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1. Distributed
Material
Updated rosters of task forces
and council membership were distributed as well as the agenda, planning assumptions,
reactions to the planning assumptions, notes from the October 20
Stakeholders’ Conference, Strategic Planning Survey Questions and responses,
Driving Forces Task Force Report, and the Shared Governance Task Force
Report.
2. Planning
Assumptions
Dr. Cox began by explaining that
the planning assumptions were generated at the Research and Academic Affairs
Council Retreat September 25 and from the September 30 Strategic Planning
Council meeting. The council broke out
into four groups to discuss the assumptions and the reactions to the
assumptions. After the breakout
discussion, the council reassembled to finalize assumptions. (See Planning Assumptions.)
3. November
13 Stakeholders’ Meeting
Dr. David McFarland will return to Jonesboro to
assist Dr. Les Wyatt in facilitating a series of discussions about the
concerns expressed at the October 20 Stakeholders’ Conference. The meeting will be Thursday, November 13,
beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the
Chamber of Commerce. Dinner will be
served at 6:00 p.m.
4.
Task Force Reports
- Jack Zibluk (Driving
Forces) - The task force is beginning to identify external and internal
driving forces (see report “Driving forces draft topics:” included in
handouts).
- Len Frey (Governing
Ideas) - This task force wanted to wait until the driving forces were
identified before they met. The
first meeting will be during the week of the 10th.
- Rich Carvell
(Institutional Distinctiveness) - The task force will meet for the
first time the week of the 10th. They will be using data collected from
the survey, specifically questions 2 and 3.
- Jerry Farris (Graduate
Education/Research) - They met for the first time to establish their
charge this week.
- Julie Isaacson (Shared
Governance) - The committee has met and is looking at different models
of shared governance and reviewing the concerns of The Higher Learning
Commission regarding shared governance.
(see “Shared Governance Task Force
report” included in handouts.)
- Glen Jones (Diversity) -
This task force was established prior to the formation of the strategic
planning initiative. Five
subcommittees have been formed addressing areas of diversity awareness,
minority faculty and staff recruitment and retention, minority student
recruitment and retention, the curriculum, and assessment. The subcommittees are progressing
well in their work. For example,
Chuck Carr developed a curriculum survey addressing diversity and is
beginning to review those results. As a group, they are
addressing accountability issues.
A potential goal may include different campus units developing
miniature plans consistent with the larger diversity plan, outlining
steps they will take to achieve the desired results.
- Lynita Cooksey (for
Greg Thornburg - Enrollment Management) - Enrollment Management, due to
The Higher Learning Commission concern, is moving forward with the
development of an enrollment management plan. A survey has been developed and will
be distributed to students the week of the 10th.
5.
Next Meeting
As mentioned earlier, there will be a Stakeholders’
meeting facilitated by Dr. David McFarland November 13, 2003 at 3:00
p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce.
The next Strategic Planning Council meeting will be December 9 at 4:00 p.m. in the Library 8th floor
Board Room. Task Force chairs should
be prepared to provide reports to the council at that meeting.
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