Strategic Planning Initiative
Dear Colleagues:
Our College of Science is excited to begin a strategic planning process. This is something that is long overdue, delayed somewhat by the pandemic, but also timely at this point given the near completion of the University’s strategic plan as well as individual departments in our college carrying out strategic planning exercises over the past year.
The objective of this process is to develop an actionable, five-year strategic plan that articulates our vision, mission, and values, and sets an overall direction for the College. We have engaged the firm of Attain Partners to facilitate the planning process over the 2022-23 academic year.
To help facilitate this effort, the college is working with Attain Partners, a local consulting firm, to work closely with our established Steering Committee, Working Group, and the Mason community to gather feedback from leaders, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and others.
Steering Committee
Jen Bazaz Gettys - Director, Enrollment and Curriculum Management, Dean's Administration
Jessica Callus - Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Paula Danquah-Brobby - Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Dean's Administration
Hillary Hamm - Fiscal and HR Specialist, Computer and Data Sciences
Audrey Kelaher - Director, Development, Dean's Administration
Jim Kinter - Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences
Sonja Kline - Graduate Research Assistant, Forensic Science Program
Tracy Mason - Assistant Dean, Strategic Communications, Dean's Administration
Aarthi Narayanan - Associate Professor, Biology
Peter Plavchan - Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Joel Schnur - Research Professor, Bio/Molecular Science, Dean's Administration
Phil Yang - Professor, Geography and Geoinformation Science
Working Group
Barney Bishop - Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Natalie Burls - Associate Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences
Flavia Colonna - Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Melissa Hayes - Director, Graduate Programs, Dean's Administration
Alex Hodge - Lead Scientific Project Manager, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine
Nadine Kabbani - Associate Professor, School of Systems Biology/IPN
Mary Ellen O'Toole - Program Director, Professor, Forensic Science Program
Laura Powers - Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications, Dean's Administration
Michael Summers - Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Lillian Virgil - Assistant to the Associate Dean for Research, Dean's Administration
Konrad Wessels - Associate Professor, Geography and Geoinformation Science
Richard Witt - CSI PhD Student, Computational and Data Sciences
Strategic Planning Timeline
