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The Planning Process

结构

In September 2017, President Brenda A. Allen appointed a broadly representative Strategic Planning Council, which included 教师, 工作人员, 学生, 校友, 和, 受托人, to:

  • Advise the president on the development, coordination, 集成, 和 evaluation of the strategic plan;
  • Study 和 interpret data relevant to the institution 和 the external environment; 和
  • Assist in engaging the total institutional community as fully as possible in the planning process 和 in communicating with key stakeholders.

Three task forces were established to assist with key components of the planning process:

  • The Situation Analysis Task Force collected 和 interpreted data to better underst和 the planning context 和 identify strategic issues;
  • The Stakeholders Conference Task Force assisted in planning a large group event designed to engage the University’s major stakeholders in the planning process; 和
  • The Outcomes 和 Measures Task Force developed outcome statements 和 suggested ways to measure progress toward achieving the mission 和 愿景. 

(The full charge 和 membership of the Strategic Planning Council are available at www.林肯.edu/strategic-plan.)

Data Gathering 和 Interpretation

Because Lincoln University had completed a planning exercise in 2015 under Interim President Richard Green, this strategic planning process was designed to build on the information 和 insights gained from that planning exercise 和 other past efforts. Key concepts identified from previous surveys, internal documents, prior strategic plans 和 initial interviews with key 工作人员 members related to the University’s mission, 愿景 和 goals were used as a starting point for engaging the campus community in the planning process.

In order to test whether the key concepts identified from the preliminary data-gathering process resonated with the University’s stakeholders, a brief online survey was administered to 教师, 工作人员, 学生, 校友 和 受托人.

Concurrent with the online survey, the Situation Analysis Task Force collected 和 reviewed existing internal 和 external data to identify strategic challenges 和 opportunities. In addition, student leaders, 教师, 和 工作人员 were interviewed to develop a comprehensive underst和ing of Lincoln today 和 the perspective of stakeholders about its future.

Stakeholders Conference

After the task forces 提交ted reports to the Strategic Planning Council, the information was used to develop the draft mission, 愿景, strategic themes, 和 strategic results (outcomes 和 measures.) The Stakeholders Conference Task Force then helped to plan 和 to facilitate a Stakeholders Conference, which was held Nov. 17, 2017, in the Student Union Building on the Lincoln University campus. The conference engaged nearly 200 major stakeholders, including 学生, 教师, 工作人员, 校友, government officials, community 和 business leaders, 和 受托人. They discussed the University’s proposed mission, 愿景, strategic themes, 和 strategic results. The feedback from this session was used to further refine the concepts 和 develop the first draft of the plan.