Stockton University Strategic Plan

Stockton has embarked on a new strategic planning process to help chart the course for our University’s success in the coming years.

The planning journey will be a collaborative effort, drawing upon the collective expertise and aspirations of all members of the Stockton community.

The process will integrate essential elements of President Joe’s commitment to the Stockton community:

Transparency
Collaboration
Relationship-focused

Your ideas, perspectives, and insights will be invaluable as we take this journey together.

Strategic Planning Events

Strategic Planning: Stockton's Opportunities & Threats

The Strategic Planning Steering Committee (SPSC) invites you to participate in a pivotal survey to help shape the future of Stockton University. The Opportunities & Threats survey will be open from Nov. 18 to Nov. 29. Your feedback will inform our strategic goals and priorities, ensuring our plan reflects the voices of Stockton’s diverse community.

Opportunities & Threats Survey

Strengths & Weaknesses Survey

The Charge

Initiate and Oversee Stockton’s Strategic Planning Process

Develop and manage a comprehensive strategic planning process that aligns with the University’s core principles (mission, vision, and values).
Support the President’s Vision

Work closely with the President to ensure institutional aspirations are represented in both the planning process and the finalized strategic plan. Encourage ideas and discussions that address emerging trends and anticipate the future needs of the University.
Engage Stakeholders and Foster Collaboration

Design and manage a planning process that is inclusive, participatory, and transparent for Stockton’s campus. Ensure a wide array of perspectives and voices are included in the events, activities, and feedback processes that will inform the strategic plan.
Define Priorities

Work collaboratively to define institutional priorities which will guide the development of the strategic plan and its implementation.
Communicate and Celebrate Progress

Engage in ongoing communication with the Stockton community to share updates, achievements, and next steps relating to the planning process.

Contact us

Submit any questions or feedback about the planning process to StrategicPlan@stockton.edu. This email is monitored by the co-chairs of the Steering Committee.

Steering Committee

Dr. Michael Palladino, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Co-Chair
Dr. Ashlee Roberts, Executive Director Student Affairs Strategic Planning and Initiatives, Co-Chair
Walead Abdrabouh, Director of Information Systems & Business Intelligence
Dr. Peter Baratta, Chief Officer for Strategic Planning and Effectiveness, Co-Chair
Dr. Lee Bryant, Assistant Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Dr. William Latham, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Juan Diego Chaparro Villarreal, Student Trustee, Board of Trustees
Christopher Connors, Director of Financial Aid
Dr. Keith Diener, Associate Professor of Business Studies, Public Law
Emari DiGiorgio, Professor of Writing & First-Year Studies, President of the Stockton Federation of Teachers (SFT)
Todd Doughty, Painter, Interim President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
Dr. Ariane Hutchins-Newman, Associate Provost for Academic Success
Dr. Claudine Keenan, Interim Vice Provost & Tenured Professor of Instructional Technology
Hak Kim, Member of the Foundation Board of Directors
Dr. Michael Law, Associate Professor of Biology, President of the Faculty Senate
Dr. Ian Marshall, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities
Dr. Amanda Norvell, Dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Geoffrey Pettifer, Associate Vice President for University Relations and Marketing
Jennifer Potter, Vice President for Administration & Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Andrea Sandoval, President of the Student Senate
Dr. Rose Scaffidi, Associate Professor of Nursing
Dr. James Shen, Professor of Communications
Dr. Sequetta Sweet, Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership
Dr. Fotios Tjoumakaris, Member of the Board of Trustees
Monica Viani, Assistant Supervisor, President of the Staff Senate
Dr. Ramya Vijaya, Professor of Economics
Caree Wagner, Student Representative
Robert Wallace, Assistant Supervisor, President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA)

Phase I – Working Groups

Mission, Vision & Values

Charge: Review current mission, vision, and values statements and, where appropriate, make recommendations for revisions.

Michael Law, Faculty - NAMS, Co-Chair
Tara Williams, Staff Enrollment Management, Co-Chair
Lee Bryant, Staff - Academic Affairs, SPSC Liaison
Amy Ackerman, Faculty - EDUC
Jess Bonnan-White, Faculty - SOBL
Erika Cassetta, Staff - University Advancement
Juan Diego Chaparro Villarreal, Student - NAMS
Keith Diener, Faculty - BUSN
Christine Easton, Staff - Student Affairs
Michael Ferraro, Staff - Facilities & Operations
Marcia Fiedler, Faculty - GENS
Trina Gipson-Jones, Faculty - HLTH
Melissa Hughson, Staff - Administration & Finance
Mina Jafarijoo, Faculty - BUSN
Karen James, Staff - Information Technology Services
Claudine Keenan, Staff - Academic Affairs
Jaime Lombardo, Staff - Library
Patty McConville, Staff - Student Affairs
Steph Moore-Rebolledo, Staff - Academic Affairs
Tara O'Keefe, Staff - Student Affairs
Kelly Oquist, Staff - Academic Affairs
Barbara Potts, Staff - Enrollment Management
Andrew Simoes, Student - ARHU/EDUC
RyanTerrell, Staff - Enrollment Management
Eileen Tizol, Staff - University Advancement
Alaina Walton, Staff - Academic Affairs
Dan Wright, Staff - Academic Affairs

Review of Current Strategic Plan

Charge: Review progress of the 2020-25 Plan and recommend existing strategic priorities to stop, enhance, or reduce.

