A Five Year Plan for Excellence

Ahstract This plan, developed in the winter of 1985/86, is a follow-up to the previous plan [Denning, et.al., 1981]. The top priority goal is to increase the quality of the department measured in tenns of its research and educational programs. The primary mechanism is to increase the quality of the faculty by providing a superior academic environment to attract and retain superior faculty. Modest growth in the size of the faculty is foreseen along with a substantial decrease in the number of undergraduate majors and a substantial increase in the number of Ph.D. students. Tables are given summarizing the projection for personnel, departmental finances, students and staff. An appendix summarizes the goals and achievements of the previous plan.