Timeline & Schedule

• Phase 1 – Scoping, Planning and Setting Initial Direction

  (June to August 2024)

  Over the summer, the following work was completed:

  • The Board of Governors provided strategic direction for the plan’s development.
  • Project teams, including the Strategic Plan Steering Committee, Strategic Plan Working Group and The Potential Group, worked on several key direction-setting initiatives, including:
  • Outlining the scope and direction of the Strategic Plan project 
  • Discussing knowledge gained through the previous Strategic Plan
  • Aligning expectations for teams’ roles
  • Identifying consultation opportunities

  • The Office of Research Services, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (ORSIE) started a comprehensive environmental scan to assess the internal and external landscape and help inform future discussions and decision-making. It is expected to be completed in September.
• Phase 2 – Broad Engagement

  (September to November 2024)

  During Phase 2, scheduled activities include:

  • The Potential Group, along with members of the Strategic Plan Working Group, will host a series of consultation sessions through Town Halls for students, administrative staff, support staff and faculty as well as engagement sessions for the Board of Governors and community members.
  • Members of the Strategic Plan Working Group will engage in formal/informal conversations with their peers, colleagues and networks, asking “the one big question” at pop-ups at the Whitby and Oshawa campuses.
  • An online survey is available for the campus community to share their input and contribute to the process.
• Consolidation and Updates

  (November to December 2024)

  Scheduled activities include:

  • The Strategic Plan Steering Committee will meet to discuss emerging themes from the engagement phase and the topics for the Strategy Intensives in Phase 3. They will also provide an update to the Board and finalize the selected topics.
  • Invitations for the Strategy Intensives will be shared with members of the Durham College community.
• Phase 3 – Strategy Intensive and Finalize the Framework

  (January to March 2025)

  During Phase 3, scheduled activities include:

  • The Potential Group will facilitate four to six, three-hour strategy intensives for a broad group of contributors from across college. Intensives with community members will also take place. Sessions will focus on a specific topic identified through Phase 2.
  • Based on cumulative research and engagement, The Potential Group, will craft an initial strategy framework. This framework will be reviewed and refined by the Strategic Plan Working Group and Steering Committee.
  • The emerging framework will be shared with the Board for review and discussion.
• Phase 4 – Launch

  (April to May 2025)

  During Phase 4, scheduled activities are:

  • The Strategic Plan Working Group and Steering Committee will finalize the strategy framework and identify goals, objectives and year-one priorities.
  • The final strategy will be presented to the Board of Governors for approval.
  • The Strategic Plan will be launched at an all-employee event in May and shared widely with our DC community.

More detail on these phases will be added here as the project progresses.