Institutional Strategic Planning Council (ISPC)
Minutes – Monday, June 27, 2011
205 Welch Hall
Attendees: Colin Blakely, Byron Bond, Theodore Coutilish, Matthew Evett, Michael Fox, James
Gallaher, Ellen Gold, Derrick Gragg, Raouf Hanna, Walter Kraft, Bernice Lindke, Susan Martin, Jelani
McGadney, Linda McGill, Carl Powell, Melody Reifel-Werner
Guest: Anita Schnars
Agenda Items/Key Points
• Review/Approve Agenda
Pre-work Documents Distributed
• EMU Vision and Strategic Directions Dated April 28, 2008
• EMU Philosophies “Primer”
Focus Discussion – Anita Schnars, HR (Assisted by Candice)
1. Introduction and Brainstorming Warm-up Exercise
• Quick individual exercise to stimulate creative thinking and provide focus, purpose and
direction in preparation for visioning and strategizing
2. Visioning Rework Exercise
• Small group visioning process exercise to solidify and refine shared vision followed by
large group
3. Strategic Directions Analysis Exercise
• Small group strategic directions discussion exercise (unique areas to EMU and gaps)
followed by large group debrief
4. Next Steps
• Discuss next steps
• Strategy structural discussion
• Communication and campus feedback on strategy
ANITA COMPILED THE STRATEGIC PLANNING NOTES AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
(ATTACHED)
Comments/Consideration of Future Dates:
September
– Gather initial input, develop list
October
– Prepare document
November
– Ask for input
December
– Strategic Planning Document
Next Meeting/Adjournment
Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 3:00-5:00 p.m., 205 Welch Hall
Meeting Adjourned – 11:50 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Rentfrow