Individuals chosen to serve on a workgroup subcommittee for the vitalization project were notified Tuesday afternoon of their selection, Eastern President David Glassman said in an email addressed to the campus community.

In an email to The News, Glassman said he would announce who is in the workgroups after he has heard back from the individuals.

“If someone was asked to serve on a Workgroup and they decline, I will then need to ask someone else to fill that spot,” Glassman said.

Those asked to be in a workgroup were asked to respond within 24 hours. The members of each workgroup will be posted on the vitalization project’s webpage.

The first meeting of the vitalization project task force will tentatively take place at 3 p.m. on Thursday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall. Anyone who is interested in learning more about the project can attend.

Over 218 nominations consisting of faculty, staff and students to be on this task force were received by Glassman, which he said made his decision harder.

“The intent relative to the composition of the Workgroups was to draw upon a broad cross-section of campus constituents and utilize the rich diversity of thought, experiences and backgrounds at the university,” Glassman said. “I also considered the source of nominations as important, but not a determinative factor.  Finally, the CUPB executive committee was extremely helpful in the selection process.”

The vitalization project was announced by the president during his State of the University Address.

The project will consist of nine workgroups that will analyze programs and services on campus on their viability, efficiency and sustainability, then make recommendations for how the administration should allocate future resources and how they will fund targeted investments.

According to the website, the task force consists of: all four vice presidents; four members of the president’s liaison subcommittee; five members and two students from student services; four members of university technology; four members and one student each in enrollment management, intercollegiate athletics and marketing and university branding; four members from facilities; seven members from academic programs; and eight members and two students each in the Academic Visioning Workshop One and Two.

“I want to thank everyone who showed an interest and willingness to serve in this most important project, and we look forward to keeping everyone up to date on its progress,” Glassman wrote in the email.

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