Strategic Vision
STRATEGIC Vision 2030
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United in Purpose. Moving Ahead Together.
These are challenging times in higher education.
Together, we stand firmly with a clear vision and direction to fortify and develop Oakland University during the next five years. In response to the many challenges reshaping the “college experience,” we have adopted a flexible approach rooted in our mission and values. This approach, entitled, “Strategic Vision 2030,” reflects the consequential work of months of discussions and meetings with faculty, staff and students. Throughout the strategic planning process, two primary questions were posed: How do we develop our university where community, collaboration and excellence in education and research are at the core of our endeavor? And how can Oakland be further integrated into our communities, and serve as a catalyst for progress?
In the pathways and initiatives, you will find our responses.
Our intention is to build on Oakland’s identity, history and strengths while developing innovative solutions to current, foreseeable as well as unknown challenges that will undoubtedly emerge in the days ahead. During these fast-changing times, our arching goal is to provide a world-class education experience, enhance upward mobility, conduct vital research, and promote cultural and economic development throughout the region.
We move along five intersecting pathways: Our People, Student Success, Discovery, Stewards of Place, and Sustainable University. Each pathway is supported by initiatives that improve university operational efficiencies, strengthen finances, and present pragmatic steps toward achieving aspirational goals. Collectively, the pathways and initiatives evoke the vision of the ongoing transformation of Oakland University and positions the institution as a preeminent “global university” as we move into the mid-21st century.
I hope you are encouraged and excited about “Strategic Vision 2030” and imagine your future as an essential part of the future of Oakland University.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D.
Oakland University, President