Present: Chris Bailey, Jim Chase, Carolyn Denard, Ellen Hall, Diane Hutchinson, Frank Lacomb, Meghan McCune (Phone), Nicole Pellegrino, Laura Purdy, Bill Roberts, Ann Rollo, Amy Staples, Susan Talbot, Meredith VanDuyne.

10:38 am –Carolyn Denard called the meeting to order.

There were two corrections to the December 1 2004, minutes. On page one paragraph 5 the sentence "distributed charge to for the subcommittees" was changed to "distributed charge for the subcommittees". On paragraph 6 wording changed from "suggested that some APPC members" to "Faculty members of APPC suggested". Motion made and seconded by M. VanDuyne to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously.

Reports were presented by each subcommittee chair on preliminary information compiled.

A question was asked on how each subcommittee should present their information at the meeting on the 17^th. C. Denard suggested that each sub-committee should have the process ready for the 5 year plan goal. Use a small sentence for the goal so that it can be incorporated into the vision statement. Then plan on what is feasible for the goal with quantitative information. Then have a statement ready on that goal.

At the Board of Trustees meeting December 2^nd, the Mission Statement wording was changed from women to students to allow Admissions to move forward in recruiting new students.

C. Denard stated that after the meeting on the 17^th, a letter should go out the the entire community on what was compiled from the goals and priorities and reaffirming the Vision/Mission statement. Discussion ensued about what was expected by students and others in the campus community on the Vision and Mission Statements. C. Denard explained that the whole process of the Strategic Planning committee will help in the ongoing Institutional Goals, Vision Statement and reaffirmation of the Mission of the College. These are living documents all part of a collective body. The Transition plan is working on the process as well as the Strategic Plan. The Mission comes out of the Strategic Plan and does not replace anything. The committee will work on how to communicate this to all of the community so that the process is clear. It was also noted that not anything about being women centered in the Mission Statement is in print anywhere. The Institutional Goals would spell this out. To change the Mission Statement now would take over 3 months and stop the whole process. The community must be made aware of the Mission//Vision statements and involved in the process. It was noted that the whole community was asked 4 times to contribute. It also was noted that on one of the goals there was surprise that women gender equity was so low.

Again it was noted that the Mission/ Vision statements and the Community Standards are living documents. The community may not be clear on the process and may need to be kept informed as the process continues. There were about 200 who participated in meetings before the Strategic Planning Committee started work on the Goals and Priorities, but only 49 responses came back from the community listing their priorities.

C. Denard asked that Committee members write their ideas on the Vision statement for the next meeting on the 17^th. Try to determine where will Wells be in 5 years (2009). Use examples passed out to each member to write in what is seen as the theme, etc.

A draft of a letter to the community will be sent to Committee members by C. Denard for their review.

It was asked if President Ryerson will be sending out to Faculty, Staff and others in the community the information on the Boards decision to change the wording of the Mission statement from Women to Students. It was confirmed that this would be happening.

Meeting ended 11:35am

Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Verna I Dugan