Bm STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE PECIAL hearings for faculty, staff, and students: Tuesday, February 15, 12:30 p.m. Room 206, Wattis Business Bldg. and Thursday, February 17, 10:30 a.m. Room 218, Wattis Business Building Those who cannot attend the hearings are encouraged to send their opinions to: Helen James, Mail Code 2503 REPORT b ast spring a revised mission statement was drafted by the Strategic Planning Task Force after a one-day retreat attended by members of the campus community. After receiving this input, the Task Force recom- mended a mission statement to President Thompson. This statement was approved by the Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents in September 1993, and is included in this edition of Strategic Perspective. Last fall, strategic issues were identified by the Task Force and distributed to the campus for comments. The Task Force held a retreat in December to draft a university vision statement based upon these strategic issues. Ulti- mately, the vision statement that is recom- mended to the President will provide Strategic directions for the planning process. A draft of our vision statement is also included in this publication. Your comments are important and we encourage you to attend the Open Hearings at which it will be discussed: Tuesday, February 15, 12:30 p.m. Room 206, Wattis Business Building and Thursday, February 17, 10:30 a.m. Room 218, Wattis Business Building In addition, we will also discuss the results of the values survey, which are printed in a separate Strategic Perspective. Those who cannot attend the hearings are encouraged to contact Helen James, MC 2503. a = “el = ae 3 "aan beat DP) = S os The V Institutional eveloping a solid strategic vision reD quires at the outset a careful analysis of institutional goals and values. The Strategic Planning Task Force at Weber State University has utilized two procedures to begin the process of evaluating institutional values: ¢ The Task Force developed a comprehensive list of what it perceived to be the core values of the institution. ee Approximately 1450 students, faculty, and staff participated in an Institutional Goals Inventoryi developed by Educational Testing Service of Princeton. The results of those two efforts are now available and have been correlated to one another and compared to national norms. We will discuss these findings together with "Vision" (see separate pamphlet) at the following open Goals Inventory/Assessment a >