Dakota State University

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Dakota State University
WELCOME BACK!!
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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Dr. Douglas Knowlton President

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• PERSONNEL CHANGES

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Dr. Cecelia Wittmayer
• Vice President for
• Academic Affairs

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Academic Affairs Assessment/Graduate Office

• Dawn Hamilton
• Promoted to Statistician

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Academic Affairs Assessment/Graduate Office

• Jennifer Maher
• Senior Secretary

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Academic Affairs Graduate Office

• Sharon Knowlton
• Director of Graduate
• Programs Office

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Academic AffairsE-Education Services

• Bobby Dineen
• Education Technology Specialist

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Academic Affairs Arts Sciences Faculty

• Scott Richardson
• Instructor
• English

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Academic Affairs Business Information
Systems Faculty

• Steve Graham
• Assistant Professor
• Computer Science
• Josh Pauli
• Instructor
• Information Systems

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Academic AffairsBusiness and Information Systems
Faculty
Internal Changes

• Omar El-Gayar
• MSIS/MSIA
• Graduate Programs Coordinator
• Stephen Krebsbach
• CS/IS Academic Coordinator

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Academic AffairsBusiness and Information Systems
Faculty
Internal Changes
Wayne Pauli Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Information Systems

• Kevin Streff
• Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Information
  Assurance
• Director of Center for
• Information Assurance

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Academic Affairs Education Faculty
Internal Changes

• Crystal Pauli
• Director of Field Services

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Academic Affairs Education Faculty

• Larry McDaniel
• Associate Professor
• Exercise Science

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Academic Affairs Education Faculty

• Ursula Garrett
• Assistant Professor
• Special Education
• Sandi Steinhoff-Muller
• Instructor
• Special Education

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Academic Affairs Education Faculty

• Carson Walch
• Instructor
• (Assistant Football Coach)

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Academic Affairs New Adjunct Faculty
In Madison

• Michael Johnson
• Instructor
• Computer Science

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Academic Affairs New Adjunct Faculty
In Sioux Falls

• Gene Danielsen
• Instructor
• Math

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Academic Affairs New Adjunct Faculty
In Sioux Falls

• Anna Vorhes
• Instructor
• Music

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Institutional Effectiveness

• Institutional Effectiveness Committee

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Institutional Effectiveness Committee

• Committee Mission (DSU Policy 04-10-01)
  
• Fulfills an advisory, monitoring,
  coordinating and regulatory role at DSU in
  planning and assessment matters and advises the
  President on the implementation and evaluation of
  DSUs strategic plan and all aspects of
  institutional assessment

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Committee Membership

• Student membership
• Staff membership
• Faculty membership
• Executive Council members (Ex-officio)
• Committee formed Fall 03 began work Spring 04

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Committee Responsibilities

• Evaluate
• Institutions progress toward 6 strategic
  initiatives approved by campus in October 2002
• Evaluate progress of functional units toward
  accomplishing their initiatives
• Functional units initiatives relative to
  institutions 6 strategic initiatives
• Identify accomplishments and identify concerns
• Recommend improvements to systems and services
  and re-allocation of institutions resources so
  that institutions strategic initiatives are met

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Intranet Site

• Intranet site to track progress of functional
  units and also committees progress
• http//www.intranet.dsu.edu/ie

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IE and Strategic Planning Preparation for
Accreditation

• Developed clear vision, mission, set of values
• Outlined opportunities, established priorities,
  and set directions for involved decision-making
  and accomplishing desired goals and objectives
• Developed specific action items, identified
  individuals / units responsible for action items,
  and established deadlines for progress
• Pending decision to pursue AQIP accreditation
  (different process, same outcome)

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IE and Strategic Planning Preparation for AQIP

• Link 9 AQIP principles and criteria to DSUs
  Strategic Plan
• Helping students learn
• Accomplishing other distinctive objectives
• Understanding students and other stakeholders
  needs
• Valuing people
• Leading and communicating
• Supporting institutional operations
• Measuring effectiveness
• Planning continuous improvement
• Building collaborative relationships

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IE and Strategic Planning Preparation for AQIP

• Create matrix to align AQIP criteria with DSUs
  Strategic Plan and institutional effectiveness
  process
• Integrate AQIP timeline into institutional
  planning
• Use DSUs strategic planning and IE processes for
  the self-assessment step in AQIP accreditation

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AQIP Timeline

• Once Self-assessment and application (Fall 04?)
• Every Year Provide annual updates and systems
  portfolio maintenance identify initial action
  projects
• Every 3-5 years Strategy forum and systems
  re-appraisal as action projects are accomplished
• Every 7 Years Reaffirmation of
  accreditation(reaffirmation set for 7 academic
  years after joining AQIP)

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AQIP Process

• Self-assessment Process-centered review of
  challenges and opportunities in preparation for
  AQIP and strategy forum
• Strategy Forum Workshop / retreat -- functional
  units collaborate to sharpen institutional
  strategies for improvement and develop 3-4 action
  projects. Accomplished at the beginning of the
  process and again every 3-5 years as action
  projects are completed

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AQIP Process

• Action Projects Public, focused initiatives
  created to achieve desired improvements.
  Specified at the beginning and typically
  completed in 6 months to 3 years
• Annual Update Short summary (submitted
  electronically) on status of action projects
  formal feedback provided
• Systems Portfolio Publication describing key
  processes, performance results and improvement
  practices updated throughout process

