A&A Strategic Planning 2025–2030

0:00: Hey all, Spud here, and I am so excited to work with you all on the upcoming strategic plan for the College of Arts and Architecture.

0:07: This video is to hopefully help you understand why your voice really, really matters in this upcoming process.

0:13: So, let me show you a little bit of what you can expect with what's to come this fall semester.

0:19: If you were at the All College meeting with us in August, you may remember this slide here.

0:24: But for those that were not there, we asked you all, what do you hope this strategic plan helps us become more of?

0:31: And you all said, we want this to be more collaborative as a college.

0:35: We want to be more future facing and more visible, and really rooted in what makes us unique.

0:41: We ask you for your feedback, that's what you shared.

0:43: And so we are designing this entire upcoming process with that in mind.

0:48: So, here's the little quick 62nd flyby of what you can expect and how you can jump in and participate in the process with us.

0:55: There are going to be 3 different components to this plan that we are trying to put together.

1:00: The first is what are the mission, vision and goals, AKA what are the big moonshots that we're trying to work towards as a college, the things that really set us apart, in a unique way.

1:11: We're gonna be hosting a big kickoff session, to talk specifically about that.

1:15: Then from there, we're gonna be working on figuring out the objectives for each of those goals, and then strategies and metrics for everything, and all of that will be, culminating by the end of the semester.

1:25: But here is the timeline for where you fit into the picture.

1:29: You'll notice anywhere where there's a little blue bar, that is the spot where you can actually jump in and participate with us.

1:35: We are going to be hosting morning and afternoon workshops at the Palmer throughout September and October, and each of these sessions is going to be different.

1:45: So, we're gonna have One on September 22nd.

1:47: This is for you all, faculty and staff, to join us and actively help shape what the strategic plan should look like.

1:53: This is not just a time to get together and put our heads down and map out, you know, spreadsheets and action plans.

1:59: This is actually a time to really like Turn to your peers, and your colleagues, the folks that you work alongside and actually get a chance to collaborate.

2:07: It's rare that we get to kind of come together across our units and departments and silos.

2:11: This process is designed to help spark a lot of those collaborative conversations.

2:15: So I promise this will not be a sit and listen, type of presentation.

2:19: This is very.

2:20: you shaping it, lots of small group conversations throughout.

2:24: So the first one is kicking off September 22nd.

2:26: We really, really hope you can be there.

2:28: Morning session is from 9 to 12.

2:31: Afternoon sessions are from 1 to 4, and we will have lunch in between, so this is a good chance just to get a free lunch.

2:37: no one can complain over that.

2:39: that first act, on September 22nd, is really, really, really important.

2:44: And then we will follow that up a few weeks later, on October 7th, with a second set of workshops again hosted morning and afternoon.

2:52: The morning and afternoon are the same content and structure, so you can choose which one fits your schedule better.

2:58: but we'll be focusing in act two, to build upon everything that came out of the first session and actually start.

3:05: Sketching out some objectives, and then we'll have a third series of workshops on October 28th, which is where the strategy really starts coming together.

3:13: So, those three dates, September 22nd, October 7th, and October 28th, really, really important if you can join us, for, hopefully all three of those and pick the time that works best for you.

3:25: Here is the website that you need to know, arts.psu.edu/2030.

3:31: That's where you will find everything throughout this process.

3:33: So we will keep track of all of the notes, all of the thematic elements that come out of each session.

3:39: We will be putting that directly on the website.

3:41: So every week you'll be able to see updates of what's going on, where the conversation is shifting and pivoting, and new insights emerging, and we can only do that if you show up in the room, and so we really hope that you'll join us for one of those upcoming sessions.

3:56: That link arts.psu.edu/2030 will take you to the register button that you see there for those in-person sessions.

4:03: But in addition, we've got a survey, and this survey is another way for us to kind of capture the kind of critical insights that you share from your individual vantage point, with the work that you do.

4:13: So, if you can also take that survey for us, that is going to be due on September 26th.

4:19: So, coming up towards the end of the month of September is when a lot of these first pieces come together.

4:25: If you could do that for us, we would love to have you a part of the process.

4:28: we promise that this is going to be a far more collaborative approach than perhaps you've been, used to in the past.

4:35: we really want to make sure your voice is centered in this work.

4:38: There's a lot of pressures right on the arts and culture, scene right now.

4:42: Now, and so we want to take that into consideration and really start dreaming together.

4:46: What are the possibilities that might emerge if we really put our heads together and map out a pretty compelling moonshot vision of what the future of this college could look like.

4:55: So hope to see you there.

4:57: I'll be there alongside many of your peers and colleagues.

4:59: We'll see you.