Strategic Plan 2.0
In 2020, Weber State University engaged in a strategic planning process. Over the course of a year, faculty, staff, students, and other key stakeholders helped inform and craft a new strategic plan for the university.
In March 2021, the Board of Trustees approved the following plan, which will guide the institution through 2026. In 2024, the strategic plan was revised to comply with state law and adapt to changing circumstances for the final two years of the plan. The Board of Trustees approved these changes in November 2024.
Mission
We transform lives and communities by educating students of all identities and backgrounds. We nurture student success through a supportive environment, individualized pathways, meaningful personal connections with faculty and staff, teaching and experiential learning, research, and civic engagement.
Vision
We will be a leader in transforming lives by meeting all students where they are, challenging and guiding them to achieve their goals academically and in life.
Values
We value:
EVERY INDIVIDUAL
Listening to and embracing individuals of all identities and backgrounds through the promotion of belonging, creativity, uniqueness, and self-expression;
COLLECTIVE EXCELLENCE
Fostering achievement and transparency in learning and discovery through collaboration, data-informed policies and practices, and the removal of barriers to student success; and
TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES
Nurturing success through engaging, supportive, and personalized opportunities in a rapidly changing world.
Commitment to Student Success
As an open-enrollment institution, we embrace the idea that all students of all identities and backgrounds can access the promise of higher education. This commitment requires understanding our students and their situations to provide effective support and remove barriers to student success. We strive to build a dynamic, student-focused, and data-informed institution that supports students in their educational journeys.
Core Themes
Access: The access core theme reflects our commitment to providing an affordable, quality education to communities with significant socioeconomic and cultural differences.
Learning: The learning core theme is central to our mission to provide transformative educational experiences and its commitment to support student success at every stage of the student life cycle.
Community: The community core theme reflects our role as an educational, cultural and economic steward for the region.
Strategic Plan Enrollment Target
To facilitate the goals of the strategic plan, total headcount enrollment will grow to 32,000 students by Fall 2025, which will include growth in the number of matriculated degree-seeking students to 18,700.
We are committed to become an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution. Through Fall 2025 we will make positive growth towards having 15% of our student population include those who identify as Hispanic or Latino.