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UMRFreshmen Faculty
Welcome
August 18 , 2003
Mission
1997 Curators’ Approved Mission for UMR» Meet Missouri’s need for engineering education;» Develop Leaders for Missouri and the nation;» Drive graduate education and research in the
areas of materials, manufacturing, infrastructure, geotechnical, and environmental engineering and science; and
» Stimulate economic development.
UMR’s Vision for 2006
Improve the quality of education of all UMR students and obtain increased national recognition for the university by:» Rewarding excellence and creativity in teaching;» Increasing sponsored research; and» Providing workable solutions to some of the major
issues facing society
Environmental Conditions
Rapid change in technology and the changing roll of engineers in the economy requires curricular changes.
Potential sources of revenue needed to maintain and improve UMR’s programs and recognition: » Assumes no increase in appropriation during the
period of the plan;» Improved recruitment;» Increased retention;» Increased funded research; and» Increase private giving
Strategic Action Plan Goal 1: Strengthen enrollment while enhancing the access and
quality of UMR’s programs in engineering, science, management and the liberal arts.
Goal 2: Maintain a strong focus on student learning and achievement for undergraduate, graduate and professional students to strengthen the national reputation of UMR.
Goal 3: Broaden research and scholarship for UMR’s undergraduate and graduate students to improve UMR’s stature among public AAU and research institutions.
Goal 4: Attain national recognition for leadership and innovation in responding to higher-priority state, national and international needs in education, research and service.
Goal 5: Secure and manage public and private resources to ensure academic programs, personnel and facilities are of the highest quality.
Goal 1: Enrollment
Winter Semester 2003 (end of 4th week)
» 4904 TOTAL enrollment (following commencement)» 6.9% increase from WS02
Summer Semester 2003 » 5.5% increase from SS02
8th consecutive session of increases
Projected Fall Semester 2003» Over a 5% increase above Fall 2002» 5,500 – 5,600 TOTAL enrollment» 4-year goal has been met in 2 years» Capped engineering enrollment» More housing requests than we can meet
Goal 1: Enrollment
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Goal 1: Enrollment
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Goal 2: Student Learning
RetentionFirst-Time Full-Time Degree Seeking Freshmen
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Goal 2: Student Learning
Retention vs. Recruiting
Current retention rate requires over 20% more first-year students to achieve the same number of graduates as our target retention rate.
The cumulative cost of the current retention rate, as opposed to our target rate, is at least $1.2 million per year or the equivalent of a 2.6% increase in state appropriations.
Goal 2: Student Learning
First Residential College» Faculty “Master” living within the Residential
College» Speakers – Typically Alumni – speaking about
issues associated with the college theme» Study Groups
Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Goal 2: Student Learning
Student Design Competitions» Solar Miner IV finished 1st nationally in the
American Solar Challenge, setting new time records
» Heavy Lift team finished 1st nationally at the SAE Collegiate Aero Design Competition.
» Human Powered Vehicle placed 1st nationally at the ASME Human Power Vehicle Competition. This is the second year in a row!
» Women’s Mucking Team placed 1st nationally in a competition of old-fashioned mining techniques
» Concrete Canoe team placed second overall in the Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe.
» Steel Bridge team finished second in the 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Regional Steel Bridge Competition
Goal 3: Research
Proposals submitted (through June 2003)
» $129 million» 41.6% increase from this time last year
Proposals awarded (through June 2003)
» $30.1 million» 20.9% increase from this time last year
Establishing a Missouri Transportation Institute » the focal point of all research conducted by the
Missouri Department of Transportation
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Goal 4: National Recognition
Institutions Ranked 31st» Case Western Reserve Univ.* » Harvard University*» North Carolina State U.-Raleigh» University of California-Davis» University of Colorado-Boulder» Univ. of Southern California*
Institutions Ranked 44th
» Dartmouth College* » Michigan State University» University of Arizona» Vanderbilt University* » Washington University in St.
Louis*» Yale University*
Institutions Ranked 37th » Arizona State University» Brown University* » Iowa State University» Lehigh University* » University of Notre Dame* » University of Pennsylvania*» University of Virginia
Institutions Ranked 50th
» Colorado School of Mines» Drexel University* » University of California-Irvine» University of Delaware» Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst» University of Missouri-Rolla» Worcester Polytechnic Inst. *
*private institution
U.S. News Rankings
Goal 4: National Recognition
UMR Global
Potential goal of top 10%
Goal 5: Resources
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*after the successful completion of the Full Circle Campaign
Private Giving