Missouri S&T: The State’s lean, mean economic machine

1. Missouri S&T: The State’s lean, mean economic machine

2. Quality Measures

3. ABET Accreditation Visit • On campus October 18-21, 2008 • 16 engineering programs evaluated • Aerospace Engineering • Architectural Engineering • Ceramic Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Engineering Management • Environmental Engineering • Geological Engineering • Interdisciplinary Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgical Engineering • Mining Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Petroleum Engineering Engineering laboratories and equipment Faculty size

4. North Central Associationof Higher Learning Commission Accreditation • On campus February 22-25, 2009 • Two-year project • Institutional Self Study Report is available on-line at http://accreditation.mst.edu.

5. Focus On Outcomes: Career Success for Grads Year

6. Career Opportunities • Fall Career Fair • 174 employers – 80 from Missouri • 30 states • 2,500 students/alumni attended • Nucor Week • Largest single-employer event in S&T history • 26 Nucor representatives from 10 divisions on campus • Nucor invested over $120,000 and 1,380 hours • Nucor visited with 1,737 students

7. U.S. News: High School Guidance Counselors’ Rankings • 800 guidance counselors from the top high schools in the US ranked national universities based on their knowledge of the institution’s academic record, curriculum, faculty, programs, and graduates.   

8. U.S. News: High School Guidance Counselors’ Rankings • National Universities • Missouri S&T is tied for 45th in the nation • Missouri S&T is ranked 2nd in Missouri • Public Universities • Missouri S&T is ranked 12th in the nation • Missouri S&T is ranked 1st in Missouri

9. Examples of Key Schools • Arch Coal: 1 of 5 universities • Garmin International: 1 of 8 universities • Nucor Corporation: 1 of 4 universities • Toyota: 1 of 6 universities • US Steel: 1 of 12 universities

10. Advancing ExcellenceCapital Campaign ProgressAs of September 30, 2009

11. Office of Sponsored Programs FY09 vs. FY08: Proposals awarded in total dollars: $42.5M up 11% Proposals submitted in total dollars: $171.5M up 13.5% Number of proposals submitted: 566 up 3.1% Research expenditures: $37.8M up 0.5% F&A recovered: $6.9M up 16% Number of active awards: 633 up 5.3%

12. Office of Sponsored Programs FY10 activities through August and a year-over-year comparison are as follows: Proposals awarded in total dollars: $14.7M up 7% Proposals submitted in total dollars: $49.1M up 85% Research expenditures: $9.5M up 20% F&A recovered: $1.7M up 18% Number of active awards: 632 up 5%

13. E³=C Energy Environment = Civilization Education Hydrogen Innovative E³ Activities at Missouri S&T EcoCAR Garage Transit Depot

14. Missouri Energy Summit

15. Energy Chair Professorship • Wayne and Gayle Laufer Energy Chair • 1967 Civil Engineering graduate • $3.4 million • first endowed chair in the critical field of energy • the largest ever received by any of the four University of Missouri campuses for a faculty position

16. DOD Appropriations • $3 M Advanced Polymer Systems for Defense Application—Power Generation, Protection and Sensing • $3 M High Performance Alloy Materials and Advanced Manufacturing of Steel Castings for New Light Weight and Robotic Weapon Systems • $6M Locating and Tracking Explosive Threats with Wireless Sensors and Networks • $3M Ultra-High Temperature Materials for Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicles • $2M Waves, Wind and Scavengers: Next Generation Renewable Energy Systems for Naval Applications

17. U.S. DOT • Awarded $2.7M – Federal Transit Administration • Scope of work: • Utilize Kansas City’s existing airport shuttle service as platform to demonstrate viability of Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) technologies • Evaluate pathway to integrate renewable energy into an electric vehicle fleet • Partners • Federal Transit Administration • City of Kansas City • Kokam America • Missouri Transportation Institute

18. City of KC PEV Demonstration • KC Aviation Division will utilize the Optare plug-in electric shuttle bus • City of KC Fleet operations will utilize the Ford Transit Connect EV (manufactured by Smith EV-US in Kansas City)

19. Expansion of PEV Demonstration • Additional federal funding received to expand Plug-in Electric Vehicle Demonstration • Will add a PEV Shuttle Bus on Missouri S&T campus S&T

