UWF Academic Visioning Update

Dr. Stacie Whinnery, Co-Chair7 June 2011

Committee Charge1. Develop vision, mission, goals and strategic

priorities for Academic Affairs for the next 5-10 years To be used to make key decisions related to Academic

Affairs

2. Perform an environmental scan and SWOT analysis Internal and External Stakeholders Internal and External Data

3. Identify key performance indicators/measures

4. Facilitate a strategic planning/visioning retreat

Completion date: October 1, 2011

Visioning ProcessMarch and April: Environmental Scan of Internal

and External environments

June 9 & 10: Making Sense of the Data Identify strategic themes

June-July: Develop concept papers about strategic themes

August 11: Convene a Vision Conference with stakeholdersDiscuss white papers and craft vision statement

September 16: Convene a Goals Conference with Committee Develop Goals & KPI’s for Strategic Themes

October 1 : Submit final report to Provost King

Progress To DateCommunication

Developed Academic Visioning Website uwf.edu/academic/visioning

Initiated outreach to internal stakeholders UWF students via UWF Facebook page Faculty & staff via internal newsletters

Coordinated with Alumni Affairs Alumni newsletters, Alumni Linked-In page

Coordinated with Marketing & Communications to provide information to local media Radio interviews, print media coverage

Progress To DateEnvironmental Scan

Internal Stakeholders Developed and distributed online survey Conducted two town hall meetings Conducted SWOT analysis with President’s Extended Cabinet

External Stakeholders Developed and distributed online survey Conducted SWOT analyses with key constituent groups

Internal Data Reviewed and analyzed internal data related to guiding

questions

External Data Reviewed and analyzed external data related to guiding

questions

Next StepsCommittee will review summary of findings from 4

subcommittees to identify strategic themesData Conference

Concept papers will be written for each strategic themeSummer Work

Concept papers (strategic themes) will be presented to internal/external stakeholders and a vision statement will be craftedVisioning Conference

Goals will be developed for each strategic themeGoals Conference