Strategic Planning Committee announces next steps

On behalf of the Strategic Planning Committee, we would like to express our appreciation for taking time to send us feedback on the draft goals and objectives we sent on May 22. We received feedback directly through e-mail, through the anonymous Qualtrics survey link, and at various meetings, including that of UPRC. We would also like to let you know what the next steps are.

The Committee truly appreciates the time and thought that many of you put into reading the document with the goals and objectives and into giving us input as to what needed to be improved. We also appreciate the positive feedback that we got. Our goal now is to go back to the document and revise it based on the thoughts you shared with us.

Through the process of receiving that feedback, it became clear to us that further conversation was needed, not just about the goals and objectives, but also about the mission, vision and values of the university, since these are framing elements that help elucidate the goals and objectives. We also realized that having the metrics in the document, would help flesh out the goals into more tangible elements. 

With all of this in mind, the next step for the committee is to continue work through Summer and, particularly, Fall 2017. At some point in early Fall, we will be sharing a revised and expanded document with the campus community, one that will include mission, vision, values and metrics. We will again hold focus groups with students, staff and faculty to gather final input on the document and its contents. Our goal is that through these focus groups we will be able to hold conversations that will help us outline a mission, vision, and values—with accompanying goals, objectives and metrics—that are clear in content and intent to the campus community as a whole, and that the Western community can embrace.

Sincerely,

WWU Strategic Planning Committee