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UGA must create a new strategic plan everhy 10 years as part of renewinh accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and SACS accreditation was last renewedc in 2000 and UGA will seek reaccreditationin 2010. Arnetrt C. Mace Jr., senior vice president for academic affairssand provost, appointed the 30-membetr strategic planning committee and named as chairman Willianm Vencill, professor of crop and soil sciencesz in the College of Agriculturalp and Environmental Sciences.
Rob Hoyt, head of the department of legal studies and real estate in the Terrty Collegeof Business, is vice Committee members will meet over the summer to begin outlininfg the plan and will hold a series of forums in fall 2009 semester to gather additional ideas from staff and students. The plan will likely maintaimn an emphasis on enhancingundergraduate education, Vencilk said. It will probably also call for increasinbg graduatestudent enrollment, expanding strengthening public service and outreach, extending campus environmentakl and sustainability efforts and bolsterinb the university’s role in Georgia’s economifc growth.
One area likely to get greater attentiom in the new planis UGA’as growing leadership in medical research and education. “A lot of exciting things have happened here in the last 10 yearz in public health and our partnership with the Medical College of Georgia to train new Vencill said. “We want to emphasize UGA’ relevancy to the statr in meetinghealth needs.” Lonnie Brown, School of Law; Ron College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Marshaq Black, College of Public Health; Alison Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; Irwinm Bernstein, College of Arts and Sciences; Betty Jean College of Arts and Sciences; Sarah Spence, Collegse of Arts and Sciences; Jorge Atiles, Collegwe of Family and Consumer Sciences; Ron College of Education; Eric Mueller, College of Veterinary Phillip Greenspan, College of Pharmacy; Barbara the university’s chief information officer; Jim Prestegard, a faculthy member in the Complex Carbohy drate Research Center representing the officw of the vice presidenyt for research; Steve Dempsey, representin the office of the vice president for public service and Florence King, university libraries; Ryan Nesbit, representinb the office of the vice presiden for finance and Shannon Scott, representing university staff; Ann Crowther, representingb the office of the vice president for Jan Barham, representing the officer of the vice president for studenr affairs; Holley Schramski, accounting; Ralph physical plant; Frank Crumley, athletic Tom Jackson, public affairs; Danny Sniff, campuse architects for facilities Trey Paris, president of the UGA Alumnj Association; and Donald Perry, Arch Two students representing the undergraduate and graduate studentf bodies will be added to the committee.