The articulation of the vision, or institutional directive goals, for the upcoming three academic years takes place each summer or as directed by the President. A typical session for developing the directive goals may invite each member of the Institutional Management and Planning (IMP) Committee individually to list three to five key elements seen as directions or developments for the institution over the next three years. These lists are presented to the President, who considers the submissions in formulating the shared vision of the IMP Committee. All institutional directive goals must be supportive of the mission. The institutional directive goals are distributed to all personnel of the College and serve as a focus for planning by the various curricular, administrative, and academic/student support units.