A Tentative UW-W Strategic Planning Committee Timeline (Spring 2016)

A Tentative UW-W Strategic Planning Committee Timeline (Spring 2016)

January / Launch Phase

Strategic Planning Committee holds organizing meeting (19 January, 1p -3p)
Announcement made to campus about kick-off of strategic planning process and Town Hall Meeting
Strategic Planning Committee launches webpage and develops a communication plan
UW-W Strategic Planning Committee hosts Town Hall Meeting (tentatively scheduled for 28 January, 2p-5p) (back-up date: Monday, 8 February; 9a-Noon, or 2p-5p)

February / Incubation and Reflection Phase I

Strategic Planning Committee (or subset of Committee) engages in review of information gathered from Town Hall Meeting, identifying recurrent themes/ideas/topics as preliminary findings
Strategic Planning Committee disseminates preliminary findings (i.e., themes/topics) to campus (and alumni? And community?), and gathers (Qualtrics and LEARN Center lunch sessions) feedback about preliminary findings, thoughts about other themes, etc. (shooting for release within 7-10 days of Town Hall meeting)
Strategic Planning Committee engages in review and discussion of:
campus feedback regarding Town Hall preliminary findings;
select UW-Whitewater information and data; and
select information about UW System planning and trends in higher education;
Strategic Planning Committee develops its position on UW Whitewater key strategic issues
Strategic Planning Committee develops preliminary draft of mission commitments, vision and values statements, potential strategic goals and potential strategic activities to share with the internal and external constituent groups

March / Constituency Feedback Phase

Members of Strategic Planning Committee schedule and hold face-to-face meetings with constituent groups across campus (and off campus, as relevant), discussing and gathering feedback about preliminary draft documents
Strategic Planning Committee meets with Chancellor’s Cabinet to determine alignment of strategic goals and activities with other campus commitments

April / Incubation and Reflection Phase II

Members of Strategic Planning Committee complete Constituency Feedback Phase
Strategic Planning Committee convenes to review feedback gathered from Constituency Feedback Phase and develop final draft of UW-W Strategic Plan
Strategic Planning Committee drafts a strategic plan, selecting key goals and key activities for each goal

May / UW-W Strategic Plan Reveal