UMN Undergrad Education Task Force KickOff Meeting 22709

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UMN Undergrad Education Task Force Kick-Off Meeting 2/27/09 4 -5 PM

UMN Undergrad Education Task Force Kick-Off Meeting 2/27/09 4 -5 PM

Agenda • • Welcome Introductions Overview Brainstorming

Agenda • • Welcome Introductions Overview Brainstorming

Undergraduate Education • Undergraduates are our most visible product • Undergraduates are our most

Undergraduate Education • Undergraduates are our most visible product • Undergraduates are our most important product

Dept Mission Statement The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota offers

Dept Mission Statement The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota offers undergraduate and graduate education of the highest quality in mechanical engineering, conducts significant basic and applied research in selected areas, and provides professional service to the appropriate constituencies of Minnesota’s land grant university.

Introductions • Name • Professional Passions • What don’t we know about you?

Introductions • Name • Professional Passions • What don’t we know about you?

Charge • Identify strategic objectives that will have the greatest impact on our future

Charge • Identify strategic objectives that will have the greatest impact on our future success in educating undergraduates • Develop plans to achieve those objectives

Think BIG! • What skills will be of greatest benefit to the mechanical engineering

Think BIG! • What skills will be of greatest benefit to the mechanical engineering graduate of 2020? • What opportunities will place UMN ahead of the competition? • We want YOUR IDEAS! • We do not intend to identify the strategic objectives at today’s meeting

Think CREATIVE! Introduced 1953; 60, 000 Sold

Think CREATIVE! Introduced 1953; 60, 000 Sold

UG Ed SWOT Chart Strengths • Leading supplier of ME undergrads in MN Weaknesses

UG Ed SWOT Chart Strengths • Leading supplier of ME undergrads in MN Weaknesses • Student/faculty ratio Opportunities • National energy initiative Threats • University funding cuts

SWOT Charts Strengths Opportunities Weaknesses Threats Internal External

SWOT Charts Strengths Opportunities Weaknesses Threats Internal External

Utilizing the SWOT Analysis • How can we leverage our strengths? (Match with opportunities?

Utilizing the SWOT Analysis • How can we leverage our strengths? (Match with opportunities? ) • How can we improve on our weaknesses? • How can we exploit our opportunities? • How can we mitigate threats? How should we restructure our UG curriculum?

Deliverables Document: • Strategic issues/grand challenges in ME undergraduate education • SWOT analysis results

Deliverables Document: • Strategic issues/grand challenges in ME undergraduate education • SWOT analysis results • Departmental objectives in UG education • Proposed action plan

Timeline • • Feb. 27: March-June: April 22: July 1: Kick-off event Task force

Timeline • • Feb. 27: March-June: April 22: July 1: Kick-off event Task force meets ME day (Focus: UG Ed) Task force reports due

Next Steps • How will we communicate? • Next meeting?

Next Steps • How will we communicate? • Next meeting?

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