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University of New Hampshire
Strategic Planning
Initiative
Reports Of the working
groups
May 20, 2009
Table of Contents
Section I ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Letter from President Mark W. Huddleston ............................................................................................. 4
Steering Committee and Working Group Members ................................................................................ 6
General Charges to the Working Groups ................................................................................................ 10
Charges to the Individual Working Groups 11
Group 4 ‐ Affordability and Access: Developing a Sustainable and Socially
Responsible Business Model .......................................................................................................... 16
Section II ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Group 1 – Breaking Silos, Scrambling Categories: Integrating the Academy
Horizontally and Vertically ............................................................................................................. 19
Group 2 ‐ Research: New Frontiers and Old Challenges ........................................................................ 37
Group 3 – Teaching and Learning: Modalities, Technology and Contexts
st in the 21 Century .......................................................................................................................... 47
Group 5 – New Markets: Generating Resources to Meet Core Missions ............................................... 62
Group 6 – Student Experience: UNH as a Student‐Centered Institution ................................................ 73
Group 7 – Communities and Alliances: Expanding and Deepening UNH’s
Strategic Partnerships .................................................................................................................... 83
Group 8 – UNH and the World: Advancing a Global Perspective ........................................................... 98
Group 9 – Sustainability: Extending the UNH Commitment ................................................................. 111
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Section I
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October 13, 2008
Dear Colleagues,
As I stated in my installation address, we are embarking upon the development of a
comprehensive, campus‐wide strategic plan for the University. The first meeting of the 30‐
member steering committee was held last week, under the facilitation of Bob Zemsky, Chair of
The Learning Alliance and one of the co‐authors of Remaking the American University: Market‐
Smart and Mission‐Centered. Bill Massy, his co‐author and consulting partner, is also working
with us on this highly inclusive, bottom‐up process as we chart the strategic course for UNH
over the next five to ten years. The steering committee is comprised of representatives from
across the University and our greater community: faculty, students, staff, deans, a Durham
town council member, a member of the USNH board of trustees, a UNH Manchester business
advisory partner, and Alumni and Foundation board directors are all members. You will find a
complete listing of the steering committee members with their titles at
www.unh.edu/strategicplanning. This link will be updated as the strategic planning process
unfolds over the course of the academic year.
The result of this process will be the first overarching strategic road map the University of New
Hampshire has ever had. This will enable us to chart our course guided by four or five major
initiatives describing where we want to go and how we plan to get there. Our aim is to forge a
common vision, strategy, commitment, and enthusiasm for moving our University forward.
The steering committee will meet throughout the fall semester, and a larger group of
colleagues from across campus will meet in roundtable groups in late November to discuss the
general themes which will have emerged by then. Out of the roundtable discussions will
emerge several thematically based working groups which will be charged with framing more
specific proposals for consideration by the whole campus community in a series of public, open
forums in the spring.
As I also mentioned in my speech, I have formed several commissions and groups to examine
issues central to our University. The Blue Ribbon Panel on Research, co‐chaired by Dr. Jan
Nisbet and Dr. Amitava Bhattacharjee, will be releasing their findings shortly; the President’s
Panel on Intercollegiate Athletics, chaired by David Roselle, president emeritus of the University
of Delaware, is about to meet for the first time; and Healthy UNH, co‐chaired by CHHS Dean
Barbara Arrington and VP for Finance and Administration Dick Cannon, will undertake a broad
examination of wellness and healthcare issues so important to all of us at UNH. The
recommendations from each of these groups will be folded into the strategic planning process,
as appropriate.
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This is an exciting and important process and it will demand a great deal of time and
commitment. I am very grateful for the hard work and dedication that members of the UNH
community are willing to give to this critical process. Thanks to all of you in advance.
I look forward to seeing the fruits of our collective labor.
