“Fulfilling the Promise,” Albright Strategic Plan Approved
Albright’s new strategic plan, “Fulfilling the Promise,”
was endorsed by the Board of Trustees in
May. The charge by President Lex McMillan to the
Strategic Planning Committee was to engage in a
collaborative and interactive process with diverse
Albright stakeholders, and to “Test all things.
Hold fast to that which is good” (Thessalonians
5:21), that is, to ensure that the College reaffirm
its mission, heritage, interdisciplinary excellence
and outstanding accomplishments while planning
for the challenges of an ever-changing world.
“There is much that is good in the previous
plan, and much that has already been accomplished,
so this has been a time to re-vision,”
said McMillan. “We deliberately focused on our
core strengths to let that guide how we use our
resources going forward. I think the new plan is
both rooted and visionary.”
The plan has four main goals:
Fostering Academic Excellence: To be a
learning community with an unwavering commitment
to student success. Strategic initiatives
include a general studies review to ensure that our
students know the world, understand the world and engage with the world; increased opportunities
for experiential learning; enhancement of
College physical spaces to nurture learning; and
strengthened learning resources.
Strengthening Our Residential Learning
Community: Building upon our mission and interdisciplinary
focus, to further develop our studentcentered
campus, enriching programming beyond
the classroom for all students, and enhancing
intellectual and spiritual discovery and wellness
for all students– traditional, adult, and graduate–and their particular needs, including improving
campus facilities and services. We will attract and
retain an exceptional student body and a diverse
community of learners.
Enhancing Community Relations: To be an
engaged campus and strengthen relationships with
key constituencies to the mutual benefit of both
the College and those constituencies. We will focus
specifically on strengthening alumni programs and
services; embracing Greater Reading, especially in
creating initiatives such as internships and projects
connecting us with the growing Latino community;
and building on our strength in the arts as a
resource to the community.
Achieving Financial Stability: Financial
stability is the underpinning of Albright’s strategic
initiatives. Our objectives include alignment
of planning and budgeting; a strategic capital
infusion; increasing sources of revenue; improving
operational efficiencies; and building on our
success in fundraising, especially through Crossing
Boundaries: The Campaign for Albright and
the Fund for Albright.
The College is developing an operational
plan that will articulate how these goals will be
achieved and measured. According to McMillan,“Because our commitment is to make our strategic
agenda a living process, the Strategic Planning
Committee will be a standing committee. The
Committee will conduct a periodic review of the
strategic agenda and the operational plan and
modify, revise and update them as necessary and
monitor the key strategic indicators that measure
success.”
The Strategic Planning Committee is chaired
by Trustee John T. Baily ’65 and Dr. Thomas C.
Brogan, professor of political science. |
