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Where are we headed? How will we get there?
We align the Library’s priorities with the College’s strategic directions.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 1: Enhance our academic resources and curriculum, recruit and support faculty in academic areas of need, and build a library for the future.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 1: Enhance our academic resources and curriculum, recruit and support faculty in academic areas of need, and build a library for the future.
This direction emphasizes academic excellence, faculty support, and leveraging the library transformation.
Pathways
1.1 Establish a collaborative and equitable collection development program to proactively align the library’s physical, digital, and archival collections with the evolving curriculum, faculty research needs, and emerging academic fields.
1.2 Cultivate cross-disciplinary collaboration among faculty and staff through programs that support research, publishing, and the showcasing of scholarship at Davidson.
1.3 Identify and implement the systems and infrastructure needed to provide intellectual control, efficient retrieval, and comprehensive discoverability and access to library materials.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 2: Reinforce our strengths in identifying, enrolling, and supporting students who can thrive at Davidson, regardless of their circumstances.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 2: Reinforce our strengths in identifying, enrolling, and supporting students who can thrive at Davidson, regardless of their circumstances.
This direction focuses on supporting all students, particularly low-income, first-generation, and Pell-eligible students.
Pathways
2.1 Position the library as an inclusive, welcoming space of belonging for all students.
2.2 Strengthen our student workforce program to provide high impact learning experiences that foster students’ growth as leaders, learners, and emerging professionals.
2.3 Expand library services and programs that mitigate barriers to academic success and establish the library as a place of holistic well-being.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 3: Build a four-year advising and “learning for life” program that guides students in exploration and self-reflection, assisting them to develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 3: Build a four-year advising and “learning for life” program that guides students in exploration and self-reflection, assisting them to develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.
This direction emphasizes advising, self-reflection, and connecting academic exploration with professional development.
Pathways
3.1 Deeply and formally integrate the library across the curriculum to provide scaffolded, foundational, and competency-based instruction to all students.
3.2 Contribute to students’ abilities to knit together the story of their Davidson journey by reflecting upon and articulating their personal, intellectual, and professional growth.
3.3 Cultivate a library environment that nurtures intellectual growth and personal well-being by embracing curiosity and normalizing setbacks.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 4: Deepen and expand our work in institutional history; education and reconciliation; and justice, equality, and community.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 4: Deepen and expand our work in institutional history; education and reconciliation; and justice, equality, and community.
This direction focuses on addressing Davidson’s complex history, including slavery and racial injustice.
Pathways
4.1 Develop and lead programming to deepen the College’s engagement with the descendant community and support reconciliation efforts.
4.2 Provide students with high-impact experiential learning opportunities that contribute to community and institutional history.
4.3 Strategize the digitization and curation of institutional and local history collections to support the ongoing work around education and reconciliation.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 5: Build out curricular and co-curricular work in areas of ethical leadership and public good.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 5: Build out curricular and co-curricular work in areas of ethical leadership and public good.
This direction involves preparing students for lives of leadership and service through rigorous engagement with public policy, civic engagement, and ethics, often linked to the Institute for Public Good (IPG).
Pathways
5.1 Lead, implement, and promote initiatives to advance open, inclusive, and equitable access to information.
5.2 Spearhead curricular and co-curricular initiatives focused on ethical leadership as connected to critical information and digital competencies, AI literacy, and digital responsibility.
5.3 Showcase the civic impact of art and creative work, engaging the community through our resources, spaces, strategic partnerships, and collaborative programming.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 6: Strengthen our relationships in the Town of Davidson and across the Charlotte region.
Davidson College Strategic Direction 6: Strengthen our relationships in the Town of Davidson and across the Charlotte region.
This direction focuses on leveraging the college's location in greater Charlotte for mutual benefit and increasing regional educational experiences for students.
Pathways
6.1 Serve as a dynamic community hub that intentionally removes barriers to access and welcomes the broader community through visible programs, open resources, and inclusive spaces and services.
6.2 Develop strategic collaborations with regional educational, civic, and non-profit organizations through co-sponsored programming and joint resource development.
6.3 Expand programs, scholarly showcases, and mentorship opportunities that connect students to Davidson’s alumni and build upon library-alumni partnerships.
Updated January 2026
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