Best regards,
Mark W. Huddleston
President
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Steering Committee and Working Group members (Steering Committee in boldface)
Ruth Abelmann, Associate Director, Residential Life
John Aber, Professor, Natural Resources and Environment, COLSA
Ian Aebel, Graduate student
Brad Aiken, UNH Alumni Board
Walt Alderman, Instructor, Business, UNHM
Paige Amick, Graduate student, Manchester Center for Graduate Studies
Barbara Arrington, Dean, College of Health and Human Services
Kim Babbitt, Associate Dean, COLSA
Vicki Banyard, Professor, Psychology, COLA
Heather Barber, Associate Professor, Kinesiology, CHHS
Chris Bauer, Professor/Chair, Chemistry, CEPS
Reagan Baughman, Assistant Professor, Economics, WSBE
Mimi Becker, Associate Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Victor Benassi, Professor, Psychology, COLA
Doug Bencks, University Architect
Tom Brady, Dean, College of Life Science and Agriculture
Kathy Braun, Director, Admin./Financial Services, UNHM/BSC
Cliff Brown, Associate Professor, Sociology, COLA
Ludwig Bstieler, Associate Professor, Marketing, WSBE
Janet Campbell, Research Professor, Ocean Process Analysis Lab
Dick Cannon, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Gale Carey, Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical, COLSA
Kent Chamberlin, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Scott Chesney, Asst. Vice President, Student and Academic Services, Director, Residential Life
Steve Ciccone, Associate Professor, Finance, WSBE
Mary Collins, Director, Small Business Development Center
Ray Cook, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, CEPS
Megan Davis, Chief of Staff
Sharon Demers, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources
Todd DeMitchell, Professor/Chairperson, Education, COLA
Annie Donahue, Associate Professor, Library and Media Services, University Center
Marco Dorfsman, Languages, Literatures and Culture, Faculty Senate
Kurk Dorsey, Associate Professor, History, COLA
Mark Ducey, Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Mil Duncan, Director, Carsey Institute, Professor, Sociology, COLA
Guy Eaton, Facilities Operations and Maintenance, Chair, PAT Council
Dave Ellis, Director Emeritus, UNH Foundation, President Emeritus, Museum of Science
David Finkelhor, Professor, Sociology, Director, Crimes Against Children, Family Research Lab
Lindsey Fong, Graduate student
Steve Frolking, Research Associate Professor, Complex Systems Research Center, EOS
Ken Fuld, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts
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Kevin Gardner, Associate Professor, Environmental Research Group, CEPS
Julia Gerhardt, Graduate student
Anne Gilman,
Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor, Management, WSBE
Tammy Goldberg, Director, Finance and Administration Research
Gary Goldstein, Associate Professor/Chair, Psychology, UNHM
Ray Goodman, Professor/Chairperson, Hospitality Management, WSBE
Kathleen Grace‐Bishop, Director of Education and Promotion, Health Services
Karen Graham, Professor/Director, Leitzel Center, CEPS
Curt Grimm, Research Associate Professor, Carsey Institute
Steve Hardy, Professor, Kinesiology, CHHS
Bill Harris, History, COLA
Val Harper, Systems Librarian, Associate Professor, Dimond Library
Phil Hatcher, Professor/Chair, Computer Science, CEPS
Ned Helms, Director, NH Institute of Health Policy and Practice, CHHS
Antonio Henley, Director, McNair Graduate Opportunity Program
Estelle Hrabak, Assoc. Prof., Molecular, Cellular, Biomed. Sciences, Co‐Chair, Genetics (COLSA)
George Hurtt, Associate Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Heather Hussey, Graduate student
David Hiley, Professor, Philosophy, COLA
Ted Howard, Prof. and Coord., Forestry Program, Nat. Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Mark Huddleston, President
Dan Innis, Dean, Whittemore School of Business and Economics
Jennifer Jacobs, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, CEPS
Janna Jobel, Undergraduate student
Erica Johnson, Director, InterOperability Lab
David Kaye, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance, COLA
Tom Kelly, Chief Sustainability Officer
Nancy Kinner, Professor, Civil Engineering, CEPS
Brad Kinsey, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, CEPS
Ted Kirkpatrick, Dean, COLA, Director, Justiceworks Program
Anita Klein, Professor, Biological Sciences, COLSA
Isabel Klein