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Updating the UWF Strategic Plan - The Strategic Planning facilitators will be conducting a series of meetings to discuss the 2012-17 UWF Strategic Plan. The campus is invited to review the latest draft posted on the UWF Strategic Planning website and join the team at one of the following sessions:
- Tuesday, April 24 @ 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., in Commons, Room 255 (Nautilus Chamber)
- Wednesday, April 25 @ 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., in Building 22, Conference Center Lounge
- Thursday, April 26 @ 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., in Building 12, Room 150 (Alumni Room)
- Friday, April 27 @ Noon - 1:00 p.m., in Commons, Room 255 (Nautilus Chamber)
- Monday, April 30 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., in Building 22, Conference Center Lounge
UWF Strategic Plan: 2008-2012
University of West Florida Strategic Priorities and Measurable Achievements: 2008-2012
Updating the UWF Strategic Plan: 2012-2017
During the past two years, the University has engaged in significant work to better understand the national, state, and regional conditions that have an impact on UWF's work and future. One of the most notable efforts has been the Academic Visioning process that entailed significant participation by faculty, staff, students, administration, and community partners. Additionally, numerous retreats, consultant reports, and internal studies conducted under the “New Normal” banner have generated considerable data and influenced thinking about UWF’s future.
UWF is now in the final months of the current University Strategic Plan, and tremendous progress has been made on the goals and priorities outlined in that Plan. Therefore, a small working team [i.e., Bob Dugan, Jim Hurd, Kyle Marrero, Dottie Minear, and Stacie Whinnery] has been assembled to facilitate the update of the University’s Strategic Plan and extend goals and objectives into the next five years. The work is anticipated to proceed in three phases, with the team shifting roles as necessary to accomplish the work within an appropriate timeframe.
In the first phase, the team will assume the role of consultants by reviewing the significant work already done and represented by the existing UWF and State University System Strategic Plans, the New Normal retreats, external consultant reports, Academic Visioning, the Campus Master Plan, reports from other internal work groups, and the Key Performance Indicators presented to the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2011. Using this information, the consultants will develop draft strategic planning documents that align with the Guiding Principles articulated for the UWF 2012-2017 Strategic Plan.
In the second phase, the team will assume the role of facilitators by seeking reaction to a draft Strategic Plan from various internal and external constituent groups, senior leadership, and the Board of Trustees. This process is not envisioned as a “rewrite by committee” process but rather will be designed to assess whether the plan is appropriate in scope, is sufficiently comprehensive, and has essential support. The feedback collected, for example, might identify some significant missing element or might influence priorities.
In the third phase, the team will assume the role of editors by revising and polishing the strategic planning documents so that the Strategic Plan can be presented to the Board of Trustees for final endorsement. Then, the Board of Trustees will submit the Strategic Plan to the State University System Board of Governors for approval.
The charge to the team is to complete this process and present a final draft of the UWF 2012-2017 Strategic Plan to the Board of Trustees at the Board’s June 2012 meeting. Regular updates regarding the process will be provided on this site.