Strategic Planning Timeline

Planning kickoff

Stakeholder interviews; faculty and staff, student, and alumni surveys

Focus groups

Strategic planning workshop with steering committee and College leadership 

Strategic plan development 

Finalization of strategic plan

We are currently in the early stages of the planning process. Emergent Method, the consulting firm that has been engaged to navigate this process, is beginning to meet regularly with the steering committee to review research and begin planning for stakeholder interviews, surveys, and focus groups.

We thank you for your support in this process and your interest in the success of this plan and the future of the College. 

We are excited to announce an upcoming engagement opportunity to participate in the strategic planning process. On October 14^th, 15^th and 18^th,  Emergent Method, the consulting group working with the College on its strategic planning process, will be hosting focus groups for faculty, staff, and students to share about their experiences in the college and their ideas about its future direction.

For Faculty & Staff

• Tenured Faculty Focus Group: Oct. 14, 12:30 – 2:00 pm
• Pre-Tenure Faculty Focus Group: Oct. 14, 2:30 – 4:00 pm
• Clinical/Career-Line Faculty Focus Group: Oct. 15, 9:00 – 10:30 am
• Staff Focus Group: Oct. 15, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

For Students

• Undergraduate Student Focus Group: Oct. 14, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Master’s Student Focus Group: Oct. 15, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
• Doctoral Student Focus Group: Oct. 18, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (Virtual)
  
• Online MSW Student Focus Group: Oct. 18, 1:30 – 2:30 pm (Virtual)
  
• Master’s Student Focus Group: Oct. 18, 12:00 – 1:00 pm (Virtual)
  

Thank you again for your effort and participation thus far. We hope to see you at one of the upcoming focus groups.

We are excited to share that we received 76 responses to the faculty and staff survey, 125 responses to the student survey, and 185 responses to the alumni and donor survey. We want to thank all our faculty, staff, students, and external partners who completed the strategic planning surveys. This feedback will help to shape the College’s strategic plan!

On Monday, November 18, the steering committee and College leadership came together to participate in a strategic planning retreat to lay the foundation of the strategic plan. The draft strategic plan is currently in development and will be shared with the College community for review at the beginning of the spring 2025 semester.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in this process to date! We look forward to receiving your feedback on the draft strategic plan. Please be on the lookout for communications about this opportunity in January.