DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

ANNUAL REPORT

2007-2008 Academic Year

June 2008

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Table of Contents

Key to Unit/Department/Program Codes ...... 5

I. Activities in Support of the UNCG Plan: Cornerstones Cornerstone 1: Public and Private Support ...... 7 Cornerstone 2: Technology ...... 15 Cornerstone 3: Administration ...... 19 Cornerstone 4: Facilities ...... 31

II. Activities in Support of the UNCG Plan: Strategic Directions Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning...... 35 Targeted Goal Cluster 1.9: Recruit and retain a diverse and accomplished faculty and staff committed to the advancement of student learning…………………………….. 37 Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge ...... 71 Targeted Goal Cluster 2.3: Target and promote areas of interdisciplinary research emphasis………………………………………………………………………….73 Targeted Goal Cluster 2.5: Provide a supportive environment for faculty and student research, scholarship, and creative activity by increasing external and internal support………………………………………………………………74 Targeted Goal Cluster 2.9: Recruit and retain faculty with the potential for and demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activity…………...76 Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community ...... 103 Targeted Goal Cluster 3.1: Nurture a campus community that reflects and embraces the increasing diversity of North Carolina………………………. ………105 Targeted Goal Cluster 3.6: Ensure a positive and supportive environment for faculty, staff, and students……………………………………………………………105 Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life ...... 127 Targeted Goal Cluster 4.2: Establish with N.C. A&T State University, The Joint Millennial Campus…………………………………………………………….130 Targeted Goal Cluster 4.4: Promote and support entrepreneurial activities in the Triad...130 Targeted Goal Cluster 4.11: Promote efforts to develop the urban environment, enhance the rural economy, protect physical and natural resources, and facilitate the integration of the Piedmont into the global economy………………………………..132 Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success ...... 135 Targeted Goal Cluster 5.1: Increase efforts to recruit and retain students from diverse backgrounds………………………………………………………………...137 Targeted Goal Cluster 5.8: Support campus initiatives aimed at improving student satisfaction, retention, graduation, and career placement rates…………………………...138

III. Executive Summaries by Unit Bryan School of Business and Economics ...... 153 College of Arts and Sciences ...... 154 School of Education...... 156 School of Health and Human Performance ...... 157 School of Human Environmental Sciences ...... 158 School of Music ...... 160 1

School of Nursing ...... 161 Undergraduate Education ...... 162 Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships ...... 164 Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life (BELL)………………………………………….166 The Graduate School ...... 166 University Libraries/Jackson Library ...... 167 Division of Continual Learning ...... 168 International Programs Center ...... 170 Weatherspoon Art Museum ...... 171 Enrollment Services ...... 173

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Table Number & Name (in section order) Page Cornerstone Tables CS 1-1 Private, Corporate, and Foundation Gifts ...... 10 CS 1-2 Academic Fiscal Resources ...... 11 CS 1-3 Merit Scholarship Statistics ...... 13 CS 1-4 Benchmark: Student Scholarships and Fellowships ...... 14 CS 2-1 On-Campus Classroom Technology Resources ...... 17 CS 3-1 Affirmative Action ...... 22 CS 3-2 Academic Organization/SAAO Appointments ...... 23 CS 3-3 Faculty Senate Activities for 2007 and 2008 ...... 26 CS 4-1 Academic Facilities Report for January 2007 – May 2008 ...... 33 CS 4-2 Gateway University Research Park, Inc. Report ...... 34

