2018-2023 Strategic Plan

SOPH Vision

We aspire to fulfill the great promise of the discipline of public health: to protect and improve the health, safety, and well-being of all. We accomplish this through cutting-edge research, educating future generations of outstanding public health practitioners, and serving our community, state, region, and the world.

SOPH Mission

To make positive and lasting change in the public’s health through the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service to the larger community.

SOPH Shared Values

Above all else, we value:

• Diversity and Inclusion: Celebrating what makes us unique and what makes us one school.
• Ethical Behavior and Integrity: Doing what is right for the right reasons.
• Collegiality: Practicing mindfulness and accountability in the work-place and modeling professional collaborations for our students.
• Academic Freedom: Pursuing excellence in our scholarly interests through innovation in teaching, research, and service.
• Stewardship: Earning the public’s trust in how we engage communities and manage our resources.

SOPH Mission Pillars

The School of Public Health mission is supported by three fundamental pillars. These are:

• Education: Provide the highest level of public health education preparing our students to be the scholars, researchers, and public health leaders of the future.
• Research and Discovery: Develop and engage in funded public health cutting-edge research and discovery and their application.
• Public Health Practice and Community Engagement: Make a difference in our communities by working with our public health stakeholders.

SOPH Foundations

The School of Public Health Mission Pillars rest on two foundations. These are:

• Fiscal Responsibility and Resource Development: School of Public Health fiscal soundness and infrastructure.
• Organizational Culture: An organizational culture that supports a balance of education, research, and community engagement.

SOPH Strategic Goals

• Education: Increase the enrollment and graduation of interesting and capable students and improve the quality and relevance of their educational experience.
• Research and Discovery: Facilitate and increase the discovery, integration, and application of knowledge.
• Public Health Practice and Community Engagement: Increase and enhance engagement with our public health community stakeholders and alumni.

SOPH Foundation Goals

• Fiscal Responsibility and Resource Development: Improve fiscal soundness and infrastructure, and increase resources.
• Organizational Culture: Attract and retain excellent and diverse faculty, staff, and students, and create and promote an organizational culture of excellence that supports a balance of education, research, and community engagement.