New Faculty and Tenured and Promoted Faculty Members

Introductions by the Deans

Strategic Plan Initiatives2015-2016

Faculty Excellence Goals

Initiatives

• Internal Research Awards – Mentored Grant Program

• Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning– Advisory Board– Spring Event

• Davis and Coquina Classroom Renovations• Minority Post Doctoral Program

Distance Learning Funding Plan

• New Courses• Updated Courses• Quality Matters

Tenure & Promotion Guidelines

• Deanna Michael – Chair• Zheng Chen• Deni Elliott• Vikki Gaskin-Butler• AnnMarie Gunn• Terry Rose

• Thomas Smith• John Stanko• Nicole Stowell• Philip Trocchia• Kaya Van Beynen

Student Success Goals

Initiatives

• Military and Veterans Student Success Center• Convocations and COMPASS

Opening Weekend

• Move-in– 9-12

• Peer Coaches– Icebreakers– Pool Party– Sail Signing

Saturday

Student Breakfast with Program Reef all dressed up!

Gratitude Reflection

Parent Breakfast Chancellor & Deans

Library

Convocation

Sunday

What is COMPASS? Integrate new students

into the academic and cultural community of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Sets students on a course towards college graduation and is for all first-year students.

Compass Peer Coaches help navigate first year students to be successfully involved in the classroom and on campus.

Peer Coaching Structure at USFSP– 25 students per coach– Transmit academic

information• Registration deadlines• How to study• Using Academic

Advising• Approaching faculty

– Connect & support• Engage on campus• Consider employment• Build relationships• Find (career) purpose• Resolve conflict

Group

Individual

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Individual

Group

Inidividual Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Student Centered Scheduling

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 2015

ACTUAL 2016

GOALS 2017

GOALS 2018

GOALS

Academic Quality

SAT Score* [for 3 subtests]

1714 Fall 2014

1714 Fall 2015

n/a Fall 2016

n/a Fall 2017

High School GPA 3.85 Fall 2014

3.85 Fall 2015

3.85 Fall 2016

3.85 Fall 2017

Operational Efficiency

Freshman Retention Rate ** 1 65% 2013-14

65% 2014-15

66% 2015-16

67% 2016-17

FTIC Graduation Rates** 2 In 6 years (or less)

31% 2008-14

39% 2009-15

46% 2010-16

47% 2011-17

Return on Investment

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded First Majors Only

821 2013-14

855 2014-15

886 2015-16

913 2016-17

Percent of Bachelor’s Degrees in STEM & Health

9% 2013-14

14% 2014-15

19% 2015-16

21% 2016-17

Graduate Degrees Awarded 167 2013-14

176 2014-15

186 2015-16

192 2016-17

Percent of Graduate Degrees in STEM & Health

2% 2013-14

4% 2014-15

6% 2015-16

6% 2016-17

Note*: The College Board is revising the SAT test starting March 2016. **FTIC retention and graduation rate percentages represent students starting and ending at USFSP. 1 78% of USFSP students of the 2013 cohort were retained within the USF System 2 53% of USFSP students of the 2008 cohort graduated from the USF System within 6-years

Student Centered Scheduling

• Four Year Plans• College Scheduler• Student Centered Scheduling = Scheduling

courses based on student need• Designed to improve our retention and

graduation rates