dorothy f. schmidt college of arts and letters

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and LettersDorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters


Strategic Plan PresentationStrategic Plan Presentation


Student Enrollment

Strategic Plan

• Goal 1, Objective 10 – Award graduate and undergraduate degrees in targeted and non-targeted areas consistent with Board of Trustees-approved Board of Governors Accountability Targets.


Student Enrollment

2001-02 to 2005-06 Comparison of Student Credit Hours Generated

2001-02

Lower

2005-06 Lower

2001-02

Upper

2005-06

Upper

Arts and Letters

69,030 78,81142,70

470,85

8

University Total

163,365

186,667280,1

47315,3

86

% A&L 42% 42% 15% 22%


Student Enrollment


2001-02

Grad I

2005-06 Grad I

2001-02

Grad II

2005-06

Grad II

Arts and Letters

4,360 6,103 538 1,000

University Total

52,663 56,990 7,149 9,749

% A&L 8% 11% 7.5% 10%


Student Enrollment


2001-02 Total

2005-06

Total

Arts and Letters 116,632 156,772

University Total 503,324 570,792

% A&L 23% 27%


Growth in Graduate Enrollment

YearTotal Graduate

Students/Doctoral

2003 297/38

2007 457/101

% Change 53/66


Student Retention

Strategic Plan

• Goal 1, Objective 3 – Promote the academic success and improve the retention rate of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students.

• Goal 1, Objective 4 – Promote timely completion of degrees and increase the graduation rate of FTIC students.

• Goal 1, Objective 5 – Promote the timely completion of degrees and increase the graduation rate of Associate in Arts transfer students.


Student Retention

Admission to FAU

6 Year Graduation Rates for

FTIC A&L/FAU

Admission to FAU

4 Year Graduation Rates for

Community College

Transfers with an AA Degree

A&L/FAU

1995 30.9/36.4 1997 58.3/58.9

1999 36.8/34.9 2001 69.8/63.6


Partner Campuses

Strategic Plan

• Goal 1, Objective 11 – Develop and implement mission-driven academic enrollment and program plans for each campus.


Partner Campuses• By this fall we will have moved the multi-media computer lab from

Davie to the Fort Lauderdale campus and will complete groundwork to move two computer labs and three faculty from Boca to the Fort Lauderdale campus, concentrating all the multi-media faculty and labs in one location.

• We will be moving the new Center for Public Archaeology, funded by the State, to the Fort Lauderdale campus, to work with the three county public school systems, and local communities and developers to raise awareness of our archaeological heritage in south Florida.

• We are hiring to bolster faculty at both Broward and MacArthur campuses.

• We have worked out a multi-year rotation for offerings in Port St. Lucie which meet the needs of the Colleges of Business, Education and Nursing.


Diversity

Strategic Plan

• Goal 1, Objective 6 – Adopt strategies that assure racial and ethnic diversity within the student body.

• Goal 1, Objective 7 – Adopt strategies that assure that degree completions reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the student body.


Diversity2006-07 Faculty Diversity

Instructional Faculty (Tenured, tenure-

earning & non-tenure-earning)

College Total University Total

American Indian/Alaskan 0 1

Asian or Pacific Islander 3 (1.4%) 88 (8.4%)

Black (not of Hispanic origin)

12 (5.7%) 60 (5.7%)

Hispanic 13 (6.1%) 57 (5.4%)

White (not of Hispanic origin)

175 (82.5%) 780 (74.5%)

Non-Resident Alien 9 (4.2%) 61 (5.8%)

Total 212 1047


DiversityFall 2006 Headcount Enrollment

Race College TotalUniversity

Total

American Indian/Alaskan 17 (<1%) 86 (<1%)

Asian or Pacific Islander 120 (3%) 1,169 (5%)


522 (13%) 4,362 (17%)

Hispanic 646 (16%) 4,219 (16%)


2568 (64%) 14,752 (57%)

Non-Resident Alien 98 (2%) 987 (4%)

Total3982 (11 not

reported)25,657 (82 not

reported)


Student Diversity2006 Degrees Awarded (Calendar Year)

Race College TotalUniversity

Total

American Indian/Alaskan 2 (<1%) 12 (<1%)

Asian or Pacific Islander 31 (3%) 289 (5%)


149 (14%) 926 (16%)

Hispanic 156 (15%) 852 (15%)


680 (65%) 3,266 (58%)

Non-Resident Alien 26 (3%) 313 (6%)

Total 1045 (1 not reported) 5,665 (7 not reported)


Technology

Strategic Plan

• Goal 5, Objective 1 – Provide colleges and non-academic units adequate and stable funding to maintain the information technology (IT) infrastructure necessary for instruction, research and other creative activities, and support and administrative functions.

• Goal 5, Objective 3 – Increase as needed University-wide IRM staff and college-based IT staff to support adequately the teaching, research and administrative missions of the University.

• Goal 5, Objective 8 - Provide all students with the opportunity to develop and enhance their information technology proficiency.


Technology

Computers Servers LabsSupport

Staff

621 11 12 3


Community Outreach

Strategic Plan

• Goal 4, Objective 4 – Communicate effectively to both internal and external audiences the University’s community outreach activities

• Goal 4, Objective 5 – Engage students, faculty and staff in service activities that mutually benefit the University and the community.


Community Outreach200 programs of every sort, including:

•FAU’s School of the Arts recently named a Kennedy Center “National Partner in Education”, in partnership with the Kravis Center and Palm Beach County School District

•Festival Rep 2006, FAU’s popular summer repertory theatre series, attracts audiences of 8,041 over 6 weeks

•School of Communication and Multimedia Studies signs an agreement with WXEL to develop a new digital radio station

•FAU hosts the Florida State Music Teacher’s Association in October for 300 music educators

•Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment moves its summer journalism institute from Colorado to FAU

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