UMR Freshmen Faculty Welcome August 18, 2003

Mission l 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 l 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 l Rapid change in technology and the changing roll of engineers in the economy requires curricular changes. l 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 l Goal 1: Strengthen enrollment while enhancing the access and quality of UMR’s programs in engineering, science, management and the liberal arts. l Goal 2: Maintain a strong focus on student learning and achievement for undergraduate, graduate and professional students to strengthen the national reputation of UMR. l Goal 3: Broaden research and scholarship for UMR’s undergraduate and graduate students to improve UMR’s stature among public AAU and research institutions. l Goal 4: Attain national recognition for leadership and innovation in responding to higher-priority state, national and international needs in education, research and service. l Goal 5: Secure and manage public and private resources to ensure academic programs, personnel and facilities are of the highest quality.

Goal 1: Enrollment l Winter Semester 2003 (end of 4th week) »4904 TOTAL enrollment (following commencement) »6.9% increase from WS02 l Summer Semester 2003 »5.5% increase from SS02 l 8th consecutive session of increases l 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

NOTE: Recentering of ACT scores took place in 1990.

Goal 2: Student Learning Retention 70% Graduation Target

Goal 2: Student Learning Retention vs. Recruiting l Current retention rate requires over 20% more first-year students to achieve the same number of graduates as our target retention rate. l 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 l First Residential College »Faculty “Master” living within the Residential College »Speakers – Typically Alumni – speaking about issues associated with the college theme »Study Groups l Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

Goal 2: Student Learning l 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 l Proposals submitted (through June 2003) »$129million »41.6% increase from this time last year l Proposals awarded (through June 2003) »$30.1 million »20.9% increase from this time last year l Establishing a Missouri Transportation Institute »the focal point of all research conducted by the Missouri Department of Transportation

Goal 3: Research

Goal 3: Research Indirect Cost Recovery

Goal 4: National Recognition l 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* l Institutions Ranked 44 th »Dartmouth College* »Michigan State University »University of Arizona »Vanderbilt University* »Washington University in St. Louis* »Yale University* l Institutions Ranked 37th »Arizona State University »Brown University* »Iowa State University »Lehigh University* »University of Notre Dame* »University of Pennsylvania* »University of Virginia l Institutions Ranked 50 th »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 l UMR Global l Potential goal of top 10%

Goal 5: Resources *after the successful completion of the Full Circle Campaign Private Giving