University of Minnesota, Morris
Campus Resources & Planning Committee Minutes

 November 10, 1997

Members present: Andy Lopez, Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Chris Cole, Jennifer 
Wright, Sara Haugen, Gwen Rudney, Lowell Rasmussen, Karen Fischer, Wade 
Bronson, Maddy Maxeiner, Chris Wenner, Alan Fierro, Jennifer Dose.

Guests:  Dave Johnson, Gary McGrath, Sam Schuman.

Chair Andy Lopez thanked Jeff Ratliff-Crain for chairing the last 
meeting, congratulated Lowell Rasmussen on the passage of the Regional 
Fitness Center bond, and urged the CRPC to get moving on the three-year 
plan. He asked for the committeeÕs feedback on how to do so.

Jenny Dose stressed the need for unification from involving upper level 
administration and seeking input on all levels. Lopez reminded the 
committee of the need for the CRPC to be pro-active in the creation of 
the document and not simply rubber-stamp a document created by the 
administration.  Ratliff-Crain wondered about the appropriateness of 
using the Assembly as a committee of the whole for input since focus 
groups can be no-shows.  Dose suggested email. Fischer reminded the group 
of listservs like SEMESTERS which could be used with a response deadline. 
Maddy reminded the committee of the need to impose a degree of structure 
so that input groups wouldnÕt have to start at ground zero.

Ratliff-Crain shared the plan approved last spring.

1.  a) Units prepare summaries of goals while 
     b)the CRPC polls the UMM community for broad goals.
2.  The C&VC synthesize the summaries and material gathered by the CRPC 
and create a document.  
3.  The document is reviewed prior to approval by the CRPC (THE CAMPUS IS 
REMINDED THAT CRPC MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE UMM COMMUNITY AND WILL BE 
ADVERTISED IN THE WEEKLY BULLETIN DURING SPRING QUARTER)
4.  The document is presented to the Assembly.

Lopez asked the 97/98 committee for its reaction to this plan. Maxeiner 
asked if a shared campus vision can be assumed and if not, how can common 
goals be communicated to guide input?  Fischer asked if the committee 
would work from broad input to achieve specific goals or whether 
specifics would be reviewed to achieve a broad picture.  Lopez reminded 
her that the prelude presented to the Assembly last spring provided 
boundaries via implications. Rudney suggested the campus needs to hear 
visions, goals, and an explanation of the plan to provide useful input. 

Sam Schuman encouraged the committee to know its end goal before 
soliciting input so that it would not have to attempt to prioritize 
myriad goals. He reminded the group of the strategy he presented at the 
March 20, 1997 meeting.

Maddy suggested and Chris Cole affirmed the idea of asking units where 
they want to be in 10 years and what they planned to do in the next few 
years to get there.  Cole wondered how much say the CRPC really has in 
the development of the plan and Lopez assured him that the committee does 
have ownership of and responsibility for the document as a planning item. 

Rudney wondered about the difference between the UMM mission and vision 
statement. Maxeiner suggested the mission is what you do and the vision 
is what you hope to become. Dave Johnson added that mission statements 
are short, noun-filled, empirically verifiable paragraphs while visions 
are lengthier and more interesting. 

Ratliff-Crain suggested seeking input from key people to assure feedback 
while Schuman praised the multi-pronged approach (email, meetings, 
student input).  Plans were made to mail key items including previous 
plan suggestions, strategy, mission and vision statements, to committee 
members.

The group turned to subcommittees. Lopez suggested adding planning to the 
budget issues subcommittee but Ratliff-Crain countered that planning 
probably belonged before the committee as a whole. Fischer asked if 
members were to be on only one subcommittee and wondered if they might 
feel excluded from other areas as a result. Ratliff-Crain reminded her 
that subcommittees seek feedback from key administrators to maintain a 
pulse on the campus; they do not assume ownership of certain areas. The 
subcommittees will take responsibility for keeping dialog on-going rather 
than waiting for key administrators to come to the committee.  

Interest in subcommittee membership was as follows:

PHYSICAL PLANT AND MASTER PLANNING:  Jeff Ratliff-Crain, Wade Bronson, 
Maddy Maxeiner.

HUMAN RESOURCES:  Jennifer Dose, Gwen Rudney, Jennifer Wright, Sara Haugen.

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT:  Chris Cole, Alan Fierro.

BUDGET ISSUES:  Chris Wenner, Karen Fischer.

Committee members not present at this meeting will be solicited for their 
interests.

The CRPC will meet at 4 pm on Monday, November 24, in the Prairie Lounge.