Building Just and Thriving Communities In our first year as Oakton College, we embraced our new identity with a comprehensive rebranding effort that raised our visibility and amplified student voices across our community. Through TV commercials, mailers and billboards, we showcased our Oakton pride, reinforced why we matter to our students and residents, and strengthened our important role as the community’s college.
Vision 2030 reaffirms our commitment to our students and our community through three foundational pillars of transformation that set our course for the next three years: • Strengthening Students’ Oakton Experience • Enhancing Workforce Readiness and Community Engagement • Advancing Racial Equity Together, these pillars support our mission of providing access to quality education throughout a lifetime and empowering and transforming our students in the diverse communities we serve. In this report, we highlight some of the programs and actions that brought those ideals to life in the first year of our strategic plan.
We also made significant progress toward meeting the goals of Vision 2030, our bold new strategic plan. Launched on June 30, 2022, the plan calls on us to build just and thriving communities by providing a transformative education, strengthening pathways to meaningful careers, and leveling the playing field for all members of our community.
“Vision 2030 sets out a bold goal of creating just and thriving communities. It speaks to equity, it speaks to inclusion, and it speaks to our conviction that everybody can belong in the Oakton environment.” –Karl Brooks, Ed.D. Vice President for Student Affairs
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