Strategic Planning

At the August 2011 faculty-staff retreat, Dr. Williams launched McNeese State University’s strategic planning process. This process, grounded by twelve questions, will draw on input from the widest possible range of McNeese stakeholders-alumni, faculty, members of the Lake Charles and Calcasieu community, staff, and of course, our students. Input from these groups will help Dr. Williams shape the long-term vision and mission of McNeese State University.

Strategic Planning Questions

1. What is your first thought when you hear the name “McNeese’?
2. What do you love most about McNeese?
3. Whether you love it or not, what do you believe is McNeese’s greatest strength?
4. What is McNeese’s most glaring area for improvement?
5. What opportunities should McNeese seize within the next five years?
6. Is there anything about McNeese that is so fundamental that we should protect it against change?
7. What threats should McNeese be guarding against over the next five years?
8. What could McNeese do to improve student learning?
9. What should McNeese be doing to increase enrollment and retention?
10. If you could identify one aspect of the McNeese experience that “brands” us as distinct from other institutions, what would it be?
11. If McNeese could engage in just one activity that would excite you into wanting to contribute more of your time and/or resources, what would that activity be?
12. What ideas do you have about improving McNeese that have not already been mentioned?

Strategic Planning Meetings

Throughout the academic year, Dr. Williams and his staff will be hosting numerous meetings-on-campus, in Lake Charles, throughout the five-parish region, Lafayette and Houston-to solicit responses to these questions. In the upcoming weeks, you will be able to check back to this site to find out the dates and locations of meetings, follow up on responses to any one of the twelve questions, and see how others have responded.

Web Survey

As Dr. Williams remarks in his January 23rd blog entry, we have begun the analysis phase of this process. As such, the web survey has been closed. However, if you feel you have something new to add to the discussion, please contact Dr. Williams with your ideas.