Notre Dame of Maryland University has taken an initiative uncommon for higher education. It has formed a University Planning Council, which will combine the long term focus of strategic planning with the immediacy of both the annual budgeting process and the enrollment management plan. The integration of these three key components is recognized as a desirable and innovative initiative that is still rarely practiced in higher education. Dr. Yoe is the co-chair of this Council with the CFO Deanna McCormick and he is responsible for the strategic planning and integration processes.