The University of Memphis

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The Universityof Memphis

• Academic Planning and Priorities
• General Faculty Meeting
• August 26, 2004

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2003-2004 Tenure Promotion

• Professor
• Associate Professor Tenure
• Tenure

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Professors

• Ruthbeth Finerman, Anthropology
• Janann Sherman, History
• Dipankar Dasgupta, Mathematical Sciences
• Mate Wierdl, Mathematical Sciences
• Doug Imig, Political Science
• Marla Stafford, Marketing Supply Chain
  Management
• Elinor Grusin, Journalism
• Richard Irwin, Health Sports Sciences
• Wali Abdi, Instruction Curriculum Leadership
• Rebecca Anderson, Instruction Curriculum
  Leadership
• Barbara Mullins Nelson, Leadership
• Linda Wesson, Leadership
• Erno Lindner, Biomedical Engineering

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Tenure Associate Professor

• Satish Kedia, Anthropology
• Stephan Schoech, Biology
• Randel Cox, Earth Sciences
• Mary Leader, English
• Pilar Alcalde, Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Nele Hempel, Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Camille Barsukiewicz, Health Administration
• Bettina Beech, Psychology
• Wanda Rushing, Sociology
• Susan Hutchinson, Social Work
• Larry Abbott, Accountancy

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Tenure Associate Professor

• David Allen, Management
• Robert Wiggins, Management
• Jack Cooper, Music
• Janet Page, Music
• Stephen Hancock, Theatre and Dance
• Michael ONele, Theatre and Dance
• Benedict Dyson, Health and Sports Sciences
• Hank Javan, Engineering Technology
• Carl Williams, Engineering Technology
• Gary Qi, Biomedical Engineering
• Gayle Shiba, Nursing

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Clinical Associate ProfessorTenureClinical
Associate Professor

• Tenure
• Danielle McNamara, Psychology
• Christine Jiang, Finance
• Robert OHalloran, Management
• Pu-Qi Jiang, Music
• Clinical Associate Professor
• Donna Harkness, Law
• Christina Zawisza, Law

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Institutional Peers

• University of Alabama
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• University of South Florida
• Georgia State University
• University of Louisville
• University of Mississippi
• University of South Carolina
• University of Houston
• George Mason University
• Virginia Commonwealth

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Academic Plan

• Mission, values, strategic priorities
• Institutional Peers
• Strategies
• Goals and Benchmarks
• Focus and Excellence
• Academic Program Review
• Faculty Student Achievement
• Improving Library Services
• Integrating Technologies
• Linkages to Financial Planning
• Promotional Targets

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Academic Goals

• Enroll and retain highly regarded and motivated
  students
• Recruit and retain outstanding and diverse
  faculty and staff
• Provide a culturally rich learning environment
• Expand research and interdisciplinary programs in
  existing areas of strength
• Develop programs that contribute to the
  intellectual, economic, and social well being of
  the community, state, nation

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Undergraduate Benchmarks
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Graduate Student Benchmarks
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Faculty Benchmarks
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Faculty Benchmarks Research
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Other Assessment

• Longitudinal analyses
• Performance Funding
• Licensure pass rates
• Stakeholder Surveys
• Gen Ed Assessment
• Field Testing
• External Internal Review
• Accreditation Reviews
• External Funding Analyses
• SIRS
• Other Teaching Evaluations

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Areas of Focus

• Biotechnologies
• Community Initiatives/Hazards
• Healthcare
• Learning Technologies
• Music and Theatre
• Teacher Education

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Areas of Excellence

• Areas of Existing and Emerging Strength, e.g.
• AUSLP
• Psychology
• Documentary Film
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• Etc.!!

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H. Program Review

• Centrality to Mission
• Focus
• Unit Strengths
• Concerns
• Suggestions for Improvement
• Links to Capital Operating Budgets
• Potential Re-allocation of Resources

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Promotional Targets

• Chairs and Centers of Excellence
• Endowed Professorships
• University Areas of Focus
• Honors Program
• Enhancement of Graduate Programs
• Memphis Extras/Experiential Student Learning

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Chairs and Centers of Excellence

• Why are they important???
• Graduate and research programs
• What do we need???
• Additional funds for shrinking endowments
• Protect current allocations
• Who can help???
• Advancement
• Budget Planning

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Endowed Professorships

• Why are they important???
• Faculty recruitment and retention
• Research
• What do we need???
• Endowment funds for new professorships
• Who can help???
• Advancement

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University Areas of Focus

• Why are they important???
• Reputation
• Faculty/student recruitment
• Community connections
• What do we need???
• Improved research infrastructure
• Funds for nascent centers
• Funds for key faculty and graduate students
• Who can help???
• Advancement
• ITD
• Budget Planning

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Focus Area Needs

• Community Initiatives
• Computing Infrastructure
• Databases
• Support for Centers/Chairs
• Community Connections
• Healthcare
• Space
• Animal Care
• Computing Infrastructure
• Community Connections
• Music and Theatre
• New Facility

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Focus Area Needs

• Learning Technologies
• Support for Chairs/Centers
• Space
• Teacher Education
• Space
• Reduced Tuition Programs
• Biotechnologies
• Animal Facilities
• Lab Spaces
• Research Computing

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Honors Program

• Why is it important???
• Reputation, faculty/student recruitment
• Improve all student experiences
• What do we need???
• Seed funds to increase faculty participation
• Scholarship dollars for National Merit Finalists
• Improved facility
• Who can help???
• Student Affairs
• Advancement
• Budget Planning

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Graduate Programs

• Why are they important???
• Reputation, faculty/student recruitment
• Research
• What do we need???
• Additional external internal funds for graduate
  student stipends
• Health Insurance for graduate students
• State-of-the Art research computing
  infrastructure
• Appropriate student research spaces and offices
• Who can help???
• Advancement
• ITD
• Budget Planning
• Student Affairs

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Memphis Extras/Experiential Learning

• Why are they important???
• Reputation, student recruitment
• Enhanced learning experiences
• Enhanced community connectedness
• What do we need???
• Funds for internships and international
  experiences
• Funds for undergraduate students in research
• Appropriate student research spaces and offices
• Appropriate technology to support student
  research
• Activity Transcripts
• Who can help???
• Advancement
• ITD
• Budget Planning
• Student Affairs

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Investing in People, Interdisciplinary
Initiatives, Connected