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Planning

Strategic Planning Process

For over five years, Lock Haven University was guided by its strategic plan, A Framework for the Future (2003-08). Many goals in this plan have been accomplished. Many things in the university and its environment have changed. This plan has now expired and the university must establish new priorities.

As the plan was about to expire, the university began three important initiatives: the Middle States 2010 Self-Study, the Foundations of Excellence project, and a revision of the Facilities Master Plan. (The first two were broadly participative and involved over 80 members of the university community each.) In addition, the university prepared an enrollment management plan, conducted a marketing survey of 800 alumni, faculty, and staff, and conducted a survey of over 450 donors. To utilize the information from these important initiatives to inform its strategic planning process, President Miller deferred a formal strategic planning process until September 2009, to better align strategic planning with the Middle States review process (as had been the case with the 1991 and 1996 strategic plans).

In September 2009, President Miller appointed the following to serve on the university's Strategic Planning Committee.

  • Valerie Dixon (Assistant Director Clearfield Campus)
  • Deborah Erickson (Provost)
  • Mark Cloud (Professor, Psychology, APSCUF)
  • Fay Cook (Professor, Health Science, APSCUF)
  • Kenny Hall (Director of Human and Cultural Diversity, SCUPA)
  • Robert Hall (Police Officer, SPFPA)
  • Patrizia Hoffman (Associate Professor, Communication Studies, APSCUF)
  • Tom Justice (Head Coach, Women’s Volleyball, APSCUF)
  • Michelle Lawrence (Student, SCC Special Projects Liaison)
  • Stephen Lee (Director of Admissions)
  • John Leffert (Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant, APSCUF)
  • Jim Meek (Director of Planning and Assessment)
  • Randy Moore (Fiscal Technician, Purchasing Office, AFSCME)
  • Ginny Roth (Trustee)
  • Jodi Smith (Director of Student Activities)
  • Cathy Traister (Professor and Chair, Health & Physical Education, APSCUF)

Updates on the committee's progress will be posted here.

Interim Strategic Plan

In the meantime, the university developed an abbreviated draft interim strategic plan to guide the university until the new plan can be developed. Successive drafts have been shared with the university community for comment.

Previous Strategic Planning Initiatives

In fall 2001, the President created President's Commission on Strategic Planning to develop a new University Strategic Plan. During the first year, the Commission solicited input from the campus community and developed mission, vision, and overarching goal statements.

The overarching goals provided the foundation for the University's strategic plan: A Framework for the Future.

Three separate committees also were established to develop academic, support service, and diversity initiatives to support the overarching goals. Progress from these planning efforts has been integrated into one document, the action plan.

Previous strategic plans: 1996-2001.

 

Updated 10/12/2009