University Planning and Quality Council
Minutes
Members
Present: Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo,
Dr. Paul Hosier, Dr. Robert E. Tyndall, Ms. Pat Leonard, Dr. Jo Ann Seiple, Mr.
Lawrence Clark, Dr. Karen Wetherill for Dr. Cathy Barlow, Dr. Robert Roer, Dr.
Terrence Curran, Dr. Susan McCaffray, Dr. Carol Pilgrim, Dr. Thomas Schmid, Mr.
Robert S. Russell.
Others
Attending: Mr. Max Allen, Mr. Mark
Lanier, Ms. Sharon Boyd, Mr. Ed Davis, Dr. Rebecca Porterfield, Dr. Raymond
Burt, Ms. Mimi Cunningham, Ms. Nikki Howard, Ms. Peggy Chance and Dr. Kenneth
Spackman.
A quorum was established and
Chancellor DePaolo called the meeting to order at
The minutes of the
Dr. Spackman pointed out a
correction in one of the dates of the five
·
by April 2004,
the
·
April-July 2004,
formulation of strategies is completed and the plan is written;
·
August 2004,
implementation of the strategic plan is underway.
Mr. Lanier presented a
tabulated summary of results compiled from the Web-based identity and core
values survey. (See http://www.uncw.edu/planning/upqc/whoarewewhatareourvalues.121503.htm.) He pointed out that UNCW’s blend of teaching
and research appeared frequently in the responses.
The Council continued
discussion toward the formulation of a statement of identity and core
values. In response to a question,
Chancellor DePaolo agreed that the university’s core values may best be
presented in a bulleted list. The
discussion included these comments.
Tyndall: We are a community promoting scholarship
and diversity.
Wetherill: The university encourages creative thinking
and offers a small college experience.
Seiple: We are a community of learners.
Pilgrim: We are an innovative learning community
that embraces the link between research and teaching.
Other comments on
characteristics of UNCW:
·
Creative, open
environment for students and faculty, with a tradition of active, engaged
learning unique to a regional public university.
·
Fosters the core
values, skills and ability to ask meaningful questions, seek answers, and
engage in learning for a lifetime.
·
Active, engaged
learning and personalized education.
·
UNCW aspires to
provide individual students the opportunity for active learning through
real-life learning experiences, collaborative research with faculty,
mentorships, internships, etc.
·
Passion for
excellence.
·
Faculty who are
passionately engaged in teaching and learning.
·
UNCW believes
teaching students is critical versus teaching subjects.
Attempts at an identity
statement developed during the discussion:
·
UNCW is unique
for an institution its size in its commitment to engaging undergraduate
students with faculty, to excellence in teaching, and to active learning
through research and creative activity.
·
UNCW is a
mid-sized public university offering its students opportunities that uniquely
combine the infrastructure of a large research university with continued
commitment to excellence in teaching and to an individualized undergraduate
experience typical of a small private college.
·
UNCW values
student opportunities that uniquely combine the infrastructure of a large
research university with continued commitment to an individualized
undergraduate experience typical of a small private college.
·
UNCW embraces the
link between faculty research and undergraduate education.
·
UNCW embraces a
creative, innovative environment of discovery that engages students with
faculty.
Mr. Allen’s suggestion met
with wide approval:
UNCW is
a community where passionate and engaged teaching, learning, and research
matters.
Dr. Roer asked Dr. Spackman
to e-mail the list of suggested identity statements to members after the
meeting. Dr. Spackman repeated his
request that Council members send him their proposals for identity statements
based on today’s discussions.
There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at
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