Communications

An update on USF's strategic planning process

 Dear colleagues:

In my communication reflecting on my first three months as your new president, I promised to provide an update once our strategic planning committee was formed and we launched the important work of shaping USF’s future priorities and aspirations.

The committee includes an array of faculty, staff, students, alumni and university leaders from across our campuses and disciplines:

  • Robyn Blank – vice president and chief of staff for Office of the President
  • Laura Bohn – molecular pharmacology and physiology professor and senior associate dean for basic and translational research for the Morsani College of Medicine
  • Moniquie Brown – office manager in the Marshall Student Center and president of the USF Staff Senate
  • Addye Buckley-Burnell – associate vice president and executive director of the USF Center for Career & Professional Development
  • Denise Davis-Cotton – director of the Florida Center for Partnerships for Arts-Integrated Teaching
  • Tom Frazer – professor and dean of the College of Marine Science
  • Richard Heller – medical engineering professor and leader in medical engineering and innovation
  • Rob Higgins – chief executive officer of USF Athletics
  • Sunil Mithas – World Class Scholar and information systems professor in the Muma College of Business
  • Mark Moseley – professor and chair, Morsani College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, medical staff at Tampa General Hospital, president of USF Tampa General Physicians
  • Pritish Mukherjee – physics professor and co-chair of the 2019-2024 strategic planning committee
  • Katie Orlick – student, history major and Wilcox Scholar in the Judy Genshaft Honors College
  • John Ramil – former chair of the USF Board of Trustees, retired CEO of TECO Energy and board member for Moffitt Cancer Center and several other health and civic organizations
  • Khary Rigg – professor in the Department of Behavioral Health Science & Practice
  • Kimberly Ross – USF Foundation board member and member of the boards of Northrop Grumman, Cigna and KKR Special Acquisition Corp.
  • Sudeep Sarkar – professor of computer science and engineering and launch dean of the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing
  • David Simmons – professor of chemical, biological and materials engineering and president of the Faculty Senate
  • Jenifer Jasinski Schneider – professor of literary studies and dean of the College of Education
  • Charles Stanish – anthropology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Steven Wilson – professor and department chair in the Department of Communication

I am pleased to share that David Simmons, representing our Faculty Senate, and Kimberly Ross, a respected business leader, USF Foundation board member and proud USF alumna, will serve as co-chairs.

Resources for the committee include Jessica Samaniego, executive project manager; LeEtta Schmidt from USF Libraries; Valeria Garcia, from the Office of Decision Support; and Masha Galchenko, associate vice president, budget & financial analysis and controller.

The committee held its first meeting on June 2 and will work throughout the summer and into the academic year. The Mapping USF's Future website will be updated regularly. The final plan will be presented to the Board of Trustees by the end of the fall semester and to the Florida Board of Governors in early 2027.

While the committee will help lead the foundational work, these are not the only voices that will shape the plan. It must reflect input from stakeholders across all USF campuses, and additional opportunities for engagement and feedback will be shared throughout the process.

Please join me in thanking these colleagues for their service as we write USF’s next chapter.
  
Moez Limayem, PhD
President