McMaster President Susan Tighe and members of the Strategic Planning Team are inviting all faculty, staff and students to take part in the launch of Setting the Course: Kickoff to 2031, which will mark the start of McMaster’s strategic planning consultations, on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Interest in the main launch event has been strong, with registration reaching capacity shortly after it was announced. To ensure everyone who wants to learn and contribute to the process can do so, the event will be livestreamed and an open drop-in session will follow, offering additional ways to participate.

For those who are registered for the main launch event, please note that it has been moved to the larger concert hall in L.R. Wilson Hall to accommodate as many attendees as possible.

The livestream will begin on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Save the link below and return to catch the launch event online.

“I invite everyone who can’t be at the launch event in person to join us online and I hope to see as many people as possible at the session afterwards.”

The drop-in session will take place from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Convocation Hall. Registration is not required and the session will offer faculty, staff, students, alumni and external partners another chance to learn about the process, speak with senior leaders and members of the Strategic Planning Team and share ideas on priorities and values in a more informal environment.

There will be refreshments, prizes, and engaging activities.

The Jan. 14 event marks the start of a months-long consultation process designed to gather broad input from across the university.

More information can be found on the Setting the Course website, as well as the survey inviting everyone to share their thoughts on what McMaster’s priorities should be for the next five years.