Pitzer's Strategic Vision

The new strategic vision will guide the College’s priorities and investments over the next five to ten years.

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“This vision honors the values that have always defined Pitzer while embracing new ways of learning, leading, and creating change. It reminds us to reimagine what rigorous, justice-centered, sustainability-driven education can be in a rapidly evolving world.”

Strom C. Thacker

President, Pitzer College

4 Central Goals

The strategic vision is organized around 4 goals: catalyzing bold, fearless learning, expanding student access, community-building, and growing resources.

Pitzer College ignites change for a more just, sustainable, inclusive world by educating every student to think critically, act courageously, and engage compassionately.

This strategic vision was informed by extensive input from the Pitzer community and the vision's four goals are supported by the College's mission and core values.

The Strategic Vision's Central Goals

1 - Catalyze bold ideas and fearless learning

Pitzer leads in rigorous, interdisciplinary, experiential, and community-engaged learning through innovative teaching, scholarship, and service to society, spearheading social justice education and the sustainability revolution, and preparing students to ethically engage evidence, technology, and intercultural perspectives as stewards of the greater good.

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2 - Expand access and empower every student to thrive

Pitzer makes its education accessible to a wider range of highly qualified students and ensures that every student has the resources, support, and integrated post-graduation planning to succeed, lead an intentional, values-driven life, and make a positive impact on the world.

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3 - Build an inclusive, resilient, and engaged community

Pitzer develops an inclusive culture that cultivates deep engagement across differences, lasting connections and traditions, and inviting spaces to inspire collaboration and dialogue, deepen belonging, and create a lifelong network linking students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters.

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4 - Grow resources and institutional capacity

Pitzer fuels its mission, values, strategic vision, and long-term vitality by mobilizing its global network, elevating fundraising and the endowment, broadening access for students, and optimizing operations for lasting impact.

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A Collaborative Vision

“This vision grew out of thoughtful collaboration among President Thacker, his senior leadership team, the trustees, and the wider Pitzer community. As trustees, we stand fully behind this shared roadmap, which strengthens Pitzer academically, operationally, and financially while remaining true to the values that make this community remarkable.”

Michelle Siquieros '95

Pitzer Board of Trustees Chair

Strategic Vision Outcomes

In five years, we'll be able to say that Pitzer:

Leads in interdisciplinary, experiential, and community-engaged learning and scholarship
Has made education accessible to a wider range of socioeconomic backgrounds
Sits at the forefront of justice education and the sustainability revolution
Has cultivated an inclusive, resilient, interconnected, and supportive community on campus, and beyond
Developed and began executing a new campus master plan
Initiated a major fundraising drive and increased annual fundraising substantially