WGU ADVANCEMENT
Strategic Priorities
Creating Pathways to Opportunity & Transforming Lives
At WGU, we are committed to creating pathways to opportunities and transforming lives through education. Our strategic priorities drive innovation, personalize student learning experiences, and expand workforce development opportunities. Together, these initiatives are driving a future where education is accessible, workforce-relevant, and impactful. For more information on any of these national initiatives, please contact Executive Director of Development Brandon Zollner at brandon.zollner@wgu.edu.
ReNEW Fund: Reinvesting in Nursing Education and Workforce
The American healthcare system faces a dire shortage of workers, with the cost of education preventing thousands of candidates from entering the workforce. WGU and Social Finance are partnering to create the ReNEW Fund, a sustainable and innovative model that prepares historically underserved learners for well-paying health careers and addresses healthcare workforce needs and shortages. For more information, visit our ReNEW website.
Apprenticeships: Bridging the Gap Between Teacher Education and Employment
Our apprenticeship-based degree model targets vacancies by enabling K-12 school districts to offer promising hourly frontline employees a zero-debt pathway to a bachelor’s degree and teacher certification. This approach will create a sustainable pipeline of local teaching talent well-versed in curriculum literacy and is both cost-effective and replicable across urban and rural areas.
Artificial Intelligence: Innovating Education Student Success
WGU harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to personalize and enhance the student learning experience. From AI-driven faculty learning models to advanced data analytics, we integrate cutting-edge technology to support our students' unique needs. Our AI initiatives are designed to provide personalized learning paths, real-time feedback, and predictive analytics, enabling us to deliver education that is both adaptive and effective.
Decision Intelligence: To shrink student equity gaps, WGU is ready to use its scale, data, and innovative DNA to blaze the trail for the first-ever digital supply chain supporting student success.
BSN Prelicensure Program: Advancing Health Equity
WGU’s BSN Prelicensure program is now available in more than 24 states, and simulation labs are being established in strategic locations across the country to make high-quality nursing education accessible and attainable. With competency-based education, WGU meets students where they are and promotes workforce diversity. Our BSN Prelicensure program aims to advance health equity by adding more than 3,000 competent professionals to the nursing pipeline by the end of 2027.
Questions?
For all questions about any of these national initiatives, please contact Executive Director of Development Brandon Zollner at brandon.zollner@wgu.edu.
