ANNUAL REVIEW OF GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

May 1, 2009- April 30, 2010

ELI Planning Process

Committee year-end reports: accomplishments

and recommendations

Annual retreat: consider committee and other

recommendations

Faculty vote on academic recommendations

Committees develop implementation plans and act

“THROUGH AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND RENEWAL, THE ELI FACULTY AND STAFF ENDEAVOR EACH DAY TO ENHANCE OUR REPUTATION AS A LEADER AMONG INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMS.”

“Our leadership is based on a clear understanding of our goals and the means to achieve them.”

Begin with the end in mind. S. Covey

2009/10 Goals

1. Match/hold enrollment/finances of 2008/09

2. Improve facilities and equipment

3. Determine ELI’s role in Institute for Global Studies

4. Expand CAP

5. Improve new teacher orientation

Goals, continued

6. Expand Administrative Capacity

7. Improve new student intake, assessment, and orientation

8. Improve Housing experience for students

9. Get approval on new building

10. Help students successfully transition to UD

11. Major Committee GoalsApproved by Faculty

(See accomplishments)

Accomplishments

1. Match 2009/10 Enrollment & $

Enrollment: › 34% from 2008-09 up 85% from 2007-08

Session VI I II III IV V Total

2009-10 431 616 637 618 585 544 3,423

2008-9 477 405 434 427 402 417 2,562

2007-8 449 334 293 237 227 307 1,847

2006-7 461 326 255 280 224 257 1,845

2005-6 468 252 219 268 253 308 1,836

2004-5 324 279 194 202 195 204 1,398

Enrollment Goal Exceeded by 34%!(Special thanks to Nadia and Laurie, outstanding faculty and tutors—and the Deputy Provost)

Financial Goal Achieved Projected 2009-10 revenue: $9.50 million 2008-09 revenue: $6.78 million

2007-08 revenue: $4.49 million

2006-07 revenue: $4.09 million 2005-06 revenue: $3.68 million

40% increase over 08-09; 111% from 07/08

Projected 2009-10 expenditures $7.2 million

Projected 08/09 expenditures: $5.5 million• 2007-08 expenditures: $3.98 million• 2006-07 expenditures: $3.7 million

• 2005-06 expenditures: $3.1 million36% increase over 08-09; 80% from 07/08

ELI Fiscal Year 2010 Expenses

Faculty/Staff

Faculty $ 804,130

Supplemental Faculty $1,460,432

SALC/Tutoring $ 838,844

Special Program Assistants $ 10,901

Administrative $ 406,880

Staff Assistants/Office Staff $ 352,059

Consultants $ 17,190

Fringe Benefits $ 671,241

Total $4,561,677

ELI Fiscal Year 2010 Expenses

Operational

Classroom $ 265,482

Orientation $ 311,030

Conferences $ 40,310

Recruitment $ 792,525

Room/Board $ 615,383

Office $ 50,825

Facilities $ 318,511

Misc $ 19,148

108 East Main Outfitting (est) $ 200,000

Total Operational $ 2,613,213

Projected Surplus

Revenues: $9,500,000

Expenditures: $7,200,000

Gross: $2,300,000

UD indirect: $ 134,000

Net Surplus: $2,166,000 (Projected)

Change from prev. year: +$1.2 million

109% Increase

Expected Balance in Discretionary (Surplus) Account

as of June 30, 2010

$4.96 million

New Expenditures for 2010/11

Leases for four rental properties

119 Elkton: $ 28,760

Amstel Square: $ 49,680

102 E. Main: $ 53,992

108 E. Main: $265,771

Rodney: $ 14,680

Subtotal: $412,883

Additional salary & benefit charges by hiring additional FTE faculty and converting current S-contract to full time as well as additional administrative staff: $ 433,422

(7-FTE Faculty, Assistant Professor, Additional Associate Director, SALC Coord, Tutoring Coord, Housing Coord, Staff Assistant)

2. Physical Plant

Five day/week cleaning at all sites

Creating second SALC

New carpet/vinyl in Rodney—until the next great sewage back-up

Three new annexes made ready in less than five weeks

And our best, newest edition nearly ready. . .

