Strategic Priorities

2015-2020

Denison University educates and inspires students to be autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents, and engaged citizens.

Strategic Plan Goal

Denison University will strengthen its position as a top tier liberal arts college by deepening student learning in ways that enhance student enrollment, student outcomes, and institutional visibility.

Strategic Priorities

1. Expand the Curriculum

Develop new academic majors rooted in the liberal arts
Invest in the arts
Infuse global experiences throughout the entire education
Expand Advising Circles as a focal point of the First- Year Program

2. Create the gold standard in professional exploration and readiness

Develop a new team-based approach to career exploration
Engage alumni and parents
Launch best-in-class programs and expand internships and summer research
Recapture January and May for professional-skills seminars
Offer post-graduation support

3. Focus Co-curricular efforts on innovation, diversity and wellness

Establish an innovation lab to create strong programs in civic education
Enhance our wellness approach to residential living
More deeply embrace all aspects of diversity in our campus community

4. Support faculty and staff as teachers, scholars and mentors

Launch and leverage the Center for Learning and Teaching
Re-invigorate the Lisska Center for Scholarly Engagement as a hub for intellectual and scholarly life
Strengthen the culture of mentorship and coaching