Our planning process
Planning to succeed
The planning process included three distinct areas, the steering community, working group and work product.
Our planning process
Steering Committee
- Data-driven
- Collaborative
- Campus-wide
Working Group
- 21 Working Group members
- Diverse
- Feedback loop to all areas
Work Product
- Curated inputs
- Wrote the plan
- Shared widely
- Achieved consensus
Each Working Group member provided critical insights from their respective backgrounds and positions on campus, ensuring that the Steering Committee, comprised of our University’s senior leadership, received robust and comprehensive recommendations for key decision points. Most importantly, the Working Group’s thoughtfulness resulted in a strategic plan that represents the entirety of the University’s community and reflects a road map that is simultaneously challenging and achievable, while laying the groundwork for our University’s long-term success.
- Zach Behl, Fiscal and HR Officer School of Social Work
- Carolyn Brayko, PhD, Director Institutional Effectiveness University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine
- Austin Brown, President Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno
- Catherine Cardwell, Dean of Libraries
- Christopher Coake, Associate Professor of English
- Donald Easton-Brooks, PhD, Dean of College of Education and Human Development
- Marta Elliott, PhD, Professor of Sociology
- Eloisa Gordon-Mora, PhD, University Diversity and Inclusion Officer
- Matthew Hawn, President Graduate Student Association
- Jack Hayes, PhD, Professor of Biology
- Kerri Garcia Hendricks, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
- Ahmad Itani, PhD, Foundation Professor and Associate Vice President for Research
- Jean Jeon, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing
- Leilani Kupo, PhD, Dean of Students
- Steve Maples, PhD, Director of Admissions
- Eric A. Marchand, PhD, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Leslie Nady, Chief of Staff Office of the Provost
- Shawn Norman, Associate Vice President for Planning, Budget & Analysis
- Mark Riddle, M.D., Dr.P.H., Professor and Associate Dean of Clinical Research, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
- Jill Short, Chair Staff Employees Council
- Wei Yang, M.D., Associate Dean and Foundation Professor of Public Health
■NSHE goals and objectives
■ Presidential goals and objectives
■ 32 listening sessions with faculty, staff and students across campus
■ 400+ ideas from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the greater Reno-Tahoe community
■ Interviews with University leadership, key internal and external stakeholders
■ 12 campus previews
■ Higher education trends
■ Strategic planning best practices
■ Peer universities comparison
85% of alumni surveyed agree these goals are the right direction for the University.
Faculty, Administrative Faculty and Staff
■ Faculty Senate
■ Academic Faculty
■ Classified Staff
■ Administrative Faculty
■ Staff Employees’ Council Student listening sessions
■ Graduate Student Association
■ ASUN
■ Student Body Listening Sessions
Colleges and Schools
■ Business
■ Libraries
■ Engineering
■ Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources
■ Science
■ Education & Human Development
■ Journalism
■ Public Health
■ Social Work
■ Medicine
■ Liberal Arts
■ Nursing
Divisions and Units
■ President’s Division
■ Provost’s Division
■ Administration and Finance
■ Student Services
■ Research & Innovation
■ Advancement
Plan structure
Our strategic plan consists of five components:
■ Our vision, mission, and values articulate who we are and what we stand for as a University; provide a vivid, realistic and credible description of the University’s aspirations; and serve as pillars for our success.
■ The goals establish the critical elements that must be delivered for the University to achieve our strategic priorities and fulfill our vision, mission and values.
■ Strategies that support these goals represent principal areas of focus to identify and organize underlying actions.
■ Actions detail the specific efforts that will guide the execution needed to achieve the University’s goals.
■ Directional metrics establish a means to quantify our progress toward expected outcomes and measure our collective success throughout the execution of our plan.
This plan is action-oriented, comprehensive and inclusive, where all University stakeholders can identify how this plan directly affects their individual and collective futures. Additionally, individual University colleges and units will create supporting unit-level strategic plans that align to the University’s strategic plan and guide unit-level activity.
Strategic planning timeline
Planning Phases
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Phase 1: Mobilize
Sept.-Oct. 2021
Kick-off the project and identify key stakeholders for steering committee and working group
Phase 2: Assess
Sept.-Dec.2021
Conduct a situational analysis to assess external environmental trends and internal capabilities, differentiators, and challenges
Phase 3: Ideate
Oct. 2021-Jan. 2022
Develop and share initial goals, strategies and actions
Phase 4: Iterate & Design
Nov. 2021-Mar. 2022
Engage the University community to collect and respond to feedback for refinement of the strategic plan
Phase 5: Recommend
Mar.-June 2022
Finalize the draft strategic plan for submission to the NSHE Board of Regents for review and approval