The Case for a

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• The Case for a
• Name Change
• John F. Carney III, Ph.D., PE
• November 2006

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Goal of University

• UMR will be one of the
• top five technological research
• universities in the
• United States by 2010.

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• Objective
• Enhance the national reputation of the University
  to increase the value
• of degree.

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• Are we seeking an enhanced national reputation
  with a branch campus, regional name?

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MissouriPublic HS Graduates1987-88 to 2001-02
(actual), 2002-03 to 2017-18 (projected)
WICHE Knocking at the College Door, 2003
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Missouris 2005 Student Funnelfor All
Engineering Fields

• Public High School Seniors Cohort 67,074
• Public High School Graduates 57,495
• All ACT Testers/College Bound 42,705
• Any Engineering Interest, all scores 1,519
• Engineering Interest, 21 comp. score 1,028
• (21 MO average score / 50)
• Engineering Interest, 24 comp. score
  769
• (24 UM minimum for auto admission)
• UMRs Freshmen Engineering Majors 560
• from Missouri

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Projected Change in High School
Graduates 2002-2012
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-20
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NCES, 2003
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Trends in Engineering
(lt5)
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Name Recognition AmongCollege-Bound
StudentsOutside of Missouri

• Even with the increased recruiting efforts since
  2000, of the more than 1.1 million ACT testers in
  2006, only 551 non-Missouri high school seniors
  sent ACT scores to UMR.
• 238 of the 551 out-of-state ACT scores were from
  students interested in engineering.
• UMR is 9th in Missouri for number of ACT scores
  received from out-of-state students.

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• Conclusion
• Our University needs to attract students from all
  parts of the United States.

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• What does the name
• University of Missouri-Rolla
• tell you about the intrinsic
• nature of our University?
• Answer Nothing

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• How does the name
• University of Missouri-Rolla
• differentiate us from the
• other UM campuses?
• Answer It does not

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• What is a technological research university?

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Technological Research Universities

• Engineering enrollment 25
• Engineering, Business, Physical Sciences, and
  Mathematics enrollment 50
• Cutting-edge graduate research program
• masters and Ph.D. degrees awarded
• significant external research funding

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Average enrollment is 6,457
Average enrollment is 29,391
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Average enrollment is 6,457
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Average enrollment is 29,391
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• Should UMR change its name?

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• We will engage the entire University community
  
• faculty
• students
• alumni
• staff
• friends of the University
• in considering this important question.

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• Some possible names which would accurately
  describe our University...

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Possible Names

• Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Missouri University of Science and Engineering
• Missouri Technological University
• Missouri Science and Technology University
• Missouri Science and Engineering University
• Other names?

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• Would a name change affect our relationship with
  the University of Missouri System?
• Answer No

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• Who would have
• to approve a
• name change for
• UMR?
• Answer The Board of Curators

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• Would state appropriations and/or student fees
  be used to pay for the one-time cost associated
  with a possible name change for the University?
• Answer No

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• The Arts and Sciences departments are critically
  important to the future of our University.

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Arts and Sciences

• UMR hired a total of 18 new tenure track faculty
  members in FY06 and FY07.
• 8 tenure track hires were in Arts and Sciences,
  including English, Philosophy, and Psychology
• Currently searching for tenure track faculty in
  Computer Science, History, Spanish, and Technical
  Communication
• This years AS budget has been supplemented by
  over 890,000
• Potential graduate programs

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Interesting Fact

• Outstanding programs in Business, Economics,
  English, Finance, History, Management Information
  Systems, Psychology, etc. exist at technological
  research universities.
• Examples
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Summary

• Increasing our national reputation and prestige
  will enhance the long-term value of your degree.
• Our Universitys goal is to be one of the top 5
  technological research universities in the United
  States.
• We need attract more students from other parts of
  the United States and the world.
• It is difficult to promote our national
  reputation with a branch campus, regional name
  that does not describe the mission of our
  University.