Welcome to URI Planning Services

Our Mission

The Office of Planning Services provides consultation and support to achieve the integration of University wide planning with regard to fiscal, facility, academic and fund-raising. The Office provides assistance to the Vice Presidents of the five divisions within the University as well as departments, and key planning committees of the University.

Specifically, Planning Services provides:

• Consultation and facilitation for strategic planning at all levels of the institution.
• Support to the Joint Strategic Planning Committee and other planning committees.
• Consultation to the Offices of Capital Projects and Budget with regard to University planning initiatives.
• Effective campus-wide information sharing regarding University strategic initiatives.
• Emphasis on environmental scanning and related research, data, and trend analysis to support data driven decision making and planning.

Planning Services can assist departments in the following ways:

• Access to information about Unviersity planning initiatives including the University's strategic plan and departmental planning efforts. Our website provides links to this information.
• Facilitation and/or consultation of planning to assist you in the process of developing or rethinking your unit's vision, values, mission, goals and/or objectives.
• Links to the data and information you need to help you plan more effectively.