Who We Are

MISSION

Park University offers access to a transformative education that equips learners to realize their individual purpose, navigate their professional journeys, and thrive through purposeful work.

VISION

Park University will be nationally recognized for a distinctive model that integrates students’ real lives into the classroom, prioritizes real learning through career-integrated pathways, and equips students to drive real impact in their communities.

CORE VALUES

Purpose – We empower students and each other to discover and pursue meaningful paths.

Belonging – We create a supportive community where all voices, from our local communities to the global village, matter and all are treated with civility and respect.

Integrity – We act with honesty, transparency, and trust.

Excellence – We pursue the highest standards in teaching, learning, leadership, and service.

Strategic Commitments

Provide students with a holistic academic experience, equipping them with the durable skills and professional experiences needed for long-term success.
Realize enrollment growth and increase retention through an enhanced student-focused experience.
Optimize financial, technology, physical and human resource sustainability in support of our student-centered focus.
Foster an engaged community where faculty, staff, students and the external community are empowered to collaborate, connect and partner for the benefit of the greater good.

Goals

Provide students with a holistic academic experience, equipping them with the durable skills and professional experiences needed for long-term success.

Integrate students’ lived experiences more intentionally into our classrooms and the Park educational experience.
Adopt the framework of durable skills to identify, measure, and articulate Park’s liberal arts value proposition.
Create accessible, relevant work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities for all undergraduate students.
Strengthen student learning across modalities and locations by empowering faculty and staff to create relationship-rich learning experiences.

Realize enrollment growth and increase retention through an enhanced student-focused experience.

Achieve optimal student enrollment across all student types (Parkville, Gilbert, Campus center, Graduate, Online, and International) that reflects our mission, vision, and values and positions the University for fiscal sustainability.
Establish and promote a clear institutional identity that positions Park as a university of choice within each market it serves.
Offer an appropriate academic program mix to meet the needs of the University’s stakeholders and ensure long-term success, considering factors influencing student enrollment and demands of the labor market.
Utilize pre- and post-matriculation student success/student lifecycle data to enhance core student services and promote increased credential completion.
Implement an academic advising model that integrates career mentoring, emphasizes relationship building with faculty and staff, and expands opportunities for engagement and leadership.

Optimize financial, technology, physical and human resource sustainability in support of our student-centered focus.

Ensure financial sustainability through budgeting and resource allocation focused on student success.
Identify alternative revenue streams which augment our ability to build and maintain educational, physical, technological, and human infrastructure to support students.
Deliver high-impact, mission-focused student experiences through a modern digital core.
Improve efficiency and impact of administrative processes through learning-focused workflows.
Create opportunities for faculty and staff to develop the skills necessary to lead.
Anchor our working culture in recognizing the impact and value of faculty, staff, and administrators support of student success.

Foster an engaged community where faculty, staff, students and the external community are empowered to collaborate, connect, and partner for the benefit of the greater good.

Develop robust, iterative communication channels for all stakeholders.
Grow philanthropic support aligned with institutional priorities.
Deepen engagement with alumni, community partners, and future alumni.
Collaborate with community organizations, educational institutions, and businesses to create mutually beneficial partnerships.