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Tarleton State University Strategic Planning Process
Planning Component Expanded Activity Description Leadership Activity Period
Vision and Mission Statement Review current strategic planning materials

Deliverable: Document providing vision and mission statement		 Executive Cabinet March 2012
Stakeholder Engagement Plan Council will develop comprehensive plan to engage stakeholders and to collect rich, manageable data

Deliverable: Engagement plan submitted to cabinet for approval		 Planning Council February ‐ March
2012
Environmental Scan Collection of various data to form a snapshot of our current state, to include:
Deliverable: Document providing accessible summary of key findings and considerations suggested by environmental scan		 Planning Council January ‐ June 2012
Dissemination/Information Dissemination of summary findings document to stakeholders, including:
  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student body
  • Community partners (including satellites)
  • External advisors
Deliverable: Report from Planning Council to Executive Cabinet describing report dissemination		 Planning Council July‐September 2012
Stakeholder feedback Campus and virtual forums providing stakeholders opportunity to provide input in identifying strategic issues for consideration in strategic planning.

Provide campus administrative entities with strategic plan template (electronic) and invite submission of unit/division strategic plans.

Deliverable: Stakeholder Data Summary
  • forum/feedback activities
  • level of stakeholder engagement
  • summary of feedback
  • Planning Council recommendation identifying strategic issues for consideration in strategic plan development
 Planning Council October 2012
Strategic Imperatives/Goals/Objectives Planning Council will act upon subsequent direction from Executive Cabinet and consultation from UEEC to draft a set of strategic imperatives/goals/objectives.

Deliverable: Planning Council recommendations submitted to Executive Cabinet.		 Planning Council November 2012
Strategic Programming –
Feedback		 Planning Council will utilize campus and virtual forums to disseminate strategic imperatives/goals/objectives and solicit input from stakeholders on strategies.

Deliverable: Report from Planning Council to Executive Cabinet summarizing
  • forum/feedback activities
  • level of stakeholder engagement
  • summary of feedback
 Planning Council December 2012
Strategic Programming –
Formalization		 Planning Council will consider stakeholder feedback, direction from Executive Cabinet and consultation with UEEC in developing strategies for inclusion in strategic plan.

Deliverable: Recommendation from Planning Council to Executive Cabinet identifying key strategies.		 Planning Council January‐February
2012
Evaluation plan UEEC and AAC will develop evaluation plan that includes, among other components, key performance indicators and a process for identification and evaluation of emergent strategies.

Deliverable: Evaluation plan submitted to Executive Cabinet for approval.		 UEEC and AAC March – April 2013
Submission/Project Completion     May 2013