More than a Vision:
A New Reality!
On October 22-23, 2004 President Daniel Mark Fogel and Provost A. John Bramley
hosted a retreat for the University Senior Leadership. The attendees included Vice
Presidents and Vice Provosts, Deans of the Schools and Colleges, members of the
University Planning Council, representatives from the three governance groups (Faculty
Senate, Student Government Association, and Staff Council) and other senior leaders. (A
list of attendees is at the end.)
The theme of the retreat focused on the remarkable progress and advances the University
has experienced since the vision was first announced in Spring 2003. Information about
the vision and the accomplishments are summarized on the President’s web page at
http://www.uvm.edu/president/?Page=advancing.html.
This exciting, intense two day retreat was designed to focus on ways to further realize the
vision for the University. Teams representing the various constituencies (link to teams)
worked through the five questions outlined in President Fogel and Provost Bramley’s
July 6, 2004 memorandum to the University community regarding advancing the vision
for UVM. Additionally, two focus sessions were led by outside consultants working with
the University– the first on campus master planning with Glenn Allen from Hargreaves
Associates and Warren Schwartz from Schwartz/Silver Architects and the second on
enrollment management with Dr. James Black from SEM Works.
Supporting documents and material that were distributed at the retreat are linked below.
Summary comments for each question as well as the two focus sessions from the teams
are below. Following the retreat, President Fogel and Provost Bramley summarized the
retreat findings and recommendations to the attendees in the attached memo (follow-up
memo). We invite and welcome your comments about the retreat to the following email
address provost@uvm.edu.
Senior Leadership Retreat
Agenda
October 22 – 23, 2004
The UVM Vision: To be the nation's premier small public research university,
preeminent in liberal education and the study of the environment and health, and dedicated
to providing students with extraordinary opportunities for learning and personal
development and to enhancing the cultural, social, and economic life of Vermont, the nation
and the world.
UVM Senior Leadership
Agenda October 22 – 23, 2004
Retreat Purposes: To bring together campus leaders/planners in an environment of
collegiality and openness in order to explore critical questions related to setting academic
priorities and campus master planning:
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What are the key items that must be pursued over the next thirty-six months in an
integrated, clear, focused campaign to pursue the vision for UVM?
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What are the inter-relationships and priorities among the key elements of the Vision
and amongst the major academic and support units of the University that can be
developed that will advance the Vision for the University?
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What are the essential steps necessary to advance the academic components of the
Vision of the University?
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What are the substantive opportunities for the University that would enhance and
improve the campus master planning process?
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What must the University do to offer an outstanding student experience?
Friday October 22, 2004
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Arrival and check-in Stoweflake Resort
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks – Green Mountain Room
Daniel M. Fogel, President – “More than a Vision – A New Reality”
Link to PowerPoint
9:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon Charting the Course - Groups will discuss and brainstorm responses to
each of the five questions outline in the President and Provost email to
the UVM Community on July 6, 2004. Link to the letter & Summary
Comments
Question - What must we do to establish UVM as a leading center of
innovative liberal arts education in the 21st century? Link to Liberal
education document & summary comments
Question - What must we do in our instructional programs, in our research
and scholarship, and in our institutional practices to make good on our claim
of being the nation’s environmental university? Link to PowerPoint
presentation and Becoming the Nation’s Premier Environmental
University and summary comments
10:30 a.m.
Break – Sterling Reception Area
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch - Atrium
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UVM Senior Leadership
Agenda October 22 – 23, 2004
A. John Bramley, Provost and Senior Vice President – “Leaders of
Change – 2013” Link to PowerPoint Presentation
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Campus Master Planning – Glenn Allen - Hargraeves Associates in
partnership with Schwartz Silver Architects Link to PowerPoint presentation
and summary comments
3:30 p.m.
Break – Sterling Reception Area
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Charting the Course – Continued
Question - To what niche areas within the vast domain of health, medicine,
and the life sciences should we commit differential resources in order to
establish programs that are the very best in the world? Link to document and
summary comments
6:30 p.m.
Reception - Atrium
7:30 p.m.
Dinner - Atrium
Saturday October 23, 2004
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast - Atrium
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 am Enrollment Management – Dr. Jim Black, SEM Works Link to PowerPoint,
his web site, strategic Enrollment Management, summary comments and SEM Enrollment
Management Report
10:30 a.m.
Break – Sterling Reception Area
10:30 a.m.
Charting the Course – Continued
Question - How do we align the University and its services to provide an
exceptional and high quality student focused experience? Link to summary
comments
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch - Atrium
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Question - What steps must we take to ensure an exceptional environment for
the conduct of world class research which contributes to the University’s
promise to be a key driver of Vermont’s economic vitality? Link to white
paper on research& Summary comments
2:30 p.m.
Break – Sterling Reception Area
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Next steps
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UVM Senior Leadership
Agenda October 22 – 23, 2004
The same small groups will determine the top two ideas for each question above
to include appropriate rationale for their selections. Determine several specific
action steps, champions, timeframes, etc. Groups will report out to the full
group with opportunity to discuss and challenge assumptions.
Link to summary comments
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Comments
Daniel M. Fogel, President
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