Norma Boakes, Faculty - EDUC, Co-Chair
Adriane Sicknick, Staff - NAMS, Co-Chair
Sequetta Sweet, Faculty - EDUC, SPSC Liaison
Walead Abdrabouh, Staff - Information Technology Services
Peter Baratta, Staff - Academic Affairs
Anthony Berish, Staff - Student Affairs
Christina Birchler, Staff - Academic Affairs
Jennifer Calabrese, Faculty - HLTH
Merydawilda Colon, Staff - Academic Affairs
Joseph Cronin, Staff - Academic Affairs
Anthony Dissen, Faculty - HSCI
Amanda Harrison, Student - BUSN
Valerie Hayes, Staff - Diversity & Inclusion
Robert Heinrich, Staff - Enrollment Management
Olivia Iorio, Student - NAMS
Jamael Harrison, Staff - Student Affairs
Valery Jules, Staff - Student Affairs
Kimberly Lebak, Faculty - EDUC
Mark Melhorn, Staff - University Advancement
Bart Musitano, Staff - Administration & Finanace
Steven Radwanski, Staff - Student Affairs
Marc Richard, Faculty - NAMS
Brett Roach, Staff - Academic Affairs
Thushani Rodrigo-Peiris, Staff - Academic Affairs
Demetrios Roubos, Staff - Information Technology Services
Matthew Shaw, Staff - Enrollment Management
Fotios Tjoumakaris, Board of Trustees
Ramya, Vijaya, Faculty - SOBL
Robert Wallace, Staff - Facilities & Operations
Duo Helen Wei, Faculty - BUSN
Ann Marie White, Staff - Administration & Finanace

Communications

Charge: Develop, review, approve, and disseminate all communication materials related to the planning process.

Emari DiGiorgio, Faculty - GENS, Co-Chair
Geoffrey Pettifer, Staff - University Advancement, Co-Chair
Monica Viani, Staff - Student Affairs, SPSC Liaison
Christina Birchler, Staff - Academic Affairs
Christy Cunningham, Staff - Administration & Finanace
Dayna Defiore, Staff - Student Affairs
Joseph D'Agostino, Staff - University Advancement
Marielena Dottoli, Staff - Enrollment Management
Mariah Duffey, Staff - Academic Affairs
Emma Gibson, Student - ARHU
Ariel Graziano, Student - SOBL
William Hamilton, Staff - Facilities & Operations
Joe Heim, Staff - Academic Affairs
Diane Holtzman, Faculty - BUSN
Karin Kallert, Staff - Academic Affairs
Esther Lawrence, Staff - Academic Affairs
Jessica Martorano, Staff - Library
Kelly Maslanik, Faculty - HSCI
William Mauroff, Staff - Facilities & Operations
Kevin McClone, Staff - Facilities & Operations
Heather McGovern, Faculty - GENS
Nicholas Musitano, Staff - Academic Affairs
Monika Pawlowska, Faculty - HLTH
Roland Regos, Staff - Academic Affairs
Chad Roberts, Staff - Academic Affairs
James Shen, Faculty ARHU
Zachary Veneziano, Staff - University Advancement
Lisa Warnock, Staff - Student Affairs
Samantha Whitehurst, Staff - University Advancement
Tina Zappile, Faculty - SPBL
Kesley Santiago, Staff - University Advancement

AASCU Framework

Charge: Work with AASCU facilitators to align priorities of the new strategic plan with best practices identified through the work of the PVCAA.

Naz Onel, Faculty - BUSN, Co-Chair
Haley Baum, Staff - Student Affairs, Co-Chair
Amanda Norvell, Staff - NAMS, SPSC Liaison
Sofia Abreu, Staff - Student Affairs
William Albert, Staff - SOBL
Diana Allen, Staff - Student Affairs
Thalia Arce, Student - NAMS
Lauren Balasco, Faculty - SOBL
Michael Barany, Staff - Student Affairs
Nicole Barnabei, Staff - Library
Renee Cavezza, Staff - HSCI
Stacey Clapp, Staff - University Advancement
Christopher Connors, Jr., Staff - Enrollment Management
George De Feis, Faculty - BUSN
Amy Beth Glass, Staff - Academic Affairs
Heather Green, Faculty - HSCI
Mat Greer, Staff - Student Affairs
Megan Hart, Staff - University Advancement
Kathleen Klein, Staff - Academic Affairs
Alfred Mueller, Staff - Academic Affairs
Ariane Newman, Staff - Academic Affairs
Bob Olsen, Faculty - NAMS
Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert, Faculty - NAMS
Sheila Quinn, Staff - HSCI
Cheyenne Riehl, Staff - Library
Ashlee Roberts, Staff - Student Affairs
Patty Sagasti Suppes, Staff - Academic Affairs
Rose Scaffidi, Faculty - HSCI
Pat Thatcher, Staff - Library
Vlad Vasylyk, Student - SOBL

AASCU’s Strategic Plan Collaborative

Stockton is one of five institutions nationwide selected for the Strategic Plan Collaborative sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). This unique opportunity will allow our University to partner with AASCU to incorporate nationwide promising practices into our strategic planning process. More information will be available in the coming months.