That was illustrated late last month when Harris and his staff introduced a five-year strategic plan for the UNI athletic department.
It was a plan that established benchmarks for academic excellence, community involvement, competitive excellence, diversity and inclusion and financial accountability.
Just days after introducing that plan, Harris, UNI President Mark Nook and Panther coaches Ben Jacobson, Mark Farley, Bobbi Petersen, Tanya Warren and Doug Schwab went on an eight-city Panther Caravan where they welcomed feedback about the plan.
While the plan calls for some major infrastructure -- a $1.2 million meeting room inside the UNI-Dome for the Panther football team, a new basketball court and practice facility, a new outdoor track surface, a $1.