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Where We’ve Been and
Where We’re Going
First in 2009 Coordinating
Council Annual Report
June 2005

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2004-05 Coordinating Council
Debi Allison
Paul Anderson
Brad Bundy
Judith Delzell
Curtis Ellison
Dave Francko
Michael Governanti
Jim Haley
Daniel Hall
Carolyn Haynes, chair
Becca Hickam
Phyllis Keating
David Keitges
Jeanette Kidd
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Anne Morris-Hooke
Susan Mosley-Howard
Marty Petrone
Glenn Platt
Jeff Potteiger
Denny Roberts
Al Sanders
Judith Sessions
John Skillings
Jerry Stonewater
Juanita Tate
Kim Wagner
Holly Wissing
Mary Woodworth

Our Purpose
 Advance "First in 2009" goals
 Serve as coordinating hub of completed reports and studies
 Facilitate campus-wide communication to develop and implement a shared vision for the future
 Set critical priorities and action steps for existing committees or our own ad hoc subcommittees to undertake

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2000-2005

2000 Progress Points
 First in 2009 vision presented
 Coordinating Council created; reports from
95% of departments received
 Center for American & World Cultures and
Havighurst Center created
 Honors & Scholars Program reinvented and expanded

2001-2002 Progress Points
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Benchmarking process and “First-Year
Experience” initiative begun by Coordinating
Council
 New Vision for SEAS presented
 Exterior Campus Master Plan, Strategic Plan for University Libraries completed
 University Multicultural Council formed, and
US Cultures requirement instituted

2002-2003 Progress Points
 New plan for Liberal Education Council and
“Choice Matters” first-year programming created by Coordinating Council
 Silent phase of Capital Campaign begun
 Vice-President for Information Technology hired
 Enrollment Management Strategies begun
 Wilks Leadership Institute established

2003-2004 Progress Points
 Strategic plan for information technology created
 Assessment task force created
 Self-study for re-accreditation begun
 University diversity statement approved
 Theme of academic excellence through inclusion advanced in focus sessions

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2004-2005
Process

Inclusive Classrooms
Rationale
Comprehensive change provides educational benefits for majority and minority students.
Recommendations
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New faculty orientation
“Critical Friends” initiative
“Our Miami Caucus”
(all-university summit)
 Funds, rewards, resources

Study Abroad
Rationale
Aspirant institutions have surpassed
Miami in percentage of students studying abroad.
Study abroad prepares students for global citizenship.
Recommendations
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More study abroad programs receiving credit
Master plan for promoting study abroad
Greater support
 Re-entry courses

Regional Campuses
Rationale
 Regional campuses are facing new competition.
 Regional members seek greater collaboration with
Oxford on major policies and decisions.
Recommendations
 Develop strategic plan.
 Explore new administrative structures.
 Clarify expectations of regional faculty.
 Offer more support for relocating students.

Graduate Education
Rationale
 Graduate student proportion of total student population at
Miami has declined since 1994.
 Miami has opportunity to rise to top 5 in doctoral-intensive institution rankings.
Recommendations:
 More stipends and affordable insurance
 Number of full-time students (to 10%) through selective program growth.
 Support (funds; library holdings)

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2004-2005

Goal 1: Students
 Minority student enrollment increased
 New Ohio Achievement Scholarship offered
 Higher admission standards for Business students begun
 Selectivity of graduate student admission increased
 New honors programs created
 Major scholarships won by Miami students

Goal 2: Faculty
 58 outstanding faculty hired; 51% of faculty hired are women
 Nearly 50% increase in total dollar amount of grants won by faculty
 New faculty development seminars on inclusive classrooms & assessment held
 Assessment briefs published

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Goal 3: 21 st Century Curriculum
 26 first-year seminars offered
 New journalism program as well as new programs in interactive media studies, bioinformatics, nanotechnology advanced
 New department of Electrical & Computer
Engineering established
 M.B.A. program & curriculum redesigned
 New concentrations in computer and information technology created

Goal 4: Intellectual, Cultural Life
 Bicentennial Committee established, with 4 subcommittees and new coordinator
 Alcohol prevention program, executive speaker series initiated
 Service-learning & school/community partnerships expanded
 New advising interventions
 New mission and outreach plan for McGuffey
Museum approved

Goal 5: Diversity
 Three major leadership positions for institutional diversity created
 Undergraduate research program for at-risk students launched
 New strategies for recruiting and retaining diverse students and faculty (UMC, COAD)
 P&G multicultural scholarships offered
 Freedom Summer & Homeless Conferences,
Racial Legacies held

Goal 6: Facilities
 McGuffey Hall, Mosler lounge renovated
 Engineering, business, & psychology buildings as well as a conservatory, ice arena,
& apartments being constructed
 MUH sports arena acquired, MUM community center planned
 Wireless capabilities expanded
 New course management system acquired

Goal 7: Revenue Base
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“For Love & Honors” Capital Campaign launched, with new $350 million goal
 $164,264,637 already committed
 $30 million gift from Farmer Family
 Gifts for Latino/a Resource Room, Office of
Greek Affairs, Petters Center, Harrison
Scholarship
 Second Annual Winter College

Goal 8: Continuous Improvement
 Self-study created & re-accreditation accorded by NCA external review team
 Major benchmarking effort in Student Affairs launched
 Employer survey and survey of graduate student experience at Miami developed
 New assessment projects initiated, including
“outcomes in the majors” and critical thinking studies

Implement key recommendations
Identify 1-2 new topics to address
Communicate our successes

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Looking Toward the Third
Century of Academic Excellence