Strategic Plan
A Vision For Oxford's Future 2025-2030
A Note from Dean Badia Ahad
Strategic plans often invite skepticism. They can be documents that offer (vague) grand promises and lofty language, meticulously bound and ceremoniously presented but eventually find themselves relegated to dusty shelves, forgotten drawers and digital files. This is not that kind of plan.
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Classical Foundations, Contemporary Goals
The key to our future lies, paradoxically, in the origins of the liberal arts. First formalized by the Romans in the 1st century BCE, the “artes liberales” were designed to cultivate the knowledge, character, and civic wisdom required to live freely and contribute purposefully to society. In reclaiming this ideal, Oxford charts a path forward where education prepares students not just for a career, but for a life of purpose, leadership, and service. As we look toward 2030, we recommit ourselves to this foundational purpose—recognizing that the college experience must be more than a checklist of credentials and distribution requirements. It should be a pivotal journey that shapes how students think, live, and lead a complex world.
Onward, Oxford.
This framework represents not an end but a beginning—an invitation to co-create the Oxford we imagine—student-centered, anchored in the vast potential of a liberal arts education, and fueled by deep commitment to our collective mission.
Contributions
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, INSIGHT, AND EXPERTISE AS MEMBERS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WORKING GROUPS. EACH PERSON PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SHAPING THIS SHARED VISION FOR OUR FUTURE.
Sherice Allen-Henry, Kristin Bonnie, Kerry Bowden, Lauren Braun, Tammy Camfield, Darleny Cepin, Paige Crowl, Travis Culver, Tasha Dobbin-Bennett, Sarah Dobbs, Anouar El Younssi, Scott Foster, Laura Gafnea, Kristine Gonsalez, Bridgette Gunnels, Michele Hempfling, Megan Hulgan, Nitya Jacob, Ian Jesse, Travis Jordan, Melanie Lawrence, Christina Lee, Sharon Lewis, Kelley Lips, Michael Martin, Jennifer McGee, Molly McGehee, Valerie Molyneaux, Ellen Neufeld, Carlos Northern, Daphne Orr, Daniel Parson, Florian Pohl, Natalie Raymond, Gwendolynne Reid, Teresa Romano, Kevin Smyrl, LaTonia Taliaferro-Smith, Amber Tallent, Stacey Towler, Lindsey Van Note, Daniel Walter, and Claudia Zanjanchian.