Introduction to the Florida State University and the 2010 University Work Plan

Faculty Numbers Filled FTE Faculty Positions 1,565 Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Positions1,189 (virtually the same over 10 years (825 tenured) 9-month FTE Faculty Positions1,230 (less than 1% growth per year) Dedicated to excellence in instruction, research, creative endeavors, and service. Preserves, expands and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, professions. Instills the strength, skill and character essential for lifelong learning, personal responsibility, and sustained achievement. 2 FSU Mission Students: 83% Full-time 17% Part-time 10% Black students 11% Hispanic 71% White 8% Other 25.07% of students receive Pell Grants 9%Out-of-State Students EnrollmentDegrees Undergraduate30,500about 1% growth per year 7,000 Masters 4,700 2,150 Doctorate 2, Law Medicine about 2% growth per year Publications Count (From ) 7,250 Contracts & Grants – Expenditures:$200 million

Residence of Alumni by Florida County Our Students Travel Great Distance to Attend 3 Distance from HomeFSUNational miles 9%50% miles68%42% > 500 miles23%8%

Strengths/Improvements Strengths Nationally recognized faculty Distinguished student body High levels of student performance & satisfaction (NSSE 2008: >90%) Nationally known programs Excellent infrastructure Student Centered Focus Occurs across our campus (Excellent minority graduation rates, 74%) (88% completion of on-line courses) Areas for Improvement Competitiveness of salary structure Competitiveness of student stipends Class size Expand student academic engagement Expand Student research opportunities 4 Nationally Ranked Programs Dance Film Music Physics Chemistry Materials Science Environmental Law Higher Education Undergraduate Business

First-Year Full-Time FTIC Retention Drop-in Advising Cohort Entry Year 5 First-Year Retention Implemented Steps to Improvement Collect Data Student Contact %* 83.5 New Advisors Mapping Coachin g ACE * Based on Preliminary Data

Already in the top 50 of Publics (508 Public Institutions) – FSU intends to climb in the rankings Retain the best and brightest in Florida – FSU institution of choice for our citizens Increase federal and corporate investment Increase the number of superb programs across academic disciplines Increase the number of programs that impact Florida’s economy and its citizens Increase our efforts to collaborate across the state university system to leverage individual institutional investments Despite loss of $84M - which inevitably slows path to excellence and goals – we continue to make progress 6 Aspirations Programs on the Cusp Scientific Computing Neuroscience Leadership and Policy Studies Urban and Regional Planning Sociology Statistics

I. Focus on a Student Centered University: Impact Continue to Improve Graduation Rates Continue to Improve Retention Rates Retain the Best and Brightest II.Strategic Investments in Faculty and Programs: Impact Increase Number of Master and Doctorates Expand Research Activity Increase Federal and Corporate Grants and Contracts Promote Technology Transfer to Create High Value Jobs 7 SUS Objectives Our Role in Moving the Needle

Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Report FSU Has Less to Spend Than Its Public Research University Peers

Goals, Opportunities & Challenges Including System-wide Collaborations 9 Examples of Collaboration Florida High Performance Computing Focus on the Coast Promote a Student Centered University Retain and Recruit Outstanding Faculty Increase Contract and Grant Activity Attract newly available and highly talented students to help create a graduate-level workforce to enhance Florida’s competitiveness and innovation Take advantage of the need for a student service system to acquire an innovative BETA Test Site Leverage Investment in STEM to realize opportunity for strategic hires in targeted areas. Reinforce and Expand Key STEM Investments End of stimulus funding and constrained resources.

Garnet & Gold Scholars 1. Internships 2. Study Abroad 3. Service 4. Undergraduate Research 5. Leadership If a student completes formal requirements in 3 of 5 items above: Graduates as a Garnet and Gold Scholar (partner to “Honors” which focuses on classroom performance) 10 Example: Investments in Students

Unique interdisciplinary user facility core funding from NSF (FSU, UF, Los Alamos partners) Current award ends 12/2012 NSF’s National Science Board will require re-competition of all facilities from now on Additional state contributions will be needed to build a compelling case to keep the facility in Florida If we do not win the competition, the state stands to lose 420 scientific jobs and 1,000 scientific visitors annually Request: $3.3 Million recurring Expect to bring in more than $250M in non-State resources over next 5 years. 11 Windows of Opportunity National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

12 Windows of Opportunity Free Electron Laser Facility (“Big Light”) “Big Light” funding from outside Florida over the next 5 years is approx. $90M. Instruments to be located at the NHMFL Design funded by the National Science Foundation has been completed Provides an unprecedented high speed tool to watch chemical and biological reactions in process. Will be the world’s only such facility generating unforeseeable opportunities Considerable cost-sharing will be required to build and operate the facility and to demonstrate state interest in attracting the project. Request: Recurring - $5 Million Non-recurring - $2 Million

First year funding – improve retention Spent $1.9 million on Library renovation to create first floor undergraduate commons space. Students already experience more tutoring, workshops and other academic events. A number of small study rooms were added where groups of 5-12 students can work together. Second year funding – improve retention Funds were used to hire and train additional advisors and tutors. Faculty formed the Academic Center of Excellence, a program of early intervention for students who struggle during their first year. Third year funding – improve grad. rate Funds will be used to hire faculty for areas of student demand that occurs as shifts result from the loss of stimulus to ensure timely graduation and improve graduation rate. 13 Tuition Differential New fee is opportunity to fund critical campus safety, an issue that will be considered over the next year (This is the #1 issue of Student Focus Groups)