Strategic Planning Process: 2014-2019

Presentation to the Senior Administrators’ GroupFebruary 13, 2014

The Office of Data Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR)

Why?

To develop a community consensus about and board support for University priorities over the next five years, as a guide to decision-making and allocation of resources

This process will produce a strategic plan for AUC that: Sets out a clear framework for achieving AUC's institutional priorities

over the next five to seven years; Enhances AUC's ability to raise and invest its resources to achieve its

goals; Provides measures to monitor and assess progress and revise the plan

as needed.

Previous plan, “Transforming AUC: 2011-2013”, ended last year

Where do we want to be in 2019, our 100th anniversary?

The Process

Designed to engage a wide range of stakeholders, be transparent, and provide accountability.

A Steering Committee, composed of faculty and academic administrators, students, alumni, members of the administration and University trustees, will oversee the process and supervise work of task forces.

Task forces will manage deliberations on strategic directions of the university. Task forces are expected to consult widely with relevant

constituencies.

The Process

Task force work should reflect AUC’s mission, vision, values and institutional priorities. Task forces should consider the following questions in their deliberations:

1. Is it strategic? 2. Will it take advantage of our strengths? 3. Will it make us more distinctive? 4. Will it increase our competitiveness for attracting the best faculty,

staff, and students? 5. What kinds of resources will it require?

Task force reports will submit a short list of recommendations in May.

A small working group will prepare the draft plan for approval by the Board of Trustees. Drafts will be circulated for feedback from the community.

DAIR is supporting the work of the strategic planning process.

The Steering Committee

Conveners: Lisa Anderson and Richard Bartlett

Chair: Mohamed AbouZeid (Prof. and Chair, CANG)

Faculty and Academic Administration Ehab Abdel Rahman (Assoc. Prov., Research), Nathaniel Bowditch (Dean,

HUSS), Aziza Ellozy (PoP, CLT Dir.), Hanan Kholoussy (Assoc. Prof., HIST), Ted Purinton (Assoc. Prov., Strategic Initiatives; Assoc. Dean, GSE; Assoc. Prof.); Ahmed Tolba (Assoc. Prof, MKTG; KRCC Dir.; Chair, MGMT)

Students: Ahmed Atalla (Pres., SU) and Mohamed Mansoury (Sr. Justice, Student Court)

Trustees: Eva Bellin, James Bond, Hisham El-Khazindar, Atef Eltoukhy, Paul Lawler, David Tirell

Administration: Amir Habib (Acting. Exec. Dir., Budget and Financial Planning) and Sohair Saad (Exec. Dir., Student Financial Affairs and Scholarships)

The Task Forces

From the Classroom to the Community – Aziza Ellozy To address questions related to teaching and learning

Living Together, Learning Together – Nate Bowditch To look at campus life, particularly in New Cairo, and utilization of our physical facilities

Discovery, Development, and Dissemination – Ehab Abdel Rahman To examine the impact of research on reputation

Recruiting, Rewarding, and Retaining Faculty – Ahmed Tolba To examine the mix of faculty that best suits the mission of AUC in the 21st century

Constituents, Clients, Communities: Expanding Impact in Egypt, the Region, and the World – Ted Purinton To examine enrollment and outreach

Ensuring Effectiveness – Mohamed AbouZeid To focus on operational effectiveness, implementation and assessment of planning

efforts

Community Engagement

Environmental Scan/SWOT

Community discussions

Surveys, focus groups, and personal interviews

Website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/about/StrategicPlanning/Pages/default.aspx

AUC: Future Talk

The Timeline

February – August 2013 Preliminary data collection Completion of review of AUC's progress in meeting recommendations

from the 2008 self-study

December 2013 – January 2014 Launch of steering committee and task forces, development of data

and research requests, and continued data collection and analysis Development of strategic planning website and social media 

February – March 2014 Formal launch of the strategic planning consultations Second and third Steering Committee meetings  Task force weekly meetings Community discussions and other engagement activities Task force progress reports due

The Timeline April – May 2014

Fourth Steering Committee meeting to review progress reports  Task force preliminary reports due Steering Committee retreat to review preliminary reports Task forces meet to continue to refine and complete recommendations; task force

final recommendations due Fifth meeting of the Steering Committee to review and discuss final

recommendations  First draft of strategic plan sent to Steering Committee for review and discussion

 June – August 2014 First draft sent to Board of Trustees. Once approved as a draft, the plan will be

posted to the website and shared on social media for feedback. Refine plan and define resource implications, develop time-related milestones

 September – October 2014 Community feedback sessions to solicit feedback on draft plan Final meeting of the Steering Committee Final draft submitted for approval by the Board of Trustees Communication to the AUC community

Your Role

Get involved! Attend events, join conversations on AUC: Future Talk,

follow updates, read reports, send feedback, seek out task forces

Prepare your units to revise/develop unit plans once the strategic plan is approved. First draft in June, final version in October.