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Team Adopts Principles For Evaluating Merger Proposals

DREXEL/MCPHU MERGER TRANSITION TEAM

Memorandum

From: Tobey Oxholm, Chair, Merger Transition Team

Date: December 7, 2001

Re: Principles for Evaluating Recommendations

At the December 6th meeting of the Merger Transition Team, we agreed that all proposals regarding the merger will be tested against the following nine principles. Each proposal should be positive, or at the least be neutral, on all principles before it will obtain our approval and become a recommendation to President Papadakis. A negative impact on one principle must be substantially outweighed by positive effects on other principles.

1. Encourages a community of scholars
2. Adds value to the customer (student/end user)
3. Adds value to the educational, research and service missions
4. Encourages unity: one university, one faculty, one student body, one administration
5. Respects the traditions and mission of each university
6. Creates the ethic of responsibility and accountability
7. Does not benefit one university/college at the expense of another
8. Results in a fair allocation of resources (principle of parity)
9. Is affordable, financially viable, and fiscally appropriate

We hope you will share these principles with your colleagues and that you will share with us any comments or suggestions you receive.