1. Long-Range Planning Committee
Part of the Bloomington Faculty Council (BFC)

2. Presentation to the BFC, 10/2
Working document developed during
Not a ‘proposal’ (definitely not THE proposal)
Faculty perspective on long-term planning
Shared governance with higher administration

3. Underlying principles
IU has been, is, and should continue to be:
Residential and research-intensive
Elite and meritocratic
Committed to mitigating social and regional inequality
A key institution for bringing Indiana to the world and the world to Indiana

4. Distinctive foundations
Deep involvement in international and area studies with a particular focus on languages and cultures
Long-standing commitments to interdisciplinarity and to pushing the frontiers of knowledge
Unique collections and remarkable cultural resources
A beautiful campus in a quintessential ‘college town’
A spirit of collaboration, cooperation, and community

5. What will IU be like in 20-30 years?
Climate change
Drop in school-age population
Automation in the labor market
Political instability
Persistent economic and social inequality
More students arriving with college credit

6. LRPC recommendations
Implement a ‘3-4-5’ plan… instead of trying to block students from graduating quickly, encourage them to raise their aspirations and leave with a master’s degree
Consider a new ‘core’ curriculum at the upper- level focusing on research (as a path to graduate education)
More interdisciplinarity in graduate education… changing financial models that encourage silos
Life-long learning opportunities for staff, faculty, alumni, and the surrounding community
Move from ‘zero-sum’ thinking to ‘collective good’

7. For discussion in
Changing composition of the faculty… impact on
Research
Teaching
Service
Administration
Living conditions
Long-term support for research

8. The LRPC needs your input
Collective planning for the future
IU is a complicated campus
What are your concerns?
What are your good ideas?
Moving from planning to implementation
Working with other BFC committees
LRPC is working on the ‘big-picture’ context

9. Members for 2018-19 Alex Tanford, Law (chair)
Heather Akou, SoAAD (continuing member)
Colin Johnson, Gender Studies (continuing member)
Beth Samuelson, Education
Dubravka Svetina, Education
Clark Barwick, Business