Resources and Links
The Pathway to the Future: NC State’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan
- Web version of the strategic plan
- PDF version of the strategic plan
- Two-page overview of strategic plan [PDF]
Draft Strategic Plan
- PDF version of draft strategic plan
- MS Word (docx) version of strategic plan
- Alternate text version of draft strategic plan
Strategic Planning Resources
- NCSU Report of Accomplishments, Strategic Planning Meeting [PDF]
- 2006 NC State University Strategic Plan [PDF]
- Peer comparisons and rankings
- Current mission statement
- Campus surveys
- Fast facts
Recommended Reading
Chronicle of Higher Education
- Measuring Stick Special Report
- Almanac of Higher Education 2010
- Great Colleges to Work For
- A Reset for Higher Education
- Financial Crisis Could Give Jolt to Strategic Planning on Campuses
Inside Higher Education
- Dollars and Sense
- Understanding international research collaboration in the social sciences and humanities
University Business
Essential Elements of Organizational Strategic Planning
On Nov. 5, 2010, Marc Fath (Director of Engineering, Enhanced Customer Aligned Testing Services Organization Cisco Systems, Inc.); Patti Gillenwater (CEO, Elinvar) and Marirose Steigerwald (President, Elinvar) shared what they consider to be essential building blocks of creating an executive strategic plan at the 9th Annual General Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum at NC State University. We caught up with the experts prior to the discussion to gain insight into their success.
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