I like this part:
”The Committee on Governance and Long-Range Planning:
- Discussed and approved its comprehensive board assessment plan and calendar; and
- Reviewed the operating guidelines for the selection of the student trustee.”
We have a plan and a calendar, supposedly.
And in a further display of got-thisness:
”UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life explored the future of the faculty labor market and the effects of the labor trend referred to as “the great resignation” in its latest meeting on Oct. 20.
Justin Schwartz, Penn State’s interim executive vice president and provost, shared an overview of data on Penn State faculty retirement and resignations compiled by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and the Office of Planning, Assessment and Institutional Research. While the data does show slight increases in retirements and resignations in recent years, Schwartz said the data also found Penn State is still below national averages for faculty departures, indicating that the University is not feeling the effects of the great resignation to the same extent as other institutions and organizations across the nation.”
And,
”Panel members said while Penn State may not currently feel the effects of the great resignation to the same degree as other institutions, the University must be strategic and proactive to recruit and retain a high-quality and diverse faculty into the future. The importance of a sense of community and belonging, especially for faculty from underrepresented groups, was a consistent theme, as was the need to attract and retain staff to support faculty and students.”
Strategic and proactive. They’ve got this.
