Please Note: In the spring of 2010, the Office of the Provost launched Vol Vision, an initiative to engage the campus in a robust dialogue regarding our future. Vol Vision draws upon the work done by the strategic planning committee created in November 2007 by former provost Robert Holub. Much has changed since then—the imperative for growth in undergraduate numbers is no longer the driving factor in planning, and a decline in the state budget has become a reality. Nevertheless, the strategic planning committee and its subcommittees identified many important strategic opportunities that remain relevant in the current environment. Consequently, the documents produced by the earlier committee remain available for reference as we forge ahead with our plans for Vol Vision. For the most up-to-date information on strategic planning at the university, please visit the Vol Vision website.

Strategic Planning Process

News and Announcements

The final reports from the subcommittees are now available in the documents sections. (06/13/2008)

Robert Holub provides a progress report and a roadmap for additional work. (04/30/2008)

The packet of materials from the April 16 meeting is now available in the documents sections. (04/21/2008)

The packet of materials from the March 19 meeting is now available in the documents sections. (03/23/2008)

A packet of background information from the engagement subcommittee is now posted in the documents section. (03/20/2008)

Reports from the Feb 20, 2008, meeting are now posted in the documents section. (03/03/2008)

Subcommittee progress reports, as well as Robert Holub's opening remarks, from the Jan 16, 2008 meeting, are now posted in the documents section. (01/21/2008, updated 01/24/08)

Provost Holub has now appointed committee members to chair subcommittees to develop specified key components of the strategic plan. Faculty, staff, and students of the Knoxville campus are welcome to participate in the planning effort. Anyone interested should contact the respective chairperson directly to share ideas relevant to the foci of that subcommittee, to provide supporting information, or to volunteer to help on the subcommittee. (12/17/2007)

Several presentations by Provost Holub are now available. Provost Holub's announcement from November of the beginning of the strategic planning process has been moved to the documents section of this site. (12/14/2007)

The members of the strategic planning committee have been announced (12/14/2007)