WHEREAS,	At its September, 1999 meeting, the Trustees of Grinnell College accepted a 
comprehensive facilities plan, which is one facet of institution-wide planning; 


WHEREAS,	Starting in the fall of 2001, the College has engaged in a budget process, the 
success of which is predicated upon the articulation of a mission statement, core 
values, and strategic priorities/goals; and


WHEREAS,	Given that, at its February, 2002 meeting, the Trustees of Grinnell College 
approved a mission statement that the faculty had endorsed, the Trustees of 
Grinnell College recognize that it is timely to undertake a formal institution-wide 
planning process.


NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TRUSTEES OF GRINNELL COLLEGE:


1.  The Trustees of Grinnell College endorse the importance of formal institution-wide 
planning.  In so doing, the Trustees of Grinnell College recognize that a plan should 
result in the articulation of overall goals for the College that will ensure for the future 
a College of excellence that "aims to graduate women and men who can think clearly, 
who can speak and write persuasively and even eloquently, who can evaluate critically 
both their own and others' ideas, who can acquire new knowledge, and who are 
prepared in life and work to use their knowledge and their abilities to serve the 
common good."


2.  In furtherance of this overall goal, the President is authorized to implement a formal 
institution-wide planning process with the objective of developing a set of strategic 
recommendations for consideration by the Trustees of Grinnell College.