Board of Regents University of Wisconsin System EDUCATION COMMITTEE

2. Board of Regents University of Wisconsin SystemEDUCATION COMMITTEE October 4, 2001 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

4. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

5. EXCELLENCE Our Measure  Our Motto  Our Goal

6. North Central AccreditationFinal ReportSpring 2000

7. Timeline

8. Timeline (CONT.)

9. NCA Visiting Team • Dr. Susan T. Rydell, Dean, First College, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN Chairperson • Dr. Robert D. Arbuckle, President, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI • Dr. John W. Byrd, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN • Dr. George W. Earley, Director of the Graduate School and Director of Assessment, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD

10. NCA Visiting Team • Dr. Julia Rosa Emslie, Professor, College of Education and Technology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM • Dr. Nathan Paul Ritchey, Director of Honors Program, Professor of Mathematics, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH • Dr. Elizabeth Scarborough, Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Indiana University-South Bend, South Bend, IN • Dr. Robert S.P. Yien, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI

11. “Committed to excellence” “Distinctive undergraduate experience” “Model for regional public universities” “Exemplary”

12. Institutional Strengths • The university’s faculty, staff and administrators are committed to excellence in the academic program and in services provided to students • Students are offered a distinctive undergraduateexperience, which includes broad opportunities for student/faculty scholarly collaboration, international experiences, service-learning and internships • The university’s campus facilities are attractive and well-maintained

13. Institutional Strengths • Technology support, research support and other teaching/learning support are models for regional public universities • Academic program reviews are thorough and provide useful information for curricular enhancements and program modifications • The university offers extensive programs and serviceswhich enhance student life, contribute to success and support economically disadvantaged students

14. Institutional Strengths • Shared governance of the university, including widespread student involvement in decision-making, is exemplary • The university enjoys broad-based community support among alumni and friends, which provides a strong base for community learning opportunities for students, membership on advisory and other boards, and annual giving • The private financial support for the university has grown and is a strong base for the planned capital campaign

15. Current Challenges Identified by the NCA Report • Center for International Education • Plan 2008 • School of Education Grant to train American Indian educators • Executive Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions Position • First Year Experience/Orientation position Need to continue our efforts to diversify

16. Current Challenges Identified by the NCA Report • Improvement in funding for moving expenses, travel; going beyond traditional route to tenure, i.e. recognizing value of advising, etc. • Promoting quality of life in the Chippewa Valley as a recruitment tool • Proactive work with legislators with 01-03 biennial budget • Chippewa Valley Initiative – 1st time UW-Eau Claire has received support for a special program • Planning under way for 1st comprehensive fund-raising campaign Negative impact of declining state support on recruitment and retention issues

17. Current Challenges Identified by the NCA Report • Recentralization of graduate programs; Dr. Steve Tallant, Director • Additional resources provided for recruitment and managing the program Organizational structure and support base for graduate programs

18. Current Challenges Identified by the NCA Report • Implemented community registration nights • Increased support for advising • Revised requirements for second degrees Centralization of outreach programming • Merged continuing education structurally and physically Improving services to nontraditional students

19. Continuing Education Office

20. Current Challenges Identified by the NCA Report • Evaluation of writing and math proficiency • Completion of portfolios • Clarification of goals in course syllabi • Utilization of capstone courses as vehicles Assessment of student academic achievement General Education

21. W “We intend to focus our attention and our resources on the needs that must be met which we are best equipped to do well … while we connect, collaborate and partner everywhere possible.” Inaugural Address – Chancellor Mash

22. www.uwec.edu Wisconsin’s Technology Valley

23. www.uwec.edu Partners in the Chippewa Valley

24. Guiding Our Work at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Our Five-year Strategic Plan • Three goals • Eleven Strategic Initiatives

25. The Goals • Goal 1: Enhance the quality of teaching, learning and personal development environment • Goal 2: Expand and enhance our regional services and impact • Goal 3: Broaden and increase our resource base

26. Goal 1: Enhance the quality of teaching, learning and personal development environment • Develop and market new and revised academic and unit program options which support our enrollment goals • Recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and academic staff and further diversify these populations • Recruit and retain highly qualified students and further diversify the student body • Optimize student services and personal development support • Develop a plan to guide the development of campus facility improvements

27. Goal 2: Expand and enhance our regional services and impact • Increase the number of part-time, nontraditional undergraduate and graduate students • Increase collaborative efforts with other higher education institutions, K-12, business and regional development agencies

