UNC Charlotte Campus Academic Plan 2004-2009

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Acad Affairs Council-Jan 22, 2003

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UNC CharlotteCampus Academic Plan

2004-2009

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New Elements in this Round of Planning

1. Outreach and engagement

2. General Education

3. Focus areas for research and creative activity

Computing Services

Not pervasive, but not subtle change - infrastructure

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Assumptions of the Plan

1. University will attain research university (doctoral/research-extensive) status by the end of this decade.

2. The research infrastructure of the University will require considerable enhancement as a result of Charlotte Research Institute (formerly

Charlotte Institute for Technology Innovation) and other programmatic initiatives.

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Assumptions of the Plan (Continued)

3. University will complete at least 10 buildings, at least 6 to include classrooms by the end of the planning period.

4. We will grow to over 23,000 students by the end of the planning period.

Computing Services

Humanities BldgScience and TechnologyMechanical Engineering/Precision MetrologyPhysics and Appled Optics/Optics CenterCollege of EducationCollege of Health and Human ServicesPhysical Plant/PoliceChancellor's ResidenceAlumni CenterStudent Union

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5. Optimum Balance

• Undergraduate (80%) to Graduate (20%)

6. Characteristics of Student Body

• Undergraduates increasingly traditionally aged (younger and living on campus, and therefore will require efforts on our part to ensure their success)

• Growing number of international graduate students, susceptible to world events and national political perspectives

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6. Characteristics of Student Body – cont’d • Graduate students increasingly full-time

• Adult nontraditional student body will continue to grow

» primarily graduate + post-baccalaureate students(MBA & Education)

» distance education students in 2 + 2 programs (Engineering Technology & Nursing)

• Continued commitment to diverse student body supported by a Minority Presence Plan with assessment and accountability

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7. Economic Imperatives• Building the intellectual capital of the Charlotte

region

• Transforming Charlotte into a high technology center

• Providing higher education to a larger number of North Carolinians

• Training, retraining and continuing education– University increasing amount of “brokered” continuing

education

• Education at distant sites

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8. Regional Development Trends• Banking and Financial Services

• Health Care

• Public Education Reform

• Increasing Urbanization

• Increasing Internationalization

• Increasing Interest in Transforming Region into High Tech Center

• Increasing Appetite for Arts and Cultural Activities

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Implications of Vision and Mission Statements

Key Concept: The Public’s University that Is Responsive to Regional Needs

– Educational Enhancement

– Research Productivity

– Economic Development

– Social Conditions (planning, crime, education, health, etc.)

– Intellectual and Cultural Enrichment

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Themes to Guide Campus Development

• Applied Sciences and Technologies

• Business and Finance

• Children, Families, and Schools

• Community and Regional Development

• Health Care and Health Policy

• International Understanding and Involvement

• Liberal Education

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Continuing Initiatives

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Distance LearningCampus Academic Plan 2002-2007

Programs delivered to off-campus students at distant sites are designed for adult, nontraditional students:

– Baccalaureate Completion Programs

– Graduate Certificates

– Professional Master’s Programs

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Distance Learning

• Fall 2000: 10 Programs



• Initiatives will continue to be carried out in:– BSET - Electrical– BSET - Fire Safety– B.S. in Nursing (RN to BSN)– 2+2 Pre-Engineering Program– Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Development: Special

Needs– Graduate Certificate in Information Security and Privacy– Graduate Certificate in Special Education: Academically and

Intellectually Gifted

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Distance Learning

• Initiatives will continue to be carried out in (cont’d):

– Graduate Certificate in Special Education: Supported Employment and Transition

– Lateral Entry Teacher Licensure in Middle or Secondary Education

– M.Ed. in Curriculum & Supervision

– M.Ed. in Elementary Education

– M.S. in Nursing

– Post-baccalaureate Licensure in Special Education (Learning Disabilities and Behavioral-Emotional Disabilities)

– Post-baccalaureate Licensure in Special Education (Severe and Profound Disabilities)

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• Explore Feasibility of New Distance Education Initiatives

Possible New Distance Education Programs

– Additional Options in Engineering Technology

– International MBA coursework

– Various Courses in Areas of Excellence in Mech. Engineering

– Master of Arts in Teaching

– 2 + 2 completion programs in Education

– M.S.A. at remote site

– M.Ed. in Middle Grades at remote site

– M.S.N. concentrations in a collaborative, on-line program

– Health Administration certificate programs

– Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education on-line

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• Enhance Research Infrastructure– Develop Appropriate Process for Evaluating and Assessing

Centers and Establishing New Centers & Institutes

– Develop Parallel Career Track for Non-tenured Professional Research Staff

– Increase Federal Funding from Non Peer-Reviewed Sources (Agency Discretionary and Politically Directed Funds)

– Research Computing Department

• Develop Funding Stream to Support:– “Bridge” Funding for Faculty Between External Grants

– Matching Grants for Cost Sharing

– Research Assistants (Undergraduate and Graduate)

– Support Junior Faculty

Research Goals

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Research Goals(Continued)

