College of Arts and Sciences

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College of Arts and Sciences

• Your Potential is Our Passion
• or
• From Potential to Achievement
• Academic Unit Budget Hearing
• November 13, 2006

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Statement of Belief

• College of Arts and Science faculty, staff, and
  programs (academic and academic support) are at
  the heart of every initiative in The University
  of Texas of the Permian Basin Compact with the UT
  System. Whether we are talking about growth,
  quality, graduation rates, research, or
  partnerships, the strengthening of CAS academic,
  student support, and research programs is
  critical to the Universitys success in these
  areas. The key is highly qualified faculty and
  staff in sufficient numbers for the tasks at hand.

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Current Budget Units within College

• Dean, CAS Office
• Department of Behavioral Science
• Department of Humanities and Fine Arts
• Department of Science and Math
• Laboratory Division
• Math and Science Center
• Writing Center
• Academic Counseling Center

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Primary Goals for 2005-2006

• Restructure the College
• Recruit Quality Faculty
• Reduce Dependence on Part-time Faculty
• Increase Research Productivity
• Support UTPBs Compact Initiatives

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1 Restructure the College

• Discussions began in November 2005 with Area
  Coordinators and Department Chairs.
• There were a series of college-wide faculty
  meetings held in February.
• Proposed College Restructure Plan was approved by
  the faculty April 21, 2006.
• Chair selection process continues as prospective
  Department Chairs interview with President and
  Provost.

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Proposed New Budget Units

• College, Deans Office
• Biology
• History
• Kinesiology
• Literature and Languages
• Mathematical and Computing Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Plus the same four support services

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2 Recruit (and retain) Quality Faculty

• Currently - 61 T/TT faculty, 14 Lecturers, and 68
  Part-time faculty
• 42 of all schs are generated by contingent
  faculty (lecturers and part-time faculty)
• The College generates
• 78 of all undergraduate schs
• 60 of all graduate schs
• 75 of total schs

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Recruit highly qualified faculty to fill all
vacant budget lines

• Hired 4 tenure-track faculty and 4 lecturers 2
  were new positions 6 were vacant positions
• Two unsuccessful searches (Communication/Speech
  and Mathematics Education) both are vacant
  positions
• Authorized for 1 new faculty position in June
  (Mathematics)
• Lost 3 tenure-track faculty by Fall 2006
  (Biology, Kinesiology, Political Science/MPAL)
  one filled by full-time lecturer, others by
  part-time faculty.

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Recruitment of Faculty

• Currently 7 Vacant Tenure-Track Positions (10 of
  budgeted positions 3 years)
• Biology (new search)
• Communication/Speech (3rd year search)
• Kinesiology (new search second vacant Athletic
  Training or Exercise Science)
• Mathematics (new search second vacant June 2007)
• Mathematics Education (2nd year search)
• Political Science/MPAL (new search)

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3 Reduce Dependence on Part-Time Faculty

• Reduce dependence on part-time faculty.
• Dont increase your over dependence on part-time
  faculty. (NASAD Visiting Team)
• Adequate Faculty according to SACS no more
  than 50 of schs in a discipline generated by
  part-time faculty.
• Increase the percentage of lower division student
  credit hours and courses taught by tenured and
  tenure track faculty.

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Current CAS Faculty Demographic

• 75 full-time faculty (61 or 81 T/TT)
• 68 part-time faculty (4 teach 3 courses each, and
  many teach 2 courses)

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T/TT Faculty in LD Courses

• Percentage of lower division SCHs taught by T/TT
  Faculty (target 40)
• Fall 2004 42 CAS 43 UTPB
• Fall 2006 35 CAS 39 UTPB
• Percentage of lower division courses taught by
  T/TT Faculty (target 54)
• Fall 2004 25 CAS 28 UTPB
• Fall 2006 35 CAS 38 UTPB

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T/TT Faculty Full-Time Faculty in LD Courses

• Increased percentage of courses, but not
  percentage of SCHs taught by T/TT faculty from
  Fall 2004 to Fall 2006.
• 74 of lower division SCHs taught by full-time
  faculty (lecturers T/TT) 80 UTPB
• 69 of lower division courses taught by full-time
  faculty (lecturers T/TT) 88UTPB

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T/TT faculty in UD Courses

• Percentage of upper division SCHs taught by T/TT
  faculty
• Fall 2004 75.0 CAS 69.0 UTPB
• Fall 2006 75.5 CAS 64.1 UTPB
• College maintained T/TT faculty generated SCHs in
  upper division courses while T/TT faculty
  generated SCHs in lower division courses fell.

