One is hard pressed to think of any organization that has sustained some measure of greatness in the absence of goals, values, and missions that become deeply shared throughout the organization. The best measure of success for Linfield's Workgroup on Institutional Vision will be its ability to accomplish these things. Include in your discussions of external stakeholders Linfield's relationship with its Alumni, the Church and the McMinnville and Portland communities. Both of these items are being addressed by different workgroups. Each of the workgroups will start at the same time.
Planning is an iterative process with a primary goal of institutional learning and empowerment.
Each workgroup will have to work closely with the others to keep informed and make appropriate adjustments to their planning as the process moves along and answers are developed for the charges. The end result will be a comprehensive plan which answers the specific charges of each group, but also reflects the relatedness between the workgroups. It will be the Planning Committee's job to ensure that each workgroup is communicating and to resolve any major conflicts among the groups. You must answer the charge given to you, but you are encouraged to think freely and imaginatively to develop the strategies necessary to meet your charge. Your research should lead your conclusions, which must be substantiated by facts and reasonable, convincing judgments about the future.