Strategically planning for MSU’s vibrant future

<p><a href="https://www.wkar.org/post/strategic-planning-process-preparing-msu-s-future">Vennie</a> is the vice president for Auxiliary Enterprises. And recently President Stanley promoted Vennie to senior vice president as he is now also overseeing Student Affairs and Services. And <a href="https://www.wkar.org/post/msu-library-provides-resources-expertise-help-spartans-campus-and-around-world">Joe Salem</a> is dean of libraries. Vennie and Joe are the steering committee co-chairs of MSU’s strategic planning process that's charting a course toward a brighter future for the university. It's an inclusive and comprehensive strategic planning process. And while many of the plans have been adjusted or placed on hold due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the work being done around strategic planning is too important not to move forward. <br> <br> And as we move through the conversation, we'll be joined by four Spartans who are also members of the Steering Committee and are directing focused inquiry groups. </p><p>“I think it's important as we begin to look at the future for the university, COVID has made us realize that having to pivot to online instruction and all the challenges that created, strategic planning becomes more and more important for us as an institution,” says Gore. <br> <br>“I would add that I think one of the goals that President Stanley articulated to us is, in addition to helping to chart what MSU will work on and look like, it's also important, and it was important to him early in his presidency, to articulate and to demonstrate how we'll work together,” Salem says. “The idea of being inclusive and engaged and to really leverage the expertise on campus and to lift and listen to and engage as many voices as possible is an important part of what a modern strategic planning process looks like. <br> <br> The idea of having a plan that you create and that just sits on the shelf, no one wants to do that. The whole idea is to go through a process that engages people and listens to them. And so I