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Reduce Dependence on Part-time faculty

• 91 courses taught by part-time faculty in Fall
  2004.
• 117 courses taught by part-time faculty in Fall
  2005.
• 117 courses taught by part-time faculty in Fall
  2006.
• Summary Increased percentage of lower division
  courses taught by T/TT faculty, but increased the
  number of courses taught by part-time faculty
  (2004-06).

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P-T Faculty by Discipline Undergraduate SCHs

• 54 Sociology
• 52 Communication (vacant position)
• 35 Music
• 35 English
• 33 Art
• 27 Kinesiology (vacant position)
• 23 Child and Family Studies
• 23 Mathematics (vacant position)
• 22 Political Science (vacant position)

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Adequate Faculty

• According to SACS neither Sociology nor
  Communication programs have adequate faculty
  defined as no more than 50 of SCHs generated by
  part-time faculty.
• Music, English, and Art at over one-third of SCHs
  generated by part-time faculty are also of
  concern.

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Contingent Faculty (lecturers and part-time
faculty combined)

• 48 Art ( undergrad SCHs taught by CF)
• 66 Child and Family Studies
• 68 Communication
• 43 Computer Science
• 65 English
• 91 Geology
• 50 Kinesiology
• 55 Mathematics
• 51 Music
• 62 Psychology
• 54 Sociology

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Contingent Faculty by College/School

• of SCHs generated in courses taught by
  lecturers and part-time faculty across all
  courses (graduate and undergraduate)
• 11 School of Business
• 67 School of Education
• 42 College of Arts and Sciences

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4 Increase Research Productivity

• Use reward systems currently in place to
  encourage and reward scholarship
• Faculty Development Travel funds for presentation
  of research exclusively
• Faculty Research Funds used to generate external
  grant proposals and aid data collection
• Annual review and merit recommendations
• Research release eligibility
• New HOP and discipline criteria for T,P,R
• Performance Improvement Plans

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Use of Faculty Research Funds 2005-2006

• To supplement and extend research support from
  Academic Excellence awards and other sources of
  research support
• To fund grant development workshops and
  individual sessions with consultant
• To support external grant-writing efforts of
  faculty (50-50 rule)

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Use of Faculty Research Funds

• To supplement and extend research support from
  Academic Excellence awards and other sources of
  research support
• Dr. Roland Spickermann extension of summer
  Fulbright archive work in Germany
• Dr. Diane Post Noldus software and hardware
• Dr. Ana Leon archive work in Spain
• Dr. Joanna Hadjicostandi interviews of
  immigrants to Greece

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Faculty Research Funds continued

• To fund grant development workshops and
  individual sessions with consultant
• Kimberly Smith from Development, Inc.
• Four day-long workshops spaced throughout the
  summer. Format was 2-hour group session followed
  by individual consulting sessions.
• One similar session held this September where
  Drs. Emmert and Henderson spoke to faculty.

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Faculty Research Funds continued

• To support external grant-writing efforts of
  faculty
• NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award
  Menopause, health, and social relationships.
  199,010, McKibben PI.
• NIH Neotoma micropus as a small animal model for
  the study of type 2 diabetes. 458,001, Post PI,
  Eldridge Co-PI.
• NIH Validation of Neotoma micropus as a small
  animal model for the study of type 2 diabetes.
  208,117, Eldridge PI, Post Co-PI.

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5 College Contributions to Initiatives Past and
Future

• Growth
• Quality
• Improved Graduation Rates
• Research
• Partnerships
• Sustainability

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Growth (managing and promoting)

• Some Trends
• New Degree Programs
• Distance Education
• Student Recruitment

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Disciplines with Double Digit Increases in SCH
(F05 to F06)

• College-Wide (grad and undergrad) 4.0
• Biology 14
• Child and Family Studies 27
• Computer Science 18
• English 17
• Geology 13
• Mathematics 10
• Music 32
• Social Work 45

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Growth in Lower Division SCH from 2002 2006

• Kinesiology 92 (319)
• Art 53 (303)
• Sociology 52 (135)
• Geology 51 (193)
• History 51 (435)
• Biology 47 (400)
• English 41 (486)
• Note yellow more than 100 majors (X)SCHs

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Growth in Upper Division SCH from 2002 - 2006

• Child and Family Studies 672 (869)
• Criminology 208 (867)
• Kinesiology 117 (454)
• Leadership 82 (27)
• Note yellow more than 100 majors (X)SCHs

