{"id":4973,"date":"2023-11-14T16:14:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/?page_id=4973"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:12:40","slug":"stratplanprep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/stratplanprep\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Launch of Boldly Ascending"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"infoBox col-sm-12 col-lg-12 \"><div class=\"boxTitle\">Preparing for the Launch of our next Strategic Plan: <em>Boldly Ascending<\/em><\/div><div class=\"boxContent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#s1\"><strong>Planning Forums<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s2\">The Future Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s3\">Needs Statement Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s4\">Campus Facilities Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The College hosted four planning forums in Spring 2023 for faculty, staff, students, and administrators. Each forum will include small group work activities designed to help teams become familiar with our new strategic plan, <em>Boldly Ascending,<\/em> and brainstorm how their teams can collaborate across cores to tangibly advance the goals in the plan. In addition, participants will work together to visualize, draft, and finalize their unit effectiveness plans in accordance with the strategic direction outlined in <em>Boldly Ascending<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"s1\"><\/a><strong>Planning Forums<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4613 alignleft\" style=\"color: #2f2f2f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4612 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-05-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4614 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-45-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-45.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Feb. 16: <em>Boldly Ascending<\/em> Overview &amp; Key Performance Indicators<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>February 16 at 1PM, Trustees Pavilion:\u00a0<em>Boldly Ascending<\/em>\u00a0Overview and Reveal of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><i>All were welcome to attend this forum to take a deep dive into Boldly Ascending, explore how we can mobilize our teams to actualize the plan, and learn about how, through a series of College-wide KPIs, we will track our progress at a broad level. Attendees brought with them their existing unit purpose\/mission statements. Small group activities focused on articulating unit\/department purpose statements and brainstorming unit\/departmental effectiveness plans with a focus on mapping Boldly Ascending&#8217;s 13 objectives to eventual unit outcomes.\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Feb. 27: Envisioning our Environment through Campus Facilities Master Plannin<em>g<\/em><\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>February 27 at 1PM, Alumni Lounges: Envisioning our Environment through Campus Facilities Master Planning<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All were welcome to attend this forum to learn more about what a master plan includes, to discuss what we\u2019ve learned thus far about our campus, and to explore how our environment can play a crucial role in propelling us forward and upward. Small group activities focused on brainstorming elements of our physical plant and infrastructure in ways that help us move the needle on Boldly Ascending\u2019s Key Performance Indicators.<\/span><\/i><i style=\"color: #2f2f2f\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Mar. 20: Integrating Unit Plans for Optimal Ascension<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 20 at 1PM, Alumni Lounges: Integrating our Unit Outcomes for Optimal Ascension<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><i>All were welcome to attend this forum during which time teams were invited to present highlights of their revised purpose statements and to workhop their unit outcomes. Attendees should b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ring one or two of their draft unit outcomes to workshop<\/span>. Attendees were encouraged to consider the range of efforts shared and to work together to identify and remove potential obstacles, discover alignments and address misalignments, and optimize complementary efforts.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Apr. 17: Unit Effectiveness Planning as Continuous Learning<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>April 17 at 1PM, Alumni Lounges: Unit Effectiveness Planning as Continuous Learning<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All are welcome to attend this forum during which time teams will rewind and refresh their understanding of the overall unit effectiveness planning process. We will review what we mean by: KPIs, Outcomes, Tasks, Targets, and Measures by walking through examples. Participants will then work in facilitated small groups based on their interest in working on their Outcomes &amp; Tasks or their Measures &amp; Targets.<\/span><\/i><i> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>How did Ramapo Arrive at the Strategic Posture Statement?<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ramapo College&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/06\/Final-2022-Strategic-Posture-Statement.pdf\">Strategic Posture Statement<\/a> was largely informed by our community&#8217;s contributions to <em>The Future Series<\/em> summits delivered during Academic Year 2021-2022, survey input, data, and roundtable discussions.