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UMN Undergrad Education Task Force

The University of Minnesota's Department of Mechanical Engineering is hosting a kick-off meeting for the Undergraduate Education Task Force on February 27, 2009. This meeting aims to welcome participants, introduce team members, and outline strategies for enhancing undergraduate education. Discussions will focus on brainstorming strategic objectives, utilizing SWOT analysis, and developing actionable plans to position UMN as a leader in educating future mechanical engineers. Participants are encouraged to think creatively and share ideas that will make a significant impact on undergraduate success.

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UMN Undergrad Education Task Force

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  1. UMN Undergrad Education Task Force Kick-Off Meeting 2/27/09 4-5 PM

  2. Agenda • Welcome • Introductions • Overview • Brainstorming

  3. Undergraduate Education • Undergraduates are our most visible product • Undergraduates are our most important product

  4. Dept Mission Statement The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota offers undergraduate and graduate education of the highest quality in mechanical engineering, conducts significant basic and applied research in selected areas, and provides professional service to the appropriate constituencies of Minnesota’s land grant university.

  5. Introductions • Name • Professional Passions • What don’t we know about you?

  6. Charge • Identify strategic objectives that will have the greatest impact on our future success in educating undergraduates • Develop plans to achieve those objectives

  7. Think BIG! • What skills will be of greatest benefit to the mechanical engineering graduate of 2020? • What opportunities will place UMN ahead of the competition? • We want YOUR IDEAS! • We do not intend to identify the strategic objectives at today’s meeting

  8. Think CREATIVE! Introduced 1953; 60,000,000 Sold

  9. UG Ed SWOT Chart Strengths Opportunities • Leading supplier of ME undergrads in MN • National energy initiative Threats Weaknesses • University funding cuts • Student/faculty ratio

  10. SWOT Charts Strengths Opportunities Threats Weaknesses External Internal

  11. Utilizing the SWOT Analysis • How can we leverage our strengths?(Match with opportunities?) • How can we improve on our weaknesses? • How can we exploit our opportunities? • How can we mitigate the threats? How should we restructure our UG curriculum?

  12. Deliverables Document: • Strategic issues/grand challenges in ME undergraduate education • SWOT analysis results • Departmental objectives in UG education • Proposed action plan

  13. Timeline • Feb. 27: Kick-off event • March-June: Task force meets • April 22: ME day (Focus: UG Ed) • July 1: Task force reports due

  14. Next Steps • How will we communicate? • Next meeting?

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