18 Led by Andria Derstine, the John G W Cowles Director, the Allen Memorial Art Museum’s strategic planning process took place between late July 2021 and October 2022 In summer 2021, all members of the staff joined a workshop on Mission and Values, and then participated in departmental interviews to express their priorities for the coming years The Strategic Planning Committee (SPC), comprising three members of the staff, the Director, and one member of the Visiting Committee, met with a consultant more than eight times over the course of fourteen months to discuss strengths and opportunities, drivers for change, and improvements to workplace culture; to share and review research; to write Values and a Vision statement, as well as a newMission Statement; and to formgoals, objectives, tactics, and action steps Four members of the SPC presented research on museum accessibility; teaching galleries at campus art museums; holistic educational opportunities for students in the art museum; and lessons learned from the physical expansion of other campus art museums Faculty, students, administrators, alumni, volunteers, and community partners participated in stakeholder interviews and focus groups in December 2021 and January 2022 with the consultant, who compiled their responses in a report to the SPC Additionally, seven campus art museums of similar-sized staff, budget, collection, and parent institutions were surveyed regarding staff levels, teaching capacity, and several other points of comparison The Director articulated her long-term vision for the AMAM in a Future State paper and discussed it with the Visiting Committee, the SPC, and Oberlin College administrators Meetingminutes of the SPCwere shared with all staff via an internal website, andmost members of the staff were engaged in the process of implementation planning in the summer of 2022 Additionally, the Director kept staff apprised of progress on the Plan periodically at all-staffmeetings The Visiting Committee provided important advice from the outset of the process at their October 2021 meeting with a discussion about the meaning of success for the AMAM They reviewed the Future State paper and the strategic framework at their May 2022 meeting, met in small groups with the Director about refinements, and reviewed the almost-final Strategic Plan in October 2022 David Kamitsuka, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, guided and encouraged us throughout the process, and for his support, we are deeply grateful— as we are for his approval of this plan STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE: Andria Derstine, Jill Greenwood, Alexandra Letvin, HannahWirta Kinney, Katherine Solender VISITING COMMITTEE: Maryan Ainsworth, David Bauders, Douglas Baxter, Fred Bidwell, Robin Black, Andrew Butterfield, Edith Clowes, JimElesh, Carl Gerber, WilliamGriswold, Lauren Haynes, Suzanne Hellmuth, Courtney J Martin, Emily McClintock, Deborah Scott, Katherine Solender, Robert Taylor, James Zemaitis, Driek Zirinsky THOSE WHO ASSISTED SPC MEMBERS IN RESEARCH ON MUSEUM ACCESSIBILITY; TEACHING GALLERIES AT CAMPUS ART MUSEUMS; HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE ART MUSEUM; AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PHYSICAL EXPANSION OF OTHER CAMPUS ART MUSEUMS: Laura Baudot, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Oberlin College; Tania Boster, former Director of Experiential Learning, College of Arts & Sciences, Executive Director of the Bonner Center for CommunityEngaged Learning, Teaching, & Research, Assistant Professor, Department of History; Nathan Carpenter, Director of Academic Peer Advising, Coordinator for Strategic Initiatives, College of Arts & Sciences, Oberlin College; Danielle Carrabino, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Smith College Museum of Art; Erin Coe, Director, Palmer Museum of Art, and Associate Clinical Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State University; Jill Deupi, Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami; Pamela Franks, Class of 1956 Director, Williams College Museum of Art; Chelsea Jancewicz, Student Accessibility Services Specialist, Oberlin College; Jodi Kovach, Curator of Academic Programs, Gund Gallery, Kenyon College; PLANNING PROCESS AND PARTICIPANTS
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