Institutional Planning Committee, April 12, 2004

Present: Bruce Caster, Jeff Grant, Russel Hoff, Kurt Keppler, Marsha Krotseng, Michael Noll, Blake Pearce, Ruth Salter, Fred Ware, and Susan Wold.

Meeting was called to order at 9:05 A.M.

The IPC met for the fifth and last time in the academic year 2003-2004. Michael Noll reported on the meeting of the Executive Committee (April 1), Fred Ware reported on the meeting of the Faculty Senate (March 18), and Marsha Krotseng on the progress being made by the University Planning Advisory Council (UPAC).

The remainder of the meeting focused on the impact of the approval of the "Concise Mission Statement" by the Faculty Senate and on ways to disseminate the mission statement within the VSU community. In particular, two points were discussed:

1) The IPC again encourages the VSU community (students, faculty & staff) to share any concerns and ideas regarding the current "Concise Mission Statement" so that these comments can be considered for future revisions (e.g., VSU’s role in improving the quality of life in the region as suggested by Lynn Bell).

2) The IPC suggests that the following methods be considered for disseminating the "Concise Mission Statement" within the VSU community. Many of these methods would create minimal if any additional production costs:

                                         Course Syllabi (at the instructor’s discretion)

                                        Spectator Supplement

It should again be noted that the "Concise Mission Statement" is NOT replacing VSU’s Mission Statement but rather resembles a concise version of the latter. Thus, any publication of the Concise Mission Statement needs to make mention of the extended version.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:55 A.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Michael G. Noll, Chair-Elect.