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1 PERFORMANCE ’10 Produced by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness Renee Carter-Chapman, Senior Vice Provost John Dede, Analyst Sara Juday, Editor In Partnership with the Office of Institutional Research Gary Rice, Associate Vice Provost Yuan-Fang Dong, Senior Research Associate and the Office of Budget and Finance Joan Harings, Director Design by Jennifer Andreacchi Photos by Michael Dinneen and UAA Staff(unless otherwise noted) September, 2010 he University of Alaska Anchorage inspires learning and enriches Alaska, the nation, and the world through UAA teaching, research, creativity, and service. T UAA is a comprehensive university that provides opportunities to all who can benefit from education programs of high quality in an inclusive environment rich in diversity. Located in Anchorage and on community campuses serving Southcentral Alaska, UAA is committed and uniquely situated to serve the needs of its communities, the state, and its diverse peoples. Fran Ulmer, CHANCELLOR Michael A. Driscoll, PROVOST AND VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS William Spindle, VICE CHANCELLOR, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Bruce Schultz, VICE CHANCELLOR, STUDENT AFFAIRS Megan Olson, VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Renee Carter-Chapman, SENIOR VICE PROVOST, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES KENAI PENINSULA COLLEGE James Liszka, Dean Gary Turner, Director COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY KODIAK COLLEGE Elisha (“Bear”) R. Baker IV, Dean Barbara Bolson, Director COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE MATANUSKA-SUSITNA COLLEGE Cheryl Easley, Dean Dennis Clark, Director COLLEGE OF EDUCATION PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Mary Snyder, Dean Doug Desorcie, Campus President COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE Karen Schmidt, Dean UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE CONSORTIUM LIBRARY FACULTY SENATE Steve Rollins, Dean John Petraitis, President, 2010-11 Genie Babb, President, 2009-10 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Robert Lang, Dean UAA ASSEMBLY Debbie Narang, President, 2009-11 UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE Ronald Spatz, Dean CLASSIFIED COUNCIL Megan Carlson, President, 2007-11 ACCREDITATION AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS APT COUNCIL Thomas Miller, Vice Provost Russell Pressley, President, 2009-11 HEALTH PROGRAMS Jan Harris, Vice Provost RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES Robert White, Interim Vice Provost TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Highlights of the Year 6 People 9 Teaching and Scholarship 14 Research 18 Student Success 24 The AAU Community 29 Community Engagement and the Public Square 34 Looking Ahead Part 2: Performance Measures 39 High Demand Job Area Degrees Awarded 44 Health Awards 47 Engineering Awards 49 Funding Impact 57 Undergraduate Retention 61 Baccalaureate Retention 62 Alaska Native Students 63 Underprepared Students 64 Funding Impact 67 Student Credit Hours 71 Distance Delivery 72 General Education Requirements 74 Funding Impact 77 Non-Credit Instructional Productivity Units 79 Grant-Funded Research Expenditures 82 Grant Awards 84 Funding Impact 85 University-Generated Revenue 89 Academic Program Outcomes Assessment 91 Strategic Enrollment Management Planning 94 Acronyms On the cover: From the top, left to right AAS Nursing graduate Benjamin Rolfs KPC Kenai River Campus student Evgeniya Malakhova-Quartly Scholarship recipients Tasha Hood, Alvin Asby, Jr., Christie Nelson, and Sonya Hood UAA Chancellor Fran Ulmer Faculty Senate President Professor Genie Babb (English) served as Faculty Marshall for this year’s Commencement ceremony in Anchorage KPC Kenai River Campus welding student Paul Minelga Campus Directors Barbara Bolson (Kodiak College), Dennis Clark (Mat-Su College), Gary Turner (Kenai Peninsula College) and Campus President Doug Desorcie (Prince William Sound Community College) 2010 KPC Kenai River Campus graduate HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2009-2010 PEOPLE NEW LEADERS Karen Schmitt accepted the position of Heather Hudson was named Director Dean of the Community and Technical of the Institute of Social and Economic College, moving to UAA from her position Research in February. Hudson came to as Dean of the School of Career Education UAA after serving as a Fulbright Visiting at the University of Alaska Southeast. Policy Research Chair at Carleton University in Canada, and 22 years with the University of San Francisco as Professor and Director of the Communications Technology Management and Policy Program. Elisha “Bear” Baker was named Dean of the College of Business and Public Policy. Baker taught at UAA and UAF in UNIVERSITY AWARDS the Schools of Engineering in the past. He HONORARY DEGREES returned to UAA in 2003 to teach in the CBPP, and had served as Interim Dean For their achievements since