Strategic Progress Report 2007

Missouri Western State University

Academic Affairs and Enrollment

Management

– Implemented annual recruitment plan.• Increased the ACT for

first-time-in-college direct from high school (FTIC DHS).

• Increased all new undergraduate first-time enrollment.

• Increased FTIC DHS Missouri student enrollment.

• Increased new transfer enrollment.

• Increased the number of new full-time non-traditional students.

Academic Affairs and Enrollment

Management

– Restructured VIP Visit Days (now Open Houses) in order to make faculty a center focus of the campus visit days.

– Created a one-stop, web-based account for students that integrates admissions, housing, financial aid and scholarships.

Academic Affairs and Enrollment

Management

– Facilitated student programs.

• Griffon Edge was updated to support students beginning their university experience.

• 692 Griffon students participated in five neighborhood groups in the Mid-City Excellence area.

• Students provided over 3,000 hours of community service.

Applied Learning and

Student Development

– Developed a comprehensive assessment plan. • Submitted research to the Journal

of College Student Development for publication.

• Published in Volume 4 of the HLC's 2006 publication: The Future-Focused Organization: Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement.

– Successfully launched a regional Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education.

Applied Learning and

Student Development

– Named to the Campus Compact President’s Higher Education Community Service.

• Received “Distinction for General Community Service.”

• Received an Institution-Wide Campus Compact Grant in 2005-06.

• The Applied Learning Director was selected as a finalist for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award.

– Funded (SPIF) faculty/student teams to participate in Summer Research Institute.

• Included the team that competed at MIT and received first place in Best Oral Presentation and three other awards at the International Genetically Engineered Machines jamboree.

Applied Learning and

Student Development

– Student achievements • Two of three psychology students who

presented research received first place awards at the Great Plains Student Psychology Convention.

• Two teams of nursing majors presented research at the Mosby Faculty Development Institute.

• An art student received first place for her graphic design portfolio at the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

• A student in political science was named the National Nontraditional Student of the Year by the Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education.

Applied Learning and

Student Development

• Student Achievements• A chemistry student presented her

work at the Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.

• A student athlete was named to the ESPN Academic All-American team.

• A student graduated from the ROTC Leadership Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis, WA with the top rating of “excellent.”

• The certification pass rate for students graduating in health information technology was 16% percent above the national average.

Information Technology

– Implemented storage area network and residence hall network upgrade, and began replacing high-speed data network switches.

– Upgraded Banner version 6.X to version 7.X.

– Facilitated successful completion of the FCC mandated transition of Western's Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) to the new Educational Broadband Service (EBS) frequencies.

– Successfully evaluated and implemented the Classroom Response Systems (clickers).

Facilities and Grounds

– Completed the LEMAP assessment of our campus safety and security operations.

– Completed the Facilities Condition Audit for all our major facilities and operating systems.

– Began implementation of the Computerized Custodial Assessment Program with Hillyards, Inc.

– Completed a comprehensive signage and way-finding proposal for the campus.

Image and Advancement

– Prepared a long-range marketing plan.

– Evaluated Marketing and Public Relations branding and strategic messages.

– Communicated the “Western Advantage” to targeted audiences.

– Communicated the quality of Western’s commitment to applied learning and excellence in student.

– Created Western Reports as a bridge to the community and to enhance programming on Channel 39.

Image and Advancement

• Created Development Council to coordinate development activities on campus.

• Secured funding for University Plaza.

• Developed Discover Gold alumni campaign with ads and framed photos on campus.

• Increased alumni chapters and regional events.

Community Services,

Community Partnerships

and Workforce Development

• Received the Governor's Award for Collaborative Excellence in Workforce Development for the "Another Smart Move" at the Governor's Conference on Workforce Development.

• Developed the Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences as a joint public and private cooperative effort to enhance life sciences training in the Midwest and beyond.

• Developed Downtown Center for outreach into the community.

Community Services,

Community Partnerships

and Workforce

Development

• Recognized by Learn and Serve America as an institution on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for General Community Service.

• Reported a combined total of 38,268 hours of employee volunteer service to communities in the region.

• Western employees held 154 positions as board members or officers.

Planning and

Budgeting

– Completed in-depth analysis of the physical condition of all major operating systems, for all academic facilities, linking capital needs to University priorities.

– Purchased a software package that will create a standardized format for University policies and prototype for posting website policies.

– Reviewed and reorganized student employment program.