The 2021-22 Annual Plan identifies four key guiding objectives for the university, its leadership and the campus community for the academic and fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
A mid-year progress report was posted on Feb. 1, 2022.
MISSION:
Through an engagement with the liberal arts, Transylvania University prepares its students for a humane and fulfilling personal and public life by cultivating independent thinking, open-mindedness, creative expression and commitment to lifelong learning and social responsibility in a diverse world.
CORE VALUES:
As Pioneers, our centuries-long commitment to achieving excellence in liberal arts education is guided by these values: Integrity. Innovation. Diversity. Community. Perseverance
MOTTO:
In Lumine illo Tradimus Lumen (“In That Light, We Pass On The Light.”)
VISION:
Transylvania University will be – and be recognized as – the finest urban undergraduate liberal arts institution in the nation.
Pursuing a “BOLD PATH” for Transylvania University: 2021-2024
Over the next three years, Transylvania University will:
- Bolster our strength;
- Optimize our size by growing enrollment;
- Leverage our capacities; and
- Diversify our campus community.
GUIDING OBJECTIVES FOR 2021-22
Transylvania University will accomplish excellence through the following guiding objectives:
- Personalized: Enhance our capacity to deliver our enduring mission and core values in ways uniquely suited to individually preparing students of today as leaders of the future.
- Accessible: Increase demand for and access to a Transylvania education in order to grow total enrollment to 1150 by 2024.
- Transformational: Uphold our commitment to social responsibility in a diverse world by cultivating and sustaining a culture of inclusion, equity and justice through education, dialogue and practice.
- Hopeful: Enthusiastically engage alumni and friends to invest in Transylvania’s future through a campaign and other fundraising initiatives to bolster the strength of the university.