Phase 1

(September 2023)

GFC Strategic Planning Committee to confirm engagement plan document.

Phase 2

(September / October 2023) – Pre-Engagement

Pre-engagement planning and preliminary consultations with:

• ULethbridge leaders
  • Statutory Deans’ Council
• ULethbridge governance bodies
  • Board of Governors (BOG) / General Faculties Council (GFC)
• Senate
• Student Leadership (Executive)
  • ULSU / GSA
• Vice Provost, Iniskim Indigenous Relations and Elders
• Vice Provost, EDI
• Faculty / School Meetings

How?

Through already scheduled regular meetings an introduction to the comprehensive planning process will be discussed and initial feedback on the process welcomed.

Phase 3

(November 2023 – January 2024) – Internal Engagement

* Note that additional groups may be identified through the preliminary consultations and/or through the engagements themselves.

Broad-based engagement to gather ideas and identify themes:

• ULethbridge leaders
  • President’s Executive
  • Statutory Deans’ Council
  • Vice Provost, Iniskim Indigenous Relations and Elders
  • Provost’s Council
  • Vice-President (Finance & Administration) Council
  • ULeth employee group executives (Administrative Professional Officers (APO), Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Excluded Professionals, Exempt Support Staff (ESS), Post-Doctoral Fellows (ULPA), University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA), University of Lethbridge Graduate Association (ULGA))
  • ULSU & GSA Student Leadership (Full Councils)
• ULethbridge governance bodies
  • BOG / GFC
• Senate
• All ULethbridge Employees
• All ULethbridge Students

How:

• Public launch of internal engagement process.
• Scheduled sessions with groups above – number and format of these will vary depending on group.
• Online survey available for all.

Phase 4

(January – March 2024) - External Engagement

* Note that additional groups may be identified throughout the process.

Consult on key themes and engage with external parties:

• Indigenous Communities
• Alumni / Alumni Association
• Chamber of Commerce / Economic Development Lethbridge
• Mayor / City Manager
• Provincial and Federal Government meetings
• Former ULeth leaders
• General public
• Prospective students and/or student influencers
• Partner Post-Secondary Institutions

How:

• Communication from President to launch external engagement process.
• Scheduled sessions with groups noted above.
• Online external survey.

Phase 5

(March – April 2024) - Reflection and Drafting

• Collect and find common themes within all data to date.
• Share what we believe we heard through creation of draft documents, for feedback that will inform the subsequent writing in Phase 6 of final documents for approval.

Phase 6

(May - Oct 2024) - Draft Design

• Continued review and writing
• Subsequently design documents
• Strategic Plan Approval: GFC Recommendation (Oct 7, 2024) and Board Approval (Oct 10, 2024)

Phase 7

(Early 2025) – Launch of Plans

• Roll out of respective plans