MISSION STATEMENT FIRST STEP Strategic Planning Getting Underway At SUNY Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta’s new 13-word mission statement, released Tuesday, is almost immediately being followed by a process to create a new five-year strategic plan for the college by January, according to President Barbara Jean Morris’ spokesman, Hal Legg. With this Saturday’s commencement behind her, the president will convene a meeting of her cabinet May 23 in the campus Welcome Center to…
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‘Grow Intellectually, ‘Thrive Socially and ‘Live Purposefully’ New SUNY Oneonta President Reduces Mission To 13 Words ONEONTA – In campus-wide video, SUNY Oneonta President Barbara Jean Morris today announced the campus’ new mission statement: “We nurture a community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully.” In an email to the campus, Morris said the mission arose through a series of “hackathons” during the spring semester. A hackthon is a term used to collaboratively develop software packages.…
IN OWN WORDS, SUNY ONEONTA’S PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DELIGHT ADMINISTRATOR FROM COLORADO NEW PRESIDENT For Exclusive Interview, See This Week’s Hometown Oneonta ONEONTA – The State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. Barbara Jean Morris, a higher-education administrator from Colorado, as SUNY Oneonta president, effective July 1. She succeeds Nancy Kleniewski, president since 2008, a student-centric administrator who also reorganized the college under five deans, and implemented an energetic program of construction and renovation that transformed the…
