SPC Holds Second Meeting - First Meeting of the New Year

The second meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee was held on Thursday, January 6.

Several key areas were addressed:

• Review of the format for College Assemblies with particular attention to the December 10 Assembly. From this discussion, several recommendations were made to assist in refining the process for future gatherings. We affirmed the value of the “max-mix” table groupings which allows the opportunity to converse with persons we may not otherwise see on a regular basis. 

• Committee members had an “assignment” to review the table comments generated at the August 12 Assembly related to the purpose and outcomes of the Strategic Planning Process as well as the question of who needs to be involved in the process. The responses for this assignment are posted on mercy2020.com (Workspace/Strategic Planning Committee/Assignment 1). 

• At this meeting we addressed only the outcomes. In triads, we carefully reviewed our committee’s responses noting common and unique themes. Each small group crafted proposed changes to the outcome statements. The whole group then refined the suggestions. Our work is posted on the website (Workspace/Strategic Planning Committee/January 6 meeting). 

• The agenda at the February 14 College Assembly will include time for discussion and suggestions for further refinement and clarity regarding these revised outcome statements. 

Dates for future meetings of the Strategic Planning Committee were established:

• Friday, February 25     8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, March 18         8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 27  12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.

At the end of the meeting, committee members were unanimous in affirming their confidence in the process recognizing that participation of all of us (not just the committee) is essential as we effectively plan for our future.

Video from SPC member Dave Evatt that provides a summary of what was discussed at the meeting.