| Academic Year 2003-04 |
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| October 2003 |
| - President appoints a Steering Committee to direct the planning process |
| - President launches Strategic Directions Initiative with an e-mail announcement to campus |
| October - November 2003 |
| - IRP coordinates SWOT analysis to gather feedback for planning |
| — 219 participants 19 focus groups with students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, trustees, and Linda Vista |
| — 19 phone interviews with business and community leaders |
| — 3340 responses to a web survey of students, alumni, faculty, and staff |
| - Mission Statement Subcommittee uses feedback to update USD's mission |
| December 2003 - February 2004 |
| - Administrative workshop on setting strategic goals, January 21 |
| - Steering Committee finalizes mission statement |
| - President presents mission statement to Board; approved February 8 |
| March - April 2004 |
| - Steering Committee works with feedback from constituents to draft vision statement and strategic goals |
| - President presents vision and goals to Board; approved April 30 |
| Academic Year 2004-05 |
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| September - December 2004 |
| - Administrative retreat to share units'
strategic plans, September 1 |
| - Institutional Research & Planning interviews vice presidents and deans to develop themes |
| - IRP gives monthly progress reports to Executive Cabinet |
| - IRP identifies themes for possible action plans |
| January - March 2005 |
| - Strategic Directions Workshop for 90 faculty and staff, February 8 |
| - Seven open forums to solicit feedback on individual themes: 319 attendees |
| April - May 2005 |
| - Committees and task forces draft five-year action plans |
| - IRP discusses action plans at Executive Council retreat, May 9 |
| - Executive Council prioritizes four initiatives for development during the next academic year |
| Academic Year 2005-06 |
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| August - December 2005 |
| - Cabinet workshop to review progress to date and discuss year's goals, August 31 |
| - Committees form, articulate specific objectives, and develop plans for achieving them |
| January - March 2006 |
| - Strategic Directions Workshop on January 18 to present committee work plans for 2005-06 and discuss possible themes for WASC reaccreditation |
| - Subcommittees pursue specific objectives detailed in the work plans |
| April - June 2006 |
| - Open forum by First Year Experience Committee to share progress and solicit campus feedback, April 6 |
| - Town hall meeting by Committee on Inclusion & Diversity to share progress and solicit campus feedback, May 9 |
| - Recognition event held for committee members to celebrate successes, May 10 |
| - Committees summarize results for 2005-06 and draft work plans for academic year 2006-07 |
| Academic Year 2006-07 |
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| July - September 2006 |
| - Committees refine proposed work plans for academic year 2006-07 |
| - Fall kick-off event held for committee members on September 11 |
| - Town hall meeting by Committee on Catholic Social Thought to share progress and solicit campus feedback, September 21 |
