Bruce Bukiet: Baseball fits neatly into a concept of
probability theory known as a Markov Process
“According to a statistical model that Bukiet has been refining
for more than a decade, the Phils will wind up in a three-way tie
in the National League East, with the Mets and the Braves.”
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 6, 2009.
2008 results: predicted only 1 of 6 divisional champions
Yogi Berra: It's tough to make predictions, especially about the
future.
Is random guessing more accurate than statistical
predictions?
Strategic Plan
•Vision: A preeminent technological research
university known for innovation,
entrepreneurship, and engagement
•Priorities
¾Quality of life
¾Private funding
¾Research funding/intellectual property
management
¾Developing nationally known programs
¾Student recruitment
¾Quality of life
9Facilities upgrades
9Campus Center
9Landscaping
9Alumni Center
9Athletic program
9Central High
→Campus Gateway Plan
→Campus Master Plan
¾Private funding
9Honors Campaign completed-goal exceeded
9Athletics Campaign goal met
9Dollars raised increased 40% since FY04
→Comprehensive Campaign efforts begun
¾Research funding/intellectual property
9Reestablished the Office of Technology Development
•Invention disclosures tripled (30 to 90) FY03 to
FY08
•Patent applications doubled in past 4 years to 250
pending
•License revenue averaging about $400,000 past
four years compared to $16,000 in 2003
¾Research funding/intellectual property
9Research expenditures
•FY07 external expenditures topped $45 million
•FY08 total expenditures approached $90 million
→Big Bear Solar Observatory
Completing construction of
World’s largest ground-based
solar optical telescope
→NSF ERC for Structured Organic
composites a visible link to the
pharmaceutical industry
¾Developing nationally known programs
9Rebranding/ marketing program
¾Developing nationally known programs
9Mathematics nationally recognized for fluid
dynamics/mathematical biology
•Ranked 10th in US by Academic Analytics
9A US News and World Report Top Tier
National Research University
9Named among the top 50 public
undergraduate institutions for value
by the Princeton Review
¾Student recruitment
9Honors College enrollment increased
from 500 to 600
9UG Hispanic and African-American
enrollment 30% of freshmen
9Freshmen retention rate over 80% (95%
for Honors; 84% for EOP)
9First-time freshmen over 900 fall 08
9Fall 09 enrollment projected over 9,000
New Programs
¾About 30 over 3 years (16 in fall 08)
• Architecture: programs to transform the School to
a College of Architecture & Design
•Engineering: MS programs related to Bio and
Pharma
•Management: programs in international business
and at the interface of business and computing
•Computing Sciences: interface programs with
Management, security, software engineering
•Science and Liberal Arts: programs related to Bio,
mathematical finance, pre-law
College of Architecture
& Design
School of Architecture
School of Architecture
BS/BArch Architecture
BS Industrial Design
MS/MArch Architecture
M Infrastructure Planning
PhD Urban Systems
Transform
BS/BArch Architecture
MS/MArch Architecture
M Infrastructure Planning
PhD Urban Systems
BS Landscape Architecture
School of Art & Design
BS Industrial Design
BA Interior Design
BA Digital Design
BA Graphic Design
BFA Art
¾NJIT Campus Gateway
Plan
NJIT Campus Gateway Plan Objectives
•
Develop a “college town” neighborhood with amenities for students,
faculty, staff, community
•
•
•
Ensure a development effort that enhances NJIT and the community
Grow the Greek community to levels above 1990 on a normalized basis
Ensure viability of the Greek community
Greek Mem bership
30
Members/Greek org
25
20
1990
30
2006
18
15
Members/Org
10
5
0
1990
2006
Year
•
Enhance the physical/social/recreational environment of the Greek
community
Master Plan
MLK Gateway
Greek Village
St. Michael’s
University Park
MLK Pedestrian “thread”
Broad Street Station District Redevelopment Plan
NJIT State Shortfall
Major issues
20.0%
15.0%
¾Shortfalls in
state funding
¾Rising tuition
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Tuition & Fee Increases
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
NJIT Tuition & Fee Increases
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
Tuition & Fee
Increases
6.0%
CPI
4.0%
2.0%
NJIT Tuition & Fees
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
20
08
20
06
20
04
20
02
20
00
19
98
19
96
$0
19
94
20
07
20
05
20
03
20
01
19
99
19
97
19
95
0.0%
NJIT Percent of Educational Costs FY94-FY08
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
FY94
FY96
State Percentage
FY98
FY00
Student Percentage
FY02
FY04
FY06
FY08