Progress Report on the Academic Plan

Progress Report on the Academic Plan

Bernadette Gray-Little Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

July 26, 2006

Peer Institutions Used in Comparisons

University of California – Berkeley University of California – Los Angeles University of Florida University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign University of Michigan – Ann Arbor University of Pittsburgh – Main Campus University of Texas – Austin University of Virginia University of Washington – Seattle University of Wisconsin - Madison

Priority A

Provide the strongest possible academic experience for undergraduate, graduate,

and professional students.

Undergraduate Education Measures

Course sections with fewer than 20 students

2002UNC-Chapel Hill: 40%Peer Mean: 42%

Source: US News and World Report Best Colleges, 2004 - 2006 editions. 2005 data source: 2005-06 Common Data Set





First year retention rate remained steady at 95% for the previous three years

Retention rate for 2004 cohort was 97%

AAU mean is 89%

Source: AAUDE Comparative Retention and Graduation Study, 2002-2005


Four year graduation rates for Freshman entering in:1998UNC Chapel Hill: 67%Peer Mean: 50%

Source: AAUDE Comparative Retention and Graduation Study, 2002-2005

1999UNC Chapel Hill: 71%Peer Mean: 53%




Six year graduation rates for Freshman entering in:






External rankings and evaluations of programs Kiplinger’s 2006 Top Deals in Higher Education ranked Carolina # 1 overall for the fifth

year in a row. Carolina was ranked #1 for in state students, and # 3 for out of state students.

US News 2006 ranked Carolina 1st among public campuses and 10th overall in "Great Schools, Great Prices," based on academic quality, net cost of attendance and average student debt.

#1 in Forbes’ ranking of entrepreneurial universities The Center: Top American Research Universities: scored 9 out of 9 measures A "best value" among 81 schools chosen for "America's Best Value Colleges, 2006

Edition" by The Princeton Review/Random House for outstanding academics, relatively low costs, and generous financial aid packages.

Sources: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, June 2006; The Center publication, “The Top American Research Universities”, Nov 2004. http://thecenter.ufl.edu/research2003.pdf; The Princeton Review, America’s Best Value Colleges, 2006

http://thecenter.ufl.edu/research2003.pdf

Graduate Education Measures 2005 passing rates on professional exams

Sources: UNC-Chapel Hill School Of Medicine Curriculum Profile Reports and Liaison Committee on Medical Education Annual Medical School Questionnaires; UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; UNC General Administration; UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education; North Carolina Board of Nursing; UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Medical Boards: Step 1: 98%, Step 2: 97% Dental Boards State: 95%, National Boards Part 1: 96%,

Part 2: 97% Bar Exam: UNC: 83%, Statewide: 81% Praxis II Exam for Education: UNC: 100%, Statewide:

97% National Council Licensure Examination for Registered

Nurses (BSN programs): UNC: 94%, National: 87% Pharmacy Licensure Examination: UNC: 98%, National:

89%

Graduate Education Measures US News & World Report, Best Graduate Schools, 2006 Edition

School of Public Health: 2 School of Nursing: 5 School of Pharmacy: 3 School of Medicine: 20 (# 2 in Primary Care) School of Information and Library Science: 1 Department of Sociology: 4 School of Social Work: 7 School of Government (Public Administration): 8 Department of History: 13 Department of Chemistry: 14 (#1 in Analytic Chemistry) Department of Political Science: 13 Department of Psychology: 22 Department of English: 19 Kenan Flagler Business School: 20 School of Law: 27 School of Education: 29

Graduate Education Measures

Comparison of Average Teaching Assistant compensation with AAU peers

Source: AAU Data Exchange and UNC-Chapel Hill Payroll files

Minimum TA salary boosted to $7,000 per semester for fall 2006

Even with increase in minimum TA salary from $5,000 in 2002 to $7,000 in 2006, Carolina remains in the bottom quartile of

its peers for TA stipends

Academic Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06UNC-Chapel Hill $11,379 $11,944 $12,400 $12,762 $13,128Public Peers $12,796 $12,941 $13,282 $13,723 $14,182

Priority B

Further integrate interdisciplinary research, education, and public service.

Interdisciplinary Initiatives for 2006

Parr Center for Ethics Carolina Performing Arts Academic Integration

Program School of Medicine promotion and tenure policy

changes to reward interdisciplinary contributions to faculty productivity

Translational Medicine Initiative, speeding development of new drugs and furthering collaboration with physicians and research faculty, boosted by $2.5 million funding from Legislature

Priority C

Improve faculty recruitment, retention, and development.

