1. Provost’s Address to the University Senate December 13, 2004

2. Necessity’s Sharp Pinch - King Lear

4. Necessity’s Sharp Pinch To wage against the enmity o' the air; To be a comrade with the wolf and owl,-- Necessity's sharp pinch! - King Lear (Act II)

11. Make A Virtue of Necessity - Robert Burton

12. Undergraduate Enrollment Growth A First Look at Possible Effects

13. Recent Trends: Fall 2001 to Fall 2004 Headcount: 17,284 to 18,492 7% increase Freshman Class: 3,037 to 3,961 30% increase

14. Student Experience: Average Class Size by Level

15. Student Experience: Small, Medium, Large Distribution Full-Time Freshmen (FTF) Comparison of student schedules based on size of classes  small = 30 or less  medium = 31-99  large = 100+ Fall 2001 and Fall 2004 schedules

16. Full-Time Freshmen Enrolled...... In at least 1 Class In at least 2 Classes In at least 3 Classes In 4 or more Classes With a Class Size of..... 20012004200120042001200420012004 30 or less 99.696.692.582.366.755.834.226.0 31 to 99 76.772.031.527.87.46.41.00.9 100 or more 81.0 86.833.848.55.215.00.22.9 Student Experience: Small, Medium, Large Distribution

17. Student Experience: Based on Class Size Little change in likelihood that FTF will have at least 1 small, 1 medium, and 1 large class 15 point increase in likelihood that FTF will have 2 or more large classes Over one-half have at least 3 small classes Only 15% of FTF have 3 or more large classes FTF are 9 times more likely to have 4 or more small classes than to have 4 or more large classes

18. Student Satisfaction: Advising My Advisor...2001-022002-032003-04...spent sufficient time with me. 3.563.553.58...was accessible when I needed help. 3.75 3.76...is someone I would recommend to other students. 3.703.663.71 NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree.

19. Student Satisfaction: Engagement UK Fresh. 2001 UK Fresh. 2003 Pub. Doc. Fresh. 2003 UK Senior 2001 UK Senior 2003 Pub. Doc. Senior 2003 Level of Academic Challenge 51.652.252.353.155.055.2 Active/Collaborative Learning 35.635.138.144.846.250.2 Student-Faculty Interactions 33.634.434.039.141.539.9 Enriching Educational Experiences 50.451.457.642.546.747.6 Supportive Campus Environment 53.359.058.048.353.753.4

20. Student Satisfaction: Quality of Instruction Items2001-022002-032003-04 Overall quality of instruction – faculty 2.842.832.80 Quality of instruction by TAs 2.502.562.54 Individual attention from instructors 2.342.402.33 Willingness of faculty to meet with students 2.992.922.90 NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 4 where 1=poor and 4=excellent.

21. TCE Comparison: Strategy for Selecting Courses 100-200 Level: fall 2001 total enrollment ≥ 200 Average class size increase ≥ 25% 300-500 Level: fall 2001 total enrollment ≥ 15 Average class size increase ≥ 50%

22. TCE Comparison: Selected Growth Courses 100-200 Level Results: BIO152, CHE104, COM101 & CS101 HIS104, PHI120 & MA213 PHY231 & PHY241 300-500 Level Results: 28 courses 5 colleges (AG, AS, BE, ED, EN)

23. TCE Results: 100-200 Level Selected Growth Courses Items Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003 Graded papers returned promptly 3.3 Helpful comments on graded papers 2.9 Course material presented effectively 3.2 Instructor available outside class 3.33.43.3 Class participation encouraged 3.1 3.0 Overall quality of teaching 3.23.33.2 Overall value of course 3.03.1 NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 4 where 1=poor and 4=excellent.

24. TCE Results: 300-500 Level Selected Growth Courses Items Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003 Graded papers returned promptly 3.43.23.3 Helpful comments on graded papers 3.02.93.0 Course material presented effectively 3.33.23.3 Instructor available outside class 3.53.43.5 Class participation encouraged 3.3 Overall quality of teaching 3.33.23.3 Overall value of course 3.23.13.3 NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 4 where 1=poor and 4=excellent.

25. Student Satisfaction: Learning Outcomes Student ratings of change in ability to.... Spring 2002 (N=1411) Spring 2003 (N=2060) Spring 2004 (N=2045) Write (effectively). 3.873.973.93 Make effective oral presentations. 3.353.443.40 Use statistics and mathematical reasoning. 3.523.433.49 Appreciate the arts. 3.343.323.35 Understand methods in science. 3.543.50 NOTE: On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1=Much weaker and 5=Much stronger.

26. Grades: 100-200 Level Selected Growth Courses Percent enrolled that received --Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003 A 29.8%29.5%25.7% B 27.7%29.5%30.8% C, P 19.3%18.9%21.3% D, E, W 23.1%22.0%22.2%

27. Grades: 300-500 Level Selected Growth Courses Percent enrolled that received --Fall 2001Fall 2002 Fall 2003 * A 35.4%36.6%37.1% B 38.7%37.0%34.7% C, P 14.9%16.5%16.4% D, E, W 10.8%9.8%10.7% * There were 16 Incompletes in fall 2003 – 1% of total grades assigned.

28. Entering Freshmen and Retention Rate

29. First Semester GPA of Entering Freshmen Percent enrolled that received -- Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 20033-Year Change 3.5-4.0 22.1%23.7%26.1% 3.0-3.49 23.3%24.6%24.9% 2.5-2.99 18.5%17.8%17.2% 2.0-2.49 16.5%15.4%14.3% 1.5-1.99 8.4%8.2%6.6% <1.5 11.2%10.2%10.8%

30. Necessity, the Mother of Invention - George Farquhar

31. New Academic Initiatives Reorganization of Enrollment Management Team Center For Undergraduate Excellence Expansion of the Honors Program Reform Undergraduate Studies Program (USP) Enhanced Teaching Resources for Undergraduate Education Committee on Academic Priorities Winter Intersession Provost Workgroup on International Affairs & Public Policy Provost Workgroup on Multimedia Studies The Commonwealth Collaboratives

32. Center Organization Discovery Seminar Program The Honors Program Living-Learning Communities Office of Undergraduate Research Office of Study Abroad The Gaines Center for the Humanities Office of External Scholarships The Intercollegiate Debate Program

33. Goals Center for Undergraduate Excellence Strengthen the individual programs within the Center Enhance the synergism among programs within the Center Improve the academic profile of the entering class Promote excellence in undergraduate education Prepare our best students for external scholarship competition Prepare our best students for admission to the most prestigious graduate and professional schools in the country

34. Faculty Issues Recommend Promotion Increments Promotion from Assistant to Associate Increase from $2,600 to $4,000 Promotion from Associate to Full Increase from $3,800 to $5,500

35. Sabbatical Leave

36. Sabbatical Leave Policy Encourage more full-year sabbaticals Increased compensation contingent on prior performance

37. Faculty Title Series Is it time to examine the 4 tenurable title series? Is it time to examine greater use of the differentiated DOE?

38. Lecturer Faculty Complete Some Unfinished Business Opportunity for advancement to Senior Lecturer Multi-year appointments

39. Opportunity for Accelerated Advancement Promotion from Assistant to Full Professor Elimination of Associate Professor rank

40. Commonwealth Collaboratives Institutionalize the connection between scholarship and service Senior faculty leadership for service activities tied to Strategic Plan priorities