Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg
College of Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Human Sciences
January 16, 2015
MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY
“develop well-rounded leaders
and critical thinkers who can
solve problems in an
increasingly complex, dynamic
and global society. ….”
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville April 2012
MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY
“develop well-rounded leaders and critical thinkers who can solve
problems in an increasingly complex, dynamic and global society…”
Provide “…an academically
challenging, learner-centered and
caring environment where all employees
contribute to student success.”
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville April 2012
University
Requirements
Michelle Durán
I-tech
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Human Sciences
2013/2014 College Goals (Univ Goals 1, 2)
 Increase student
enrollment 5%
 Increase retention to
66%
 Increase 6 yr Graduation
Rates 33%
 Improve programmatic
offerings to attract and
retain students
 Vet Tech
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2013/2014 College Goals
(Univ Goals 3 & 4)
 Maintain funding for
research $200,000/FTE
(research grants and
expenditures)
 Publications 2/yr/FTE
 Presentations 4/yr/FTE
 Increase endowment
 Graduate assistantships
 Scholarships
 Operations
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Strategic Plan Implementation
Significant Accomplishments
 Student Engagement
(Univ. Goals 1 & 2)
 Ag Olympics
 Under grad research
 Block Party
 Student Clubs
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Strategic Plan Implementation
Significant Accomplishments (Goals 1, 2, 3, 4)
 Program Enhancement
 Undergraduate Student Research
84 students (13%)
 Students won awards at state,
regional and national meetings.
 Started the Vet Tech program
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Strategic Plan Implementation
Significant Accomplishments (Goals 3 and 4)
 Faculty and student research (Goals 3 and 4)
 Publications
84
(74 refereed,10 proceedings/extension,
76% participation by faculty)
 Presentations
(86% participation by faculty)
 Research expenditures
($247,000/faculty FTE,
76% participation by faculty)
172
$10.8 mil
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Strategic Plan Implementation
Significant Accomplishments Goal 1, 3, 4 and 5.
 Citrus Center
 Research Expenditures >$500,000/FTE
 Planted first increase production block of
Texas Red Grapefruit
 Marc Cisneros Center for Young
Children
 Star Texas Rising Star Certification with
Workforce Development Board.
 Fund raisers paid for staff training and travel
($9,000.00)
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
Strategic Plan Implementation
Significant Accomplishments Goal 1, 3 and 4.
 Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Institute
 Total endowment increased $3.38 mil
 Annual Giving Campaign exceed goal
>$250,000
 King Ranch Institute for Ranch
Management
 10 year anniversary with students now
managing 1.75 mil ac, over 75,000 cattle and
200 employees
 Initiated the leadership development
program in partnership with NCBA
2014 Fulbright Scholar
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
LBB Performance Indicators
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
Freshman
Retention 66%
55
56
58
60
61
58
Freshman earning
deg. 6 yrs 33%
30
28
32
37
39
32
% course
completers 92%
95
95
97
99
97
98
% lower div crs
taught by t/tt
faculty 60%
66
75
78
84
75
75
12.1*
mil
10.1
mil
9.1*
mil
10.8
mil
$ funds awarded
10 mil
5.4
mil
7.0
mil
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
College and University Graduation rates (%).
6 yr
College
University
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
28
34
32
34
37
33
39
35
32
36
16
14
23
18
16
17
18
17
19
15
25
26
33
31
40
47
33
50
25
45
63
56
72
68
80
68
66
61
63
68
4 yr
College
University
2 yr transfer
College
University
4 yr transfer
College
University
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
Fall Semester Enrollment
Student Head Count Day 20. Goal 5%
2%
900
Student Head Count
850
800
750
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Year
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
Semester Credit Hours (3%)
Semester Credit Hours
13000
5%
12000
11000
10000
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
2014
Wt. Semester Credit Hours (3%)
WSCH
14%
40000
38000
36000
34000
32000
30000
28000
26000
24000
22000
20000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
2014
College Contracts and Grants (Univ.
