{"id":7,"date":"2026-02-23T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:03:13","slug":"strategic-visioning-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/strategic-visioning-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Visioning Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Strategic Visioning Process\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategic visioning process is designed to ensure broad engagement across the university community while maintaining clear governance and accountability. It will result in both a near-term action plan for 2026\u20132030 and a longer-term vision and direction through 2042.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"project-timeline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Timeline&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The vision will be developed throughout 2026, with formal launch and phased implementation beginning in 2027.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phase 1:<\/strong> Launch and Community&nbsp;Mobilization&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>Community&nbsp;Engagement and&nbsp;Working Group Deliberations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 3:<\/strong> Drafting and Community Feedback&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 4:<\/strong> Final Vision and Implementation Roadmap&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 5: <\/strong>Academic and Administrative Unit Alignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"steering-committee\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steering Committee&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steering Committee provides&nbsp;overall&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;for the visioning process.&nbsp;It&nbsp;establishes&nbsp;the parameters for the work, integrates input from across the university and&nbsp;advises&nbsp;the president on the final vision and plan. The committee also provides guidance on priorities,&nbsp;feasibility&nbsp;and implementation once the plan is approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"membership\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President and Vice-Chancellor \u2014 Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Towards Carleton@100 Project Lead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provost and Vice-President (Academic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice-President (Students &amp; Enrolment)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice-President (People, Finance and Operations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chief of Staff and Director, Government Relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University Secretary and Chief Governance Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice-President (Communication and Public Affairs) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two deans representing Humanities, Social Sciences and Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dean representing Natural Sciences and Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Vice-President (Human Resources) and Chief People Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"working-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Towards&nbsp;Carleton@100 visioning process&nbsp;is organized around&nbsp;five&nbsp;strategic themes, each <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/working-groups\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"72\">explored by a dedicated working group<\/a>.&nbsp;These groups&nbsp;are responsible for&nbsp;forward-looking, evidence-informed analysis and for developing recommendations that will guide the university\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These groups bring together&nbsp;students,&nbsp;faculty&nbsp;and&nbsp;staff to examine priorities, opportunities and challenges in their areas while addressing cross-cutting issues such as financial sustainability, equity, diversity and inclusion, reconciliation and Indigenous engagement, and technological change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"themes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Teaching and Learning\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Reimagining pedagogy, program\u00a0innovation\u00a0and educational excellence.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Student Experience\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Access, belonging, success, well-being and lifelong connection. \n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Research and Scholarly Impact\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Advancing discovery,\u00a0creativity\u00a0and global influence.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Community Engagement and Partnerships\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Strengthening reciprocal relationships locally,\u00a0nationally\u00a0and globally.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Institutional Health and Sustainability\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Ensuring long-term viability through resilience and inclusive excellence.\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"membership\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic Co-Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrative Co-Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two faculty members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two administrative staff members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two students (one undergraduate, one graduate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"project-management-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Management Team&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A core&nbsp;project&nbsp;management&nbsp;team supports the overall process and ensures coordination,&nbsp;momentum&nbsp;and accountability. The team oversees planning, consultation,&nbsp;communications&nbsp;and reporting, and supports the work of the Steering Committee and Working Groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"membership\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rick Colbourne (Towards Carleton@100 Project Lead), Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Guzzo, Project Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alastair Mullin, Chief of Staff and Director of Government Relations (Office of the President)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alysha A. Cunningham, Director, Communications (Department of University Communications)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional administrative and event support TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The strategic visioning process is designed to ensure broad engagement across the university community while maintaining clear governance and accountability. It will result in both a near-term action plan for 2026\u20132030 and a longer-term vision and direction through 2042. 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