Category Archives: Strategic Planning

We are pleased to share that on April 30, the Hope College Board of Trustees unanimously approved our new 10-year strategic plan. The 2025 Hope College Strategic Plan represents nearly two years of dedication, hard work and collaboration by hundreds of people in the Hope community. I am grateful  for the many contributions that added to …

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What is this Trust Survey all about? How do I fill it out? What is Hope going to do with the results? Find answers to these and more questions here http://www.hope.edu/president/strategic/trust-index

Dear Hope Campus Community: On behalf of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, we thank you for the valuable and thoughtful feedback on the draft plan prior to spring break.  The committee recognizes the commitment hundreds of you made by attending sessions, sending suggestions through the online feedback form, and discussing the plan with your colleagues.  We appreciate …

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Dear Friends and Colleagues: Since late October, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee has been drafting objectives and key performance indicators for each of the six strategic plan goals unanimously affirmed by our Board of Trustees.  The work has gone incredibly well thus far, and the committee’s highest priority is to complete the process in a …

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Read a recent article on Hope’s strategic planning process published in the Holland Sentinel. Hope College president looks to expand college’s reach to national stage. Direct URL: http://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20141102/NEWS/141109925

Here’s a great blog by Hope College Provost Rich Ray on change in higher education and Hope’s strategic planning process.  Thanks Rich! https://blogs.hope.edu/provost/

Faculty and Staff Colleagues, I am writing on behalf of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee to update you as we complete the data-analysis phase of our work and begin setting priorities that will shape our 10-year goals. I am pleased to report that much work has been completed and the process remains on schedule. Here …

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A few photos from the April 8th strategic planning meeting of Global Hope led by Ernest Cole.

We kicked off the work of the study groups last week with two general training sessions for members to better understand their work in the context of the entire strategic planning process.  This is the training information that we shared with study group members to help them get started. Study Group Meetings.March 2014