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UMSL Update July through December

Update to Curators December 12, 2003. UMSL Update July through December. University of Missouri-St. Louis Exceptional  Metropolitan  Education. Leading in Performing Arts. More than 60,000 people have visited the Touhill Performing Arts Center More than 80 events

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UMSL Update July through December

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  1. Update to Curators December 12, 2003 UMSL UpdateJuly through December University of Missouri-St. Louis Exceptional  Metropolitan  Education

  2. Leading in Performing Arts • More than 60,000 people have visited the Touhill Performing Arts Center • More than 80 events • 40 public performances • 27 academic functions • 14 private rentals

  3. Leading in Faculty QualityNational Awards • George E. Kimball Medal • Institute for Operations Research & Management Sciences • to • Vicki Sauter • Professor of Management Information Systems

  4. Leading in Faculty QualityNational Awards • Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award • Archaeological Institute of America • to • Michael Cosmopoulos • Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Professor of Greek Studies

  5. Leading in Faculty Quality • Sidney Kobre Award • American Journalism Historians Association • to • Mike Murray • Distinguished Teaching Professor in Communication

  6. Leading in Student Achievement • UMSL students won six of 11 possible awards by the St. Louis chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. • MBA student Michael Behan’s paper won a national competition by the Association for Financial Professionals.

  7. Leading in Program Innovation • U.S. News & World Report ranked UMSL’s undergraduate international business program 18th nationally.

  8. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Tightened Vision Statement Affirmed Mission Statement Identified Six Priorities Goal to complete plan by mid-March

  9. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Enhance the quality of undergraduate and graduate education • Determine appropriate faculty mix • Offer more high-quality, cost-effective approaches to academic delivery • Strengthen partnerships with community colleges

  10. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Recruit, retain outstanding and diverse undergraduate students • Increase overall headcount 12% by 2008 • Increase international enrollment to 700 from 500 by 2008 • Increase FTFT/F to 900 from 470 by 2007

  11. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Build quality research, scholarship & graduate programs • Increase external funding to $50 million from $25 by 2008 • Increase number of doctoral degrees granted annually by seven • Increase graduate enrollment to 3,000 from 2,600 by 2008

  12. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Enhance civic engagement for economic & social benefit of region • Create more partnerships among faculty & students with local communities • Promote opportunities to contribute more to statewide public policy development • Continue development of business, technology & research park • Increase regional life sciences & technology work force by 4,000 through Center for Emerging Technologies & CORTEX

  13. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Increase financial base and improve stewardship of resources • Increase state funding base • Increase number & amount of federal earmarks • Increase alumni giving to 15% from 3% by 2008 • Increase overall private giving • Identify cost-cutting/efficiency measures

  14. Action PlanSetting Priorities at UMSL Move to Tier 3 from Tier 4 in U.S. News & World Report rankings • Natural consequence of implementing Action Plan

  15. Administrative Change • Implement a Provost model • Shared governance to determine responsibilities • Launch national search

  16. UMSL UpdateJuly through December University of Missouri-St. Louis Exceptional  Metropolitan  Education

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