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Designing DePaul is the university’s strategic plan, providing a clear framework to guide our priorities, decisions and investments in the years ahead. Rooted in our Catholic, Vincentian mission, it focuses on advancing student success, strengthening academic excellence and ensuring long-term institutional sustainability.
View the Strategic Plan (link to plan page)
Designing DePaul Committees
The University Strategic Steering Committee, along with five subcommittees of faculty, staff, and students, guides and advances the implementation of our strategic plan by aligning priorities, overseeing progress, and translating goals into measurable action.
Strategic Steering Committee
Strategic Subcommittees
How we got here:
- January 2026 – Strategic Plan steering committee and subcommittees formed and announced
- May 2025 – Board of Trustees approves Fiscal Year 2026 Operating and Capital Budget
- October 2024 – January 2025 – Designing DePaul open comment period
- October 2024 - January 2025 – Designing DePaul open comment period
- September 2023 – Feedback on Designing DePaul Accepted
- August 2023 – Designing DePaul Preliminary Draft
- February - May 2023 – Designing DePaul Sessions
- January 2023 - Designing DePaul Kickoff
- November 2022 - President Inaugurated
- August 2022 - President's 125-Day Transition Approach