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Provost’s Address to the University Senate

Provost’s Address to the University Senate. December 13, 2004. Necessity’s Sharp Pinch. - King Lear. Necessity’s Sharp Pinch. To wage against the enmity o' the air; To be a comrade with the wolf and owl,-- Necessity's sharp pinch! - King Lear (Act II). Make A Virtue of Necessity.

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Provost’s Address to the University Senate

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  1. Provost’s Addressto the University Senate December 13, 2004

  2. Necessity’s Sharp Pinch -King Lear

  3. Necessity’s Sharp Pinch To wage against the enmity o' the air;To be a comrade with the wolf and owl,--Necessity's sharp pinch! - King Lear (Act II)

  4. Make A Virtue of Necessity - Robert Burton

  5. Undergraduate Enrollment Growth A First Look at Possible Effects

  6. Recent Trends:Fall 2001 to Fall 2004 • Headcount: • 17,284 to 18,492 • 7% increase • Freshman Class: • 3,037 to 3,961 • 30% increase

  7. Student Experience:Average Class Size by Level

  8. Full-Time Freshmen (FTF) Comparison of student schedules based on size of classes small = 30 or less medium = 31-99 large = 100+ Fall 2001 and Fall 2004 schedules Student Experience: Small, Medium, Large Distribution

  9. Student Experience:Small, Medium, Large Distribution

  10. Little change in likelihood that FTF will have at least 1 small, 1 medium, and 1 large class 15 point increase in likelihood that FTF will have 2 or more large classes Over one-half have at least 3 small classes Only 15% of FTF have 3 or more large classes FTF are 9 times more likely to have 4 or more small classes than to have 4 or more large classes Student Experience: Based on Class Size

  11. Student Satisfaction:Advising NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree.

  12. Student Satisfaction:Engagement

  13. Student Satisfaction: Quality of Instruction NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 4 where 1=poor and 4=excellent.

  14. TCE Comparison: Strategy for Selecting Courses • 100-200 Level: • fall 2001 total enrollment ≥ 200 • Average class size increase ≥ 25% • 300-500 Level: • fall 2001 total enrollment ≥ 15 • Average class size increase ≥ 50%

  15. TCE Comparison: Selected Growth Courses • 100-200 Level Results: • BIO152, CHE104, COM101 & CS101 • HIS104, PHI120 & MA213 • PHY231 & PHY241 • 300-500 Level Results: • 28 courses • 5 colleges (AG, AS, BE, ED, EN)

  16. TCE Results: 100-200 LevelSelected Growth Courses NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 4 where 1=poor and 4=excellent.

  17. TCE Results: 300-500 LevelSelected Growth Courses NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 4 where 1=poor and 4=excellent.

  18. Student Satisfaction: Learning Outcomes NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1=Much weaker and 5=Much stronger.

  19. Grades: 100-200 LevelSelected Growth Courses

  20. Grades: 300-500 LevelSelected Growth Courses * There were 16 Incompletes in fall 2003 – 1% of total grades assigned.

  21. Entering Freshmen and Retention Rate

  22. First Semester GPAof Entering Freshmen

  23. Necessity,the Mother of Invention - George Farquhar

  24. New Academic Initiatives • Reorganization of Enrollment Management Team • Center For Undergraduate Excellence • Expansion of the Honors Program • Reform Undergraduate Studies Program (USP) • Enhanced Teaching Resources for Undergraduate Education • Committee on Academic Priorities • Winter Intersession • Provost Workgroup on International Affairs & Public Policy • Provost Workgroup on Multimedia Studies • The Commonwealth Collaboratives

  25. Center Organization • Discovery Seminar Program • The Honors Program • Living-Learning Communities • Office of Undergraduate Research • Office of Study Abroad • The Gaines Center for the Humanities • Office of External Scholarships • The Intercollegiate Debate Program

  26. GoalsCenter for Undergraduate Excellence • Strengthen the individual programs within the Center • Enhance the synergism among programs within the Center • Improve the academic profile of the entering class • Promote excellence in undergraduate education • Prepare our best students for external scholarship competition • Prepare our best students for admission to the most prestigious graduate and professional schools in the country

  27. Faculty Issues • Recommend Promotion Increments • Promotion from Assistant to Associate • Increase from $2,600 to $4,000 • Promotion from Associate to Full • Increase from $3,800 to $5,500

  28. Sabbatical Leave

  29. Sabbatical Leave Policy • Encourage more full-year sabbaticals • Increased compensation contingent on prior performance

  30. Faculty Title Series • Is it time to examine the 4 tenurable title series? • Is it time to examine greater use of the differentiated DOE?

  31. Lecturer Faculty • Complete Some Unfinished Business • Opportunity for advancement to Senior Lecturer • Multi-year appointments

  32. OpportunityforAccelerated Advancement • Promotion from Assistant to Full Professor • Elimination of Associate Professor rank

  33. Commonwealth Collaboratives • Institutionalize the connection between scholarship and service • Senior faculty leadership for service activities tied to Strategic Plan priorities

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