Vision & Strategic Plan

Responsibility: ADA, College Curriculum Committee
Timeline: The committee meets in Fall 2024; the first event in Spring 2025
Progress: ADA has drafted a call for participation in the CAPLA Pedagogy Chats. The CC.C discussed it and offered feedback on 12.10.24. ADA will revise the call and share it with Group Operations Team.

Responsibility: Drachman Institute Director, Directors, program chairs, college curriculum committee
Timeline: Fall 2024
Progress: Course inventory completed by the Director of the Drachman Institute.

Responsibility: Dean, ADR, ADSA, ADFA, Directors, DI, CFM
Timeline: Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Progress: Ongoing grassroots symposium; and planned exhibit during Leslie Lokko's Lecture Series in February 2025

Responsibility: ADR, DI, Directors, Faculty, Janet
Timeline: Ongoing, Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Progress: Meetings scheduled with Laura Carr, Nancy, Courtney, and the Director of Cooperative Extensions. An update will be provided in Spring 2025.

Responsibility: EDI Committee, ADR, DI, Marketing Director, Directors, Faculty
Timeline: Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Progress: Ongoing

Responsibility: Dean, Operations Team, Business Office, CFM, SAC & Program chairs
Timeline: Ongoing
Progress: Financial taskforce with CFM/SAC. – meetings in place/planned for the All Funds

Monthly reports for the School Directors have been developed and the first monthly review has been completed. Annual report data sent to MarCom and requests for updates in CAPLA commons. Monthly budget presentations to be set starting in the Spring. Project codes agreed upon by academic directors and emails were sent.

Responsibility: HRSC, Operational Team/Supervisors
Timeline: August 2024 to December 2025
Progress: Admin Support Team completed in August 2024

In the face of budget cuts required by the University, what at CAPLA is essential that deserves to be protected? What ideas do you have to allocate resources (space, instruction, scholarship) more equitably across the College? 
Go to slido.com and enter survey code: #2703063

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How could CAPLA better support the wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff? 
Go to slido.com and enter survey code: #1582407
 

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CAPLA Strategic Planning Input Survey. A survey was developed and shared with faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders. The electronic survey received nearly 250 responses and the results of the survey are now available for review. 

REVIEW SURVEY RESULTS

Stakeholder Listening Sessions. Throughout November and early December, we conducted listening sessions with various stakeholder groups. These sessions were designed to gather input on the opportunities and challenges facing the College, as well as the priorities that should be incorporated into the new strategic plan.

• Three sessions were held with students.
• Two sessions were conducted with faculty.
• One session was held with staff.
• One session with alumni and donors.
• One session with industry professionals.
• One with the Futures Council.

Review Listening Sessions Summary

Steering Committee Meetings. The Steering Committee has convened three times – October 23, January 10 and February 6. During these meetings, the Committee reviewed the current CAPLA Strategic Plan that was developed in 2018 and assessed the progress made on that plan. The Steering Committee identified some of the strategic questions facing CAPLA that need answering to define a path for the future. Those questions have since been turned into strategic priorities and five themes have emerged. Members of the Steering Committee are as follows:

1. Nancy Pollock-Ellwand, Dean, CAPLA  
2. Ileyn Godoy, Office Manager
3. Angie Smith, Director of Development & Alumni Affairs 
4. Simon White, Assistant Dean of Finance & Administration 
5. Courtney Crosson, Director, The Drachman Institute 
6. Laura Hollengreen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 
7. Lauri Johnson, Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning 
8. Ryan Smith, Director, School of Architecture 
9. Bo Yang, Associate Dean for Research
10. Jeffrey Javier, Director, Marketing and Communications
11. Susannah Dickinson, Council of Faculty Members Chair, General Faculty, Associate Professor, Architecture 
12. Daniel Kuhlmann, Assistant Professor Real Estate Development and Planning 
13. Kristi Currans, Council of Faculty Members Vice Chair, General Faculty, Associate Professor, Urban Planning 
14. Bill Mackey, Lecturer, Architecture 
15. Emilio Romero, Chair of Staff Advisory Council, Alumni and Development Manager 
16. Laura Jensen, Vice Chair of Staff Advisory Council, Senior Program Coordinator, School of Landscape Architecture 
17. Danielle DuBois, Academic Coordinator, School of Architecture 
18. Richard Johnson, Senior Executive Director for Sustainability, Rice University, President Futures Council 
19. Phil Swaim, Principal, Swaim Associates, Tucson 
20. Amy Peron, SBE '15 and MLA '18, Senior Associate Norris Design, Tucson 
21. Diane Jacobs, BArch ‘88, Principal, Holly Street Studios, Phoenix 
22. Lori Jones Woods, AZ ASLA Southern Section Chair 
23. Aaron Tsosie, BArch ‘14, SPS+ Architects 
24. Lena Porel, Lead Planner, Housing & Community Development, City of Tucson 
25. Daniel Schwab, Student from Landscape Architecture 

The Five Strategic Priorities. As a result of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee meetings, the following five strategic priorities have emerged and work groups co-led by faculty and staff are forming to discuss and develop a draft goal, objectives, implementation plans: 

The co-leads are seeking to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders with representation across the College. If you are interested in joining one of the workgroups, please contact the co-leads. The goal for each work group is to present their draft to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee on April 3. 

