One of the IBHE members urged faculty to face the reality that people want a public university to train them to qualify for better jobs. It was suggested that we don't want businesses setting up their own systems of education, thus rendering public higher education irrelevant. He expressed the opinion that these aspects of the education process are not endangered, but, rather. When asked how faculty can provide input on revision and implementation of the Citizens' Agenda, the IBHE members present suggested that the input be framed in ways that can be understood outside the academy. It is very important that the IBHE formulate an understandable policy.
Faculty can also help by selling the value of the plan to legislators.
An effort should also be made to sell students on the plan. It was noted that the IBHE advisory committee system gives faculty input into the coordinating board and faculty should use this system. The latest revision of FAC draft document on the Assessment of Tenured Faculty was distributed and suggestions for further revision were invited. A Citizens Agenda for Illinois Higher Education. This report will propose revisions to the strategic goals based on surveys of employers, the general population, and opinion leaders and on consultations with institutions, state leaders, business leaders, and communities.