In late September, 2008, Chancellor Linda P. Brady appointed approximately 70 faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members to the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC). Chancellor Brady charged the SPC to develop "a value-driven, outcome-based, transformative plan." Drawing on a document developed by the Planning Preparation Committee (A Bridge between UNCG Today and UNCG Tomorrow, July 31, 2008) and with guidance from Provost David H. Perrin, the SPC developed the UNCG Strategic Plan 2009-2014. The Strategic Planning Committee endorsed a plan draft on March 30, 2009. Since that time, all campus leadership groups have endorsed the UNCG Strategic Plan 2009-2014, and the Chancellor approved it on May 1, 2009. All campus leadership groups, including the Board of Trustees, endorsed the Vision and Mission Statement during Fall 2008, Chancellor Brady approved it on December 15, 2008, and the UNC Board of Governors approved it on November 13, 2009.
Although the Chancellor has approved the Strategic Plan, more work remains to be done. During summer 2009 and using the Final Report of the Strategic Planning Committee as a starting point, Deans Council and Executive Staff began the development of an operational plan to support it. During Fall 2009, teams from multiple units and divisions began to build on their work and to develop plans for the implementation of thirteen of the twenty-nine goals, to estimate the cost of implementing them, and to complete a basic risk assessment. Their work is supported by the Implementation Resource Support Team which consists of key representatives from across UNCG. Divisional and unit plans are also under development and will each include information on how the division or unit will support the strategic plan.
