The University of Memphis

1. The Universityof Memphis General Faculty Meeting Ralph Faudree August 25, 2005

2. INVESTING IN PEOPLE

3. Investing in People:New Leadership Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Jim Smoot Dean

4. Investing in People:New Leadership FedEx Institute of Technology Craig Grossman Interim Executive Director Michael Hawley Director of Special Projects

5. Professors • Thomas Buggey, Instruction & Curriculum Leadership • Ted Burkey, Chemistry • Christine Jiang, Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate • Guy Mittleman, Psychology • David Russomanno, Electrical & Computer Eng.

6. Associate Professors Tenure and Promotion • Thad Wasklewicz, Earth Sciences • Michael Albers, English • Loel Kim, English • Verner Mitchell, English • David Burchfield, Health Administration • Jonathon Judaken, History • Daniel Unowsky, History • Sanjay Mishra, Physics • Heidi Levitt, Psychology

7. Associate Professors Tenure and Promotion • Ted Lee, Management Information Systems • Balaji Krishnan, MSCM • Sharon Horne, Counseling Ed Psych • Jennifer Borek, Instruction & Curr Leadership • Sandra Cooley-Nichols, Instruction & Curr Leadership • Thomas Slack, Engineering Technology • David Romantz, Law Promotion Only • Matthias Kaelberer, Political Science • Charles Blaha, Psychology

8. Clinical Faculty Professor • Marion Hammett, AUSLP • Marilyn Wark, AUSLP Associate Professor • Laura Martin, AUSLP • Caroline Royal-Evans, AUSLP • Teresa Wolf, AUSLP • Jean McIvor, Nursing

9. 2004-2005 IN REVIEW

10. The Year in Review • SACS on-site visit complete • Memphis MSA Plan approved • New department of Computer Science • New degree programs in high-demand areas • Biomedical Engineering (B.S.B.E.) • Bioinformatics (M.S.) • Geographic Information Systems (Graduate Certificate) • At TBR and THEC for approval: • Public Health (M.S.) • Computer Engineering (M.S.) • Computer Science (M.S. & Ph.D.)

11. ACADEMIC YEAR 2005-2006

12. On-Tap for 2005-2006 • Academic Activity Calendar • Strategic Planning/Program Review • QEP/Learning Communities • Campus Master Planning • Classroom Renovation Projects • Areas of Focus/Excellence • Biotechnologies • Community Initiatives • Healthcare • Learning Technologies • Music and Theatre • Teacher Education

13. QUALITY PRIORITIES

14. Quality Priorities • Academic Peers • Academic Persistence • Outstanding Students • Outstanding Faculty and Staff • Strategic Growth • Growth in Sponsored Programs • Connection to the Community

15. Key Measures

16. Enhancing Image and Reputation: Academic and Funding Peers Funding Peers University of Alabama University of Arkansas University of South Florida Florida International University Georgia State University University of Louisville University of Oklahoma, Norman University of South Carolina University of Houston Texas Tech University George Mason University Virginia Commonwealth Academic Peers University of Alabama, Birmingham Arizona State University Florida International University University of South Florida Georgia State University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Louisville University of Cincinnati University of Oklahoma, Norman University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina, Columbia University of Houston, University Park

17. Investing in Students: Academic Persistence • Approach: • Living/Learning Communities • Memphis Extras • Intervention/High-Risk Students • Faculty Involvement • Appropriate Advising • For example………

18. Investing in Students:Retention and Graduation Rates

19. Investing in Students: Student Quality • Approach: • Admissions Standards • Faculty Involvement • West Tennessee Recruitment • MSA Program • Revamped Scholarship Program • Honors Program • National Merit Scholars For example……..

20. Investing in Students:Scholarships 6,000 Projected Total Scholarships for ’05-06

21. Investing in Students:Admissions Index

22. Investing in Students: Honors

23. Investing in Students:National Merit Finalists

24. Investing in Students: Academic Status and Retention Number of Suspensions

25. Investing in Faculty and Staff:Faculty/Staff Quality Approach: • Salaries • Rewards Programs • University Professorships/Chairs of Excellence • Appropriate Work Spaces For example…………

26. Investing in Faculty: Salaries

27. Investing in Faculty:University Professorships

28. Investing in Faculty:Faculty Retention

29. Investing in People & Community:Strategic Growth Approach: • Targeted Growth in Undergraduate Programs • Growth of Graduate Programs • Off-Site Enrollment • On-Line Enrollment For example……..

30. Investing in Students:Graduate Programs

31. Investing in Students:Doctoral Degrees Granted

32. Investing in Students:RODP F2002 S2003 F2003 S2004 F2004 S2005 F2005* *Enrollment to date

33. Investing in Students:Off-Campus Enrollment

34. Investing in Faculty:External Support Approach: • Development of sponsored research programs • Increase in federal dollars • Increase in partnerships • Increase in peer-reviewed products For example……..

35. Investing in Faculty:Sponsored Programs

36. Investing in Faculty:Sponsored Programs FY05: over $44 million; a 16% average increase over last five years. Source: U of M Research Support

37. Investing in Faculty:2005 Research Awards [by College)

38. Building Productive Partnerships: Community Connections • Research partnerships • Community problem solving • Service to the community For example…..

39. Building Productive Partnerships: Community Connections • Government, e.g.: • Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools • City of Memphis and Shelby County Government • Corporate Community, e.g.: • FedEx • AutoZone • Nonprofit Community, e.g.: • Methodist and Baptist Hospitals • Memphis BioWorks

40. Achieving at the Highest Levels

41. Investing in Community:Uptown Initiative • Partners: Government, Developers, University • Goal: Transformation of Inner City Neighborhood

42. Investing in Image and Reputation:Coming Home • Art Exhibition of 122 Paintings and Sculptures by 73 Southern Artists • Tour Stops: • The Art Museum of the University of Memphis • Florida State University • Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee Florida • Museum of Biblical Art New York

43. Investing in Students:Graduate Program in Philosophy • Goal: To increase the number of African-American graduate students • Our Outcomes: • 19 African-American Enrolled Students • 12 Progressing to a Degree • 4 Completed Ph.D.’s • Completed Ph.D.’s of Peer Institutions: • 2 each at Yale, Chicago, Cornell, Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Harvard, Minnesota, North Carolina • 3 at Pittsburgh

44. Investing in Community:Ground Water Institute USGS Project to model the Upper Mississippi Embayment incorporating new data and technologies • TDEC Project to generate: • GIS files of surface features (rivers, roads, railroads, etc.), • Zone 1 and 2 capture zones for water supply systems, • National Elevation Data (NED) raster maps by watershed, • Superfund site location • GIS training.

45. Investing in Community:Supply Chain Management & The Med • Supply Chain: Collaborative efforts to optimize organizational systems • Project Goal: Determine where patients spent their time in the Trauma Center • Outcome: Reduction in time spent in the Trauma Center using Radio Frequency Identification

46. Investing in Our Community:MemphisLiteracy Programs *Notes: ELL students were not included in the analyses because they took the TCAP in ’04 but took the CELLA in ’05. Also, only students who were enrolled by the 20th day of school and remained at the same school through TCAP were included (membership category 1).SOURCE: Memphis City Schools, August 15, 2005.

47. Fulfilling the Vision • Investing in People • Creating Interdisciplinary Initiatives • Building Productive Partnerships _________________________________ • Developing New Resources • Enhancing Image and Reputation • Community Connectedness

48. Dreamers…..Thinkers…..Doers

49. Welcome Faculty! • It’s time to begin OUR Academic Year of activities.

50. Theme of 2005-2006 SENATE Energize