The strategic planning process began with a comprehensive scan of the environment as well as multiple SWOT analyses with key stakeholders groups. In all, eight different groups participated in SWOT analysis sessions or surveys that were conducted. The environmental scan yielded formed a critical context for our strategic plan.
Last December, a day-long retreat was held to review and provide input for the revision of the college mission and vision, as well as to begin discussions and generate ideas around each of the four core goals of the strategic plan (teaching and learning; research and innovation, outreach and engagement and resource stewardship). New mission, vision, and values statements were crafted by a team of 19 faculty and staff (our writing team)and affirmed by the college community in February.
Idea sessions were held with key faculty and staff members for each of the four core goal areas, as well as for each of our academic programs. These sessions were informed by the environmental scan and led to the formation of the focus areas and subsequent implantation initiatives for each of the four core goals. At this point, the writing team reviewed and refined the focus areas and implementation initiatives, presenting them at open brown bag lunch sessions in March and April. Updates on the process were presented at faculty and staff meetings in spring semester and drafts were posted on the college documents Carmen site. A writing team retreat was held in late May to finalize a draft.
Our work culminates with a draft plan to faculty, which we will share today. At a later point, we will post the plan on this site.
Moving forward, we will have a faculty/staff open forum from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., on June 13 (room 250 Parks Hall) and a Carmen Connect session in early June. On June 30, our team will send the draft plan to the university, for their feedback.
Until next week,
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HENRY J. MANN,
PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FASHP
Dean and Professor
College of Pharmacy
The Ohio State University