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Budget PlanningProfessional ServicesDetected May 15, 2026

St. Mary’s College Board is set to approve the 2026-2029 strategic plan, “Excellence Reimagined: Honors at the Helm,” which lays out multi-year priorities across identity and communications, infrastructure and technology, enrollment growth, community and culture, and resources. The document explicitly states that an implementation process will begin after Board approval and that a detailed assessment/revision process and a funding strategy for Year 1 initiatives will be developed in Summer 2026. This is a pre-RFP window where the college will translate strategic goals into funded projects, metrics, and sequencing. External consultants, planners, and implementation partners could be engaged to support strategic initiative execution, performance measurement, grant strategy, and change management across multiple divisions. Vendors can position to help design and operationalize the implementation roadmap and funding plan for the first three-year cycle.

Plan creates five Priority Areas with specific Year 1 initiatives; rolling three-year framework impl...

St. Mary's College Of Maryland2026-2029 Strategic Plan implementation and Year 1 funding design

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