<\/li>\n<li>The posture statement identifies what we have learned about ourselves and where we are headed\u2013 our story, strengths, context, opportunity, and trajectory. The posture statement served as foundational to the Strategic Plan Writing Team&#8217;s efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"infoBox col-sm-12 col-lg-12 \"><div class=\"boxTitle\">THE FUTURE SERIES<\/div><div class=\"boxContent\">\n<h3><a id=\"s2\"><\/a>The Future Series<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Future Series was a series of dynamic summits that set the conditions for our discipl<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ined <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">work together. Each summit featured<strong> broad participation by our students, faculty, and staff<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"color: #2f2f2f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/10\/FS.png\" width=\"270\" height=\"68\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, they included pre-readings and resources, a keynote address, facilitated activities, and opportunities for reflection that were designed to help us <strong>arrive at understandings<\/strong> and to <strong>generate ideas<\/strong> that position our liberal arts mission and our public good as a state college as both guide and ballast throughout this process.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>The Future of Thought: Strategy &amp; Uncertainty | November 2021<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, November 15, 2021 | 1:00PM-2:15PM | Trustees Pavilion\n<div id=\"attachment_3655\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3655\" class=\" wp-image-3655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Potter_Laura_OFFICIAL-RT-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Laura Potter, Deputy Chief of Staff G-2, poses for her official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va, Sept. 15, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by William Pratt)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Keynote Speaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/LTG_POTTER_BIO_NARRATIVE.pdf\">Lieutenant General Laura Potter, US Army. LTG Potter is the highest ranking military officer in the US Army.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Program:\n<ul>\n<li>I. Welcome; II. Fireside Chat with Keynote Speaker and President Jebb; III. Question &amp; Answer; IV. Small Group Facilitated Activity and Report Out; V. Closing Remarks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-readings\/Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good to Great for the Social Sector <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by Jim Collins (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/good_to_great_and_the_social_sectors.pdf\">get pdf<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Courtney, H. Kirkland, J., Viguerie, P. (2005) Strategy Under Uncertainty. <em>Harvard Business Review. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/heller.brandeis.edu\/\/executive-education\/pdfs\/Strategy-Under-Certain.pdf\">get article)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Small Group Facilitated Activity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Facilitated-Activity-11.15.pdf\">get activity<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Pre-registration was required by November 12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>The Future of Society: Conflict, Culture, &amp; Character | December 2021<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3707\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3707\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Leslie-Fenwick-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie T. Fenwick, Ph.D.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, December 2, 2021 |1:00PM-2:15PM | Trustees Pavilion<\/li>\n<li>Keynote Speakers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/L-T-Fenwick-Bio.pdf\">Leslie T. Fenwick, Ph.D., Dean Emerita of the Howard University School of Education and Professor of Education Policy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westpointaog.org\/document.doc?id=9062\">; <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/H-P-Swygert-Bio.pdf\">H. Patrick Swygert, J.D., President Emeritus of Howard University and Professor of Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Program:\n<ul>\n<li>I. Welcome; II. Fireside Chat with Dr. Fenwick, Mr. Swygert, and President Jebb; III. Question &amp; Answer; IV. Small Group Facilitated Activity and Report Out; V. Closing Remarks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-readings\/Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good to Great for the Social Sector <\/span><\/i>by Jim Collins (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/good_to_great_and_the_social_sectors.pdf\">get pdf<\/a><span style=\"font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif\">)\u00a0<\/span>\n<div id=\"attachment_3717\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3717\" class=\"wp-image-3717 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/H-P-Swygert-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">H. Patrick Swygert, J.D.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gallagher, T. (2021). The Democratic Imperative for Higher Education: Empowering Students to Become Active Citizens. AAC&amp;U. <em>Liberal Education Magazine<\/em>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/liberaleducation\/2021\/spring\/gallagher\">get article<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interview with Yuval Noah Harari: The Power of Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Human Race. (Oct.31, 2021) <em>60 Minutes. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/yuval-noah-harari-sapiens-60-minutes-2021-10-31\/\">(get interview<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Importance of Character in Education featuring<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Lorraine Abbott. (July 2016). <em>TEDxPutneyHighSchool. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qb1-F_Ud54c\">get talk<\/a>)<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qb1-F_Ud54c\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cultural Competence: An Important Skillset for the 21st Century (Feb. 2016). <em>NebGuide. