Strategic Planning Action Committees
| I. PARTNERSHIPS FOR STUDENTS (TEACHING AND LEARNING) | |
| Point People: John Delaney and Jocelyn Sanders | |
| A. Provide an external curricular experience for every student that includes one or more opportunities such as service learning, clinical experience, co-operative education | Dee Dee Anderson |
| Stuart Benkert | |
| Herb Burhenn, co-chair | |
| Sandy Cole | |
| Amy Doolittle | |
| Hugh Prevost | |
| Valerie Radu | |
| Mary Tanner, co-chair | |
| Department Heads | |
| 2 students - one commuter and one residential | |
| B. Provide richer connections to campus for students with faculty and staff | John Delaney, co-chair |
| Yancy Freeman | |
| Rick Hart | |
| Jayne Holder | |
| Jocelyn Sanders, co-chair | |
| Gavin Townsend | |
| C. Provide institutional support to ensure student success by strengthening undergraduate and graduate education and advising | Stephanie Bellar |
| Jim Bowman | |
| Fran Bender, co-chair | |
| Richard Brown, co-chair | |
| Amy Davis | |
| Jim Hicks | |
| Gale Iles | |
| Linda Orth | |
| Craig Reddock | |
| Joyce Smith | |
| D. Enhance UTC accessibility for students in region and state | Beth Dodd |
| Yancy Freeman | |
| Dick Gruetzemacher, co-chair | |
| Debbie Parker, co-chair | |
| Joe Wilferth | |
| E. Identify and support distinctive academic programs and administrative and support units | Academic Affairs |
| Stephanie Bellar | |
| Distinctive Tast Force | |
| Executive Team | |
| Yancy Freeman | |
| Greg Heath | |
| Phil Oldham, chair | |
| Debbie Parker | |
| Verbie Prevost | |
| Sean Richards | |
| John Riddell | |
| II. Partnerships for Education and Research | |
| Point people: Phil Oldham and Peggy Kovach | |
| A. Provide centralized administrative support to coordinate research efforts to eliminate disincentives and stimulate scholarship | Deborah McAllister |
| Diane Miller, co-chair | |
| Phil Oldham, co-chair | |
| Sean Richards | |
B. Identify, develop and deliver educational and research initiatives that build on UTC strengths and meet needs of Chattanooga region. Combined with IIA. |
Deborah Arfken |
| David Eichenthal, co-chair | |
| Anne Gamble | |
| Phil Kazemersky | |
| Harriet Neely | |
| Meredith Perry, co-chair | |
| John Riddell | |
| Sarah Sanderfur | |
| Bill Tharp | |
| C. Expand and create new global/international relationships and partnerships to enhance course offerings, faculty research and scholarships | Nesli Alp |
| Nancy Amberson | |
| Stephanie Bellar | |
| Jeff Clark | |
| Ralph Covino | |
| Beth Dodd | |
| Aniekan Ebiefung | |
| Lucien Ellington | |
| Yancy Freeman | |
| Ignatius Fomunung | |
| Zibin Guo | |
| Bryan Hampton | |
| Bento Lobo, co-chair | |
| Tara Mathis | |
| Darrell Meece | |
| Mark Mendenhall | |
| Diane Miller | |
| Lyn Perkey | |
| Hugh Prevost, co-chair | |
| Valerie Radu | |
| Irven Resnick | |
| Richard Rice | |
| Kit Rushing | |
| Catherine Smith | |
| Vicki Steinberg | |
| Talia Walsh | |
| Joe Wilferth | |
| Jane Womack | |
| Add community | |
| D. Sustain programs of excellence in the arts that build on and contribute to cultural resources of the region | Bob Boyer |
| Roland Carter | |
| Matt Greenwell, co-chair | |
| Ruth Grover | |
| Lee Harris, co-chair | |
| Karen Henderson | |
| Paul Shurtz | |
| Kim Wheetley | |
| III. Partnerships for Diversity | |
| Point People: Barbara Wofford and Bob Lyon | |
| A. Promote UTC Office of Multicultural Affairs and enactment of its mission | John Delaney, chair |
| Tara Mathis | |
| Cynthia Wallace | |
| Panhellenic representative | |
B. Write post-Geier Statement of Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity for UTC This committee has completed its work. |
Yancy Freeman |
| Courtney Hoss | |
| Valerah Hodges | |
| Karen McGuffee | |
| Nancy Owens | |
| Vanasia Parks, co-chair | |
| Mary Roland | |
C. Reactivate, rename, refocus the Minority Affairs Committee Note: This committee has been combined with IIIA. |
|
| D. Recruit and retain a quality, diverse faculty, staff, student body | Hinsdale Bernard |
| Richard Brown | |
| Richard Casavant, co-chair | |
