Strategic Planning Process (March 2019–March 2021)

Strategic Planning Timeline (March 2019–March 2021)
Date Action Item
3/21/2019 Provost Jones memo: “Extension of University Strategic Plan Through 2025”
9/18/2019 Cabinet Retreat (facilitator: Dr. Daniel Newhart, Vice Provost of Planning)
9/24/2019 Vision Statement revision draft by Cabinet
10/15/2019 Goals review by Cabinet (in support of PSWB Reflection Report)
10/29/2019 Mission Statement revision draft by Cabinet
11/1/2019 Submission of PSWB Reflection Report
11/2019–1/2020 Cabinet review of Strategic Plan 2014-2019
1/10/2020 Provost Jones memo: “Unit planning process and timeline”
2/4/2020 Caroline Chronowski appointed co-chair of PSWB Strategic Plan Revision Team
2/27/2020 Strategic Plan Revision Team Kick-Off Meeting
3/26/2020 Dr. Newhart email: deadline for draft revised Strategic Plans extended from 7/31/2020 to 9/15/2020
5/1/2020 Draft Revisions to Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Goals sent to Dr. Newhart
5/8/2020 Strategic Plan summary provided by Revision Team at Campus Meeting
5/11/2020 Approval of Goals by Cabinet
5/26–28/2020 Mission, Vision, and Goals Feedback Survey sent to faculty, staff, students, advisory board, and alumni
6/12/2020 Responses from Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Goals Feedback Survey received
6/24/2020 Cabinet Retreat to finalize the Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Goals (facilitator: Dr. Newhart)
7/7/2020 Objectives drafted based on survey feedback by Cabinet (facilitator: Dr. Newhart)
7/16–24/2020 Cabinet Goal Teams meet to review draft Objectives and map to University Strategic Plan
7/28/2020 Cabinet Meeting to finalize Objectives (with Dr. Newhart)
8/7/2020 Provost Jones memo: “Updates to unit planning process and timeline”
8/10/2020 Objectives Feedback Survey sent to faculty, staff, students, advisory board, and alumni
8/18/2020 Strategic Plan update provided by Revision Team at campus meeting
8/21/2020 Responses from Objectives Feedback Survey received
9/18/2020 DEI Action Planning meeting. Attending: Chancellor Jones;
David Chin, Faculty Senate DEI Committee Chair; and
Barbara Welshofer, Senior Equity Consultant, Office of Educational Equity
9/22/2020–10/6/2020 Cabinet Goal Teams development of Action Items
10/8/2020 Cabinet meeting to review Action Items
10/20/2020 Cabinet meeting to review Action Items
10/27–30/2020 Creation of Strategic Plan website, template, timeline, and one-page overview
11/3–5/2020 Cabinet final review of Action Items
11/9/2020 Draft Strategic Plan shared with Campus Community
11/9–12/2020 Open period for feedback from Campus Community
11/13/2020 Draft Strategic Plan submitted
2/2/2021 Final Strategic Plan due
2/2/2021 Approval to submit final Strategic Plan on March 15, 2021
2/11/2021 Cabinet Goal Teams review OPAIR feedback on the draft Strategic Plan
2/16/2021 Cabinet Goal Teams meet with Michael Rosenberg, OPAIR Director of Planning, to ask questions about feedback and next steps for remaining work
2/16/2021–3/8/2021 Cabinet Goal Teams create implementation tasks and consider/incorporate feedback
3/1–8/2021 Cabinet Goal Teams submit final inputs to Caroline Chronowski
3/8–12/2021 Caroline Chronowski integrates all inputs into a single draft Strategic Plan document
3/12–15/2021 Chancellor Jones review of single draft Strategic Plan document
3/15/2021 Final Strategic Plan submitted
Strategic Plan Participants (March 2019–March 2021)
Name Title/Role
Dale Jones Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer (co-chair)
Caroline Chronowski Director, Information Technology (co-chair)
Jane Ashton Director, Continuing Education
Janine Becker Director, Enrollment Management
Kimberly Bogdan Director, Finance
Ann Brennan Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer
Lorrie Deffley Regional Human Resources Strategic Partner
Lynda Goldstein Associate Chief Academic Officer
Cara Green Director, Campus Development and Alumni Relations
Susan Gross Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor
Jennifer Henniges Strategic Communications Specialist
Sean McHale Director, Business Services
Wanda Ochei Director, Student Services and Engagement
Penn State Wilkes-Barre students, faculty, staff, Advisory Board, and alumni
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Sustainability Council
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Faculty Senate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Committee (transitioned to Penn State Wilkes-Barre DEI Council)