Global Learning
• The academic departments are enjoying a
record setting year with this year’s income
expected to top $6,000,000.
• This translates to a significant return to the
campus general operating budget as well as
the academic departments that teach the
courses as shown on the next slide.
Financial Return to University
From Distance Programs for Working Professionals
Total Credit Revenue
Chancellor/ Provost, Department and
Global Return
Office of International Affairs
Sponsored Student Programs Field Trips and Activities
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Sponsored Student Orientation – Jan 24
Getting Ready for the Career Fair – Presentation by
COER for Brazil’s Scientific Mobility Program
Students – Feb 14
Meeting with Iraqi Students – Feb 26
Office of International Affairs
Sponsored Student Programs Field Trips and Activities
• Skating Party for students and families at
The Zone – Feb 12
• Field trip to Springfield – Ice skating,
Incredible Pizza, and shopping – Feb 22
Office of International
Affairs
Dr. Samuel Frimpong, Dr. Jeanie Hofer, and Susan
Potrafka traveled to the Dominican Republic,
February 1 – 7. During the trip they visited 5
universities, the Minister of Higher Education, and
Barrick Mining Company. It is anticipated that
multiple collaboration agreements will result from
the visit.
Top picture: Minister of Higher Education - Dr. Marco Perez, PUCMM, Dr. Ligia Amada
Melo de Cardona, Minister for Higher Education, Dr. Samuel Frimpong, Dr. Jeanie Hofer,
Susan Potrafka
Middle picture: INTEC - Dr. Jeanie Hofer, Dr. Samuel Frimpong, Prof. Martin Melendex,
Professor of Engineering, Patricia Portela, Executive Director of Development and
Institutional Relations, Dr. Marco Perez, PUCMM
Bottom picture: ITECO – Faculty and staff including Dr. Esteban Tibursio Gomez, Rector
(center front), Dr. Jeanie Hofer, Dr. Samuel Frimpong, Susan Potrafka
Office of International Affairs
• New Memorandums of Academic Cooperation
since January 1, 2014
– Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz, Bolivia
– Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
– University of Pisa, Italy
– University of Technology,Baghdad, Iraq
Office of International Affairs
• Applied Language Institute celebrates 20 years of service to the
campus. A reception was held March 6th, 3:30-4:30 pm
• Commission of English Language Accreditation (CEA) Accreditation
moves forward. The Intensive English Program staff are completing
the mandatory Self-Study report; this document must be submitted to
CEA in early April.
• Dr. Thu Tran presented on the topic of “Alternative Continuing
Professional Development” at the Teachers of English to Speakers of
Other Languages (TESOL) International Association Conference,
Portland Oregon, March 2014.
• School and community outreach by Celebration of Nations committee
members has started! Presentations were made in the Newburg
elementary schools and St. James pre-schools. Future sessions are
scheduled for Waynesville, Salem, Rolla, Newburg and St. James.
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Undergraduate Research Programs
• UG Research Day at the Capitol – March 4
 16 Students, 13 Research Posters
• Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference (UGRC)
 Registration Deadline was March 10, 2014
 Conference Date is April 16, 2014 in the Havener Center
• Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience (OURE)
 Applications Due April 1, 2014
• OURE Fellow Program
 Registration Deadline for UGRC was March 10, 2014
 Application & Proposal Deadline was March 14, 2014
 Present at UGRC April 16, 2014 in the Havener Center
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Math Assistance where Success Happens (M*A*S*H)
• Pilot in spring 2014
• Math 2 students targeted (3 sections = 130+ students)
• Five undergraduate mentors trained to lead learning communities of 8-10
students
• On Course student success principles combined with homework assistance
• Optional program
Undergraduate Advising Office (UAO)
• 12 former deficient students readmitted into their degree-seeking
department and 2 undecided declared a major since January.
• 15 former UAO students graduated in Fall 2013
• 99 students registered for On-Track; after 2 seminars, 90 retained.
• Campus wide mid-term recovery workshop
• Increase in student consultations
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD)
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On February 11&12 S&T hosted the first ever “LEAD @ S&T Showcase”
 Provided a platform to demonstrate the positive impact LEAD has on S&T students
and provide direction on how others could implement similar strategies at their
institutions
 Attended by approximately 37 people from all over Missouri including Truman State
University, Washington University, Southeast Missouri State University, Lincoln
University, and University of Central Missouri
 LEAD has received mush positive feedback from the participants of this Showcase
Student Design and Experiential Learning Center (SDELC)
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Design teams at STL Science Center Engineering Week
Steel Bridge presentation to Engineering Advisory Board
Hosted fly-in counselors and students
Team displays at FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech
Challenge State Championship
SDELC Phonathon
S&T accepted into 2015 DOE Solar Decathlon
Office of Graduate Studies
• 515 application files were processed during the
month of February.
• The 5th Annual Chancellor’s Fellows Poster Session
was held on Monday, February 24th with 38 posters
presented.
• The Spring 2014 Thesis/Dissertation Formatting
Workshop was held on Tuesday, March 4th with 75
graduate students in attendance.
Enrollment Management
• Financial Aid packaging for AY 2014-2015
for new and current students completed
mid-March.
• Switch to 4-digit course numbers scheduled
for mid-August. Crosswalk available on the
web.
• Next Open House is Friday, April 18.
Enrollment Management
FIRST FTC
Championship
Robotics
Competition on
March 1, 2014
Office of Sponsored Programs
• Summary of FY14 activities through the end of February
– Proposals awarded in total dollars: $19.9M
– Number of proposals awarded and amendments: 193
– Proposals submitted in total dollars: $86.1M
– Number of proposals submitted: 375
– Total expenditures: $29.6M
– Net grant and contract expenditures: $22.9M
– F&A recovered: $4.7M
– Number of active awards: 635
Freshman Enrollment Projection
• Fall 2013 – 1244 Full-time degree seeking firsttime college students (19 non-degree or parttime for a total of 1263)
• February projections are very preliminary and
are used internally to estimate freshman
course capacity needs
• May projections are closer to the true count
Freshman Enrollment Projection
• Per Noel Levitz consultant – Fall 2014
projected increase in degree seeking/full-time
FTC is 3% - 5%
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+3% based on current admits
+5% based on current deposits
• Per Enrollment Management – Fall 2014
projected increase in degree seeking/full-time
FTC is 4% - 8%
• PRO sign-ups are +5.1% compared to this time
last year
Transfer Enrollment Projections
• Compared to this same time last year:
– Transfer student admits are down 10.8%
and
– Orientation sign-ups are down 64.3%
Other Institution Projections
FTC
Admits
FTC
Deposits
Transfer
Admits
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
• S&T
+13%
+5%
• MU
+2%
+11%
• UMSL +7%
N/A
• UMKC -2%
N/A
-9%
+8%
+9%
+11%
Other Institution Projections
FTC
Admits
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MSU
MSSU
MWU
SEMO
TRUMAN
UCM
+8%
+26%
+5%
+7%
-4%
-2%
Transfer
Admits
+8%
+7%
+3%
-6%
(FLAT)
+19%