{"id":6058,"date":"2022-10-14T15:49:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/strategic-planning\/?page_id=6058"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:34:08","slug":"next-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/strategic-planning\/next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1gvzq4a-af76d2f82f25f1d42a04980bc02f8fa7\">\n.avia-section.av-1gvzq4a-af76d2f82f25f1d42a04980bc02f8fa7{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/sou.edu\/strategic-planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/10\/SOU-Planning-for-Sustainable-Future-Next-Steps-Plan-for-Future.jpg);\nbackground-position:100% 100%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='admissions-hero' aria-label='SOU Strategic Planning - The SOU Plan Page - Title Section' class='avia-section 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The program areas \u2013 each of them with distinct conditions and characteristics \u2013 are Finance and Administration, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, University Advancement and Athletics. 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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l990amox-bdfb62048047e68159a23ad712296cb0 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Realignment Approach<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l990e2vt-04d816d055bc3a1014b6276f3844bb99\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l990e2vt-04d816d055bc3a1014b6276f3844bb99 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l990e2vt-04d816d055bc3a1014b6276f3844bb99 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Criteria for determining cost reductions and opportunities for revenue generation.<\/p>\n<p>Questions and Suggestions can be emailed to: <a class=\"heavy-man\" href=\"mailto:nextsteps@sou.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nextsteps@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Janet Fratella<\/h3>\n<p><em>Vice President for University Advancement<\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"heavy-man grow-bro\" href=\"\/strategic-planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/10\/draft_realignment_approach_university-advancement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draft Realignment Approach, University Advancement<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Greg Perkinson<\/h3>\n<p><em>Vice President for Finance and Administration<\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"heavy-man grow-bro\" href=\"\/strategic-planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/10\/draft_realignment_approach_finance-and-administration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draft Realignment Approach, Finance &amp; Administration<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Matt Sayre<\/h3>\n<p><em>Director of Athletics<\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"heavy-man grow-bro\" href=\"\/strategic-planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/10\/draft_realignment_approach_athletics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draft Realignment Approach, Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Susan Walsh<\/h3>\n<p><em>Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs<\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"heavy-man grow-bro\" href=\"\/strategic-planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/10\/draft_realignment_approach_academic-affairs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draft Realignment Approach, Academic Affairs<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"heavy-man grow-bro\" href=\"\/strategic-planning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/10\/academic-program-review_academic-affairs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Program Review Template<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Neil Woolf<\/h3>\n<p><em>Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs<\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"heavy-man grow-bro\" 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