George Mason University officials held their first town hall to collect input as part of its strategic planning process. The strategic plan will lay out concrete goals for Mason to fulfill its recently passed vision.
According to a news release by the university, Provost Peter Stearns outlined several draft goals that would be accomplished by a strategic plan, including increasing enrollment.
Of course, there are plenty of more details to sort out for how we want to grow. Provost Stearns has touched on this topic before in his blog, but the university has yet to decide on a concrete plan.
To give you a sense of how we’ve grown in the past, here are a few graphs that show enrollment trends over the past 10 years.
(Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research & Reporting)
(Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research & Reporting)
(Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research & Reporting)
(Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research & Reporting)
You can read more about some of the proposed goals here. The next town hall will be held on July 22; with many more to be held once the semester begins again. Mason officials hope to propose a draft strategic plan to the Board of Visitors by December.
