Our strategic planning process is rooted in Howard’s commitment to excellence and the bonds we share with our community. Guided by our principles of truth and service, we’re engaging students, staff, faculty, alumni, neighboring businesses, government officials, and other key stakeholders through events, curated conversations, and surveys. Building from the voices of the Howard community, our current efforts are driving the development of a plan that fosters clarity and accountability and will be a guiding document for decisions and resource allocation across the university. This process will foster shared ownership within the plan and ensure that everyone’s needs are considered.
We’ve created multiple avenues to ensure we build this plan with our stakeholders. See below for events to engage in.
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We will pop up on campus at various locations for your in-person input on our strategic plan! Be on the lookout for interactive tables! Each table will feature food, giveaways, and most importantly, a chance for you, our beloved students, staff, and faculty, to voice your thoughts and give us your ideas on our next strategic plan.
FREE
Fri, Apr 4, 2025 12 PM-2 PM At the Miner Hall Auditorium
Join us for our student focused listening session! This session will bring together students from undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, soliciting a diverse range of ideas and insights from those who are not typically engaged in University communications.
Tues, Apr 8, 2025 (varying times by group)
These discussions will allow our faculty, staff, students, and community to discover ways in which they can support the initiatives within the plan and how it affects them.
Wed, Apr 2nd, 7 PM in room P52
Join the Office of Strategy and your RAs for a night of games in the residence halls. We are coming together to have some fun while also providing a space to express your needs and vision of what is needed in our next strategic plan.
Thu, Apr 3rd, 2025
Join the Office of Strategy and your RAs for a night of games in the residence halls. We are coming together to have some fun while also providing a space to express your needs and vision of what is needed in our next strategic plan.
Thu, Apr 3rd, 2025, 6:30pm in the Cook Hall Lounge
Join the Office of Strategy and your RAs for a night of games in the residence halls. We are coming together to have some fun while also providing a space to express your needs and vision of what is needed in our next strategic plan.
TBD
Join the Office of Strategy and your RAs for a night of games in the residence halls. We are coming together to have some fun while also providing a space to express your needs and vision of what is needed in our next strategic plan.
Fri, Apr 28, 2025
Join the Office of Strategy and your RAs for a night of games in the residence halls. We are coming together to have some fun while also providing a space to express your needs and vision of what is needed in our next strategic plan.
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Use available tools to nurture transparency and stakeholder awareness
Be deliberate and intentional about engaging with the campus community
Topics and focus areas should be aligned to Howard’s mission and informed by goals and objectives elicited from Bison Engagement Tour
Be respectful of competing demands on faculty, student and staff time
Develop deliverables and conclusions that can be tracked and monitored by all levels of the campus
Make the process fun and attractive
Following these principles, we created two governance committees: the Bison Vision Council and Hilltop Architects to determine the priorities for not just Howard, but our entire Bison community.
Since Fall of 2024 we’ve held conversations on emerging issues such as AI and challenges facing higher education. Throughout the planning process, we’ll discuss the topics most impacting our community today including financial challenges and mental well-being. We’re also engaging our external partners with regular communications, meetings, and pop-up events on campus to gather input from all stakeholders. This feedback will be collected into the primary themes of our new strategic plan to bring Howard to Maximum Strength.
Can’t make an event? Have questions about the strategic planning process? Talk to us directly! Drop your questions, feedback, and ideas directly to the Office of Strategy today!
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