Strategic Plan Refresh
Imagine 2023, launched in 2018, has served South Dakota State University well. It is now time to conduct a thoughtful refresh to affirm its utility and modify as needed. Our mission, vision, core values and the four primary goals have served the university well the past five years and will continue to be the foundation going forward.
During the refresh process, university leaders must conduct a candid evaluation of everything achieved, prepare an assessment of accomplishments, identify critical strategic issues facing SDSU, and develop recommendations to ensure success and relevance into the future. A comprehensive review of key performance indicators and the measures of success will also be critical to evaluating and communicating success internally and with key stakeholders.
The refresh will invite participation across the institution and throughout our colleges.
The Strategic Planning Committee
The university’s Strategic Planning Committee is charged with a collaborative process to engage the campus in a refresh of our Imagine 2023 strategic plan.
The planning process will be co-led by the Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dennis Hedge, and Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, Michaela Willis.
The Steering Committee will consist of Faculty Senate President, David Wiltse, Professional Staff Advisory Council Chair, Matilyn Kerr, Civil Service Advisory Council Chairperson, Jessica Albee, and Students’ Association President, Blake Pulse, and members from all four sub-committees focusing on our primary goals. The membership of the sub-committees will be led by:
Goal #1: Achieve Excellence Through Transformative Education: Teresa Seefeldt, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Associate Professor
Goal #2: Cultivate and Strengthen Community Engagement: Justin Sell, Director of Athletics
Goal #3: Foster Innovation and Increase Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity: Stephen Gent, Professor and Director of the North Central Regional Sun Grant Center
Goal #4: Be a Growing, High-Performing and Healthy University: Mike Holbeck, Vice President for Finance and Budget
2022
JULY–AUGUST
- Establish Strategic Planning Committee and outline charge and expectations
- Early July: Finalize appointment of Co-Chairs and communicate via Monday Message
- Determine strategic planning committee via recommendations from Senior Staff
- DRAFT committee charge and vet with Senior Staff
- Invite committee members to serve
- Inform Executive Director of Board of Regents of process
- Start of school year: announcement of committee and charge
SEPTEMBER
- Kickoff meeting of Strategic Planning Committee meeting
- Timeline of activities finalized
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
- University and Community input sessions
- Accomplishments
- Areas of Continued Focus
- New Directions
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
- Sub-Committees write white paper development and submission
- Summary of input sessions
- Bold Ideas
- Items of Strategic Importance to SDSU
- Recommendations for Key Performance Indicators
2023
JANUARY
- Goals conference with strategic planning committee and president's council
FEBRUARY
- DRAFT refresh of strategic plan developed
- DRAFT presented to senior leadership team
MARCH
- FINAL plan submitted to President for adoption
MAY
- Submit plan to Board of Regents (BOR) May 2023 meeting
- Announce final report to campus community
Stakeholder Input Survey
Teresa Seefeldt, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Associate Professor (chair)
Kristen Kponyoh - assistant director, Graduate School
Christina Plemmons - Assistant Dean for Cooperative Programs, Nursing
Kevin Sackreiter - Director / Assistant Professor, Center of the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
Linde Murray - Tutoring & TRIO Program Director, Wintrode Student Success Center
Erin Lavender-Stott - Assistant Professor School of Education, Counseling & Human Development
Marjoanne Thompson - Assistant Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs and Accessibility
Ekaterina Koromyslova - Associate Professor, Construction and Operations Management
Carey Kilmer – Director, Continuing & Distance Education
Tamara Lunday – Director, Student Health & Counseling
Joseph Cassady – Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Kellrhema Udoetuk - Program Assistant, Honors College
Paul Markel - Director, School of Psychology, Sociology & Rural Studies
Yucheng Liu – Department Head, Mechanical Engineering
Madison Fitch – Student, College of Nursing
Kristin Echtenkamp – Faculty, Library
Justin Sell, Director of Athletics (chair)
Layne Manson - Program Assistant, College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Office
Dan Hansen - Dean and Professor, College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions
Nikki Prosch - Field Specialist, SDSU Extension
Steve Erpenbach - President & CEO, SDSU Foundation
Matty Kerr - Program Advisor for University Traditions, Student Union & Activities
Shelly Bayer – Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs
Russ Chavez – Director, Veteran Services
Emmeline Weber - Library Operations Manager, Briggs Library
Laura Hasselquist - Assistant Professor, School of Education, Counseling & Human Development
Grant Sternhagen – Student, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Donna Merkt – Director, South Dakota Art Museum
Sarah Bad-Warrior Vrooman – Director, Wokini
Paul Briseno - City Manager, City of Brookings
Vernon Brown - Associate Vice President for External Affairs, Office of the President
Kristi Cammack – Director, West River Research Center, Center of Excellence for Bison Studies, Wizipan Leadership & Sustainability Program
Lora Berg – Director Marketing and Communications, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Stephen Gent, Professor and Director of the North Central Regional Sun Grant Center (chair)
Omathanu (Om) Perumal - Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions
Jessica Meendering – Professor, School of Health & Consumer Sciences
Kevin Brandt - Assistant Vice President for Research Cyberinfrastructure, Division of Technology & Security
Diana Behl - Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, School of Design
Kristina Stulken - College Grant Program Specialist, Education & Human Sciences
Julie Westberg - Senior Accountant, Academic Shared Service Center
Rajesh Kavasseri - Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Charlene Wolf-Hall – Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Adam Hoppe – Professor and Interim Dean of Research, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Joseph Santos – Director and Professor, Ness School of Management & Economics
Reid Anema - Graduate Student, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Jenny Kerkvliet – Director of Population Health, Nursing
Zach Smith - Assistant Professor in Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Mark Lueke, Chief Executive Officer at South Dakota Innovation Partners
Mike Holbeck, Vice President for Finance and Budget (chair)
Cady Falken - Program Assistant, College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
Nathan Christensen - Senior Associate Athletics Director, Athletic Department
Mary Larson – Director, Human Resources
Andrew Sogn - Marketing & Social Media Coordinator, University Marketing and Communications
Sanjeev Kumar - Dean and Professor, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Yura Chong – Controller, Accounting Office
Derek Peterson - Assistant Vice President for Business Services, Finance & Budget
Leacey Brown - Gerontology Field Specialty, SDSU Extension & EHS
Katelyn Romsa - Associate Professor, School of Education, Counseling & Human Development
Andi Fouberg – President and CEO, SDSU Alumni Association
Arian Bunde - Vice President for Strategy & Innovation, SDSU Foundation
Barry Mielke - Associate Vice President for Facilities & Services, Facilities & Services
Shawn Helmbolt – Director, Admissions
Anna Kurtz - Director of Enterprise Applications, IT
Michael Garofalo – Student, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences