NOVEMBER2000
FSU PRESIDENT SPELLS OUT HIS VISION FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S FUTURE
FSU President Sandy D'Alemberte, in a message Oct. 4 to the faculty Senate, laid out his vision of the future of the university, based on his own thinking during seven years in the office and on recommendations of two Commissions on the Future.
He made these predictions:
* "Private resources will be multiplied. We will move into the ranks of the top 100 universities in endowment in three years, and I predict we will be in the top 50 American universities in endowment ranking within five more years.
* "Our student body will continue to be more highly qualified and more diverse each year.
* "In addition to our superb on-campus students, we will continue to build our distance learning programs, serving mature students, students who need to keep their skills current and students who cannot come to this campus. We will set the model for a residential research university that is able to deliver distance learning to large numbers of off-campus students without compromising academic standards.
* "Our sports programs, particularly our women's sports, will continue to advance, and we will become a serious competitor for the Sears Cup, which rewards all-around athletic programs.
* "Our campus will continue to improve in size and in elegance. A new science complex will replace the laboratory school, and elegant buildings will replace the trailers and temporary facilities on which we will have to rely for several years. We will be known as a place that is worthy of a visit just for the grounds, the art and the architecture.
* "Our faculty recruitment - bolstered by the Eppes Scholar programs and continued private funding-will continue to bring very distinguished faculty to FSU. The number of national academy members will grow sharply.
* "We will achieve all the recognitions that identify
American universities as the top institutions.
Beyond these institutional objectives, I believe that FSU will
play a significant role in dealing with issues that are important
for the national and world agenda.
* "FSU faculty will be leading this country in discovery of effective treatment of our most serious diseases, including cancer.
* "The FSU medical school will be built on a model that promises us national leadership in development of a system of health care that provides for the underserved.
* "The development of the FSU/Ringling Center for the Cultural Arts will become one of the most renowned venues in this nation for the visual and performing arts.
* "FSU faculty and even volunteers from faculty and staff will help develop better ways to support public education through the use of technology and through the application of broad community resources.
* "In cooperation with the Navy and its all-electric ship project, FSU will play a leading role in research to free us from the reliance on petroleum, which fouls the environment and complicates our foreign policy.
* "FSU and the Collins Center will help in the revitalization of the most essential element of our nation's fabric, the participation of its citizens in its government and community activity.
* "The FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights will contribute significantly to the development of international human rights standards and the training of vigorous and knowledgeable advocates.
The Commissions on the Future of FSU laid out some remarkable challenges for us, but, as I reflect on their work, I am amazed at all that has been accomplished in just three years.
This university is on the road to greatness, and I urge all members of the university community to continue dreaming and acting with such great energy to make those dreams come true."
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