20. U.S. DOE Transportation Electrification • Awarded $5M – Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program • Scope of work: • Engineering curriculum • Advanced auto manufacturing, mechanic, and safety training • Public outreach and education • Partners: • Saint Louis Science Center • University of Central Missouri • Linn State Technical College • Smith Electric Vehicle

21. Miners’ Fall 2009 StatsBreaking National Trends • 58% already considering graduate school • 79% chose Missouri S&T as their 1st choice institution • 58% were high school varsity athletes • 94% plan to join a student organization • 68% plan to join a student design team • 44% would like to study abroad • 26% plan to be involved in music and theatre • 67% plan to complete a BS in 4 years or less

22. Identifying interests of incoming students SOURCE: ACT’s AIM 2008

23. Inquiring students’ self-identified interests and needs SOURCE: ACT’s AIM 2008

24. Student Design Teams • Formula SAE Michigan May 2009 Results • Over 100 teams from around the world competed • S&T finished 6th in the world and 3rd in the US • S&T design team won the Altair William R. Adam Engineering Award

25. Miner Recreation Building

26. Student Design Center PlansProposed Renovations

27. Innovation Park

28. Innovation Park First building Tennis courts

29. Fitness Center

30. Fitness Center • State-of-the-art equipment to include: • 15 ellipticals with entertainment • 15 treadmills with entertainment • 15 bicycles with entertainment • 1 ergometer, 2 rowers, 2 climbers • Stretching and core strength equipment • Dumbbells, Olympic bars and plates, benches, and racks • Selectorized weight machines

31. Fitness Center

32. Varsity Fitness Room

33. Varsity Weight Room

34. Toomey Hall Dedication April 17, 2009

35. Enrollment Update | Fall 2009 Founded 1870 | Rolla, Missouri

36. Increase enrollment and manage the academic portfolio: • Missouri S&T will increase its enrollment by improving access, expanding diversity, increasing retention, expanding extended learning activities, controlling tuition, and providing more endowed scholarships. • Missouri S&T will balance the academic portfolio and the student experience by increasing market share in areas such as life sciences and biotechnology, energy, business and management, communication, the liberal arts, and education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

37. 2009 Incoming Class • Since the name change, our undergraduate freshmen out-of-state applications have increased by 27% and our out-of-state enrollment has increased 9% • Fall 2009 freshmen class was 1,134 students. • Fall 2009 transfer class was 340 students. • This is 60% larger than the class of 2000 • 24% female students • VERY talented Fall 2009 incoming class: • 4 with perfect 36 on ACT • 1 with perfect 1600 on SAT • Average ACT composite is 27.7 • 35% have ACT composite of 30+

38. 2001-2009 Enrollment Change • 41% Increase in Undergraduates (1507) • 41% Increase in Female Students (+435) • 73% Increase in Graduate Students (+682) • 91% Increase in Minority Students (+342) • 40% Increase in Non-Engineering Majors • Since 2005, 60% of Growth due to Increased Retention Rates • 87% to 88% Retention Rate Achieved and Sustained • 62% Graduation Rate Achieved. 65% possible by 2010 • Lower discount rate from +38% to 27% • Generated over $21 M in additional gross revenues

39. Strategic Plan Goals

40. #1 Question: How Did it Happen?

41. silver bullet or strike of lightening?

42. the truth is………. silver buckshot: +92 strategic institutional, policy, market, facility, program and partnership changes.

43. Trend Overview

44. Total Enrollment Fall 2000-Fall 2009 47% Total Enrollment Growth: 2000: 4,626 2009: 6,815 41% Undergraduate Growth: 1,507 Additional Students 73% Graduate Growth: 682 Additional Students

45. Campus and Distance/Online Enrollments Fall 2000-Fall 2009 40% Growth of Campus Enrollment: 1761 Additional Students 184% Growth of Distance Enrollment: 428 Additional Students

46. Diversity of Enrollments

47. Total Female Students Enrolled F’00-F’0941% Increase: 424 Additional Female Students

48. Under-Represented Students F’00-F’09118% Increase 295 Additional Students

49. Total International Students EnrolledFall 2000-Fall 2009

50. Incoming New Freshman Class