The Road Map to BoldFuture:

Guiding Principles

POSITIVE - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College are providing an objective arena in which to design and conduct a positive dialogue on the future of Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend community that brings citizens and stakeholders together in a productive relationship.

INCLUSIVE - The project structure will include multiple stakeholders. Opportunities for broad public involvement from all sectors of the community will be provided.

COMPREHENSIVE - The resulting vision will be for the community as a whole: economic development, health care, growth, education, quality of life, and more.

INFORMED - The process will include rigorous collection and analysis of data to: understand the current regional position, identify emerging trends and issues, and validate the vision when it is developed.

PROFESSIONAL - The process will be designed with the assistance of a community visioning professional, Steven Ames, principal of Steven Ames Planning, and will be enriched by the involvement of many institutional and community resources.

General Outcomes

• Build greater consensus on strategic direction for the community.
• Identify and empower community leaders to reach the community’s collective goals.
• Engage Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College in the community so each can fulfill higher education needs in a way that is consistent with the community vision.
• Develop capacity for civil discourse on important community topics.

Timeline

Phase I (four to six months)

• Design the visioning process
• Collect and analyze data to answer the question: Where are we now?

Phase II (nine to twelve months)

• Create and validate the vision.
• Answer the question: Where do we want to be?

Phase III (six to nine months)

• Develop the action plan.
• Answer the question: How are we going to get there?

Phase IV (Ongoing)

• Implement the plan and monitor outcomes for accountability.
• Answer the question: How are we doing?

Community Participation

The BoldFuture project will include opportunities for community members to provide input and participate in community meetings, task forces and action plan implementation.