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1998 - 1999

1997 - 1998

SACS

Effective planning is based on assumptions about future economic, technological, academic, political/legal, social/demographic, and philanthropic trends. It is also based on commonly held assumptions about the planning process itself. Assumptions underlying the Sam Houston State University strategic planning process include the following:

• Strategic planning for a university is first and foremost the construction of a plan for the effective development and delivery of quality education, at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Strategic planning at Sam Houston State University begins with the President's vision regarding the future of the institution and a commitment to the fundamental spirit of the Coordinating Board-approved mission statement.
• The current Sam Houston State University strategic plan is subject to change as societal, state, and local needs change and as the institutional mission evolves.
• Environmental trends inform institutional directions in the strategic planning process.
• The environmental scans and the general institutional goals and strategic directions are shared with faculty, administrative staff, and students for their discussion, understanding, and input.
• The strategic plan is tightly integrated into the budget planning process.