University of North Florida
Board of Trustees Retreat
UNF Hall
September 17, 2007
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]

9:00              Welcome and introduction: Chairman Taylor & President Delaney

9:15              The High Performing Board

• Partnership with the President
• Institutional Aspirations
• Board Leadership

                      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

                      Ground Rules for Discussion

• “The Magic of Dialogue”
• Democratic discussion
• Candor and confidentiality
• Parking lot

9:45              Parables from High Aspiration Universities

• Right leaders & vision
• Right models for excellence
• Right faculty and academic culture
• Right governance system
• Right resources

10:15            Break

10:30            The UNF Way

• Our vision & first steps (President Delaney)
• State policy & politics (President Delaney)
• Focusing academic culture (Mark Workman)
• Resources (Pierre Allaire)

11:30            Board Discussion

• What are our special strengths?
• What do we need to address or improve?

12:15            Lunch

1:00              TLO in China: Research on Conflict Resolution – Dr. Dan Richard,
                     Dr. Debbie Wang and Students

1:20              Discussion: What It Means to Become a Great Public
                     University in North Florida                  

2:00              Matching Trustee Work to University Aspirations

• Agenda setting
• Meetings
• Committees
• Participation

3:00              “Mutual Expectations for Success”

• President
• Trustees

4:00               Return to the High Performing Board Model

4:30               Next Steps for Trustee Action