Email conversation between Mary-Ann Myrant, Beth Vanfossen, and Annette Chappell, 1991

#10 1-JUL-1991 16:38:38.03 MAIL From: TOA::D7LN002 "Mary-Ann Myrant" To: CHAPPELL-A CC: CARET-B,07LN002 0: Subj: Mission Statemen ITROW Dr. Caret has asked me to tel you that the President's Staff has approved the Mission Statement for the Institute for Teaching and Rsearch on Women ... PROVIDED the second sentence in the introduction be rewritten to make it more GENERAL. At this point the statement is too specific for a mission statement. When you have the amended statement, please send it back to the Council of Deans and the President's Staff for their information. Let me know if you have any questions, Annette. Mary-Ann #11 2-J U L-1991 10:38:09.96 MAIL From: TOE::E7W8VAN "BETH VANFOSSEN, INSTITUTE TEACHING/RESEARCH ON WOMEN, (301 )830-2334" To: CHAPPELL-A Subj: mission statement Just received your message on the Mission Statement. Pleased that it has almost passed the President's Staff. I looked at the second sentence, which is the one which states: "It is the latest development in a series of successful initiatives for women at Towson State University, including the creation of a Women's Studies Program in the early 1970's, ... " and continues on to brag about past accomplishments. Do you suppose this is the sentence which is too general for a Mission Statement? Should I wait until Fall when the Executive Committee gets back to get their approval on a revision, or should I revise it this summer with your approval? #2 9-J U L-1991 17:25:06.64 NEWMAIL From: TOE::E740CHA "ANNETTE CHAPPELL E740CHA @ TOWSONVX" To: TOE::E7W8VAN CC: E740CHA Subj: RE: mission statement I think you should go ahead and work on the sentence in question to make it more general. I can't imagine the Exec. Comm. would balk at that.