Volunteer for a Vision Team
Notices
We are pleased to share with you the newly drafted strategic pillars that will guide James Madison University into the next phase of the strategic planning process. Over the past few months, the president has engaged with more than 1,500 faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and legislators to gather ideas and learn about what makes JMU distinctive. In concert with the JMU Board of Visitors, these pillars reflect shared ideas, hopes and inspiring visions from our collective conversations and position JMU to lead boldly into the future.
Today, we invite you to be part of these bold aspirations by serving on a Vision Team. Vision Teams are charged with addressing a specific set of questions centered around elements of a pillar and will be led by co-chairs. We are asking about 75 faculty, staff and students to spend intense time over the next three months to define in very real terms what our university priorities will be in the next five to 10 years.
Each team will prepare strategic recommendations, a feasibility analysis, additional ideas, a summary of their work and recommendations on how to measure success for each strategy.
We hope you’ll consider nominating yourself to serve on one of our Vision Teams. Please review the role expectations carefully before completing the application. You will be asked to identify a Vision Team you wish to serve on and provide a brief description of the strengths you will bring to the team. Not everyone who submits their name will be guaranteed a role on the Vision Teams. After review of all nominations, invitations to serve will be extended by Friday, Dec. 5.
| • | Have a passion for JMU, our students, and for innovation. | |
| • | Bring professional or personal expertise to our Vision Team focus areas. | |
| • | Thrive on working collaboratively and creatively with colleagues. | |
| • | Have the ability to set aside department or college allegiance for institution-wide priorities and manage the fast pace of this work. | |
| • | Can be available for research, discussion and multiple meetings January to March. | |
| • | Have the approval of supervisors to devote time to this important university effort. |
Descriptions of each team are available here. After an initial kick-off in December, Vision Teams will begin work in January.
JMU is boldly moving forward and we hope you’ll consider being part of the Vision Teams that will truly touch our future and make JMU distinctive.
Sincerely,
Strategic Planning Co-Chairs
Dirron Allen, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Bethany Blackstone, Dean of the Honors College and Professor of Political Science
Sheila Smith, Associate Vice President for Advancement Planning and Operations
