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         2.      The College of Arts and Sciences held its first
                 week-long celebration February 22-26 that included
                 special events and open classes for the public.

         3.      Jim Squires, former press secretary to Ross Perot and
                 former editor of the Chicago Tribune, will give the
                 16th annual Joe Creason Lecture at 8 p.m., April 8,
                 in the Singletary Center for the Arts.

         4.      A new Parent Association has been formed at the
                 University to give parents opportunities to become
                 more involved in university life.

He asked the members of the Board to read the other items in his
report at their leisure.

         D.      Personnel Actions (PR 2)

         President Wethington recommended that approval be given to
the appointments, actions and/or other staff changes which require
Board action and that the report relative to appointments and/or
changes already approved by the administration be accepted. Mr.
Wilcoxson moved approval. His motion, seconded by Mr. Ulmer,
carried. (See PR 2 at the end of the Minutes.)

         E.      Strategic Plan (PR 3A)

         President Wethington reported that PR 3A is the Strategic
Plan for the University. Through a series of slides, he reviewed the
Plan. He said that the Plan is the University's vision/agenda for the
future and one that, he believes, is tempered by the realities of
life. He informed the Board that the Plan is active rather than
passive and requires continuous review and adjustments. He said that
the Plan articulates a central strategy that gives a purpose and
direction and, in his opinion, is appropriate for the University and
the times.

         President Wethington reflected on the first Strategic Plan
for the University that was approved in September 1989. He reminded
the Board that the Plan was reviewed and reaffirmed with some
modifications by the Board in September 1991. He reported that a
comprehensive review of the Plan took place from July to December
1992. He said that he appointed a team of 21 faculty, staff and
students and Joan McCauley, Associate Vice President for Management
and Budget and chair of the team, to assess the current plan and to
identify proposed revisions to be considered by the entire University
community during the fall semester. He noted that the planning team
met extensively and he reviewed their process: environmental
assessment, University Self-Study and its recommendations, University
strengths and weaknesses, and University value structure. Following
the team's review, the Plan went to the University community, to all
of the sectors, and then to the Cabinet. He reminded them of the
draft version submitted at the January 1993 meeting and of the work