The Planning Process
Goals
Planning has important process outcomes as well as substantive outcomes:
Advance a whole-institution mindset throughout William & Mary
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Embolden our community to embrace our history of innovation
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Timeline
President Rowe began her tenure in 2018-19 with Thinking Forward, a listening and playback process that generated feedback from the entire university community about our aspirations for the future of knowledge, work and service. The university completed the first two phases in AY 2019-20. Following a pause amid pandemic, the university relaunched Phase III in Spring 2021.
- Phase I: Refine William & Mary's vision, mission and values statements (August – November 2019)
- Phase II: Scan current and future transformations affecting higher education and shares that scan broadly to increase the community's understanding of the opportunities and challenges we face (September 2019 – January 2020)
- Renewed Phase III: Establish long-term vision for W&M and strategic priorities for next 3-4 years (March – August 2021)