OSU Top25 Engineering Proposal

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OSU Top-25 Engineering Proposal

• Presentation to
• ETIC
• August 9, 2000
• Ron Adams
• Dean of Engineering
• Oregon State University
• ronald.lynn.adams_at_orst.edu

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Oregons Economic Future Depends Upon a Top
College of Engineering
research centersarethe most important factors
in incubating high tech Miliken Institute 1999
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OSUs Top-25 Engineering College Will Bring New
Benefits to Oregon
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OSUs Top-25 Engineering College will Impact
Multiple Industries
Relative Impact
Other Mfg
Biotech
Natl Resource
Infrastructure
High Tech
College of Engineering
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Team Sport OSUs Engineering College Builds
Complete Engineering Teams
Computers, printers, instruments, etc.
High-tech buildings, smart bridges, highways
Medicines, food, paper products, wood products
Automobiles, airplanes, trucks, heavy equipment
Oil, gas, electrical power
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Today OSU Engineering Has a Solid Program
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Today OSU Engineering Has Nationally Recognized
Researchers in Four Key Areas
Integrated micro systems
Research, M
Information technology
No. of Faculty with Research gt 350K/yr
Infrastructure/sustainability
Biomedical technology
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OSU Engineering Enrollments Have Grown Steadily
in Recent Years
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OSU Has Recovered Most of Loss in Engineering
Degree Production
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High-Tech Job Opportunities Outpace Degree
Production
Total OSU Grads
High-Tech Employment
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OSU Engineerings Pragmatic Operating Principles
Facilitate Success
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OSUs Core Assets Help Enable Success
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Metrics Research Growth will Lead to Top 25
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OSU Benchmarked Other Engineering Schools that
Made the Leap
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Metrics and Benchmarks Direct OSUs Actions

• GROW RESEARCH Build on strengths/ add industry
  guided areas
• RECRUIT RISING STARS Use existing top
  professors, industry, and endowment
• ATTRACT BEST STUDENTS Programs, scholarships,
  fellowships
• BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE Remodel and add facilities
• SERVE INDUSTRY Collaborative OSU Technology
  Center _at_ Portland

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OSUs Actions Hit the Mark
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The Plan Calls for Measurable Results Leading to
Top 25
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OSUs Step-by-Step Plan Leads to Top 25
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OSU Proposes a Public-Private Partnership with 2
to 1 Leverage
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OSU is Building Momentum to Close the Gap
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OSU is Positioned to Make the Leap to Top-25

• Right actions are known
• Core of top faculty and investment will attract
  rising stars
• Quality of new students is rising
• Private gifts signal strong support