Timeline for Developing the Next Plan

Month Activity
Aug/Sept 2008
  • Meetings Among Key Leadership Groups
Oct/Nov 2008
  • VP-hosted Open Meetings in Focus Group Style
Dec 2008
  • Emerging Strategic Directions identified (see Strategic Directions page for sources of information used)
Jan/Feb 2009
  • Accept Suggestions for a Plan Name
Feb 2009
  • Two Open Forums to Discuss and Refine Emerging Strategic Directions with the campus community (held 2/13 & 2/25)

  • Strategic Directions Paper Available on web for Review

  • Continue Requesting Feedback through Survey/Website

Mar 2009
  • Continue to Refine Next Plan (Efforts to Collect Feedback Continued also)
  • Strategic Directions Paper Available on web for Review
Jul 2009
  • Provost Presents Recommendations for DRAFT* plan, recommended KPIs and Budget to the Board
2009-10 Academic Year
  • New President Uses Draft Plan to Learn About CMU's Future Aspirations and Further Develops/Finalizes the Plans Through Conversations with the CMU Community
  • Encourage Unit Alignment with New Plan in Preparation for Coming Year
  • Determine Budget

Follow this link for a more detailed Timeline of Preparations for Next Plan - Spring 2009.

*DRAFT is necessary as President Rao (among others) is leaving CMU.  As new leadership is appointed, they may have ideas for the strategic plan that will be incorporated.