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WESTERN RISING

Western Rising Compass
Western Rising

A New Direction for the Future

Strategic Plan 2024 – 2030

Western Rising

PHASE 2 SURVEYS

Through Western Rising, our College community will discuss, develop, and initiate fresh and bold strategic priorities to advance ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s excellence, inclusiveness, and opportunities for all.

Organization
Structure

Strategic Planning Process

This six-month inclusive process will engage our diverse community in an in-depth self-evaluation that will yield a collaborative vision to guide us to shared institutional aspirations. It will navigate our mission, vision and values to shape the nextÌýsix years as we outline our short-term goals and long-term mission-centric strategies as a regional public university — one of our society’s most powerful catalysts for economic prosperity, social mobility, nationÌýbuilding and personal wellbeing.Ìý

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The process will have four stages. The first stage was launched on November 21st. The process will yield a comprehensive strategic plan that represents a diverse set of perspectives and shared aspirations reflecting five pillars developed from the first phase of the strategic plan (click link above to view the survey results). Each committee will gather input from the community through forums and surveys.

Phase 1:
Listening and Learning

To launch our strategic planning process, we will do the following:

  1. Create the Strategic Planning Committees with representation from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and administration.
  2. Host two sessions to frame the strategic planning process. These sessions will be in person and via WebEx. Each session will followed by small focus groups to gather feedback and shape next steps.
  3. Evaluate the initial survey and the data from the focus groups and use them to identify our strategic priorities

Phase 2:
Envisioning Our Future

During this phase the Strategic Planning Committees will meet with university and community stakeholders to develop the critical objectives that stem from the strategic priorities.

Phase 3:
Crafting our Plan

The strategic planning team will transform the fully developed objectives into action steps and responsible parties.

Phase 4:
Honoring our Promise

Step by step, year by year, action by action, together we will make our strategic plan a reality.

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Phase 1

The Best Practices & Socio-Cultural, Political & Economics Roundtable was held on December 1, 2023.Ìý

Phase 1

The WCSU Positioning for Success and Higher Education Landscape Panel Discussion was held on December 5, 2023.Ìý

Phase 1

The Higher Education & Western Roundtable was held on December 7, 2023.Ìý

Phase 1

The Higher Education & Western Roundtable was held on December 8, 2023.Ìý

The Launch for ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s Strategic Plan, Western Rising 2024 – 2030, took place on November 21, 2023. To view a video recap of the launch click the link –

An Opportunity to Engage

The success of our strategic planning process will rely on engaged participation from everyone who is impacted by our mission. Please click on the links below to fill out the strategic planning surveys for Phase 2.Ìý

STRATEGIC PLANNING SURVEY RESULTS (phase1)
The Planning Process

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We plan to set up three groups to implement the process. The five-person Process Management Group (PMG) appointed by me will conduct the administrative tasks to manage the process and real-time communications. The next larger group with 8-10 members will be the Steering Committee (SC) that will collect, summarize, synthesize and craft the final strategic plan based on theÌýmultiple rounds of information gathering, feedback, consultations and discussions conducted at various events planned throughout the process. The Steering Committee will be a body of various stakeholders — faculty, staff, students, alumni — who choose to send their representatives as members. Finally, the largest group that will engageÌýin the process is the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) a collection of various subcommittees and working groups that correspond to various strategic plan domains. Ìý

Process Management Group (PMG)

AVP (IEP) – John Osae-KwapongÌý

Director of Communications & Marketing – Marcia FirsickÌý

Presidential Assistant – Charmaine LloydÌý

Instructional Designer – Aura LippincottÌý

Professor Ancell School of Business – Mohinder DugalÌý

Steering Committee (SC)

Chair/Co-Chair – Michelle Brown & Julie Perrelli

Senate President – JeffreyÌýSchlicht

Dean of School of Visual & Performing Arts – Brian VernonÌý

Dean of Student Success & Engagement – Julie Perrelli

VP of Enrollment Mgmt. and Student Affairs – Jay MurrayÌý

Financial Administrator – Inita MixÌý

Faculty – Joshua Rosenthal

Associate Dean, Library Services – Veronica Kenausis

Athletics – Lori Mazza

Student – Kristina CaravettaÌýÌýÌýÌý

Alumni Board – Tom CrucittiÌý

Dean of Macricostas School of Arts & Sciences – Dr. Michelle Brown Ìý

Sub Committees

Sub Committee 1: AcademicÌýExcellence

Chair/Co-Chair – Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox

Athletics – Alex Harrison

Faculty – Carol Huang

Dean of Professional Studies – Joan PalladinoÌý

Celt Director – Leslie LindenauerÌý

One Faculty – Wynn Gadkar-WilcoxÌý

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Sub Committee 2: Financial Sustainability

Chair/Co-Chair – Melissa Stephens & Deanna-Cibery Schaab

UPBC Chair – Jim Donegan

Director of Financial Aid – Melissa StephensÌýÌý

Budget Director – Mufu Weng

Facilities – Deanna Cibery-SchaabÌý

Faculty – Zuohong PanÌý

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Sub Committee 3: DEI & Belonging

Chair/Co-Chair – Scott Towers & Jessica Coronel

HR – Michele Ribeiro Cazorla

Faculty – Carina BandhauerÌý

Title IX – Scott Towers

Faculty – Chair of Social Work, Karen McLean

Student – Maia QuirkÌý

Associate Director of Pre-Collegiate Access – Jessica Coronel

Director of Counseling Services – Ree Gunter

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Sub Committee 4: Transparency & Collaborative Decision Making

Chair/Co-Chair – Anna Malavisi & Maribeth Griffin

Faculty – Anna Malavisi

Student – Rebecca WozniakÌý

Faculty – Adam BrewerÌý

IT – John DeRosa

Director of Residential Programs & Staff – Maribeth Griffin

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Sub Committee 5: Community Partnerships

Chair/Co-Chair – Fred Cratty & Yaseen Hayajneh

Foundation Board Members

Interim Dean of Ancell School of Business – Yaseen Hayajneh

Faculty – Mitch WagenerÌý

Director of Career Services – Kathleen LindenmayerÌý

Director of Pre-Collegiate Access – Rob PoteÌý

Director of Career Academy Partnerships – Brent Dean

Human Resources – Fred Cratty

Alumni Board – Ray Lubus

Mayor’s Office Representation

Foundation Board Member – Nelson Merchan