College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Assembly February 22nd, 2010 Dean’s Remarks

Increase in Majors Spring 2010 2535 Fall 2009 2492 Spring 2009 2302 + 1.7% + 10.1% + 8.0% Spring 2009 2302 Fall 2008 2307 - 0.2%

Enrollment Growth 59.9% of University Total Spring 2010 79,741 Credit Hours + 9.0% Non-COAS 53,335 Credit Hours + 8.2% 59.9% of University Total ~$18.3M Tuition Revenue

Market Share Another way to look at growth Percentage of Spring Credit Hours Delivered by COAS 1700 CrH $300k Percentage of Fall Credit Hours Delivered by COAS ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09

Efficiency COAS 61.9 Credit Hours Per Section – up from 59.9 in 2009 Non-COAS 38.2 Credit Hours Per Section 1289 Sections x 2 Additional Credit Hours = $570,000 increase in tuition revenue due to this increased efficiency!

Efficiency – Part 2 1289 COAS Sections Offered Filled to 85% of capacity 79,741 CrH 1397 Non-COAS Sections Offered Filled to 73% of capacity 53,335 CrH Not only is COAS the Largest and Most Important Academic Unit By any metric YOU deliver instruction in the most efficient way of any unit at IPFW

Direct Expenses vs. Tuition Revenue COAS Payroll: $13,500,000 COAS Fringe: $6,250,000 COAS S&E: $700,000 Total (aprox): $20,450,000 Summer 2009: $3,000,000 Fall 2009: $20,000,000 Spring 2010: $18,000,000 Total (aprox): $41,000,000

Looking Towards Fall 2010 As of 2/18/10 – 422 new Admits 64% ahead of Year-to-Date 47% of 2009 total 898 Potential Implications: Significant Enrollment Growth in Fall 2010 Students selecting IPFW and COAS earlier Early Admits are academically stronger More and Better Students!

Continuing Concerns – Student Success Fall 2008 Undergraduate Count – 2134 Number graduated – 208 Number of stopouts – 572 (26.8%) Persisted to Fall 2009 – 1562 (73.2%) DSBMS – 77.0% EDU – 76.8% ETCS – 76.9% HHS – 74.2% VPA – 77.0% UA (MAC) – 47.4%

Continuing Concerns – MAC and Conditional Students Mastodon Advising Center (MAC) 1345 students 45.4% Stopout Rate Conditional Nondegree (Guided Studies) 691 students 68.7% Stopout Rate Exploring COAS Programs Fall 2009 – 100 Students Fall 2008 – 127 Students 55 Persisted – 43.3% 30 in Major – 54.5%

Continuing Concerns – Learning Communities In Fall 2008 1272 First Year Students did not enroll in a Learning Community 771 were retained to Fall 2009 – 60.6% In Fall 2008 there were 50 Learning Communities enrolling 822 First Year Students 507 Students were retained to Fall 2009 – 61.7% Learning Communities Exhibited a 1.1% increase in Retention For a net impact of 9 Students Third Semester Freshmen – 61.5% Retention

Points of Pride – Academic Products 2009 14 Books 17 Book Chapters 6 Edited Volumes 126 Journal Publications 18 Exhibitions and Performances 34 Proceedings, Manuals, Book Reviews, etc. 266 Professional Presentations 481 Academic Products

Year-to-date Grants and Contracts Points of Pride – Grants & Contracts Year-to-date Grants and Contracts 67 Awards $762,453 2008-2009 Total: $749,641

12 Assistant Professor Searches Points of Pride – New Faculty 12 Assistant Professor Searches The most since 2004-2005 5 New Faculty Lines A major investment in the future of the College An exciting infusion of energy and creativity An amazing opportunity in the face of economic challenge

Points of Pride – Faculty and Students 6 of 7 IPFW Featured Faculty from COAS 11 of 16 IPFW/Purdue Faculty Summer Research Grants to COAS Faculty 14 of 26 Applicants to the Chapman Scholars Program interested in COAS Programs University-wide focus on the importance of the Arts & Sciences degree through the AAC&U LEAP Program

New Initiatives - Successes Associate Dean for Faculty Development Creation of a College Advisory Board Significant Revision of the Reappointment Process Creation of the College Outcomes Assessment Team Launch of the Center for Social Research Review of College Advising Reestablishment of Assistant Dean for Advising Renamed Dean’s Trivia (!)

New Initiatives – Active and Future Native Tongues Lecture Series – Quinton Dixie Medieval Studies Working Group Creation of a Professional Development Day (January 2011) Return of Foundations Courses to COAS (COAS W111 & IDIS G104) Develop a Strategy for Summer Offerings Review of Structure and Impact of Learning Communities CM & NF Space Shuffle Upgrades to Physics Teaching and Research Spaces Replacement of IT Infrastructure in CM Establish Mac OS Environment (podcast producer) & Connection to iTunes U

Best wishes for the remainder of the semester. Thank you for all you do to make the College of Arts and Sciences a success! Best wishes for the remainder of the semester.