The Berklee community’s participation is central to the development of Berklee’s mission, vision and strategic direction. The steering committee is creating opportunities to fully engage all areas of our community in review and dialogue to ensure that the resulting work reflects our community’s diverse and varied perspectives.
Between fall 2023 and spring 2024, community members will have opportunities to learn and share feedback about the mission, vision, and strategic direction through webinars, in person workshops, pop-up events, surveys, and more. In addition, the steering committee will attend meetings with campus groups and department meetings to ensure that all community members have multiple opportunities to participate in the conversation.
Prior Engagement Opportunities
January 2024: Berklee Teachers on Teaching Workshops
At these sessions, "Developing Academic Priorities for Berklee’s Strategic Plan," members of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee and Academic Leadership Council (ALC) engaged faculty members in a workshop that supports the development of academic priorities for our strategic direction. The workshop focused on three key academic priorities that have been developed by the ALC (Student Health and Wellness, Teaching and Learning Center, Emerging Technologies) and engaged faculty in a brainstorming session around them.
November 2023: Mission and Vision Draft Feedback Workshops
Charged with ensuring voices throughout our community have the opportunity to engage in this important work, the President’s Council and Academic Leadership Council facilitated workshops with their teams and related community groups to gather feedback about the mission and vision drafts. The Strategic Planning Steering Committee provided training and a toolkit, and offered facilitation support where possible. Feedback from these sessions will inform the development of the final version of the mission and vision.
September 2023: Mission and Vision Community Feedback
What is Berklee’s core purpose? What is your vision for the future of Berklee? Throughout September, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee provided both digital and in-person opportunities for all community members to answer these questions to inform drafting of the mission and vision, including a short survey, post-it boards at each campus, a presence at Opening Day, and food truck pop-ups.
September 2023: Community Strategic Planning Webinars
What is Berklee’s core purpose? What is your vision for the future of Berklee? The Strategic Planning Steering Committee held two webinars where participants discussed these key questions.
Summer 2023: Meetings and Retreats with Key Leadership Groups
Throughout the summer of 2023, the committee engaged key leadership groups at meetings and retreats, including President's Cabinet, President’s Council, Provost’s Council, Academic Leadership Council (ALC), Student Enrollment and Engagement Leadership Council (SEELC), and several administrative divisions. These groups learned about the strategic planning process through discussions and workshops and explored and synthesized key themes and findings from previous community input.
March 2023: Workshops for Students, Faculty, and Staff
Following the community-wide survey in March 2023, we gathered additional input and insights from the Berklee community through a series of two-hour workshops on the five strategic planning themes. Each working session, facilitated by the consulting firm B+A, engaged a large group of students, faculty, and staff.
February 2023: Survey for Students, Faculty, and Staff
In February 2023, we surveyed all students, faculty, and staff about the current state of Berklee and aspirations for the future to inform our strategic planning process.
