Strategic Planning

Creating Our Future Today

The College of Charleston, building on its strong foundation as a public liberal arts and sciences university, is in the process of designing a strategic plan to create a world class institution. To determine the path forward, we are re-examining our core values and purpose to set priorities for future development. A campus-wide Strategic Planning Committee is leading the way. Five subcommittees are providing the groundwork by researching and analyzing both internal and external factors that affect the College in today's environment. The finished plan will define the College’s priorities and lay the foundation for a successful capital campaign that will take us to new heights in educational excellence.

We need your input!

The College of Charleston needs your input to define our core values and purpose; identify our academic, co-curricular, and community priorities; and guide us on our path to become a world-class institution.

Please click on the link below to offer recommendations on our guiding question:

From your perspective, what improvements in the College of Charleston are necessary for it to be recognized as a world-class institution?

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Strategic Planning Committee

Co-Chairs

George Benson, President
Jim Deavor, Department Chair, Chemistry
Amy Thompson McCandless, Dean of Graduate School

Committee Members

Erin Beutel, Associate Professor, Department of Geology
Calvin Blackwell, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Finance
David Cohen, Interim Dean, School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
Bob Cape, Senior Vice President, Information Technology
Renard Harris, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Whitney Hinds, President, Student Government Association
Simon Lewis, Associate Professor, Department of English
Marian Mazzone, Department Chair, Art History
Pam Niesslein, Associate Vice President, Accountability, Accreditation, Planning and Assessment
Darryl Phillips, Department Chair, Classics
Kolo Rathburn, Vice President, Graduate Student Association
Lisa Ross, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Michelle Smith, Director of Information Services
Sue Sommer-Kresse, Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Planning
Marjorie Thomas, Senior Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Student Affairs

Subcommittees & Chairpersons

Assessment – Erin Beutel
Competitive Analysis – Darryl Phillips
Environmental Analysis – David Cohen
Focus Groups – Marjorie Thomas & Lisa Ross
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) – Simon Lewis

For more information, contact Amy Thompson McCandless at 843.953.1436 or mccandlessa@cofc.edu; or visit the Strategic Planning Committee website.