Members Present: John Barnhill, Robert Bradley, John Carnaghi, Ross Ellington, Chris Findeisen (COGS), Ellen Berler (Psychology), Karen Laughlin, Alma Littles, Nancy Marcus, Sally McRorie, Frank Murphy, Charles Rasberry, Jennifer Buchanan (Dean of the Faculties), Eric Walker (Faculty Senate), Eric Weldy.

Others Present: Ralph Alvarez, Anne Blankenship, George DePuy (via phone), Ruth Feiock, Mark Palazesi, John Wetenhall (via phone), Helen Travis, Sara Hamon

Chairman Robert B. Bradley convened the meeting of the Florida State University Strategic Planning Committee at 3:00 p.m.

The committee unanimously approved the minutes from the meeting held on November 2, 2007.

The chair stated that the modifications to the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) emerging from the November 2 discussion have been incorporated into the SWOT document. After discussion of the modifications, the committee suggested additional changes to the Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats sections. The chair will make the recommended changes.

The committee reviewed and discussed the third draft of the mission and vision statements. The committee agreed to modify the first sentence and combine the last two sentences in the mission statement. The chair asked the committee for reactions to the vision statement. The committee agreed that sentence one and two should be reversed with a few word modifications. The chair will rewrite the mission and vision statements based on the committee’s recommendations.

The chair discussed the process that the committee will use to identify strategic priorities. Index cards were distributed and each committee member was asked to write at least one strategic priority on each card. The committee could reference the Sample Mix of Strategic Priorities and Goals distributed at the previous meeting or write their own strategy. After completion, each member shared at least two strategic priorities. Committee priorities were identified and consolidated.

The chair indicated that the strategic priorities identified by the committee will be distributed via survey to all faculty, students and staff. Survey responses will be shared with committee members at the December 7 meeting.

The meeting scheduled for November 30, 2007, is cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 7, at 3:00 p.m. in 201 Westcott.

The chair adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m.