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Updated December 23, 2008

The Strategic Thinking Working Groups gathered input from the campus community beginning in March. From small informal conversations to large group meetings, the participation by the campus community was both gratifying and illuminating:
  • Meetings with 190 faculty members across the four colleges
  • Meetings with the department chairs, dean of students, and associate dean of students
  • Meeting with Library Technology Services directors
  • Well over 50 small group meetings with various staff members
  • The two interactive campus-wide events in March were a resounding success, attracting a total of 220 attendees representing a broad cross-section of faculty and staff
  • The questions on the campus-wide blog (launched on March 11) generated many additional comments
The Working Groups distilled the information into written reports. The first drafts of these documents were shared with the senior leadership and the council of deans on April 22. The final Working Group reports were presented to President Gast on May 22. They can be accessed in the navigation bar at right, along with the synthesis report written by the Steering Committee to provide a cross-group perspective.

The Working Group reports provided the foundation of the 10-year Strategic Plan. We thank those who have already shared their thoughts with us, and we invite everyone to take the time to read the draft of the strategic plan and provide feedback to us. The plan will be shared with the Board of Trustees in February 2009.