Summary of Guiding Questions

What can be done to encourage creativity, originality and collaboration?
What resources are needed to support exceptional teaching and scholarship to ensure academic excellence?
What can be done to assist students to flourish in Saint Xavier University's environment if some students come less prepared than others?
How can we strengthen current graduate programs?

What academic profile is sought in the student body?
What are the implications of improving or maintaining the profile?
What "mix" of students is appropriate (i.e. undergraduate and graduate; commuter; commitment to diversity, etc)
What support services have the most potential for improving student retention, graduation and placement rates?

What sort of university do we need to be in order to be successful in fundraising?
How do we set fundraising goals over time?
What timeframe(s) should be used to set major goals?
As the University plans for its future, what areas should be priorities for fundraising and advancement?
How do we balance these priorities?
How might we increase public awareness to support advancement efforts?

What is more important to the financial strength of the University, facilities or endowment? How do we strike a balance between the two?
How will (does) facilities planning have impact on other strategic areas, especially Academic Excellence?
What are other sources of new revenue besides tuition/fees? Can the University leverage new campus facilities to create new sources of revenue?
What type of physical plant environment promotes campus culture and community, and vice versa?
How does climate have impact on campus culture, facilities and finances?
How do we integrate the University campuses (Chicago and Orland Park) into the surrounding communities?
How will enhanced diversity among University employees promote strategic priorities throughout the University?

What are the preeminent values, components and characteristics of the University mission that should drive and advance the institution?
How does the University incorporate an ethic of social responsibility and justice across the University community?
How should the University best communicate and insure the internal and external coherence and faithfulness of its programs and policies?