Project Phases

The time frame for Phase 1 is February - March 2019.

• Project plan, leadership roles and communications plan
• Form Steering Committee
• Environmental scan and trends report - general market
• Environmental scan and trends report - Arkansas State specific

The time frame for Phase 2 is March - May 2019.

• Project website launch
• Facilitated Steering Committee #1 (March 6)
  • Opportunities, challenges and high-level themes
  • Steering Committee Meeting - summary notes
• Steering Committee-led focus groups (May 9)
• Focus Group Responses - unedited

The time frame for Phase 3 is May - June 2019.

• Facilitated Steering Committee #2 (May 29)
  • Draft strategic framework (goals and objectives)
  • Stakeholder engagement plan confirmed

The time frame for Phase 4 is September - October 2019.

• Sep. 25 – 5:30-7:00 – Community Leadership (Student Union Auditorium)
• Oct. 21 – 1-2:30 – Stakeholder Engagement – Students (Student Union Auditorium)
• Oct. 21 – 3-4:30 – Stakeholder Engagement – Staff (Student Union Auditorium)
• Oct. 23 – 3:30-5 – Stakeholder Engagement – Faculty (Student Union Auditorium)
• Oct. 30 – 11-1 – Stakeholder Engagement – Alumni (Cooper Alumni Center)
• If you can’t attend your group meeting, an open town hall for anyone is set for Wed, Nov. 6th, 5:30-7
• Task Force formed and charged

  Taskforce Membership

The time frame for Phase 5 begins November 2019.

• Task Force reports submitted
• Facilitated Steering Committee #3
  • Draft plan, performance goals/outcomes

Final meetings, discussions, and formal adoption of the plan were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Final drafts were reviewed and adopted during the Fall 2020 semester.

In June 2023, new tasks were developed that aligned with post-pandemic initiatives.