Planning Timeline

Implement biannual assessment of department/college/unit/division goals supporting Imagine 2030

Review and approval of strategic plan by President and Executive Cabinet
Review and endorsement of strategic plan by University Senate
Publicize, promote, and garner excitement for the strategic plan at a campus-wide plan launch celebration and other events
Introduce assessment plan through training provided by the Director of Institutional Effectiveness/SACSCOC Liaison
Identify Strategic Planning Liaisons who will support, lead, and promote strategic planning within their units
Develop department/college/unit/division strategic plans and align unit goals with Strategic Plan Pillars, goals, and objectives

Strategic Plan Pillars, descriptors, and implementation timeline announced to campus
President Cox presents to campus at State of the University Address
Colleges and non-academic units align individual goals with Strategic Plan Pillars

Strategic Planning Kickoff – Senate Retreat, Faculty Welcome Back Breakfast, others
Data gathering through stakeholder focus groups and surveys
Aspirant University Visits
Steering Committee retreat to assess data from stakeholder groups, survey, and aspirant university visits

The Strategic Plan Steering Committee discusses aspirational institutions and plan the stakeholder engagement process.
Aspirant university list determined
Steering Committee retreat to plan for kick-off of 2023-2030 strategic plan

Final report of 2016-2021 Strategic Plan: Our Path to Preeminence delivered to President
President Cox approves new strategic planning process and spoke about GC’s intention to identify best practices already being implemented by top-tier universities at the State of the University address 
2016-2021 Final Report presented to Executive Cabinet and posted to website
Campus community invited to submit additional aspirational universities via Front Page