Strategic Planning Committee Charge
Formulate 5-year strategic framework for the College of Engineering
Framework should identify:
- Strategic priorities for the next five years: ~5 priority areas
- Goals for each priority
- High level strategies
Strategic planning will also document potential action items
- Not focused on development of detailed action items at this time, will develop these in a 2nd stage
Committee Roster
BME – Professor William Murphy
CBE – Professor Thatcher Root, Professor George Huber
CEE – Professor Greg Harrington
ECE – Professor Giri Venkataramanan
ISyE – Professor Jim Luedtke
ME/CoE (co-Chair) – Professor David Rothamer
MSE (co-Chair) – Professor Izabela Szlufarska
NEEP – Professor Adrien Couet
Department Administrator – Dina Christenson (NEEP)
Office of Corporate Relations – Russ Johnson
InterPro – Ed Borbely
Center for Innovation in Engineering Education – Chris Dakes
Office of Strategic Consulting – Steve Bialek and Binnu Palta Hill
Timeline
September – October 2025
- Engage stakeholders through listening sessions, department meetings, and surveys
November 2025
- Draft initial priorities, goals, and strategies
- Gather feedback from stakeholders on the draft
December 2025
- Revise plan based on stakeholder input
January 2026 (tentative)
- Present draft plan to COE leadership (with ongoing briefings throughout)
- Collect additional feedback from leadership and stakeholder groups
February 2026 (tentative)
- Finalize and release public-facing strategic plan
College of Engineering: Strategic Plan Input 2025
Dean Devesh Ranjan invites you to share your perspective to help shape the next five-year strategic plan for the College of Engineering. The strategic planning committee is seeking input and ideas to inform the college’s future direction and priorities. This survey contains five questions. Your responses will be recorded anonymously.
Strategy for Stakeholder Engagement
Engagement of groups in initial brainstorming discussions
- CoE leadership
- Industrial advisory boards
- Staff leadership (DAs)
- Student group leadership
Broad engagements of groups
- Students and trainees: undergrad, graduate, post docs
- Campus leadership: VCR, Provost, Deans of other schools and colleges
- Staff: Academic and research staff, administrative staff, other
- Faculty: need input from all ranks, in particular assistant professors
- Other areas/groups – entrepreneurship, marketing
Scheduled Stakeholder Engagements
Topic focused stakeholder engagements
| Focus Area | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 10/29 | Noon to 1 pm | 1413 Engineering Hall (Cheney Room) |
| Student Support and Success | 11/03 | Noon to 1 pm | 1413 Engineering Hall (Cheney Room) |
| Facilities | 11/10 | Noon to 1 pm | 1413 Engineering Hall (Cheney Room) |
| General (catchall topics) | TBD | TBD | MS Teams or Zoom Meeting |
Group focused stakeholder engagements
| Meeting | Date |
|---|---|
| MSE department meeting | Sept. 30 |
| NEEP department meeting | Oct. 7 |
| College Leadership meeting | Oct. 8 |
| COE IAB meeting | Oct. 10 |
| BME department meeting | Oct. 13 |
| CEE department meeting | Oct. 14 |
| CBE department meeting | Oct. 17 |
| ISyE department meeting | Oct. 17 |
| ECE department meeting | Oct. 29 |
| WESC meeting | Nov. 3 |
| CASI meeting | Nov. 5 |
| ME department meeting | Nov. 6 |
| GASC meeting | Nov. 13 |
| Student Org Leaders | TBD |