Current Update (February 2025)
After dozens of strategic planning workshops with internal and external stakeholders throughout January 2025, the final draft of the strategic plan framework was presented to the Board of Trustees. At their winter meeting, the Board unanimously approved Emerson's strategic plan, which will guide us over the next five years to our 150th anniversary in 2030.
Starting in March 2025, Emersonians will be invited to participate in a variety of strategic planning rollout initiatives.
See the Statement from the Board of Trustees noting their adoption of the strategic plan.
Previous Updates
December 2024
The strategic planning process has completed its early phases, which involved over 1100 points of engagement with members of the community in interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Working groups made up of Emersonians provided analysis and guidance in preparation for the creation of the new Strategic Plan. In the next phases of the Strategic Planning process (5-6) the plan will be drafted, finalized, and launched in Spring 2025.
September 2024
The strategic planning process officially launched in early 2024. The first two phases (1 & 2) were successfully guided by a Strategic Planning Executive Committee and a multidisciplinary Steering Committee.
Focus groups and interviews have been held with the following constituencies:
- Alumni Board
- Board of Advisors
- Board of Trustees
- Department Chairs
- President’s Council
- Research Faculty
- Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Many more constituencies will be invited to participate in focus groups and interviews in Fall 2024, including:
- Alumni
- Civic Leaders
- Communications Industry Leaders
- Emerson Los Angeles Community
- Entertainment Industry Leaders
- Global Partners
- Institutes, Centers, Initiative Directors
- Kasteel Well Community
- Media Industry Leaders
- Parents of Current and Former Students
- President’s Staff Advisory Group
- President’s Student Advisory Group
- President's and Provost's Advisory Committee
- Faculty
- Staff
- Students
A community-wide survey will be developed after key analyses of themes and will be distributed for confidential feedback in late Fall 2024.
[September 27, 2024] - Community Engagement, Data, Foundation of College’s Strategic Planning Process
February 2024
[February 29, 2024] - Update on the Institutional Strategic Planning Process
January 2024
[January 16, 2024] - Welcome Back for the Spring Semester