28. Goal 3: Broaden and increase our resource base • Raise the profile and enhance the image of the university • Develop a stronger regional presence by expanding our reach, influence and connections • Work with legislators, sister institutions, UW System administration and university friends to secure the best state budget and the best pay plan possible • Plan, begin and complete a comprehensive fund-raising campaign

30. Marks of Excellence

31. Focus on One of Our Marks of Excellence UW-Eau Claire’s Dr. Ronald Satz, Provost Center of Excellence Faculty/Student Collaborative Research

32. Faculty/Student Collaboration

33. Mark of Excellence Cornerstone of Student Success

34. The Center of ExcellenceFaculty/Student Research 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

35. UW-Eau Claire Internal Funds 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

36. UW System Undergraduate Initiative UW-Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs UW-Eau Claire Center of Excellence Funding 2001 14% Differential Tuition 40% Total Funding $879,162 Extramural Funds 41% 3% UW-Eau Claire Foundation 2%

37. Mark of Excellence Cornerstone of Student Success

38. Faculty/Student Collaborative Research

39. Lineage of Faculty/Student Collaborative Research Jack PladziewiczChemistry DepartmentChair

40. Selected UW-Eau Claire Alumni Student Hometown Yr. Education Job DeWayne Halfen Chippewa Falls 00 Ph.D. Univ. of Arizona in progress Kathryn Splan Duluth 99 Ph.D. Northwestern in progress Amy Odegard Mondovi 98 Ph.D. Madison/Harvard in progress Jennifer Brandt Osceola 96 M.S. Minnesota PPD-Pharmaceutical, Middleton Dave Bergerson Eau Claire 96 HS Teaching, Wisconsin Rapids Troy Seehafer Green Bay 95 Hewlett-Packard/Appleton Papers Jobiah SabelkoDurand 94 Ph.D. Illinois Colgate Palmolive, Research Steven Gullerud Eau Claire 93 Ph.D. Stanford Watlow Polymers, Winona Molly Accola Prairie du Sac 92 Ph.D. Harvard Mayo Clinic, Rochester Craig Stolen Madison 92 Ph.D. UW-Madison Finland, Research

41. Selected UW-Eau Claire Alumni (CONT.) Student Hometown Yr. Education Job Michael Ohl Eau Claire 90 M.D. Washington U. Medical Practice Robert McGaffMilwaukee 89 Ph.D. UW-Madison UW-La Crosse, Professor Tina Hallis Elk Mound 89 Ph.D. Minnesota Chemist, Minneapolis Joel Ficke Menomonie 89 M.S. Minnesota Cray Research, Chippewa Falls Paul Slattum Madison 88 M.S. UW-Madison Mirus, Madison Yvonne Gindt Cadott 88 Ph.D. UC-Berkeley Lafayette College, Professor Andy Abrahamson Bloomer 86 M.S. Harvard Nestle’s, Eau Claire Michael Likar Chippewa Falls 84 Ph.D. UW-Madison Upjohn Company, Research Michael Carney Greendale 83 Ph.D. Harvard UW-Eau Claire, Professor Craig Gochanour Wisconsin 75 Ph.D. Stanford DuPont, Research Michael Carney, Greendale, 1983Ph.D. Harvard • UW-Eau Claire Professor

42. Baccalaureate Origin of Ph.D. Chemists 1989-98 • Ranked No. 1 among Carnegie Masters I and II Colleges (557 peer institutions) • Ranked No. 12 among the Carnegie Masters I and II PLUS Liberal Arts I and II (1,227 peer institutions) • Would rank in the top half of Research 1 and 2 institutions Above Rice University, Carnegie Mellon, U Iowa, Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins, Stanford University, Columbia University and Brown University UW-Eau Claire …

43. Institutions per Award 1986-2000 UW-Eau Claire received 51 awards, only 11 institutions received more Number of Institutions Number of Awards

44. Mike CarneyAssistant Professor Chemistry Department Undergraduate collaborative research partner with Jack Pladziewicz, 1981-83

45. Mike CarneyAssistant Professor Chemistry Department Undergraduate collaborative research partner with Jack Pladziewicz, 1981-83

46. Nick Robertson2nd year student • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

47. Faculty/Student Collaborative Research

48. Katherine A. RhoadesAssistant Professor • Foundations of Education Making Connections in Cross-Cultural Collaborative Research

49. “Only Connect” Making Connections in Cross-Cultural Collaborative Research

50. Kang Bao HerA Student Researcher Perspective