The Strategic Planning Steering Committee, comprised of elected faculty representatives as well as representatives of other constituencies in the College—nontenure-track faculty, emeritus faculty, staff, students, and alumni—worked diligently to craft this plan. The Committee updated the College’s existing mission statement, vision, and values, and it incorporated language to reflect the current direction of and initiatives in the College. Members also worked hard to ensure that the Plan is in harmony with and complementary to Educating Illinois.
The Plan follows a traditional strategic plan format: it begins with a succinct mission statement; articulates the College’s principal values, vision, and goals; presents a number (six in our case) of key strategies designed to move the College forward given those values, vision, and goals; provides a series of concrete actions to effect each goal; and includes a number of accountability measures that will allow the College to measure progress in each of the six strategic areas.