Welcome to the Board of Regents and Chancellor

Welcome to the Board of Regents and Chancellor!

GOAL ONE: Renewing excellence in undergraduate education to meet students’ 21 st century educational needs Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment! Honors College & Advanced Academy National Excellence in Debate Attracting great faculty and staff 2006 Governors Award for the Humanities 2006 Carnegie / CASE Georgia Teacher of the Year 2007 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award 2007 Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow 2005, 2006, 2007 Fulbright Scholars and Teachers Retention, Progression, and Graduation

Retention, Progression, and Graduation Data Retention rates*: Have risen from 57% to 73 % since 1994 Up for African Americans (AA) and Caucasians, Males and Females AA females up from 63% to 83%! AA males up from 52% to 83%! * Example: The % of FTFTF in Fall, 2006 who returned in Fall, 2007.

Retention, Progression, and Graduation Data Graduation rates*: Have risen from 25% to 36% since 1994 Up for African Americans (AA) and Caucasians, Males and Females AA females up from 31% to 42% AA males up from 11% to 24% * Example: The % of FTFTF in Fall, 2001 who graduated by Summer of 2007.

UWG Students! Their Success is Our Story!

Mollie Mc. Carthy Woodstock, GA Early Childhood Education Sorority President (Delta) University Ambassador Orientation Leader “This university truly exemplifies everything that college life is supposed to be, by offering a warm, personal, academic environment for all students on campus. ”

Rob Kelly SGA President Psychology 3. 78 GPA BMWI, BSA, NAACP University Ambassador Interned with Proctor and Gamble “UWG gives its students the opportunity to make a difference and leave the campus a little better than we found it. I have heard of no other institution that gives its students such a big role in its overall well-being. “I am West Georgia. ”

Nadia Brasher Dahlonega, GA 4. 00 GPA Neuroscience Summer 2007 at Harvard Past 3 summers at Duke TIP “Honors classes are more difficult, but they are worth the while. Learning by debating, analyzing, and discussing with peers is so much more effective than passively listening to a lecture. These classes have prepared me for future coursework like nothing else has. ”

Ajay Pillai Warner Robins, GA Presented research at NCUR 2006 Will graduate in May, 2008 at age 17 The youngest ever Bachelor’s graduate of the USG! “UWG has furthered my intellectual development greatly through challenging honors college courses, teaching opportunities, and a wonderful, accepting social environment. It has formed the foundation of my intellectual development. ”

GOAL ONE: Renewing excellence in undergraduate education to meet students’ 21 st century educational needs Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment Honors College & Advanced Academy National Excellence in Debate Attracting great faculty and staff Retention, Progression, and Graduation Students, Students!

GOAL TWO: Creating enrollment capacity to meet the needs of 100, 000 additional students by 2020

Age of State-Funded Facilities (Square Footage) 79% of State Sq. Footage is 30 years old or more Quiz: How many completed state-funded facilities at UWG would have qualified as “Major Capital” projects? 86% of State Sq. Footage is 20 years old or more

UWG’s Innovative Spirit: New Land, and Major Capital Projects State Funds, 2000 Private (+ Fees? ), 2009 Fees PPV, 2005 State Funds, 2009 246 acres PPV, 2004 375 acres

Distance Education UWG accounts for 39% total USG credit production in e-Core® Completion rate for all English e-Core ® courses increased from 70% to 87% Completion rate for Math e-Core ® courses increased from 69% to 76% Journal of Distance Learning Administration has readers in 50 countries; 400, 000 “hits” Annual Distance Learning Administration Conference – participants from over 40 states, all branches of the U. S. Military, and 19 countries from six continents

GOAL TWO: Creating enrollment capacity to meet the needs of 100, 000 additional students by 2020 An Intrinsic Part of Your Strategic Plan – the Robust Tier of Doctoral Comprehensive Universities Incredible challenges and Innovative models Land to expand Distance Education Newnan Center Partnering with GHC – Nursing & ECE

GOAL THREE: Increasing the USG’s participation in research and economic development to the benefit of a Global Georgia Nursing Carroll Tomorrow Air. Tran

Example of Win-Win-Win!

UWG’s Crystalline-Rock Hydrogeologic Research Station Production Estimates (2 wells): ~45 gallons per minute (65, 000 gals/day) Economic Impact: Savings of ~$30, 000 to 40, 000 per year for field irrigation Estimated Operating Cost : ~ $0. 10 per 1000 gallons (electricity) [ treated water is ~$3. 50 per 1000 gallons]

GOAL THREE: Increasing the USG’s participation in research and economic development to the benefit of a Global Georgia Nursing Carroll Tomorrow Air. Tran Water Resources “From Rural Roots to Global Reach”… 2007 Governors International Award for the Economics Department Agreements with universities in Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Germany, …

GOAL FOUR: Strengthening the USG’s partnerships with the state’s other education agencies Since 2003, production of teachers increased by 30% Of new teachers produced by USG public institutions in 2005, UWG’s production was exceeded only by UGA and GSU Of these, 86. 2% were employed in Georgia schools, with a first-year retention rate of 97. 7%!

GOAL FOUR: Strengthening the USG’s partnerships with the state’s other education agencies Teaching Fellows Program Internships with Coweta County Elementary schools MOU for Early College Program Mentoring programs with Carrollton MS and ES for at-risk African American Males: Maintained B averages 60 -80% increases in CRCT scores in Math, English, Science, and Social Science

GOAL FOUR: Strengthening the USG’s partnerships with the state’s other education agencies AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize, 2007 -- Chris Kennedy Winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science & Mathematics Teaching, 2006 -- Zoe Evans Of the 2006 Georgia Schools of Excellence, three principals were UWG alumni

GOAL FIVE: Maintaining affordability so that money is not a barrier to participation in the benefits of higher education Thank you for Foundation gift (Saturday evening) – UWG matched it by 10: 35 a. m. on Monday. Two awards given; here are their stories…

Sarah Brotherton BOR Need-Based Aid Scholarship Recipient From Ringgold, Georgia HS GPA of 2. 85 “It has given me a reassurance that I can continue my education without worry as to where my parents are going to get the money Psychology to pay for college. So this scholarship is not only important to me, but to my parents as well. ”

Johnny Barthell UWG Foundation Need-Based Aid Scholarship Recipient From Riverdale, GA HS GPA of 2. 91 From Johnny’s Mom: “Thank you all for caring and being compassionate to Johnny. Thank you for reaching out to Johnny Economics and helping him feel that he to has the ability to be worthy of receiving a scholarship, this is his challenge. ”

GOAL SIX: Increasing efficiency, working as a System Low $ / FTE High FTE / $ ! SACUBO-2006 Energy Conservation Georgia Oglethorpe Focus Recognition award BPR in Risk Management/Environmental Health and Safety redesign of Chemical Safety Management The Higher One program

The University of West Georgia: Asking What We Can Do Together! Thank you to the Board of Regents and Chancellor!