Alison Hall

Amstel Square

Elkton Corner

We’re going to miss those leaky ceilings and backed up sewage, ‘cause. . .

We’re movin’ on upto the East side, to a deluxe apartmentIn the sky. . .

3. ELI’S ROLE IN UD’S INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

a. Faculty with joint fellow appointmentsb. Scott serves on permanent IGS

advisory boardc. ELI students as resources for Study

Abroad candidates

4. Expand CAP

Goal Exceeded!

370 CAPs entered ELI since 7/09

305 undergrad. vs. 65 grad.

236 matriculated thus far;

357 by 8/13/10: 96% pass rate

10 nationalities

PreMBA a Huge Success!

10 students met PreMBA CAP requirements over the past year

Mary Long’s graduates, who rank top of their class, helped pave the way for other grad points to come on board

5. Improve new teacher orientation

A. Joe and Deb

B. Leslie’s role as master mentor (policies and session timeline, requirements)

C. Level Coordinators (level-specific development and accountability)

D. Course mentors (learning outcomes and materials)

6. Improve New Student Intake and Placement

• Alison: better site for intake

• Huge faculty assistance with essays and interviews

• Separating new from continuing students on Opening Day = focus on new student needs

• Class on OD = fewer no-shows

• New change of class procedures

7. Improve Housing Experience for Students

Hiring Letha Earl

Refining intake process with Studio Green

Addressing cleaning issues with Towers and Studio Green

Moving toward integrated dorms for CAP students

8. Establish Bridge Program

Deb and Scott submitted proposal to Deputy Provost and Assistant Provost

Combined 90 students in fall/spring

Design strikes balance between support and promoting independence

9. Replace P4T Program

$549,000 Dept. of State UIELP—proposal written by Baerbel, Scott, and Dru

Result: wonderfully diverse and enthusiastic cohort of 30 students in May/June, July/August

10. Expanded resources and capability of new web site

MAJOR GOALS ACHIEVED BY COMMITTEES

Curriculum Committee Goals Met

Academic Honesty: brochure and a curriculum addendum prepared

Listening Lab outcomes completed in 2009. Syllabi yet to be written; new instructors identified

Three pilot courses reviewed

Textbook Committee Goals Met

New Azar grammar series adopted

Azar on-line subscription system piloted series software piloted, recommendation pending

Review of alternating textbook plan pending

Proposal for OD used book purchase pending

Testing Committee Goals Met

Replacing Michigan with online assessment: pending new SALC

Completed guidelines for creating teacher-developed assessments

Ongoing efforts to thwart cheating

Conducted norm-reference training

Provided data analysis of Reading Test

Administered CAP essay rating

Activities and Events Committee Goals Met

Fantastic International Night

Revised Holiday Party

Well managed, organized trips and activities; archiving ongoing

Linking activities to Facebook

Continued Intramural Participation

Involved Lang. Partners in ELI activities

Exploring ELI clubs

Library Committee Goals Met

Built on new system of categories and numbering initiated under Janet’s tenure

264 new titles purchased, labeled, catalogued, and placed on stacks

DVD collection purchased

Plans made for new library at 108 E. Main

Promotion and Peer Review Committee Goals Met

Completed search for Assistant Professor: Nigel Caplan

Completing search for two continuing full time faculty positions

Will be recommending additional faculty for one year, temporary contracts

Technology Committee Goals Met

Acquired and provided training for Sympodium SmartBoards

Promote greater use of SALC software—thank you Nicole and Aura!

Expand use of Azar Interactive (report with Textbook Com.)

