UConn’s Path to Excellence
“Investments that are nothing short of
transformational”
- President Susan Herbst
2014 UConn at a Glance
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22,595 UG Students
7,879 Grad/Prof Students
102 UG Majors
75 Graduate Fields of Study
Main Campus in Storrs, CT
o Health Center @
Farmington
o Hartford
o Stamford
o Avery Point
o Waterbury/Torrington
o $2.0B Operating Budget
o $205M Research Exp.
o Degrees Awarded:
o 5,122 BS Degrees
o 1,527 MS Degrees
o 340 PhD Degrees
o 108 MD/DMD
o 208 JD/LLM
o 94 PharmD
o 217,000 Living Alumni
1,969 Faculty + ALL OF YOU
Undergraduate Enrollment
23,000
22,000
21,000
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19,000
2004
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2010
2012
2014
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Mean SAT Scores
1240
1220
1200
National
Mean SAT is
1010
1180
1160
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
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6 Year Graduation Rate
88%
84%
National Average
for Publics is ~57%
80%
76%
72%
68%
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
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Minority Students
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Scholarship ($M)
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Full-Time Faculty
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US News & World Report Rankings
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Where Do We Go From Here?
“We must invest our talents and
ambitions on great endeavors to
prepare our students for a rapidly
evolving 21st Century economy,
expand and develop our areas of
inter-disciplinary research, and
transfer our knowledge and
expertise through local and
global engagement”
- President Susan Herbst
Academic Plan:
Path to Excellence
o Realize aspiration to become top flagship
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university
Articulate strategic areas of academic and
research emphasis to achieve national
prominence
Provide basis to make informed decisions on
faculty & staff hiring, academic organization,
facilities investment, space allocation, etc.
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Goal 1: Research
o Develop new knowledge,
scholarship and innovative
solutions
o Expectations:
o Extramural research
o Publications & citations
o Performances & exhibits
o Patents and licensing
o Industry partnerships
o National faculty awards
Dr. Nora Berrah
2014 American
Physics Society
Award
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Goal 2: Undergraduate Education
o Recruit outstanding students
(diversity, SAT, GPA)
o Develop new concentrations,
minors & majors
o Provide students with
research, internships, global
engagement and service
learning
o Increase students receiving
prestigious scholarships
o Improve rankings in U.S.
News and World Report
2014 Goldwater
Science Scholars
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Goal 3: Graduate Education
o Recruit outstanding students (diversity, GRE, GPA
and UG institutions)
o Increase funding support for the number of graduate
assistants and post-doctoral fellows
o Implement professional and academic development
programs
o Improve placement in prestigious academic and
industry appointments
National Science
Foundation Bridge to
the Doctorate Fellows
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Goal 4: Teaching Effectiveness
o Reward creativity, innovation
and collaboration in teaching
o Expectations:
o Higher teaching
evaluations
o Higher 1st year retention
rates
o Higher graduation rates
Dr. Richard Clark
o Reduced time to degree
USDA National
o Higher student satisfaction Teaching Award
Recipient
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Teaching Expectations
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Strategic Areas
o Artists, Scholars &
Discourse
o Brain, Mind & Cognition
o Genomics & Personalized
Medicine
o Human Diversity, Disparity
& Rights
o Materials & Manufacturing
o Health & Wellness
o Sustainability & Resilience
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Genomics & Personalized Medicine
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2012
Dr. Brent Graveley, John and
Donna Krenicki Chair of
Genomics & Personalized
Medicine
Building on Strengths
The Path of Research from 1990 and the
Human Genome Project to 2020 and Beyond
o Understanding the structure of genomes
o Understanding the biology of genomes
o Understanding the biology of disease
o Advancing the science of medicine
o Improving the effectiveness of healthcare
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Arts, Humanities, and Public Discourse
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Dr. Anne D’Alleva,
Professor and Head of Art & Art
History
Building on Strengths
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Humanities Institute and interdisciplinary
studies programs
Robust performing and visual arts
organizations and engagement programs
Public performances and exhibitions
New Programs in Digital Media & Curation
External support from federal agencies,
Connecticut, and foundations (Mellon, Sloan,
MacArthur, Hartford Foundation, etc)
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Brain, Mind & Cognition
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Dr. James Magnuson, Professor
of Psychology & Haskins Labs
Genetic & Environmental Effects on
Brain, Mind & Cognition
"From theory and the lab
to the clinic, classroom, and home“
Speech Perception
Reading
(Large, Magnuson,
Myers)
(Landi, Pugh,
Rueckl, Tabor)
Conceptual Knowledge
(Altmann,
Ramanathan, Yee)
Memory and
Executive Control
(Astur, Eigsti, Chen)
Noise Experimen
Friday, October 19, 12
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Materials and Manufacturing
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Dr. Radenka Maric,
CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of
Materials Science & Engineering,
Building on Strengths
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Additive Manufacturing
Biomaterials
Composites and Composite
Manufacturing
Electronic Materials and
Manufacturing
Interactions of Materials with
Light
Soft Materials and Nanoscale
Manufacturing
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Sustainability and Resilience:
Environment and Energy
Dr. John Volin, Professor and Head
Natural Resources & the
Environment
Director, Environmental Science
Building on Strengths
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Inherent coupling of
natural and built systems.
