2022年9月12日
Charting our future with 下一代K-State strategic planning
亲爱的朝鲜社区:
今天，我很高兴正式启动 下一代K-State, our universitywide strategic planning initiative to define our future as a 下一代赠地大学.
从那以后，我们取得了很大的进步 宣布 5月的这一倡议. 在过去的几个月, we have built out a framework and timeline to guide a comprehensive planning process, 这将在秋季和春季学期期间，在校内和校外大力吸引我们的K-State社区. 我们的学生, 教师, 工作人员, 管理员, 校友, 合作伙伴, 堪萨斯州的朋友和居民都是这项工作的关键利益相关者，在我们共同努力塑造未来的过程中，他们的观点将是无价的.
We want to hear from you about what's working at K-State, 我们可以改进的地方, 我们作为一所大学的共同价值, and how we should define our future vision and priorities. 整个学年, 你将有很多机会参与到我们的战略规划中来思考 下一代赠地大学 如何使K-State成为我们社区中最成功和最有影响力的学校, 我们的国家, 国家和世界.
我们希望每个人都有机会参与进来，我们将在我们的大学和我们的州广泛地收集你的意见, 建议和意见. 这些机会将包括调查, 听会话, 市政厅, 参观学院及专业单位, 焦点小组, 一个专门的 nextgen@ovationtech.net 电子邮件地址等. 作为堪萨斯州的公共赠地大学, we serve Kansans and our Kansas communities and we have structured our presidential 区域社区探访 to also help 通知 our strategic planning effort. If you have ideas you want to share now, visit the new 下一代K-State website to 参与.
我们的未来愿景, priorities and goals must be driven by our K-State community, but also by data and re搜索 to guide our decision-making. Initial data collection began in July, supported by a Data and Information Team and data coordinators 在每个学院. I very much appreciate their work in compiling the data, which will be so important to understand as we consider our future. 我们打算不遗余力地分析大学的运作，以了解我们在哪些方面可以更有效地运作，并确保我们能够满足学生的期望, 教师, 员工及其他持份者.
We will deploy a phased approach to our planning process. This process includes broad engagement and comprehensive outreach to internal and external stakeholders throughout this fall; identifying our vision, values and thematic areas of focus in December; and drafting and seeking comment on the strategic plan in the spring. Please visit the 下一代K-State website for more details about the timeline and the 六个阶段 在规划过程中.
To support and guide the planning process, I have established a 下一代K-State 咨询委员会 that will be chaired by Provost Chuck Taber and include 教师, 工作人员, 管理员, 学生, 管治委员会领导及校友. The committee is being asked to review re搜索 and planning progress, 问问题, 分享见解, 协助确定我们的愿景, values and key themes and drafting the strategic plan, and advise me and university leadership throughout this process. 咨询委员会的工作将在9月至6月期间进行，并将由我们的紧急方法合作伙伴提供便利, 约翰·斯诺和罗宾·斯泰尔斯. 感谢委员会成员为我们今年的策略规划工作投入时间和精力.
除了咨询委员会之外, the planning structure will include theme task forces, which will be created in January once the plan themes are finalized. These task forces will include broad representation across the K-State community with 学生, 教师, 工作人员, 管理人员和校友. 他们将在2023年春季学期定期会面，提出项目优先事项, strategies and measurable outcomes for the theme focus areas.
我将在规划过程的每个阶段与这些团队密切协调. I have also established a core project management team supporting the Next-Gen initiative, 包括教务长查克·泰伯, 特别助理林恩·卡林, 临时副总裁兼首席财务官Ethan Erickson和通讯和营销临时副总裁Ashley Martin. They will meet regularly with 约翰·斯诺和罗宾·斯泰尔斯, 我们的咨询伙伴, 执行整体规划工作.
在这个过程中, 我们将制定一个改变K-State的愿景，并将我们的大学定位为全美国赠地大学的典范.S. 我们将以一种建立在我们传奇的历史和众多成功的基础上的方式来做到这一点——包括那些使大学在当前受益的成功 K-State 2025计划 — but also looks toward a bright future in a world that is very different than a decade ago.
我们必须 挑战 ourselves and one another throughout this process. 我们必须 拥抱变化 in ways that help advance our core mission of teaching, re搜索 and service. 我们必须积极进取 追求新的机会 that further position us to serve Kansans in ways that help meet the future needs of 我们的国家. 我们必须如此 大胆而有远见 在我们思考如何最好地定位K-State以满足学生不断变化的需求时, 我们的社区, 我们的国家和民族, 这个世界.
This strategic planning process is about much more than a strategic plan. It's about coming together as a community to determine our future. I look forward to working with all of you to build the 下一代K-State.
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