Georgia College & State University

Executive Committee

of the

University Senate

Team Charter

(March 2, 2004)

Name:               President’s Retreat Planning Committee for 2005

Rationale:          ECUS authorized the establishment of a planning committee at the 11-10-04 meeting

Purpose:           To plan the retreat agenda and facilitate retreat sessions on governance process scheduled for 05-11-05

Theme:             Creating a Culture of Shared Governance and Visibility

Topics:              Vision for Policy, Leadership Skills, Routes of Communication/Structure within Schools, Roadblocks to Effective Communication with Constituencies (These are tentative topics to be reviewed by the committee along with other suggestions as they are received.)

Reports to:        ECUS

Membership:     Betty Block, J.W. Good, Harry Glover, Cheryl Reynolds, Craig Turner

Responsibilities:           

·         Prepare agenda and materials needed for discussion of ideas collected for the retreat         

o        Possible panel (Betty, Lee, Ken) to lead large group discussion of ideas collected on various questionnaires

·         Prepare and assemble materials and equipment, provide and train facilitators for small group work (4 standing committees) on shared governance process

·         Prepare and assemble materials and equipment, provide and train facilitators for large group feedback on shared governance process

Product:            Retreat agenda including topics, time allocations (sessions beginning at 1 pm and lasting until 4 pm), facilitators, materials and supplies needed   (These are tentative times and may be adjusted as the committee deliberates.)

Timeline:           Meetings:  March 23, 2:00 pm; April 06, 12:30 pm; April 27, 12:30 pm and final report due to ECUS by 05-04-05.  All meetings are reserved for Kilpatrick 221.

ECUS

Guidance:        

·         Retreat to be held at Port Armor with one large interior room

·         Invited participants include existing and newly-elected Senators

·         Kickoff at lunch with questions on tables to lead into chairs panel

·         Evaluation of retreat process to include survey