Our refreshed "Lead On, University" Strategic Plan is a dynamic roadmap guiding OU’s future. Built on five key Pillars, it defines our Vision, Strategies, and measurable goals. Through a collaborative, cross-campus effort, we assessed progress, adapted to new challenges, and refined our priorities. The Plan aligns academic excellence, student success, research innovation, and community impact, ensuring OU remains a leader in higher education. With regular performance reviews and campus-wide engagement, we stay agile and committed to delivering on our mission.
Discover how "Lead On, University" is shaping the future of OU. Our refreshed Strategic Plan builds on past successes and sets bold new goals in academic excellence, student success, research innovation, and community impact. With a focus on One OU, this Plan unites our campuses and stakeholders to drive meaningful progress. Explore the full Plan to see how we are investing in faculty, expanding opportunities for students, strengthening research, and enhancing OU’s role as a leader in higher education.
Disciplined execution of our Strategic Plan will result in: providing affordable academic excellence for our students; promoting students’ intellectual, social, and emotional growth and preparing students for a life of meaning and impact.
We will also educate students committed to the pursuit of academic excellence regardless of background; serve and improve society through discovery, creativity, and innovation; and work in partnership with the public and private sectors to advance prosperity and well-being.
At the University of Oklahoma, our Purpose is elegant in its simplicity and profound in its depth:
Changing Lives Through the Power of Education
Juan Dills
Truman Scholar | B.A. Social Work, ‘25
Changing Lives Through World-Class Health Care
Parker Helmerich and parents David and Faith Helmerich
Oklahoma’s First Pediatric Heart Transplant
in 30 Years
Changing Lives Through Research and Discovery
Dr. Amy McGovern
Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma
This spring, the University of Oklahoma will launch a comprehensive Campus Master Planning effort for the Norman campus to guide the development of its physical environment over the next decade and beyond, ensuring it aligns with the University’s increasing impact across its mission areas of teaching and research and its ongoing commitment to the student experience.
A powerful new $16 million cyclotron is arriving soon at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, marking a major expansion of advanced medical imaging, cancer treatment and research capabilities for patients across the state.
The University of Oklahoma Health Campus was recently recognized for its increased momentum in advancing discoveries that change lives, achieving the state’s first Top 100 national ranking based on funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The ranking—the highest in OU’s history and in the state—solidifies the University’s position as the state’s leading driver of health-related research.
