WISE Presentation Preliminary Plan for the University of New Orleans October 2014 The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan The Preliminary WISE Plan for the University of New Orleans is based upon input from the UNO WISE Council, comprised of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and Deans — with assistance from the UL System Vice President for External Affairs The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan UNO’s Plan in a Nutshell • Focus on a small number of high demand areas of emphasis • Align with the priorities of the State’s Master Plan for Research • Implement five initiatives 1. Advancing High Demand Careers 2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness 3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative 4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty 5. Academic Capacity Expansion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan UNO’s High Demand Academic Areas of Emphasis • Accounting • Computer Science • Engineering (all disciplines) The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan UNO’s High Demand Academic Areas of Emphasis Undergraduate Enrollments Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Accounting 261 301 245 324 303 Computer Science 195 230 293 207 251 Engineering 1064 1011 944 840 903 The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan UNO’s High Demand Academic Areas of Emphasis Undergraduate Completers Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Accounting 75 94 97 83 89 Computer Science 25 12 24 28 16 Engineering 102 115 110 148 139 The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan • UNO’s Five Initiatives 1. Advancing High Demand Careers 2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness 3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative 4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty 5. Academic Capacity Expansion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
1. Advancing High Demand Careers • Increase pipeline of students and support of academic programs in high need, high demand careers (UNO’s areas of emphasis) • Provide greater access to educational opportunities for students seeking HD careers through: – Structured curricular pathways – Academic support • Tutoring • Mentoring • Supplemental instruction – Scholarships – Increased collaborations with academic partners and industry The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
1. Advancing High Demand Careers • Hire and resource a dedicated “High Demand Career Coordinator” to identify, recruit, and accelerate the career paths of (primarily midstream) students interested in completing a program leading to high demand jobs • High Demand Career Coordinator would focus on: – Recruiting academically disengaged midstream students – Facilitating transfer students – Developing 2 + 2 programs – Developing 3 + 1 programs – Developing high school-to-university pathway programs – Coordinating critical industry involvement • Advice on curricular evolution • Identification of industry employees needing degree completion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
1. Advancing High Demand Careers • Managed by the Provost/VPAA, in consultation with the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Deans • ≈24% of year 1 allocation • Return on investment comes through increased enrollment in and graduation from programs feeding high need, high demand jobs The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan • UNO’s Five Initiatives 1. Advancing High Demand Careers 2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness 3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative 4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty 5. Academic Capacity Expansion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness – Focused investments to promote research within Louisiana’s high - priority research areas • Infrastructure Expansion Program – Research equipment/laboratory construction/upgrades • Leveraging External Funding Program – Seed funding to leverage external grants and contracts – Matching (when required) for external grants and contracts The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness • Leverages current research strengths at UNO in support of Louisiana’s most pressing research needs as identified by the state’s Master Plan for Research Advisor Committee (MPRAC) – Advanced Materials and Manufacturing – Clean Technology and Energy – Coastal and Water Management – Digital Media and Enterprise Software – Life Sciences and Bioengineering The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness • • MPRAC Area UNO Research – Advanced Materials and – Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing Marine), AMRI, Chemistry, Physics – Clean Technology and Energy – Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) – Coastal Engineering and – Coastal and Water Coastal Sciences, PIES, Management CHART, UNOTI, Marine Engineering – Digital Media and Enterprise – Computer Science, Software Information Assurance, Digital Film – Life Sciences and – Chemistry, Biology, Bioengineering Bioinformatics, Neuroscience The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness • Managed by Vice President for Research and Economic Development, in consultation with Provost/VPAA and Deans • ≈13% of year 1 allocation for Infrastructure Expansion Program • ≈ 12% of year 1 allocation for Leveraging External Funding • Return on investment comes through increased research productivity in pursuit of the 2020 goal to exceed $50M in annual research expenditures The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan • UNO’s Five Initiatives 1. Advancing High Demand Careers 2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness 3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative 4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty 5. Academic Capacity Expansion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative • Modernize instructional laboratories and teaching technology in key fields associated with high demand jobs – College-based teaching and computing laboratories for key areas • Math Teaching Laboratory • Computer Science Software Engineering Laboratory • Engineering Computing Laboratory The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative • Managed by the Provost/VPAA in consultation with the Deans • ≈15% of year 1 allocation • Return on investment comes through: – Increased attractiveness of the programs to current and potential students (thus stimulating recruitment and enrollment) – Promotion of academic progression among current students (thus stimulating completion rates/times) – Improvement in competitiveness of graduates who then enter the high demand job market The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan • UNO’s Five Initiatives 1. Advancing High Demand Careers 2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness 3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative 4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty 5. Academic Capacity Expansion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty • Proactive Retention Initiative – Strategic salary adjustments to faculty in selected high demand disciplinary categories • Designed to bring salary levels that are far below market closer to market levels and thereby retain quality faculty – Although needed in a variety of areas across the university, this initiative will be most effective if the first year’s proactive retention initiative is focused in 1-2 areas of greatest need • Computer Science and Accounting are the two areas chosen for the first year’s investment The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty • Managed by the Provost/VPAA in consultation with the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Deans • ≈13% of year 1 allocation • Return on investment comes via the sustained basis upon which to grow the academic and research capacity when the strongest faculty are retained – Retaining strong faculty is virtually always more fiscally responsible than attempting to replace and rebuild that strength through new hires – Retaining high quality faculty further enhances UNO’s ability to recruit quality students and additional high quality faculty to serve those students The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
UNO Wise Plan • UNO’s Five Initiatives 1. Advancing High Demand Careers 2. Research Innovation for National Competitiveness 3. Learning Environment and Technology Initiative 4. Retaining High Need, High Demand Faculty 5. Academic Capacity Expansion The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
5. Academic Capacity Expansion • Focused investments to build instructional capacity within high demand disciplines • Based upon emergent needs throughout the year, UNO must be able to respond rapidly with targeted investments – Recruitment successes yielding influxes of high- priority students who need to matriculate rapidly – Market opportunities for rapid expansion – Unforeseen personnel losses and/or needs for counter-offers to retain capacity The Heartbeat of the Crescent City
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