Task Forces
Provost responds to academic task force reports
- Provost Kent Fuchs
- Dec. 18, 2009
The following task forces were formed by President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs to strategically plan and report out on their findings as part of the Reimagining Cornell initiative.
In addition, Cornell University engaged a global consulting firm to work with the University Administration, as well as the administrative areas in the colleges and schools, on administrative cost reductions, revenue enhancements, and strategic planning. A report was produced in late 2009.
View the summary reports.
| Budget Model Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Co-chairs: Paul Streeter, Vice President for Planning and Budget Cathy Dove, Associate Dean of Administration in Engineering |
| College/School Task Forces | Charge (pdf) | Chair: one Dean per college |
| Library Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Chair: Kornelia Tancheva, Director, Olin/Uris Libraries |
| Life Sciences Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Chair: Patrick Stover, Professor and Director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences |
| Management Sciences Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Chair: Ron Seeber, Vice Provost for Land Grant Affairs |
| Social Sciences Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Chair: David Harris, Deputy Provost and Vice Provost for Social Sciences |
| Student and Academic Services Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Chair: Susan Murphy, Vice President for Student and Academic Services |
| Student Enrollment Task Force | Charge (pdf) | Co-chairs: David Harris, Deputy Provost Susan Murphy, Vice President for Student and Academic Services |
Summary Reports
The following letter was issued by Provost Kent Fuchs on November 6, 2009:
This past spring, as part of the University's strategic planning efforts, we created 20 task forces to think deeply and creatively on how to reduce costs and enhance the University's academic excellence. These included task forces within each college, along with ones covering the Library, the Graduate School, Student and Academic Services, student enrollment and several cross-cutting areas. The membership of these task forces broadly reflected the faculty and other relevant constituents.
The Latest
Cornell Chronicle
- Fuchs: Collaboration, not centralization, is the watchword
- May 27, 2010
- Plans to improve operations, cut costs are moving ahead
- May 13, 2010
- Full coverage
- from the Chronicle
Downloads
- Strategic Plan Summary
- Posted June 8, 2010
Multiple copies can be ordered through Cornell Digital Print Services (607.255.2524) - Strategic Plan (final)
- Posted May 27, 2010
- Strategic Planning presentation by Provost Kent Fuchs
- Updated Oct. 8, 2009
Task Force Reports
- Budget Model Task Force Summary Report
- Jan. 19, 2010
- All summary reports
- from the Academic Task Forces
Statements
- Progress report on planning efforts
- Feb. 4, 2010
- Provost responds to academic task force reports
- Dec. 18, 2009
- All statements
- on Reimagining Cornell
Video
- 2009 State of the University Address (Read the speech)
- Oct. 23, 2009
- All videos
- from CornellCast