Goals for 2005-06

I. STUDENT SUCCESS

1. Enrollment Management
• Meet enrollment goals of 9,500 (headcount) and 195,000 billable hours
• Create a plan to incrementally increase admission standards (minimum SAT)
• Establish a partnership with Ivy Tech to provide access for provisional admits to Purdue Calumet
• Develop a plan to increase graduate enrollments by 750 billed credit hours and to identify new graduate programs
• Award 200 additional Best and Brightest scholarships (for a goal of 380 by Spring 2006)
2. Residential Life/Campus Life
• Develop a meal “points plan” in partnership with Chartwell
• Establish a campus-based student health clinic for all students
• Continue leasing program to achieve target of 95%/25% occupancy
• Develop a student public transportation program providing reliable and timely access to local/regional bus and rail transportation
• Create a student life/campus life activity plan, including:
• Increase intramural activity by 25%
• Increase attendance at basketball games 20%
• Creation of pre-professional and social affinity groups
3. Honors Program
• Establish first honors courses for Spring 2006
• Recruit first class of honors students
• Establish an Honors Program Advisory Board
4. International Programs
• Establish an Office for International Studies
• Establish an ESL training program
• Develop up to 7 articulation programs with universities abroad and recruit at least 25 additional students

II. FACULTY AND STAFF EXCELLENCE – PROGRAM QUALITY

5. Faculty and Staff Development
• Produce a comprehensive faculty staff development plan and structure that includes:
• A leadership development program for deans, directors and department heads
• A common staff training component
• A systematic faculty development strategy
• An assessment process
6. Accreditation
• Integrate key assessment projects into AQIP System Portfolio
• Participate in AQIP Strategy Forum
• Review and update current AQIP special projects
• Undergo successful ABET accreditation for technology programs
7. Organization
• Create department structure in School of Management
• Integrate Computer Information Systems faculty into Management Information Systems
• Recruit a Dean of the School of Management

III. HIGH PERFORMANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

8. Campus Master Plan
• Develop a campus master planning process to review current documents and develop a master plan for growth scenarios to 10,500 students and to potential physical capacity
• Engage a consultant to work with the campus planning committee
9. Information Technology
• Ensure active campus involvement in OnePurdue
• Extend wireless technology and distributed computer stations across campus
• Assess need for wireless program at the Academic Learning Center
• Replace Groupwise email system with Outlook/Exchange
• Expand faculty use of Web CT
• Assess Web CT as a learning tool
10. Facilities
• Complete campus wayfinding program
• Construct a convenience store, in partnership with Chartwell, in the Library Student Union Building

IV. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

11. Incubator Development
    • Implement contract to provide program for Hammond Business Incubator
    • Purdue NWI Technology Center
    • Develop transition management plan from PRF to Purdue Calumet by March 2006 for a July 1 transition
12. Institutes and Centers

Develop a timeline and milestones for institutes and centers

• Water Institute:
• Search for Francis and Elsie Meyer Professor,
• Establish joint research projects with Argonne National Labs,
• Appoint Institute director,
• Continue public lecture series on water issues
• Develop research and education programs for the institute
• Energy Institute:
• Search for NiSource Professor
• Secure grants and contracts
• Center for Women and Minorities in Construction:
• Develop a strategy for funding
• Establish 05-06 goals
• Identify a internal and external program leadership
• Regional Center for Health Literacy
• Develop a strategy for funding
• Establish 05-06 goals
• Build partnerships with regional health-care providers
• Center for Science and Technology in Education:
• Search for Thomas Crowel Professor
• Establish 05-06 goals
• Pursue grant opportunities
13. Hammond Magnet School Project
• Work with the School City of Hammond and Civil City of Hammond to create a magnet school proposal.
• Host a Hammond Education Summit on the project proposal

V. OVERARCHING SUPPORT

14. Advancement
• Establish a planned giving society
• Appoint an Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement
• Conduct an alumni engagement survey
• Meet goals of increased alumni giving from 7% to 10%, campus giving from 34% to 40%, and campaign giving of $2,800,000.
15. Marketing and Communications
• Develop and implement a university-wide marketing plan
• Complete the campus emergency response project, including:
• Equip two emergency response stations
• Post emergency instructions in every classroom
• Implement a campus-wide emergency response training program
16. Multi-cultural Campus
• Establish a Multi-cultural Campus Advisory Board
• Develop a proposal to address campus issues related to multi-cultural diversity
• Establish a process for assessing campus climate for multi-cultural inclusiveness