Report of the Strategic Planning Task Force December, 2001
Making Choices: Western's Commitments as a Research-Intensive University
Approved by Senate October 2001
Approved by Board of Governors November 2001
Table of Contents
I. Introduction: Our Challenge
II. A Changing Environment
III. Building the Research-Intensive University: Making Choices in Support of Excellence
Recruiting and Retaining the Best People in a Competitive Environment
IV. Faculty
V. Staff
VI. Students
VII. Alumni
The Road Ahead: Strategic Issues for Western
VIII. Size, Resources and Quality
IX. Collaborative Activities
X. Information Technology
XI. Institutional Advancement
Conclusion: Our Quest
Appendix I: Strategic Planning Task Force
Appendix II: Leadership in Learning
Appendix III: UWO enrolments: 1996-1997 to 2005-06
Appendix IV: Sources of Graphs and Statistical Data