UWM’s Dual Mission of Research & Access Rita Cheng Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Presentation Author, 2006 Affairs
2 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007 The Dual Mission
The Dual Mission – Research 3 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
The Dual Mission – Research – Access 4 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
The Dual Mission – Research – Access – Common questions Are they contradictory or too • much of a ‘stretch’? 5 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
The Dual Mission – Research – Access – Common questions Are they contradictory or too • much of a ‘stretch’? Why do both? • 6 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
The Dual Mission – Answer: BOTH are and have always been, integral parts of UWM’s mission 7 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
• June 16, 1957: The first UWM commencement. 8 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Research Mission – 9 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Research Mission – Offer degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels. 10 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Research Mission – Offer degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels. – Conduct organized programs of research. 11 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Research Mission – Offer degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels. – Conduct organized programs of research. – Support activities designed to promote the economic development of the state. 12 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
13 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
14 UWM Access Mission Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Access Mission – Further academic and professional opportunities at all levels for women, minority, part-time, and financially or educationally disadvantaged students. 15 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Access Mission – Further academic and professional opportunities at all levels for women, minority, part-time, and financially or educationally disadvantaged students. – Meet the diverse needs of Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan area 16 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Fifty Year History of Enrollment 1956 - 2006 30,000 Fall 2006 28,356 28,000 26,039 25,421 26,000 Fall 1991 24,000 Fall 1974 22,000 Fall 1997 20,000 21,969 Fall Headcount Enrollment 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 Fall 1956 4,000 6,177 2,000 0 17 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Why are both so vital today? 18 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Why are both so vital today? – Economic Development of Southeastern Wisconsin 19 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Why are both so vital today? – Economic Development of Southeastern Wisconsin Research—tech spinoffs, • commercialization, partnering with private industry 20 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Why are both so vital today? – Economic Development of Southeastern Wisconsin Research—tech spinoffs, • commercialization, partnering with private industry Access—preparing educated • workforce 21 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
RESEARCH 22 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
RESEARCH
RESEARCH 24 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Research – Research Growth Initiative 25 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Research – Research Growth Initiative 44 awards for projects • implemented in 2006-07 26 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Research – Research Growth Initiative 44 awards for projects • implemented in 2006-07 42 awards for projects to be • implemented in 2007-08 27 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
28 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007 Goals: Research –
Research – Goals: Increase grant applications • 29 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Research – Goals: Increase grant applications • Increase grant awards • 30 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Research – Goals: Increase grant applications • Increase grant awards • – Early indicators of success 31 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Extramural Research Funding FY 2006 Year-to-Date/Final and FY 2007 Year-to-Date $35,000,000 $29,089,682 $30,000,000 $25,815,729 $25,000,000 $22,552,841 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 FY 2006 Year-to-Date FY 2006 Research Final FY 2007 Year-to-Date 32 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
ACCESS 33 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
ACCESS 34 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
ACCESS 35 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
36 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007 Access
Access – Access to Success 37 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access – Access to Success UWM’s comprehensive retention • and recruitment initiative 38 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access – Access to Success UWM’s comprehensive retention • and recruitment initiative Now in its second year—early • results are promising 39 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success One Year Retention Rate Increases: Participants versus Non-Participants 2005-06 Cohort 16% 15% 16% 14% 13% 12% 9% 10% 8% 7% 6% 4% 2% 0% FYTC: Intro to Tutoring FYTC: Bridge Supplemental Professions Freshman Instruction Seminars 40 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success Participant Satisfactory Performance by Select Interventions 2005 and 2006 New Freshmen Cohorts 100% 89% 84% 82% 77% 75% 80% 73% 60% 40% 20% 0% Mentoring Tutoring FYTC: Study Skills 2005 2006 41 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
UWM Admits to Date Targeted Populations 2006 v 2007 700 581 600 500 413 398 400 290 300 206 183 200 84 100 64 0 American Indian Southeast Asian Latino/a African American Admitted 2006 Admitted 2007 42 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success Participation Increases, 2005-2006 Freshman Mentoring Network 173% Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program 150% Math Course Re-design 100% Supplemental Instruction 48% Summer Bridge Program 24% 43 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success, 2007-08 44 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success, 2007-08 – Create a Student Success Center 45 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success, 2007-08 – Create a Student Success Center – Expand Learning Communities 46 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Access to Success, 2007-08 – Create a Student Success Center – Expand Learning Communities – Launch new residence hall, RiverView 47 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
Next Steps 48 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
The Dual Mission – To fulfill its mission & potential as an urban research university, UWM must succeed at both research & access goals 49 Presentation to the Board of Regents Education Committee, 2007
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