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Strategic Planning Steering Committee Summary / Pitch

What is a Strategic Plan? Environment and Sustainability


In four words: A Long Range Plan Issues like: How can we encourage smart sustainable deci
John Maeda has roughly defined the foci of our investigations for sion making at all levels of our college?
the long range plan, from which we will derive a handful of long term How can we set an example for the rest of the world?
goals. These goals will then go to the Board of Trustees, who will
ultimately determine the financial viability of our destination goals. Health and Wellness
Issues like: Are risd students healthy?
Why should you care? How can we keep track of he wellness of the community?
In normal times, students just pass through the institution, we are not What steps can we make to help the health of our community
here long enough to enact any kind of lasting change. at large (mentally, socially, physically, emotionally).

Right now, the students have the power. We, the students have an
untapped ability to influence the institution as they steer the school Strategic Planning Steering Committee APPLICATION
through long term curriculum and program changes. RISD INPUT Application

Through a committee of knowledgeable students we can channel our Name: ____________________________________________


voice into a collective opinion and in turn direct the strategic plan. Year: _____________
Major / Program: ________________________
The Mission: Phone: ________________________
The committee will function as a platform for conveying students’ Email: ___________________________________________
opinion to and from the working committees on RISD's strategic
planning process. Pick one:
Life @ RISD
To help ensure transparency of the process, committee members
Local/Global Engagement
may be asked to serve on the working groups in a capacity to provide
student input on any topics that rise. Environment / Sustainability
Health and Wellness
This is an amazing opportunity for students who want hands on ex-
perience changing RISD to suit their needs. Ambition-less students Please write a statement of interest: __________________________
need not apply.
_____________________________________________________

The representatives will need to attend meetings and understand all _____________________________________________________
angles of arguments.
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RISD INPUT will meet at 12 Noon on Saturdays at the Tap Room. _____________________________________________________

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Sample Committee Issues: Should we get rid of winter session?
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Life @ RISD
Issues like: Are risd students competent after leaving
college? Social issues, excessive work load, optimal extra Please write 2 to 3 examples explaining your style of dialogue and com-
curricular activities, priorities of artists. munication to other people and why you are awesome at it.

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Local / Global
Issues like: How can risd become a global leader in design _____________________________________________________
and creativity? _____________________________________________________
How can we engage the community to help the people
around us? _____________________________________________________
Do we care about the rest of the world? Please reply to Student Alliance: alliance@risd.edu

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