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Proceedings from the Presidential Retreat of August 11 and 12, 2003

On August 11 and 12, 2003, President Kay Norton held a staff retreat to initiate a comprehensive planning process to guide the University of Northern Colorado.

These Proceedings provide documentation of the discussions held and decisions made during the President’s Staff Retreat. The content of the proceeding document summarizes Retreat actions integrated with the pre-reading materials distributed by President Norton to the Staff.

The purpose of the retreat was to initiate a process for the development of a Comprehensive Plan for the University to flourish as a distinctive university. With leadership provided by President Kay Norton, the Retreat agenda facilitated pertinent conversations resulting in:
· A name and idea to describe the planning process and communicate its purpose,
· Guiding principles,
· Proposed criteria and format for compiling information and data needed to inform decisions, and
· Activities and timelines to accomplish the process.

These Proceedings serve both to document the Retreat outcomes and to be used as reference material as the campus community moves forward to determine the future for UNC.

The President’s Staff Retreat participants:

President Kay Norton
Allen Huang
Fran Schoneck
Ken McConnellogue
Ron Lambden
Elaine Quam
Ellie Gilfoyle