Fall 1996

• Monthly all-college emails with updates about the progress of the key initiative teams and the best practices/best processes teams.

January 10 & 12, 1996

An all-college review of the college's strategic planning methodology and the college's entire strategic plan in its subsequent iteration:

• College of Business Faculty and Staff meeting (1/10/96; 2/3 of total College in attendance).
• Accountancy Department Spring 1996 Faculty meeting (1/12/96; 18 faculty in attendance).

May 2, 1996

Review of the college's strategic planning methodology and the college's entire strategic plan in its subsequent iteration:

• Communication Forum for the College's Board of Executive Advisors (45 attendees).

August 21, 1996

An all-college review of the college's strategic planning methodology and the college's entire strategic plan in its subsequent iteration:

• College of Business Faculty and Staff meeting.

November 14, 1996

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors (review of the key initiatives and best practices/best processes identified by the strategic planning process).

1997

Spring 1997

• Monthly all-college emails with updates about the progress of the key initiative teams and the best practices/best processes teams.

January 1997

• Dean's review of the college's strategic plan via departmental meetings held by every College of Business academic department.

May 1, 1997

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors: review of the strategic plan and the college's strategic alliance process.

August 21, 1997

• College of Business Faculty and Staff meeting: update on the strategic plan, the Strategic Planning Council (SPC), and the disposition of the work generated by all SPC action teams.

1998

January 1998

• Dean's review of the college strategic plan via departmental meetings held by every College of Business academic department.

August 20, 1998

• College of Business Faculty and Staff meeting: annual review of the strategic plan.

Fall 1998

• "The Forum for Shared Understanding": a Motorola-NIU College of Business strategic alliance co-designed and co-conducted half-day conference on strategic competitiveness held at Motorola headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois.

November 12, 1998

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors: annual review of the strategic plan and update on the college's strategic alliance process.

1999

January 1999

• Dean's review of the college strategic plan via departmental meetings held by every College of Business academic department.

May 6, 1999

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors: annual review of the strategic plan and of the work of each strategic objective action team.

August 20, 1999

• College of Business Faculty and Staff meeting: annual review of the strategic plan.

2001

January 2001

• Dean's review of the college strategic plan via departmental meetings held by every College of Business academic department.

February 2001

• All-College participation at T-Day ("Technology Day"), an all-day brainstorming session about the future of the college that was facilitated by and held at Ernst & Young - Chicago offices. (Note: activity associated with Creating a Learning Organization -- Strategic Objective #4.)

February 27, 2001

• Focus group session: Hononegah High School students. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

March 1, 2001

• Focus group session: MGMT 672 Naperville. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

April 16, 2001

• Focus group session: College of Business Student Advisory Council. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

May 3, 2001

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors: focus group session to test positioning statements. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

August 24, 2001

• College of Business Faculty and Staff meeting: annual review of the strategic plan.

November 2, 2001

• Focus group sessions: Aurora East High School students and Chicago area high school students. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

November 8, 2001

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors Fall Meeting: breakout session on how to create a college brand. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

November 14, 2001

• Focus group session: Strategic Planning Council V. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

November 20, 2001

• Focus group session: OMIS 505 MBA 1st semester, 2 separate sessions. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

2003

Spring 2003

• College of Business UBUS 310 students reviewed the Student Career Planner and provided feedback to the SPC Career Preparation Action Team. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action Team Student Career Preparation -- Strategic Objective #1.)

May 2003

• College of Business Board of Executive Advisors Spring Meeting: breakout session on infusing ethics into the college curriculum. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team Business Outcomes Assessment -- Strategic Objective #1).

August 2003

• Diversity Training. NIU Harassment Policy Certification Program given at the 2003 All-College Faculty and Staff meeting. (Note: activity associated with Creating a Learning Organization -- Strategic Objective #4.)

October 2003

• College of Business Strategic Planning Council VII meeting with the AACSB accreditation team to discuss the college's strategic planning process, activities, and direction.

November 2003

• During the November 2003 meeting of the college's Board of Executive Advisors (BOEA), discussion ensued about the skills required in industry and the assessment of the college's learning outcomes. Based on this discussion, BOEA members -- along with SPC VII members -- recommended that Ethics be included as a new learning outcome. (Note: activity associated with Learner Outcomes - Strategic Objective #1.)

2004

January-February 2004

• Surveyed College of Business faculty and staff regarding content suggestions for communicating academic tradition within Barsema Hall. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action Team Building Academic Tradition -- Strategic Objective #1.)
• Surveyed College of Business faculty and instructors so as to substantiate the college brand identity "Where the Classroom Meets the Business World". (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team External Image & College Marketing -- Strategic Objective #6.)

March 2004

• Distributed SPC VII-generated scenario plan to College Senate, which then shared the scenario plan with departmental faculty. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team Long Range Planning.)

May 2004

• Scenario Planning session during the May 2004 meeting of the College's Board of Executive Advisors. (Note: activity associated with the SPC action team Long Range Planning.)