Status of Strategic Planning
Since President Harriet Nembhard’s arrival in fall 2023, the College community has been discussing how to propel the innovations and accomplishments made during the prior strategic plan into the next decade. Conversations are grounded in our shared mission as well as in our aspirational vision for what Harvey Mudd could be like in 2035 if our ambitious goals are achieved.
In community meetings throughout the academic year, participants helped determine strengths, opportunities, aspirations and desired results (SOAR analysis). This information was reviewed by the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, which developed a draft strategic plan. This draft plan was shared with the community in spring 2024 and with the board of trustees. It will be finalized and approved by the board this fall, then the final plan will be shared with all stakeholders in the community, and implementation will begin.
High-impact Partnerships
One of the priorities in the draft plan calls for fostering “high- impact partnerships.” This includes expanding Clinic partnerships with nonprofit organizations and other entities to align Clinic more fully with its educational and mission-focused goals and to strengthen ties to companies and graduate programs in high-impact areas.
The Strategic Planning Task Force on Clinic and Corporate Partnerships is leading the charge to assess the Clinic Program and the College’s corporate partnerships to better understand the programs’ strengths as well as identify areas of improvement, ensuring alignment with the needs of students and with HMC’s emerging strategic plan.
As part of its engagement with students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni and community members, the task force released a survey this summer to understand a variety of viewpoints on the issues at hand. A summary will be shared on the task force site once available. Watch for updates on the taskforce website, in e-newsletters and across the College’s social media channels. Direct comments and questions to taskforce_ccp-l@g.hmc.edu.