In fall 2022, Great Falls College began to refer to departments, or interdepartmental groups that primarily work together to meet similar goals, as units. To identify units, the Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness drafted a list based on the organizational chart, and then the Executive Council reviewed and edited the list.
 
All units were asked to identify goals that align with Forging Futures (2022-27 strategic plan) to identify strategic initiatives. In September 2022, all committees were asked to identify annual goals, and most committees aligned their goals to Forging Futures. The Strategic Analysis and Reporting (StAR) committee reviewed all goals and mapped them to Forging Futures. The StAR committee notified the Executive Council and College Council of the strategic plan goals that were not aligned to any unit or committee goal.
 
Units and committees document the progress made towards their goals to their strategic action plans, and progress updates are due by January 31 and July 31 of each year. Once goals are achieved, units and committees can submit additional goals through this link.
 
The information is sent to StAR, who will review and document the goal so that strategic actions plans are set up for each unit or committee.

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