• March 2011: Strategic Planning Steering Committee is constituted.
  • March 2011: Steering Committee conducts Strategic Planning Survey.
  • April 2011: Analysis of survey results.
  • April 2011: Steering Committee begins identifying current strengths and areas for improvement, as well as external opportunities and challenges.
  • May 2011: Summer Working Groups are constituted to develop white papers that flesh out an assigned topic and propose possible strategies with the potential to move the University forward in that area.
  • July 2011: Working Groups submit their white papers to the Steering Committee.
  • September 2011: Steering Committee completes preliminary draft of vision and strategic priorities.
  • September-October 2011: Steering Committee solicits feedback on the draft from all stakeholders.
  • November-December 2011: Steering Committee refines draft and continues to develop comprehensive strategic plan.
  • January-February 2011: Steering Committee solicits feedback on the plan from all stakeholders.
  • March-April 2012: Steering Committee submits final plan to the President.
  • May 2012: Strategic Plan is submitted to Board of Trustees for approval.