Here is what the strategic planning committee has accomplished.
Data collection
- Data collection for peer benchmarking
- Data collection for our self-study
Abbreviated Self Study Report - Internal Document
Initial Focus Groups
- Monday, April 17, 2023, 4 pm - 5 pm, SBU students
- Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 11 am - 12 pm, Campus community (sans students)
- Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 12 pm - 1 pm, Library Staff/Faculty
Strategic Planning Forums and Community Updates
- Update - School of Medicine Senate Committee - June 27, 2023 - virtual
- Forum 1 - Library Community - July 13, 2023 - in person
- Forum 1.1 - Library Community - July 18, 2023 - virtual
- Forum 2 - East Campus Students - August 17, 2023 -in person
- Forum 3 - West Campus Students - September 6, 2023 - in person
- Update/feedback - SBU Undergraduate Student Government - September 7, 2023 - in person
- Update/feedback - Library Senate Committee - September 8, 2023 - virtual
- Forum 4 - Library Community - September 8, 2023 - virtual
- Forum 5 - SBU Community - September 12, 2023 - in person
- Forum 5.1 - SBU Community - September 14, 2023 - virtual
- Forum 6 - SBU East Campus Community - September 14, 2023 - virtual
- Update - SBU Graduate Student Organization - September 20, 2023 - in person
Community Feedback Survey
SBU Libraries released a Qualtrics survey outlining the strategic plan to the SBU Community, including the Mission, Vision, Themes, and Priorities. The survey was sent via email, social media, and various campus broadcasts on October 13, 2023, and closed on October 25, 2023. In total, 336 surveys were started, 74 of which were not completed.
Vision Statement
The Libraries' strategic planning committee work on the self-study guided the writing of the SBU Libraries Vision statement.
- The final Vision statement was edited after receiving feedback from our colleagues.
Mission Statement
While considering our updated vision, our current mission statement screamed out for revision. We aimed to write a current, short, meaningful, and impactful mission statement.
- Researching, brainstorming, and draft created for a new mission statement
- ChaptGPT was used for summarization
- The final draft was written from that summarization
- The final Mission statement was edited after receiving feedback from our colleagues.
Themes
Themes are integrated throughout the strategic plan, providing structural cohesion and informing the objectives for each priority. Three themes were agreed upon.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
- Leadership
- Infrastructure
Priorities and Objectives
- The Libraries follow the university's strategic planning language using the terms priorities and objectives. Our strategic plan has four priorities (goals) that will enable us to achieve our mission and realize our vision. Each priority has four to five key objectives.
