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Executive Summary Blueprint for Academic Excellence College of Arts & Sciences AY2021-2022 Introduction A strong and vibrant College of Arts and Sciences is critical to the University of South Carolina's mission of teaching, research, creative activity, and community engagement. The College has 463 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 148 professional track faculty, 8776 undergraduates and 888 graduate students in a wide range of disciplines; offers 48 Bachelor's degrees, 40 Master's degrees and 21 Doctoral degrees; covers over 44% of all credit hours and 94% of the Carolina Core; produced 106 PhDs in AY2020. College faculty are consistently recognized for their excellence, including receiving 15 of the 21 University awards in research, service and teaching last year. The faculty also received prestigious fellowships and awards from national and international organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Royal Historical Society. Highlights EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING Continued emphasis on study abroad programs, internships, student-faculty research opportunities, and other beyond-the-classroom opportunities. Top 100 graduate programs (US News World Report) - Chemistry, Clinical Psychology, Criminology, Earth Sciences, English, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Sociology, Social Psychology and Statistics. University and national teaching awards incl. Mungo Distinguished Prof., Mungo Undergraduate Teaching, Thomas Faculty Advising, Garnet Apple, and Online Course Design. EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH Total extramural research proposals = $50,806,962 Total research funding = $31,918,630 VIBRANT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Public lecture series, artistic performances, community events Joel H. Samuels Interim Dean College of Arts and Sciences 0 1 University of South Carolina Page 1 College of Arts & Sciences Table Of Content Executive Summary ................................................... 1 Introduction .......................................................... 1 Highlights ............................................................ 1 Foundation for Academic Excellence ................................... 5 Mission Statement ..................................................... 5 Vision Statement ...................................................... 5 Values Statement ...................................................... 5 Goals - Looking Back .................................................. 6 Goals - Real Time .................................................... 19 Goals - Looking Ahead ................................................ 33 Academic Programs .................................................. 34 Program Rankings .................................................... 34 Instructional Modalities ................................................. 34 Program Launches .................................................... 36 Program Terminations ................................................. 36 Academic Initiatives ................................................. 37 Experiential Learning For Undergraduates .................................. 37 Experiential Learning For Graduate Students ................................ 39 Affordability ......................................................... 39 Reputation Enhancement ............................................... 40 Challenges .......................................................... 41 Supplemental Info - Academic Initiatives .................................... 42 Faculty Population ................................................... 43 Faculty Employment by Track and Title ..................................... 43 Faculty Diversity by Gender and Race/Ethnicity .............................. 44 Faculty Information .................................................. 46 Research and Scholarly Activity .......................................... 46 Faculty Development .................................................. 46 Supplemental Info - Faculty Information .................................... 49 Supplemental Info - Faculty Information .................................... 49 Teaching ............................................................ 50 Analysis of Ratio ...................................................... 50 Student Recruiting and Retention ..................................... 51 Student Recruitment ................................................... 51 Student Retention ..................................................... 52 Student Enrollment & Outcomes ...................................... 53 Student Enrollments ................................................... 53 Enrollment by Time Status .............................................. 55 Student Diversity by Gender ............................................. 56 Student Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity ...................................... 57 Student Retention, Transfer, and Graduation ................................ 59 University of South Carolina Page 2 College of Arts & Sciences Degrees Awarded by Level .............................................. 61 Faculty Awards Nominations .......................................... 62 Research Awards ..................................................... 62 Service Awards ....................................................... 65 Teaching Awards ..................................................... 67 Other Awards ........................................................ 69 Faculty Awards Received ............................................. 70 Research Awards ..................................................... 70 Service Awards ....................................................... 75 Teaching Awards ..................................................... 76 Other Awards ........................................................ 78 Alumni Engagement & Fundraising .................................... 79 Alumni ............................................................. 79 Development, Fundraising and Gifts ....................................... 80 Community Engagement ............................................. 82 Community Engagements and Community - Based Activities .................... 82 Community Perceptions ................................................ 82 Incentivizing Faculty Engagement ......................................... 82 Supplemental Info - Community Engagement ................................ 83 Collaborations ....................................................... 84 Internal Collaborations ................................................. 84 External Collaborations ................................................. 84 Supplemental Info - Collaborations ........................................ 85 Equity and Diversity Plan ............................................. 86 Improve Under-Represented Minority (URM) Student Enrollment .................. 86 Improve The Number Of Full-Time URM Faculty Across Academic Units ............. 87 Enhance Outcomes For URM Undergraduate and Graduate/Professional Students ..... 88 Improve Post-Graduate Outcomes For URM Undergraduate and Graduate/Professional Students .......................................... 88 Increase the engagement of students, faculty, staff, administrators in Equity and Inclusion ............................................................ 88 Improve The Sense Of Inclusion Amongst All University Community Members ....... 89 Dashboard Metrics and Narrative ..................................... 91 Metrics ............................................................. 91 Student Information Narrative ........................................... 94 Contribution (Per Student) Narrative ....................................... 94 Model Allocations (Per Student) Narrative ................................... 94 Faculty Information Narrative ............................................ 95 Credit Hours Taught Narrative ........................................... 95 College/School Financial Information Narrative ............................... 95 Student Outcomes Narrative ............................................. 95 HERD Research Expenditures Narrative .................................... 96 Other Information Narrative ............................................. 96 Concluding Remarks ................................................. 97 University of South Carolina Page 3 College of Arts & Sciences Quantitative Outcomes ................................................. 97 Cool Stuff ........................................................... 97 Appendix 1. Academic Initiatives ...................................... 98 Appendix A. Research & Scholarly Activity ............................ 119 Appendix 2. Faculty Information ..................................... 122 Appendix 3. Academic Analytics Report ............................... 182 Appendix 4. Community Engagement ................................. 202 Appendix 5. Collaborations .......................................... 216 University of South Carolina Page 4 College of Arts & Sciences Foundation for Academic Excellence Mission Statement The College of Arts and Sciences is a richly diverse community of faculty and students dedicated to the discovery, dissemination, and application of knowledge about the natural and human worlds as well as the places where they intersect. The college is committed to enriching the academic experiences of graduate and undergraduate students,