During the 2003-04 academic year, Oberlin initiated a strategic planning process focused on developing a plan that would ensure academic, artistic, and musical excellence as well as financial sustainability in the years ahead. On March 5, 2005, the Oberlin College Board of Trustees unanimously adopted the Strategic Plan, which had been approved by a General Faculty vote of 170-33, with two abstentions, the previous day.

This is a very significant accomplishment for Oberlin College. The twin actions by the faculty and the board bring to fruition some 18 months of work on the Strategic Plan. The plan charts a course that will strengthen Oberlin’s future.

Download Strategic Plan Some tips for navigating within the documents Bookmarks: Click on the upper-left tab labeled ‘Bookmarks’ to find the section headings corresponding to the reports from the various Working Groups. Click on any of the bookmarks to move to that section of the document. Find Command: Via the menu select Edit-Find (Ctrl+F) and a small dialog box will appear allowing you to sequentially search through the entire document for key words or phrases. Search Command: Via the menu select Edit-Search (Shift+Ctrl+F or Apple+F) and a large dialog box will appear along the right-hand side. This allows you to view all the results of search at once. Each instance will be shown in a short context line. You may then click on the line to navigate to the exact location of that particular case.