You may have been wondering what has been happening with our Strategic Plan since the State of the Organization address. There has been lots of action but it has mostly been taking place "behind the scenes" up until this point. As noted on the Daily Journal this week, a new Strategic Plan 2021-24 document has been created and shared with the community. You can find this on the home page on theROCK under the Strategic Initiatives section. This document highlights several important aspects of our plan:
The collaborative process that was used to identify the eight initiatives approved by the SLT
A description and purpose state for each initiative along with identifying the Executive Sponsor
The anticipated timeline for the upcoming three years
Working with the Project Management Office, our plan is to create and build out a space in Confluence that provides more frequent updates and progress indicators in the weeks ahead.
Grow Theme Initiatives
In addition to the overall plan, I want to draw your attention to the three initiatives under the Grow Theme. The initiatives are listed here along with their Project Lead.
Academic Programs - Cheryl Norman
Global Online - Dale Lemke
Unifying Modalities - Jessa Nelson
Each of these initiatives will have significant impact on the trajectory of Academic Affairs, other support offices, and the ways students experience a Northwestern education. Along with the individuals listed above, each initiative will have a Core Team created with faculty and staff representation to move these initiatives forward. As you will see in the Strategic Plan document, the goal is to have these teams identified and begin engaging with their initiative and projects in the weeks ahead. More information will be shared at next Tuesday's Faculty Meeting.
Professional Development
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