Rooted & Rising
Saint Louis University's Strategic Plan, 2026-2030
Our Vision and Strategy
Saint Louis University’s defining ambition for the years ahead is to become a radically
student-centered Jesuit research university. This is our vision of the University
we seek to become, rooted in our Catholic, Jesuit mission and in cura personalis, care for the whole person.
It’s also a strategic opportunity to bring SLU’s distinctive strengths together with
greater focus so that the value of a SLU education is unmistakable in the experience
and outcomes of our students.
The initiatives below translate radical student-centeredness from aspiration into
the way we work and the outcomes we achieve.
How SLU’s strategic vision meets our momentRead the full plan (PDF download)
Review the Strategic Plan's Four Initiatives
We will pursue these initiatives at every level — university, campus, college and department — transforming our ways of working, defining clear progress metrics and holding ourselves accountable for results.
A Message from President Edward Feser
Being student-centered does not mean treating students as customers.
We are educators.
Our responsibility is to help students discover who and what they can become and to
hold them to the standards of excellence, discipline, integrity and responsibility
that such growth requires.
Implementation and Metrics
Implementation will be led by Executive Vice President and Provost Kathy Johnson, and progress will be reviewed annually.
Foundational Commitments
To support implementation, we will strengthen our processes, organization, data infrastructure, decision-making and culture.
Process and Acknowledgements
This plan reflects an expansive process of inquiry and engagement led by a Strategic Planning Steering Committee.