Dean Kroetz joins the Ohio State College of Pharmacy
Dean Deanna Kroetz joins the College of Pharmacy on September 1, 2023.
Dean Meets with College Faculty
Dean Deanna Kroetz engages with all faculty members to hear about the college's strengths and opportunities as a basis for the initiation of strategic planning.
Strategic Planning Process Begins
Dean Kroetz launched a planning process for a five-year strategic plan. She identified Associate Deans Kathy Kelley and Jennifer Rodis as the primary faculty to manage the process. Their first step was securing an outside consultant to partner with them. Anne Massaro, PhD, was chosen for her familiarity with the college from previous consulting engagements.
Hearing from Stakeholders
Through a series of facilitated conversations, the Executive Committee drafted the college’s mission and vision. Simultaneously, an assessment of current state began, including ten focus groups for faculty and staff and twelve individual interviews with partners, alumni and members of external agencies. The input was summarized in the form of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs). From there, a list of critical issues was created, with each issue identified for resolution through the planning process. The Executive Committee validated and refined the SWOTs and critical issues.
Strategic Planning Retreat
On May 6, faculty and staff from the college assembled for a retreat. Drafts of the mission and vision were shared, as well as the summary of the college's current state. Teams began working on the critical issues, defining pathways for resolution. The outcomes of the May retreat were used to write strategic priorities with actionable goals.
Strategic Priorities Validated
Leads were named for each of the six strategic priorities. Division Chairs were asked to validate the priorities and goals with their faculty. The Dean’s Corporate Council and students were invited to give feedback as were several partners external to the college. That feedback was incorporated into the final plan.
Plan Finalized
leads for the strategic priorities gathered small teams of faculty and staff to articulate success measures, action steps, responsible parties and resources for the previously identified goals.