Process of information gathering rather than sitting in a room writing a plan, with only occasional community input.

- co-chair team
- WSU members: 16
- Community members: 13

Meetings
- co-chairs, weekly
- committee, monthly (with homework and subcommittee work in between)

Retreat: 2 days in March ==> DRAFT PLAN

Develop Mission

Delineate Core Values that define our culture

Examine Strengths & Weaknesses

Elaborate External Opportunities & Threats

Create Visionary Goal: exciting, energizing, mission-driven

Develop Thematic Goals to be addressed by unit and divisional plans

Phase I: June/July discussion with KBOR

Phase II (colleges, academic departments, and student services)

Phase III (support services and administrative units)

President's Kick-off meeting: Sept. 5, 2012

Breakfast Meetings (17)

Center Directors meeting -- people with key information for the process

Round Table discussions of small groups of WSU community

Alumni Association Member survey

WSU Student Subcommittee

OPPORTUNITIES to participate in the process

Oct. 30, 2012: campus
Nov. 5, 2012: community

Feb. 20, 2013: cancelled
Feb. 28, 2013: campus & community

April 23, 2013, community
April 25, 2013: campus

January 16, 2013


Also visited with:
- legislators
- governor
- executive branch staff

College-bound high school students and their parents

Additional Secondary Sources posted