valdosta state university

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Sarah BennettEDUR 7430Fall 2011

Dr. Dotson

A LOOK BACK…

1906 1913 1922 1950 1993

A STEP FORWARD…Converse Hall, erected 1911-1912

Converse Hall, erected in 1981

Demolition of Converse Hall in 2009

VSU Psychology and Counseling Building, 2011

THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA USG is comprised of 36 post secondary

institutions that are grouped into the following categories:

Research Institutes- 1 Research Universities- 4 Regional Universities- 2, including VSU State Universities- 13 State Colleges- 14 Two Year Colleges- 2

: A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY

Along with Georgia Southern University, VSU is one of two regional universities in the University System of Georgia.

They share a common mission and core characteristics, including:

a commitment to excellence a commitment to a teaching/learning environment a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary academic programs a commitment to public service, continuing education,

technical assistance, and economic development a commitment to scholarly and creative work

ACCREDITATION Valdosta State University is accredited by the following organizations:

Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools AACSB International ‐ The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business American Library Association Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Programs Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Training and Education of

the American Association on for Marriage and Family Therapy Commission on Applied and Clinical Sociology Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech Language Hearing

Association (for the Master’s degree in Communication Disorders Program) Council on Social Work Education Georgia Professional Standards Commission (for the Teacher Education Programs) National Association of School Psychologists (graduate) National Association of Schools of Art and Design National Association of Schools of Music (graduate and undergraduate) National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration National Association of Schools of Theatre National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Public Relations Society of America

OVERALL ENROLLMENT VSU achieved a milestone when fall 2010 enrollment reached

12,898 students, representing an increase of 4.1% from fall 2008 and the institution’s largest one‐year enrollment growth in 17 years.

New students totaled 3,871 in fall 2010, which was a 5.0% increase from 2009.

VSU offers fifty‐four bachelor programs, nine certificate programs, one endorsement, one diploma seal program, and three associate programs on the undergraduate level and thirty‐four master programs, six education specialists programs, six endorsements, seven certificate programs, one advanced certificate program, and four doctoral programs at the graduate level.

ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE FALL 2010

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Total enrollment: 12,898

AGE RACE GENDER Females represent 61.8% of the student body. Self‐declared minorities comprise 38.3% of students. Georgians comprise 90.4% of the total enrollment. Students come

from 154 counties in the state, 48 states, 1 territory, 1 district, and 75 countries.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

STUDENT FACULTY RATIO Of the total 1,677 employees, faculty comprise the

largest portion of the employee population with 37.1% of total employment.

From fall 2009 to fall 2010, the number of total VSU employees increased 6.4%.

Females constituted 56.6% of all VSU employees and 49.1% of all full‐time instructional faculty in fall 2010.

In fall 2010, 14.6% of full‐time instructional faculty members were self‐declared minorities.

In fall 2010, there were 313 graduate assistants employed, an increase of 35.5% from fall 2009.

FULL-TIME FACULTY Fall 2010 percentages by rank of the

499 full‐time instructional faculty: Professors: 25.9% Associate Professors: 21.8% Assistant Professors: 29.3% Instructors: 18.0% Lecturers: 5.0%

FACULTY: FULL-TIME\PART-TIME RATIOS

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Business AdministrationEducation

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FACULTY- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

FACULTY CREDENTIALS AND DISTRIBUTION AMONG OTHER FUNCTIONS

LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

TUITION AND FEE RATES COMP TO OTHER SCHOOLS

BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES OF SCHOOL

NON-OPERATING REVENUES

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Total non-operating costs: $ 148,920,301

LEARNING SUPPORT

LEARNING SUPPORT COMP WITH OTHER COLLEGES

MORE ABOUT LEARNING SUPPORT

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

MONEY MADE BY THESE CLASSES

COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ETC…

COMMUNITY SUPPORT/PUBLIC SUPPORT

GRADUATION RATES Degrees conferred in FY2010 totaled

2,410.

JOB PLACEMENT RATES Percent of graduates who pursue

further study:

35% within one year of graduation

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

76% within one year of graduation

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

MORE INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

CONCLUSION