Strategic Planning

Planning for another decade of impact…

A large stone sculpture of a face is centered in a grassy park area, surrounded by trees and fallen leaves. Sunlight filters through the leaves, creating dappled shadows on the ground. In the background, there is a brick building and a wooden bench with a unique, curved design.

GCPE’s Urban and Community Planning, MS is updating its 10 Year Strategic Plan

We are re-envisioning the future of the program. Over the next six months, we will gather feedback from students, alumni, and community partners to shape the program’s vision, academic objectives, and action items.

The 2026 Strategic Plan is our compass for the decade ahead. We invite you to help shape this vision.

Our Process

The strategic planning process kicked off in March 2025 and will unfold over a series of focused phases. Our approach includes a community review feedback loop where Committee decisions are evaluated and discussed widely, at each step along the way.

Strategic planning timeline for Pratt Institute from March 2025 to February 2026. Stages: - Scoping (March–April 2025): Committee established; Shared History, Shared Futures workshops with faculty and students. - Visioning (April–September 2025): Workshops and exercises imagining the “Ideal Learning Environment.” - Community Engagement I (September–October 2025): Alumni, community partner, and student focus groups. - Strategic Development (November 2025): Updates to pillars and vision statement; alumni and faculty interviews; alumni survey. - Community Engagement II (November–December 2025): Vision statement virtual meeting; Pillars and Objectives workshop. - Drafting (December 2025): Committee drafts report. - Community Engagement III (January 2026): Open house event for feedback. - Finalize (February 2026): Complete final report. The stages are shown in a continuous, color-coded pathway: yellow (Scoping/Finalize), orange (Visioning), blue (Community Engagement), green (Strategic Development), and pink (Drafting).

Join Us This Fall

Stay tuned for fall programming! We will be hosting workshops, information meetings, open houses, and much more.

We Want Your Feedback

Your feedback will shape how we adapt to the rapidly evolving environmental and political landscape, to how we build a modern, adventurous, and multi-disciplinary learning environment. Please share your insights, experiences, tips, and more.

Courtney Knapp
Chair, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
cknapp@pratt.edu

Resources

Previous Strategic Plan: City and Regional Planning 2019 Strategic Plan [PDF]

Pratt Institute Strategic Plan