Strategic Direction Tables SD 1-1 Seven Principles of Good Teaching ...... 38 SD 1-2 Curricular Action and Plans ...... 39 SD 1-3 Student Internships and Internship Locations ...... 40 SD 1-4 Nationally Ranked Programs ...... 46 SD 1-5 Faculty Receiving National Recognition ...... 47 SD 1-6 Faculty/Staff Who Served as Officers of National Organizations, Associations, or Boards ...... 49 SD 1-7 UNCG Faculty Awards, Spring 2007 and Spring 2008 ...... 56 SD 1-8 Faculty Grants through UTLC ...... 57 SD 1-9 Distance and On-Line Learning ...... 61 SD 1-10 Service Learning Courses 2007/08 ...... 62 SD 1-11 Assessment of Student Learning ...... 65 SD 1-12 Instructional Agreements for 2007/08 ...... 66 SD 1-13 Status of Accreditation ...... 67 SD 2-1 Benchmark: Research Expenditures ...... 77 SD 2-2 Submissions and Awards Statistics for 2008, 2007 and 2006 ...... 78 SD 2-3 University Faculty Research Support ...... 82 SD 2-4 Teaching Fellows Profile ...... 84 SD 2-5 Research Excellence: Faculty Awards ...... 85 SD 2-6 Internal Funding: Faculty Research Support ...... 86 SD 2-7 Undergraduate Research Assistantships ...... 90 SD 2-8 Graduate Student Assistantships Statistics ...... 91 SD 2-9 Graduate Fellowship Statistics ...... 93 SD 2-10 Centers and Institutes ...... 94 SD 2-11 Technology Transfer Activities ...... 95 SD 2-12 New Faculty with National/International Reputations ...... 96 SD 2-13 UNCG-Hosted Symposiums, Festivals, Exhibits, and Major Events ...... 97 SD 2-14 Scholarly and Creative Works...... 102

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Table Number & Name (in section order) Page Strategic Direction Tables SD 3-1 Benchmark: Faculty Diversity ...... 107 SD 3-2 Benchmark: Student Diversity ...... 108 SD 3-3 Benchmark: Staff Diversity ...... 109 SD 3-4 Benchmark: Faculty Profile Statistics ...... 110 SD 3-5 Faculty/Staff Personnel Actions ...... 111 SD 3-6 Minority Teaching Faculty ...... 116 SD 3-7 International Programs Center Statistics ...... 120 SD 4-1 Public Service Expenditures ...... 133 SD 4-2 Academic Outreach Activities ...... 134 SD 5-1 New Student Enrollment ...... 141 SD 5-2 Freshmen SAT Scores ...... 142 SD 5-3 New Student Retention ...... 143 SD 5-4 Benchmark: Degrees Awarded ...... 144 SD 5-5 Benchmark: Graduation Rates ...... 145 SD 5-6 Summary of Fall Admission Activity ...... 146 SD 5-7 Historical Student Enrollment ...... 147 SD 5-8 Enrollment Statistics Spring 2003 – Spring 2008 ...... 148 SD 5-9 Degrees Awarded at UNCG 1996-2007 ...... 149 SD 5-10 Summary of Earned Degrees at UNCG in 2007 ...... 150

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University Unit Codes

Below is the list of official University units and the related unit codes used at UNCG.

