Developing a New Strategic Plan

A strategic plan helps define who we are, including our vision, values and commitments. It outlines our goals and creates a shared road map for achieving them.

Building Remarkable Futures: Strategic Plan 2019-2024 has guided us for last five years. We’re examining our key priorities and visual identity and charting our evolution over the coming years through the development of a new strategic plan. 

What We Heard

Between January and April 2024, Selkirk College in partnership with Higher Education Strategy Associates completed consultations on the development of a new strategic plan. These included both internal and external consultations and online surveys with employees, students, industry and community partners, donors and alumni, chambers of commerce, local/regional government representatives and interested citizens as well as with regional First Nation and Metis communities.

The resulting data has been compiled into What We Heard: Building the Next Selkirk College Strategic Plan Together. Read it to find out the three major themes that came out of consultation and the methodology that was used to determine these themes. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Maïca Murphy at HESA.

Environmental Scan

The Selkirk College Strategic Plan Environmental Scan, compiled by Higher Education Strategy Associates, provides an overview of the sector, highlighting external factors that impact operations but are beyond the college’s control. Some of these factors include the economy, demographic trends, evolving student expectations and shifting legal and regulatory requirements. 

Collaboration & Consultation

Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) is assisting the development of a new strategic plan. HESA has extensive experience guiding post-secondary institutions through strategic planning processes.  

HESA is working with a steering committee comprised of Selkirk College employees.

Selkirk College Steering Committee

Maggie Matear, President 

Taya Whitehead, Vice-President, Education & Students 

Kerry Clarke, Vice-President, College Services 

Brier Albano, Associate Vice-President, Student Success 

Margaret Sutherland, Board Chair 

Christy Anderson, Board Vice Chair 

Donna Drover, Director, Facilities & Business Services 

Nick Howald, Chief Information Officer 

Rod Fayant, PPWC Local 26 President 

Dianne Biin, Director of Indigenous Education and Engagement 

Chantal Lortie, Chair, EDI Committee 

Tiffany Snauwaert, Dean 

Tracy Punchard, Dean 

Haydee Hunat, Student Union Representative

Leesa Dean, SCFA Representative, Faculty, School of Business, School of University Arts & Sciences

AJ Wearmouth, BCGEU Representative

Terri MacDonald, Director, Applied Research & Innovation 

Engagement Metrics

Find out how many people we've heard from. Enagement is ongoing and we will update these numbers periodically.

In-Person Group Engagement Sessions: 11

Held at 6 campuses/learning centres

• 5 facilitated by HESA (2 with staff, 3 with community members)
• 6 facilitated by LT members (with community members, staff, students)

Online Group Engagement Sessions: 3

• All facilitated by HESA (with community members)

Online Survey Responses

• 75 internal
• 30 external

 One-to-One interviews with HESA and Community Members

• 10 completed
• 6 scheduled

Upcoming In-Person Engagement Sessions

• 2 in-person group sessions facilitated by HESA (for community members and the college board)
• 7 in-person group sessions facilitated by LT members (for staff and students)

 Timeline

*Please note all dates are subject to change.

Launch: February 2024

Survey: March–April 2024

Real-time consultations: March–April 2024

Environmental scan: February–April 2024

What We Heard document: May 2024

Consultation with local Indigenous communities: Spring 2024

Plan development: June–October 2024

Draft plan submitted to steering committee: November 2024

Draft plan submitted to Board of Governors: December 2024