Strategic Plan 2026-30 (DRAFT)

Innovate academic curricula/pedagogy and teaching effectiveness to ensure career relevance and engaging student learning.

Expand access to higher education opportunities for all learners — including first-generation, urban and rural, economically disadvantaged, adult, online, transfer and international students — while systematically improving retention, ensuring timely degree completion, and promoting equitable outcomes.

Amplify transformative learning opportunities, community and global engagement, research, scholarship, and creative innovation to prepare all to lead and inspire change.

Integrate intentional curricular and co-curricular experiences to equip everyone with essential workforce and life skills, fostering adaptability and global awareness for a rapidly evolving world.

Strengthen foundational research excellence and accelerate scholarly output in high-impact areas.

Build a comprehensive innovation and translation platform to drive economic growth and AI adoption. 

Drive scholarly distinction and cultural impact through targeted investments in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS).

Accelerate high-impact STEM and biomedical research by prioritizing interdisciplinary talent and securing large-scale, complex external funding.

Propel health technology innovation by fostering cross-disciplinary research in the physical sciences and biomedical research.

Drive transformative research focused on health span, prevention and equitable health outcomes. 

Execute a data-driven growth model to maximize annual philanthropic revenue.

Develop and scale institutional capacity to achieve comprehensive campaign readiness.

Implement a unified, data-driven alumni engagement strategy across the institution.

Integrate community-engaged learning and scholarship into all academic pathways.

Develop and implement impactful student outreach and service initiatives to maximize community impact and student learning.

Increase place-based engagement in Louisville through expanded and intensified collaborative initiatives focused on improving quality of life and addressing community-identified needs.

Establish a transparent, performance-based talent management and compensation system.

Champion well-being, belonging and a flexible, adaptive work environment.