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Harmony Through Communications And Engagement: Expanding Our Universe in 2005-2006

Harmony Through Communications And Engagement: Expanding Our Universe in 2005-2006. Dr. Lou Agnese President. Looking Back at 2004-2005. Highest Enrollment Ever SACS Accreditation Feik School of Pharmacy. UIW is a complex organism. We have undergone many changes since 1985 …

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Harmony Through Communications And Engagement: Expanding Our Universe in 2005-2006

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  1. Harmony Through Communications And Engagement: Expanding Our Universein 2005-2006 Dr. Lou Agnese President

  2. Looking Back at 2004-2005 • Highest Enrollment Ever • SACS Accreditation • Feik School of Pharmacy

  3. UIW is a complex organism • We have undergone many changes since 1985 … • This fall, the number of first-time freshmen and transfer • students will be greater than the entire number of full-time • students 20 years ago • Enrollment reflects the diversity of Bexar County • The number of buildings has more than tripled

  4. And many more changes since 1995 … • More than twice as many students • A greater number of majors • A Ph.D. program • ADCaP and Virtual University • Sites in China and Mexico

  5. Also since 1995 … • Professional School of Pharmacy • Greater #s of faculty have terminal degrees • Have more than doubled the size of faculty • Purchased SACHS property • Wireless campus

  6. Growth creates many challenges and raises many questions …

  7. UIW Enrollment Growth1985 to 2005 20 -Year Annual 1985 2004 2005 %Growth %Growth Full-time 780 2,366 2,649 239.6% 12.0% Part-time 518 2,434 2,568 395.8% 5.5% TOTAL 1,298 4,800 5,217 302.0% 8.7%

  8. UIW New Student Growth1985 to 2005

  9. UIW Diversity Percentage of UIW PopulationAmerican Indian/ Alaskan Native 0.5% Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1% Black Non-Hispanic 7.4% Hispanic 52.0% International 6.0% White Non-Hispanic 32.0%

  10. Enrollment • How much do we want to expand our universe? - Last year we became the fifth largest private university in Texas; this year we could become the fourth largest • Manage growth by programs, while developing synergistic opportunities

  11. Enrollment • What are the tools for expanding our universe? - New academic programs? - Continued financial aid leveraging?

  12. Enrollment • We want to grow existing graduate and professional programs while developing new ones • We want to become academically more selective while maintaining our diversity • Engagement in an effort to increase retention and graduation rates

  13. Enrollment • What ramifications for growth should we prepare for? Parking, creative scheduling, etc.

  14. Looking ahead to the new school year

  15. This year we’ll focus on these areas: • Mission and Catholic Identity • 2) Managing our growth • Quality • QEP/retention/persistence • Infrastructure

  16. Our focus for this year: 3) Communications (internal & external) 4) Growth of graduate and professional programs

  17. Mission We must remember the five tenets: Education Truth Faith Service Innovation

  18. And also the five service values: Service Respect Community Effectiveness Creativity

  19. And that Mission drives Vision

  20. Looking Ahead … • 2% cost-of-living raise • SACS re-accreditation announcement in December • Completion of Math, Science & Engineering Center • Groundbreaking for the Feik School of Pharmacy • in the spring

  21. Looking Ahead … • Continued growth of Mexico & China campuses • Open new ADCaP site in the spring to replace the site at the Medical Center • Continued development of the two high schools • Resolve the athletic conference situation

  22. Looking Ahead … • Complete the E-Mail conversion • Greater use of card entry system • Doubling of bandwidth • Moving away from Social Security #s • Wireless access at SACHS

  23. Looking Ahead … • Parking situation - 35 new spaces by Convocation Center - 7 new spaces by Natatorium - Free parking for employees by ICC - Parking at the SBC lot - Implement prioritized decal system by spring term

  24. Looking ahead to this year, we’ll be celebrating several important milestones

  25. UIW’s 125th • Nursing Program’s 75th • 100th of Motherhouse • SACS 10-year re-accreditation • 10th Anniversary of the College becoming the University • And Dr. Agnese’s 20th as President

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