With the approval of Northern’s strategic plan – ONU 2021 – by the Board of Trustees in May 2013, Ohio Northern University’s strategic direction is set, and our goals for the future are established. The strategic goals listed below and the actions taken to achieve them are intended to propel ONU forward to attain greater success and arrive at our sesquicentennial year in 2021 poised for a milestone 150-year celebration.
To implement ONU’s strategic plan, we created an Operational Agenda for the year ahead, one that identifies specific actions for each goal, including who or what office is primarily responsible for completing the action and by when.
ENHANCE THE EXCELLENCE AND DISTINCTIVENESS OF THE UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
STRENGTHEN THE CAMPUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ITS CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
SUPPORT A COMMITMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY’S CORE VALUES AND FOSTER A CAMPUS CULTURE THAT ENGAGES AND VALUES ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND GRADUATE THE OPTIMAL NUMBER, QUALITY AND PROFILE OF STUDENTS
BUILD AND MAINTAIN LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
ACHIEVE GREATER PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND AWARENESS OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND FULLY ENGAGE OUR CONSTITUENTS TO INCREASE THEIR LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.