Members Present: Larry Abele, John Barnhill, Robert Bradley, Joe Beckham, John Carnaghi, Ross Ellington, James Baratta (COGS), Janet Kistner, Karen Laughlin, Alma Littles, Nancy Marcus, Sally McRorie, Frank Murphy, Charles Rasberry, Jennifer Buchanan (Dean of the Faculties), Jayne Standley, Joe Travis

Others Present: Ralph Alvarez, Anne Blankenship, George DePuy (via phone), Ruth Feiock, Mark Palazesi, Helen Travis, Sara Hamon, Reinhart Lerch, Joyce Ingram

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 January 25, 2008.

The chair introduced Joyce Ingram as a new member of the Strategic Planning Committee.

The chair asked each issue coordinator to report on their committee as follows:

Joe Beckham –Ensure academic and operational excellence while maintaining financial integrity

• Dr. Beckham reported that he organized a Blackboard site and invited an equal number of administrators, students (both graduate and undergraduate), and faculty to join the conversation. His working group had twelve active participants. He posted one report each from Provost Abele and Mr. Carnaghi on the issue. The committee had a working luncheon and invited the authors of the papers and Dr. Bradley to attend. The committee added selectively to the goals established in the papers and ended up with about 20 goals and 150 critical success factors and key performance indicators. After the working lunch, the participants were asked to make additional revisions. Dr. Beckham stated that it was the consensus of the committee to ask the Strategic Planning Committee to review the phrasing of the issue to make it a little less complex in its expression. The chair agreed.

Jayne Standley –Recruit, hire, retain, and reward the best and most diverse faculty and staff

• Dr. Standley invited Joyce Ingram, faculty, staff, administrators, and the faculty union to participate on the committee. The committee realized that there was not enough emphasis on staff issues and Joyce Ingram offered to draft additional outcomes and key performance indicators for the committee. The committee had several hours of discussion, after which Dr. Standley incorporated all suggestions into the recommended draft form, including objectives and key performance indicators. She also incorporated all staff suggestions from Joyce Ingram. At this point, Dr. Standley feels the committee has finished its review of this issue.

John Barnhill – Ensure recruitment and graduation of the best and most diverse students

• Mr. Barnhill reported that his committee was diverse and consisted of 10 individuals. The committee’s discussions centered on what defined the best and brightest students; they also discussed initiatives, tactics, and strategies. As a result of the discussion, the committee identified three outcomes and goals and included critical success factors and key performance indicators. Mr. Barnhill considers the committee’s task completed.

Nancy Marcus –Support and improve graduate and professional education emphasizing excellence in instruction

• Dr. Marcus stated that her committee consisted of 10 members, including staff, students, and faculty, with representation from different areas of campus. She sent her committee the three papers addressing the issue prior to their meeting and also provided a draft document of goals, outcomes and critical success factors. The committee met and discussed the original material. Dr. Marcus used this discussion to modify the original document and sent it back out to the committee for feedback. Dr. Marcus felt the committee achieved consensus on the issues.

Ross Ellington – Expand the quality and quantity of research and creative endeavors

• Dr. Ellington indicated that he and Sally McRorie wrote complimentary white papers, and from those papers he extracted several issue priorities that served as the basis for discussion at the committee’s first meeting. Eleven faculty were invited to join the committee. The committee represented a broad range of disciplines within the university and included assistant to full professors. The committee has met once and will need to meet again.

Karen Laughlin – Maintain and enhance the quality of the undergraduate educational experience while emphasizing excellence in instruction

• Dean Laughlin reported that her committee consisted of eleven people, including two undergraduate students, representatives from student affairs and admissions, and several faculty members. The committee focused on one goal having to do with the type of student the university would like to graduate. The first two outcomes addressed qualities of the graduates and the third focused on creating a university environment that develops the whole student, allowing them to achieve their own personal objectives. The committee has met once and has not completed their final product. Based on today’s discussion, they may want to include additional performance indicators in their final draft which should be completed by next week.

Charles Rasberry –Reputation

• Mr. Rasberry stated his committee has not met, but will do so soon.

Ruth Feiock, Mark Palazesi and the chair will rewrite the issues papers in a consistent format for review by the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee membership will consist of the issue coordinators, Joyce Ingram, Jason Fishbein, and an undergraduate student if possible. The Steering Committee will bring their findings to the Strategic Planning Committee by the end of the month.

Charles Rasberry gave a report of the External Committee’s meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Members of the committee include Randy Hanna, Andy Haggard, Al Lawson, Linda Figg, Ed Moore, Frank DiCristina, Bobby Jones, Meg Crofton, Mark Thiemens, and Michael Ward. The committee will meet twice and also participate in a couple of conference calls. At the first meeting, Dr. Bradley provided an update of the progress of the Strategic Planning Committee and Siegel and Gale did a presentation of their initial findings. The committee also discussed the draft mission and vision statements. Committee members were asked to review the Strategic Planning Committee’s draft mission and vision statements. They will also have the opportunity to review and respond to some of the issue papers.

The chair distributed summary notes from the Siegal and Gale presentation on February 21, 2008, to the committee and asked for reactions to the presentation.

The chair cancelled the March 7 meeting and hopes to meet at the end of the month.

The chair adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.