November 12, 2003

The meeting was called to order at 3:35.

Present: Michael Noll, Fred Ware, Kurt Keppler, Ruth Salter, Marsha Krotseng, Bruce Caster, Linda Bennett Elder, Jerry Siegrist, Susan Wold.

Minutes of the September were reviewed, and Fred Ware noted a change regarding goal eight of the strategic plan. Minutes were approved as amended. Kurt Keppler volunteered to follow up on determining the SGA representative for this year.

Mission Statement - Jerry Siegrist reported that the Mission Statement had been discussed at the Strategic Planning Retreat, and that several options were reviewed by the break-out groups. Visioning Statements and Core Values were also reviewed and narrowed down to a smaller number of each. A task force with IPC representation has been created to integrate the above into a brief mission statement. Fred Ware noted that reference to "global" education was important, and Jerry Siegrist noted that several staff members had encouraged the use of "community" to represent the entire university.

Revisions to Strategic Plan - Jerry Siegrist distributed the revised Strategic Plan with changes noted for IPC review. Michael Noll suggested that the indicated progress associated with action step number 13 of goal 8 be further refined.  After some discussion it was agreed that he would submit an adjusted text to Jerry Siegrist to bring to the next UPAC meeting. Marsha Krotseng requested e-mail or written comments from anyone who felt strongly about the changes noted in red in the Strategic Plan posted to the website under Planning Retreat Report Recommendations, September 2003. Kurt Keppler and Linda Bennett Elder suggested that changes in the strategic plan should be given all possible coverage to both faculty and staff. It was suggested that a notice could be put on the planning home page that the new plan with changes is available. Ruth Salter suggested that the Planning Committee could send an email out asking for comments on the items in red by a certain date. The group also unanimously asked Jerry Siegrist to request comments from faculty senate members at the November meeting. It was further suggested that Rebecca Kimbrough of COSA be contacted to assist in getting a similar message out to staff.

Master Plan - The October Master Plan report from Portman Associates was also distributed. Marsha Krotseng noted that the data in the report was very preliminary and is being further refined.  An open meeting will be held on November 18 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the auditorium of the Biology-Chemistry Building. Ruth Salter suggested that Communication Arts web cast Portman’s presentation. Marsha Krotseng will investigate getting the presentation on the web.

Kurt Keppler gave the committee an update on new and renovated housing. Interviews of three competing firms should be completed by January 6^th, and the project awarded shortly after. Projections are to start building in June and occupy by December.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted

Jerry Siegrist, Chair