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Growth in Undergraduate SCH from 2002 2006

• Child and Family Studies 672 (867)
• Music 542 (488)
• Criminology 228 (951)
• Leadership 218 (27)
• Kinesiology 105 (722)
• Note yellow more than 100 majors (X)SCHs

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CAS FTEs 3 year averages 1991-2006
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BVSC 3 year averages 1991-2006
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HFA 3 year averages 1991-2006
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SM 3 year averages 1991-2006
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Growth in Graduate SCH from 2002 2006

• Kinesiology 104 (171)
• Psychology 102 (153)
• Geology 64 (27)
• English 12 (9)
• History 7 (6)
• Biology -41 (-29)
• Criminology -56 (-42)

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CAS Graduate FTEs 3 year averages 1991-2006
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BVSC Graduate FTEs 3 year averages 1991-2006
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HFA Graduate FTEs 3 year averages 1991-2006
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SM Graduate FTEs 3 year averages 1991-2006
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Contributing to and Managing Growth

• Increased numbers of sections or frequency of
  course offerings even when this meant increased
  use of part-time faculty.
• Used grader incentives to support faculty
  willing to increase course enrollments.
• Compensated faculty for teaching additional
  courses as overloads (Research Release buy-back).
• Made every effort to accommodate the needs of our
  traditional and non-traditional students with
  evening and day time courses online and
  face-to-face modes of delivery UTPB, MTS, and
  ATS.

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New Degree Programs

• MS in Computer Science
• Approved by THECB
• First graduate courses to be offered Spring 2007
• BS in Athletic Training
• Discussions with THECB continue
• Clinical Lecturer hired which improves quality of
  current Athletic Training program within the BS
  in Kinesiology

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Degree Programs in Development or Discussion

• B.A. in Music
• B.A. in Chemistry
• B.A. in Earth Sciences
• B.S. in Biochemistry
• B.S. in Physics
• M.S. in Mathematics
• Pre-Architecture (partnership with UTA)
• Online Completion Degree in Child and Family
  Studies
• Certificate Programs (e.g., Technical Writing)
• Online Ph.D. in Kinesiology

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Distance Education

• Midland Teaching Site
• Andrews ITV
• Clinical Lab Sciences (ITV with UTMB)
• Criminal Justice Online Completion Degree
• Kinesiology Online Masters Degree
• Single Courses (UTTC and WebCT)

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Growth in Online Courses
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Student Recruitment Efforts

• Worked with Student Services to develop
  degree-specific brochures
• Two initiatives to improve College website
• Current website revisions and updates
• Development of new College website
• Increased faculty participation in Falcon Days
  and other University recruitment initiatives
• Increased use of participation scholarships to
  recruit students in Visual and Performing Arts

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Student Recruitment

• Future Performance Objectives
• Continue to support University efforts related to
  student recruitment.
• Increase discipline-level efforts to attract
  undergraduate students into the few major fields
  where the numbers are decreasing.
• Increase discipline-level efforts to attract
  graduate students both full-time GAs and
  part-time graduate students.

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Quality

• Professional Accreditations
• SACS Institutional Effectiveness
• Program Reviews
• Instructional Development
• QualityMatters Initiative

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Professional Accreditations

• Art - NASAD
• Visiting Team September 2006
• Decision April 2007
• Social Work - CSWE
• Visiting Team scheduled for February 2007
• Decision June 2007
• NCATE Specialized Program Accreditations (SPAs)
• Mathematics Education - NCTM, Physical Education
  - NASPE, Science Education - NSTA

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Professional Accreditations

• Revise and resubmit NCATE SPAs
• English Language Arts - NCTE
• Foreign Languages Education - ACTFL
• Social Studies Education NCSS
• Computer Science - ABET
• Chemistry ACS
• Athletic Training NATA
• These last three accreditations will require
  resources not yet committed.

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SACS Intuitional Effectiveness

• Discipline faculty have been meeting with
  Director of Institutional Effectiveness and
  working on Instructional Unit Assessment Plans.
• Discipline faculty will use the Institutional
  Effectiveness process to improve the quality of
  their respective degree programs.

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Program Review

• Disciplines within the Department of Humanities
  and Fine Arts will complete their five year
  program review during Spring 2007 and use the
  results to improve the quality of their degree
  programs.
• Disciplines within the Department of Behavioral
  Science will complete their five year program
  review during Spring 2007 and use the results to
  improve the quality of their degree programs.

