The TSA Board of Directors met in person in Washington, D.C. from October 15^th-17^th, 2010.  This group of 11 volunteer TSA leaders dedicated almost 15 hours to working on a strategic plan for the TSA, but also took time to get to know each other, tour a possible venue for the 2011 National Conference, and establish priorities for the 2010-2011 year. 

The TSA Board will seek input from all Truman Scholars during the year and then present a full strategic plan to the Truman Scholar community at the 2011 National Conference.  (If you’d like to contribute ideas to TSA’s strategic plan, look for ways to do so in TSA’s November newsletter.)  In the meantime, here are a couple of highlights from the TSA Board’s strategic planning session. 

Over the next five years, the TSA Board’s priorities are to:

• Increase Scholar involvement in the TSA community
• Improve TSA Board governance and infrastructure
• Increase TSA funds, and
• Increase awareness and prominence of the Truman Scholarship.

For 2010-2011 specifically, the TSA Board set goals that include:

• Increase the number of Scholars for which we have accurate contact information
• Hold a successful 2011 National Conference, and
• Create a 5-year strategic plan for TSA.

Help us achieve our first goal by updating your contact info in the Scholar database.  For instructions on how to do this, see the related blog post, "Update Your Contact Info in the Truman Scholar Database." If you’d like to help us locate lost Scholars, please email us at tsa@trumanscholars.org. 

As always, we value your input and feedback as we work to improve TSA.  Feel free to email us at tsa@trumanscholars.org any time!

Adair Ford Boroughs (SC '01) is the President of the TSA Board of Directors.