Strategic Planning
Drum Roll: Colorado School of Public Health New Vision Statement
Public Health Elevated. Rising Together for a Healthier Future for All When I interviewed for the position of dean of the Colorado School of Public Health, many of you said “we don’t know who we are as a school; we haven’t yet declared our identity.” It is completely understandable why the faculty, staff, and students may feel this way. Our school was started only 15 years ago, and few teenagers know what they are going to be. However, now is the time to define it. Strategic planning is common for a new leader, but few leaders get the opportunity to work with an organization to redefine its vision, mission, and core values for the foreseeable future. In this Dean’s note, I focus on our new Vision statement and the process the school used to develop it. Read more >
March 2024 Strategic Planning Update
As we look towards the next five years at ColoradoSPH, we are undergoing a strategic planning process to lay out our priorities and crystallize our vision. The last five-year strategic plan, from 2019-2024, served us well and now we are embarking on the plan that will guide us for the next five years. Click to read more.
The strategic plan and process
The strategic planning process charting our school’s future from 2024-2029 is underway.
A 10-person Steering Committee representing the school's three campuses as well as its diverse disciplines and programs has been formed and will meet regularly throughout the strategic plan creation. This process includes:
Phase 1 (November 2023 - February 2024): Identity Formation. We will crystallize our vision, mission, and core values through a comprehensive survey and collaborative workshops.
Phase 2 (February - August, 2024) : Strategic Planning. We will set our goals, formulate strategies, develop action plans, allocate resources, and initiate executive coaching for our leadership and strategy champions. Meetings have been planned with faculty, staff, students, community partners, peer institutions and more.
Phase 3 (Fall 2024): Execution & Sustained Coaching Support. We will ensure the successful implementation of the strategic plan through ongoing coaching, monitoring, evaluation, and feedback loops. The new mission and vision for ColoradoSPH will be announced in March.
For more information on this process, please reach out to Michelle Kuba, Assistant Dean of Operations, at michelle.kuba@cuanschutz.edu.
Steering Committee
Cerise Hunt PhD, MSW
Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Director (Center for Public Health Practice), Clinical Assistant Professor
