Priority 1: Strengthen the Guiding Vision and Shaping Values to focus the entire University on future opportunities and challenges consistent with the institution’s mission and purpose.

Priority 2: Being rooted in the great Christian intellectual tradition we will nurture an ongoing commitment to the Great Commandment, which compels our community to recognize that a love for God requires a love for all humanity.

Priority 3: Cultivate a climate of excellence and innovation based on our distinctive vision and mission with continuous and measurable improvement, in all aspects of University life.

Priority 4: Continue to seek opportunities to expand the financial resource base coupled with the encouragement of greater institutional stewardship of these resources.

Priority 5: Monitor a pricing structure to balance affordability and accessibility with our commitment to Christ-centered excellence and our vision for expanded program offerings and new student markets.

Priority 6: Continually develop and nurture a team-oriented, relational approach to University operations that emphasizes clear and comprehensive communication lines and shared decision making where responsibility is aligned with each institutional priority.

Priority 7: Enhancing relationships with university constituencies by articulating the distinctives of the Union story with compelling and motivating messages.

Priority 8: Build on Union’s historical legacy while developing an awareness of and appreciation for institutional memory throughout the University to help bridge our hopes for the future with Union’s distinctive heritage.