Bowling Green State University
A Conversation with Chancellor Fingerhut
Shirley L Baugher
Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs
November 7, 2007
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Bowling Green State University
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Brady Gaskins, Student Trustee, Bowling Green (2008)
John F. Harball II, Catawba Island (2010)
Stephanie Magyar Imhoff, Granville (2013)
Daniel Jacoby, Student Trustee, Bowling Green (2009)
Michael J. Marsh, Bowling Green (2009)
John E. Moore, Jr., Bexley (2012)
William J. Primrose III, Westlake (2015)
Debra (Scheetz) Ryan, Wadsworth (2014)
J. Robert Sebo, Salem (2011)
Francis C. (Fran) Voll, Marion (2016)
Michael R. Wilcox, Toledo (2008)
20,684 students, including 15,638
undergraduates, 2,981 graduates,
and 2,065 at Firelands
Sidney A. Ribeau
President, BGSU
2,700 faculty and staff
members, including 921 full-time
instructional faculty
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Bowling Green State University
Established in 1910
BGSU Firelands 1963
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Vision
Bowling Green State University aspires to be the premier
Learning Community in Ohio, and one of the best in the Nation.
Through the interdependence of teaching, learning,
scholarship, and service we will create an academic
environment grounded in intellectual discovery and guided by
rational discourse and civility.
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Mission
Bowling Green State University is a premier learning community
that serves Ohio and the nation by preparing students for their
emerging careers and lives of engaged citizenship and leadership
in a global society. Through the exploration of values and daily
interactions with faculty and staff, students develop skills in critical
thinking, communication and self-reflection. The University prides
itself in offering a welcoming, safe and diverse environment where
students can achieve excellence at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. BGSU is a university that changes lives. Its
graduates go on to change the lives of others.
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Core Values
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Respect for one another
Cooperation
Intellectual and spiritual growth
Creative imaginings
Pride in a job well done
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Academic Programs
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College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business Administration
Continuing and Extended Education
College of Education &
Human Development
• Graduate College
• College of Health & Human Services
• College of Musical Arts
• College of Technology
• BGSU Firelands
In support of academic programs
• University Libraries
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The BGSU Experience
The Student
Experience
The Donor
Experience
The Alumni
Experience
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The BGSU Experience
• 7,000 students in 17 residence life centers
• Over 325 registered student organizations
• Student Recreation Center and University
Field House for drop-in and scheduled
fitness activities
• More than 400 cultural events annually
(concerts, exhibits, theatre productions)
• More than 147,000 alumni
• $141 M endowment
• NCAA Division I athletic program (18)
plus club and intramural sports programs
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The BGSU Experience
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The BGSU Experience
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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).
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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).
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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
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Students Participating in Education Abroad
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Fulbright Awards
* BGSU ranks second in the State in Faculty Fulbright Awards
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Fees and Financial Aid
2007-08 Academic Fee Structure (Main Campus)
(Includes Room and Board)
• 73% percent of students receive financial aid
• 4,500 students earn $8 million annually through on-campus employment
Graduate
• Graduate tuition (resident): $5,725 per semester
• Graduate tuition (non resident): $9,379 per semester
• Stipends of $9 M+ awarded annually to support graduate students
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Cost of Two-Year Education
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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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Education and General Revenue
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A Premier Learning Community
is the Character of BGSU
The BGSU Experience
An emphasis on values, a culture of
respect, celebration of diversity, and the
nurturing atmosphere of a small college
Values Initiative
Emphasis on critical thinking about values,
engaged citizenship, service learning,
and values expression, fostering personal,
social and, economic development
in a global society
President’s Leadership Academy
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Learning Experiences
Core Commitments:
Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility
The Association of American Colleges and Universities has announced
Bowling Green State University is among 18 institutions chosen
to participate in a Core Commitments Leadership Consortium.
• Excellence
• Personal and academic integrity
• Contribution to a larger community
• Honoring the perspectives of others
• Ethical and moral reasoning
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Learning Experiences
Learning Outcomes
• BGSU graduates are critical and constructive thinkers, as shown
by proficiency in inquiry, creative problem solving, and examining
values in decision making.
• BGSU graduates communicate skillfully in multiple forms
of expression, such as logical, mathematical, visual, spatial,
or musical. All students have proficiency in written and oral
communication, with additional expertise in other symbol
systems necessary to a major field of study.
• BGSU graduates engage others in action, as shown
by proficiency in participating and leading.
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Learning Experiences
First Year Programs
BG Experience
Pathway for first-year students
to become part of the BGSU
academic community
• First-year course on critical thinking
about values; program of
co-curricular experiences, and
service-learning opportunities
• Second- or third-year course and experience
• Capstone experience
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Learning Experiences
Nine learning communities
and five theme communities
in the residence halls
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Arts Village
Chapman Community
Global Village
Health Sciences Residential Community
Impact (Integrating Moral Principles
and Critical Thinking)
La Communidad
La Maison Francaise
Partners in Context and Community
Honors Community
U.S. News reported on
excellence of our learning
communities
and our peers as:
Duke, Yale, Vanderbilt,
University of Wisconsin–
Madison,
and University of Michigan
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First-Year Learning Experience
Main Campus
Freshmen
Participating in
Learning
Communities and
First Year
Programs
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Learning Experiences
• Honors Program
• Undergraduate Research
• Service Learning Office
• Study Abroad
• National Student Exchange
• Internships
• Co-op assignments
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Distance Education
Growth Indicators 2007-08
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Distance Education
Growth Indicators 2007-08
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One-Year Freshman Retention Rate
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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%
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BGSU’s Six-Year Graduation Rates
Six-year graduation rates have consistently been 9% to 15% above those predicted
based on student and institutional characteristics
Actual vs. Predicted
Main Campus
Freshman Six-Year
Graduation Rates
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Future Learning Experiences
Design a blend of discipline-based
and interdisciplinary studies
Design sequential experiences
to extend learning experiences
of the first-year to a second/
Third-year and capstone experience
Design individual learning opportunities
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Discovery
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Total Award Dollars by Sponsor Type
FY2003-FY2007
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Discovery
Collaborative Research Projects
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Selected Programs Supported by Sponsored Awards
Selected Research Centers
Center of Excellence in Science and
Mathematics Education:
Opportunities for Success (COSMOS) –
$ 1,078,231 since 2003
Center for Neuroscience:
Mind and Behavior –
$ 4,582,659 since 2003
Center for Family and
Demographic Research –
$ 6,790,533 since 2003
Center for Photochemical Sciences –
$10,086,874 since 2003
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Selected Programs Supported by Sponsored Awards
BGSU Research Incentive Program Awards 2006-07
Technology Innovation Enhancement
Research Capacity Enhancement
New Faculty Support
Equipment Cost Sharing
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Engagement
• The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching, in 2007,
recognized BGSU as one of five
U.S. colleges and universities for
outstanding curricular engagement
with the community.
