Strategic Planning

The purpose of this website is to provide members of the Rollins community with the opportunity to learn about and participate in the strategic planning process at the College.

Since fall 2001, the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee has been meeting to formulate the College's strategic plan. This Committee--including 30 faculty, staff, students, trustees, and alumni--will finalize its work in fall 2003. Decisions will follow regarding further development or the plan and its implementation.

This website will bring you up-to-date information on that process.

News

For the compiled goal rankings completed by faculty, staff, and the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee, see "Goal Rankings" below.

The All-College Planning and Priorities Committee has now drafted key performance indicators for each of the eleven institutional priorities. For a draft of the strategic plan to date, click on Plan.

Progress

The All-College Planning and Priorities Committee has adopted a vision statement, a mission statement, eleven institutional priorities, goals for each of these priorities, and implementation strategies for each of the goals. The Committee has also drafted key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess progress made during the plan's implementation phase. This is the result of wide participation from the Rollins community including task forces comprising 135 faculty, staff, students, trustees, and alumni; nine Planning Roundtable sessions involving 86 participants; feedback through nearly 400 e-mail messages; and a great deal of input provided through surveys, roundtables, and focus groups. In spring 2002, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution expressing gratitude for the Committee's work to date and endorsing the direction of the strategic planning process. In fall 2003, additional input was gained through a Staff Forum, a Crummer Faculty Meeting, and an Arts and Sciences Faculty Colloquium.

How do I participate in the planning process?

The Rollins community is invited to contribute suggestions and ideas to the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee. Any comments regarding the drafted strategic plan are appreciated. Click on Plan to review the current draft, and send your comments to Sharon Carrier (scarrier@rollins.edu) or any other member of the Planning Committee.

Background Information

Introduction to the planning process

What is strategic planning?

Strategic plans from other institutions

Timeline for the strategic planning process

Feedback

The All-College Planning and Priorities Committee would appreciate hearing your feedback. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to Sharon Carrier (scarrier@rollins.edu) or any other Committee member, listed at the bottom of this page.

Vision

A vision statement is aspirational, setting forth the direction for the College. The vision provides common understanding and a foundation for decisions among College constituents. Below is the vision statement adopted by the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee on April 4, 2002:

Rollins College strives to be one of the nation's leading colleges, emphasizing academic excellence, responsible citizenship, personal growth, and ethical leadership.

Mission

More operational than a vision statement, the mission conveys the College's purposes and guiding principles. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) expects colleges to assess themselves based on their mission; therefore, it is important to make the mission realistic and achievable.

Mission Statement - Approved by the Rollins College Board of Trustees, February 20, 2004

Rollins College educates students for responsible citizenship and ethical leadership in local and global communities and empowers graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers. We are committed to the liberal arts ethos and guided by its values and ideals. Our guiding principles are excellence, innovation, and community.

Rollins is a comprehensive liberal arts college. Rollins is nationally recognized for its distinctive undergraduate Arts & Sciences program. The Crummer Graduate School of Business offers a nationally ranked MBA program. The Hamilton Holt School serves the community through exceptional undergraduate and graduate evening degree and outreach programs. We provide opportunities to explore diverse intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic traditions. We are dedicated to scholarship, academic achievement, creative accomplishment, cultural enrichment, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship. We value excellence in teaching and rigorous, transformative education in a healthy, responsive, and inclusive environment.

Institutional Priorities

Institutional priorities provide identifiable focal areas for the development of College goals and assessment measures. The eleven priorities adopted by the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee are:

Academic Excellence

Alignment

Diversity

External Positioning

Facilities

Financial Resource Development and Management

Mission-Driven Assessment

Quality of Student Life

Quality of Work Life

Service in Local and Global Communities

Transformative Education

Descriptions of each of the above priorities are at: Priorities

Task Groups

Over the fall 2002 term, co-chairs from the All-College Planning and Priorities Committee led task groups in writing goals for each of the institutional priorities. In the spring 2003 term, new task forces were formed to establish implementation strategies for the various goals and define key performance indicators designed to assess how well goals are being achieved.

~Task Group Cochairs and Members

~Task Group News

~Task Forces to Write Implementation Strategies and KPI's