Timeline

Below is the timeline for Leading Change: Strategic Plan 2015–2022 (originally 2015–2020).

What

When

Participants

Develop strategic plan aims and planning process

July–September 2013

Establish faculty work groups to “think big” and develop suggested areas of exploration for the entire faculty to discuss

October–November 2013

Work Groups

  • Research
  • Education
  • Patient Care

Faculty Retreat

Hold faculty retreat at which work groups present summaries for faculty reaction and discussion

January 2014

Faculty Retreat Attendees

  • Paid Faculty
  • Associate and Assistant Deans
  • Administrative Leaders
  • Development and Alumni Affairs Director, School of Pharmacy

Summarize retreat; present summary to Leadership Group for discussion

January 2014

Develop and discuss first drafts of revised mission and strategic plan themes

April 2014

Discuss strategic plan themes and goals with faculties of each department and develop concrete objectives using template; review mission

May 2014

Present revised mission for faculty discussion at full faculty meeting; vote; subsequent post-meeting discussion calls for further consideration of mission wording

June 2014

Develop a cohesive draft strategic plan

May–June 2014

Solicit faculty feedback on the draft cohesive strategic plan, including themes, goals, and objectives; mission

June–July 2014

Based on faculty feedback, continue refining strategic plan themes, goals, and objectives; mission

August–October 2014

Survey

Solicit feedback on current draft of strategic plan from Phase 1 reviewers

November–December 2014

Reviewers, Phase 1

  • Paid Faculty
  • Clinical Preceptors
  • PharmD Student Leadership Group
  • Staff
  • Pharmacy Alumni Association Board

Discuss re-revised mission, sent in advance for review, at full faculty meeting; vote; re-revision accepted

January 2015

Develop strategic plan introduction, include feedback from Phase 1 reviewers

January 2015

Solicit feedback on current draft of strategic plan from Phase 2 reviewers

Early–Late February 2015

(due February 17 and 26)

Reviewers, Phase 2

Include feedback from Phase 2 reviewers, edit and proofread long and short versions

Late February 2015

Post still-draft strategic plan to School website

Early April 2015

Faculty vote on plan by email; accept as final

April 23-May 4, 2015; May 4, 2015

  • Faculty
Develop and share strategic plan progress

September 2017
(progress January 2015 – January 2017)

Email from dean to paid faculty with link to progress on all 70 objectives as of January 2017 (September 20, 2017)

Update from the Dean to 8,000 constituents including faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, friends with examples of progress on 27 objectives and link to progress on all 70 objectives as of January 2017 (September 20, 2017)

Share strategic plan update overview

March 2019
(progress January 2017-March 2019)

Schoolwide Town Hall showcases examples of progress under each theme

All faculty and staff members invited

Consider extending strategic plan through the 2021-2022 academic year to ensure a working strategic plan is in place for the 2021 ACPE accreditation review of the PharmD degree program

April 2019
Recommend strategic extension at full faculty meeting May 2019
Faculty vote on extension by email; accept May 2019
  • Faculty
Share decision to extend strategic plan

June 2019

Schoolwide Town Hall

All faculty and staff members invited

Develop and share strategic plan progress

August–September 2021
(progress January 2015 – January 2017)

Updated plan website with narrative overview of progress toward all 5 themes and 23 goals

Future

Develop and share strategic plan summary report

Summer 2022

Go to: Leading Change: Strategic Plan 2015–2022