Calendar / Timeline
2007
Spring
- University Strategic Planning Task force develops planning framework
Summer
- Planning framework is finalized and implementation procedures are developed
Fall
- President Peters announces NIU Great Journeys Strategic Plan
- Call for concept papers is distributed. Papers are reviewed and categorized thematically
by the Council of Deans
- Presidential Task Forces on Student Success, Curricular Innovation and Environmental
Sustainability begin topically focused strategic planning
- Academic colleges begin strategic planning
2008
January
- Provost announces process and RFP for Strategic Planning Proposals
- VP for Research announces RFP for multidisciplinary research clusters
- Thematic conversations to facilitate the development of proposals begin
- Non-academic units begin strategic planning based on concept papers
February
- Provost announces RFP for Strategic Initiatives Grants
April
- Strategic planning proposals and multidisciplinary research submitted
- Presidential Task Force plans are submitted to Provost and Strategic Initiative Grants proposals are submitted
May 2008
- College strategic plans are submitted to Provost
- College and multidisciplinary plans are consolidated into University level strategic plan
- Council of Deans makes recommendations for strategic initiative grants and awards for Fall 2008 are announced
Summer 2008
- College and Unit plans are compared with the University plan for alignment and necessary revision
- Initial funding decisions on strategic budgetary priorities for first year of the University plan are made
Fall 2008
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Implementation of strategic plan begins
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Funding begins for the first Strategic Initiatives Grant projects
Spring 2009
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College/Unit and University plans are revised and updated and strategic decision making
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and strategic resource allocation/reallocation continues for FY09-10
- Proposals are solicited for next round of Strategic Initiative Grants
