Strategic oversight

Steering Committee: Represented a cross-section of our Faculty: graduate and undergraduate students, senior and pre-tenured faculty, department heads and school directors, and senior administrative staff from within the 11 units of our Faculty across both campuses.

Process Development Working Group: Senior members of the Dean’s External Advisory Committee worked with a small group of staff and faculty to develop the processes for engagement, analysis, implementation and communication. This Process Development Working Group also conducted a comprehensive environmental scan of socioeconomic data, peer institutional strategies, and student outcomes and ambitions.

Leadership Review Team: Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads and School Directors and the Dean’s Office Directors worked together with the Steering Committee in a series of workshops to test key components of the strategic plan and define the Faculty’s vision, mission, values, commitments and priority areas.

Priority Area Leads: Associate Deans and Dean’s Office Staff Leads further developed each priority area, and conducted a series of community consultations to define strategies for success.

Analysis Team: The Dean and Staff Leads strength-tested the strategic plan against uncertain futures.