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2025 Strategic Plan

St. Thomas 2025, the university's current strategic plan, is in its final year of implementation. It was an ambitious yet focused five-year effort designed to propel the university toward a new level of impact. It has guided us to reach higher in serving our students, our ¸»¶þ´úÊÓÆµ and the world.

Now, we are in the midst of preparing for the next five years.

President Rob Vischer appointed a strategic plan working group of faculty and staff that is currently listening to the ¸»¶þ´úÊÓÆµ and gathering feedback. This group will help develop the next five-year strategic plan. A draft plan will be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval and presented to the ¸»¶þ´úÊÓÆµ in May 2025.

Come back to share in the next exciting vision for St. Thomas!

Factors That Shaped the 2025 Strategic Plan

Headwinds & Opportunities

Societal trends and the state of higher education continue to shift due to forces beyond COVID-19. As we prepare to navigate an ever-changing landscape, we need to keep key opportunities and challenges top of mind.

Community Input

The faculty and staff of St. Thomas shared their thoughts, contributed ideas, and engaged in ¸»¶þ´úÊÓÆµ conversations around the successes and obstacles of initial draft themes. In addition, feedback was gathered from students and other members of the broader ¸»¶þ´úÊÓÆµ.

Success of the 2020 Strategic Plan

St. Thomas 2020 guided the work of the university since 2015 and led to many important accomplishments; many initiatives that began in the 2020 plan will continue into St. Thomas 2025.

St Thomas 2025 is written over a photo of students near the arches on campus

Introducing the 2025 Strategic Plan

Building on the vision of our founder to "never stop improving," the 2025 strategic plan is a five-year guide to help St. Thomas make a bolder impact. Listen to this high-level overview with President Sullivan's call to the ¸»¶þ´úÊÓÆµ to create and embrace a thriving future for the university.