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Primary Objectives |
| Recruit | Retain | Support | |
| Goals | 1. Recruit alumni
into an effort to help recruit undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and adjunct
faculty. 2. Increase active participants of Dean's Circle by 20% over 3 years 3. Increase number of active adjuncts by 25% over a 3 year period.4. Increase number of active members of the Industrial Advisory Boards by 20% over a 3 year period. |
1. Improve communication links with the alumni, community, local business and industry. | 1.
Create and maintain an environment that encourages faculty volunteerism in the community. 2. Create and maintain an environment that encourages collaboration with local business, industry and educational units. |
| Action Plans | 1,2,3. Develop and
implement strategies such as Kansas BEST Game Day for enlisting the assistance of alumni
and members of the community in recruiting students, faculty and adjunct faculty and
Dean's Circle Members. 4. Formally define the charge, composition and length of service of members of the Industrial Advisory Boards. Recruit individuals for the Boards that can contribute to the improvement and growth of the college and its departments. |
1. Explore opportunities (newsletters, web pages, annual reports,etc.) for communication with alumni, the community, local business and industry. segment informed on the activities of the college. An informative , professional annual report will be one element of this. | 1,2. Encourage and reward faculty volunteerism within the communitycollaboration with local industry, businesses, and educational units. 3. Recognize alumni and friends of the college for their contributions to the college and their professional achievements. |
| Evaluation | 1. Assess
effectiveness of using alumni to assist in recruiting graduate and undergraduate students,
adjunct faculty and faculty. 2.Maintain accurate records of the number of adjunct faculty and determine if three year goal is met. 3. Add new participants in Dean's Circle 4. College will monitor theIndustrial Advisory Boards by evaluating the outcomes of the effort to increase the number of active IAB members and by ascertaining that charter and procedures are in place for IABs. |
1.a.Use
survey tools to evaluate effectiveness of the various means of communication with alumni
and the community. 1.b. Count hits on College ofEngineering web page. 1.c. Evaluate the retention activities after three years. |
1.Survey
the level of faculty community volunteerism using their annual report submissions. 2.Survey the level of faculty collaboration with local business, industry and educational units using their annual report submissions. Evaluate support activities after three years |
Decisions |
Use the results of the assessment of the outcomes to adjust the action plan and to utilize resources in an efficient manner Review/modify action plan. | Use the results of the assessment of the outcomes to adjust the action plan and to utilize resources in an efficient manner Review/modify action plan. | Use the results of the assessment of the outcomes to adjust the action plan and to utilize resources in an efficient manner Review/modify action plan. |
Primary Objectives |
| Enhance Learning | Intellectual Exploration | Excellence | |
| Goals | 1.Provide
opportunities for continuing professional education. 2.Provide activities of general interest to the community that increase awareness of the engineering profession and of the COE. 3. Encourage faculty participation in Professional organizations. |
1. Expand the research organization such that the community, industry, and alumni will automatically seek out to provide a variety of research and professional services. | 1.Establish a spirit and attitude of excellence in all activities and services provided to the community and alumni. |
| Action Plans | 1a.Solicit
information from the local industry as their "training," "retraining,"
and engineering development requirements for the next five years and key continuing
education efforts to these needs. 1b.Identify key areas where certificate programs could
be offered and investigate the feasibility. 2. Continue to offer quality programs such as the Bloomfield lectures of interest to the general community. 3a. Continue to support programs like BEST, Lego MindStorm, Math Counts and Science Olympiad. 3b. Encourage faculty to take active roles in their professionalorganizations. |
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Develop a detailed understanding of the local industry as to their current research
requirements and promote the use of the research capabilities and facilities of WSU. 1b. Expand collaborative actions with units of the local industry to seek funds for research and facilities from appropriate government sources. |
1.Solicit feedback on the quality of all activities involving the community and alumni. Provide the results to those sponsoring and participating in the activities. |
| Evaluation | 1,2,3.
Monitor participation in workshops, short courses and certificate programs and
professional organizations. Evaluate the enhanced learning activities after three years. |
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Monitor the number and size of research proposals and awards. 1.b. Monitor the number of faculty/business research or technology transfer projects & their funding. Evaluate action plans each year |
1.Monitor
and evaluate feedback on the quality of all activities involving the community and alumni.
Evaluate the action plans after three years |
| Decisions | Use
the results of the assessment of the outcomes to adjust the action plan and to utilize
resources in an efficient manner Review/modify action plan. |
Use
the results of the assessment of the outcomes to adjust the action plan and to utilize
resources in an efficient manner Review/modify action plan. |
Use the results of
the evaluation to determine the level of emphasis that must be exerted in order to assure
excellence in all relations with the community and alumni. Update action plans as necessary |