Faculty Recruitment

Number of Opportunity and Spousal/Partner Hires Per Year: 2002-03: 7 opportunity, 3 spousal offers 2003-04: 8 opportunity, 4 spousal offers 2004-05: 16 opportunity offers, 12 spousal offers 2005-06: 14 opportunity offers, 8 spousal offers

Faculty Start-up allocations from Provost’s Office: $4,424,650 for 2002-2003 $6,372,258 for 2003-2004 $5,899,550 for 2004-2005 $7,274,000 for 2005-2006

Source: Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Faculty Development

39 Junior Faculty Development Awards (increased funding from $5,000 to $7,500 per award; total funding increased from $215,000 in 2004-05 to $292,500 in 2005-06)

14 Senior Faculty Competitive Leave Awards ($892,769)

Source: Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Priority D

Increase diversity among faculty, students, and staff.

Minority Faculty

Year Tenured/Tenure Track Fixed Term All Faculty

2002 230 (12.5%) 148 (17.1%) 378 (14%)

2003 250 (13.7%) 162 (17.7%) 412 (15%)

2004 254 (13.9%) 189 (18.7%) 443 (15.6%)

2005 260 (14.3%) 205 (19.2%) 465 (16.1%)

Number and percent of total minority faculty:

Source: UNC-Chapel Hill Fact BooksNote: “Minority” includes all races except White/Caucasian.

Minority Students

Year Undergraduate Graduate Professional All Students

2002 3,546 (22.2%) 2,143 (27.9%) 560 (23.5%) 6,249 (24%)

2003 3,928 (24.3%) 2,213 (28.2%) 583 (24.7%) 6,724 (25.5%)

2004 4,242 (25.7%) 2,369 (29.6%) 603 (25.7%) 7,213 (26.8%)

2005 4,433 (26.4%) 2,548 (31.2%) 600 (25.7%) 7,581 (27.8%)

Number and percent of student population:

Source: UNC-Chapel Hill Fact Books; Note: “Minority” includes all races except White/Caucasian.

2006 Diversity Assessment

Supplements the Academic Plan Six goals:

Define and publicize Carolina’s commitment to diversity Ensure accountability Achieve critical mass of underrepresented populations in

faculty, staff and students Make high quality diversity training available Create climate where respectful discussion flourishes Support research

Implementation to begin this fall

Priority E

Enhance public engagement.

Chancellor’s Task Force on Engagement

Four subcommittees submitted initial reports in March: Education Health Economic Development Cross cutting issues

Chancellor will issue report and recommendations in September

Source: Carolina Center for Public Service

Chancellor’s Carolina Connects Tour

Since April of 2004 the Chancellor has made 65 visits to communities from Manteo and Shallotte in the East to Asheville and Cullowhee in the West and points in between. Stops have focused on the Carolina Covenant program, the Citizen-Soldier initiative and numerous research and public service projects.

Tour highlight the ways in which the University’s faculty, staff and students serve the people of North Carolina.

Public Service Scholars Program

In 2006, forty students graduated from Carolina as Public Service Scholars

They completed 19,653 hours of service, an average of 491 hours per graduate

In three and a half years, participants have logged over 113,500 hours

Program has grown from 78 to 742 students, with participants from 90 of North Carolina’s 100 counties and 34 other states and the District of Columbia

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Graduate Education Advancement Board IMPACT Awards

GEAB presented IMPACT awards to 13 projects and gave recognition to an additional 26. A faculty review committee selected the projects for their contributions to issues that face the state. The research projects were in the areas of economic development, health and human services, education, and the environment.

Priority F

Extend Carolina’s global presence, research, and teaching.

Foreign Students and Scholars*

Source: UNC-Chapel Hill Office of International Student & Scholar Services

Year Undergraduate Graduate Non-degree/ exchange

All Students

Scholars*

2002 178 971 125 1,274 1,0172003 188 938 128 1,254 1,0242004 222 968 141 1,331 1,0472005 206 967 174 1,347 1,183

*Scholars are individuals on campus for primarily research purposes (e.g. research associates, post-docs, faculty)

International Affairs Initiatives 2005-06

China Initiative Created various China working groups the total roster

for which come to over 120 faculty and staff MOU’s signed between various units at UNC-Chapel

Hill and the Chinese Joint programs, workshops, conferences held with

Chinese Government, Tsinghua University Globalization and the American South Global Health New Title VI Center for African Studies

Source: Associate Provost for International Affairs

Accomplished Our Three Major International Affairs Goals for 2004-05 Secured funds to complete the Global Education

Center, largely through a $5 million pledge from FedEx

Moved ahead on the undergraduate joint-degree program with the National University of Singapore. On our end, the program passed through all levels of the approval process at UNC-Chapel Hill, and now needs only the final approvals of GA and the Board of Governors.

Retained our status as one of the top public research universities in terms of the proportion of undergraduates we send abroad; worked to rationalize and enhance the quality of the study abroad programs in which we are involved.

Source: Associate Provost for International Affairs

SACS Recognition

Our International programs and initiatives received very strong endorsements from the site visit team that visited UNC-Chapel Hill in April 2006 as part of decennial reaffirmation of accreditation process by SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).

International programs and initiatives are a key component of the institutional Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) required for reaffirmation of accreditation.

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Closing Questions and Comments

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