{"id":1759,"date":"2025-11-17T18:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/?page_id=1759"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:50:35","slug":"our-strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Strategic Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2022\/10\/Imagine-Macalester-Strategic-Plan-October-2022.pdf\"><i>Imagine, Macalester<\/i> strategic plan<\/a> amplifies what makes us distinctive: the powerful combination of a signature liberal arts curriculum, grounded in a residential campus experience, focused on our unique location in the vibrant Twin Cities, with an emphasis on citizenship within the wider world.<\/p>\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Through a series of interrelated initiatives, we are advancing strategic priorities in the areas of curriculum, culture, and campus infrastructure.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Video Updates on Our Progress<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                \n                <div class=\"callout-video-player__image-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2025\/11\/20250909_mac_1041-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two students sit in gray padded chairs in between six rows of waist-tall bookshelves.\" class=\"callout-video-player__image\">\n                                                            <modal-button\n                class=\"callout-video-player__button base-video-modal-button base-video-modal-button--default\"\n                modal-id=\"video-modal--1717046743\"\n            >\n                        <discernible-content>Open Modal<\/discernible-content>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-play.svg\">\n                    <\/modal-button>\n                    <base-window-width tag=\"div\">\n                        <template slot-scope=\"window\">\n                            <modal-container\n                                :mode=\"Math.sign(window.width - 768) === 1 ? 'show' : 'if'\"\n                                modal-id=\"video-modal--1717046743\"\n                                class=\"base-video-modal\"\n                            >\n                                <div class=\"base-video-modal__video\">\n                                    <player-loader\n                                        use-modal\n url=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1124302890\"\n                                        player-id=\"video-modal--1717046743\"\n                                    ><\/player-loader>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <template slot=\"modalButton\">\n                                    <discernible-content>Close Video<\/discernible-content>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon-close\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-close.svg\">\n                                <\/template>\n                            <\/modal-container>\n                        <\/template>\n                    <\/base-window-width>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">DeWitt Wallace Library<\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">This past summer, a major renovation transformed Macalester&#8217;s DeWitt Wallace Library.<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                \n                <div class=\"callout-video-player__image-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2025\/11\/20230831_mac_0289-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students walk across campus in their orientation group. The leader is holding a sign with the name of their Scottish house, Elphinstone.\" class=\"callout-video-player__image\">\n                                                            <modal-button\n                class=\"callout-video-player__button base-video-modal-button base-video-modal-button--default\"\n                modal-id=\"video-modal--283361063\"\n            >\n                        <discernible-content>Open Modal<\/discernible-content>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-play.svg\">\n                    <\/modal-button>\n                    <base-window-width tag=\"div\">\n                        <template slot-scope=\"window\">\n                            <modal-container\n                                :mode=\"Math.sign(window.width - 768) === 1 ? 'show' : 'if'\"\n                                modal-id=\"video-modal--283361063\"\n                                class=\"base-video-modal\"\n                            >\n                                <div class=\"base-video-modal__video\">\n                                    <player-loader\n                                        use-modal\n url=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1086543506\"\n                                        player-id=\"video-modal--283361063\"\n                                    ><\/player-loader>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <template slot=\"modalButton\">\n                                    <discernible-content>Close Video<\/discernible-content>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon-close\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-close.svg\">\n                                <\/template>\n                            <\/modal-container>\n                        <\/template>\n                    <\/base-window-width>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">First Year Experience<\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">We&#8217;re building a more cohesive, intentional approach for each student&#8217;s entire first year on campus. <\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                \n                <div class=\"callout-video-player__image-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2026\/01\/kagin_filter.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Kagin is written on a glass wall in blue and orange letters.\" class=\"callout-video-player__image\">\n                                                            <modal-button\n                class=\"callout-video-player__button base-video-modal-button base-video-modal-button--default\"\n                modal-id=\"video-modal--270158100\"\n            >\n                        <discernible-content>Open Modal<\/discernible-content>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-play.svg\">\n                    <\/modal-button>\n                    <base-window-width tag=\"div\">\n                        <template slot-scope=\"window\">\n                            <modal-container\n                                :mode=\"Math.sign(window.width - 768) === 1 ? 'show' : 'if'\"\n                                modal-id=\"video-modal--270158100\"\n                                class=\"base-video-modal\"\n                            >\n                                <div class=\"base-video-modal__video\">\n                                    <player-loader\n                                        use-modal\n url=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1152258478\/\"\n                                        player-id=\"video-modal--270158100\"\n                                    ><\/player-loader>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <template slot=\"modalButton\">\n                                    <discernible-content>Close Video<\/discernible-content>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon-close\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-close.svg\">\n                                <\/template>\n                            <\/modal-container>\n                        <\/template>\n                    <\/base-window-width>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Kagin Commons<\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Major renovations in Kagin Commons in 2025 enhance the work of Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Social Justice.<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-feature-text block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-feature-text__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-feature-text__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-card\">\n                    <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                    <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Where do we want to land in 2030?<\/span>\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Key Performance Indicators<\/h2>\n                                                                            <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">We&#8217;re using five key performance indicators (KPI) to track progress towards our goals. No one office or department will move the needle single-handedly. Instead, progress requires collective and coordinated effort. Every member of our community will facilitate the change we seek.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__ctas\">\n                                                            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/key-performance-indicators-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Macalester&#8217;s KPIs<\/a>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                                     <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_2020_level_2.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1759","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1759"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2035,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1759\/revisions\/2035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}