Strategic Visioning

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Strategic Visioning Process Listening Session Notes

Click here to view the compilation of notes from the numerous Strategic Visioning Process Listening Sessions. This section is only open to members of the Ithaca College community.

Strategic Visioning Process

President Rochon Announces Academic Roundtable
President Rochon announces the formation of an Academic Roundtable that will develop ideas on ways to further build upon the tradition of excellence in the educational mission of Ithaca College.

President Rochon Announces Strategic Visioning Process
President Rochon announces a strategic visioning process that will be carried out during the 2008-9 academic year. Its purpose is to identify a short list of priorities that constitute our next steps in the journey toward excellence in our educational mission.

President Rochon Announces Membership of Academic Roundtable
President Rochon announces the membership of a faculty Academic Roundtable that he and provost Kathleen Rountree are organizing. The Academic Roundtable will meet periodically through the fall semester to develop ideas on ways to further build upon the tradition of excellence in the educational mission of Ithaca College.

Strategic Visioning Process Begins with Visit from Chronicle of Higher Education Editor
As part of the Strategic Visioning process, President Rochon invited the entire campus community to attend a discussion, hosted by a prominent alumnus, to help focus our thinking and place our ideas and vision within a broader national context.

President Rochon Announces Full Details of Strategic Visioning Process
President Tom Rochon announces the full details of a strategic visioning process that will be carried out during the 2008-9 academic year. Its purpose is to identify a short list of areas on which we need to focus in order to become stronger as a community of learners.

President Rochon Announces Added Listening Session for Retirees, Invites All to Participate in Strategic Visioning
The agenda for these sessions was simple: we asked those present to offer their thoughts on what "excellence" means in the context of the educational mission of Ithaca College. We then asked how we can become more excellent at fulfilling our mission.

Strategic Listening Session Notes Available
The notes from the strategic listening sessions were made available to the Ithaca College community for review and feedback.

Reminder: All-College Meeting Thursday on Strategic Visioning
President Rochon invited faculty, staff, and students to a meeting to follow up on the strategic visioning listening sessions held last fall.

Planning for Next Steps in Implementing the Strategic Vision
Provost Rountree invites members of the faculty to participate in two planning meetings regarding the recent strategic visioning presentation and to begin the process of evaluating the best avenues through which the integrative curriculum project can be implemented.

Call for Proposals for Integrative Curriculum Demonstration Projects
Provost Rountree invites faculty to submit initial ideas for demonstration projects.