A+ Schools Program APS Ctr Creatv Writing in the Arts CCW Acad Sys/Student Achievement ACH Ctr for Educ Research & Eval CER Academic Administrative Svcs ADS Ctr for Educ Studies & Develop CES Academic Assessment AST Ctr for New North Carolinians CNC Accounting and Finance ACF Ctr for Youth, Fam. & Commun. CSR Accounting Services ACB Ctr Global Bus Edu & Research CGB Adult Health ADN Curriculum & Instruction CUI Advancement Services DES Dance DCE African American Studies AFS Dean's Ofc, Sch of Education EDU Agency Admin, Institutional AAI Dean's Ofc, Schl Mus DMU Agency Administration AGA Dean's Ofc, Schl Nur DNU Alumni Affairs ALA Dean's Ofc, School of HES HES Annual Programs APG Dean's Ofc, School of HHP HHP Anthropology ATY Dept of Accounting ACC Art ART Development DEL Arts & Science Advising Ctr ASA Dining Services DIN Athletic Dev/Pub Affairs SCL Disability Services DDS Auxiliary Services BOP Economics ECO Biology BIO Ed Ldrship & Cultural Found ELC Biotechn Genomics & Health Res IHS Ed Research Methodology ERM Board of Trustees BOT English ENG Broadcasting & Cinema BCN Enrollment Services ASE Bryan Graduate Career Services GCS Enterprise Admin Applications EAA Bryan School of Busnss & Econ BAE Environmental Studies ENV Building & Trades BLT ERIC/CASS ERC Business & Econ Student Svcs BES Exercise and Sport Science ESS Business Administration BUS Facilities FAC Business Affairs BAF Facilities Design & Construct FPL Business Affairs Technology BAT Facilities Operations PPO Business Services BSS Facility Services (Hskping) HSK Campus Recreation CAM Faculty Governance GOV Career Services Center CSC Family Research Center FRC Cashiers & Student Accounts CSH Financial Aid FIA Center for Applied Research CAR Financial Plan & Budgets BUD Center for Critical Inquiry CCI Fixed Assets FIX Center for Research (HES) CFR G'boro Ctr for Innovative Dev CID CFNC Resource Center PAT Genetic Counseling GEN Chancellor's Residence CHR Geography GEO Chemistry & Biochemistry CHE German and Russian GAR Classical Studies CLA Gerontology GRO Client Services IRC Graduate School GRS College of Arts & Sciences AAS Grogran College GRC Commun Across the Curriculum CAC Grounds GRD Communication Science & Disord CSD History HIS Communication Studies CST Honors Program HSS Community Practice CON Housing and Residence Life RLI Computer Science CMP Human Develop & Family Studies HDF Conflict Resolution CNR Human Resources HRS Consumer, Apparel, & Ret Stds CRS Info Technology CIS Continual Learn (Summer Sess) SUS Info Technology Services APL Continual Learning (Cont Educ) CEX Information Systems & Oper Mgt ISM Contracts & Grants CGS Institutional Research IRE Cornelia Strong College STR Intercollegiate Athletics ICA Counsel & Ed Development CED Interior Architecture IAR

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Internal Audit IAU School of Music MUS International Honors College HON School of Nursing NUR International Programs IPG SERVE SRV IT-Management Info. Systems MIS Social Work SWK IT-Networks NET Sociology SOC IT-Systems ITS Speaking Across the Curriculum SCU Leadership & Servc Learn LSL Special Accounting SAC Learning Assistance Center LAC Special Support Services SPE Library & Information Studies LIS Specialized Education Services SES Mathematical Sciences MAT Sponsored Programs RSS Mathematics and Statistics MTH Student Academic Svcs ADV MBA Office MBA Student Affairs SAF Motor Pool MPL Student Health/Counseling Svcs SHS Multicultural Affairs MAF Student Life STN Music Library MLC Systems and Procedures SYS NC Humanities NCH Teacher's Academy TED Nutrition NTR Teaching Fellows Pgrm TFP Off Bus & Econ Research BER Technology Transfer OTT Office for Adult Students OAS Telephone Services TSV Office of Assoc VC for Finance FSV The Evening University EVE Office of Research Compliance ORC The Univ of NC Greensboro ZUN Office of Safety SFT Theatre THE Office of Space Management OSM UNC Exchange Program NCE Office of the Chancellor CHA UNCG FirstCard Center IDC Office of the Provost PVT Undergraduate Admissions ADM Orientation ORI Undergraduate Education UES Parent-Child Health (Nursing) PCN Undergraduate Research OUR Parking Services PAR Univ Teaching & Learning Ctr LRC Philosophy PHI University Advancement DUR Physics and Astronomy PHY University Bookstore BOS Piedmont Triad Ed Consortium PTC University Counsel UCN Piney Lake Field Campus PIL University Graphics & Printing PRS Political Science PSC University Libraries LIB Postal Services POS University Registrar's Office REG Psychology PSY University Relations URE Public Health Education PHE Utilities UTL Public Safety & Police PSP Vending Services VEN Purchasing PUR Warehouse and Surplus Services WHS Recreation, Tourism & Hosp Mgt RTH Waste Reduction & Recycling RCY Religious Studies REL Weatherspoon Art Museum WAG Research & Pub/Priv Sect Partn RSH Women's and Gender Studies WGS Residential College RCO Writing Across the Curriculum WCU Romance Languages ROM

