Planning for Excellence
PAC, November 14, 2007
Shirley L. Baugher
Thank you to Alberto Gonzalez, Connie Ruhl-Smith and Kay Carpenter for organizing
Compact Data Tables
Planning Processes
fall, 2007
Collegiate Compacts
 First Year Program Review Task Force
 University Work Group
 Development of Interdisciplinary
Concepts regarding potential Centers
of Excellence
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Source on Web
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/provost/StrategicPositioning/planningANDaccountability.html
ELEMENTS OF THE COMPACT
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Unit Mission and Key Functions
Performance Measures
Strategic Goals
Space and Facilities
Diversity Planning and Assessment
Public Engagement
Staff and Faculty Consultation
Report Summary and Allocation Summary
Addendum: Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Addendum: International Scholarship and Engagement
Key Metrics from Compacts
Enrollment Management Plans
 Retention and Graduation rates and goals
 Strategic priorities
 Identification of Signature Programs
 Basic budget planning and goals
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Student Enrollment Profile
36% of fall 2007 main campus freshmen, when completing the First Year Student
Questionnaire, (64% of the freshmen completed the survey) stated that neither
parent had a bachelor's degree (our operational definition of a first generation
student).
Student Enrollment Profile
36% of fall 2007 main campus freshmen, when completing the First Year Student
Questionnaire, (64% of the freshmen completed the survey) stated that neither
parent had a bachelor's degree (our operational definition of a first generation
student).
Student Enrollment Profile
Headcount Enrollment by Age
78.5%
18.5%
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Student Enrollment Profile
Movement of
Students
from BGSU
Firelands
to Main Campus
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International Students
Students Participating in Education
Abroad
Distance Education
Growth Indicators 2007-08
Distance Education
Growth Indicators 2007-08
Enrollment Projections
Fall ‘07
Fall ‘12
Arts & Sciences
4,939
5,422
Business
Administration
2,189
2,575
Education and Human
Development
5,355
5,458
Firelands
2,065
2,280
Health & Human
Services
1,798
2,188
480
480
1,334
1,697
18,160
20,100
Musical Arts
Technology
COLLEGE(S) TOTAL
One-Year Freshman Retention Rate
Retention Projections
Fall ‘07
Fall ‘12
Arts & Sciences
77.5%
82.0%
Business
Administration
74.0%
82.0%
Education and
Human
Development
80.6%
84.0%
Firelands
54.3%
60.0%
Health & Human
Services
74.4%
80.0%
Musical Arts
88.9%
91.0%
Technology
75.4%
83.0%
Freshman retention to fall of year 2
Time to Graduation for BGSU Students
Cohort
Fall 1998
Fall 1999
Fall 2000
Fall 2001
Fall 2002
4-year
33.0%
33.5%
34.5%
32.7%
33.7%
5-year
56.7%
56.5%
55.7%
53.4%
6-year
60.5%
60.2%
59.8%
Graduation Projections
(4 year rates)
Fall ‘07
Fall ‘12
Arts & Sciences
37.0%
40.0%
Business
Administration
33.1%
35.0%
Education and
Human Development
39.2%
46.7%
Health & Human
Services
37.6%
37.6%
Musical Arts
34.5%
38.0%
Technology
29.1%
30.3%
PLANNING FOR EXCELLENCE
Centers of Excellence
(Interdisciplinary thematic areas)
Signature programs
Disciplined based competitive excellence
Foundational Excellence
PLANNING FOR FOUNDATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Voluntary System of Accountability
Planning for Foundational Excellence
• Voluntary Systems of Accountability (VSA)
• National Survey of Student Engagement
• Accountability measures that will address the Core Competencies
(American Association of Colleges and Universities)
• National study of instructional costs and productivity
• New Student Transition Questionnaire (BGSU instrument)
• First-Year Student Questionnaire (BGSU instrument)
• BGSU Graduating Senior Questionnaire (BGSU instrument)
Signature Programs
Arts & Sciences (all are at graduate and research areas)
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The Center for Photochemical Sciences (PCS)
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(graduate program and research)
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The Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior
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Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology
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Sociology and the Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR)
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Applied Philosophy
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American Culture Studies (ACS)
Business
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Supply Chain Management – leveraging program to build a signature
in undergraduate study of business (BSBA)
Education and Human Development
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a Signature College
Signature Programs
Technology
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Visual Communication Technology
Health and Human Services
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Master’s Level Communication Disorders
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Criminal Justice (undergraduate and graduate)
University Level Programs
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The Values Initiative
Planning for Excellence
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
(Nominated)
(Interdisciplinary themes)
Entrepreneurship
Health & Wellness across the life span
The Arts
Media & Merging Technology
Culture (National and Global) Studies
Education and the Creative Learning Process
Designing and Leading the 21st Century Organization
Urban Learning Community
STEM Across the Curriculum
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
The
at BGSU
TheArts
Arts
at BGSU
• Music
• Art
• Dance
• Creative Writing
• Theatre and Film
La virtù de’ strali d’Amore
The Arts at BGSU Firelands
• The only Ohio regional campus of a university with a
Guest Artist Program and a Resident Children’s
Theatre Program
• Huron Playhouse is Ohio's oldest continuing
summer theatre
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Arts and Prosperity
Economic Impact of Creative Industries
Arts are big business
Arts and culture industries generate over
$2.4 billion in economic activity
in Northwest Ohio every year, resulting in
nearly $250 million in federal, state, and
local tax revenues and over 33,000 jobs.
