Strategic Priority #4: Access and Reach

Saint Louis University will prioritize our obligation to lead the expansion of student access to Jesuit higher education – locally, nationally and globally.

Goal 4.1

Expand our commitments to provide Jesuit higher education to those historically under-represented at SLU, including those living at the margins locally, nationally and internationally.

• Monitor our decision regarding a test-optional approach to admissions
• Leverage new Upward Bound grants to enhance our St. Louis area pre-college and access programs
• Expand SLU's Prison Education Program to include a bachelor’s degree, as well as funded pathways to A.A. and B.A./B.S. degree completion on SLU’s St. Louis campus for program alumni 
• Implement our partnership with Jesuit Worldwide Learning (to offer online bachelor’s degrees for students living in war zones, refugee camps and impoverished countries)

Goal 4.2

Invest in and leverage the strengths of the Madrid campus to advance SLU’s Jesuit, Catholic higher education internationally.

• Build academic capacity for additional four-year undergraduate majors to be offered in Madrid
• Build operational capacity (including space acquisition) to support significantly greater enrollment on the Madrid campus
• Enhance faculty/staff exchange between our St. Louis and Madrid campuses
• Incentivize research collaborations between/among St. Louis and Madrid faculty
• Enhance student exchange between our St. Louis and Madrid campuses

Goal 4.3

Develop and/or expand innovative, impactful academic programs where pedagogically appropriate and aligned with our Catholic, Jesuit identity.

• Create a mechanism and support structure for incentivizing and rewarding faculty-driven efforts for innovative academic program (re)development 
• Expand distance education offerings in areas of strength and when pedagogically appropriate 
• Invest in equitable support services for distance learners 
• Expand professional master’s degree programs in areas of strength