University of North Florida
Board of Trustees
Workshop
September 17, 2007
UNF Hall
at 9:00 a.m. Agenda
What it Takes to Build a Great Public University in North Florida (Attachments 1, 2,3, 4, 5)
“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will die. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a great initiative will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever growing insistency. Remember that our children and grandchildren are going to do things that would stagger us. Think big.” Daniel Burnham (1864-1912)
[In addition the trustees and President Delaney, Tom Serwatka, Mark Workman and Pierre Allaire will participate in the discussion through early afternoon]
Item 1 Welcome and Introduction
Item 2 The High Performing Board
Partnership with the President
Institutional Aspirations
Board Leadership
Item 3 Purposes
Discuss critical success factors in transforming the university
Outline ways to engage the academic community and the greater Jacksonville community in this transformation process
Identify sources of resources for planning and implementing this change
Discuss the Board’s leadership role
Item 4 Ground Rules for Discussion
“The Magic of Dialogue”
Democratic Discussion
Candor and Confidentiality
Parking Lot
Item 5 Parables from High Aspiration Universities
Right Leaders & Vision
Right Models for Excellence
Right Faculty and Academic Culture
Right Governance System
Right Resources
Item 6 The UNF Way
Our Vision and First Step
State Policy and Politics
Focusing Academic Culture
Resources
Item 7 Board Discussion
What are our special strengths?
What do we need to address or improve?
Item 8 TLO in China: Research on Conflict Resolution – Dr. Dan Richard, Dr. Debbie Wang and Students
Item 9 Discussion: What It Means to Become a Great Public University in North Florida
Item 10 Matching Trustee Work to University Aspirations
Item 11 Agenda Setting
Meetings
Committees
Participation
Item 12 “Mutual Expectations for Success”
President
Trustees
Item 13 Return to the High Performing Board Model
Item 14 Next Steps for Trustee Action
