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SACS LEADERSHIP RETREAT

SACS LEADERSHIP RETREAT. Western Carolina University September 23, 2004. University Highlights. WCU Enrollment Change 1972 to 2004. Approximately 50% of WCU’s 32-year growth has occurred in the last 2 years.

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SACS LEADERSHIP RETREAT

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  1. SACS LEADERSHIP RETREAT Western Carolina University September 23, 2004

  2. UniversityHighlights

  3. WCU Enrollment Change1972 to 2004 • Approximately 50% of WCU’s 32-year growth has occurred in the last 2 years. • WCU’s annualized rate of growth is approximately 14 times as great in the last two years as in the previous 30 years.

  4. WCU HC Projectionsfor 2005 and 2006 Actual Projected 200420052006 Headcount 8,396 9,084 9,584

  5. Campus Growth Existing - 272 Acres Killian Property - 69 Acres (Recently purchased) Hooper Property - 281 Acres (Awaiting closing) ____________ Total - 622 Acres

  6. We’re not just bigger, we’re better.

  7. And not Just Bigger and Better but Different !

  8. WCU was the first institution in the UNC System to require computer ownership of the entering Freshman class.

  9. WCU is dedicated to small class size.

  10. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS APPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION SINCE FALL 2004 Undergraduate Implementation Computer Engineering, BS Fall 2005 Electrical Engineering, BS Fall 2004 Environmental Sciences, BS Fall 2004 Athletics Training Sports Medicine, BS Fall 2004 Construction Management Fall 2003 Emergency Management, BS Fall 2003 Music, BM Fall 2002 Telecommunications Engineering Tech., BS Fall 2002 Entrepreneurship, BSBA Fall 2001

  11. Graduate Implementation Master of Social Work Fall 2005 Master of College Student Personnel Fall 2004 Fine Arts, MFA Fall 2004 Master of Entrepreneurship Fall 2003 Comprehensive Education, MAEd Spring 2000 Educational Supervision, MAEd Fall 200 And a host of existing programs approved for delivery by Distance Education. . . . . . . . . .

  12. Construction Under Planning Student Recreation Center Break ground in $13M (Between Reid & old Book Feb. ’05 Store) Student Residence HallOpen in August ‘05?? Evaluate Private Sector Housing Capacity & Growth MAHEC Bldg. (Center for Go to BOG $10M Heath and Aging on in Oct. ‘04 Millennium Campus) College of Education Bldg. Not funded; $35M (on Millennium Campus) High in priority (est.) Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt. High in priority $12M Bldg. (next to Football Stadium) (est.)

  13. Construction Under Planning Business School Building Under discussion ?? Faculty Office Space Under discussion ?? • Build new building? • Build new residence hall and make office building out of existing residence hall? Dodson Renovation/ Under discussion ?? Replacement And the list goes on and on . . . . . . . . . .

  14. What do we wish to become?

  15. WCU is expanding beyond its normal boundaries: • Faculty Engagement • Economic Development • Millennium Campus • Graduate Education • Distance Education

  16. WCU has seemingly unlimited opportunities before it. But with these opportunities come responsibilities: How do we focus our growth? What do we want to become? How can we state that? How do we measure its achievement?

  17. Central to these critical questions are: SACS Reaffirmation Process Establishing a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

  18. Possible QEP Themes • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning • Information Literacy • Distance Education/Faculty Outreach • Faculty Engagement • Regional Economic Development • Technology Information Environment

  19. Table Topics Session What do you think WCU’s QEP should be?

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