• Mentoring Program

• Continue Development of the Charlotte Research Institute

– Source of funding to enhance faculty research

– Improved vehicle for faculty who wish to commercialize their work

– Opportunities for faculty to collaborate with private companies

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Research Goals(Continued)

• Establishment of Metropolitan Studies Group

– Urban Institute

– Center for Transportation Policy Studies

– OSAM

– GIS Applications Center

– Community Development Center

– Educational Research Bureau

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In Support of Undergraduate Education

First Year

1. Connecting Students to UNC Charlotte

2. Academic and Student Affairs in Partnership

3. Focus on Advising

4. No Single Initiative Will Meet Needs of Students

5. Exposure of Freshmen to Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

6. Analyze Impact of Current Initiatives- Block Scheduling

- Freshman Seminar

- Summer Bridge Programs

- College Initiatives

- Role of Disciplinary-Based Organizations/Clubs

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Current State of First-Year Initiative

Freshman Learning Communities• COAS Undecided (begun in Fall 2001)• Teacher Education (begun in Fall 2002)• Engineering (begun in Fall 2002)• UTOP (begun in Fall 2002)• Information Technology (scheduled to begin in Fall 2004)• Community Service (scheduled to begin in Fall 2004)• English and Literacy Studies (scheduled to begin in Fall 2004)• Health and Human Services (scheduled to begin in Fall 2004)• Architecture (2005?)• Business (2005?)

Freshman Residence Hall to Open in Fall 2004

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Other First-Year Initiatives

• Establish an Office of Student Success and Retention to coordinate the growing variety of success- and retention-related initiatives

• Extend Learning Communities to other groups (graduate students, transfers, etc.)

• Capitalize on opportunities to extend the Learning Communities concept, e.g. using current block schedules

• Keep Fretwell Building the key place where first-year classes taught and services delivered

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In Support of Undergraduate Education

General Education

• Ensure adequate seats for students to take 4 LBST courses in first 2 years

• Guard against over-reliance on PT faculty to deliver general education courses

• Develop transfer equivalencies for general education courses, particularly LBST

• Ensure that assessment plan is implemented; assessment results used to evaluate program effectiveness

• Ensure adequate course offerings for students under the old system

(Continued)

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In Support of Undergraduate & Graduate Education

Summer School

A task force will be established to assess what must be done to more fully integrate summer school into the regular academic year, considering the self-supporting nature of summer school funding and the developing demand for more year around programming, especially amongst graduate programs

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Outreach and Engagement

University’s Range of Outreach and Engagement Activities

• Engagement Around Primary and Secondary Education

• Service-Learning Outreach

• University Community Research and Organizational Partnerships

• Cooperative Relationships with Other Higher Education Institutions

• Provide Educational Opportunities for Local Community

• Involve Community in Accomplishing Units Goals Through Community Advisory Boards

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New Initiatives

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Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Make Systematic Progress on the 8 Principles of Employment for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

Developing Unit Staffing Plans is the first required action

Due in April and will be updated on regular basis

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University Information Technology

• Provide online access to accurate and timely information and services to all University constituents through the Portal

• Provide excellent IT Support Services to students, faculty and staff

• Supporting Teaching and Learning through Technology– Technological and Pedagogical Support through FCTeL

• Next Generation Communication Environment– Merging voice, data, and video communication– Wireless access on and off campus– 3G Cellular Phones

• Research Computing Department– Support structure to provide shared computing resources and assist

faculty with research computing needs

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University Information Technology (Continued)

• Single Sign-On to Access Information and Services

• Promoting Effective and Efficient Use of IT Resources

– Centralized PC management

– Automatic PC replacement cycles

– Centralized server acquisition and management

• Facilitating Improved Business Processes

– New administrative system will allow for enhanced, more efficient and effective business processes

• IT Management Excellence

– A budget model based on existing and planned IT assets will be developed

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Internationalizing the Student Experience

• Focus expansion of study abroad and University exchanges on Latin America

• Add study abroad component to MBA program

• Expand summer abroad opportunities for Health and Human Services students

• Determine study abroad placements for teacher-education students

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Honors

• Develop and Implement an Honors College– Based on University Honors Program– Housed in the College of Arts and Sciences

• Honors College will create more visible recruitment vehicle

• Honors College will Administer and/or Coordinate activities such as:– University Honors– Department honors (except Business)– Business Honors– Teaching Fellows– Campus merit-based scholarships– Off-campus scholarships (e.g. Rhodes, Mitchell, Truman)– Honors societies

Implement Recommendation of Honors College Committee

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Academic Program Development

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• Current Process:

– Has served UNC Charlotte well

– Fit with System-Level “Windows” for Submitting Proposals for New Programs (Windows opened/closed once every two years)

• UNC System Revised Program Planning Cycle

– “Windows” for submitting Ph.D. proposals to Office of the President now open twice per year (May/October)

Academic Planning Process

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• Need revised process for evaluating program proposals

– At a disadvantage because our campus planning is out of synch with system windows

– Proposals should be evaluated on their appropriateness to the graduate mission of the University

