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Through Becoming Lafayette, our College community will discuss, develop, and initiate fresh and bold strategic priorities to advance Lafayette’s excellence, inclusiveness, and opportunities for all.

Our Strategic Planning Process

Dec 2022 - March 2023

Phase 1:
Envisioning Our Future

As our strategic goals take shape, community discussions will help identify the critical objectives that our plan should address.

April - Dec 2023

Phase 2:
Clarifying our Mission, Values, and Strategic Priorities

Through open conversations and collaborative brainstorming, we reflect on Lafayette’s promise, identify major opportunities, and develop strategic themes.

Draft Iterations

Jan - April 2024

Phase 3:
Building Our Strategy - Part A

We engage with campus-wide working groups to develop goals and action items.

Strategic Plan Development - Part A

May - Oct 2024

Phase 4:
Building Our Strategy - Part B

Here, we work together to create and adopt a detailed strategic plan to achieve our goals.

Strategic Plan Development - Part B

Phase 5:
Realizing Our Promise

Step by step, year by year, action by action, together we will make our strategic plan a reality.

Strategic Plan's Priorities and Associated Goals

From the President

“It has been roughly 15 years since the College’s last comprehensive strategic plan was established. Obviously, much has changed since then on campus and in the community, across higher education, and in the ways we live and work. Building a strategic plan that will guide College decision making for the years ahead presents all of us with a critical opportunity to chart our future together.” – President Nicole Farmer Hurd

Committees and Working Groups

Strategic Planning News & Updates

From news.lafayette.edu

All Recent News

Jan 26, 2025

Lafayette’s strong credit rating reaffirmed by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s

Credit rating services Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have reaffirmed Lafayette’s favorable bond ratings of A+/A- and Aa3, respectively, both key…

Dec 7, 2024

Strategic Planning Board Update

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, With finals approaching next week, we want to begin this update on the Strategic Plan with our very best wishes to our…

Nov 19, 2024

Strategic Plan Endorsement Survey

Dear Staff Colleagues, Following up on our Nov. 8, 2024 email update, we are pleased to open a survey to formally endorse the five priorities and associated…

Nov 8, 2024

Strategic Planning Update

We are pleased to share with you today the draft narrative for the College’s strategic plan—Becoming Lafayette: A Vision for Our Third Century.

For additional information about planning underway at the College, please see our Campus Master Plan website.