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°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ engaged in a strategic planning process beginning in spring 2023 to envision the next chapter of our future. On March 9, 2024, the Board of Trustees approved the . The strategic planning steering committee will continue to lead the university and strategic action planning teams in actualizing our vision for the future of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ.

Strategic Priorities and Objectives

The "Our Pacific" plan includes the following three priorities and 12 objectives:

Empower

The °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ community will be empowered by a robust and diverse student body, world-class faculty and staff, and effective leadership. Collectively, these individuals will be dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship, and practice.

Objectives:

• A best university for learning
• A great place to work
• An embracing of innovation throughout our programs, services, and operations
• A commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility

Thrive

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ will be an environment where all can thrive. Teaching, learning, living, and personal growth will take place in a diverse community, served by the built and natural environment, and sustained by sound operations and policies.

Objectives:

• Desirable spaces and places that are accessible, safe, sustainable, and operationally sound
• A thriving culture of collaboration and communication
• Systems that are operationally efficient and strategically innovative
• An inclusive environment where diverse students, faculty, and staff thrive

Advance

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ will harness resources to achieve aspirational goals that advance fiscal health, academic achievement, scholarship and research, and far-reaching impact. Revenue sources will be diverse, stable, and robust.

Objectives:

• Marketing and communication of the ways in which our students, alumni, faculty, and staff lead lives of purpose and make meaningful impact on the world
• A thriving culture of philanthropy and an engaged community of mission champions
• A robust selection of academic, international, athletic, and cross-cultural programs
• Increased community engagement, discourse, knowledge-sharing, and partnerships

Strategic Projects

Strategic projects will be identified through three channels: shared governance, unit strategic planning, and periodic open invitations for project proposals. 

In Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, there were open invitation windows for faculty and staff proposals. After review of the submitted proposals, a number of projects were selected to move forward for further exploration and development. Thank you to all who submitted ideas and congratulations to those whose ideas are moving forward!