Research Expenditures)
$14,000,000
15.5%*
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2013
# of successful research
grants or contracts
% of faculty receiving
research grants or
contracts
# of refereed articles
published
# of research publication
other than refereed
Total # scholarly works
Presentations at
professional meetings
% of faculty publishing
peer review journals
# of professional
recognitions awarded
to faculty
Elected officers in
professional societies
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
95
86
61
91
*
72%
80%
70%
73%
74%
76%
71
64
71
64
113
74
49
12
18
18
8
10
120
76
89
82
121
84
198
172
197
216
244
172
75%
74%
76%
83%
75%
76%
3
3
14
9
10
7
8
6
8
5
6
7
Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2015
2014
Increase enrollment (Goals 1, 2, 5)
Focus on Retention (66%) and
Grad Rates (33%)
 Ideas
 Preparation
 Univ1101/2’s
 engagement
 Partnerships
What are we looking for?
 Student Services LLC
 Honors College
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Increase enrollment (Goals 1, 2, 5)
 Focus on Retention
 Continue active advising
 Student clubs
 Student awards banquet
 Continue engagement activities
 Classes, Ag Olympics, Partnerships
 Undergraduate research
 Professional meetings
 Graduation Rates
 15 hrs/semester
Ag Olympics 2014
 Professional advising 4 years
 When courses are offered
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Resource Requests
Request
Category
Justification (University
Imperative)
Cost/yr
Faculty/Staff
Raises
Personnel
Retain quality faculty and staff
(Imperative 1, 2, 5)
5%
Faculty move to
3/3 teaching for
research active
Personnel
Retain quality faculty and improve
research (Imperative 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
$250,000
CYC Staff Market
Salary adjustment
Personnel
Retain quality staff (Imperative 5)
$30,000
College USF
adjustment
Operating
Increased operations for classes funded at
estimated SCH growth from the USF’s
(Imperative 1, 2)
Est. Growth of
SCH
Recruitment,
Retention, and
operating.
Operating
Increase recruitment and retention of
undergraduates and research (Imperative
1, 2, 3, 5)
$40,000
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Resource Requests – Long Term
Request
Category
Justification
Cost
(University Imperative)
HS
Faculty Offices
Retain Quality Faculty
(Imperative 1, 3, 5)
$200,000
Room AG 102
&HS 125
Renovations
Improve teaching capabilities
(major renovations) (Imperative
1, 2, 5)
$300,000/each
Room HOWE
155
Renovation
Improve teaching capabilities
(major renovations) (Imperative
1, 2, 5)
$300,000
Meats Lab
Renovation
Improve teaching capabilities
(Imperative 1, 3, 4)
$6,500,000*
* Outside funds must be obtain
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Improve Capabilities (Goals 1, 3, 4)
 State Initiatives
 Maintain funding
 Native Plant
 New Ideas?
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Annual Evaluation Reports
Due to Department
Chairs Today by 5 PM.
Degree Plans & Proposals
 Initial Degree Plan due at the end of the first long
semester.
 Students should have Committee meeting within 2 months of beginning their
graduate program
 At first Committee Meeting initial degree plan should be discussed and perhaps
agreed on by Committee and student.
 Proposal or proposal outline due at the end of the
second long semester. (defined by department)
 Graduate Advisor must assume responsibility for ensuring that these
deadlines are met.
 Send an e-copy of the Degree Plan and the signature page of the Proposal to
your Department Chairman. Chairs will send them all to me and I will
maintain a file for each student.
Thesis & Research Hours
 Graduate students can only complete 6 hrs of Thesis (5306).
 3 hrs while working on proposal.
 3 hrs while working on thesis.
 Graduate students enroll in Research hrs (5399) while doing
fieldwork or research.
 During long semesters full time is 9 hrs.
 During summer students must take 3 hrs of course work each
summer session if they are on a stipend.
 If students begin research project during the summer and start
fieldwork immediately, they must take at least 1 class that results
in a letter grade in order to establish a GPA. If they do not do this
and are on financial aid, their financial aid will be suspended
during the next semester.
% Workload based on contract FTE
FTE
Teach/Res.
1.0/0.0
0.75/0.25 0.50/0.50 0.25/0.75
0.0/1.0
----------Percent Time & Effort---------% Teaching
80
60
40
20
0
% Research
10
30
50
70
90
% Service
10
10
10
10
10
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Natural Resources and Human Sciences Spring 2013
Enjoy the Semester
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