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Chancellors’ PanelJune 17, 2011

Advancing Quality Undergraduate Education

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Dr. Brady DeatonUniversity of Missouri-Columbia

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AAU Public Change in Undergraduate Enrollment 2002-2009

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• Increase in ethnic diversity African American up 53% (+715 students)Hispanic up 102% (+399 students)

• Increase in geographic diversityOut-of-state enrollment up 81% (+2,154 students)

• Increase in low-income studentsPell-eligible students up 61% (+1,809 students)

• Increase in high ability studentsACT Scores 33-36 up 192% since 2002 (+136 students)ACT Scores 28-32 up 30% since 2002 (+365 students)

• Six-year graduation rate – highest in MU history 69.3% (state 54.4% / national 53.5%)

Notable MU Undergraduate Enrollment TrendsFall 2002 — Fall 2010

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Unmatched MU Education

• Summer Welcome orientation programPersonalized academic advising for each incoming student

• 100+ Freshman Interest GroupsStudents with similar interests live and study together

• Honors College• 12 major undergraduate research programs• Fellowships Office• Learning Center• Expanded/personalized academic advising

New assessment effort underway• Total Person Program for student-athletes• Service-Learning Office

3,800 undergraduates volunteered 160,00 hours through 250+ courses (2010-11 academic year)

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Stellar MU Students

Kam Phillips

Jenna Marston

Matheus Souza

Jimmy Cole

Emily Spain and Blake Hanson

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Prominent MU Faculty

James Birchler• Curators’ Professor of Biological Sciences

• Newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences

• Teaches “General Genetics” course to undergraduates

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Leo E. MortonUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City

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• Undergraduate enrollment growth is a strategic imperative• Currently 60% Undergraduate and 40% Graduate and Professional – Moving towards

70/30

• Student success (retention/graduation) ─ our first strategic goal enhances enrollment growth

• Targeting academic areas critical to community success• Engineering, Management , Arts & Sciences, Education, Biological Sciences

Success requires end-to-end collaboration

Undergraduate Education at UMKC

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Quality Undergraduate Education

Ultimate student success requires:• Well prepared students • Effective higher education processes/environments• Clear performance outcomes, measures and accountability

How do we currently measure success?

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Measuring Quality Undergraduate Education

Exit Measures

Accountability Measures:• Licensing Exams 2010 – Nursing (UMKC 94%, Natl.87%); Teacher

Education (UMKC 100%, Natl. 96%) • ETS Proficiency Profile – 66% of students above national average

Senior feedback:• Satisfaction with educational experience survey – FY11 – 80%• 75% rate “Quality of Instruction” as Good or Excellent

Other input:• Employer Survey• Alumni Survey

How do we currently enhance quality?

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Support for Quality Undergraduate Experience

• Faculty Reviews• Low Student/Faculty Ratio (13:1)

• Classroom Size (54% - 20 or below)

• Program Reviews• SEARCH – Student Research• FACET – Faculty training• Campus Environment• Peer Mentoring• Supplemental Instruction• Early Warning System

• Internships• Community Service• Career Center• Clinical and Field

Experiences

Many efforts focused on improving outcomes

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• Lumina Foundation – Degree Qualifications Profile

• Increasing community and corporate engagement

Improving Undergraduate Outcomes

• IUE – Urban Teachers• SWECC – Early College• Prep KC• Charter Schools• Principals Institute• Articulation

Agreements – CC’s• KC Stem Alliance• etc.

• Student Success Center• University College• Honors College• Transfer Center• Advising overhaul• Need-based Financial Aid• Access to Success (A2S)• P-20• NSF KC BANCS• Gen Ed overhaul

What are our challenges?

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Challenges to Delivering Quality

Student preparedness• Lack of consistency in student preparation• Improving matriculation from community colleges• Increasing interest in STEM fields and early college credits• Need-based scholarships• Degree Qualification Profiles• Achieving scale with key initiatives (e.g. IUE)• Intervening early enough:

• 3rd grade reading – behind- never catch up• 5th grade reading results used to forecast need for prisons

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Dr. Tom George University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Focus on students and faculty

UMSL is advancing undergraduate education by focusing on the teaching capacity of faculty, the overall student experience and the preparation of students entering college

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Center for Teaching and Learning

Offers programs that improve undergraduate instruction across all disciplines

• Teaching with Technology series helps faculty understand and integrate technology that enhances instruction.

• Orientation and training sessions specifically for adjunct faculty and teaching assistants.

• Ongoing lectures and seminars on classroom issues.

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Center for Teaching and Learning

Offers programs that help students take advantage of their experience at a metropolitan research university

• Undergraduate Research Symposium creates an opportunity for students to present their research or creative work accomplished in association with faculty mentors.

• Hundreds of service-learning assignments with the intent that the activity benefit and support the recipient and the student’s learning experience.

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The Student Experience

University Studies course and New Student Orientation have been created to better acquaint UMSL students – many of whom are the first in their family to attend college – with the rigors necessary to succeed at a research university

• University Studies is a basic introduction to the university that covers the university's history, organization, culture, resources, research programs and accomplishments.

• NSO is a one-day mandatory program designed to provide students with the information and resources they will need to have a successful college experience.

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The Student Experience

SisterScholars-in-Training and Males of Color Initiative have been started to enhance the performance of minority students in undergraduate courses

• The goal is to improve the retention and graduate rates of minorities on par with the larger student population.

• Both create a supportive environment that focuses on personal responsibility, meeting course deadlines, study habits, test taking and career goals.

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The Student Experience

Career Services helps UMSL students select among more than 1,000 internships annually at the companies and organizations located throughout the St. Louis region

• Nearly 3,500 separate employers have posted an internship in Career Service’s database over the past four years.

• Career Services internships are separate from internships associated with degree programs such as education or nursing.

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The Student Experience

The Math Technology Learning Center was created during the redesign of UMSL’s college algebra course under the guidance of the National Center for Academic Transformation

• Pass rates in college algebra have steadily increased during all phases of the redesign.

• Trigonometry, calculus and statistics students now all use the lab to do their on-line homework or to get assistance from instructors and teaching assistants.

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Preparing future undergraduates

• UMSL operates programs reaching thousands of middle and high school students annually to better ensure that they have the academic capacity to succeed in college

• As a result, UMSL has recruited freshman classes with steadily improved class ranks and ACT scores.

• The Bridge Program and STARS are primary examples of UMSL’s precollegiate outreach.

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Dr. John F. Carney IIIMissouri University of Science and Technology

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• Missouri S&T produces technological literate graduates:• 90% majoring in engineering/hard sciences • Provide engineers/scientists to Missouri industries

• Missouri S&T promotes interest in engineering and science starting in first grade

• Missouri S&T provides support structure to ensure undergraduate student success

Advancing Missouri

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Missouri S&T Produces Technological Literate Graduates

• 15 engineering bachelor degree programs

• 668 employers recruited our students in FY11

• We keep engineering students in Missouri

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Project Lead the Way

• Since 2005, Missouri S&T has been the state affiliate for Project Lead the Way

• In five years, S&T has trained more than 400 teachers in teaching Project Lead the Way curriculum (149 schools)

• S&T is the only university in the nation to offer Project Lead the Way training in both engineering and biomedical science

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Missouri S&T Provides Support Structure to Ensure Undergraduate Student Success

• Hit the Ground Running

• Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines

• Freshman Student Intrusive Intervention Program

• On-Track Academic Success Program

Result: 86% Retention Rate

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Obstacles/Challenges

• Student/faculty ratio

• Salaries of faculty and staff

• Infrastructure