PLEASE NOTE Unit abbreviations used in the final report do not always align with the official university codes. The following unit abbreviations are used in this report:

Bryan School of Business and Economics BBE Office Research & Public Sector Partnerships RSH College of Arts and Sciences CAS The Graduate School GRS School of Education SOE University Libraries LIB School Health and Human Performance HHP Division of Continual Learning DCL School of Human Environmental Sciences HES International Programs Center IPC School of Music SOM Weatherspoon Art Museum WAM School of Nursing SON Division of Enrollment Services ES Office of Undergraduate Studies UES Academic Affairs Administration AAS

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Part I: Cornerstones

Cornerstones 1: Public & Private Support Pursue and effectively use all sources of public and private support.

Actions of the Academic Affairs Units in Support of Cornerstone 1: • (BBE) July 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008: $1,103,104. Highlights include 6 new scholarships, a new revolving loan fund for entrepreneurial projects, and program support for the MBA and accounting programs. Matching funds were received for two professorships through the State of North Carolina Distinguished Professors Trust Fund. Additionally, a Bryan School alumna contributed $500,000 for university-wide need-based scholarships (not included in the total). • (BBE) Funds from the Bryan School endowment and other gifts were used to enhance student development (study abroad stipends, leadership programs and other student events), student recruitment, promotional activities, faculty and staff development, program assessment and curriculum development, faculty recruitment and ongoing development/advancement activities. • (CAS) Raised $ 3,322,549 through pledges and gifts from private donors, corporations and foundations from Jan. 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. $ 1,000,000 will support a new professorship. $ 1,000,000 will support student undergraduate scholarships. $ 650,000 for academic program support. $ 170,000 will support graduate students. • (CAS) Awarded grants, July 2006-January 2008, totaling $7,960,513.91. • (SOE) $2,400,00 awarded to SES for Personnel Preparation projects by the US Department of Education: Project CONNECT, a program to recruit and support students to become deaf interpreters ($800,000); Project RESTART, a program to recruit and support non-traditional and minority students to become special educators ($1,000,000); Project CREATE, a program to recruit and support students to major in both elementary and special education and earn licensure in both areas ($500,000);support for non- traditional students preparing to become special education teachers ($800,000). • (SOE) Teachers Academy received $253,253 NC QUEST grant to promote inquiry learning in science. Wachovia Foundation grant provided $285,326 in funding for the work of the Wachovia Teacher Mentoring Network in 2007-2008. POST (Preparing Outstanding Science Teachers) grant provided $49,280 in funding for 2007-2008 for enhancing science instruction in public schools. • (HHP) Raised $1,282,720 in development funding, having reached 236% of HHP’s five year goal ($2, 950,000) in the Students First Campaign. Obtained $15,000 in the Faculty Development Fund, $350, 000 for professorship, $30,000 for undergraduate scholarship, $160,000 for graduate scholarship, and $105,000 increase to currently endowed scholarships. • (HHP) Submitted 58 proposals through the Office of Sponsored Programs ($8,215,803.02), with 25 funded, 26 pending, and $6,538,200.00 in funding to date. The success rate for proposals is 87.9% in number and 78.8% in dollar amount. • (HES) Total amount received from private, corporate and foundation gifts from January 1, 2007 to the present was $927,739, representing an 18.4% increase in support from the calendar year 2006 figure of $783,466. In addition, there were additional pledges in the amount of $879,367; this pledged figure is a record for the school. School and department initiatives to increase donor support have included active HES Foundation Board meetings and fund-raising activities, alumni awards, donor luncheons, student open houses, publication of the HES Connections magazine, upgrading of the HES website, and development of department newsletters. • (HES) The Cemala Foundation provided $150,000 for the renovation of the Applied Translational Research Labs in the Department of Nutrition, and Lectra, Inc provided a gift of software valued at $3.6 million. • (HES) During AY 2008, the School received $9,052,469 in external funding for 48 different research and public outreach projects. During this same period, HES faculty submitted 40 new, renewal, or revised extramural grant proposals seeking a total dollar amount of $12,830,102. • (SOM) Awarded $235,000 in endowed scholarships to undergraduate and graduate music students • (SOM) Presented the first and second chamber concerts sponsored by the Dickieson Chamber Music Endowment.

