moving graduate education & research to the next level margo anderson october 15, 2010
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Moving Graduate Education & Research to the Next Level
Margo AndersonOctober 15, 2010
Outline of the Presentation
• Moving from…..
• Campus Context….
• Issues in Moving Forward….
Moving Forward: UWM Report (September 2010)….
“Major increases in the number of graduate programs, including Africology (Ph.D.), Freshwater Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.) Linguistics (M.A., Ph.D.), Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), Public Health (Ph.D.), Sociology (Ph.D.) and Women’s Studies (M.A.)
“UWM being ranked as No. 141, awarding 115 doctorates in 2007 (source: The Top American Research Universities 2009 Annual Report). In 2009-'10, there were 153 doctorates awarded, and thus our ranking is likely to improve.
“Record research expenditures for 2009-'10 (provisional)—$67,997,194”
A Longer View…..Masters and PhD Enrollment since 1970
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010YEAR
1000
2000
30004000
Val
ue
MASTERSPHD
UNDERGRADPHDMASTERS
And Longer….Graduate and Undergraduate Enrollment over
Time
Historical Enrollment Trends: Fact Book
Historical Enrollment: Since 1990
Focusing in….
FRESHMENPHDMASTERS
Graduate Enrollment and New Freshman Enrollment
FRESHMENPHDMASTERS
Graduate Enrollment and New Freshman Enrollment – Log scale
Achieving Research II Status, 1994
Bumps in the Road….
• UWM’s enrollment decline in the 1990s reduced the size of the faculty from ca. 800 to 700
• PhD program development stopped for 17 years, from the late 1980s through 2003.
• Meanwhile Masters enrollment was stable and PhD enrollment grew.
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010YEAR
600
700
800
900
FA
CU
LTY
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010YEAR
200
400
600
800
100012001400
PH
D
Faculty Decline and PhD Enrollment Growth
1970 1978 1986 1994 2002 2010YEAR
0
400
800
1200
Val
ue
FACULTYPHD
Faculty Size and PhD Enrollment
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010YEAR
200
400
600
800
100012001400
Val
ue
FACULTYPHD
Faculty Size and PhD Enrollment, log scale
Meanwhile, at the Undergraduate Level….UWM Added Undergraduates
The Result…
• Doing More with Less and Strain on the Institution:– Too few faculty– Too few staff– Too little space– Too little support for graduate students….
• Framing the Issue Comparatively….
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
ST
UD
EN
TS
UWM compared to UW Madison, UIC and Wayne State
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
800
1200
1600
2000
2400F
AC
ULT
Y
UWM compared to UW Madison, UIC and Wayne State
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
ST
UD
EN
TS
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
FA
CU
LTY
UWM compared to UW Madison, UIC and Wayne State
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06F
acul
ty p
e r S
t ud e
n t
UWM compared: Fewer Faculty per Student
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4T
ota
l S
taff
per
Stu
de
nt
UWM compared: Fewer Total Staff per Student
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
0.00
0.12
0.24
0.36
0.48
Fac
ulty
and
Sta
ff pe
r S
tude
nt
Faculty
Other Staff
Milwauke
eUIC
Wayne
Wisconsin
SCHOOL
0.00
0.16
0.32
0.48
Tot
al S
t af f
per
Stu
dent
UWM compared to UW Madison, UIC and Wayne State
Moving Forward…
• Acknowledge the resource issues• Analyze the most critical areas for
improvement• Develop a plan, both operational and
communications, to address the resource shortfalls.
• A New Master Plan?
Starting the Conversation…
Starting the Conversation…
• I have more thoughts, but let’s hear from you.– Does the analysis make
sense?– Does the approach make
sense?– What might be said in
addition or instead?
• Thank you.