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/extensionpublications.unl.edu\/assets\/html\/g1375\/build\/g1375.htm\">(get article)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Small Group Facilitated Activity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Facilitated-Activity-12.2.pdf\">get activity<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Roundtable: Reflecting on the Future of Thought &amp; the Future of Society | December 2021<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |12:00PM-1:00PM | Trustees Pavilion 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>The Future of Learning: K-12 Insights | February 2022<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 1:00PM-2:30 PM | Trustees Pavilion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This summit focused on:\n<ul>\n<li>Arriving at a better understanding of the experiences and needs of New Jersey\u2019s K-12 students and K-12 districts<\/li>\n<li>Identifying strategies the College may deploy to support students&#8217; academic pursuits and well-being<\/li>\n<li>Learning more about ways in which Ramapo College and K12 school districts may partner for the mutual benefit of our students, our institutions, and the teaching profession<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Panelists:\n<ul>\n<li>Ms. Melanie Alston-Balaputra, Vice Principal, Bergen County Technical School, Paramus<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Rui Dionisio, Superintendent of Schools, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Antonio Garcia, Principal, Passaic County Technical Institute<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Thomas Gorman, Superintendent, Ridgewood Public Schools<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Eileen Shafer, M.Ed., Superintendent of Schools, Paterson Public Schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-readings\/Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Good to Great and the Social Sectors\u00a0<\/em>by Jim Collins; 2005 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/good_to_great_and_the_social_sectors.pdf\">get pdf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Accelerate Recovery: Stop the College Readiness COVID<\/em>\u00a0Slide by Ryan Reyna, Education Strategy Group; May 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/edstrategy.org\/accelerate-recovery-stop-the-college-readiness-covid-slide\/\">get article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>COVID Harmed Kids\u2019 Mental Health and Schools are Feeling It<\/em>\u00a0by Christine Vestal, Pew Charitable Trusts; November 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/blogs\/stateline\/2021\/11\/08\/covid-harmed-kids-mental-health-and-schools-are-feeling-it\">get article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Impact of COVID19 on the K-12 Education Workforce: One Year Later,\u00a0<\/em>Mission Square Research Institute,;August 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/k-12_covid_infographic_081821.pdf\">get infographic<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Leadershift 2020: Reinventing our Schools for Extraordinary and Uncertain Times\u00a0<\/em>(excerpted) by Brian Chinni, Glenn Nowosad, Nicky Mohan, Ian Jukes; 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Leadershift_2020_-Excerpt.pdf\">get excerpt<\/a>); full text available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.friesenpress.com\/\">books.friesenpress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>History and Evolution of Public Education in the US,\u00a0<\/em>Center on Education Policy at George Washington University; 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED606970.pdf\">get article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Small Group Activity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Facilitated-Activity-2.17.pdf\">get pdf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>The Future of Work: Learning &amp; Labor | March 2022<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monday, March 7, 2022 | 1:00PM-2:45PM | Trustees Pavilion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Keynote Speaker(s): Pat Wadors &#8217;87, Chief Talent Officer, Procore\n<div id=\"attachment_3934\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3934\" class=\" wp-image-3934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/02\/Pat_Wadors_02956_light_grey-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Wadors &#8217;87<br \/>Chief Talent Officer, Procore<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>This summit focused on change management and explored the factors favoring change at Ramapo and in the workforce at large. It also discussed &#8220;integrated understanding&#8221; as a strategy to develop &#8220;work readiness.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Pre-readings\/Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Good to Great and the Social Sectors<\/em>\u00a0by Jim Collins; 2005 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/good_to_great_and_the_social_sectors.pdf\">get pdf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>AACU Getting Ready: Liberal Arts &amp; Sciences in Post-Pandemic World<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/03\/AACU-Getting-Ready-Excerpt.pdf\">get excerpt<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Future Work Skills 2020: Drivers and Key Shifts<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/03\/Future-Work-Skills-2020_Drivers-and-Key-Skills.pdf\">get infographic)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Talent on Tap | Why We Need to Rethink Hiring for Cultural Fit<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xf5GmbmxQt8\">get video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Future(s) of Work and Learning<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/03\/Futures-of-Work-and-Learning-Excerpt.pdf\">get excerpt<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Top 10 Job Skills\/How Long it Takes to Learn Them<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/10\/top-10-work-skills-of-tomorrow-how-long-it-takes-to-learn-them\/\">get article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Five Minds for the Future<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/10.1086\/591814?