{"id":1172,"date":"2018-07-17T23:02:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/?page_id=1172"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:58:47","slug":"strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/strategic-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Plan 2025-2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/university\/050323-pomona-campus-from-hec-001.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"A tropical courtyard with palm trees.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-72 md:pb-112\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">About WesternU<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">Strategic Plan 2025-2030<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">Strategic Plan 2025-2030<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                  <ul class=\"ml-64 md:ml-0 md:w-5\/12 lg:w-4\/12 xl:w-3\/12 px-12 mt-32 md:mt-0\">\n                          <li class=\"block \">\n                <a class=\"flex py-12 xl:py-20 items-center rounded-5 lg:rounded-8 bg-black hover:bg-gray-dark font-sans font-extrabold text-18 xl:text-24 leading-130 text-white transition-default group\" href=\"\/media\/university\/pdfs\/strategic-planning\/westernu-strategicplan_2025-2030-final.pdf\">\n                                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-128 xl:w-192 h-88 xl:h-128 flex-shrink-0 object-cover rounded-5 mr-20 -ml-64 xl:-ml-96\" src=\"\/media\/university\/082222-comp-sim-at-hec-067.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/university\/082222-comp-sim-at-hec-067.jpg 2048w, \/media\/university\/082222-comp-sim-at-hec-067-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"25vw\" alt=\"Close-up of a person receiving a hand massage from another individual, both wearing dark blue clothing.\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center pr-20\">\n                    <span class=\"block group-hover:underline\">Tomorrow&#8217;s WesternU<\/span>\n                                          <span class=\"block mt-12 text-12 xl:text-16 text-yellow\">Download the Strategic Plan (PDF)<\/span>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                          <li class=\"block mt-24\">\n                <a class=\"flex py-12 xl:py-20 items-center rounded-5 lg:rounded-8 bg-black hover:bg-gray-dark font-sans font-extrabold text-18 xl:text-24 leading-130 text-white transition-default group\" href=\"\/media\/university\/pdfs\/strategic-planning\/tomorrows-westernu-development-2025.pdf\">\n                                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-128 xl:w-192 h-88 xl:h-128 flex-shrink-0 object-cover rounded-5 mr-20 -ml-64 xl:-ml-96\" src=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/dental-center-01.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/dental-center-01.jpg 2048w, \/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/dental-center-01-1536x1073.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"25vw\" alt=\"Three dental professionals in blue protective gowns and face shields perform a procedure on a patient in a brightly lit dental clinic.\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center pr-20\">\n                    <span class=\"block group-hover:underline\">Tomorrow&#8217;s WesternU<\/span>\n                                          <span class=\"block mt-12 text-12 xl:text-16 text-yellow\">View the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)<\/span>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n            <div class=\"relative mx-auto md:w-10\/12 lg:flex lg:flex-wrap lg:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full rounded-t-5 lg:rounded-8 lg:absolute lg:left-0 lg:w-4\/12 h-240 lg:h-320 lg:h-full object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/both-campuses-adj.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A collage showing three campus scenes at Western University of Health Sciences, including buildings, a sign, and a lawn with flagpoles and American flags.\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lg:w-8\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"lg:px-40\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Tomorrow\u2019s WesternU <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Begins Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">\u201cToday is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want.\u201d<br \/>\r\n\u2015 Ken Poirot<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTomorrow is no longer a place on the horizon\u2014it is the promise we\u2019re shaping today. At WesternU, tomorrow lives in every lecture, every lab, and every act of care and curiosity. It is written by the hands of students who dream, faculty who inspire, staff who uplift, and communities we serve with purpose. It calls us to imagine boldly, act with purpose, and lead with humanism.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAs a community of healers, educators, scholars, and innovators, we hold the responsibility to not only imagine what tomorrow can be\u2014but to build it with intention, integrity, and purpose. Tomorrow will demand innovation, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to health and healing. