Strategic Plan

On June 18, 2020, the Caldwell University Board of Trustees approved the University’s new three-year strategic plan, Caldwell University 2020-2023: Protecting the Legacy – Shaping the Future. There are four overarching goals in this plan, and twelve strategies to support them.  These goals and strategies form the backbone of the plan. Multiple tactics have been developed to ensure that the strategies and goals are met. While the goals and strategies of the plan remain constant, the tactics allow the necessary fluidity to adapt to the pandemic crisis and the accelerated changes to higher education that have come in its wake.

Caldwell 2023 represents many months of introspection and research on campus as described in the attached executive summary. Faculty, staff, and students contributed in multiple ways, through the analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), development and presentation of multi-year department plans, and participation on the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) and Executive SPC. Our new plan will provide helpful guidance and direction as we strive to Protect the Legacy and to Shape the Future of Caldwell University.

Download the Executive Summary of the Strategic Plan 2020-2023.

Institutional Goals and Strategies for Accomplishing Them

Optimize the educational experience and outcomes for every student

• Advance a robust and dynamic academic culture
• Reduce the gaps in success and satisfaction of student populations through a responsive infrastructure
• Improve social-emotional wellbeing and workplace readiness in students through academic and co-curricular experiences

Grow the visibility, relationships, and reach of the University

• Celebrate our Catholic Identity and Dominican Heritage
• Expand corporate, public, community, and academic partnerships
• Differentiate our value proposition from the market
• Employ a strategic institutional approach to the pursuit of philanthropic opportunities