Undergraduate Studies Civil Engineering Advisory Committee September 20, 2004 Joseph Labuz, DUGS Karl Smith, DUGS Randal Barnes Andrew Drescher Jerry Hajjar Timothy LaPara Mihai Marasteanu Panos Michalopoulos Heinz Stefan Lauralee Perdue (staff)

UGS Responsibilities Advising Recruiting Scholarships CE Program Graduation Clearance

Advising - APAS

Deadlines – Regular messages to students Application for Degree FE Exam Application CE/GeoE & MSES scholarship Applications Other Scholarship Opportunities – CE Program Updates

CE recruitment is a National concern Recruitment

CE Enrollment Lower Division Fall 1996 – 130 Fall 1997 – 112 Fall 1998 – 105 Fall 1999 – 106 Fall 2000 – 107 Fall 2001 – 111 Fall 2002 – 132 Fall 2003 – 125 Upper Division Fall 1996 – 235 Fall 1997 – 239 Fall 1998 – 228 Fall 1999 – 218 Fall 2000 – 192 Fall 2001 – 190 Fall 2002 – 203Fall 2002 – 203 Fall 2003 – 205Fall 2003 – 205

Recruitment Initiatives Display College Fair Open House & Orientation Annual ASCE Student Chapter Career Fair Revised IT Brochure Undergraduate Handbook CE Web Site Coordinate with CET Programs – Jan Transfers/ 3-2 programs Scholarships

Civil Engineering Career Fair

ASCE Career Fair

CE Scholarship Recruitment Initiatives Freshman IT Honors Scholarships $3000 Northern Tier Community College Scholarships $1000 University of Manitoba

CE Scholarships About 1/4 of CE/GeoE students receive scholarships (~70 students per year) Over $150,000 in scholarships awarded Awards range from $400 to $4000 per year CE/GeoE Awards based on merit (GPA) and number of credits completed MSES Awards based on merit, need and interests Study Abroad Scholarships - $2500 City Engineers Association of MN & WSB joined CE scholarship program in 2003

ASCE Mid-West Regional Conference and Steel Bridge Competition

Undergraduate Studies Committee Activities 1.BCE Program Review for Undergraduate Catalog 1.Review of Requirements 2.Program Modifications 2.CE exit survey - CE 4102 Capstone – Distributed each semester 3.Class Scheduling

BCE Program Modifications 1.Added New Course - CE 3102 Uncertainty and Decision Analysis in CE 2.Dropped Geo 1001, Increased CE technical electives from 13 to Substitutions: Upon approval of DUGS, students may make the following substitutions: 1.A CSci programming course for CE Stat 3021 for CE A CE technical elective for AEM 2012

Student Surveys 1.U-wide survey – summarized next slide IT Alumni Survey IT Alumni 2.27 CE Alumni 3.CE Exit Survey – Each semester in CE 4102W, Capstone Design

When graduating seniors this spring were asked "In general, how satisfied are you with your experience at the University of Minnesota?" the average response (on a six point scale) was 4.94 compared with 4.59 for seniors graduating in In % of seniors responded with a 5 or 6 rating as compared with only 69.3% of seniors in When asked to evaluate the overall quality of teaching in their major, the average response of graduating seniors in 2003 (again on a six point scale) was 4.64 as compared to 4.33 in Craig Swan, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (August 22, 2003)

Civil Engineering Graduation and awards reception Prior to IT Commencement