EIU Lumpkin College of Business and Technology

Strategic Pillars

The Lumpkin College strategic pillars give structure to our strategic planning process and provide a framework to guide establishment of our goals and development of actions to create our future together.

Focus on Engagement

Lumpkin college believes in the importance of engagement to our collective success, with meaningful and lasting connections and interactions among faculty, staff, students, alumni, business, industry, and the overall community.

Invest in Growth and Quality

Lumpkin College must be in a sustainable growth mode, which requires efficient use of resources to better market our programs and services, channel effective student recruitment and retention efforts, and strategically support high potential opportunities.

Foster Innovation

Lumpkin College faculty, staff, students, and external partners collaboratively explore innovative academic programs and other curricular offerings, creative programming, and continuously improved processes and procedures.

Develop Resources

Lumpkin College consistently strives to identify resources to support our mission and will strategically and proactively seek out those resources.

Celebrate Achievement

Lumpkin College is focused on the value of people, and as such creates appropriate support systems for professional development of faculty, staff, and students, including recognition and reward programs to celebrate individual and team accomplishment and impact.