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• (SON) Secured $2,180,025 in new gift commitments and achieved 164% of the overall Students First Campaign goal for the School of Nursing as of April 14, 2008. Effectively engaged 22 members of the School of Nursing Campaign Committee for the Students First Campaign in developing donor strategies, and participating in prospect identifications, cultivations and solicitations. • (SON) Planned and executed successful Scholarship Recognition Event on November 14, 2007 attracting over 110 donors and scholarship recipients. • (SON) Planned new graduate engagement opportunities including the “New Graduate Mentor Program” which will launch in the fall of 2008; the presentation of graduate gifts from the School of Nursing Alumni Association, which will be given during Special Exercises on May 15, 2008. • (UES) A+ Schools received a $50,000 Dana Foundation grant, submitted a $250,000 proposal to the U. S. Department of, and applied for a $250,000 Wachovia Foundation grant. Residential College attained its goal of a $500,000 endowment and was officially renamed Warren Ashby Residential College. • (RSH) In AY 2007- 2008 the external submissions and awards totaled $51,719,998 and $21,104,000 respectively. Through March 31 of FY2008, university-wide Centers and Laboratories requested $36,012,039 in 45 submissions compared to 27 proposals that requested $5,715, 106 in FY 2007. Awards for university-wide Centers and Laboratories have also increased in FY2008. Year-to-date awards for 53 projects stand at $5,784,946 compared to FY2007 in which they received 41 awards totaling $2,751,607 through the end of March. • (RSH) During this report period (Jan 2007 – June 2008), the Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships brought in over $4 million in awards, leveraging over 10 times the university support provided to the Center. The Center for Biotechnology, Genomics and Health Research submitted proposals for grants to NSF, NIH, and USDA totaling $4.55 million with pending submissions of approximately $1 million (USDA and NIH) and total awards of over $3,000,000. The Laboratory for Molecular Medicine submitted four grants totaling over $6,000,000. The Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences, created in fall, 2007, in its first eight months of operation, submitted a total of nine proposals requesting funding of $24,332,000 with $200,000 awarded to date (eight submissions still pending). The newly hired director began equipping the Electron Microscopy Facility for characterization of novel nanomaterials. He negotiated the purchase of over 22 pieces of equipment for approximately $800K, a reduction of at least 22 % of the retail value for these items. • (RSH) The Office of Undergraduate Research continued to transform undergraduate research into a signature program at UNCG, applying for three National Science Foundation grants with faculty members in the Departments of Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geography, and Psychology to support undergraduate research (two not funded, one awarded, one pending); a USDA grant with faculty members in the Department of Nutrition (not awarded); the Department of Education Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Program (not awarded); and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for SNURCS (State of NC Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium) (awarded). • (RSH) For AY 2006-07, two federal appropriation requests totaling $1,280,000 were submitted; $66,812 was awarded for “Speech Therapy for Rural Schools in NC.” For the AY 2007-08, three requests totaling $4,188,000 were submitted. • (BELL) The BELL (Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life) initiative received a $100, 000 gift establishing the Pat Roos Cross Entrepreneurial Learning Fund to provide support for BELL and related entrepreneurial initiatives for both students and faculty. • (GRS) Employed full-time Director of Development, Jodie Gisser, to educate various campus groups about the activities and distinct needs of graduate programs, and to actively seek funding from new donors for graduate students and programs. • (GRO) Secured AARP grant/gift $7,000 used to develop case studies of aging issues in a business forum. Three case studies to be published by AARP Office of Academic Affairs, 2008. Secured gift of $50,000 from Steven D. Bell distributed over a two year period for development of a ‘Center on Aging and Business’ and program development. Portion of gift used to enhance Gerontology Curriculum. • (LIB) Generated over $75,000 through Journal Finder, a product created by the University Libraries. Received commitments from four UNC system universities to transfer a total of $42,000 to UNCG over the next 3 years. In return, those four schools will be able to use institutional repository software developed by the UNCG Libraries.

