Vision Conference
In the CSP process, a vision conference is held to gather momentum around the ideas that will lead the university into a positive future. The vision conference is a structured and highly interactive one-day meeting involving around 75 stakeholders. 麻豆社区 70% of these are internal stakeholders (including all members of SPARC along with other faculty, students, and administrators) and the other 30%, external (e.g., alumni, business and community leaders, etc.). This combination helps provide the perspectives people need as they think together about the future of the institution. As described by Sanaghan, 鈥淸a] vision conference is not an open brainstorming session during which every idea is a good one and participants provide loads of uninformed ideas and opinions. Rather, the session is grounded in institutional realities and quality information (concept papers) and culminates with attendees creating a shared 鈥榩referred future鈥 of the institution worthy of their commitment. At the conclusion of the conferences, a vision statement is created that brings together the hopes and aspirations of attendees and helps shape a powerful future for the institution鈥 (鈥淢ore hearts and minds at the table,鈥 p. 5).
麻豆社区P鈥檚 Vision Conference was held February 28, 2012.