2004-2005 Strategic Visioning

From the Desk of the President

February 8, 2005

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff:

In 2004 our work continued on the Agenda for Excellence- 2010. The Strategic Vision and Goals were developed by fellow university and community stakeholders. Thanks to each of you who volunteered your time and energy to that process. Appointments of volunteers to action teams will then form teams to prepare initiatives for each respective goal. Those initiatives will be implemented and evaluated over time.

Core values that govern this university, which include our pursuit of excellence, our mutual respect, our Bulldog pride, and our intellectual freedom, have led to outstanding progress on our previous planning efforts that began in 1998. As a result of that experience and achievement, I firmly believe that we can realize even greater potential this time around.

Please give your careful attention to the goals and add your voice to the process. Direct your comments to Co-Chair, Dr. Cynthia Foust at cindy.foust@swosu.edu. She will forward the comments to the Web Manager for posting weekly.

Sincerely,

John M. Hays,
President