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Quality Instruction

• Faculty participate in Office of Instructional
  Development initiatives
• Peer review of teaching required for probationary
  faculty
• Systematic mentoring and supervision of part-time
  faculty and GTAs
• Full-time lecturers participate in Annual Review
  process (merit)
• Quality instruction emphasized as part of Annual
  Review process (merit)

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QualityMatters Initiative

• UT System Strategic Plan calls for mandatory
  quality assessment of all online courses prior to
  first delivery UTTC quality assurance system to
  be developed.
• Given UTPBs commitment to online programs, we
  will begin to assess the quality of CCJO and KINO
  UTTC courses through QualityMatters.

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Graduation Rate Improvement

• Student Academic Success Services
• Student Engagement
• Academic Advising

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Improve the mathematical competence of students

• Expand the Math and Science Center (physical
  location and tutors)
• Review math placement tests
• Review math general education courses
• Review math competencies required to succeed in
  other courses (e.g., sciences, computer science,
  accounting)
• These are new initiatives and external funding
  will be sought.

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The Chemistry Barrier

• Add a new chemistry course for non-majors and for
  leveling/remediation
• Institute an entrance exam for General Chemistry
• Expand Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring
  services for students in all lower division
  chemistry courses
• These are new initiatives availability of
  external funding is unknown at this time.

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Biology A Case Study

• Helping students understand the material
• Daily quizzes
• More frequent exams
• More homework earlier in the semester
• Supplemental Instruction (SI) for general
  education biology and genetics courses
• Incentives for going to SI sessions
• Faculty tutoring sessions prior to exams
• Contracts with students to encourage test grade
  improvement
• Recitation sections (evolution, now may add
  genetics)
• Faculty worked with Reading Specialist (HSI Grant)

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Biology A Case Study

• Advising
• Full-time faculty advising of Biology majors upon
  admission to the University
• Pre-Med and Pre-Health Professionals advising
• Degree audits for Juniors
• Student Engagement
• Health Professions FIG
• JAMP and LSAMP (external funding)
• Undergraduate Research
• Science Fair

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Student Engagement

• Students involved in research as part of degree
  program biology, chemistry, criminology,
  kinesiology, psychology, and sociology.
• Students involved in off-campus internships or
  practicum experiences communication, computer
  science, criminology, kinesiology (degree
  requirement), and social work
• CASSAC, Honor Societies, Clubs, etc.

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Academic Advising

• Academic Advising Center staff conducted at least
  two Faculty Advising Workshops each long semester
  for the past two years.
• Academic Advising Center used by faculty and
  students as information resource.
• Systematic review of student advising files (HFA
  last year BVSC this year).
• Anticipation of new degree audit system.
• External review of faculty and professional staff
  advising by the National Academic Advising
  Association (NACADA) planned for Spring.

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College Academic Support Services

• Academic Advising Center
• Math and Science Center
• Writing Center
• These CAS academic support services will be
  discussed at length later today.
• Literacy Center
• Faculty involvement (Biology, History, and
  Freshman Seminar)
• Administrative involvement (students placed on
  academic probation)

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Research

• Summary of 2005
• External Funds Progress Report
• Institutional Support for Research

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Summary of Research Productivity for 2005

• 59 peer-reviewed presentations
• 29 articles published in peer-reviewed journals
• 30 grant proposals submitted and 10 funded
• 2 books published
• 2 book chapters published
• Data from Annual Reviews of 60 full-time T/TT
  faculty will serve as base-line.

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External Funds Progress Report

• In 2005-2006, 30 grant proposals submitted and 10
  funded.
• Highlights
• Craig Emmert NSF 151,373
• Doug Henderson NIH 209,995
• Mike Robinson Welch Foundation 25,000
• Program Grants JAMP, LSAMP 32,500
• Thus far in 2006-2007, 9 grant proposals have
  been funded for a total of 532,596.
• There are 12 proposals still outstanding totaling
  1,510,718.

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Institutional Support

• Research Release Time
• Graduate Research Assistantships
• Faculty Development Travel Funds
• Faculty Research Funds
• LERR Laboratories and Equipment
• Office of Sponsored Projects Support
• Academic Excellence Funds

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Partnerships

• Research Partnerships
• Instructional Partnerships

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Research Partnerships

• Dr. Doug Henderson with Dr. John Olson at Rice
  University and Dr. J. Clark Lagarias at UC-Davis.
• Dr. Don Allen with University of Texas at San
  Antonio.
• Drs. Diane Post and James Eldridge with The
  Diabetes Center of the Southwest and TTHSC.
• Dr. James Eldridge with Methodist Hospital
  System, Houston, and Texas State University.
• Dr. Pat Sherblom with the Autonomous University
  of Chihuahua.
• Dr. Craig Emmert with M.V. Hood, U of GA.

