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Office of the Provost
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Faculty meeting the
Challenges with the
Grand Challenge
Initiative
These courses are engaging our
first-year students in exploring
multiple perspectives in areas of
contemporary global significance.
Fall 2010: 530 freshmen in 28
collaborative team seminars; Fall
2011: over 600 freshmen in 30
seminars
Assessments are positive. A full
assessment report was provided to
the Faculty Senate at its May 2011
meeting.
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Newsletter – Fall 2011
Comparing assessment data from Grand Challenge courses
with NSSE questions related to all courses:
Thirty new grand challenge
classes will be offered in the
Fall 2011.
INSIDE § Grand Challenge Courses See Results § Enrollment Updates & Student Success § Progress on Navigating Student Pathways § Visiting Scholars Announced § Advancing the Global Campus at URI § New Experiential Collaborative § Classrooms Upgraded During Summer & more…
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Student Success 2
Making Significant Gains In Student Success: Graduation and Retention Rates Improved
§ First-year retention is at 80%. The significant increase has been in out of state retention - a 6.3% increase - an area of previous difficulty.
§ Six-year graduation rate increased to 62.7% (+2.7%) -- reflects an unprecedented 6% increase in graduation rate over the past 4 years – does not include
transfer students -- ~20% of the
graduating class.
Enrollment Planning is focused on increasing yield, quality, and selectivity
Fall First –year students
§ ~600 merit scholarship recipients for both in and out-of-state
Increase in:
§ Average SAT score from 1081 to 1096 and average high school GPA from 3.18 to 3.32
§ Diversity/students of color - 7%
§ Out-of-state yield from 11% to 15%
§ Total undergraduate applications, hitting over 20,000 for the first time Exceeding our freshmen class target
University of Rhode Island Six-Year Graduation Rates
46.343.1 42.1 42.6
53.6
40.3 40.837.1 37.9
47.4
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50
60
70
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Graduation Year
Per
cent
Under-represented Talent Development
First Year Retention Rates of First-time, Full-time Freshmen
79.6% 80.3% 81.3%79.1%
80.5% 81.5% 81.1% 80.1%78.5% 79.7%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Cohort Entry Year (Fall Semester)
Per
cent
Ret
urni
ng
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Progress on Navigating
Student Pathways
Faculty have developed
innovative new programs in:
§ Interdisciplinary Health
Studies Program (BS)
§ Medical Physics (combined BS
in Physics with an MS in
medical physics, in
partnership with Rhode Island
Hospital).
§ Chinese Language (BA)
§ Interdisciplinary Neuroscience
(MS and Ph.D.)
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§ Doctor of Nursing Practice
Most programs are
successfully implementing
changes that require120
credits for graduation.
Some Ongoing efforts
include:
Nursing: revising restrictive pre-
requisites and requirements in the
General Education program and
using summer to offer clinical and
theory courses
Kinesiology: reducing number
of required credits, allowing
Advancing Internationalization of the Campus
An English Language Services Program (ESL) has now been
established with Associates in Cultural Exchange (ACE).
http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=5924 The partnership will
provide: assistance in international recruiting and help to advance
enrollment and retention of international students as well as foster a global
campus environment. A new global village is being planned for the new
residence hall opening in Fall 2013 – for all students with international
interests.
A new global village area is being planned for the new residence hall
opening in the fall of 2012. The village will be an opportunity for American
and international students to live in a common area, which will house a
global lounge and learning community.
Professor Wayne He is appointed new Director of the Confucius
Institute.
New Collaborative
Established for Experiential
Learning and Community
Engagement
The new collaborative is linking
students, faculty, and external
constituents together to promote and
develop significant and engaging
experiential learning opportunities for
students. Services are being organized
to highlight an electronic portal,
consistent policies and practices,
learning goals and outcomes, and
establishing a data hub that tracks
opportunities to support experiential
learning. A strong interface with Career
and RhodyNet is an important key
component as well.
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Announcing Visiting Scholars - 2011-2012
President Patrick Aebischer from the Ecole Polytechnique
Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) will visit in Fall 2011, hosted by
Nasser Zawia, Dean of the Graduate School and Professor in
Pharmacy. Dr. Aebischer conducts research on neurodegenerative
diseases, specifically focused on developing cell and gene therapies
for these diseases. His lectures should have appeal to many in the
health sciences across campus, especially those faculty and students
who are participating in the new Interdisciplinary Neurosciences
Program.
Professor Graham Young, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of
Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, will be
visiting in Fall 2011. Hosted by Will Green, Professor and Chair
of the Landscape Architecture Department, Prof. Young is a
scholar, educator, and an award-winning landscape architect
whose projects address complex community design, park
planning, and infrastructure issues.
Professor Kolbein Lyng, from the Department of Health
Sciences at Molde University College in Molde, Norway, whose
research and practice are focused on health and aging, and the
cultural and economic impact of these issues on society, will visit
in Spring 2012. His visit is being sponsored by Phillip Clark,
Director of the Program in Gerontology and Professor in Human
Development and Family Studies.
Classrooms Upgraded During Summer
As part of the University’s commitment to strategically improving and keeping pace with current learning
environments: A great many upgrades were made this summer to classrooms. Go to
www.uri.edu/provost/planning/classrooms to see the specifics on classroom technology improvements.
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Advancing Online
Learning
With the establishment of a new
Office of Online Teaching and
Learning focused on supporting
faculty. We currently have 295
online courses/sections, which is a
75% increase since 2007. We have
online courses in: Communication
Studies, Business, Computer
Science, Math, Biotechnology,
Nursing, Library Science,
Women’s Studies, Writing,
Psychology Our web-facilitated
courses number 2498, which is
155% increase since 2007.
New for the fall –
• Aleks – A math placement and
individualized online learning
modules to assess
strengths/weaknesses, enhance
skills
• Development of Online
Certificates aimed at the under-
employed
• Online degree programs at
undergraduate and graduate
levels in selected fields
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Successful fundraising with
the Davis Educational
Foundation has provided
grants totaling $296,000
Student learning assessment data and
results of national surveys are used to
improve academic challenge and
student engagement through support
of faculty development efforts.
• Programs supported:
• Grand Challenge Initiative and
Mentor Program
• Online Teaching Fellows and
Mentor Program
• Assessment Fellows Program
• Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning Projects
Fall Academic Community
Welcome
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 -
3PM
Robert L. Carothers Library, Front
Patio,
Come join us for this opportunity to
meet and talk with new and
returning faculty members and
members of the University
community. Light refreshments will
be served.
Successful University
Accreditation Review –Fall
2010 NEASC Focused Visit
URI was “applauded for the
transparent and inclusive process” of
academic planning. The Commission
noted “with favor the proposed
evidence-based approach to program
review” that is currently being
developed by the Academic Program
Review Committee (APRC). It will
be important to keep this work going
and conduct program review in the
coming year. We are currently
preparing a fifth-year interim report
due in Fall 2012
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