Updates & Resources
The latest announcements, links, and files to stay up-to-date with the Strategic Planning process
Latest Updates
Strategic Plan Update From President Kaplan
I am excited to share more information with you about the launch of our University-wide Strategic Planning process that will set our course for the COVID-19 recovery phase and the next five years. Especially after this past year of COVID-19 challenges, including a...
Resources
Chronicle of Higher Education:
The Great Contraction
Feb 15, 2021
Indiana University of Pennsylvania was already shrinking. As regional demographics ebbed and competition for the remaining students increased between 2011 and 2020, the public college lost a third of its enrollment. Leaders had little choice but to cut back, trimming about 150 faculty positions over several years, mostly through attrition — retirements or not filling vacant positions.
HigherEdJobs:
Getting Faculty off the Sidelines and in the Innovation Game
Jan 13, 2021
When Shauna began her tenure as dean of her business school, she noticed a disturbing trend. Faculty rarely attended meetings, had limited contact with the leaders of the college, and seemed generally checked out of the needs of larger institution. At the same time, the college was struggling to reach new students with its current offerings.
Inside Higher Ed:
Colleges Need to Rethink Strategic Planning
Feb 14, 2019
Colleges and universities would be better served by focusing on the other half of strategic planning: the strategy, Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower argue.