Introduction to the Florida State Universityand the 2010 University Work PlanIntroduction to the Florida State Universityand the 2010 University Work Plan

Faculty Numbers

Filled FTE Faculty Positions 1,565Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Positions 1,189 (virtually the same over 10 years (825 tenured)

9-month FTE Faculty Positions 1,230 (less than 1% growth per year)

• Dedicated to excellence in instruction, research, creative endeavors, and service.• Preserves, expands and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology,

arts, humanities, professions.• Instills the strength, skill and character essential for lifelong learning,

personal responsibility, and sustained achievement.

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FSU Mission

Students:83% Full-time17% Part-time

10% Black students11% Hispanic71% White 8% Other

25.07%of students

receivePell Grants

9%Out-of-State Students

Enrollment Degrees

Undergraduate 30,500 about 1% growth per year 7,000Masters 4,700 2,150Doctorate 2,700 340Law 750 260Medicine 450 75

about 2% growth per year

Publications Count

(From 2004-2008)

7,250

Contracts & Grants – Expenditures: $200 million

Residence of Alumniby Florida County

Our Students Travel Great Distance to Attend

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Distance from Home FSU National

0-100 miles 9% 50%101-500 miles 68% 42%> 500 miles 23% 8%

Strengths/Improvements

Strengths• Nationally recognized faculty• Distinguished student body• High levels of student performance

& satisfaction (NSSE 2008: >90%)• Nationally known programs• Excellent infrastructure• Student Centered Focus

Occurs across our campus

(Excellent minority graduation rates, 74%)

(88% completion of on-line courses)

Areas for Improvement• Competitiveness of salary structure• Competitiveness of student stipends• Class size• Expand student academic engagement• Expand Student research opportunities

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Nationally Ranked Programs

•Dance

•Film

•Music

•Physics

•Chemistry

•Materials Science

•Environmental Law

•Higher Education

•Undergraduate Business

First-Year Full-Time FTIC Retention

Cohort Entry Year

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First-Year RetentionImplemented Steps to Improvement

82.682.9

84.1

84.584.8 85.0

85.8

86.486.7

88.0

89.0

88.1

89.2

89.7

91.0%*

83.5

* Based on Preliminary Data

• Already in the top 50 of Publics (508 Public Institutions) –FSU intends to climb in the rankings

• Retain the best and brightest in Florida – FSU institution of choice for our citizens

• Increase federal and corporate investment

• Increase the number of superb programs across academic disciplines

• Increase the number of programs that impact Florida’s economy and its citizens

• Increase our efforts to collaborate across the state university system to leverage individual institutional investments

Despite loss of $84M - which inevitably slows path to excellence and goals – we continue to

make progress

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Aspirations

Programson the Cusp

•Scientific Computing

•Neuroscience

•Leadership and Policy Studies

•Urban and Regional Planning

•Sociology

•Statistics

I. Focus on a Student CenteredUniversity: Impact

• Continue to Improve Graduation Rates

• Continue to Improve Retention Rates

• Retain the Best and Brightest

II. Strategic Investmentsin Faculty and Programs: Impact

• Increase Number of Master and Doctorates

• Expand Research Activity

• Increase Federal and Corporate Grants and Contracts

• Promote Technology Transfer to Create High Value Jobs

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SUS ObjectivesOur Role in Moving the Needle

Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Report 2009

Core Expenses per FTE Enrollment, by Function: FY 2008

$8,424

$3,688

$1,211

$1,530

$2,179

$964

$11,062

$7,445

$2,232

$2,787

$2,299

$1,202

$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000

Instruction

Research

Public Service

Academic Support

Institutional Support

Student Services

FSU Comparison Group Median

Δ instructional = $2,638 per FTE

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FSU Has Less to SpendThan Its Public Research University Peers

Goals, Opportunities & ChallengesIncluding System-wide Collaborations

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Examples of Collaboration

•Florida High Performance Computing

•Focus onthe Coast

Promote a Student Centered University

Retain and Recruit Outstanding Faculty

Increase Contract and Grant Activity

• Attract newly available and highly talented students to help create a graduate-level workforce to enhance Florida’s competitiveness and innovation

• Take advantage of the need for a student service system to acquire an innovative BETA Test Site

• Leverage Investment in STEM to realize opportunity for strategic hires in targeted areas.

• Reinforce and Expand Key STEM Investments

End of stimulus funding and constrained resources.

Garnet & Gold Scholars

1. Internships

2. Study Abroad

3. Service

4. Undergraduate Research

5. Leadership

If a student completes formal requirements in 3 of 5 items above:

Graduates as a Garnet and Gold Scholar(partner to “Honors” which focuses on classroom performance)

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Example:

Investments in Students

• Unique interdisciplinary user facility core funding from NSF (FSU, UF, Los Alamos partners)

• Current award ends 12/2012

• NSF’s National Science Board will require re-competition of all facilities from now on

• Additional state contributions will be needed to build a compelling case to keep the facility in Florida

• If we do not win the competition, the state stands to lose 420 scientific jobs and 1,000 scientific visitors annually

• Request: $3.3 Million recurring

Expect to bring in more than $250M in non-State resources

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Windows of OpportunityNational High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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Windows of OpportunityFree Electron Laser Facility (“Big Light”)

“Big Light” funding from outside Floridaover the next 5 years is approx. $90M.

• Instruments to be located at the NHMFL

• Design funded by the National Science Foundation has been completed

• Provides an unprecedented high speed tool to watch chemical and biological reactions in process.

• Will be the world’s only such facility generating unforeseeable opportunities

• Considerable cost-sharing will be required to build and operate the facility and to demonstrate state interest in attracting the project.

• Request: Recurring - $5 MillionNon-recurring - $2 Million

First year funding – improve retention

Spent $1.9 million on Library renovation to create first floor undergraduate commons space. Students already experience more tutoring, workshops and other academic events. A number of small study rooms were added where groups of 5-12 students can work together.

Second year funding – improve retention

Funds were used to hire and train additional advisors and tutors. Faculty formed the Academic Center of Excellence, a program of early intervention for students who struggle during their first year.

Third year funding – improve grad. rate

Funds will be used to hire faculty for areas of student demand that occurs as shifts result from the loss of stimulus to ensure timely graduation and improve graduation rate.

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Tuition Differential

New fee is opportunity to fund critical campus safety, an issue that will be considered over the next year(This is the #1 issue of Student Focus Groups)