Anthony Knerr & Associates 1 Agenda 12:00 PMWelcome, Purpose of the Meeting & Overview of Agenda Jonathan Spanier 12:05 PMRemarks from the President John A. Fry 12:15 PMComments from the Provost Mark Greenberg 12:25 PMThoughts from the Dean Joe Hughes 12:35 PMQuestions & Answers with the Dean, Provost and President 12:50 PMOverview of Themes from Internal Stakeholder Forums Anthony Knerr & Associates 1:00 PMOpen Discussion Moderated by AKA 2:20 PMSummary Jon Spanier & AKA 2:25 PMThank Yous and Next Steps Jon Spanier

Anthony Knerr & Associates 2 Listening to the College Community The Strategic Planning Committee wishes to ensure that the strategic planning process is informed by the perspectives of all members of the College of Engineering community. To that end, the SPC conducted numerous internal stakeholder meetings in September with faculty from all the academic departments, professional staff, undergraduate students and graduate students. The sessions were intended to obtain the views of these constituencies on the most important strategic challenges and opportunities facing the College now and in the next five years. The meetings were facilitated by members of the SPC and guided by the following high-level questions.

Anthony Knerr & Associates 3 Listening to the College Community Planning Questions for Meetings with Internal Stakeholder Groups 1.What are the three to five most important strategic issues facing the College of Engineering – issues that should be priorities for the strategic plan to address? 2.How would you describe the current identity or image of the Drexel College of Engineering? How is it perceived internally, by faculty and students? Externally, by prospective students, engineering faculty at other schools, practicing engineers, etc.? 3.How would you like the College to be identified; what would it like to be known for? What misperceptions or negative images would you like to clear up? What positive elements aren’t prominent enough in people’s minds? 4.What would you like the College of Engineering to be like in ten years? What would truly transform it, make the biggest difference?

Anthony Knerr & Associates 4 Listening to the College Community The following pages present the most common themes, topics, and ideas that the SPC heard among the different stakeholder conversations. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Faculty, students and staff offered detailed comments about innumerable issues they and the College face, most of which are captured in the detailed notes from these meetings available on the College’s strategic planning web page. (See link at: ) It is also important to note that, while they will inform the SPC’s work on the strategic plan, the themes on the following pages are not intended to represent a draft of the strategic plan itself or even the major goals of the plan. By summarizing the ideas expressed by the College’s stakeholders in this way, the SPC hopes to: (a) obtain the community’s sense of how well these themes capture the College’s main strategic challenges, and (b) stimulate additional thinking and feedback on the part of the community that will inform the SPC’s continued work on the strategic plan. We encourage members of the community to provide their feedback in both today’s Town Hall meeting and subsequently via the form on the “Participation and Feedback” section of the planning web site.

Anthony Knerr & Associates 5 Common Stakeholder Themes Building a Research Agenda and Research Support Innovating in Engineering Education Creating a Student-Focused College Experience Increasing Diversity Among Students & Faculty Improving Communications & Creating Community Enhancing Infrastructure, Administrative Support, and Resources Generating Entrepreneurship and Revenue Defining the College’s Identity and “Brand” Engaging Local and Regional Communities

Anthony Knerr & Associates 6 Common Stakeholder Themes Building a Research Agenda and Research Support 2 or 3 key areas of focus – societal issues (e.g., water, health, energy) or technical expertise (e.g., modeling & simulation) Role for a freestanding, national research institute Diversifying research funding sources Implications for faculty hiring and development (finding stars and making stars) Involving students in ways that benefit both them and the College’s research endeavors

Anthony Knerr & Associates 7 Common Stakeholder Themes Innovating in Engineering Education For undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students Within the College and for technology education across the University A reinvigorated, reinvented Co-op Building a more diverse skill set: management, leadership, entrepreneurship, “computational thinking,” “design thinking”… Early engineering education: “rebuilding freshman year from the ground up”; creating a larger menu of options. Technology and pedagogy; online learning and delivery.

Anthony Knerr & Associates 8 Common Stakeholder Themes Creating a Student-Focused College Experience Enhancing academic guidance and support Building student community, and co-curricular and residential life Improving student administrative services Creating affinity with the College and University

Anthony Knerr & Associates 9 Common Stakeholder Themes Increasing Diversity Among Students & Faculty Racial/ethnic Gender Socioeconomic Career/life goals

Anthony Knerr & Associates 10 Common Stakeholder Themes Improving Communications & Creating Community Dismantling silos among departments and colleges (which hinder interdisciplinary inquiry and teaching) Reaching out to and engaging alumni Creating a formal communications strategy Keeping students and faculty informed  Providing necessary administrative information easily and efficiently  Sharing news  Celebrating successes throughout the College community

Anthony Knerr & Associates 11 Common Stakeholder Themes Enhancing Infrastructure, Administrative Support and Resources Space, facilities, and equipment Staff hiring and professional development Administrative process improvement Links with critical University administrative units Intra-departmental reorganization Financial resources

Anthony Knerr & Associates 12 Common Stakeholder Themes Generating Entrepreneurship and Revenue Translational research Intellectual property Teaching entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship and Co-op

Anthony Knerr & Associates 13 Common Stakeholder Themes Defining the College’s Identity and “Brand” Building visibility, recognition and reputation Identifying the “pillars” of the College on which to build reputation Potential messages Piggybacking on University marketing and messages

Anthony Knerr & Associates 14 Common Stakeholder Themes Engaging Local and Regional Communities Civic engagement Influencing STEM education in K-12 Economic development Identifying partners within Drexel and in the community