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTo date, stakeholders from all five branches of governance have collaborated to establish a framework for our future. Together, they have identified three Strategic Priorities that are essential for the university&#8217;s success and sustainability. These focus areas will serve as the foundation for Tomorrow\u2019s WesternU Strategic Plan.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nToday, we are engaging all members of the WesternU community to embrace this framework, envision Tomorrow\u2019s WesternU, and help us chart our path forward. Leading this initiative is the WesternU Strategic Planning Committee, which is committed to a rigorous timeline and dedicated to capturing the collective vision for the future of WesternU.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe future of our university\u2014and the future of healthcare\u2014begins with what we choose to build today for tomorrow. And we are ready. <br \/>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    \n  <section vue-app class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n    <div class=\"absolute top-1\/2 left-0 w-full h-1\/2 bg-gray\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"container relative px-24\">\n              <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans mb-32\">Building the Humanistic Healthcare Workforce of Tomorrow<\/h2>\n          <\/div>\n    <card-slider class=\"pb-40\" card-width=>\n              <li class=\"card-slider__slide block flex-shrink-0\">\n          <card-slider-slide class=\"px-20\">\n            \n<section vue-app>\n<a class=\"card flex w-full h-full pb-8 flex-col items-stretch bg-white rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 text-left\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/strategic-plan\/mission-vision\/\">\n  <span class=\"relative flex justify-center items-center w-full h-208 md:h-288 xl:h-320 flex-shrink-0 bg-black 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14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/section>          <\/card-slider-slide>\n        <\/li>\n              <li class=\"card-slider__slide block flex-shrink-0\">\n          <card-slider-slide class=\"px-20\">\n            \n<section vue-app>\n<a class=\"card flex w-full h-full pb-8 flex-col items-stretch bg-white rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 text-left\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/strategic-plan\/values\/\">\n  <span class=\"relative flex justify-center items-center w-full h-208 md:h-288 xl:h-320 flex-shrink-0 bg-black overflow-hidden\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image adhere object-cover pointer-events-none\" src=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/050325-westernu-oregon-rural-health-care-equity-fair-002.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/050325-westernu-oregon-rural-health-care-equity-fair-002.jpg 2048w, 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class=\"card-slider__slide block flex-shrink-0\">\n          <card-slider-slide class=\"px-20\">\n            \n<section vue-app>\n<a class=\"card flex w-full h-full pb-8 flex-col items-stretch bg-white rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 text-left\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/university\/strategic-plan\/strategic-priorities\/\">\n  <span class=\"relative flex justify-center items-center w-full h-208 md:h-288 xl:h-320 flex-shrink-0 bg-black overflow-hidden\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image adhere object-cover pointer-events-none\" src=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/111424-pt-students-neuro-patient-treatment-032.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/111424-pt-students-neuro-patient-treatment-032.jpg 2048w, \/media\/university\/images\/strategic-plan\/111424-pt-students-neuro-patient-treatment-032-1536x1075.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A man using robotic leg braces is assisted by two healthcare professionals, while another woman observes and smiles in a medical rehabilitation room.\">\n          <\/span>\n  <span class=\"flex w-full items-center flex-grow p-20\">\n    <span class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-18 leading-130 flex-grow\">Priorities<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"block w-20 ml-24 flx-shrink-0 text-yellow\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/section>          <\/card-slider-slide>\n        <\/li>\n          <\/card-slider>\n  <\/section>\n\n                    \n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div 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administers an oath to two uniformed individuals as another person in a suit stands nearby. Flags and a Western University banner are in the background.\">\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"lg:max-w-560 mt-8 md:mt-0 py-12\">\n    <h3 class=\"card-article__heading w-full text-28 md:text-36 font-serif font-bold tracking-20 leading-130 text-red\">\n      WesternU\u00a0COMP-Northwest celebrates student leaders entering military medicine\u00a0<svg class=\"card-article__icon inline-block w-16 ml-40 text-yellow\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n    <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n<\/a>        <\/div>\n                    <reveal-news>\n                                      <div class=\"block py-20 border-t-1 border-gray\">\n              <a class=\"card-article block md:flex md:items-center\" 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