Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting - Provost Boosinger's Major Accomplishments and Strategic Planning Focus

In the Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting, Provost Boosinger highlighted major accomplishments from 2011-2012, including revisions to the Faculty Handbook, approval of promotion and tenure processes, and the establishment of new professorships. Emphasis was placed on strategic planning, with a focus on enhancing advising and improving retention/graduation rates. The Provost's Office also initiated the preparation for the next strategic plan through a Steering Committee.

• Faculty Meeting
• Provost Boosinger
• Strategic Planning
• Accomplishments
• Higher Education

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1. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Major Accomplishments 2011-2012 Faculty Handbook revisions Revised Promotion and Tenure Process Approved Departmental Promotion and Tenure Guidelines 5 Year review of Administrators Awarded Faculty Grants from OVPR and the Office of International Programs Faculty Recognition 13 New Professorships in the College of Business, College of Engineering, School of Nursing, and COSAM Faculty Awards October 30 Provost s Office areas of emphasis during 2012 Strategic Planning Enhancing Advising Retention/Graduation Rates SACS on-site visit in spring 2013

2. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Preparation for Next Strategic Plan: Provost s Office has established a Strategic Plan Steering Committee. Identify key areas of emphasis and stakeholder groups October November. Begin data collection October 2012. Use existing data points as points of reference (COACHE, FSSE, NSSE, etc.) Focus group sessions 10 off-campus / 30 on-campus. Department Visits with President/Provost.

3. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Strategic Plan Steering Committee Tim Boosinger, Chair Provost Provost s Office Dick Brinker Facilitator School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (Retired) Camille Barkley Interim Director Office of Communications and Marketing Ainsley Carry Vice President Division of Student Affairs Rick Cook Assistant Vice President University Outreach Larry Crowley Professor, Civil Engineering Faculty Senate Executive Committee Drew Clark Director Institutional Research and Assessment Anne Gorden Associate Professor, COSAM Faculty Bill Hardgrave College of Business Academic Deans Julie Huff Spec. Assistant for Projects Provost s Office Dan King Assistant Vice President Facilities Division Katie Lackey Advisor III Advisors Caucus/College of Human Sciences Gary Lemme Director ACES Michael O'Malley Student Student Government Association Jane Parker Vice President Office of Development Carl Pinkert Assistant Vice President Office of the Vice President for Research Debbie Shaw Assistant Vice President Alumni Affairs Marcie Smith Associate Vice President Business and Finance Office Hannah Wilson Student (Junior), Education Undergraduate Student Emmett Winn Associate Provost Provost s Office

4. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Strategic Planning Timeline Strategic Plan Steering Committee Commence Work Develop the vision statement, core values, and mission for the next Strategic Plan Adoption of the 2013-2018 Strategic Plan by the BOT Meet with internal and external constituents to exchange ideas on the drafted priorities President, the Steering Committee and other campus leaders finalize SP Priorities Begin Data Collection BOT Complete Initial Draft of the Strategic Plan President Gogue and BOT finalize Strategic Plan Strategic Planning October November 2012 October 2012 October November 2012 January March 2013 November 2012 April 2013 April-May 2013 June 2013 June 2013

5. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger New Freshman Retention and Graduation Rates, 2002-2011 100 90 89 87 87 86 86 85 85 85 84 80 68 67 66 66 64 60 42 38 38 37 36 36 34 40 20 0 2002 2003 Retention % 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 4-Yr Graduation % 2009 2010 2011 6-Yr Graduation %

6. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger 6-Yr Graduation Rates, 2005 New Freshman Cohort SREB Peer Group by Carnegie Classification 100 Very High Research 93 High Research 888481 80 80 80 80 80 90 76 80 74 73 68 67 66 70 6360 59 58 58 58 59 59 59 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

7. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Enhancing Advising Academic Advising - Continued emphasis on consistency and standardization among the colleges. Implementation of Student Appointment Registration System (SARS) in all of the colleges. Full implementation of Degree Works and the Check Your Status campaign. Tiger Advisor @ the Library Initiative designed to assist students with locating information related to general academic questions related to advising, registration, Degree Works, available support services, etc. Available to students from 3:00-9:00 PM on second floor of RBD Library on a walk-in basis. Staffed by two retired advisors and eight rotating student peer advisors. Joint project with the Provost s Office and SGA.

8. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Retention/Graduation Rates Working closely with Admissions to determine appropriate enrollment targets by college. Determining appropriate enrollment growth and establishing retention and graduation rate goals for individual colleges and schools. Review academic program hour requirements. SACS On-Site Visit March, 2013 Review feedback from SACS. Group of on-site SACS reviewers to visit campus during the last week of March 2013.

9. Fall 2012 General Faculty Meeting Provost Boosinger Questions?