Academic Strategic Plan

Plan Introduction

In 2022, an Academic Strategic Plan was produced that was the culmination of years of work on developing a review of the University’s program array. It represented the complex, consistent work, and thoughts of hundreds of colleagues at SUNY Brockport that began in 2015. The 2022 plan concentrated on undergraduate and graduate programs. The plan represented the culmination of work from previous years that began to be focused in 2020 with the design of an “Academic Master Plan” and was refocused into an “Academic Strategic Plan” in July 2021. Last year’s plan provided a critical curricular review of undergraduate and graduate programs and focused primarily on the evaluation and classification of undergraduate and graduate programs into four categories: Growth, Augmentation, Reconfiguration and Discontinuation.

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  Beginning last year and continuing this year work has been done to update undergraduate and graduate programs, particularly those classified as reconfiguration. Work on creating new, high demand programs has also occurred. In taking a thorough and careful look at the academic programs, the important work reflected in the 2022 Academic Strategic Plan can be used to inform decisions about future growth, resource allocation and enrollment prospects. The 2023 Academic Strategic Plan expands the work done last year to provide a more comprehensive strategic plan by describing an overarching vision for Academic Affairs. It establishes specific goals and clear objectives for the division over the next five years. It includes a method for prioritizing new academic programs and guiding principles in developing programs. This plan also describes the tools for assessment and continuous improvement of programs to be employed in preparing for future academic strategic planning activities.

  This 2023 Academic Strategic Plan represents the hard work and contributions of many colleagues. The 2023 Academic Strategic Planning Committee was composed of faculty and staff representatives from across the division. Members included, Mark Noll, Eric Owusu, Denise Copelton, Jennifer Hecker, Cathy Houston Wilson, Kathy Peterson, Natalie Svrcek, Claudette Brown-Smythe, Sandeep Singh, Carson Young, and Dana Laird. Associate Dean Monica Brasted chaired the committee. Input into the plan was sought from stakeholders across the division through a survey to which there was a response rate of over 40%. The Committee solicited feedback about the plan through open forum presentations and the use of a Mach form.

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