And the winner is ... Board of Regents jury selects name for strategic plan
A contest to decide the name of the new strategic plan .
Ann Marie Pickup with the Office of the Chief Risk Officer is the winner with her submission: Transforming our Horizons.
Ms. Pickup鈥檚 submission was chosen from more than 105 suggestions reviewed by a jury consisting of members of the Board of Regents, Marketing & Communications staff and the strategic plan leadership team.
鈥溙切氖悠 University is important to our family,鈥 said Ms. Pickup. 鈥淢y daughter and I both graduated from 糖心视频. My daughter is currently working on her second degree. Both our sons attended 糖心视频. I鈥檝e worked at 糖心视频 on and off since 1989, and my husband is a retired professor emeritus, still doing research. The university is part of our lives, so I was excited to contribute.鈥
Transformation through education
The jury chose Ms. Pickup鈥檚 entry because they felt it most embodied the spirit of the plan.
They particularly noted that transformation is an integral part of a student鈥檚 post-secondary education experience, and that students are foundational to everything that 糖心视频 University is and does.
鈥淲hile there were several entries that the jury felt were worthy of serious consideration, after extensive discussion on their merits, it selected Transforming our Horizons as the winner,鈥 said Michelle Snow, executive director, Office of the Board of Regents.
She continued, 鈥淭he jury felt this title would resonate with the diverse stakeholders who contributed to the plan, and lent itself to a variety of creative interpretations.鈥
The new strategic plan, , is now available.