Use both research and your personal experience to develop a SWOT analysis of your college or university (your school's website is almost certainly a rich source of information). Remember that strengths and weakness are internal, and typically within the control of the organization. Opportunities and threats, on the other hand, are external; typically the organization cannot control opportunities and threats, but still must respond to them.
- How could your school leverage its strengths to capitalize on its opportunities?
- How could it mitigate threats by bolstering weaknesses?
- What strategies does your analysis suggest?
- Do you think top management at your school would be willing to consider these strategies? Why or why not?