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

• 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

• 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

• Implementation of strategic plan begins
• Funding begins for the first Strategic Initiatives Grant projects

2009

Spring

• College/Unit and University plans are revised and updated and strategic decision making
  and strategic resource allocation/reallocation continues for FY09-10
• Proposals are solicited for next round of Strategic Initiative Grants