– Process would benefit from more direct and early Graduate School involvement

– Need a more systematic way to evaluate interdisciplinary program proposals

Academic Planning Process(Continued)

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• Dean of the Graduate School will develop a revised program development process to conform to new UNC System “windows”

– Allow departments and multidisciplinary teams to generate proposals for new programs more than once every two years

• Associate Provost for Research will develop new guidelines and procedures for selecting new centers/institutes

Academic Planning Process(Continued)

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Academic Program DevelopmentPriority Categories

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Priority Category I:Eliminate Selected Initiatives

• none

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Priority Category II:Repackage or Refocus Existing Degree Programs

• B.A. in Software and Information Systems

• M.S. in Health Promotion (after creation of M.S. in Clinical Exercise Physiology)

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Priority Category III:Implement New Concentrations, Options,

Certificates, and Minors within Campus Authority

Public Policy Ph.D. Program OptionsCommunity and Neighborhood Redevelopment Policy,

Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure Policy,

Metropolitan Fragmentation, Governance, and Service Delivery Policy

Master of Architecture Post-Professional Options Urban Design

Architectural Technology

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Master of Business Administration Options International Business

Management of Technology

Strategic Leadership

Supply Chain Management

Master of Health Administration Option Nursing Home Administration

Master of Science in Nursing OptionsOncology Nursing and/or Palliative Care Nursing

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Master of Social Work OptionAdministration/Planning

Information Technology (IT) Graduate CertificatesCommunication NetworksInformation EnvironmentsSoftware Design and Engineering

Industrial Safety Option in Fire Safety Engineering Technology

Children’s Literature and Literacy Minor

Writing Minor

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Priority Category IV:Implement New Degree Programs Approved by the

Board of Governors

• M.A. Arts Administration

• M.A. Religious Studies

• M.S. Optical Science and Engineering

• Ph.D. Optical Science and Engineering

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Priority Category V:Implement Upon Approval for Establishment

by Board of Governors

• Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

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Priority Category VI:Request Permission to Establish Program Already

Authorized for Planning

• Ph.D. in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems

• M.S. in Mathematical Finance

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Priority Category VII:Plan New Degree Programs

• Ph.D. in Business Administration

• Ph.D. in Geographic Analysis

• Ph.D. in Health Psychology

• Ph.D. in Health Services Research

• Ph.D. in History

• Ph.D. in Nursing Science

• Ph.D. in Molecular and Nanoscale Science and Technology

• Ph.D. in Organizational Science

Doctoral ProposalsAppearing in College Plans for Near Term and Long Term Development

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• M.S. in Athletic Training/Exercise Physiology

• M.S. in Bioinformatics

• M.S. in Communication Networks

• M.F.A. in Creative Writing

• M.A. in Ethics

• M.B.A. in International Business

• M.S. in Knowledge Discovery in Databases/Data Mining

• M.A. in Latin American Studies

• M.M.E. in Music Education

• M.F.A. in Studio Art

Master’s ProposalsAppearing in College Plans for Near Term and Long Term Development

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• B.A. in Applied Mathematics for Business

• B.S.E.T. in Biotechnology/Bioprocessing Technology

• B.S.E.T. in Computer Engineering Technology

• B.S.E.T. 4-year programs

• B.A. in Japanese

• B.A. in Latin American Studies

• B.S. in Meteorology

• B.A. in Systems Engineering

Baccalaureate ProposalsAppearing in College Plans for Near Term and Long Term Development

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Priority Category VIII:Plan and Establish New Centers

• Center for Academic, Professional, and Technical Communication

• Center for Applied Analysis and Computation

• Center for Applied Geographic Information Systems

• Center for Applied Linguistics and Community Literacy

• Center for Bioinformatics

• Center for Business and Economic Research

• Center for the Design and Testing of Mixed-Signal Microsystems

Center and Institute ProposalsAppearing in College Plans for Near Term and Long Term Development

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• Center for Excellence in Information Assurance

• Center for Excellence in Urban Education

• Center for Exceptional Learning

• Center for Financial Services

• Center for Health Services Research

• Center for Information Security and Privacy

• Center for International Health


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• Center for Knowledge Discovery in Databases/Data Mining

• Center for Late Life Long-Term Care

• Center for Motorsports and Automotive Engineering

• Center for Reading Research

• Center for Strategic Leadership and Organizational Development

• Center on Parenting Research

• Center for Wireless Embedded Networks


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• Charlotte Community Design Institute

• Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Digital Visualization Center

• Diversity in IT Institute

• Institute for Biomedical Engineering Systems

• Institute for Technology and Quality in Education

• Regional Institute for Homeland Security and Major Disaster Management


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Priority Category IX:Plan New Academic Department

• Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

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Academic Organizational Changes

• Create an Honors College

• Consider whether to/when to split Department of Sociology and Anthropology

• Consider whether to/when to split Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Child Development

• Consider whether to merge Continuing Education, Distance Education and Summer Programs and UNC Charlotte Uptown under one director

UNC Charlotte Campus Academic Plan 2004-2009

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