Charting the Course
Enabling Competencies . . .
With Charting the Course, the planning process continues as we now begin to understand and describe what uniquely defines us as The University of Akron. Our special differences, the strengths that we can build upon, and how we perceive ourselves serve as the basis for our strategic intent. They are our enabling, or core, competencies.
- Our
People:
First and foremost, we see our people -- the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and our community. We are The University of Akron! We are you! - Documented
Excellence:
We see that there is much about the University that is vastly undercelebrated. In fact, there is more documented excellence at The University of Akron than at any other public university in northern Ohio, and more excellence than any one of us previously seemed to recognize. The University of Akron, like the hometown hero who is lost in the all too common "strangeness of the familiar," is far better than anyone has acknowledged. - Student
Success:
We see the exceptional success of our students and graduates, their leadership positions, their love of the University, and their continued engagement with us. They demonstrate that the University has a significant capacity to enable student success. This means that we have an environment conducive to opportunity and one where students acquire the skills, knowledge, and disposition with which they can capture and experience success. Thus, we recognize student success as a core competency. - Community
Engagement:
We see that our location in Akron, at the heart of a thriving regional economy, is a significant competitive advantage. Indeed, The University of Akron is in, of, and for Akron, and community engagement is at the core of our portfolio of opportunities. - Shared
Leadership:
Finally, we see that shared leadership is the enabling power of this University. We know that there will be no limit to what we can accomplish so long as we work collaboratively toward a common vision, and we recognize that defining and realizing that common vision is what the process of strategic thinking is all about.
