Committee Charge

The charge of the Strategic Planning Committee is to guide and monitor the planning process in the following ways:

• Facilitate the strategic planning process in accordance with the timeline and structure presented to the NKU Board of Regents at its January 2013 meeting
• Endorse, follow, and promote the guiding principles for the strategic planning process
• Manage the process in a manner that ensures optimal opportunity for input from all constituencies
• Read assigned background materials on internal and external environmental trends influencing the future of the University
• Coordinate analyses of the institution’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) with work groups that include other faculty, staff, and administrators
• Advise in the development of a communications plan to promote engagement and information flow about the process and the committee’s progress
• Recommend revisions of the mission, vision, and core values of the University
• Develop a draft of the strategic plan for review by the University community and external stakeholders
• After synthesizing feedback from constituencies, revise and recommend a final strategic plan
• Promote and advocate for implementation of the strategic plan
• Actively engage in disseminating information about the planning process, the strategic plan, and its implementation.