Sustainable Energy
Coastal Resiliency
Sustainable Land Use
Environmental Law and
Policies
Water Resources
Air Quality
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Health and Wellness
These
photos
are
just
placeh
olders.
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Dr. Jeffrey D. Fisher, BOT
Professor of Psychology,
Director, Center for Health,
Intervention, and Prevention
Building on Strengths
o Prevention and treatment of Obesity
and related disorders (e.g., diabetes)
o Cancer (prevention, therapy,
diagnostics, and behavioral
interventions)
o Infectious diseases, asthma,
immunology, and vaccine research
and development
o Treating and preventing mental health
conditions and addictive disorders
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Human Diversity, Disparity & Rights
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Human Rights
Social Justice
Economic Justice
Access to Education
Employment Law
Engagement with
Global
Organizations
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Professor Bethany Berger
Thomas F. Gallivan Jr. Chair
School of Law
Where we go from here is
dependent upon YOU!
Emphasis on Diversity
Rank
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School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Georgia
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michigan State University
University of Maryland-College Park
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Pennsylvania State University
Ohio State University
Texas A & M University-College Station
University of Virginia
Clemson University
University of Connecticut
College of William and Mary
University of California-Los Angeles
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
University of California-Berkeley
University of Florida
Purdue University
Black or African American
6.5%
5.8%
4.8%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.3%
4.1%
3.9%
3.7%
3.6%
3.5%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
Emphasis on Diversity
Rank
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School
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
Texas A & M University-College Station
The University of Texas at Austin
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Irvine
University of Florida
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of California-Davis
University of Connecticut
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Washington
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michigan State University
University of Georgia
University of Iowa
University of Maryland-College Park
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hispanic or Latino
6.8%
6.4%
6.1%
6.0%
6.0%
5.6%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
4.7%
4.3%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.5%
State of the Art Facilities
Innovation
Partnership Bldg
2017 Opening
Engineering &
Science Bldg
2017 Opening
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UConn-Hartford; Hartford Times Building
http://courantblogs.com/capitol-watch/53-years-ago-in-hartford-jfk
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Pathways to Excellence
o Research and Scholarship - Develop new knowledge
and innovative solutions to society’s pressing problems
o Undergraduate Education – Enhance learning through
diverse university experiences to develop leaders of the
21st Century
o Graduate Education – Train outstanding graduate
students who’ll pursue research and scholarship in
diverse areas of STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities
o Teaching Effectiveness – Reward creativity, innovation
and collaboration in teaching and learning
o Public Engagement – Promote outreach programs and
translational scholarship that serve the public and
society
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Implementation of Goal 1
o Establish innovative institutes & centers
o Recruit National Academy members and cluster hires
in strategic areas
o Provide research funds to build upon collaborations
o Develop new research facilities
Dedication of
Coastal
Resilience
Center
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Next Generation Connecticut
o $1.55B capital investment over 10 years
o $137M operating budget increase over 10 years:
o Develop preeminence in the University of
Connecticut’s research and innovation
programs
o Hire and support outstanding faculty
o Train and educate graduates to meet the future
workforce needs of Connecticut
o Initiate collaborative partnerships with industries
for R&D and job growth
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Research Expectations
o Published or Creative Works:
o Books, Monographs
o Book Chapters
o Textbooks
o Refereed Journal Articles
o Conference Proceedings
o Abstracts
o Exhibits, Performances,
Dr. Preston Green
Curatorial Activity
Klein Chair
o Awarded Patents
Professor
o External Grants and Contracts
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