PROGRESS
Visit this page frequently for updates on progress toward plan implementation and opportunities to participate and provide feedback.
Information about Funded Initiatives from RFP Cycles 1 and 2
2017-18
- May 2018: Proposals sought for strategic initiative seed grants in third funding cycle
- May 2018: Seed grants support 10 additional strategic initiative pilot programs
- February 2018: Presentation to Board of Trustees committee focuses on Enhancing Health theme and implementation efforts.
- January 2018: Committees release updated strategy documents and annual progress reports. (summary report)
The Plan’s Thematic Priorities- Advancing the Arts and Humanities: Strategy Table and Progress Report
- Driving Digital Innovation: Strategy Table and Progress Report
- Enhancing Health: Strategy Table and Progress Report
- Stewarding our Planet’s Resources: Strategy Table and Progress Report
- Transforming Education: Strategy Table and Progress Report
The Plan’s Supporting Elements
- Infrastructure and Support: Strategy Table and Progress Report
- Organizational Processes: Strategy Table and Progress Report
- December 2017: University Development provides an update on the progress of Penn State’s current campaign, A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.
- December 2017: University Faculty Senate receives informational report on progress toward strategic plan implementation
- December 2017: University announces the investment of approximately $2 million in seed grants to support 10 strategic initiatives.
- October 2017: Office of Planning and Assessment hosts “A Conversation with the Provost” on strategic plan implementation.
- September 2017: Presentation to Board of Trustees committee focuses on Transforming Education efforts.
- September 2017: Alumni Association reports on impact, progress regarding its strategic plan.
- August 2017: Strategic Initiative Funding Philosophy announced.
- August 2017: Strategic Initiative Request for Proposals released to Steering Committees.
- July 2017: The Office of Planning and Assessment publishes an overview of the University’s strategic planning timeline for the new academic year. (See the image below, or view the accessible PowerPoint slide.)
2016-17
- May 2017: Penn State Startup Week focuses students’ entrepreneurial pitches around strategic plan’s themes.
- April 2017: Representatives of the Executive Committee on Transforming Education provided a comprehensive update about work in that area in a presentation to the University Academic Leadership Council.
- Spring 2017: Regional forums were held at five Penn State campuses throughout the Commonwealth to share and discuss ideas and receive feedback from members of the University community.
- December 2016: Provost Jones unveiled the plan implementation structure during a meeting of the Quality Advocates Network.
- September 2016: Strategic planning committees were assigned and charged to identify and advance goals, initiatives, and performance indicators.
- July 2016: The University’s new fundraising campaign, A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence, begins. Focused on the three key imperatives of a great public university, the campaign is guided by a vision and themes tied to the strategic plan.
2015-16
- February 2016: The Board of Trustees approved the University’s strategic plan for 2016-2020 during its meeting.