Charting the Course for Olivet College 2020 and Beyond

With the campus we envision for the future a point on the horizon, the Olivet College community,
made up of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, are working together to chart the course
for the Olivet College of 2020 and beyond.  Guided by eight key components that frame the
Olivet College we hope to achieve, we embark on a comprehensive process of determining the
future of Olivet. Cross-college teams have been established to identify major objectives, or
waypoints, which if accomplished, will realize our vision of the Olivet College of the future.

The Eight Key Components

As we look toward the Olivet College of 2020 and beyond,
we envision a future where the college:

1
Embodies in its curriculum and campus life our values-based mission of
Education for Individual and Social Responsibility

2
Facilitates the vibrancy of campus and community life, where students are empowered and
engaged learners; where we support a culture of diversity and global inclusion; where each
person feels included, supported and respected; where we build community and have fun together;
and most importantly, where faculty, staff and students want to be, live and learn.

3
Provides a unique educational opportunity, where students from a wide assortment of
backgrounds and abilities succeed as engaged learners, and where “providing opportunity”
is defined by high graduation rates, graduate school acceptance or vocational placement of our
graduates, and the social contributions of our alumni.

4
Facilitates through an international perspective the development of productive and
responsible global citizens who think critically, communicate effectively, work well with a
diverse array of others, and embody individual and social responsibility.

5
Ensures an educational experience that is strong in professional preparation within a
contemporary liberal arts foundation and develops critical, independent thinkers who
possess a strong ethical compass.

6
Prepares students for a rapidly changing, technologically-enabled global economy and society.

7
Is financially healthy and stable, and effectively directs financial resources at achieving priorities.

8
Has a regional and national reputation as a college that effectively prepares students
to be not only economically successful, but to take responsibility to make positive change
in their local and global communities.