March 2008. and contributions in service to learning, Alaska, and Dewain Lee joined UAA in April as Dean humankind, Honorary of Students and Associate Vice Chancel- Doctor of Law degrees lor for Student Development, moving were awarded to Dana from Dillard University in New Orleans. Fabe, the first woman to serve on Alaska’s Supreme Court, and She brings 17 years of higher education Oliver Leavitt, respected Alaska Native leader from Barrow administration experience and a focus on who served on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. student success programs. Ron Kamahele accepted the position of Director of Human posthumous Honorary Resource Services after serving as Interim Director since May Doctor of Letters was A 2009. Kamahele joined UAA’s awarded to John Strohmeyer, staff as a Human Resource Services Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, Consultant in 2000. In addition Nieman Fellow, and former to his full-time position in HRS, Atwood Chair (1987-1989). Kamahele teaches courses as an He was the author of Crisis in adjunct instructor in the College of Bethlehem: Big Steel’s Battle to Business and Public Policy. Survive, and Extreme Conditions: Big Oil and the Transformation of Alaska. A new book focusing on the commercial fishing industry,Empty Nets: John Faunce was selected as Fish, Politics and Avarice, is in production. Strohmeyer, 85, Director of Facilities Planning and died in March 2010. Accepting the degree on his behalf were Construction. He brings 40 years his daughter Sarah Strohmeyer of engineering experience to UAA, Merriman and his wife Sylvia including 30 years as an officer in the Broady, former Vice Chancellor Navy Civil Engineering Corps. of Advancement and Professor Emerita of Journalism at UAA. 6 EMERITI OTHER AWARDS At the May 2010 Chris Green, head coach for women’s volleyball, and Patricia Commencement Leary, landscaping horticulture supervisor at Facilities and ceremony in Campus Services received the Bill Rose Memorial Award from Anchorage, three Administrative Services. The award is named for the former College of Arts and Vice Chancellor who was killed in an airplane crash in 1999. Sciences professors Employees are nominated for exceptional performance. were recognized for their many years Evelyn Davidson, the Coordinator of the Department of Left to right: Feldman, Haycox, Wick of outstanding Developmental Studies and The Learning Center at Kodiak service to UAA and College, received the its students. Stephen Haycox was named Professor Emeritus Staff Make Students of History, Kerry Feldman was named Professor Emeritus of Count Award from Anthropology, and Brian Wick was named Professor Emeritus UA President Mark of Mathematics. Hamilton. Davidson was cited for her CHANCELLOr’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE excellent work with and for students at Winners of the Chancellor’s awards for Excellence included: Kodiak College as well • Diversity: Kaela Parks (Disability Support Services) as fulfilling service to all UAA students • Sustainability: Dorn Van Dommelen (Geography and as co-chair of UAA’s Environmental Studies) Advisory Council for • Faculty/Staff Service to Students: Lorraine Stewart Enhancing Student (Vo-Tech at Kodiak College) Success (ACCESS). • Excellence in Teaching: Susan Kalina (Languages and International Studies) Associate Professor Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya (Business Administration) was awarded the Harold T. Caven • Excellence in Research: Jennifer Burns (Biology) Professorship in January, and will embark on a two-year venture to enhance the field of business and finance beyond his TheLarge Team Collaboration Award went to the faculty assignments. Bhattacharyya plans to develop teaching ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building team with material on personal finance for high school students, plus a over 25 members representing Facilities/Maintenance and primer on mathematics and statistics for business students. Operations, College of Arts and Sciences, Advancement, Procurement, Information Technology, the Provost, Chancellor, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS and Vice Chancellor of Administration. 2010 UAA Alumni Association Awards went to: TheSmall Team Collaboration Award was presented to the Campus Tree Advisory Committee and DegreeWorks. • Elizabeth Gallo Skladal—Alumna of the Year for her The Campus Tree Advisory Committee included individuals excellence in leadership and community service; from Facilities/Maintenance and Operations, Landscaping, Sustainability and the State of Alaska Department of Natural • Wayne Mitchell—Community Service Award, for Resources who worked to achieve the “Tree Campus USA” exceptional service to the community through designation, a first for UAA and the state. The staff of Degree volunteer and professional activities; and Services was honored for their outstanding implementation of (Art) and (Languages)— DegreeWorks, a program that vastly improves student access to • Garry Kaulitz Patricia