Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University

Planning for 2005:

A Departmental Consensus
v2.2
December 18, 1998
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able of Coents
I. Introduction
II. Unit Mission Statement
III. Where We Are Today
  A. Faculty/ Staff  
    1. Faculty
2. Staff
  B. Academic Programs
    1. Undergraduate Programs
a. Majors
b. Service Courses
c. Honors
d. Research Opportunities
e. Virtual University
2. Graduate Programs
  C. Research and Scholarship
    1. Publication Record
2. Extramural Funding History
3. Leadership Roles
IV. Where We Want to Be in 2005
V. Faculty / Staff
  A. Faculty
    1. Astronomy and Astrophysics
a. Summary
b. Discussion
2. Condensed Matter Physics
a. Summary
b. Discussion
3. High Energy Physics
a. Summary
b. Discussion
4. Nuclear Physics
a. Summary
b. Discussion
5. Staff
  B. Academic Programs
    1. Undergraduate Programs
a. Majors
b. Service Courses
c. Virtual University
2. Graduate Programs
a. New Initiatives
i. Interdisciplinary Programs
ii. Professional Masters
iii. Accelerator Physics
iv. New courses/restructuring of old courses
  C. Research and Scholarship
    1. Summary
a. AA
b. CMP
c. HEP
d. NP
2. Replacement Scenario
3. Department Organization - it all comes together
  D. Plans for Increasing Development, Improving Diversity and Quality of Faculty/ Staff and Students, Enhanced Industrial Relations and Outreach/Service
VI. How Will We Know We Have Attained Our Targets?


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