After 20 months at the helm, Ohio State University President Ted Carter is finally ready to unveil his long-term plans for the university.
The president will deliver his second State of the University address Sept. 17 at noon, where he is scheduled to reveal the 10-year strategic plan he’s been teasing since the early days of his tenure, which began Jan. 1, 2024.
Carter laid out the decade-long framework for the university’s future, titled “Education for Citizenship 2035,” at his investiture in November 2024, where he announced that Ohio State will be “the future of higher education.”
Soon, the community will at last know what that future has in store.
President Ted Carter gives a report during the Ohio State University Board of Trustees meeting at the Longaberger Alumni House on Aug. 20, 2025.
Where can I watch the State of the University Address?
Students, faculty, staff and members of the public are invited to view Carter’s remarks via livestream.
The address will begin at noon Sept. 17, and the livestream can be accessed on the university’s website.
What do we know about Carter’s 10-year plan so far?
During Carter’s first State of the University address in April 2024, the president said he was waiting to finalize a long-term plan until he received feedback from the Ohio State community.
At his November 2024 investiture, Carter announced Education for Citizenship 2035, which he said he’d been crafting over the previous 11 months of his presidency through listening sessions, workshops and a study of Ohio State’s history and traditions.
Carter also said the framework would be further fleshed out over the following six months, with Education for Citizenship set to officially launch July 1.
Named after the university’s motto and influenced by its status as a land-grant institution, Carter said the framework will revolve around a three-part mission — educate the next generation, build a top-tier culture and advance research and creativity.
Carter said those goals will be accomplished through six dynamic and interconnected themes: academics, research and creative expression, talent and culture, operations, health care and athletics.
At his investiture, Carter said some of the key strategic priorities apart of his 10-year plan will include student academic success, more internship opportunities, better connections to Ohio State’s alumni network, college affordability and accessibility and artificial intelligence.
The university has recently revealed some developments that seem to be in pursuit of those goals.
In June, Ohio State announced it would be launching an AI Fluency initiative for the current fall semester, whereby AI education became embedded into every undergraduate student’s core curriculum.
Earlier this week, the university revealed “Buckeye Bridge,” a program that allows low-to-middle-income Ohioans who earn an associate degree from Columbus State Community College to qualify for an Ohio State bachelor’s degree at no cost. The program is set to launch in 2026.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OSU President Carter to share 10-year plan at State of University address