Timeline and Communications 2019-2020

University Senate-Mandated Unit Diversity Plans

Diversity and Inclusion Institutes

Throughout the academic year, SDSU will convene a series of Diversity and Inclusion Plan Development Institutes to provide training and guidance. Each Institute will be offered multiple times in each month listed below. For more information about the institutes and support offered, visit the Diversity and Inclusion Planning site. The following contains the tentative timeline and content for the Institutes.

Date Divisions / Colleges / Auxiliaries
August 2019 Release of readings, materials, and template
October 2019 Institute #1 - Pre-Planning and Equity Gaps
January 2020 Institute #2 - Goals and Interventions
March 2020 Plan Submission opens. Plans will be reviewed and revised with support of Councils
October 2020 Deadline for Submission of Completed, Final Plan

SDSU Strategic Planning Process Tentative Timeline

January - August 2019

Pre-Planning: Capacity Building and Initial Assessment

Strategic Planning

Activity Completion Timeline
Conduct environmental scan Jan 2019 - May 2019
Identify Strategic Planning Steering Committee chairs Jan 2019 - June 2019
Develop Strategic Planning Steering Committee roster Jan 2019 - June 2019
Identify meetings with stakeholders Jan 2019 - July 2019
Initiate meetings with stakeholders Jan 2019 - July 2019
Provide campus and community with periodic briefings Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

August - October 2019

Planning Phase 1: Identification of Strategic Priorities

Strategic Planning

Activity Completion Timeline
Electronic data-gathering established Aug 2019
Campus launch of strategic planning Early - Mid Sept 2019
Meetings with campus stakeholders begin Early - Mid Sept 2019
Responses on strategic prioritized analyzed Early - Mid Oct 2019
Consideration of emerging themes Mid - Late Oct 2019
Identification of strategic priorities Mid - Late Oct 2019
Engage feedback on strategic priorities Mid - Late Oct 2019
Provide campus and community with periodic briefings Aug 2019 - Late Oct 2019

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plans

Activity Completion Timeline
ERelease Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan template Early - Mid Sept 2019
Pre-launch Institutes Early - Mid Sept 2019

October 2019 - February 2020

Planning Phase 2: Strategy Development for Strategic Priorities

Strategic Planning

Activity Completion Timeline
Create sub-committees for each priority Oct 2019
Begin identification of best practices and goals Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
Review and revise strategies priorities and goals Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
Formulation of key activities Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
Development of specific, measurable objectives Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Engage feedback on priorities, goals and activities Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
Committee reviews, adopts priorities, goals and activities Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

February 2020 - June 2020

Planning Phase 3: Mission Alignment & Plan Finalization

Strategic Planning

Activity Completion Timeline
Review mission/vision in alignment with draft strategic plan Feb 2020
Engage feedback on draft plan documents Feb 2020 - March 2020
Draft plan revised and presented to President April 2020
Capacity building to support implementation of plan elements April 2020 - May 2020
Campus launch of strategic plan June 2020

DEI Plans

Activity Completion Timeline
DEI plan submission portal opens March 2020
Ongoing support for plan development Feb 2020 - June 2020

Communications and Documents 2019-2020

SDSU is committed to communicating often about the strategic planning process. We invite all members of our campus community and extended global alumni network to visit this site regularly, as it will be updated often.

In addition to this website, we have several channels to keep students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the general public informed. Those include NewsCenter, the university’s news site; campus emails to students, faculty and staff; and SDSU’s Twitter account, @SDSU.

If you have questions regarding the planning process, please email the SDSU Strategic Planning Steering Committee via [email protected].

Documents

Proposed Strategic Priority Activities (revised) - June 15, 2020
Proposed Strategic Priority Activities - April 16, 2020