St. Mike’s 180: Context and Process

The University of St. Michael’s College launched an institutional visioning process in the summer of 2019 to explore how we can build on our historical and current strengths to enable this community to flourish in the years ahead. We consulted with St. Michael’s students, faculty, staff, collegium members, alumni, and community partners through a variety of means.

Who We Heard From

Image depicts following information: Heading 1: 100 one-to-one conversations Body 1: Alumni and friends engaged in 2019 and early 2020 Heading 2: 100+ participants in 6 engagement sessions Body 2: - students - faculty, staff & administrators - alumni - collegium members -community partners
Image depicts following information: heading 1: 200+ alumni reached at 4 receptions body 1: -Vancouver - New York - Alumni Reunion - BMO Donor Reception Heading 2: 34,000+ survey distribution Body 2: - 5000+ students 168 faculty, staff and fellows 174 donors 29,000+ alumni via St. Michael's Magazine

What We Heard

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Students Describe St. Mike’s in One Word

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Read the Community Engagement Report

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Highlights from Alumni Comments

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Collegium Consultation

Read the Priorities
Add Your Voice

Advisory Group Members

The membership of the St. Mike’s 180 Advisory Group purposefully reflects a diversity of perspectives within the St. Michael’s community. During this visioning process, members of the Advisory Group have listened carefully to one another and to the wider St. Mike’s community, and continue to weave these distinct voices into a vibrant and unified vision for St. Michael’s future.

  • Kathryn Elton, Chief Advancement Officer
  • Katie Forjoe, Assistant Dean, Residence Life
  • Jean-Pierre Fortin, MA 2010, PhD 2014, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology
  • Dave Hagelaar, Associate Chief Librarian, John M. Kelly Library
  • Sr. Mary Anne McCarthy, CSJ; BA 1972, MDiv 1994; Director, Mission and Values, Providence Healthcare; Collegium Member
  • Alison More, Assistant Professor, Comper Professorship of Medieval Studies
  • Laurie Morris, CSR Certificate 2013, Director of Communications
  • Lisa Rae, Director of the Office of the President
  • Greg Rupik, HBA 2008, MA 2017, Executive Assistant to the President
  • David Sylvester, President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Zhanghan (Neo) Yin, President of SMCSU 2019–20

Reference Documents

The following documents, and the principles they contain, root St. Mike’s 180 in St. Michael’s history, and direct its path towards the future.

Who We Are / Governing Documents

Who We Are Called to Be / Vision and Ideals

Informing Our Work / Reference

Where We’ve Been and
Where We’re Going

Image depicts a chevron labeled Phase 1 Heading: Deepen Engagement and Understanding Subheading: July 2019 – December 2020 Body: Advisory group developed process Community engagement research
Image depicts a chevron labeled Phase 2 Heading: Draft and Validate Priorities Subheading: January – August 2020 Body: Develop strategic framework draft priorities test and validate priorities community engagement website (we are here) finalize priorities
Image depicts a chevron labeled Phase 3 Heading: Finalize Strategic Plan Subheading: September – December 2020 Body: Draft strategic plan Present at Senate, Fall 2020 Approval, Collegium December 2020