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AQIP Process

• Systems Appraisal Expert review of systems
  portfolio by AQIP, providing actionable feedback
  on opportunities and strengths (every 4 years)
• Reaffirmation of Accreditation Verification
  through previously submitted evidence that the
  Higher Learning Commissions expectations for
  continuing accreditation are met (every 7 years)

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Benefits of AQIP Process

• DSUs institutional effectiveness process really
  is the continuous improvement process required in
  AQIP
• DSU controls accreditation processlooks forward
• Reaffirmation of accreditation becomes set of
  sequenced events integrated with DSUs strategic
  planning

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Gene Wockenfuss
• Interim Director of Athletics

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Athletics
Carla Sudenga Senior Secretary (Transfer from
Business Office)
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Athletics

• Nate Holtz
• Interim Head Football Coach
• Carson Walch
• Assistant Football Coach
• (Instructor for the College of Education)
• Barry Rave
• Assistant Football Coach
• (RD - Richardson Hall)

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Athletics

• Gerice Olson
• Head Softball Coach
• Assistant Volleyball Coach
• / Instructor
• Aaron Roussell
• Assistant Womens
• Basketball Coach
• (Resident Director)

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Marilyn Fowle
• Vice President for Business
• and Administrative Services

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Business Office

• Gina Peak
• Accounting Assistant

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Business Office
Shannon Bonner Assistant Cashier (Transferred
from the Bookstore)
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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Pat Keating
• Director of Physical Plant

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Physical Plant
Internal Promotions

• Les Polzen
• (Promoted to
• Physical Plant Manager)
• Nancy Bennett
• (Promoted to
• Facility Worker for the Fieldhouse)

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Physical Plant

• Pat Blake Paula Jensen
• Custodians FH, DPP, TCB
• Roseann Brinkman
• Custodian Beadle Hall
• Jeff Rasmussen
• Senior Building Maintenance Worker

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Campus Landscape UPDATE
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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Marie Lohsandt
• Director of Career and Placement Services

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Steve Shirley
• Vice President / Dean for Student Affairs

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Student Affairs

• Barry Rave
• RD Richardson
• (Assistant Mens
• Football Coach)
• Aaron Roussell
• RD - Zimmermann
• (Assistant Womens
• Basketball Coach)

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Student Affairs

• Molly Jones
• Community Center/Intramurals

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Student Affairs

• Jennifer Hauf
• Food Service Director
• Jill Moumy
• Assistant Food Service Director

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Technology Outreach Services
Ethelle Bean Associate Vice President for Special
Projects Interim Director of TOS (Director of
Library)
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Technology Outreach Services

• CRESH
• K-12 Data Center
• Non-Profit Grants
• SBIR
• Sponsored Programs Office
• Technology Support Services

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Mr. Rick Smith
• Vice President for
• University Advancement

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Champion Campaign - Update
Faculty/Staff Champions 38 X Faculty 6 2
Regents 2 2 Dorms Richardson Zimmerman
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Faculty and Staff Annual Fund Campaign 2004-2005
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A Puzzle Piece
ALONE, it may not seem to mean very much.
This piece represents a larger picture
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They Need Your Support!
The greatest puzzles in the world can be solved.
They just need all the pieces.
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YOU are a greater part of the picture
that is
Dakota State University
In many ways you are similar to the puzzle piece.
Without your individual work, DSU would not be
able to operate high-quality programs.
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• We are asking for your help to complete the
• picture of DSU.

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• In order to do this, we need
• your financial support
• your piece of the puzzle!

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DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Welcome aboard!

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• Path to the Future
• A Journey Worth Taking
• Douglas Knowlton, Ph.D.
• President

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Destination 1 - Enrollment

• DSU is the university of choice for students who
  embrace the power of information technology

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Destination 2 Student Profile

• DSU attracts academically accomplished students
  in the region.

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Destination 3 - Faculty

• DSU has the faculty resources to support student
  learning a the highest levels.

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Destination 4 - Recognition

• DSU is a regionally and nationally recognized
  center of excellence in the development and
  integration of information technology in the
  curriculum.

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Destination 5 - Athletics

• DSU athletes compete at a championship level.

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Destination 6 Graduate Mission

• DSU promotes research and economic development
  through the delivery of a full range of
  innovative information technology focused
  graduate programs.

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Roadmap for completing the Journey

• Implementation of an Enrollment and Marketing
  Strategy
• 1,800 full-time, on-campus undergraduate students
• 250 graduate students
• 1,000 off-campus students

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• Scholarship resources to compete for academically
  and athletically capable students
• 25 of alumni contribute annually
• Endowment of 8 million

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• External support dollars to promote specific
  initiatives
• 4 million annually
• DSUs first endowed chair

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• Implementation of a fiscal, personnel and
  motivational plan to advance our competitive
  level in athletics
• Athletic Strategic Plan

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• Completion of the graduate education mission in
  information technology
• Five masters degree programs
• A doctoral program in Information Systems

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We have arrived!

• Dakota State University graduates with
• unsurpassed knowledge of information technology
• exceptionally creative problem solving skills
• a passion for learning
• and a pride in the institutions.

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We have arrived!

• Dakota State University Faculty/Staff with
• unsurpassed knowledge of information technology
• exceptionally creative problem solving skills
• a passion for learning
• and a pride in the institutions.

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Required Passport

• Shared Vision
• Commitment to Excellence
• Can DO Attitude

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Length of the Journey

• January 1, 2008

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No Barriers only Challenges
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The future is not something we enter.The future
is something we create. Leonard Sweet