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Shaping Franklin & Marshall's Next Chapter

As F&M defines our next strategic plan, we invite our community to follow our progress and get involved. Driven by our core mission and institutional values, our goal is to chart a direction that ensures F&M continues to successfully educate thoughtful, creative, and courageous leaders.

The Strategic Planning Process and Timeline

Our strategic planning process emphasizes continuous engagement, collaborative refinement, and transparent communication across campus. Rather than producing a static, predefined list of activities, we are focusing on establishing a clear strategic direction supported by annual action plans and measurable benchmarks.

鈽� Fall 2025 鈥� Spring 2026: Collective Reflection
President Andrew Rich conducted conversations across campus, collaborating with faculty, staff, students, and alumni to discover the heart of F&M while identifying shared opportunities for growth.

鈽� Spring 2026: President Rich's Vision Roadshow
The preliminary draft vision presentation, "Made for This Moment," was introduced and shared in over 25 units across departments and campus groups.

鈽� May 2026: Community Alignment and Strategic Direction
An updated slide deck incorporating campus feedback was presented to the Board of Trustees to outline the core strategic focus areas.

鈽�Summer 2026: White Paper and Committee Formation
President Rich released the white paper, 鈥淗igher Ground,鈥� setting the framework for a strategic direction and announced the formation of the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee.

鈽� Fall 2026: Campus Engagement and Town Halls
The Advisory Committee facilitates campus-wide listening sessions to discuss how individuals and units will engage with F&M's future.

鈽� February 2027: Approval
Finalized strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees for endorsement.

Our Foundation

Mission Statement

Franklin & Marshall College is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social and cultural worlds in which they live. In so doing, the College seeks to foster in its students qualities of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world.

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Strategic Planning Advisory Committee

Functioning as an internal think tank, the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee is tasked with reviewing planning documents, evaluating proposed directions, ensuring alignment with F&M's mission and values, and facilitating active campus engagement throughout the fall semester.

Meet Our Committee Members

  • Chair: Gretchen Meyers, Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Strategy and Professor of Classics
  • Karla Avelino, Esq. '01, President, Alumni Association Board
  • Ibrahim Bin Amjad '27, President, Diplomatic Congress
  • Margery Brittain '79, Trustee
  • Timothy Brixius '00, Digital and Social Media Strategist
  • Mary Ann Cooke, Esq., Assistant Vice President of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning
  • Marco Di Giulio, Faculty Council, Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature and Public Health
  • Lina Fernandez, Director of Budget, Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Skylar Holmes '27, Co-President, Student Athlete Leadership Council
  • Lauren Howard, Budget Priorities Committee, Associate Professor of Psychology and Scientific and Philosophical Studies of Mind
  • Stephanie McNulty, Educational Policy Committee, The Honorable and Mrs. John C. Kunkel Professor of Government 
  • Lauren Packer Webster, Director of Athletics and Recreation
  • Christian Perry, Executive Director of Campus Community and Belonging
  • Chris Rile, Esq. '91 P '19, Trustee
  • Jonathan Rosnick, Associate Vice President and Chief of Police
  • Perry Scheid, Director of Facilities and Operations
  • Andrew Stich, Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
  • Matt Thomas, Executive Director of the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement
  • Victoria Waddail, Executive Director of Enrollment Systems, Operations and Analytics
  • Katherine Walsh, Director of Strategic Operations, Provost鈥檚 Office
  • Nick Yando, Staff Council, Director of the Office of Student Engagement 

Explore L&AD: F&M's 2022-27 Strategic Plan

L&AD is F&M鈥檚 strategic five-year plan (2022-2027). It is so named to capture not only our community鈥檚 ambitions for the College, but also, with its ampersand, F&M鈥檚 mission, identity, inclusivity, and core values. The plan was created with the input of hundreds of faculty, staff, students, trustees, and alumni, and is designed to advance the College and secure its position, in perpetuity, among the finest liberal arts institutions in the country.

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