Purchased 15, rather than proposed 10 digital voice recorders

Technology Committee Accomplishments, continued

Purchased half dozen laptops assigned to faculty without PCs in rooms

Grant, Julie, Barbara M. piloted Sakai. Conclusion: wait for PeopleSoft 2

Advisory Committee Actions*

Approved sabbatical for Grant Wolf

Planned 108 Main St., with Technology, Library

Drafted Effort Grade policy for faculty vote

Submitted revised Promotion Policy to CHEP P & T Committee

Drafted policy requiring tutoring attendance for CAP students and organization of tutoring

Advisory C. Actions, continued

Began review of workload policy

Recommended academic dismissal policy

Endorsed Scott’s proposal to increase faculty, admin. staff.

Investigated plagiarism search-engines: Turn it In; Safe Assign

Other Committee Goals Achieved

Scholarship: 39 award to students of 13 countries; 12 named scholarship awards

Newsletter: another spectacular edition!

Achieved Committee Goals, Continued

Student Conduct/Attendance: acted on retention/attendance decisions: 12 students dismissed from program between 4/1/09 and 3/31/10 vs. 4 previous year.

Making progress: of 52 students on probation at start of Session IV, 40 worked themselves off probation by session’s end

Number of attendance probations dropping significantly, only 9 for Session IV

Accomplishments for Professional Development

Taskforce Academic Writing Roundtable Teaching Grammar Time Management for Faculty “No Means No”: students and grades Annual Professional Development Retreat with

Cheri Micheau: Teaching Reading TESOL Follow-upThanks, Debbie D., Ken H., Julie L, Robert L., Nonie

B.!

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Reorganization of Tutoring Center

Making Tutoring mandatory for CAP

Ken and Joe initiated extensive training, leading to major pay rate increases

Specializing tutors in I-III and IV-VI

Result: attendance and evaluations improved

English Only Policy

All it took was some “effort”

In search of a new college home

College of Arts and Science

Dean, George Watson

Links: English, Linguistics, Foreign Languages, International Relations, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Islamic Studies, Anthropology

Other suitors: SUAPP, SOE/HDFS

Professional Achievements* International TESOL presentations: Sarah Petersen, Anne

Owen, Lisa Grimsley, Janet Louise, Barbara Morris, Julie Lopez, Susan Coakley

* Regional TESOL: Walt Babich, Mary Beth Worrilow, Grant Wolf, Russ Mason

* Reviews: Barbara Morris

* Publications: Lisa Grimsley, Russ Mason, Scott

* Manuscripts: Ken Cranker, Julie Lopez, Marcia Halio

* International conference symposiums: Scott

Christina ESL Program Highlights

Kate Copeland joined Lisa Grimsley—our 21st

year!

Achieving dramatic, measurable progress in ELL development

Providing a ideal mentoring for student teachers, TAs

Supportive site at West Park

Adding an additional full time faculty

Evening Program Highlights

Walt Babich: program administrator

Instructors: Eric Flannigan, Karen Terkel, Megham Graham

5 sessions, 151 students

Fulfilling critical need for immigrants, au pairs, spouses, professionals

Teacher Training Achievements

Incheon (Sarah Petersen)

Goyang (Ana Kim)

SMOE Semester (Deb Detzel)

MA TESL Program (Susan, Ken H., Grant W., Deb D., Joe M., Scott, et al)

Hyundai Learning in Korea: Deb, Scott, Jan

200 current and future teachers trained

Short Term Programs

ALLEI (Mary Matterer, Baerbel S.) Shoin Kobe, semester (Janet Louise)

Thai Scholars (Anne Owen) SABIC year (Scott C., Deb, Baerbel) Muskie (Ken Cranker)

Hankuk UFS (Kathy Hankins) HKIEd. (Julie Lopez) Hiroshima I. T. (Kendra Bradacich)

Russian Gymnasium

Seinan Gakuin Univ. (Baerbel S.)

ITA Training (Joe Matterer, Ken Hyde)

It was a very good year!

New Goals for 2010

1. Effect change to new college

2. Complete structural, personnel changes associated with larger enrollment

3. Assume new mission-central role at UD

New Goals for Consideration, continued

5. Move into our new digs!

6. Define and develop role in IGS

7. Establish ELI site in Incheon (IFEZ)

8. Diversify our enrollment, especially from South America and Europe