2027 Strategic Plan - December 2023 Update

The following is a copy of the content presented in a Strategic Plan Update PowerPoint presentation to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees on December 7, 2023.

Speaker:

Anastasia Vrachnos, Vice Provost, Global Education, Immersions, and Strategic Initiatives

Strategic Plan Timeline

• Year 1 - 2022-2023: Ideation and Creation
• Year 2 - 2023-2024: Refinement and Initial Implementation
• Year 3 - 2024-2025: Implementation Synthesis and Reintegration
• Year 4 - 2025-2026: Maturation and Sustainability
• Year 5 - 2026-2027: Reflecting, Assessing, Looking Ahead

Strategic Plan "Top Five"

Themes:

• Rebuild enrollments and improve retention
• Diversify revenue streams
• Evolve our education so that it's future ready
• Strengthen our community
• Tell our story
  • Student outcomes and ROI
  • Impact in SF and global reach
  • Faith that does justice

Integrating SP and Key Planning Initiatives

Addressing short term imperatives

• Rebuilding enrollments via Integrated Strategic Enrollment Plan (ISEP)
• Comprehensive graduate enrollment strategies
• Undergraduate retention and student success
• Design and launch high-demand new programs
• Invest in our community (ex. Ignatian Pedagogy and Inclusive Teaching)

Planning for long-term success

• The Health and Life Sciences Campus (renovation of Masonic East)
• Core curriculum redesign
• Ann Getty Institute of Art & Design
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation Initiative
• Integrate key long-term planning initiatives with SP (Institutional Master Plan, Mission Priority Examen, Comprehensive Capital Campaign)

Current Actions

• 50+ initiatives underway
• Share progress with the community in regular updates and celebrate wins
• WSCUC Interim Report
• Report to Board of Trustees (December/June)
• Implement and track progress via dashboard of key implementation priorities and KPIs
• Assess in May