Dorothy F Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Strategic Plan Presentation Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Student Enrollment Strategic Plan • Goal 1, Objective 10 – Award graduate and undergraduate degrees in targeted and non-targeted areas consistent with Board of Trustees -approved Board of Governors Accountability Targets. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Student Enrollment 2001 -02 to 2005 -06 Comparison of Student Credit Hours Generated 2001 -02 Lower 2005 -06 Lower 2001 -02 2005 -06 Upper Arts and Letters 69, 030 78, 811 42, 704 University Total 163, 365 186, 667 280, 147 315, 386 % A&L 42% Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 15% 70, 858 22%

Student Enrollment 2001 -02 to 2005 -06 Comparison of Student Credit Hours Generated 2001 -02 Grad I 2005 -06 Grad I Arts and Letters 4, 360 6, 103 538 1, 000 University Total 52, 663 56, 990 7, 149 9, 749 % A&L 8% 11% 7. 5% 10% Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 2001 -02 2005 -06 Grad II

Student Enrollment 2001 -02 to 2005 -06 Comparison of Student Credit Hours Generated 2001 -02 Total 2005 -06 Total Arts and Letters 116, 632 156, 772 University Total 503, 324 570, 792 % A&L 23% 27% Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Growth in Graduate Enrollment Year Total Graduate Students/Doctoral 2003 297/38 2007 457/101 % Change 53/66 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Student Retention Strategic Plan • Goal 1, Objective 3 – Promote the academic success and improve the retention rate of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students. • Goal 1, Objective 4 – Promote timely completion of degrees and increase the graduation rate of FTIC students. • Goal 1, Objective 5 – Promote the timely completion of degrees and increase the graduation rate of Associate in Arts transfer students. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Student Retention Admission to FAU 6 Year Graduation Rates for FTIC A&L/FAU Admission to FAU 4 Year Graduation Rates for Community College Transfers with an AA Degree A&L/FAU 1995 30. 9/36. 4 1997 58. 3/58. 9 1999 36. 8/34. 9 2001 69. 8/63. 6 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Partner Campuses Strategic Plan • Goal 1, Objective 11 – Develop and implement mission-driven academic enrollment and program plans for each campus. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Partner Campuses • By this fall we will have moved the multi-media computer lab from Davie to the Fort Lauderdale campus and will complete groundwork to move two computer labs and three faculty from Boca to the Fort Lauderdale campus, concentrating all the multi-media faculty and labs in one location. • We will be moving the new Center for Public Archaeology, funded by the State, to the Fort Lauderdale campus, to work with the three county public school systems, and local communities and developers to raise awareness of our archaeological heritage in south Florida. • We are hiring to bolster faculty at both Broward and Mac. Arthur campuses. • We have worked out a multi-year rotation for offerings in Port St. Lucie which meet the needs of the Colleges of Business, Education and Nursing. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Diversity Strategic Plan • Goal 1, Objective 6 – Adopt strategies that assure racial and ethnic diversity within the student body. • Goal 1, Objective 7 – Adopt strategies that assure that degree completions reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the student body. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Diversity 2006 -07 Faculty Diversity Instructional Faculty (Tenured, tenure-earning & non-tenure-earning) College Total University Total American Indian/Alaskan 0 1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 (1. 4%) 88 (8. 4%) Black (not of Hispanic origin) 12 (5. 7%) 60 (5. 7%) Hispanic 13 (6. 1%) 57 (5. 4%) White (not of Hispanic origin) 175 (82. 5%) 780 (74. 5%) Non-Resident Alien 9 (4. 2%) 61 (5. 8%) Total 212 1047 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Diversity Fall 2006 Headcount Enrollment Race College Total University Total American Indian/Alaskan 17 (<1%) 86 (<1%) Asian or Pacific Islander 120 (3%) 1, 169 (5%) Black (not of Hispanic origin) 522 (13%) 4, 362 (17%) Hispanic 646 (16%) 4, 219 (16%) White (not of Hispanic origin) 2568 (64%) 14, 752 (57%) Non-Resident Alien 98 (2%) 987 (4%) Total 3982 (11 not reported) 25, 657 (82 not reported) Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Student Diversity 2006 Degrees Awarded (Calendar Year) Race College Total University Total American Indian/Alaskan 2 (<1%) 12 (<1%) Asian or Pacific Islander 31 (3%) 289 (5%) Black (not of Hispanic origin) 149 (14%) 926 (16%) Hispanic 156 (15%) 852 (15%) White (not of Hispanic origin) 680 (65%) 3, 266 (58%) Non-Resident Alien 26 (3%) 313 (6%) Total 1045 (1 not reported) 5, 665 (7 not reported) Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Technology Strategic Plan • Goal 5, Objective 1 – Provide colleges and non-academic units adequate and stable funding to maintain the information technology (IT) infrastructure necessary for instruction, research and other creative activities, and support and administrative functions. • Goal 5, Objective 3 – Increase as needed University-wide IRM staff and college-based IT staff to support adequately the teaching, research and administrative missions of the University. • Goal 5, Objective 8 - Provide all students with the opportunity to develop and enhance their information technology proficiency. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Technology Computers Servers Labs Support Staff 621 11 12 3 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Community Outreach Strategic Plan • Goal 4, Objective 4 – Communicate effectively to both internal and external audiences the University’s community outreach activities • Goal 4, Objective 5 – Engage students, faculty and staff in service activities that mutually benefit the University and the community. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Community Outreach 200 programs of every sort, including: • FAU’s School of the Arts recently named a Kennedy Center “National Partner in Education”, in partnership with the Kravis Center and Palm Beach County School District • Festival Rep 2006, FAU’s popular summer repertory theatre series, attracts audiences of 8, 041 over 6 weeks • School of Communication and Multimedia Studies signs an agreement with WXEL to develop a new digital radio station • FAU hosts the Florida State Music Teacher’s Association in October for 300 music educators • Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment moves its summer journalism institute from Colorado to FAU Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters