Over the last few years, our campus community has wrestled with both the opportunities and the challenges on the horizon of PLNU’s future. Essential to these future assessments has always been PLNU’s core identity as a vital, Christian community committed to fully becoming who God is calling us to be.
Our commitment to “becoming” and “being” requires the hard work of learning, discovery, faith in Christ, seeking wisdom, overcoming challenges and continuous adjustments for relevance and effectiveness. But these commitments and actions are nothing new for PLNU, as they have been part of our DNA from the very beginning. The history of PLNU is filled with examples of changing, overcoming, innovating, and facing great challenges while holding firmly to our mission and calling to be a vital Christian, higher educational community.
Achieving the future and responding to PLNU’s call to prepare this generation of students requires purpose and direction to see and assess opportunities and to overcome the challenges before us. Fortunately, PLNU can build from its great strengths in academics, enrollment, finances, and spiritual commitments as we look to the future. However, PLNU must also build the future in the context of the many changes in higher education. Designing and building a vibrant future in today’s context is PLNU’s opportunity to renew and fulfill our mission for decades to come.
OnePLNU is the university’s comprehensive plan for how we assess opportunities, prepare for potential challenges, and address the evolving future dynamics in higher education.
It will be operationalized, regularly assessed, and adjusted as necessary throughout the implementation and operation periods of these priorities. Some of the strategies have already been implemented while others will take time to fully accomplish.
The OnePLNU Framework
Mission Fidelity
We commit to maintaining our identity as a transformative Christian university where our faith is at the center of all we do.
Community of Belonging
We commit to fostering a Christian community that reflects the richness of the kingdom of God by prioritizing right relationships.
Tomorrow’s Academy
We commit to educating students for a dynamic future by prioritizing individual development, integrated experiences, and interdisciplinary education.
Resource Stewardship
We commit to ensuring the financial sustainability of PLNU through the creation of an endowment and external partnerships as well as through responsible management of our resources.
The Mission of OnePLNU
PLNU provides students with future-ready education in a healthy, Christ-centered community. To ensure we can continue to fulfill our mission, we need everyone to contribute. By prioritizing a faith-focused culture that reflects the richness of the Kingdom of God, interdisciplinary programs and experiences, and wise stewardship of resources, we can ensure the future of PLNU – together.
