Susquehanna University: A Plan for Greater Intellectual Engagement and a Stronger University Community

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Message from the President

At its meeting on November 3, 2003, the Board of Directors approved the strategic plan – Susquehanna University: A Plan for Greater Intellectual Engagement and a Stronger University Community.

I am grateful for the extraordinary involvement of the campus community in developing this plan. From our kickoff sessions during late fall 2001 in which we shared our dreams for Susquehanna, through the development of a statement of strategic vision and themes that identified greater intellectual engagement and a stronger university community as our two core commitments, to the work of the Middle States Self-Study taskforces to develop initiatives around these commitments, this has been a truly inclusive process.

The result is a document that reflects the wisdom and enthusiasm of the campus community for improving the learning experiences of our students. As I said many times during the past two years, the process of planning is as important as the plan it produces. Our process has served us well and now we must focus the same energy and enthusiasm on implementing the plan. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Linda McMillin and Executive Vice President for Administration and Planning Sara Kirkland are already working with those responsible for the various initiatives to further refine action steps and timelines.

With the help of CFO Mike Coyne, we will continue to develop a multi-year budget model that incorporates the plan's projected costs in ways that will allow us to achieve the plan's overall objectives without jeopardizing Susquehanna's hard-won financial health.

Thank you for all that you have done to make this plan possible and for all that you will do to help us realize its goals of enhancing student learning and making Susquehanna a national exemplar of undergraduate education.