Pop-Up Surveys. Starting February 19, look out for weekly Pop-Up Surveys in your email inbox, on social media, in the Sundt Gallery, and other areas of the College. The Pop-Up Surveys are opportunities for the CAPLA community to provide additional input to the strategic plan. Thank you to all who have been involved so far in the strategic planning process. We can’t wait to reveal the completed Strategic Plan at the end of April.

1. Planning Process Design:  The Consultant spent much of August and early September interviewing different members of our leadership team, faculty and staff to better understand our unique structure, planning objectives and the resources available to inform the planning process.  These conversations informed the consultant’s recommendations for how to design our strategic planning process to ensure multiple and varied opportunities for stakeholder input, while keeping us on track to complete the process by the end of the Spring ’24 semester.  

2. Formation of a Strategic Planning Steering Committee:  Given our size and various perspectives and interests, the Consultant has recommended formation of a diverse steering committee comprised of approximately 25 representatives of our primary stakeholder groups including administrative leadership, faculty, staff, industry, alumni, students and community.  We have confirmed the following members: 
   1. Nancy Pollock-Ellwand, Dean, CAPLA  
   2. Ileyn Godoy, Office Manager
   3. Angie Smith, Director of Development & Alumni Affairs 
   4. Simon White, Assistant Dean of Finance & Administration 
   5. Courtney Crosson, Director, The Drachman Institute 
   6. Laura Hollengreen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 
   7. Lauri Johnson, Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning 
   8. Ryan Smith, Director, School of Architecture 
   9. Bo Yang, Associate Dean for Research 
   10. Susannah Dickinson, Council of Faculty Members Chair, General Faculty, Associate Professor , Architecture 
   11. Daniel Kuhlmann, Assistant Professor Real Estate Development and Planning 
   12. Kristi Currans, Council of Faculty Members Vice Chair, General Faculty, Associate Professor, Urban Planning 
   13. Bill Mackey, Lecturer, Architecture 
   14. Emilio Romero, Chair of Staff Advisory Council, Alumni and Development Manager 
   15. Laura Jensen, Vice Chair of Staff Advisory Council, Senior Program Coordinator, School of Landscape Architecture 
   16. Danielle DuBois, Academic Coordinator, School of Architecture 
   17. Richard Johnson, Senior Executive Director for Sustainability, Rice University, President Futures Council 
   18. Phil Swaim, Principal, Swaim Associates, Tucson 
   19. Amy Peron, SBE '15 and MLA '18, Senior Associate Norris Design, Tucson 
   20. Diane Jacobs, BArch ‘88, Principal, Holly Street Studios, Phoenix 
   21. Lori Jones Woods, AZ ASLA Southern Section Chair 
   22. Aaron Tsosie, BArch ‘14, SPS+ Architects 
   23. Lena Porel, Lead Planner, Housing & Community Development, City of Tucson 
   24. Tiara Stephen, Student from Planning 
   25. Daniel Schwab, Student from Landscape Architecture 
   26. Others invited but yet to be confirmed. 

3. Planning Meetings:  The Strategic Planning Steering Committee held its first of four planning meetings on October 23^rd.  The committee will meet again on January 10, February 6 and April 3 to consider the input of stakeholders, resolve critical issues, identify priorities and make recommendations regarding the strategic plan.  The agendas and summaries of those meetings will be made available to all.   

4. Stakeholder Listening Sessions:  Throughout November and early December, the Consultant will convene listening sessions with stakeholder groups aimed at gathering input on the opportunities and challenges facing the College, as well as the priorities that should be reflected in the new strategic plan.  All members of the CAPLA community are encouraged to participate as they are able.  Please look for your invitation by email or announcement from the Dean’s office.  The current schedule is: 
   • Faculty: November 9 and November 14 
   • Staff: November 21 
   • Futures Council: November 9 
   • Alumni & Donors: November 16 
   • Architecture Student Advisory Group: November 20 
   • Students from Landscape Architecture, Planning & Real Estate: November 21 
   • Online Students: TBD 
   • Industry Leadership: TBD 

If you are unable to join us at these times but have specific thoughts, ideas or concerns to share, you also have a number of options: 

1. Reach out directly to Jenny at jenny@do-good-better.com to schedule another time to meet 1:1; 
2. Share your feedback with a colleague or peer who WILL be attending the session; 
3. Share your feedback with ME or another member of our Strategic Planning Steering Committee;
4. Engage in a future opportunity to provide feedback through a digital survey that will be shared widely across our community.