Strategic Action Plan 2011-2016
Eastern Oregon University Mission
EOU guides student inquiry through integrated, high-quality liberal arts and professional programs that lead to responsible and reflective action in a diverse and interconnected world.
As an educational, cultural and scholarly center, EOU connects the rural regions of Oregon to a wider world. Our beautiful setting and small size enhance the personal attention our students receive, while partnerships with colleges, universities, agencies and communities add to the educational possibilities of our region and state.
Mission Themes, Goals and Aims
Eastern has high quality liberal arts and professional programs that prepare students for the world beyond college.
Goal 1: Foster and assess student learning
- Use GEC Assessments to understand effectiveness relative to GLO’s.
- Use curricular maps and program assessments to understand effectiveness of student learning relative to ULOs.
Goal 2: Ensure faculty and staff success
- Hire and retain quality faculty.
- Hire and retain quality staff.
Eastern is a regional University with a deep sense of commitment to students where they are.
Goal 3: Serve students where they are
- Degree programs that serve students on-campus and off-campus.
- Transfer and completion pathways for potential EOU students.
Goal 4: Make excellence inclusive
- Graduate students throughout eastern Oregon with special attention to rural and under-served groups.
Goal 5: Adopt and enhance appropriate educational technologies
- Up-to-date and current technology, resources, and infrastructure.
- High quality instruction through a variety of technology leveraged means.
Eastern is the educational, cultural and economic engine of eastern Oregon.
Goal 6: Foster Partnerships
- Work with community colleges to forge effective completion pathways.
- Community, regional, state, and national opportunities for students to engage in practica, internships, service learning, research.
Goal 7: Ensure a sustainable university environment
- Adequate financial resources for operations.
- Enrollment plan connecting enrollment revenues to University Planning.
- Organizational and Human Resources practices ensure both an effective and sustainable workforce.
Goal 8: Provide programs and resources to respond to high demand regional needs
- Academic program mix reflects regional role and mission.
Eastern provides personal, student-centered experience in both the curricular and co-curricular program.
Goal 9: Ensure access and success for all students
- Student financial aid and student services
Goal 10: Provide opportunities for students and faculty to engage with their community
- Use curricular maps and assessments to understand effectiveness of student and faculty engagement with ULO of civic engagement and social responsibility.
