College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Strategic Plan: Survey and Forum

The strategic planning committee would like your input to prioritize the College’s objectives outlined in our draft strategic plan. The committee has two overall goals. The first is to align with the Iowa State University Strategic plan, which can be viewed at http://www.provost.iastate.edu/sp/. The second is to provide measurable objectives for the next five years.

An open forum will be held on Friday, April 8 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Memorial Union Pioneer Room. Review the draft of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Strategic Plan.

The committee also invites your input on a survey that will help prioritize the objectives in the plan. The survey takes less than 10 minutes and will close on April 14. To take the survey go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GHR3XDY

You are also welcome to share your comments with committee members:

• Ruth MacDonald, food science and human nutrition (chair);
• Bill Beavis, agronomy;
• Alle Buck, senior in animal science;
• Joe Colletti, CALS senior associate dean;
• Dedrick Davis, graduate student in agronomy;
• Helen Jensen, economics;
• Sue Lamont, animal science;
• Robert Martin, agricultural education and studies;
• Barb McBreen, CALS communications;
• Chuck Schwab, agricultural and biosystems engineering;
• Shelley Taylor, CALS Study Abroad program; and
• Mark Westgate, Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods.