Purdue University Calumet Faculty Convocation Fall 05

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Purdue University Calumet Faculty Convocation
Fall 05

• Academic Affairs Current Status and Goals for
  05/06
• Nabil A. Ibrahim
• Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• September 28, 05

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Outline

• Significant 04/05 Accomplishments
  StudentsFacultyCommunity Engagement
• Goals for 05/06
• Next Strategic Focus
• Challenges

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Our Shared Vision

• By 2008 PUC will become
• The university of choice for quality education
  in the region
• Recognized for scholarship in applied research
  and creative endeavor
• The engine that drives economic development in NW
  Indiana

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Significant 04/05 Accomplishments

• I. Students
• Best and Brightest Initiative
• EnrollmentHead countsBilling Hours
• Retention StrategiesSupplemental
  InstructionAcademic Recovery Program

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Enrollment Data
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Trend in Fall Billing Hours Production
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Trend in Fall Enrollment
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Academic Learning CenterMerrillville, Indiana
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II. Faculty

• Office for Research Professional Development
• Center for Instructional Excellence
• Initiative for Increasing Tenure Track faculty
• Centers and InstitutesWater InstituteEnergy
  Efficiency and ReliabilityScience and Technology
  EducationEvidence-Based Nursing PracticeWomen
  and Minorities in Construction
• Endowed Professorships, Lilly Initiative
• Grants Contracts

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Faculty Development Outcomes
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III. Community Engagement

• Purdue Technology Center, Merrillville
• Lilly Initiative Opportunity for
  IndianaBusiness Plan CompetitionStudent
  Internships
• Partnership on Hammond Business Incubator
• Extended and Distance Education

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Goals for 05/06

• I. Students
• Develop a plan to incrementally increase
  admission standards for new students and help
  achieve 70 retention in 3 years
• Achieve a target of 195,000 billing hours and an
  enrollment of 9400 students
• Implement the marketing plan for the Academic
  Learning Center and start fall 05 offerings
• Develop a recruitment strategy to expand
  out-ofstate students
• Implement the Academic Recovery Initiative and
  Develop learning communalities as another
  strategy for student retention
• Expand Supplemental Instruction to 3 high schools
• Hire a director for the Student Honors Program
  and start first year implementation

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II. Faculty

• Hire the 05/06 director of the Center for
  Instructional Excellence and support CIE mission
  to enhance teaching and learning
• Hire a new director for the Undergraduate
  Research and Institute the program in every
  school
• Assess first year implementation of web CT and
  Develop a strategy for enhancing quality of
  web-based instruction
• Continue the growth of Academic Computing
• Implement plans for PUC Water Institute and
  Energy Efficiency and Reliability Center
• Develop and offer Leadership Institute for
  Deans, Heads and Directors
• Support the Office of International Studies and
  assess potentials for expanding International
  market
• Form a Taskforce to institute AQIP as an
  academic strategy
• Initiate search processes for 5 endowed
  professors and define the role they play in
  harnessing intellectual capital at PUC

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III. Community Engagement

• Implement the second year Opportunity for
  Indiana
• Continue to participate actively in the
  development of Purdue Technology Center
• Support the development of Hammond Incubator in
  collaboration with the city of Hammond
• Develop a Center for Regional Economic
  Development including a Technical Assistance
  Program to support local business
• Align applied research activities in Centers
  Institutes to serve economic development in NW
  Indiana

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• Our Next Strategic Focus
• Pride in Academic Quality
• Building Academic Distinction

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Five Basic Strategies

• Develop Institutional Niche
• Enhance Student Quality
• Ensure Competitive Marketing
• Build Intellectual Capital
• Achieve Financial Stability

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Transforming PUC

Tier IV
Tier III
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The Seven Challenges

• Retention
• Graduation Rate
• Admission Standards
• Competition /Market Share
• Faculty/staff Salaries
• Regional/National Recognition
• Leveraging Resources

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Discussion

• Questions,
• comments
• suggestions ??