M E M O R A N D U M

As the FIU Community enters the implementation phase of our Millennium Strategic Plan and as we move forward with this endeavor, I want all of us to remember the premises that served to focus this planning exercise.

1. We are committed to building a University that emphasizes quality, accountability, and competitiveness, as we serve our South Florida community, the state, and the nation.
2. We are committed to improving the salaries of faculty and staff.
3. We are committed to maintaining our Research Extensive classification.
4. We are committed to a successful implementation of our information technology plan.
5. We are committed to maintaining and improving the physical facilities of the University.

The participation of the FIU Community in this planning process has been and continues to be very important. This has been a University-wide effort that began with President Maidique’s Millennium Town Hall meetings in 2000, to hear from faculty, students, staff, and administrators their concerns and their dreams about the future of our University, and continued with the work of the 17 Cross-Functional Planning Teams. These teams involved nearly 200 faculty and staff. And we thank everyone who participated.

The next step is to solicit your input. For this purpose, we have scheduled two open forums on June 3, 2003. At the forums we will present ten Action Plans that the Academic Affairs Leadership Team has recommended for further consideration. These ten recommendations can be found at: http://www.fiu.edu/~opie/cfds.xls. The Open Forums will be held at the Biscayne Bay Campus on June 3, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in WUC 100 and at University Park on June 3, 2003, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in GC 140.

In preparation for the Open Forum, please review the Cross-Functional Action Team reports that you can access at http://www.fiu.edu/~pie/crossfcn.htm. We look forward to seeing you at the forums on June 3rd.