Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 8/6/57
Iowa State University

Strategic Planning Committee
Records, circa, 1916-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa State University. Strategic Planning Committee
title: Records
dates: circa 1916-[ongoing]
extent: 3.15 linear feet (7 document boxes and 1 half-document box)
collection number: RS 8/6/57
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Iowa State University, Strategic Planning Committee Records, RS 8/6/57, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

Long-range academic planning became a regular practice at Iowa State in the 1970s under President W. Robert Parks. Eventually, the strategic planning process was expanded to encompass administrative as well as academic units on campus. By the 1990s, annual reports were produced to document the progress being made towards the goals of the strategic plan. This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, plans, publicity materials, and reports related to strategic planning at Iowa State University.

 

Historical note

Long-range academic planning became a regular practice at Iowa State in the 1970s under President W. Robert Parks. During the Martin Jischke administration of the 1990s, strategic planning was expanded to encompass administrative as well as academic units on campus. The process became more formalized with progress reports published annually to document the extent to which the goals of each five-year plan were being met.

The Strategic Planning Committee is not a standing committee, but is initiated at the request of the president. In its most recent incarnation, the Strategic Planning Steering and Writing Committee was chaired by the provost and consisted of 22 academic, scientific, and student leaders on campus.

Prior to the 1970s, long-range planning was only done sporadically and then generally limited to academic units. One notable exception was the planning project undertaken during the administration of Raymond Hughes in the 1930s. His "Twenty-Year Development Program" looked at all aspects of the university including the extension service and the general administration.

 

Collection description

This collection (circa 1916-[ongoing]) contains correspondence, meeting minutes, plans, publicity materials, and reports produced by the Strategic Planning Committee and its predecessors. These materials document long-range academic and administrative planning at the University and provide a firm set of goals that the different presidents and faculty wished to move towards. Most of the materials date from the 1970s up through current years with only a few reports prior to then. One of those early reports, the "Twenty-Year Development Program" proposed during the 1930s should be noted for its comprehensiveness.

 

Organization

The collection is listed chronologically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

"Summary of the 1916 Survey"

1916 circa

1

2

"Abstract of the 1926 Report"

1926 circa

6

1

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part II: Proposed for the Division of Agriculture"

1933

1

3

"Summary of the Portion of the 1933 Report of the Brookings Institute Which Deals with Education"

1933 circa

6

2

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part I: Proposed for the General Administration"

1935

6

3

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part II: Proposed for the Division of Agriculture"

1935

6

4

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part III: Proposed for the Division of Engineering"

1935

6

5

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part VI: Proposed for the Division of Veterinary Medicine"

1935

6

6

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part VII, Volume I: Proposed for the Extension Service"

1935

6

7

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part VII, Volume II: Proposed for the Extension Service"

1935

6

8

"Twenty-Year Development Program, Part VIII: Proposed for the Business Management"

1935

1

4

"Report on the State Higher Educational Institutions of Iowa"

1939

1

5

Preliminary Bibliography of Special Reports and Surveys of Iowa State College

1947

1

6

Correspondence Regarding Survey by Dr. George Strayer

1950 circa

1

7

College Strategic Plans

1973

1

8

Meeting Minutes

1976-1977

1

9

Assessment: Computation Center and Media Resources Center

1977 circa

1

10

Assessment: Off-Campus and Nontraditional Student Programs

1977 circa

1

11

Assessment: University Extension

1977 circa

1

12-13

College Strategic Plans, 1978-1983

1977

1

14

Graduate College Strategic Plan

1977

1

15

Library Strategic Plan

1977

1

16

Report: "Academic Planning at Iowa State University, 1978-1983"

1977

1

17

Statement on Admissions Policy, 1978-1983

1977

1

18

Correspondence

1979

1

19

Report: "Academic Planning for Iowa State University, 1980-1984"

1980

1

20

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1983-1984

1

21

Minutes of the Long-Range Planning Seminar

1984

1

22

Report: "Long-Range Academic Planning, 1984-1989" (1 of 2)

1984

2

1

Report: "Long-Range Academic Planning, 1984-1989" (2 of 2)

