About the Commission
Commission Gustavus 150 is the next step in the College's strategic planning process.
The Gustavus community developed a Strategic Plan in 2007–08 that was approved by the Board of Trustees in April 2008. The College now is engaging a broader constituency, developing action steps, and implementing its Strategic Plan in addition to preparing to celebrate its Sesquicentennial in 2012.
The Gustavus Adolphus College Strategic Plan affirms the College's identity as an undergraduate, independent, liberal arts, residential College of the Church.
Gustavus is poised to secure its rightful place among the leading liberal arts colleges in the nation.
Gustavus Adolphus College is a learning community, rooted in its Swedish traditions and the Lutheran faith, committed to excellence in all it does and determined to ensure justice and fairness through lives of leadership and service.
Commission Gustavus 150 received the support of the Faculty Senate at its September 2008 meeting and was approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees in October 2008.
The Commission Task Forces worked from November 2008 through April 2009 to made specific recommendations for the future advancement of the College to the Board. Input on these recommendations came from a wide variety of on campus and off campus constituents. The Board of Trustees in August 2009 will prioritize recommendations made by the Task Forces. The recommendations will become the strategic priorities of the College, providing the foundation for the implementation of the Strategic Plan, and the basis for the next comprehensive fundraising campaign.
Goal
The goal of Commission Gustavus 150 is to create a road map for building the Gustavus of the future guided by the College's Strategic Plan
Defining Success
- Engage broad-based constituent groups of significant size in charting the future of Gustavus.
- Utilize the knowledge and expertise of all Commission participants to develop the recommendations.
- Maximize the time and productivity of all Commission participants so they feel an increased sense of ownership in the future of the College.
- Gather input through a transparent process, and openly communicate with faculty, students, administrators and staff to ensure a broad sense of ownership in the future of the College.
- Communicate effectively with all constituents to demonstrate there will be actionable items that will be funded and implemented as a result of the process.
- Implement the recommendations by launching a major comprehensive fundraising program.
- Celebrate the College's Sesquicentennial.
Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 2008 | Launch of Commission Gustavus 150 at President Ohle's Inauguration |
| November 2008 | First meeting of each task force Summit meetings in Twin Cities (November/December) |
| January 2009 | Task Force meetings National Summit meetings |
| February 2009 | Task Force meetings National Summit meetings |
| March 2009 | Task Force meetings National Summit meetings |
| April 30, 2009 | Task Force recommendations complete |
| May and June 2009 | Faculty, administrators, staff, students, alumni, Task Force members, and Summit participants provide input on priorities regarding recommendations |
| June and July 2009 | Recommendations are moved into new substantive categories, moved
out of Task Forces. Recommendations that are essentially the same
but written by different Task Forces are merged. Input gathered from constituents is analyzed. |
| August 2009 | Strategic priorities outlined by the Gustavus Board of Trustees |
| Friday, October 9, 2009 | Homecoming/Family Weekend Commission Gustavus 150 Celebration Dinner Report final priorities to all Gustavus constituents |
| 2009–2010 Academic Year | Gustavus Vice Presidents receive recommendations relevant to
their division and work with on campus community on implementation. Initial work begins for comprehensive campaign. |