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REPORT ON LONG-RANGE PLANNING

The President presented to each member of the Board a copy of his progress report on the long-range
plans for the University. He summarized the contents of his progress report which dealt with
the mission of the University, faculty, financial support, the University of Virginia Press, and
capital outlay requests for the forthcoming six-year period. He explained that he had prepared the
progress report to bring the Board up to date on the progress that had been made by the University
Long-Range Planning Committee and that his progress report had been based upon information he had
received from the Committee. He explained that a further report would be made, on the basis of which
he hoped the Board could take action in setting forth the goals which the University should look
forward to achieving in the next 15 years.

In concluding his remarks, the President stated that he had established two priority items for
the forthcoming year of 1961-1962. One of these was the concentration of his efforts on building
the faculty and particularly increasing the emphasis on graduate work in arts and sciences at the
University. He also pointed out that the forthcoming year was a biennial budget year and that a
large amount of his time would have to be spent on budget preparation and appearances before the
General Assembly next January and February. In order to do this it would be necessary, he informed
the Board, to reduce his outside activities including appearances before alumni chapters and other
groups. He stressed his belief that in electing him the Board had expected him to develop the
academic strength of the University and that since he assumed office in August 1959, a major portion
of his time had had to be spent on other matters. He hoped to bring his work back into balance in the
forthcoming year.