TTUS Board of Regents Strategic Planning Retreat Academic and Student Affairs Report September 27, 2007 Don Coers Provost

Fall 2007 Enrollment 6239 Students from 209 of 254 Texas Counties

Freshman and Transfer Growth by County

Fall 2007 Freshman and Transfer Applicant Pool 4155 Applied, 3780 Admitted, and 1846 Enrolled

Fall 2007 Minority Enrollment: New Freshmen and Transfers

Enrollment Growth by Ethnicity 22.25% Increase in Black Enrollment (Headcount 328 in 2003 to 401 in 2007) 14.30% Increase in Hispanic Enrollment (Headcount 1272 in 2003 to 1454 in 2007) 24.33% Hispanic Serving Institution Status

Carr Scholarships as an Engine for Growth 39.79% Increase in the Average Award ($2189 to $3060 per year) 19.58% Increase in the Number of Carr Recipients (771 to 922 students)

Center for Academic Excellence 33% Increase in Advisement58% Increase in Job Recruiters 82% Increase in Early Alert50% Increase in SI Attendance

First Year Experience Trip to TTU on October 10 & 11, 2007 Principal Contact: Amy Maynard, Director of Campus Life

TTU/ASU Professional Pathways Program Early Admission to Medical School –Agreement between Honors College at TTU and Honors Program at ASU –Available only to students in the ASU Honors program who have 1300 SAT (29 ACT) Graduated within the Honors Program with at least a 3.5 GPA Completed successfully required prerequisite academic courses Completed successfully the School of Medicine interview process –Successful students will have achieved early decision which guarantees them a place in the Medical School entering class after completion of their fourth year of undergraduate work and their baccalaureate degree –Successful students are exempted from taking the MCAT

TTU/ASU Professional Pathways Program Early Admission to Law School –Will follow closely the guidelines for Early Admission to Medical School although it will require in addition an LSAT score that places the applicant in the top half nation wide –This program will be voted on by the TTU Law School faculty on October 3 rd

TTU/ASU Professional Pathways Program We hope to expand the Professional Pathways Program to include other professional degrees offered at TTU, but not at ASU, and to explore promising areas of collaboration –Computer Science to Electrical Engineering –Physics to Mechanical Engineering –Chemistry to Chemical Engineering –Joint Doctorate in Educational Leadership –ASU Natural Resources Management Degree and TTU Department of Natural Resources –Nursing and Physical Therapy Joint Nurse Practitioner Program A Pathways Program for ASU MSN students to enter Tech’s DNP Leadership Option –A variety of other joint initiatives, including sharing of non-programmatic offerings (lectures, seminars, etc.)

Information Technology Enhancing the Learning Experience Integration of People, Processes & Technology Mentorship of Students Strategic Partnerships …has become part of the fabric of the university. ASU Academic Master Plan

Texas State Data Center Largest State Data Center Provides Disaster Recovery services to the ASU campus Economic Development for the Community Provides Corporate Career Path for ASU Students –Farm to School to Work

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