THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
Upon arrival at the university in July 2008, President Selma Botman announced a new strategic planning effort that would begin during the fall semester. Dr. Timothy Stevens, Special Assistant to the President for Planning and Project Development, oversaw development of the project and managed its execution.
The planning process began with four Working Groups, including around 120 people and composed of a cross-section of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and friends of the university. During four two-hour sessions spread across the fall 2008 semester and supported by Blackboard-based discussions, each group focused on a broad theme: engaged education, interdisciplinarity, access, and the university’s three-campus structure. A university website provided community access to
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