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Augustana 2020: Enhancing Student Success, Before and After Graduation — A Strategic Plan

The Augustana 2020 strategic plan will focus on the experiences and learning outcomes that will distinguish our students and graduates, and prepare them for positions of relevance and leadership in tomorrow’s world.

The goals of the plan will focus on increasing and demonstrating the value of the academic and co-curricular experience and outcomes, keeping our education affordable, and sustaining the vitality of Augustana College throughout the challenges of this century.

UPDATED: Augustana 2020 Action Plan (December 2016)

Augustana Forward: an addendum to Augustana 2020

Augustana 2020 Progress Report (October 2014)

Augustana 2020, a strategic planning outline

Q&A videos with President Steve Bahls

Emerging trends, issues and best practices

Previous strategic plans

Authentically Augustana strategic plan (2005) 

Affirm, Assure, Assess, the addendum to Authentically Augustana (2011)

President Bahls outlines Augustana 2020

Letter of introduction

Kim Brunner, Board of Trustees

Augustana College has been guided by a strategic plan (Authentically Augustana) since its completion in 2005. This multi-faceted plan has provided the foundation for the programs, progress and successes of the past eight years. This strategic plan has proved to be both durable and resilient as the college has implemented bold initiatives while managing to withstand the most severe economic conditions in several decades. (more)