Discussion:
- Overview of the Strategic Planning Process
- Charging this Committee with Expectations (Jay & Keith)
- Project Overview & Goals of the Strategic Plan (due end of April, 2021):
- Executive summary
- College description
- Mission statement (revised)
- Vision statement (revised)
- Goals (revised)
- Core Values (revised)
- Institutional Learning Outcomes (revised)
- Competitive analysis
- Alignment Statements (Marketing, Operations, Enrollment, Retention, Financial, Communications, Evaluation (Middle States))
- Terminology (how we are defining the parts of this plan)
Group Discussion:
- What comes to mind when you think about SUNY Sullivan?
- What do you want to come to mind when you think about SUNY Sullivan?
- What should SUNY Sullivan look like in 2025?
Assumptions:
- This is a 5-year strategic plan
- It is being developed within an aggressive 6-month time period
- There are limited resources for external support
- Approval of this plan will be by Jay Quaintance and the SUNY Sullivan Board of Trustees
- The aphorism perfect is the enemy of the good will guide the Strategic Plan’s timely completion as required to guide operational goals and inform the Middle States re-accreditation process
Action Items:
- We will meet every 2 weeks until this is finished
- Identify and share other strategic plans to help us benchmark
Pre Reading Articles and Reports Sent before Kick-Off:
- SUNY Sullivan – 2012 – SUNY Sullivan Strategic Plan 2013-2018
- ENVISION Architects – 2019 Suny Sullivan Master Plan-Final Facilities Master
- Iron Bridge Resources – 2018 – Review of Enrollment Management
- Cooper and Scheg – 2020 – Totally Virtual Northcentral University’s School of Business Succeeded in Integrated Strategic Planning in an All-Distance Environment
- Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower – 2019 – Colleges need to rethink strategic planning
- Hinton – 2012 – A practical guide to strategic planning in higher education
- Morimoto and Guillaume – 2018 – Reconceptualizing Strategic Planning: Planning Strategically for Student Success
- Ayers – 2017 – Three Functions of the Community College Mission Statement
- D’Amico – 2017 – Noncredit Education Specialized Programs to Meet Local Needs
- Garza Mitchell and Sawyer – 2017 – ChaGarza Mitchell and Sawyer – 2017 – Changing the Economy One Family at a Time: Dual Aims of Workforce Development
- Heelan and Mellow – 2017 – Social Justice and the Community College Mission
- Hellmich and Feeney – 2017 – Meeting the Challenges of Expanding Missions Through Strategic Planning
- Jones – 2017 – Supporting the Mission Through Dual Enrollment Su.pdf