Timeline
Step 1: Project Initiation and Change Management
Tasks:
- Establish Project Governance
- Finalize Change Management and Communications Plans
- Develop Preliminary Institutional Diagnostic
- Scope and Define Focus Areas
Communication
- Town Hall held on September 26, 2024, from 3-4pm in McGuire East
- Huron invites community to submit confidential comments
To ensure all voices are heard, we invite you to share your ideas on opportunities
the University should consider to become a more efficient and effective organization.
Please share your suggestions via this form, considering not only what opportunities exist to better align our people, resources,
and time to the pursuit of our shared strategic goals, but also what the University’s
strengths are that we should continue to build upon. Submissions will be routed to
and only be viewable by the Huron team who will aggregate responses thematically when
sharing out to Loyola leadership. We also welcome any questions you may have about
the Operational Excellence engagement. Submit a question via the form and a Huron team member will ensure that your questions are answered. Please include
your name and email address to receive a response.
Step 2: Advancing Institutional Resiliency
Tasks
- Assess Institutional Positioning
- Assess Resource Efficiency
- Assess Operational Maturity
Communication
- Community email from Co-Chairs providing update
- Community can continue to submit comments
Step 3: Roadmap and Next Steps
Tasks
- Working Group Offers Preliminary Prioritization of Draft Recommendations to Cabinet
- Recommendations Aligned to Roadmap
- Huron Presents Finalized Recommendations to the Working Group and Cabinet
Communications
- President’s State of the University Address held on November 20, 2024, provides update on progress
- Community can continue to submit comments
Step 4: Recommendations Research & Validation
Tasks
- Research Recommendations and Validate with Subject Matter Experts (a Loyola employee with specialized knowledge in specific areas related to their day-to-day work)
- If and Where Appropriate, Create Small Design Groups to Explore Feasibility of Recommendation
- Create Report for Community Overviewing Most Promising Recommendations and Fiscal Impact
Communications
- Community email from President Sawyer
- March 2025 President's Town Hall
- Recommendations Report released to the community
Step 5: Implementation
Tasks
- Implementation Plans Drawn up for Selected Recommendations
- Operational Excellence Implementation Plans Aligned with Division-level and University-level Strategic Plan Initiatives
Communications
- Community email from President Sawyer
- Division meetings lead by Vice Presidents discussing division-level recommendations and plans