Strategic Planning and Analysis Committee
The Strategic Planning and Analysis Committee is composed of six elected faculty members, three elected staff members, and two students. It also includes the Vice President for Administration and Finance, the Director of Institutional Research, and the Provost as ex officio non-voting members. Election to SPA is for a three-year term.
The Strategic Planning and Analysis Committee (SPA) replaced the Resources and Planning Committee (RPC) in AY 2017-2018.
The SPA Committee acts as an advisory committee to the President regarding long-term planning. Duties of the committee include:
- Review and monitoring of the implementation of the existing strategic plan
- Identifying emerging priorities and reporting them to the President
- Selecting faculty representatives to the Task Force on Budget, and the Benefits Advisory Committee
- A subcommittee, consisting of the voting faculty members, will conduct faculty salary audits
2025-2026 MEMBERS
Faculty:
Kari Shepherdson-Scott, Art & Art History, Chair (fall semester)
Christie Manning, Environmental Studies
Lori Ziegelmeier, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Laura Smith, Geography
Robin Shields-Cutler, Biology
Liang Ding, Economics, Chair (spring semester)
Amy Elkins, English and Creative Writing (spring semester only)
Staff:
Minerva Muñoz, Institutional Equity
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Students:
Cristian Cano ’26
Emma Runchey Smalley ’26
Ex Officio:
Lisa Anderson-Levy, Executive Vice President and Provost
Patricia Langer, Vice President of Administration and Finance
Adam Johnson, Director, Institutional Research