Dear Colleagues,
Thank you for your engagement in our start-up meetings and your excitement for the draft Academic Affairs vision:
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As we drive Grand Valley’s mission, we: Lead with intention. Collaborate with purpose. Create a lasting impact for generations to come.
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At those meetings, I shared the adaptive Academic Affairs Strategic Framework that both informs and steers Reach Higher Together, while centering GVSU’s mission and prioritizing our people. Today, I’m pleased to launch the Strategic Framework website (www.gvsu.edu/aasf). There, you will find the draft vision, strategic priorities, and proposed moves and actions. I encourage you to learn more and share your perspectives.
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Your voices are essential as we refine the framework and move toward implementation. Between now and October 15, you can participate in any of the following ways:
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- Join an interactive campus forum
We will host seven open forums across our Valley and City campuses and via Zoom. Please complete the RSVP form to join as many sessions as you are able. Participants are encouraged to pre-read the Strategic Framework.
- Wednesday, September 10, 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Health Campus – 210 DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH) - Tuesday, September 16, 2:30 – 4:00 PM
Allendale Campus – 2266 Kirkhof Center (KC) - Wednesday, September 17, 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Allendale Campus – 2266 Kirkhof Center (KC)
- Thursday, September 18, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Via Zoom - Monday, September 22, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Via Zoom - Tuesday, September 23, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Pew Grand Rapids Campus – 102 E Devos Center (DEV) - Wednesday, October 1, 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Pew Grand Rapids Campus – 1008 Seidman Center (SCB)
- Participate in a college/unit group session
Deans or unit heads may convene a group discussion and submit a single summary using the College or Unit Feedback Form. You may also contact AVP Lancaster for guidance in facilitating conversations and to submit group feedback.
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Submit individual feedback
If you prefer to respond independently or anonymously, use the Individual Feedback Form on the AASF website.
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Feedback window: now through October 15, 2025.
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Your feedback will guide revisions to the draft Strategic Framework, inform metrics, and shape implementation timelines. Our team will compile all feedback to improve the draft, align moves and actions, and create steps along with metrics that include baselines and targets. The final strategic plan will be available in December.
Implementation and activation will begin in Winter 2026, including the creation of implementation teams, clear accountability structures, regular check-ins, and a public dashboard to track progress.
Thank you for your dedication to our students and to this important shared work. I look forward to learning from your insights as, together, we co-create a future for Academic Affairs that is bold, strengths-based, and aligned with Grand Valley’s mission.
With appreciation,
Jennifer Drake, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
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