Theme 1: Student Experience

Through this strategic plan we will work to reimagine the student experience and design multi-year “learning and earning” pipelines that help students chart their career pathways.

To accomplish this, we will create a living and learning technology plan that supports and empowers our students, build an intentional campus plan that takes advantage of our beautiful location and Southern California climate, and expand programs and services that foster diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging practices that add meaning, value, and significance to students’ lives and learning experiences.

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A Community Strengthened by Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging

1. A learning environment that includes a focus on DEIJB

Offer courses in each program, major, and GE that have DEIJB as a focus of discussion and study; ensure that equity issues in syllabi and course assignments are addressed.

Initiative Owner: Lorri Santamaría

 
2. DEIJB training and programming

Identify and deliver DEIJB training programs for employees. Identify and deliver similar programs for student leaders and student employees across campus. Ensure that these trainings have a strong educational element (not just a celebration-of-culture focus).

Initiative Owner: Lorri Santamaría, and Sarah Garcia


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A SoCal and Student-Centric Campus Plan

3. Mission- and identity-informed spaces and places

Prioritize construction, renovation, and design projects that reinforce the university’s HSI and Lutheran identity and promote our commitment to sustainability.

Initiative Owner: Ryan Van Ommeren

 
4. Outdoor classroom and student programming spaces

Leverage the distinctive features of Cal Lutheran’s climate and natural environment by designing and erecting multipurpose pavilions, outside recreational amenities, and the like.

Initiative Owner: Ryan Van Ommeren


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A Bolstered Technology Infrastructure

5. Technology improvements

Build a mid-21st century technology infrastructure that improves work flows, processes, and procedures so that students and CLU employees have a much improved and more efficient end-user experience.

Initiative Owner: Zareh Marselian

 
6. Online curriculum content

Charge Deans, Department Chairs, and Program Directors to encourage faculty to work with instructional designers and curriculum experts to create or enhance select online courses.

Initiative Owner: Taiwo Ande


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Development of Purpose and Career Readiness

7. Experiential learning requirement

Create a plan to require experiential learning (internships, study abroad, clinical work, mentored research, etc.) for all undergrad and graduate students. Develop a funding plan to support the costs to students.

 
8. Partnerships between Career Services, academic advisors, and faculty

Equip faculty and staff alike to help undergraduate students chart their collegiate and post-collegiate journeys. Encourage faculty and staff to jointly advise students about majors, career options, and graduate school and to familiarize students with the concept of vocation.

Initiative Owner: Cindy Lewis

 
9. A campus-wide focus on retention and completion

Identify practices that can be embedded into campus awareness and operations to continually improve retention efforts and student satisfaction over time.

Initiative Owner: Katie Swavely and Kevin Baxter


Theme 2: Fulfilling Work Environment  ▶

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