Pitt seeking input on new strategic planning initiative; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/27/15

Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pitt seeking input on new strategic planning initiative:

"The University of Pittsburgh on Friday said it has launched an ambitious strategic planning initiative, looking at every level of the institution to identify both opportunities to continue to flourish as well as threats to its stability and standing.

The university has scheduled a series of campus town hall sessions for next month to solicit input, officials said at Friday’s board of trustees meeting. But already, groundwork has been laid by approaching a wide swath of constituencies for their views, among them school trustees, faculty, staff and student leaders.

The effort will be informed in part by previous initiatives and documents, among them a 1995 mission statement and the Statement of Aspiration and Strategic Priorities, last updated in 2014."