1984

2

2

Selected Appendices: NCA Self Study: Section I: Academic Programs

1985

2

3

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1985-1986

2

4

Report: "Assessment and Options: A Summary of Small Group Discussions"

1986

2

5

Report: "Long-Range Academic Planning, 1986-1991"

1986

2

6

Summary Report of Strategic Planning Retreat

1986

2

7

Survey Tabulations

1986

2

8

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1986-1987

7

8

Subcommittee on Undergraduate Education: Meeting Materials and Correspondence

1986-1987

2

9

Academic Reputation Study

1987

2

10

Proposed Mission Statement for Iowa State University

1987

2

11

Outline of Strategic Planning

1987

7

16

Report: "Enrollment Projections by Classification and by College, 1978-1987"

1987

7

11

Report: "Faculty Salary Comparisons"

1987

7

12

Report: "Legislative Budget Hearings"

1987

2

12

Report: "Review of Agricultural and Life Sciences"

1987

2

13

Working Principles

1987

2

14

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1987-1988

2

15

Report and Mission Statement

1987-1988

2

16

News Clippings

1987-1994

2

17

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Agriculture (1 of 2)

1988

3

1

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Agriculture (2 of 2)

1988

3

2

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Business Administration

1988

3

3

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Design

1988

3

4

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Education

1988

3

5-6

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Engineering

1988

3

7

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Family and Consumer Sciences

1988

3

8-9

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Sciences and Humanities

1988

4

1

College Questionnaire for Preliminary Review of Academic Programs: College of Veterinary Medicine

1988

4

2

Meeting Minutes

1988

4

3

Report: "Affirmation and Expectations for Iowa’s Land-Grant University: Report of the Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee"

1988

4

4

Review of Departmental Profiles Questionnaire

1988

8

1

Report: "Strategic Planning at Iowa State University: Affirmation and Expectations"

1988 circa

4

5

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

1988-1989

4

6

Strategic Planning Goals and Timetable

1988-1989

4

7

Report: "Report of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Review of Outreach Programs at Iowa State University"

1989

4

8

Report: "Review of Academic Programs"

1989

7

15

Correspondence

1989-1990

4

9

College Strategic Plans

1990

4

10

Report: "Strategic Directions"

1990

4

11

Report: "The Strategic Plan for Iowa State University"

1990

7

10

Report: "Report of President Martin C. Jischke to the State Board of Regents on the Review of Programs and Services"

1991

5

1

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1990-1991

1991

5

2

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1991-1992

1992

5

3

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1992-1993

1993

8

2

Strategic Planning Position Papers

1994

5

4

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1993-1994

1994

7

14

Report of the Strategic Planning Review Committee

1994

7

17

Strategic Plan for 1995-2000: Draft

1994

5

5

Strategic Plan for 1995-2000

1995

5

6

Strategic Plan Brochures

1995-1999

5

7

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1994-1995

1996

5

8

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1995-1996

1996

5

9

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1996-1997

1997

5

10

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1997-1998

1998

5

11

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1998-1999

1999

7

13

Strategic Plan Brochures

2000

7

26

Strategic Plan for 2000-2005

2000

5

12

Strategic Planning Progress Annual Report, 1999-2000

2000

7

19

Strategic Plan Progress Report, 2001-2002

2002

7

20

Strategic Plan Performance Indicators, 2002-2003

2003

5

13-14

Meeting Materials

2004

7

1

Strategic Plan 2005-2010: First Draft

2004

7

2

Strategic Plan 2005-2010: First Draft Comments

2004

7

3

Strategic Plan 2005-2010: Proposed Final Draft

2004

7

4

Strategic Plan 2005-2010: Second Draft Comments

2004

7

9

Strategic Plan Performance Indicators, 2003-2004

2004

7

5

News Clippings

2004-2005

7

6

Invitations for Reception at the Knoll

2005

7

7

Strategic Plan Brochures

2005-2007

7

21

Strategic Plan Progress Report

2007

7

22

Strategic Plan Progress Report

2008

7

18

Strategic Plan 2010-2015: Task Force Reports, Correspondence, and Measures

2008-2010

7

23

Strategic Plan Progress Report

2009

7

24

Strategic Plan Progress Report

2010

7

25

Strategic Plan 2010-2015

2010