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MILLENNIUM STRATEGIC PLANNING
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Directions: List the trends, their influences and implications and indicate whether the trends are strategic issues for CSU.

Condition/TrendData/Sources	Regional/Local Influences	Implications for CSU (Opportunities/Threats)	Strategic Issue (Yes/No)
The current economic slowdown will decrease funding to higher education institutions. Guskin and Marcy "Dealing With The Future Now: Principles For Creating a Vital Campus in a Climate of Restricted Resources" Change (July/August 2003) 10-21	Economic slowdown will result in less money for education and other needs, also tuition increases and possible layoffs	Opportunities: Become more entrepreneurial; develop alternative funding sources. Threats: Reduced state funding