Our efforts to reimagine and reshape our academic strategic plan are well underway. We are so grateful to everyone in our community for their collaborative engagement, candid input and enthusiastic participation. The attendance at our “Campus Conversations” has given us great confidence that our next academic strategic plan will contain the broad input of the depth and breadth of our diverse campus community.
As the four cross-cutting groups—Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility; Enrollment Strategy; Global Engagement; and Resource Sustainability and Budgeting—dig into their work, it is critically important that our campus community continue to participate and engage.
Please review the following ways you can still engage and review what’s happened so far in the process: , or .
We will host an engagement session exclusively for our student community. The session is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and will be held at the Schine Student Center. We are finalizing details at this time, but will send a follow up message directly to students with more information. In the meantime, please hold that time on your calendar if you’re interested in joining us for a robust conversation around the future of academics at ϲ.
There are three campus conversations this week and one scheduled for next. Please mark your calendars and join us at an upcoming session.
Global Engagement Campus Forum
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 954 4699 1342
Passcode: 217717
Resource Sustainability and Budgeting Campus Forum
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26
Time: 3-4 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 960 1818 5893
Passcode: 072126
Enrollment Strategy Campus Forum
Date: Friday, Oct. 28
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 969 9838 4283
Passcode: 801132
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Campus Forum
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 1
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 912 1061 5167
Passcode: 026097
Earlier this month, Gretchen Ritter, vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer, and Jamie Winders, associate provost for faculty affairs, appeared on SU News’ . The academic leaders discussed revamping the Academic Strategic Plan and what steps the University is taking to advance academic excellence. In “” they share how the updated plan will position ϲ for short- and long-term success.
Did you know you can submit feedback, ideas and suggestions, or ask a question on the Academic Strategic Plan website? Share your perspective any time, at your convenience, by visiting the .
Do you have questions about the academic strategic planning process? to some of the most commonly asked questions and themes that have come up as part of the process.
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