UFV has reached the following milestones in our integrated strategic planning process — check this section regularly to keep up with our progress.
Phase one: Visioning
Timeline: Completed October 2018 to June 2019
| October 2018 | |
| Visioning process kickoff | President Joanne MacLean kicks off the first phase of the integrated strategic planning process with a town hall to talk about how we will update UFV’s vision, mission and values. |
| Online consultation launched | UFV launches online consultation for UFV stakeholder input on our mission and values. |
| December 2018 | |
| Visioning steering committee workshop | The visioning steering committee — a group of representatives from our faculty, staff, students, alumni and community stakeholder groups — meet to workshop our draft mission and values statements. |
| January 2019 | |
| Online consultation launched | UFV launches online consultation for UFV stakeholder input on our vision. |
| February 2019 | |
| Stakeholder visioning workshops | UFV hosts facilitated discussions for its stakeholders on UFV’s future opportunities. |
| March 2019 | |
| Visioning steering committee workshop | The steering committee meets to draft UFV’s vision statement. |
| Final consultation on visioning statements | President Joanne MacLean visits academic, administrative and leadership committees to present and hear feedback on the draft statements of vision, mission, and values. |
| June 2019 | |
| UFV Board and Senate approval | After two months of committee consultation and draft statement revisions, UFV’s Senate and Board approves the new statements of vision, mission and values. |
Phase two: Strategic planning
Timeline: Completed September 2019 to January 2021
| September 2019 | |
| Working group formed | The core team responsible for developing the planning process and providing logistical support is formed. |
| Key documents and information gathered | A database of visioning consultation data, current planning documents and other important information is gathered, analyzed and summarized. |
| October 2019 | |
| Work plan developed | The integrated strategic planning framework, tasks and schedule is developed. |
| Town Hall | Dr. Joanne MacLean and Dr. James Mandigo host town hall meetings in Abbotsford and Chilliwack to talk about the integrated strategic planning process. |
| Vision website and resources launched | A website and resources to build awareness of UFV’s new vision, mission and values is launched. |
| November 2019 | |
| Trends in higher education presentation | Eduvation’s Ken Steele visits UFV to talk about the trends in higher education. |
| Foundations Document and Environmental Scan released | Two key background documents setting the context and providing key data and analysis for planning are released. |
| Thought Leadership Group formed | A group of faculty to provide insight and advice on innovation in post-secondary education is formed. |
| January 2020 | |
| Stakeholder Group formed | A group of people representing each of UFV’s key stakeholder groups who will discuss and deliberate input from consultation and advises on strategies and goals is formed. |
| Consultation through committee meetings | Dr. James Mandigo attended five UFV committee and governing body meetings to talk about the integrated strategic planning process and get input on UFV’s draft goals. |
| February 2020 | |
| Consultation through committee meetings (continued) | Dr. James Mandigo met with an additional eight UFV committees and governing bodies as part of the consultation process. |
| Integrated strategic planning website launched | The integrated strategic planning website outlining the process, participants, resources and progress is launched. |
| March 2020 | |
| Survey consultation on strategic goals | UFV community members gave their feedback on the draft strategic goals through an online survey. |
| April 2020 | |
| Strategic goals finalized | The stakeholder group met to consider the feedback from the survey and revised the strategic goals. |
| May/June 2020 | |
| Strategic imperatives workshops held | UFV held three workshops over May and June to discuss and develop a draft set of strategic imperatives. |
| August/September 2020 | |
| Survey consultation on strategic imperatives | UFV launches a survey of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends for input on prioritizing strategic imperatives for the full draft of the integrated strategic plan. |
| October/November 2020 | |
| Draft plan developed |
UFV created a draft of the integrated strategic plan based on the results of the survey on strategic imperatives. |
| January 2021 | |
| Feedback shared with Stakeholder Group | The Stakeholder Group met to review the feedback on the draft Integrated Strategic plan. |
Phase three: Implementation (in progress)
Timeline: Winter 2021
| January/February 2021 | |
| Senate and Board approve ISP | UFV 2021-2026 Integrated Strategic Plan was approved by the Senate and Board. |