Oregon Roadmap Strategic Vision

“ The Oregon Roadmap to Language Excellence strives to create the conditions that will allow every Oregon graduate to be professionally proficient in English, and functionally proficient in another language, by 2025.”

As this goal is achieved:

• Oregon will be a place where every guest feels welcome and where every citizencan contribute to the social, economic, and cultural life of the state.
• Oregonians’ superior command of languages and cultures will provide a sustainable competitive edge.
• The Oregon brand will be inclusive, internationally aware, and forward looking

  The Oregon Language Roadmap Will:

• Produce culturally and linguistically competent citizens
• Retain international businesses and talented Oregonians
• Enhance Oregon's visibility in the global market
• Build on Oregon's reputation as a leader in international education
• Help Oregon be better prepared to engage the world

The Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Labor launched the 2007 U.S. Language Summits: Roadmap to Language Excellence project to initiate state-centric action plans aimed at identifying and addressing the need for foreign language skills in the workforce. The effort is coordinated at the national level by The Language Flagship, a division of the National Security Education Program (NSEP). The Language Flagship leads the nation in designing, supporting, and implementing a new paradigm for advance language education.