• Partnerships for Community Action
(PCA) is dedicated to redefining
relationships between the university
and the broader community. This
includes enhancing educational
opportunities, economic
development, health and wellness
and cultural awareness.
• Tenure guidelines established for the Scholarship of Engagement - 2006
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Planning for Excellence
Center of Excellence
(Interdisciplinary themes)
Signature programs
Discipline-based competitive excellence
Foundational Excellence
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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)
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Center of Excellence
Interdisciplinary Themes
Entrepreneurship
Health & Wellness Across the Life Span
The Arts
Media & Merging Technologies
Global Cultures
Education and the Creative Learning Process
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The Sciences
The Center for Photochemical Sciences
is a Signature Program
• Chemistry
• Physics and Astronomy
• Biological Sciences
• New technology
• $10,086,874 since 2003
• Five patents awarded
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary major
• Combining concepts from biology, chemistry,
geology, physics, economics, geography,
sociology and political science
Center of Science and Mathematics Education
Opportunities for Success (COSMOS)
• $1,078,231 since 2003
INTERDISCIPLINARY
AGENDAS
Biology, and the Center for
Neuroscience, Mind, and
Behavior with Social
Philosophy and Policy
Center sponsoring a
conference:
"Darwin's Heirs: Evolution,
Behavior, and Societies"
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Education and Creative Learning Process
• Graduates greatest number of teacher/educators
in the state
Teaching is, at its core,
a creative problem-solving
• Multiple years of Praxis II success at 82%,
Praxis III at 98% performing above the
national average
activity; “knowledge or
expertise in the domain”
is essential for creativity.
• 84% of license-eligible teacher candidates are
licensed (state average is 46%)
• Continuous accreditation in educator
preparation since 1984
• Improving science, math education through
collaborative efforts among BGSU, Owens
Community College and the University of
Toledo-SciMaTec
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Global Cultures
• American culture studies
• International conflict and peace studies
• Study abroad – the world is your classroom
• International democratic education institute
• International comparative education
• World music - ethnomusicology
• Cross-cultural and international education
• Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies
The Global Village Learning
Community
opened its doors
Fall 2007
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BizEx
New venture opportunity
• Faculty and students review business plans in the NW Ohio area
• Approximate cost of service provided: $150,000 annually
Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship
• 2006 - 575 participants (300 were business owners)
Extreme Entrepreneurship
Supply Chain Management
• BGSU supply chain management program ranks in top 20
College of Business Administration
recognized as one of the top business
schools! The Princeton Review
Bill Dallas and Scott Hamilton partnership to
support entrepreneurial leadership
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Health and Human Development
Across the Lifespan
2007 award from Health and Human Services –
National Center for Marriage Research
Established at BGSU, $4.35 million
Center for Family and Demographic Research
One of seven Population Centers in the U. S.
(core funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
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• Social work
• Gerontology
• Criminal justice
• Institute for Child and Family Policy
• Human development and family studies
• Public and allied health
• Kinesiology
• Nutritional sciences
• Nursing
• Communication disorders
• Early childhood education and the Child
Development Center
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Design: Media & Merging Technologies
• Graphic design
• Digital arts
• Visual communication technology
• Architecture and environmental design studies
• Technology education
• Interior design
Pocket Virtual Worlds –
Undergraduate Research
State-of-the-art digital technology to construct a visual
panorama of the Alamo National Park; visitors actually
walk through instead of merely observing it on a
two-dimensional computer screen.
Graphic Design Program
Selected through a competitive process
to host the AIGA Design Education Conference
Spring 2010, “Response_Ability"
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
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The 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.
Founded at
Bowling Green
State University
in 2003
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BGSU’s Impact on Ohio’s Economy
BGSU generates more than $700 million annually for the Ohio economy.
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BGSU employee spending generates
$167.5 million annually for
Ohio’s economy.
BGSU generates $8 in local economic
activity for each dollar it receives in state
appropriations.
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BGSU student spending generates
$191 million annually for
Ohio’s economy.
BGSU generates more tax revenues
(federal, state, local) than it receives in
state appropriations.
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BGSU capital improvements and
operations spending generate
$322 million annually for
Ohio’s economy.
BGSU visitors generate $25.4 million in
economic activity annually.
(The majority is retained by Wood
County businesses.)
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BGSU generates $28.5 million in state
and local tax revenues annually.
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BGSU economic activity creates nearly
9,000 jobs for Ohioans.
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BGSU’s Impact on Ohio’s Economy
Composition of BGSU’s
Economic Impact
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