THE UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT TO FACULTY SENATE AND THE ADMINISTRATION Submitted August 29, 2007 The USPC Members: Susan Kogler Hill, USPC Chair (Communication, CLASS) Edward Thomas (Marketing, Business) Connie Hollinger (Psychology, COS) Kenneth Keys (Industrial & Manufacturing, Engineering) Virginia Benson (Urban Studies, Urban Affairs) Brian Cook (Associate VP Business Affairs, Finance, and Controller) Njeri-Nuru Holm (VP, Institutional Diversity) William Wilson (CIO, IS&T) Geoffrey Mearns (Dean, Law) David Anderson (Associate Dean, COS) Gitanjali Kaul, Ex-Officio (Vice Provost, Planning, Assessment, and Information Resource Management) Jala Khateeb, Ex-Officio (Student Member) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. REVIEW OF USPC’S ACTIVITIES (August 2006-August 2007) 3 III. ITEMS FOR RATIFICATION 8 IV. APPENDICES APPENDIX A: THREE YEAR STRATEGIC TIMETABLE 13 APPENDIX B: STRATEGIC PLANNING UNIVERSITY REVIEW (SPUR II) 14 APPENDIX C: THE CONSOLIDATED REPORT: UNIVERSITY RESPONSES TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN 15 APPENDIX D: KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR CHART 16 APPENDIX E: FACULTY AND STUDENT SURVEY QUESTIONS 17