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Founded at
Bowling
Green State
University in
2003
Financial Foundation
Educational and General Revenue
Student fees 51.7% in 2002 compared to 60.9% in 2006
State appropriations 33.4% in 2002 as compared to 24.4% in 2005
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Total Award Dollars by Sponsor Type
FY2003-FY2007
What should our target be?
Personnel & Operating Budgets
2007-08
Personnel
Operating
Arts & Sciences
$69,279,573
$ 2,233,524
Business
Administration
$ 9,381,511
$
426,020
Education and Human
Development
$11,307,930
$
754,684
Firelands
$ 8,213,093
$ 4,547,427
Graduate College
$
934,932
$
157,472
Health & Human
Services
$ 2,876,635
$
162,850
Musical Arts
$ 4,501,003
$
338,181
Technology
$ 3,949,588
$
286,911
Main Campus Total
$102, 231,172
$ 4,359,642
First Year Program Review
First Year Programs
Program Name
BG Perspective
BGeXperience
Brief Description
General Education program
The values introduction and first-semester course
Residential Learning
Communities
Springboard
UNIV 100
A mix of nine living learning communities
Skill development course
University success course
Three Critical Transitions
Transition to college
 Finding a major
 Preparing for life after college
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Address all three transitions in a
coordinated, thematic way
First Year Program Review
First Year Programs
Creating a Coherent First-year Program at BGSU
Challenge # 1: Acknowledging Transitions in the Undergraduate Experience
Challenge #2: Building an Integrated Design
Challenge #3: Integrating the majors, the general education program,
and the first-year program into a common framework
First Year Seminar
address transition to college and university success issues,
establish baselines for student performance in each of the
University Learning Outcomes.
Connecting the First Year
The student’s whole BGSU experience
Develop second-year courses intentionally organized around the
University Learning Outcomes
Two types of courses:
Transition into a major, for students who are ready to begin work
in a particular major.
Exploration of majors (interdisciplinary, topics-based courses)
Develop capstone courses in all majors
a. Synthetic, cumulative, project-based work
b. Transition to career, professional school, or graduate school
University Work Group
for Academic Affairs
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Shirley Baugher, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Don Bell, Project Manager, Office of the President
Michael Buerger, Associate Professor, Department of Human Services
Mike Dannells, Professor, Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs
Carol Engler, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Judy Hagemann, Chair, Classified Staff Council
Milt Hakel, Department of Psychology
Jan Hartley, Professor, Department of Management
Tim Jurkovac, Associate Professor, Department of Natural/Social Science
Steve Kendall, Co-Chair, Administrative Staff Council
Dick Kennell, Dean, College of Musical Arts
Bill Knight, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research
Peter Kuebeck, Media Specialist, Office of the President/College of Arts & Sciences
Johnnie L. Lewis, President, Undergraduate Student Government
James Maxwell, Professor, Department of VCT&E
Pat Pauken, Chair, Faculty Senate
Jeannie Sabaroff, President, Graduate Student Senate
Barbara Waddell, Provost Chief of Staff
Ellen Williams, Member, Committee on Academic Affairs
Elizabeth Wood, Associate Professor, University Libraries
Peg Yacobucci, Associate Professor, Department of Geology
University Work Group
for Academic Affairs
BGSU GOALS (in relation to Ohio System Goals)
Excellence
Access
Affordability
Economic and Cultural Development
Diversity
Assessment/Accountability
University Work Group
for Academic Affairs
Existing Document Inputs
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Development of Mission Statement for BGSU
Vision statement intact in the Academic Plan document
Core values statement intact
Benchmarks for academic programs in development through Compact
process
Learning Outcomes stated in Academic Plan
Core Commitment proposal and Goals
First Year Program Review Committee Report
Strategic Positioning Group Report
Thematic Interdisciplinary “centers” of excellence
University Work Group
for Academic Affairs
Work to date…
Reviewed documents
Presentation by Dr. Shirley L. Baugher on the System of
Higher Education in Ohio and Bowling Green State
University
 Presentation to University Work Group on Premier
Learning: Positioning BGSU for Its Future
 First Year Programs: Progress Report
 Economic Development: IUC Discussion
 Faculty Senate Open Forum on Development of the
University’s Five Year Plan
 Accountability issues (VSA)
 Honors Program compact report
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University Work Group
for Academic Affairs
Work to date…
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Much Discussion!
Work to complete…
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Review data from compacts
Review Signature Program nominations and make
recommendations
Review Interdisciplinary Program papers and make
recommendations regarding Centers of Excellence
Establish basic metrics for the University
Review draft of Master Plan created from deliberations
Next Steps
Review of all Graduate Programs
 Work with Admissions on Enrollment
Management Plan
 Develop implementation plan for First Year
Program and BGSU Learning Experience
programs
 Develop implementation plan for transition
of Honors Program
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Next Steps
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Review of Signature Programs – finalize
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Review of Centers of Excellence – finalize
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Participate in University Wide Strategic Planning
Process
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Position Firelands in BGSU’s Future
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Final documents Spring 2008
Thank You
Deans and their College staff and faculty
Provost’s Office staff
Faculty and staff serving on multiple
committees
Cabinet
The President