{"id":71069,"date":"2022-01-20T10:19:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=71069"},"modified":"2022-02-02T15:26:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T19:26:39","slug":"strategic-planning-town-hall-sessions-scheduled-to-gather-input-on-universitys-mission-vision-and-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/01_20_2022\/strategic-planning-town-hall-sessions-scheduled-to-gather-input-on-universitys-mission-vision-and-values","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Planning Town Hall Sessions Scheduled to Gather Input on University\u2019s Mission, Vision and Values"},"content":{"rendered":"
*** UPDATED FEB. 2 TO NOTE FEB. 2 SESSION IS POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED<\/strong><\/h5>\n
** UPDATED FEB. 1 TO NOTE CHANGES TO SESSIONS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 2<\/strong><\/h5>\n
* UPDATED JAN. 28 TO INCLUDE LINKS TO VIRTUAL SESSIONS<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The University of Toledo\u2019s strategic planning committee has been meeting during the past two months and collected more than 3,600 survey responses from students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to chart a course for the institution\u2019s next several years.<\/p>\n

Based on the input, a sub-committee has been formed to explore updated mission, vision and values statements that specify a clear institutional purpose, identity and direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mission, vision and values form the guideposts of an institution\u2019s navigational system,\u201d said Dr. Mark Merrick, dean of the College of Health and Human Services and member of the committee. \u201cThe vision is the destination, the strategic plan is the map and the mission and values are the compass. To decide where we want to go as a University, it is important for us to affirm our core commitments and articulate our distinct strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n

The strategic planning committee has scheduled a series of town hall sessions to hear from University stakeholders about UToledo\u2019s future direction. Sessions will be held in person on Main Campus and Health Science Campus and virtually during the coming weeks. Separate one-hour sessions have been set up for different stakeholder groups.<\/p>\n

Merrick along with committee co-chairs Dr. Jason Huntley, associate professor of microbiology, and Dr. Anne Fulkerson, assistant vice provost for institutional research, will lead each session. Other representatives from the strategic planning committee also will attend.<\/p>\n

The sessions will begin with a brief overview of the strategic planning process, after which participants will be asked to discuss the following questions:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 What impact should UToledo have, on whom and where?<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 What core areas of focus would allow us to have this impact?<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 What fundamental values will help us to have this impact?<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 What are the most important things we should accomplish in the next 12 months?<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 What else should be considered in developing our strategic plan?<\/p>\n

Strategic planning discussion sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students:
\n<\/strong>Tuesday, Jan. 25, at noon
\nMain Campus, Stranahan Hall Room 131
\nGrab and go lunches will be provided.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Feb. 1, at noon
\nHealth Science Campus, Health Education Building Room 105
\nGrab and go lunches will be provided.<\/p>\n

Faculty:
\n<\/strong>Wednesday, Jan. 26, at noon
\nHealth Science Campus, Health Education Building Room 105<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m.
\nMain Campus, Stranahan Hall Room 131<\/p>\n

Staff:
\n<\/strong>Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 9 a.m.
\nHealth Science Campus, Health Education Building Room 105<\/p>\n

TBD***
\n<\/a>** The Main Campus session with staff was moved to a virtual setting due to a forecasted winter storm.<\/p>\n

*** The Main Campus session with staff originally scheduled for Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. is postponed and will be rescheduled.<\/p>\n

Alumni:
\n<\/strong>Monday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.
\nVirtual via Webex<\/a><\/p>\n

UTMC:
\n<\/strong>Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.
\nVirtual via Webex<\/a><\/p>\n

UToledo Physicians:
\n<\/strong>Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m.
\nVirtual via Webex<\/a><\/p>\n

All Voices:
\n<\/strong>Thursday, Feb. 10, at noon
\n<\/em>Virtual via Webex<\/a><\/p>\n

Community:
\n<\/strong>Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m.**
\nVirtual via Webex<\/a>
\n
\n<\/a>** The community session originally scheduled for Feb. 2 was moved to Feb. 17.<\/p>\n

Individuals who want to provide their opinions but cannot attend the sessions are encouraged to submit their ideas via email at\u00a0strategicplanning@utoledo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Drafts of the mission, vision and values statements will be shared at a second round of town hall events in March to gather feedback and continue to develop a final refined version.<\/p>\n

Additional details about the strategic planning process can be found on the strategic plan website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sessions will be held in person on Main Campus and Health Science Campus and virtually during the coming weeks, with separate one-hour sessions set up for different stakeholder groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1,258,7,63],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71069"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71338,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71069\/revisions\/71338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}