The Daily Bulletin

In fall 2015, Buffalo State College will begin a yearlong strategic planning process. This process will culminate in a five-year strategic plan covering the years 2016–2021. To complete this extremely important work, I will appoint a College Planning Council (CPC).

The charge of the CPC is to serve as an advisory committee to the president. It exists to review current and previous Buffalo State strategic plans; to examine key directives that are currently in place from SUNY; and to gather the perspectives of all constituents of the campus community in order to recommend a set of strategic directions for the campus with well-defined objectives for the 2016–2021 period.

To fulfill the charge, the CPC will

1. develop a process and create a timeline for the process resulting in a completed draft of the strategic plan by June 2016;
2. create an inclusive information-gathering process that provides opportunities for all sectors of the campus community to share perspectives;
3. establish a mechanism for ongoing communication of the work of the council to the campus community;
4. recommend specific and assessable campus goals;
5. utilize the expertise and support (as needed) of any office or member of the campus community.

After completion and adoption of the strategic plan by the College Council, the CPC will review campus progress toward goals annually and provide feedback to the president on movement toward or completion of strategic goals.

This council will be chaired by Provost Melanie Perreault and will represent all members of our campus community (faculty, staff, students, and alumni). I will be contacting vice presidents, deans, and the chair of the College Senate in the next few weeks to obtain nominations for this council. If you are interested in serving on the CPC (or would like to nominate others), please contact the dean of your school, the provost or vice president of your division, or the chair of the College Senate by Monday, August 17. The committee membership will include two faculty representatives from each school, two representatives from each division of the college (Academic Affairs, Finance and Management, Information Services and Systems, Institutional Advancement, Student Affairs), and two representatives from the College Senate. Additionally, I will contact appropriate parties to obtain representatives from other sectors of the college community to ensure full representation from all constituents.

I appreciate your support during our strategic planning process and thank you in advance for the many ways each member of the Buffalo State College family will contribute to our mission in the year ahead and beyond.

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Correction: July 30, 2015
An earlier version of this announcement omitted the Student Affairs division from the list of committee representation. We apologize for the error.