Spring 2023
UMBC Bold Conversations; report issued to the university Fall 2023
Summer 2024
Dr. Manfred H.M. van Dulmen becomes Provost and Sr. VP of Academic Affairs; he and Dr. Renique T. Kersh, VPSA, named Chair and Vice Chair of strategic planning.
September 2024
Steering Committee formed
October 2024
Strategic planning Guiding Principles, framework, and timeline developed.
Nov 2024
Provosts announces re-engagement with strategic planning work; Core Values Survey deployed; Steering Committee broadened; Key partners invited to a Fall Gathering
December 2024
Fall Gathering with Dr. Sheares Ashby where she shares her vision for UMBC; define institutional core values; respond to strategic priority areas
January 2025
Visioning Event where Key Partners affirm mission, vision and values; draft strategic priority areas and goals.
January – March
- Faculty/staff/students/alumni/external partners provide feedback on priority areas and goals via community engagement events (active and passive).
- Steering Committee finalizes priority areas and goals.
- Call for Working Group members/co-chairs.
March – May
- Depts/Divisions map current initiatives to strategic priority areas and goals for Steering Committee review.
- Form Working Groups.
June – August
- Steering Committee develops the new strategic plan; they iterate on the plan; develop KPIs a process to assess the planning cycle.
- Steering Committee prepares the fall launch of the Call for Proposals (CFP) for new strategic initiatives.
Fall 2025
- Introduce the new Strategic Plan with current initiatives, knowing ones will be added from the Call For Proposals.
- Send the Call for Proposals for new strategies and tactics to support the strategic plan.
- Working Groups vet proposals.
January 2026
Proposals selected and announced. These are incorporated into the strategic plan with time horizons.
Spring 2026 and Beyond
Share a university-wide process to sustain annual planning tied to assessment and resource allocation to facilitate institutional prioritization and renewal.