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We look to address the following questions:

• How do we fully realize our mission to provide an excellent liberal arts education to women who will make a difference in the world?
• How does our organization and governance need to evolve to achieve the “Wellesley of the future” we envision?
• How do we elevate our role as an educational institution, leader and advocate for women’s education and empowerment for the U.S. and globally?
• How do we create an experience for students, faculty, and staff that instills a greater sense of belonging and connection and prepares students for a rapidly changing world?

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Steering Committee

• Paula Johnson
  President of the College
• Andrew Shennan
  Provost and Dean of the College
• Carol Bate
  Associate Dean of Students
• Mary Casey
  Vice President for Development
• Ophelia Dahl ’94
  Trustee
• Don Elmore
  Professor of Chemistry
• Sheilah Horton
  Vice President and Dean of Students
• Debora de Hoyos ’75
  Chair, Board of Trustees
• Michael Jeffries
  Associate Professor of American Studies
• Kristina Jones
  Director of the Botanic Gardens
• Erin Konkle
  Program Director Career Development, Community Engagement
• Debby Kuenstner ’80
  Chief Investment Officer
• Ellen Marram ’68
  Trustee
• Tara Murphy
  Chief Communications Officer
• Megan Núñez
  Dean of Faculty Affairs
• Piper Orton
  Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
• Karen Petrulakis
  General Counsel
• Anjali Prabhu
  Professor of Comparative Literature and French
• Smitha Radhakrishnan
  Associate Professor of Women’s Studies and Sociology
• Carlos Ramos
  Professor of Spanish
• Lisa Rodensky ’84
  Professor of English
• Casey Rothschild
  Associate Professor of Economics
• Joy St. John
  Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
• Carolyn Slaboden
  AVP and DIrector of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity
• Pamela Taylor
  Assistant Provost, Institutional Planning and Assessment
• Ann Velenchik
  Dean of Academic Affairs
• Heather Woods ’97
  Associate Chief Information Officer

Timeline

• July–August 2019

  Introduce process and establish Steering Committee

• September–October 2019

  Steering Committee will engage community to develop strategic priorities and establish working groups* for each

• October–January 2020

  Working groups convene to discuss priority areas, gather data, and engage the community. At the end of January working groups share initial findings

• February–April 2020

  Working groups begin to develop recommendations to test with the community. Working groups share draft recommendations with Steering Committee in March

• April 2020

  Working groups deliver reports and final recommendations to the Steering Committee, which then integrates the reports into a draft plan

• May 2020

  Steering Committee shares draft plan with the board and the community

• June–July 2020

  Steering Committee further develops draft Strategic Plan based on feedback from the Board; shares draft plan with the community for feedback

• August–September 2020

  Steering Committee incorporates feedback from community into revised Strategic Plan

*Working groups will include faculty, staff and students