USI Strategic Planning Framework KEY QUESTIONS PROCESS ACTIVITIES WHAT ARE OUR CORE VALUES? The USI Story • "Tell Your Personal Story that Typifies USI" Project • USI Core Values and Dreams Listening Sessions • Develop USI Story Website and Podcasts • DisDll USI Core Values Emerge USI's Mission and Vision • President's Inaugural Address • Share USI Core Values • Environmental Scan • Benchmarking ‐ iniDal benchmark visits TIMELINE 2009 Fall Faculty/Staff MeeDngs September 2009 October 2009 WHAT IS OUR CORE PURPOSE? WHAT IS OUR VISION FOR USI? November 2009 Assessment Day Student PerspecDves December 2009 WHAT ARE OUR STRATEGIC ISSUES? Establish USI Strategic DirecDons and Key IniDaDves •  Share Vision and Mission • Complete Environmental Scan • Refine Vision and Mission • Review Higher EducaDon Trends • Conduct targeted Benchmark Visits • Gap Analysis •  SWOT Analysis WHAT ARE OUR DELIBERATE / INTENDED STRATEGIES? Develop Strategic Planning Document • Incorporate Strategic Learning from USI's accomplishments, impact, and experiences •  Formulate Strategic Goals •  Formulate Strategies and TacDcs •  Develop AcDon Plans •  Share the strategic plan January 2010 Faculty/
Staff MeeDngs January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 Board of Trustees MeeDng July 2010 Ongoing Strategic Programming • University units that have strategic plans review alignment with USI strategic plan •  Incorporate Emergent Strategies unintended strategies due to learned paVerns of behavior or unforeseen events Sustainability •  Share Outcomes of strategic plan implementaDon • Establish a structured approach to the evaluaDon and updaDng of the strategic plan •  Conduct periodic Environmental Scan and Gap Analysis Fall 2010 and aaer Spring 2011 and aaer