Innovate. Inspire. Impact.
SUNY Potsdam’s Strategic Vision
SUNY Potsdam is embarking on a new strategic planning process which will allow us to focus our energies and resources on what’s most important to student success on our campus: innovation, inspiration and lasting impact. We have a rich history as the oldest campus in the SUNY System, as one of the first 50 campuses in the United States, and as the birthplace of music education. We have amazing alumni who have gone on to do incredible things in their chosen fields of study. Thus, we have a history we are proud of, and we want to ensure we remain vibrant and relevant for the next two centuries.
This planning process will include reimagining ourselves as a campus with a stable enrollment of 2,500 undergraduates and graduate students, focused on providing high-quality educational experiences across a range of areas of interest. We look forward to creating a vision together that will allow us to innovate, inspire and have an impact in our region, throughout our state and beyond.
Timeline
August 21, 2023 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Opening Session with small group conversations around what we hold dear or value, what makes us unique, and what best characterizes the ideal future of our campus.
If you were unable to attend this session, but would like to contribute your insights to the discussed questions, please complete this form.
August – September 2023
Strategic Planning Committee summarizes the opening session information to provide a general overview of responses.
View Strategic Planning Responses (available in Sharepoint for employees with a Campus Computer Account)
September – December 2023
President Smith conducts a listening tour to share what was learned at the opening session, seek feedback regarding what’s missing, and learn more about each area on campus. General notes from these sessions will be shared with the Strategic Planning Committee.
View Strategic Planning Questions for Listening Tour (available in Sharepoint for employees with a Campus Computer Account)
January 2024
Strategic Planning Committee reviews all information to create a document which outlines the 4-5 primary points or areas of emphasis which will be used as the base of the strategic plan. This will be given to the Faculty Senate Goals and Planning Committee as well as the President’s Council for review.
View Strategic Planning Listening Tour Data (available in Sharepoint for employees with a Campus Computer Account)
February 2024
President’s Council will take all of this feedback and create the base of the strategic plan. This will go back to the Strategic Planning Committee for final feedback.
March 2024
Once the final document has been reviewed, Deans and Vice Presidents will work with their areas on how they will assess their participation in the strategic plan.