The IUB 2030 planning process was inclusive of our full community, transparent, collaborative, equity-minded, innovative, strengths-based, and future-focused. Nearly 450 faculty, staff, student, and community participants from across the IU Bloomington campus volunteered to serve on committees. Membership was spread across an executive committee, planning committees, and working groups, and all IU community members were invited to provide feedback through online forms and town hall discussions.
IUB 2030 Strategic Planning Process
Success spotlight
A campuswide effort
Executive committee
The executive committee included wide participation from an array of faculty, students, staff, alumni, community partners, and other key constituencies. It was supported by multiple working groups of highly engaged stakeholders with knowledge and experience relevant to their charge.
Planning committees
Each core strategic area was associated with a planning committee that was led by a team of co-chairs who provided leadership and coordination across working groups. The co-chairs also participated in working groups to ensure the cross-pollination of ideas.
Working groups
Each working group conducted weekly meetings and was composed of leaders and stakeholders with experience and knowledge relevant to their charge. They sought input from broad and diverse stakeholder groups, focused on developing measurable objectives, strategic actions, and metrics appropriate to their area of focus, and submitted draft and final reports to the relevant planning committee co-chairs.
Phases of our planning process
Mid-October – Mid-December 2022
Campuswide planning began in October 2022 when the working groups began discussions in partnership with the planning committees and with feedback from campus and community partners. The working groups shared their recommendations with the planning committee on December 16, 2022.
Mid-December 2022 – Mid-February 2023
The planning committee reviewed and refined the recommendations from the working groups and shared preliminary goals with the executive committee. The planning committee concluded their work on January 12, 2023.
Mid-February – March 2023
The executive committee solicited campus feedback on the draft strategic plan through online feedback forms, two campuswide town hall sessions, and at smaller venues across the campus. The final strategic plan was presented and approved by the Board of Trustees on April 7, 2023.