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ACADEMIC UPDATE Board of Trustees September 2014.

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1 ACADEMIC UPDATE Board of Trustees September 2014

2 Thank you for the opportunity Much to share –Pres. Leahy’s “Year in Review” Limited remarks today Happy to field questions to your interests

3 Priorities: Complete Four Dean Searches –College of Science & Engineering –School of Education –College of Arts, Humanities & – Social Science –School of Nursing

4 Nursing: A New Era Free-standing School of Nursing –First & only in Northeastern Pennsylvania New Interim Dean: Dr. Deborah Zbegner National Search for Nursing Dean New Structure to maximize success: –New Program Directors: Graduate & Undergraduate –Associate Dean for Student Affairs

5 Five-Point Strategy Focus on undergraduate student success on state board examination Integrate graduate & undergraduate faculty to maximize success Full-time faculty recruitment & development Judicious use of adjunct faculty Grow national presence through HotChalk partnership for graduate

6 Intense focus on improving state board scores –All course exams aligned with “final exam” (NCLEX) –Focus on Seniors with intensive support: Weekly review of questions Content review via competitions Restructure final senior clinical course to embed test review Strong program of remediation for individual students Continue current Kaplan reviews

7 State Board of Nursing decision in October Where we are now with nursing scores –Current percentage –Worst case scenario –Cautious optimism

8 Priority: Off-Campus Site Strategy Mesa Poconos

9 Priority: Research & Development Process No dearth of ideas! Opportunity cost critical Need mechanism to constantly evaluate ideas prior to moving to formal channels: –Assess demand & competition –Determine if fits Wilkes –Determine resource needs –Triage: Yes, no, not now –If yes -- Prioritize –Move forward!

10 Thank you Questions and Answers

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