State of the SchoolUB Engineering Harvey G. Stenger, Dean, UB Engineering

The importance of engineering• A secure homeland• Advanced and affordable health care• A sustainable environment• Safe structures and transportation systems• Seamless communication systems• Energy independence• A rising standard of living.

135 Faculty, more than 200 Staff2005-2006 Enrollment: 3172

•2221 Undergraduate Students•951 Graduate Students

Degrees Granted 2005-2006: 853•499 Bachelors•302 Masters •52 Doctorates

David Kofke Chemical and Biological Engineering

Rakesh NagiIndustrial & Systems Engineering

Vladimir MitinElectrical Engineering

Joseph MookMechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Bharat Jayaraman Computer Science & Engineering

A. Scott Weber Civil Structural & Environmental Engineering

UB Engineering is…

Six Departments

... people

UB Engineering is…

…making life better.

…an intellectual resource.

the region’s largest provider of a

technically trained workforce.

UB Engineering is…

a source of intellectual property, continuing education,

and assistance in industrial problem solving.

… providing economic impact.

More than $40,000,000 per year in funded

research

UB Engineering is…

More than $20,000,000 per year

in state education.

A $72,000,000 capital project over the next 4

years.

UB Engineering is…

People,

making life better through research,

adding talent to the region through education,

reaching out to provide opportunities,

improving your businesses,

injecting intellectual property to the community,

making a direct economic impact.

Identifying Priorities

What can we do better.

What impact will improvements create.

How do we invest our resources.

What do we want to be.

Changes recommended by WAG (Erich Bloch’s company)

• Focus on a few very good things (CMU model)• Bioengineering and Hybrid Nano-materials• Increase industrial research support (7% currently)• Center and institute policies• Reallocate resources to areas of emphasis• Facility utilization improvement• Decentralized management• Top 25 may be over optimistic

Questions whose answers may require change.

1. UB has an aggressive growth plan to increase enrollment by 10,000, and Engineering will be a significant part of this growth. Do we have a clear plan to do this?2. Are our students of satisfactory quality?3. Are we taking advantage of all Federal funding opportunities in medicine, health, and materials?4. Do we deliver a high quality Undergraduate and Graduate core curriculum?5. Do we take full advantage of our actual and potential corporate partners?6. We are embarking on a fund raising campaign for the school. Do we have a compelling case for potential donors and sponsors?7. Do we maximize the utilization of our space?8. Are we taking full advantage of the strategic initiatives identified in UB2020?9. Do we market ourselves well and enough?10. Do we know what areas of research our next 30 faculty hires will cover?11. Do department chairs and center directors have financial resources necessary to do their jobs?12. Does each entity have a set of goals and metrics in place for the next year and the next five years?13. Are our resource allocation procedures appropriate?

UB Engineering: A Vision

A school that is • respected by our peers and stakeholders*,• productive compared to our peers,• leaders in our chosen fields of study.

Achieved by constant improvement of programs, facilities and people, implemented using innovative approaches.

*stake holders include: corporations, our faculty and staff, our students and alumni, government, and the community.

Key Metrics

Faculty Excellence

Student Quality

Productivity

Student Success

Customer Satisfaction

Faculty Excellence

External visibility

External demand for their expertise

Awards

External leadership roles

Productivity

Teaching• Load and quality

Degrees awarded

Research funding• Direct and Indirect• Agency and industrial

Citations

Student QualityStandardized Test Scores:

• UG: SAT• GR: GRE• Rank in Class

Geographic Diversity• WNY NYUSNAGlobe

Representation similar to aspirational peers• Women, men, minority, international

Student Success

Retention year-to-year

Graduation rate

First job• Salary and choice

Five and ten year job level and satisfaction

Customer Satisfaction

Corporate interaction, service and fulfilling needs• Students, faculty, staff

Grant and contract renewal rates

Alumni contributions • Time and money

UB Engineering will grow.Five Year Goals

• Increase enrollment by 30% (3000 to 4000 students)• Increase faculty by 30% (130 to 169)• Double Research Expenditures• Increase Quality of Students• Add critical infrastructure

Benefits• Stronger work force• More continuing education• More and better intellectual property• An intellectual community• A greater economic impact

New Infrastructure

Adding 130,000 sq.ft. of new space (30% growth).

New York has allocated $49,600,000 for a New Engineering Building

We are committed to raising $10,000,000 more for construction and $13,000,000 more for equipment

Major dean’s office projects for 2007

Establish metrics and benchmarks

Fund raising:

building, program funds and student support

Launching strategic strengths:

ICT, INS, ExEv

Successfully complete searches

Financial management – budget alignment

Biomedical engineering feasibility study

Space utilization survey

Student quality initiatives

Organizing corporate relations

Marketing