The University of the West Indies is well into the process of development for its 2012-2017 strategic plan and is making a renewed call to its external stakeholders to contribute to the initiative. The new strategic plan will build on some of the successes and deliverables of the current strategic plan: Strategic Transformation for Relevance, Impact, Distinctiveness and Excellence (STRIDE 2007-2012); it is anticipated that the process will include a review of the regional institution’s mission, vision and values, strategic analysis of the UWI’s environment and determining the top strategic shifts which The UWI must make in order to maintain its position as the leader in Caribbean higher education and research.
 
In a targeted move aimed at helping to identify these key strategic shifts, the Central Strategic Planning Committee, headed by UWI Vice Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris, has launched a website to facilitate feedback. The site is designed to allow both internal and external stakeholder groups to share their views on the performance of The UWI, its strategic direction, goals, objectives and initiatives. The feedback garnered will directly inform areas of focus in the new strategic plan.
 
Professor Harris shared his thoughts on the strategic planning process and the leadership team’s commitment to reach and involve all levels of UWI stakeholders in the initiative: “I wish invite our stakeholders to become closely involved in this strategic planning process. In this our fourth five-year plan we are particularly concerned about getting the types of input necessary to develop a truly inclusive strategic plan. As a regional institution with varied groups of persons interested in our operations we feel a keen responsibility to involve everyone in this planning process so that we might more efficiently service our region.”
 
Feedback for The University of the West Indies Strategic Plan 2012-2017 can be submitted at http://www.uwi.edu/strategicplan2012-2017 .