Enhancing Academic Excellence and Innovation Metrics
Enhancing academic excellence and innovation requires us to enhance alignments between academics and economic opportunities in the state, in the nation, and across the globe. We must ensure that our graduates are prepared to compete in areas with high workforce needs such as engineering, healthcare, business, public health, and technology-intensive fields.
| Metrics for the Implementation Plan | Source | Baseline 2013 | Intermediate 2015 | Target 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase overall performance level on the Collegiate Learning Assessment. | ||||
| CLA | -0.7 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Increase the percentage of new first-year students utilizing alternative pathways to degree completion by expanding dual enrollment and PSEOP enrollment. | ||||
| RPIE | 30% | 31% | 32% | |
| Increase the number of first-year students who participate in a learning community. | ||||
| NSSE | 83% | 86% | 95% | |
| Increase the number of multidisciplinary majors. | ||||
| • Undergraduate | CS | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| • Graduate | CS | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Increase the number of AALANA hires. | ||||
| RPIE | 44 TT faculty | 5% of new hires | 10% of new hires | |
| Increase the number of students who report increasing their critical and analytical thinking. | ||||
| • First Year Students | NSSE | 73% | 79% | 85% |
| • Second Year Students | NSSE | 83% | 85% | 87% |
| Increase faculty access to professional development opportunities. | ||||
| FPDC | 9 workshops | 12 workshops | 15 workshops |
