New Faculty

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New Faculty StaffOrientation
August 2009
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Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2008
Note Includes only public institutions. Source
IPEDS Peer Analysis System, 2008.
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Quality Measures
Note Includes only public institutions. Source
IPEDS Peer Analysis System, 2008.
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Faculty Teaching Load (All Regular Faculty
Average)
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External Funding Grants and Contracts
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ASU Peer Institutions
Competitive peers
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Average Salary by Rank for ASU Peers
Source AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey,
2008-09.
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Strategic Plan Vision Statement

• Appalachian aspires to be a model 21st
  century nationally-recognized university
  combining the best characteristics of liberal
  arts and research institutions by resourcefully
  blending teaching and scholarship. To achieve
  that objective, Appalachian is committed to
  attracting, educating, and graduating the best
  students and to producing the highest levels of
  scholarship. Additionally, the university will
  provide excellent value will be an influential
  world citizen and will develop a distinctive
  identity built on the universitys strengths,
  location, and tradition.
• August 2008

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Major Strategic Themes

• Engaged Curriculum
• Selective Excellence in Scholarship/Graduate
  Education
• Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Retention
• Sustainability