College of Arts and Architecture
Strategic Planning Process 2008-2009
Executive Summary
http://www.artsandarchitecture.psu.edu/files/A&Astratplan_2008.pdf

 

Mission Statement
The College of Arts and Architecture educates and prepares artists, scholars, teachers and other arts professionals and enriches the lives of others through the celebration and dissemination of the arts.

Vision Statement

  • To create a dynamic, rich environment that fosters excellence in research, teaching, learning, collaboration, and presentation across the arts and design disciplines within the College and the University
  • To provide a climate that affirms cultural diversity, encourages internationalization, and positions the College as a leader in the arts within regional, national, and global communities

In five years, we will have helped others within the University understand the ways in which the arts and design disciplines can contribute to research that addresses global problems. We will advance the University’s mission in general education, enhanced through online pedagogy where appropriate. Through our public performances, community design services and exhibition schedule, we will support the University’s need for outreach in ways that are unique to A&A. Individual artists, designers, and scholars who teach and learn in our College will shape the future of their professions through their creative contributions.

Core Values
Our core values originate from the intrinsic merit of the arts in the life of the university and society.
We collectively believe in and value:

  • imagination and creativity
  • disciplinary mastery and transdisciplinary engagement
  • collaboration and individual achievement
  • open inquiry and critical dialogue
  • diversity and respect
  • tradition and change

Goals

  • Goal I: Strengthen our significance and reputation in the arts
  • Goal II: Prepare students to thrive in a global environment
  • Goal III: Continue to enrich the lives of the University and the region by celebrating and disseminating the arts through our commitment to outreach
  • Goal IV: Develop a 10-year college master plan for facilities and technology

Timelines:

  • August/September 2008 - Dean meets with units and outlines the upcoming strategic planning process including timetable and an overview of expectations for unit-level plans.
  • December 1, 2008 - First drafts of plans due; Dean provides written feedback during the next two months.
  • March 1, 2009 - Submission of final plans by unit heads
  • April/May 2009 – Update College of Arts and Architecture Strategic Plan

Guidelines:

  • The College of Arts and Architecture is striving for greatness. Build on the core values and goals of the A&A Strategic Plan.
  • Five-year strategic plan for your unit for the academic years of 2008-2013 based on the A&A Strategic Plan. The University is moving to a five-year planning cycle to encourage more strategic thinking.
  • An articulated vision of where you see your unit's future in five years. This vision for the future should incorporate an analysis of the overarching trends and forces that are shaping the environment in which your unit operates nationally and locally.
  • Develop goals and strategies to achieve the College's vision for 2013. The units should collect data and utilize indicators appropriate to unit level goals and strategies. We iwll use measurable outcomes to assess and update the college plan annually.
  • Plans should include information regarding how academic assessment and effforts to review undergraduate and graduate degree programs will be accomplished.
  • Plans should incorporate diversity and internationalization into the larger context of the unit's future vision, goals, and strategies.