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= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">'''Mission,&nbsp;Vision, and Core Values'''</span> =<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the in part due to small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;">ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:</span></p>*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</span></div>

*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strengthen the campus learning environment</span></div>

*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</span></div>

*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</span></div>

*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</span></div>

*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</span></div>

*<div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</span></div>

<span style="font-size:medium;">More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].</span>