Who We Are: Florida Atlantic University

1. Who We Are: Florida Atlantic University

2. Who We Are: Florida Atlantic University • 3,655,271 Floridians • in service area • 35,000 Lifelong • Learning course • registrations • Economic impact • exceeds $1.2 billion • 27,700 students • 590 tenure-earning faculty • 81% undergraduate/19% graduate • Carnegie Class – RU/H: Research Universities • (High Research Activity) • 7 sites spanning 150 miles • 47% part-time students (largest % in SUS) • 19% African-American, 17% Hispanic • 30% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants • 90% commuter students

3. Core Strengths • FAU serves the new “traditional” student: older, part-time, employed, lower income, minority • Enrollment reflects the characteristics of service region • Minority students graduate at same rate as non-minority • Large number of transfer students with strong graduation rates • Growing scientific and engineering focus (e.g., Center of Excellence in Ocean Energy Technology) • Challenges • Improve retention and FTIC graduation rates • Increase research funding • Expand funding sources • Grow graduate education Who We Are: Florida Atlantic University 2

4. BOT-Approved Peer Institutions for FAU Approved January 2006 as part of FAU’s strategic plan *Includes medical school • Aspirational peers and goals will be set in FAU’s upcoming strategic planning process 3

5. The Next 5 – 10 Years • Vision:University of first choice for excellent and accessible education • Launch independent College of Medicine – 2011 inaugural class • Transform delivery of academic services, including E-learning, which will increase student capacity, particularly for part-time and adult learners • Increase on-campus housing, which is proven to improve student engagement, graduation rates • Provide new or improved facilities and amenities including student union, health and counseling center, career development and civic engagement center, branch campus classrooms, core research buildings • Vision:Collaboration with regional partners • Scripps Florida • Max Planck Florida Institute • Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies • Area hospitals for medical education • Florida Initiative for the Advancement of Teaching (FIAT) and regional school districts • NOAA Cooperative Institute with University of North Carolina-Wilmington • University of Miami Cooperative Institute on Marine and Atmospheric Science (CIMAS) 4

6. The Next 5 – 10 Years • Vision: Contributions to creativity and research • Center for Ocean Energy Technology • $15 million in state and federal support for clean, renewable energy • FAU selected as the recipient of EnergyOcean International’s 2010 Academic Pioneer Award • Department of Defense-funded HBOI research • Novel underwater laser system and robotics to develop sensing networks for enhanced security of coastal waters and ports • The College for Design and Social Inquiry • Community collaboration and revitalization research projects in disaster recovery, public transportation and housing construction • Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE), an NSF-supported center in the College of Engineering and Computer Science • A collaboration with FIU for faculty and industry to jointly pursue advanced research in information technology, communication and computing • Commercial Music Program • Students develop skills for a professional music career and study the business of music • TheKlezmer Company Orchestra • FAU Libraries' professional ensemble-in-residence showcases the music archives through performances and outreach 5

7. FAU’s Contribution to System and New Florida • Investment in Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute • Dynamic research climate will attract research-productive faculty focusing on marine ecosystems, aquaculture and biomedicines • Joint M.D./Ph.D. program with Scripps Research Institute • Prepare physician scientists who will rapidly apply research findings to modern clinical medicine • Strengthen South Florida workforce • Increase degree production in STEM, health professions and education degrees • Increase access to educational opportunities for working adults • Increase number of degrees to African-American, Hispanic and Pell Grant students • Sixth largest College of Business in U.S. produces 1,600 graduates annually • School of Accounting ranks in top 10 in the U.S. • Economic Development • Partnered in establishing the Max Planck Florida Institute at FAU • Established Adams Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business • Developing a university-wide platform for entrepreneurship 6

8. 1 - 3 Year Initiatives for Work Plan • Funding derived from a five-year plan that leases broadband frequencies under FCC permit and from strategic internal allocations. These initiatives are in their third year of implementation. • 1) Promote success and retention of FTIC students • Improved instruction in math courses • Supplemental Instruction (SI) • Faculty learning communities focused on pedagogy of teaching Increase in Pass Rates with SI Fall 2006 to Fall 2009 7

9. 1 – 3 Year Initiatives for Work Plan • 2) Division of Research identified priority areas for focused research through a • competitive proposal process for interdisciplinary teams: • -Climate change • -Brain function, damage and repair • -Healthy aging • Internally funded over three years • Each area expected to generate major external funding • 3) Provided competitive start-up packages to attract world-class research-active • faculty to FAU • 4) Strengthen technological infrastructure to offer faster, more • reliable and scalable services for teaching, research, service and • administration • 20% of classroom instructional technology updated annually • Network infrastructure replaced • E-learning centrally supported 8

10. Enrollment Plan • Major revision to enrollment plan will occur with new strategic planning process • Project growth at upper division and graduate levels for in-state residents • Evolving relationships with State Colleges expected to impact enrollment, especially for potential transfer students • Increase quality and diversity of out-of-state and international students through marketing and scholarships • Expand E-learning opportunities to increase capacity unrestrained by space limitations • Increase FTICs through new campus amenities and reputation for excellence • Inaugural medical school class in fall 2011; 256 medical students by 2015 9

11. New Degrees Under Development • Three additional professional science master’s degrees in employment growth areas: • -Cyber and information security • -Architecture • -Science journalism • Ph.D. in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering • -FAU’s new College of Engineering and Computer Science building will be • the first platinum-LEED-certified academic research building in Florida • and will serve as a living laboratory for energy-efficient practices 10

12. Differential Tuition Authority to charge differential tuition UF, FSU, USF UF, FSU, USF, UCF, FIU All SUS All SUS E&G dollars • In 2009-10, the tuition differential preserved 250 course sections corresponding to over 10,000 enrollments (English, chemistry, math, Spanish, other high demand courses) • To date, 310 students have received need-based aid of $2,000 each. 11

13. Differential Tuition: 2010-11 • 7% requested • Will generate $4,477,776 • $1,343,333 for financial aid - 670 students will receive $2,000 each in additional need-based aid • Improvement of academic advising and tutoring • Nine academic advisors hired for fall 2010 to decrease student/advisor ratio and improve student success • Supplemental instruction to be offered in 110 course sections • Improved access to academic courses • 300 undergraduate course sections retained with 15,000 student enrollments • General education courses will be the first target to facilitate students’ timely progression to degree • Continue to hire high quality faculty • -Tenure-earning faculty from Cornell University, Harvard University, • Stanford University, Ohio State University and the University of • Pennsylvania • Effectiveness of differential tuition will be continually measured. Expected outcomes include lessening unmet course demand, maintaining faculty/student ratio, improving student/advisor ratio and ensuring student progression toward degree. 12

14. Looking Forward FAU eagerly embraces its promise as a rapidly maturing member of the State University System and an ever-increasing asset to the people of Florida. 12