Strategic Planning Process: 2014-2019

1. Strategic Planning Process: 2014-2019 Presentation to the Senior Administrators’ Group February 13, 2014 The Office of Data Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR)

2. Why? • To develop a community consensus about and board support for University priorities over the next five years, as a guide to decision-making and allocation of resources • This process will produce a strategic plan for AUC that: • Sets out a clear framework for achieving AUC's institutional priorities over the next five to seven years; • Enhances AUC's ability to raise and invest its resources to achieve its goals; • Provides measures to monitor and assess progress and revise the plan as needed. • Previous plan, “Transforming AUC: 2011-2013”, ended last year • Where do we want to be in 2019, our 100th anniversary?

4. The Process • Designed to engage a wide range of stakeholders, be transparent, and provide accountability. • A Steering Committee, composed of faculty and academic administrators, students, alumni, members of the administration and University trustees, will oversee the process and supervise work of task forces. • Task forces will manage deliberations on strategic directions of the university. • Task forces are expected to consult widely with relevant constituencies.

5. The Process • Task force work should reflect AUC’s mission, vision, values and institutional priorities. • Task forces should consider the following questions in their deliberations: • Is it strategic? • Will it take advantage of our strengths? • Will it make us more distinctive? • Will it increase our competitiveness for attracting the best faculty, staff, and students? • What kinds of resources will it require? • Task force reports will submit a short list of recommendations in May. • A small working group will prepare the draft plan for approval by the Board of Trustees. Drafts will be circulated for feedback from the community. • DAIR is supporting the work of the strategic planning process.

6. The Steering Committee • Conveners: Lisa Anderson and Richard Bartlett • Chair: Mohamed AbouZeid (Prof. and Chair, CANG) • Faculty and Academic Administration • Ehab Abdel Rahman (Assoc. Prov., Research), Nathaniel Bowditch (Dean, HUSS), Aziza Ellozy (PoP, CLT Dir.), HananKholoussy (Assoc. Prof., HIST), Ted Purinton (Assoc. Prov., Strategic Initiatives; Assoc. Dean, GSE; Assoc. Prof.); Ahmed Tolba (Assoc. Prof, MKTG; KRCC Dir.; Chair, MGMT) • Students: Ahmed Atalla (Pres., SU) and Mohamed Mansoury (Sr. Justice, Student Court) • Trustees: Eva Bellin, James Bond, Hisham El-Khazindar, AtefEltoukhy, Paul Lawler, David Tirell • Administration: Amir Habib (Acting. Exec. Dir., Budget and Financial Planning) and SohairSaad (Exec. Dir., Student Financial Affairs and Scholarships)

7. The Task Forces • From the Classroom to the Community – Aziza Ellozy • To address questions related to teaching and learning • Living Together, Learning Together – Nate Bowditch • To look at campus life, particularly in New Cairo, and utilization of our physical facilities • Discovery, Development, and Dissemination – Ehab Abdel Rahman • To examine the impact of research on reputation • Recruiting, Rewarding, and Retaining Faculty – Ahmed Tolba • To examine the mix of faculty that best suits the mission of AUC in the 21st century • Constituents, Clients, Communities: Expanding Impact in Egypt, the Region, and the World – Ted Purinton • To examine enrollment and outreach • Ensuring Effectiveness – Mohamed AbouZeid • To focus on operational effectiveness, implementation and assessment of planning efforts

8. Community Engagement • Environmental Scan/SWOT • Community discussions • Surveys, focus groups, and personal interviews • Website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/about/StrategicPlanning/Pages/default.aspx • AUC: Future Talk

9. The Timeline • February – August 2013 • Preliminary data collection • Completion of review of AUC's progress in meeting recommendations from the 2008 self-study • December 2013 – January 2014 • Launch of steering committee and task forces, development of data and research requests, and continued data collection and analysis • Development of strategic planning website and social media  • February – March 2014 • Formal launch of the strategic planning consultations • Second and third Steering Committee meetings  • Task force weekly meetings • Community discussions and other engagement activities • Task force progress reports due

10. The Timeline • April – May 2014 • Fourth Steering Committee meeting to review progress reports  • Task force preliminary reports due • Steering Committee retreat to review preliminary reports • Task forces meet to continue to refine and complete recommendations; task force final recommendations due • Fifth meeting of the Steering Committee to review and discuss final recommendations  • First draft of strategic plan sent to Steering Committee for review and discussion • June – August 2014 • First draft sent to Board of Trustees. Once approved as a draft, the plan will be posted to the website and shared on social media for feedback. • Refine plan and define resource implications, develop time-related milestones • September – October 2014 • Community feedback sessions to solicit feedback on draft plan • Final meeting of the Steering Committee • Final draft submitted for approval by the Board of Trustees • Communication to the AUC community

11. Your Role • Get involved! • Attend events, join conversations on AUC: Future Talk, follow updates, read reports, send feedback, seek out task forces • Prepare your units to revise/develop unit plans once the strategic plan is approved. • First draft in June, final version in October.