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Instructional Partnerships

• UTPB and UTMB Clinical Lab Sciences
• Midland Teaching Site
• Andrews Teaching Site
• Collaborative B.S. in Criminal Justice
• Collaborative M.S. in Kinesiology
• Partnerships related to internships and practicum
  sites (schools, businesses, health care
  facilities, and other agencies)

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Budget Scenarios

• Five-Percent Reduction
• Break-Even
• Five-Percent Increase

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Five-Percent Reduction

• Wages reduced by 223,773.
• Reduce course offerings
• Reduce part-time faculty costs by 40,000 per
  semester (20 courses)
• Fill only 2 of 7 currently vacant TT faculty
  positions, but fund Music TT faculty position.
• Delay start of all new degree programs
• Operating budget reduced by 12,612.
• Reduce faculty travel

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Break-Even

• Fill all but one of the currently vacant faculty
  positions add TT Music position.
• Reduced part-time faculty costs without
  negatively impacting graduation rates
• Reallocate funds to support new laboratory staff
  position and new proposals related to University
  and College initiatives, particularly those
  associated with discipline, department and
  college institutional effectiveness plans.

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Five-Percent Increase

• Wages increased by 223,773.
• Fill all vacant TT faculty positions
• Add 3 or 4 new TT faculty
• Music, Child and Family Studies, Computer Science
  (if MS), and Kinesiology (if BS in AT)
• Add 2.5 new staff
• Assistant Lab Director
• Computer Science Lab Director
• Make part-time AA in Art, full-time in VPA
• Reduce part-time faculty costs and re-allocate
  vacated faculty positions if desirable.

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Five-Percent Increase continued

• Operating budget increased by 12,612.
• Use these funds and reallocate other funds to
  support proposals related to University and
  College initiatives, particularly those related
  to discipline, department, and college
  institutional effectiveness plans.

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LERR Requests

• Data Communication Laboratory (150K) required
  for MS in Computer Science with emphasis on
  distributed systems (STAR LERR?)
• Kinesiology Laboratory Replacement Equipment
  (99K) 23 year old treadmill and ECG machines
  stopped working in Spring 2006 essential to
  instructional and research initiatives (STAR
  LERR?).

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LERR Requests

• Microscopy System (50K) Needed to replace
  outdated technology used in research projects by
  Biology faculty and students (STAR LERR?).
• GC/MS Instrument Update (20K) Upgrade and
  repairs used in teaching and research related to
  biomass conversion to liquid fuels.

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LERR Requests

• Refloor and Repaint Aerobic Dance Room (36.5K)
  instructional and recreational space not
  renovated during gymnasium renovation.
• Renovation of Chemistry Office and Lab (10K)
  needed to accommodate current chemistry faculty
  and their research.
• Refitting Graduate and Research Labs in Geology
  (90K) needed to support graduate student and
  faculty research

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Course and Lab Fees

• Generally, the recommendation is to move most lab
  fees to course specific fees.
• Lab fees eliminated in favor of incidental course
  fees for all non-science courses
• Lab fees reduced to reflect actual costs of
  consumable supplies used in science lab courses
• Course fees requested for science lab courses to
  defray costs of equipment maintenance and
  replacement, as well as for other course
  materials not covered by lab fees.
• Some additional course fees recommended to
  support QualityMatters assessment of online
  courses.
• See handouts for details.

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Institutional Effectiveness Expenses

• Given current state of discipline, department,
  and college institutional effectiveness plans, a
  rough estimate would be 500 per degree program
  or 15,000.
• Much better estimates will be available by the
  end of the Fall 2006 semester, and will be
  provided at that time.

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Statement of Belief

• College of Arts and Science faculty, staff, and
  programs (academic and academic support) are at
  the heart of every initiative in The University
  of Texas of the Permian Basin Compact with the UT
  System. Whether we are talking about growth,
  quality, graduation rates, research, or
  partnerships, the strengthening of CAS academic,
  student support, and research programs is
  critical to the Universitys success in these
  areas. The key is highly qualified faculty and
  staff in sufficient numbers for the tasks at hand.