| John Delaney | |
| Lyn Miles | |
| Phil Oldham | |
| Debbie Parker | |
| Verbie Prevost | |
| Valerie Rutledge | |
| Person from athletics | |
| E. Expand integration of diversity training in academic curricula beyond single courses | Verbie Prevost, Chair |
| Council of Department Heads | |
| F. Partner with regional community in diversity programs | Dee Dee Anderson, chair |
| Pat Branam | |
| Nicole Brown | |
| Jocelyn Hogg | |
| Theresa Liedtka | |
| Mary Scott | |
| G. Improve physical access to all campus programs and activities by designing, constructing, and/or retrofitting universally designed facilities and infrastructure | Tom Ellis, chair |
| Jim Pulliam | |
| Michelle Rigler | |
| IV. Enabling Partnerships | |
| Point People: (A-G) Chuck Cantrell, Richard Brown | |
| A. Enhance UTC's role as metropolitan institution | Chuck Cantrell, chair |
| April Cox | |
| Terry Denniston | |
| Emily McKay | |
| B. Develop and implement a resource allocation plan based on priorities set by the strategic plan | Roger Brown, chair |
| Richard Brown | |
| Chuck Cantrell | |
| Phil Oldham | |
| C. Implement a formal process for evaluating UTC's implementation of strategic plan | Karen Adsit |
| Deborah Arfken, chair | |
| Terry Denniston | |
| Dick Gruetzemacher | |
| Chris Tanis | |
| D. Provide appropriate technology for instruction/learning, promote scholarship innovation, participate in economic development, and provide service that support students, faculty, staff | Karen Adsit, co-chair |
| Gayle Barrett | |
| Virginia Cairns | |
| Kit Rushing | |
| Clint Smullen | |
| Monty Wilson, co-chair | |
| Kathy Winters | |
| E. Cultivate environment of openness, integrity, appreciation and inclusiveness in decision making | Fran Bender |
| Roger Brown | |
| Chuck Cantrell | |
| Barbara Medley, chair | |
| Dan Webb | |
| F. Articulate UTC's identity as metropolitan university to campus, regional and state constituencies. Aggressively communicate its quality, student-centered approach, accessibility, services, and successes. | Richard Brown |
| Stephanie Bellar | |
| Chuck Cantrell, chair | |
| Cindy Carroll | |
| April Cox | |
| Yancy Freeman | |
| Phil Oldham | |
| Chris Tanis | |
| G. Expand ongoing alumni involvement and participation | Pat Branam |
| Jayne Holder, chair | |
| Debbie Ingram | |
| Patrick Miles | |
| Diane Welch | |
| Kim White | |
| Point People: (H-M) Rick Hart, Debbie Parker | |
| H. Connect UTC to environmental city of Chattanooga, enhance UTC's distinctiveness by establishing it as the most environmentally sustainable campus in the state; provide a campus that is safe, accessible, appealing, responsive to 21st century instruction, learning, research | Sarah Boykin |
| Linda Collins, chair | |
| Hill Craddock | |
| Jim Pulliam | |
| Bradley Reynolds | |
| Doug Silver | |
| I. Aggressively recruit and retain faculty and staff of highest quality who are committed to individual excellence and who bring distinctiveness to UTC | Richard Brown |
| Herb Burhenn | |
| Richard Casavant | |
| Theresa Liedtka | |
| Phil Oldham, chair | |
| Will Sutton | |
| Mary Tanner | |
| Dan Webb | |
| J. Provide fiscal, library and other resources to support student, faculty and staff research, creative and scholarly activity | Theresa Liedtka, chair |
| Harriet Neely | |
| Gavin Townsend | |
| K. Strengthen current graduate programs by increasing the number and amount of graduate assistantships to competitive national levels | Nesli Alp |
| Stephanie Bellar, chair | |
| Hinsdale Bernard | |
| Mike Biderman | |
| Vicki Petzko | |
| L. Provide an intercollegiate athletics program that exhibits the highest level of student academic success, integrity, and competiveness | Fran Bender |
| Danny Grant | |
| Rick Hart, chair | |
| Steven Hood | |
| Mike Jones | |
| Laura Mincy | |
| Sandy Zitkus | |
| M. Expand, enhance, and diversify UTC's financial resources while continuing responsible stewardship | Richard Brown, co-chair |
| John Delaney | |
| John Garrett | |
| Danny Grant | |
| Bob Lyon | |
| Phil Oldham, co-chair | |
| Debbie Parker | |
| Cindee Pulliam | |
