1. This webinar featured David Quigley, Provost, and Michael Lochhead, Executive Vice President. Periodically, the University embarks on a strategic planning initiative, stepping back to reflect on its mission and core values as well as challenges and opportunities. This webinar focused on the progress of the strategic planning work to date and senior leadership shared their thoughts about emerging themes and key challenges.

2. UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE
November 15, 2016

3. 2006: SEVEN STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
Establish Boston College as the leader in liberal arts education among American universities.
Develop and implement a student formation program that will be a contemporary model for colleges and universities committed to student formation.
Identify and support selected research commitments that will achieve excellence and distinction in addressing urgent societal problems.
Identify and commit targeted resources to selected natural sciences emphases that will establish Boston College among the leaders in these areas.
Build on the strengths and reputations of Boston College’s professional schools to establish leadership in critical professional areas.
Become a significant intellectual and cultural crossroad by leveraging Boston College’s international resources and partnerships, and its Jesuit and Catholic networks.
Become the world’s leading Catholic university and theological center.

4. USPI STEERING COMMITTEE

5. USPI ASSESSMENT PHASE
9 Academic, 8 Administrative, 7 Cross-Divisional Committees
Over 200 faculty, students and administrators participating in the assessment process
Tasked with reflecting on major changes over the past ten years, and assessing our current state in light of our Catholic, Jesuit mission and our commitment to creating a welcoming, inclusive community

6. high-level schedule Assessment process: completed June 2016
High level of engagement from all 24 teams
June Steering Committee retreat surfaced key themes and concerns
Fall: feedback and development
BC faculty and staff (Convocation, town halls)
Students (roundtable, website)
Alumni (Leadership Board, AHANA Alumni Council, WEBINAR)
Broad community:
Board of Trustees (Executive Committee, full Board)

7. engaging the community: refining the vision
September
Convocation: 8/30
ExC
Follow-up letter from USPI co-chairs: 9/14 BC Chronicle article: 9/15
9/27 SC
BoT
October
Faculty / Staff Town Halls: 10/5 UGBC Student Roundtable: 10/5
Comment solicitation via website 10/5 to 11/15
Alumni Association Leadership 10/21
11/1
November SC
ExC
AHANA Alumni Council 11/11
ALUMNI WEBINAR 11/15
December
Listening Sessions: mid-October to mid-November
Series of meetings with selected faculty, staff, and students
Each focused on one emerging focus area
12/5
BoT SC
Feedback Website: bc.edu/uspivoices

8. assessments: a chorus of voices

9. The transformation of individuals and society
Integration, interdisciplinarity, collaboration
Formation of students, faculty, and staff
Research and scholarship that advances the common good
International/global orientation
The centrality and importance of undergraduate liberal arts education
Ongoing commitment to selected graduate/professional areas
A center for dialogue between faith and culture

10. Trends in student demographics
Boston’s high cost of living
Student financial aid
BC’s educational and administrative technology platforms
Space
Careerism and economic pressures
Resources: disparity between BC and our peers
Cost of new facilities and current/future maintenance
The rise of online graduate educational delivery systems

11. UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE
Feedback: bc.edu/uspivoices