Strategic Area II

Cultivate Leadership and Enhance Communication.

A sense of community is not only an ideal at Saint Mary's College; it is an actual strength and a constant goal of the College. We recognize that the Mission of the College can best be fulfilled when the College functions as a community.
Community is dependent upon leadership that models a spirit of inclusion, valuing the opinions of all on campus, while revealing decision-making processes. Coordinated and consistent communication will help us to maintain the sense of community that we so strongly value. In a similar vein, communication external to the College community will convey a consistent message about the Mission, purpose and function of the College. The Catholic character of the College will be clearly described and the distinctive features of our academic and campus life will be clearly articulated.
Throughout our planning process, we have identified leadership and communication as areas requiring our focused attention. Accountability is an integral part of our strategic plan. A focus on leadership can provide the vision and the energy needed to sustain efforts to improve all that we do and the ways we do it.


Strategic Initiative 1: Enhance and communicate our commitment to the College Mission

  • 1.1 Design a process for further integration of the mission into the life of the College. Action details

 

Strategic Initiative 2: Articulate authority and responsibility for decision making.

  • 2.1 Examine the College governance/committee structure and implement appropriate governance reforms. Action details
  • 2.2 Integrate information technology planning into the decision-making structure. Action details
  • 2.3 Integrate enrollment management into the decision-making structure. Action details
  • 2.4 Increase understanding of professional roles and develop effective relationship between faculty and staff. Action details
  • 2.5 Increase interaction of College administrators with Faculty Assembly. Action details


Strategic Initiative 3: Formulate a continuous comprehensive strategic planning process.

  • 3.1 Establish a formal follow-up mechanism for the Strategic Plan. Action details


Strategic Initiative 4: Create understanding and achieve commitment to integrated marketing communication for the Saint Mary's College Community.

  • 4.1 Develop and implement an internal and external integrated marketing communication plan. Action details
  • 4.2 Market the distinctive features of a Saint Mary's education. Action details
  • 4.3 Strengthen connections with the Michiana community, in all its diversity. Action details
  • 4.4 Continue to develop and market our centers of distinction: Center for Academic Innovation, Center for Womens' InterCultural Leadership, and Center for Spirituality. Action details


Strategic Initiative 5: Develop a reliable internal communication structure within the College Community.

  • 5.1 Promote optimal use of the campus network so as to improve efficiency and communication. Action details
  • 5.2 Coordinate and cooperate in scheduling campus programs. Action details


Strategic Initiative 6: Explore the College's relationship with its sponsor, the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, in order to anticipate long-term effects of changes in both institutions.


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