To the Temple community,

Welcome. I am proud to share the strategic plan for Temple University, which represents the culmination of the efforts of many dedicated members of our global Temple family. This plan is a testament to the perseverance and vision of Temple community members who were able to draw lessons from our rich past while keeping an eye focused on a bright road ahead. I am grateful for their example, their hard work and their many contributions that will benefit all of us in the years to come.

The strategic planning process started with introspection and assessment, led by the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, a diverse group of representatives from our schools and colleges, administrative units, alumni, and community members. The Steering Committee was complemented by the Futures Committee, a group of senior university leaders focused on our vision for the university, and the Executive Committee, which oversaw and facilitated the strategic planning process. These groups were assisted by widespread participation throughout the university community, including various surveys, workshops open to all faculty and staff, leadership retreats, and numerous conversations and brainstorming sessions. Throughout the process, this work was grounded by our university’s mission and helped to illuminate our values and define our strategic priorities.

Our plan presents a bold vision for where Temple needs to be going forward, while remaining steadfastly true to our enduring mission and values. Our plan addresses the needs of our students, faculty, staff and broader communities. We will focus our efforts around five strategic priorities: boundless access, educational value, thought leadership, community engagement and reputational excellence. Our strategic initiatives, which will allow us to work towards these priorities, crosscut all aspects of university life and will result in tangible changes to how we learn, teach, work and live at Temple University. I encourage you to review the plan and initial set of initiatives below, and to visit this site for updates on our progress and new initiatives. If you would like to share feedback, please contact us at strategicplan@temple.edu.

I am honored to have worked with so many members of our community to develop this strategic plan and am excited and optimistic about our university’s future. To meet the unprecedented challenges facing higher education today we must be willing to take courageous action to achieve our goals. We must remain committed to excellence in all that we do to deliver on our firmly held belief that higher education, particularly at Temple University, has an important and essential role to play in the future of our world.

Sincerely,

Gregory N. Mandel
Provost and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law