Strategic planning open forums start Monday, run through March 8

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On February 22, 2024

Over the next couple of weeks, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a series of open forums to help shape S&T’s strategic plan. Your contributions are crucial because the plan will be a “living document,” updated with the collective input and expertise of the campus. Please attend if you want to steer the direction of S&T’s strategic initiatives. 


The open forums are scheduled as follows: 

Faculty strategic plan open forum  

Strategic focus areas:  

7. Employer and employee excellence 
8. Finance and infrastructure 

When: 10-11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26 
Where: St. Pat’s Ballroom B in the Havener Center 
Link: umsystem.zoom.us/j/97424016161 

Share your insights and feedback with Dr. Colin Potts, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, and the strategic focus area accountable persons: 

  • Cindi Nelson, chief human resources officer 
  • Alysha O’Neil, vice chancellor of finance and operations. 

Faculty strategic plan open forum 

Strategic focus areas: 

4. Research, innovation and entrepreneurship 
5. Outreach and engagement 
6. Advancement and alumni relations 

When: 9-10 a.m. Monday, March 4 
Where: Missouri-Ozark Room in the Havener Center 
Link: umsystem.zoom.us/j/97424016161 

Share your insights and feedback directly with the Dr. Colin Potts, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, and the strategic focus area accountable persons: 

  • Dr. Kamal Khayat, vice chancellor of research and innovation, professor and the Vernon Maralee Jones Chair for Civil Engineering. 
  • Dr. Steve Roberts, vice chancellor of strategic initiatives and chief operations officer for the Kummer Institute 
  • Tory Verkamp, vice chancellor of university advancement. 

Staff strategic plan open forum 

Strategic focus areas: 

  1. Enrollment growth and admissions
  2. Student well-being and success 
  3. Academic programs 
  4. Research, innovation and entrepreneurship 
  5. Outreach and engagement 
  6. Advancement and alumni relations 
  7. Employee and employee excellence 
  8. Finance and infrastructure 

When: 9-10 a.m. Friday, March 8 
Link: Zoom 

Join Jill Tanner, chief of staff, and Wayne Jones, associate vice chancellor of institutional effectiveness, to share your insights and feedback.  

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