Case Study North Carolina State University

NC State

Mission & Vision

"As a research-extensive land-grant university, North Carolina State University is dedicated to excellent teaching, the creation and application of knowledge, and engagement with public and private partners. By uniting our strength in science and technology with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of disciplines, NC State promotes an integrated approach to problem solving that transforms lives and provides leadership for social, economic, and technological development across North Carolina and around the world."

NC State University: Quick Facts

• A University—10 colleges, 34,000 students
• A State university—North Carolina

• A land-grant university founded in 1887 as a result of the Morrill Act 1862
• A Research extensive university
• A member of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
• Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• Located in Raleigh with presence in all 100 counties of NC

NC State is proud of their status...

And....BASKETBALL!!!!!

Football news, New NC State football coach introduced

North Carolina is unique in its governance stucture, "combining segmental governance with local boards and statewide planning." (Wellman, 2002). Waller lists it as a state with a consolidated governing board structure with an additional note that that says "the state has no board with authority of any kind over both two- and four- year public higher education institutions." (p. ix)

So, who's in charge?

• UNC system Board of Governors & President Tom Ross, and
• NC State University Board of Trustees & Chancellor Randy Woodson, and
• NC State Provost/Senior Vice Chancellor Provost Warwick Arden, and 10 Colleges (deans)
• NC State Faculty Senate: faculty chair and elected senators
• Student Body President: elected & sits on Board of Trustees

NC State Values Diversity

Defines diversity as "an inclusive community of people with varied human characteristics, ideas, and world-views and whose interactions both benefit and challenge each other to grow while making the community better."

MISSION:

"The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and diverse intellectual and cultural campus experience related to the mission of North Carolina State University (NC State). The OIED facilitates efforts to ensure equity and opportunity, increases awareness of diversity issues through education, and strengthens relationships across diverse groups. Through these efforts, the OIED promotes cultural competence development, thereby fostering a welcoming and respectful campus. By providing guidance, programming, and outreach to constituent groups and the community, and by adhering to accountability and compliance standards, the OIED prepares NC State students, faculty, and staff for local, state, national, and global collaboration."

Below are two examples of recent initiatives and activities:

• Inaugural University Faculty Scholars- Launch of new program to recognize and reward faculty, incentivizes faculty productivity
• $10,000 annual stipend for 5 years , funded by a gift
• Title of University Faculty Scholar
• Program emerges from a larger initiative the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program

• Strategic Realignment to Increase Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness, committees are in place to define the problem, seek solutions and provide recommendations.
• Team
• Task Force Report on Realignment of Business Services- effort to
• Public Forums

Challenges are also addressed in the strategic planning document.

Goal 3 Enhance interdisciplinary scholarship to address the of society.

Such as, ensuring "modern research is defined by collaborative problem solving."

UNC System

UNC System map http://www.northcarolina.edu/campus_profiles/index.php

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Notes

* Undergraduate program classification: the percentage of majors is within 5 percentage points of a category border (professions direction).

* Undergraduate profile classification: the transfer-in percentage is within 5 points of the category border.

All-inclusive classifications are time-specific snapshots of institutional attributes and behavior based on data from 2008 to 2010. Institutions might be classified differently using a different timeframe.

NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina Carnegie Classification

• Level 4-year or above
• Classification Category Undergraduate Instructional Program: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
• Graduate Instructional Program: Doctoral, STEM dominant
• Enrollment Profile: High undergraduate
• Undergraduate Profile: Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
• Size and Setting: Large four-year, primarily residential
• Basic Research Universities (very high research activity)
• This institution participated in the following elective classification Community Engagement Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships

CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION

At NC State there are over 300

Degree Programs to choose from...

NC State University: Quick Facts

• Bachelor’s degrees in 106 fields;
• Master’s in 104 fields;
• Doctorates in 61 fields; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Also available are distance education options, non-degree programs, summer sessions, interdisciplinary degrees and ROTC programs in all major branches of the Armed Forces.

• Included in the first round of awardees
• Community Engagement Task Force established and published article about the process. The article serves as a reference for other universities seeking or considering applying for the status.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION

Percent of Applicants Admitted: 54%

Univ. Planning and Analysis: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/uniorgchart/index.htm

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http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/strategicplan/mission.htm

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Where the money goes:

FUNDING

Estimated Budget: FY 2012-2013 $1,347 million

• State government (37%)
• Contracts and research grants (22%)
• Tuition and fees from students (18%)
• Sales & services - e.g. clients, patients, fans (15%)
• Private gifts and endowments (6%)
• Federal government (2%)

Reduction Documents outline initiatives that aim to increase efficiency across Academic Affairs, Agricultural Research and Cooperative-Extension Budget

http://www.ncsu.edu/budget/

Budget Restructuring Task Force

established to assist in linking the University's Strategic Plan to the allocation of resources.

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STANDING COMMITTEES

• Audit, Finance and Planning Committee
• Buildings and Property Committee
• University Advancement Committee
• University Affairs Committee
• Executive Committee

Approves Honorary Doctoral degrees

Minutes are public but not current, last minutes are from July 2012.

MANAGEMENT STYLE

Democratic...loosely coupled system...anarchical model.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Specialized Academic Program Accreditation

ACCREDITATION

Who creates change?

Internally, Governing Board, Senior leaders, Faculty and Students

Externally, Alumni/friends/parents, Government and Industry

Global trends

Environment- pandemics, climate change, etc

Governmental change- financial strife, EU, and changing markets , Brain Drain

Agriculture & Life Sciences, Design, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management, Natural Resources, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Textiles and Veterinary Medicine

Athletics, Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs, Environmental Health & Public Safety, McKimmon Center for Extension & Continuing Education, Student Health, Veterinary Medicine

Administrative Program Accreditation and Certification

• NCSU is getting getting for its next accreditation review 2014!!! Chancellor Woodson leads the charge.

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaffirmed NC State's accreditation in 2004 for a period of ten years.

• In 2004, “Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment” (LITRE) was the focus of its Quality Enhancement Plan.
• SCALE-UP building project is just one example of plan impact.

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity

FACULTY GOVERNANCE

Faculty Senate Office

DECENTRALIZED

RECENT INITIATIVES

"sole, all-campus, faculty-elected, representative, and deliberative policy proposing body of the University"

Very Active role in University Governance

Consultative-

Advisory

Shared Responsibility

Delegated Authority

SHARED GOVERNANCE

http://ncsu.edu/faculty_senate/bylaws/

Resources for Retired Faculty

Examples of shared governance are evident in the strategic planning process which include faculty, staff, and students.

• 11 member steering committee
• 9 Task Forces that were charged to develop "white papers that recommend broad university strategies , specific initiative, and metrics."

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• Undergraduate Student Success
• Graduate and Postdoctoral Program Development
• Faculty Excellence
• Research and Scholarship
• Comprehensiveness and Interdisciplinarity
• Global Engagement and Competitiveness Partnerships, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Campus Culture and CommunityResource Strategies

WEBSITE REVIEW

A+

• It POPS!!! A very trendy use of design and color.
• Involves the reader in content, like "Was this information helpful? yes | no?"
• Easy to navigate.
• Color is thoughtfully selected and sports related.
• Scientific reasoning for the selection of RED.
• The use of US News statistic.

ECU

One Person I would like to have lunch with

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor

Bob Beichner,

SCALE-UP

Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs

CHALLENGES

• Global Competition
• Economic- Decreasing Budget, reflected in the strategic planning for budget reduction and reviews of efficiency
• Upcoming accreditation after a 10 year cycle

grand challenges

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