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Mission

We educate leaders, build healthy communities, and make discoveries that change the world. 

We Are Jayhawks Rising

 

As a member of the KU community, you are part of Jayhawks Rising.

Jayhawks Rising is the KU Lawrence and Edwards strategic plan, the result of a highly engaging, multi-year planning process involving many groups and individuals.

Jayhawks Rising is organized around three institutional priorities, five campus goals, and sixteen supporting objectives that are designed to create a clear and ambitious direction to fulfill our mission as a university.

The three mission-based institutional priorities for Jayhawks Rising are Research & Discovery, Healthy & Vibrant Communities, and Student Success.

In the fall of 2024, five campus goals were established under our institutional priorities: 

  1. Grow Research Innovation & Impact (Research & Discovery)
  2. Strengthen the Student Experience to Optimize Student Success (Student Success)
  3. Create a Campus Community Culture Where All Jayhawks Thrive (Healthy & Vibrant Communities)
  4. Increase Engagements with Local & Global Communities (Healthy & Vibrant Communities)
  5. Ensure Stewardship of the Institution (Healthy & Vibrant Communities)

For more detailed information about Jayhawks Rising please refer to the Strategic Alignment Model.

Campus Vision

  • To be an exceptional learning community that lifts each member and advances society.

Core Foundations

About

Strategic Alignment

The Jayhawks Rising Strategic Alignment Model represents the structure and flow of the strategic plan for KU's Lawrence and Edwards campuses. It is inspired by our vision to be an exceptional learning community that lifts each member and advances society.
Strategic Alignment Model
Strategic Alignment Process

Institutional Priorities

Institutional Priorities

Research & Discovery. Two KU students and a KU professor all wearing lab glasses and coats stare at a screen.
KU is committed to conducting broad and impactful research that addresses the key challenges faced by the state, nation and world.
Healthy & Vibrant Communities. Five KU students cross Jayhawk Boulevard in the sun
KU actively aligns resources and expertise with larger community partners to create healthy and vibrant communities that improve the quality of life of those on campus, within the state, and around the world.
Student Success. A smiling student in graduation cap and gown standing next to a blue KU banner.
Our students are central to everything we do at the University of Kansas. They come to learn, to develop and to participate in the classroom, on campus and across research projects.
Priorities, Goals & Objectives

Progress

FY 2024

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Strategic Alignment Model FY24
Executive Summary FY24
Progress Report FY24
Strategies FY24 with semi-annual updates

FY 2022 and FY2023

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Progress Report FY23
Progress Report FY22

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