Engagement
Summary of Constituent Engagement
Constituent engagement consisted of 4,635 points of engagement, including:
47 interviews were conducted with Emerson administrative leadership, academic leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and community and global partners.
24 focus groups were completed with 117 participants from groups representing constituencies on and off campus.
The strategic planning web page contains an open-response form to anyone in the Emerson or Boston community looking to share input on the strategic plan. 147 responses have been collected thus far.
802 responses were received from the campuswide strategic planning survey to Emerson community members who submitted feedback, ideas, and questions for the strategic plan.
3,522 alumni responded to a survey administered by the Alumni Relations office, which included feedback on the alumni experience, opportunities for engagement, and ideas for Emerson’s future.
Focus Group Participants
- Administration
- Alumni Board
- Alumni Industry Leaders
- Board of Advisors
- Board of Trustees New Members
- Civic Leaders
- Department Chairs
- Distinguished Faculty
- Emerson LA Faculty
- Emerson LA Staff
- Faculty
- Global Partners
- Kasteel Well Community
- Parents
- President’s and Provost’s Advisory Committee
- Presidential Staff Advisory Committee
- Presidential Student Advisory Committee
- Research Faculty
- Social Impact Group
- Staff
- Students
- Union Leadership
This list is representative.
Documents and Reports That Informed the Strategic Plan in Addition to Stakeholder Engagement
- 2011–2023 Strategic Plan
- 2022 NECHE External Reviewers Report
- 2022 State of the College
- 2023 Kasteel Well, Netherlands, Program Review
- 2023 NECHE Final Team Report
- 2023 NECHE Commission Recommendations
- 2024 Staffing Report–September 2024 (61 pages)
- A Culture That Inspires: Initial Roadmap Equity, Access, and Social Justice (EASJ) at Emerson College 2023–2028, Draft, 2024 (32 slides)
- Alumni Relations 2024 All Alumni Survey
- Beyond Racial Equity Strategic Review Report (66 pages)
- Career Development Center Annual Report, 2021–2022
- Current and previous academic portfolio
- Elevating Faculty Research, Creative Practice & Culture @Emerson (4 pages)
- Emerson College Factbook 2022–2023
- Emerson Los Angeles Center Self-Study for Academic Program Review, Spring–Summer 2021
- Emerson Space Utilization Study 2021
- EmersonTogether
- Emerson360 Community Survey
- Facts & Figures about Emerson
- Financial Statements and Forms, 2019–2024
- Future of Emerson Report
- Future of Emerson Phase II Final Report (17 pages)
- High-Level Overview from the 2024 Alumni Attitude Study© conducted by Performance Enhancement Group, Ltd. (40 slides)
- Initial Results from the 2024 Alumni Attitude Study© conducted by Performance Enhancement Group, Ltd. (9 slides)
- Leadership & Organizational Information
- NECHE Report Projections (Fall 2021–Spring 2022)
- NECHE 2022 Self-Study main points
- Previous NECHE Recommendations and Emerson Actions, 2013 (4 pages)
- ProArts Consortium
- Recommendations for removing barriers to faculty research at Emerson (6 pages)
- Research Funding Report FY 2021–FY 2024
- Strategic Planning Constituent Engagement Working Group Report and Recommendations
- Strategic Planning External Market Working Group Report and Recommendations
- Strategic Planning Future of Emerson Working Group Report and Recommendations
- Sustainability to 2030 Action Plan and summary of recommendations
- The Future of Emerson: Results of the AY 2020–2021 Faculty and Staff Envisioning Collaboration (16 pages)