University Planning and Quality Council
Minutes
Members
Present: Dr. Paul Hosier, Ms. Pat
Leonard, Ms. Kay Ward, Dr. Jo Ann Seiple, Mr. Lawrence Clark, Dr. Karen
Wetherill for Dr. Cathy Barlow, Dr. Robert Roer, Dr. Terrence Curran, Dr. Mark
Galizio, Dr. Carol Pilgrim, Dr.
Others Attending: Mr. Max Allen, Mr. Mark Lanier, Dr. Raymond Burt, Dr.
James Dragna, Ms. Mimi Cunningham, Mr. Bobby Miller and Dr. Kenneth Spackman.
A quorum was established and
Dr. Hosier called the meeting to order at
The minutes of the
1.
The Council
discussed a proposal for a statement of strategic identity and UNCW core
values. By consensus, the word
“educational” was inserted in the regional engagement section, and the
elaboration for the value diversity was revised to read:
Cultural, ethnic, global and other types of diversity fundamentally support the
atmosphere of openness and free inquiry upon which teaching and learning
rests. UNCW is committed to expanding
the diversity of its faculty, staff, and student body and to increasing access
for historically underrepresented groups.
The University actively promotes study abroad experiences for our
students and recruits international students to attend UNCW.
After
considerable additional discussion, Dr. Hosier appointed a “writing subgroup,”
consisting of Drs. Tyndall, Roer, Dragna, Carter and Pilgrim, to be convened by
Dr. Spackman, charged with bringing a revised proposal to the February 5
meeting that includes a university vision statement and, in the elaborations of
the core values, includes mention, or increased forcefulness, of:
·
Internationalism,
·
Technology
·
Uniqueness with
respect to student outcomes,
·
Changing
“teaching excellence” to reflect recognition and reward,
·
The university as
learning community (and what characteristics we want our graduates to have),
·
Lifelong
learning,
·
Assessment (or
reflective mindset),
·
“Impact,” and
·
Personal values.
2.
Dr. Spackman
briefly described the format that a completed strategic plan is likely to
take. There will be a comprehensive
version that includes background, process, projections, etc.; as well as a
succinct version suitable for dissemination in a brochure and on the Web that
focuses just on mission, vision, identity, values, main issues and
university-wide goals.
3.
The Council then
turned to the third and fourth guiding questions for strategic planning: “What are our main issues?” and “What do we
work on or towards?” Progress slowed because
of differing interpretations of the terms “main issues,” “goals,” and
“strategies.” Mr. Lanier proposed that,
before the next meeting, each member a) identify five main issues (or
qualitative strategic goals) facing the university, b) select at least two of
those as the highest priority, and c) for each prioritized issue, suggest at
least two quantifiable supporting goals.
Dr. Hosier promised to follow up by e-mail with the details of this
“homework assignment,” and asked that all submissions be sent to Dr. Spackman,
who will compile the results and communicate them to members prior to the
February 5 meeting.
4.
It was agreed
that after the Council develops a vision and core values, there should be an
additional opportunity to collect feedback from stakeholders, including the
Board of Trustees.
There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at
Future Meetings
February
24, 2004, 3:30-5:00 pm, AL 215
March
3, 2004, 3:30-5:00 pm, AL 215
March
24, 2004, 3:30-5:00 pm, AL 215
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