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Final Report of the Committee on Charting Directions for the College of Forest Resources December 21, 2001 An infrastructure for collaboration is not a set of centralized initiatives that forces everyone to do the same thing; it is an overarching framework, an agreement about priorities that stimulates many diverse initiatives but then links them so that they result in significant impact. As long as there is a guiding vision and an infrastructure for collaboration to ensure cooperation and coordination, then change proceeds best when a thousand flowers can bloom, when multiple experiments and grass roots programs translate the vision into local action. From diversity comes innovation; from unity comes the capacity for effective action. Kanter, R.M. (1995). World Class: Thriving Locally in the Global Economy. NY: Simon and Schuster, p 379. The Committee on Charting Directions for the College of Forest Resources (CFR) accepted the charge from President McCormick to consider future scenarios for CFR, specifically to: Assess the fit between the present mission and goals of the College and the teaching, research, and outreach contexts in which it operates; Identify key intersections of the College with other units on campus, including Engineering, Ocean and Fishery Sciences, and the Program on the Environment; Develop a realistic approach for enabling the College to move beyond the animosities of recent years; Make recommendations about the optimal organization and leadership for the College; and Most importantly, evaluate the prospects for the College to (a) become a leader in transforming the discipline in the future, and (b) join other UW colleges and schools in creating a progressive, productive, and entrepreneurial future for the University. The Committee’s recommendations on each part of the charge are integrated in this report. During the past four months, the Committee has secured information for this analysis in the following ways: Reviewed numero