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THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA:
ADVANCING THE PUBLIC GOOD
Securing the University's Leadership Position
In the 21st Century
Draft to the Board of Regents
January 2005
Dear University Community Member,
Over the past several months, we have asked you to help us to shape a bold, coherent
vision of the University of Minnesota of the future—a vision that will
secure the university's leadership position in the 21st century.
This draft document is the result of the contributions of hundreds of faculty,
staff,
students, regents, alumni, and other friends who care deeply about our university
and its future.
We started this conversation to ensure the university's robust future
in the midst of unprecedented change, not only in higher education, but in the
broader state, national and international landscape. These profound changes are
documented in this report, and they point to one simple but powerful conclusion:
we must be bold and innovative if we want to position the University of Minnesota
as one of the great public research universities in the world. To cling to the
past or even linger in the present would impair seriously our ability to continue
to serve the state of Minnesota, our nation, and the world with distinction in
research, teaching, and outreach. Together, we must act to transform the University
of Minnesota to meet the challenges, responsibilities, and most important the
opportunities of 21st century institutions of higher education. To
accomplish this we must aim high, act with resolve, and never waver in our quest
to be one of the preeminent research universities in the world.
I urge you to read and respond to this document with care and thought. The report will be reviewed by the board of regents at its February 10-11, 2005 meeting. Your advice and counsel always are appreciated. I encourage you to communicate directly with me by e-mail at provost@umn.edu. Thank you.
E. Thomas Sullivan
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
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