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents\">get article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Small Group Facilitated Activity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/06\/Small-Group-Activities-3.7.22.pdf\">(get pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Roundtable: Reflecting on the Future of Learning &amp; the Future of Work | March 2022<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thursday, March 24, 2022 |1:00PM-2:15PM | SC 157-158<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>The Future of Ramapo: Readiness &amp; Resolve | April 2022<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thursday, April 7, 2022 | 1:00PM-2:15PM | SC 156-8<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Program:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>This summit reflected on the learnings from the previous four\u00a0<em>Future Series<\/em>\u00a0programs and moved us towards the establishment of a strategic posture statement to shape the future of Ramapo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>What is a strategic posture statement? &#8220;Fundamentally, posture defines the intent of the strategy relative to the current and future state of an industry&#8230;A posture is not a complete strategy. It clarifies strategic intent but not the actions required to fulfill that intent.&#8221; (Courtney, Kirkland, and Viguerie, 1997).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>The summit involved primarily group work aimed at generating the essential components of the statement.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pre-readings\/Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Good to Great and the Social Sectors<\/em>\u00a0by Jim Collins; 2005 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/good_to_great_and_the_social_sectors.pdf\">get pdf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Small Group Facilitated Activity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/04\/4.7.22-Activity.pdf\">(get pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Strategic Posture Statement Roundtable Sessions | May 2022<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>Faculty, staff, students, and friends attended these sessions in person and virtually to provide input on a draft strategic posture statement.\u00a0The posture statement served as the foundation from which the Strategic Plan Writing Team developed the draft Plan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Session 1: Monday, May 2, 2022 | 1:00PM-2:15PM | Trustees Pavilion &amp; WebEx<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Session 2: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 12:00PM &#8211; 1:00PM | York Room, Birch Mansion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Program:\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome by President Jebb<\/li>\n<li>Presentation of greenlit Needs Statement Proposals<\/li>\n<li>Reflection and input on the draft posture statement<\/li>\n<li>Next Steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"infoBox col-sm-12 col-lg-12 \"><div class=\"boxTitle\"><strong>NEEDS STATEMENT PROCESS: IGNITE OUR PASSION<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"boxContent\">\n<h3><a id=\"s3\"><\/a>Needs Statement Process<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shaped, in part, by what we learned from <em>The Future Series<\/em>, running parallel was the Needs Statement Process. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Needs Statement Process served to <strong>ignite the passion<\/strong> across our community <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with the opportunity to develop <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advocate<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for centers, programs, initiatives and projects that attract external resources, lead toward a better understanding of issues that affect the lives of citizens in the 21st Century, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that widen and deepen the reputation of our College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/grants\/needs-statement-process-pnp-application\/\">More Information: Needs Statements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With passions ignited, the Needs Statement Process helped us identify priority needs and eventually secure resources from gifts and other potential sources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"infoBox col-sm-12 col-lg-12 \"><div class=\"boxTitle\"><strong>CAMPUS FACILITIES PLANNING: ENVISION OUR ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"boxContent\">\n<h3><a id=\"s4\"><\/a>Campus Facilities Planning<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/10\/Campus-Map.png\" width=\"115\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Much has been achieved through the College&#8217;s 2013 Facilities Plan\u2014the construction, completion and opening of the Peter P. Mercer Learning Commons, for example! In 2022, we launched a Campus Facilities Planning process that was<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shaped by what we learned about the future \u2013 our context, by what emerged through the needs statement process \u2013 our passion, and in turn, by what we envision together for our campus environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4973","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Preparing for Launch of Boldly Ascending - Office of the President<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/stratplanprep\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preparing for Launch of Boldly Ascending\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/stratplanprep\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Office of the President\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-13T20:12:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/02\/Strategic-Planning-2.16.23-30-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/stratplanprep\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/stratplanprep\/\",\"name\":\"Preparing for Launch of Boldly Ascending - 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