The End of a Strategic Plan Cycle: Highlights of Progress

Strategic Goals 1.Maintain and develop excellent undergraduate engineering, engineering and computer science programs. 2.Encourage growth in discovery and creative activities, and integrate these with student learning to build excellent graduate programs. 3.Recruit, retain, and sustain a highly qualified and energetic faculty. 4.Increase student and faculty diversity within the college. 5.Enable programs that are responsive to the service, outreach, technology transfer, and economic development needs of Montana and beyond. 6.Increase public and private sector support for the college. 7.Increase the visibility of the College of Engineering both regionally and nationally.

Goal 1: Maintain and develop excellent undergraduate engineering, engineering and computer science programs FE pass rate in percent:FE pass rate in percent:

Goal 1: Maintain and develop excellent undergraduate engineering, engineering and computer science programs Percent of entering students in top 25 percent of their high school classPercent of entering students in top 25 percent of their high school class –2004:56% –2005:54% –2006:57%

Goal 1: Maintain and develop excellent undergraduate engineering, engineering and computer science programs SAT range of entering studentsSAT range of entering students –2003: math— ; verbal— –2004: math— ; verbal— –2005: math— ; verbal— –2006: math— ; verbal—

Goal 1: Maintain and develop excellent undergraduate engineering, engineering and computer science programs Number of professional development workshops/seminars related to teaching attended by faculty:Number of professional development workshops/seminars related to teaching attended by faculty: –2004: 26 –2005: 33 –2006: 39

Goal 2: Encourage growth in discovery and creative activities, and integrate these with student learning to build excellent graduate programs Number of research assistantship appointments in the college (includes centers) per academic termNumber of research assistantship appointments in the college (includes centers) per academic term –2003: 63 –2004: 64 –2005: 68 –2006: 62 –2007: 65

Goal 2: Encourage growth in discovery and creative activities, and integrate these with student learning to build excellent graduate programs M.S. students enrolled and degrees awardedM.S. students enrolled and degrees awarded

Goal 2: Encourage growth in discovery and creative activities, and integrate these with student learning to build excellent graduate programs PhD students enrolled and degrees awardedPhD students enrolled and degrees awarded

Goal 3: Recruit, retain, and sustain a highly qualified and energetic faculty Number of faculty proposal submissions and number fundedNumber of faculty proposal submissions and number funded

Goal 3: Recruit, retain, and sustain a highly qualified and energetic faculty Research ExpendituresResearch Expenditures Depts only $3,898,946$4,408,628$4,625,185$6,703,597 Depts & Centers$11,325,004$11,521,173$10,771,892$13,719,018

Goal 3: Recruit, retain, and sustain a highly qualified and energetic faculty Number of student credit hours taught per full-time-equivalent faculty memberNumber of student credit hours taught per full-time-equivalent faculty member –2004: –2005: –2006:

Goal 4: Increase student and faculty diversity within the college Number of women tenure-track faculty in the collegeNumber of women tenure-track faculty in the college –2003: 3 –2004: 3 –2005: 5 –2006: 5

Goal 4: Increase student and faculty diversity within the college Number of Native American students enrolled in the college:Number of Native American students enrolled in the college: –AY04: 35 –AY05: 49 –AY06: 52 –AY07: 50

Goal 5: Enable programs that are responsive to the service, outreach, technology transfer, and economic development needs of Montana and beyond College established an award for Outreach/serviceCollege established an award for Outreach/service –First award went to Prof. Al Cunningham in spring 2006

Goal 6: Increase public and private sector support for the college Lysle Wood Endowed Professorship in M&IE DepartmentLysle Wood Endowed Professorship in M&IE Department RightNow Technologies’ Distinguished Professorship in Computer ScienceRightNow Technologies’ Distinguished Professorship in Computer Science MSU Foundation’s contract with GG&A to expand prospects in 2006: confirmed ~1,900 new major gift prospects for COEMSU Foundation’s contract with GG&A to expand prospects in 2006: confirmed ~1,900 new major gift prospects for COE

Goal 7: Increase the visibility of the College of Engineering both regionally and nationally New position, Communications Specialist, added to Dean’s Office staff.New position, Communications Specialist, added to Dean’s Office staff. –Focus on multiple constituencies The COE web site has undergone a major transformation (more on this later).The COE web site has undergone a major transformation (more on this later). Stories about College are more common on MSU Web site and in regional papersStories about College are more common on MSU Web site and in regional papers Increased quality of newsletters, etcIncreased quality of newsletters, etc

Goal 7: Increase the visibility of the College of Engineering both regionally and nationally Number of “hits” in regional press

Goal 7: Increase the visibility of the College of Engineering both regionally and nationally A national magazine (Prism) highlighted the Designing Our Community programA national magazine (Prism) highlighted the Designing Our Community program Another national magazine (Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning) will include MSU-COE in an article published this month.Another national magazine (Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning) will include MSU-COE in an article published this month.