June 1, 1997
John T. Wolfe, Jr., President{Text for this document has been re-formatted to facilitate Web
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 4
UNIVERSITY MISSION AND GOALS 5
STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL GOALS 9
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS 10
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNING PROCESS 13
PLANNING PROCEDURES 15
CAMPUS PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1996-97 BUDGET 17
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY PLAN FOR REDIRECTION OF FY 1997 SYSTEM WIDE FUNDS 18
THE UNIVERSITY PLAN 22
OUTLINE OF PROPOSED PLANNING OBJECTIVESFY 1996-1998 24
ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT 28
ADMISSION POLICIES PHASE-IN 32
FACILITIES MASTER PLAN 35
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 40
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 41
ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT 42
NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
47
Baccalaureate level 47
Learning Support 52
Graduate Programs 76
STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 86
CO-CURRICULAR 100
PROGRAM REVIEW SCHEDULE, 1998-2001 101
HONORS PROGRAM 102
SUPPORT SERVICES 103
STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS 105
BUSINESS AND FINANCE 122
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 126
PUBLIC RELATIONS 127
ALUMNI AFFAIRS 131
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS 137
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS 140
INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION 144
RESEARCH AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT 147
RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS 148
COMMUNITY SERVICE 150
TITLE III: STRENGTHENING HBCUs 153