Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Programs

Andrew J. Grosovsky

Overall Mission

To Enhance the Distinction of the University in the Area of Undergraduate Education.

UCR: A Large Research University With a Highly Diverse Student Body Achieving High Levels of Success.This goal takes advantage of distinctive UCR assets, and creates a pathway for achieving national recognition.

Overall Goal

Indices of Student Success Persistence GPA Maintenance of Full Time Enrollment Status Time to Graduation National and International Recognitions, Awards,

Fellowships Post Graduation Placement in Distinguished

Professional and Graduate Schools, and in Rewarding Careers

Areas of Activity Academic Initiatives Program Coordination and Management Instructional Development Student Academic Resources

Academic Initiatives Freshman Writing and Composition Four Year Graduation and Entry Level

Student Success

Freshman Writing & Composition Subject A Transition Subject A Permanent Status

Subject A Transition Issues Will oversee the implementation of the Subject A

transitional plan for academic year 2004-05 for students who receive C- or less in a Subject A course during Fall ‘04.

This will involve working with UNEX to accommodate our students through concurrent enrollment. This is an implementation of the mechanism passed by the Academic Senate last Spring for providing those students a pathway for satisfactory completion of the Subject A requirement.

Subject A Transition TeamMembership: A.J. Grosovsky, Chair

J. Childers, Academic Senate Vice Chair

S. Allen-Ortega, Student Affairs

L. Lundgren, Student Affairs

M. Hull, Academic Planning and Budget

P. Oppenheim, Undergraduate Academic Programs

E. Papavero, Undergraduate Academic Programs

Subject A Permanent Status Issues Will determine permanent arrangement to be

implemented in Fall ‘05. Will define working versions of alternate models by the

November 2004 to enable adequate time for Senate deliberation.

Will also define models for the future status of English Composition and writing across the curriculum.

Will recommend optimal administrative organization for future management of Subject A.

Academic Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Long-Term Policy for Freshman Composition (including Subject A)Membership: S.E. Cullenberg, Chair (Committee on Planning and Budget)

Darleen Demason (Committee on Courses)

Lynda Bell, (Committee on Education Policy)

Michael Rust, (Committee on Preparatory Education)

Carol Lovatt, (Undergraduate Council)

Melanie Sperling, (Graduate School of Education)

Rise Axelrod, (Dept. of English) ex officio

Joe Childers, (Academic Senate Vice Chair) ex officio

Andrew Grosovsky, (Vice Provost) ex officio

Entry Level Student Success and Four Year Graduation

Will utilize a set of approaches to address the conversion factor problem while improving student success by developing “Introduction to the Discipline” seminars, workshops, sections, and colloquia.

These will increase student experience in small to moderate class size in the lower division and build on our experience with Freshmen Discovery Seminars.

On-campus and off-campus models for these types of courses will be surveyed in Fall ‘04, and several will be selected for pilot implementation in Fall ‘05.

Review of courses that might be appropriate for increased unit assignment will also be continued.

Program Coordination and ManagementPrograms Reporting to the Office of the Vice Provost

UC Washington Center Program UC Sacramento Program

Freshman Discovery Seminars University Honors Program

Education Abroad Program

Programs with Coordinating or Cooperative Role Subject A Remedial Math

Summer Bridge Program First Year Experience

Undeclared Majors Advising Enrollment Management

Undergraduate Recruitment Selective Admissionsand Marketing

Instructional Development Current Responsibilities

Course Evaluations Student and Faculty Instructional Improvement Awards

Coordinating Responsibilities Instructional Technology and Academic Computing Instructional Space and Resources

Future Responsibilities Coordinate UCR Resources and Activities for the Promotion of

Excellence in Instruction (skills, methodologies, mentoring) Undergraduate Program Review

Student and Program Performance and Outcome Research Coordination with Academic Senate

Grants and Gifts

Student Academic ResourcesSeveral units and services that straddle the boundary between the academic side of campus and student affairs.

Learning Center Career Services Center Experiential Learning Opportunities

Undergraduate Research Academic Internships

Peer Mentoring UC Washington Center

Education Abroad UC Sacramento Center

National and International Awards and Fellowships