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• (LIB) Hodges Special Collections and University Archives received several important manuscript gifts in 2007-2008. Don Etherington, Senator Howard Coble, Carol Weatherford, Janet Lempke; Professors Sue Stinson and Nancy White donated their papers; Fred and Susan Chappell donated a collection of literary broadsides; Paul and Janice Hessling donated over 600 items to the Home Economics Pamphlet Collection. A further addition to the Maud Gatewood Collection was made by Gatewood’s estate in 2007 and faculty member Michael Parker added to his manuscripts in the Writing Collection. • (LIB) The Preddy Memorial Foundation Board made a gift of $10,000 to the Betty Carter Women Veterans Historical Project. We were successful with naming opportunities for the Avi Magid Reading Room, the Julia Cameron Trice Reference Alcove and the BB&T Reading Room. • (DCL) Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, $35,737 for scholarships for Hispanic students to attend the All-Arts and Sciences Camp. • (IPC) $9,340 Total amount received from private, corporate, and foundation gifts. Most of this year’s contributions were from the Elizabeth Yates King International Programs Study Fund for travel grants for students studying abroad for a semester or full year. • (IPC) The major source of support for UNCG’s students going on study abroad still comes from the travel grant program of the UNCG Endowment for International Programs. During calendar year 2007 and Spring 2008, 361 students received travel grants totaling $205,900. • (WAM) Submitted 16 grant applications and foundation proposals to support exhibitions and educational programs; 7 were funded in the total amount of $205,500. • (WAM) Nearly doubled Students First Campaign goal, much of which will go into endowment; other campaign gifts are helping to complete renovation of the museum’s courtyard, underwrite educational programs, and assist with publishing a book on the museum’s collection. • (WAM) Non-campaign gifts have remained relatively constant. In May 2007 Benefactors Fund were used to purchase a Jasper Johns print for the collection. Received a $25,000 gift from the Weatherspoon Art Museum Association to support the “LeWitt x 2” exhibition in fall of 2007. Received annual gift of $10,000 from The Dillard Fund to purchase art work from the Art on Paper exhibition.

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Table CS 1-1 Private, Corporate, & Foundation Gifts

Private, Corporate and Foundation gifts

College of Arts & Sciences $3,933,526.93 Bryan School of Business & Economics 1,859,547.10 School of Education 2,944,245.97 School of Health & Human Performance 1,383,970.88 School of Human Environmental Sciences 2,002,512.19 School of Music 1,018,422.11 School of Nursing 3,341,667.69 Weatherspoon Art Museum 739,666.19

Total academic units $25,627,242.60

Other administrative $8,403,683.54

Number of major gifts ($15,000 or more)

College of Arts & Sciences 42 Bryan School of Business & Economics 20 School of Education 23 School of Health & Human Performance 11 School of Human Environmental Sciences 23 School of Music 17 School of Nursing 18 Weatherspoon Art Museum 10

Total academic units 164

Other administrative 77

Source: Office of University Advancement

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Table CS 1-2 Academic Fiscal Resources

State Appropriations

Due to growth in student credit hour production, the Division of Academic Affairs in 2007-08 received an increase from state appropriations for both regular term and distance instruction. A legislative program for addressing the salaries of faculty and staff was provided.

Expansion:

Some $4.599 million was allocated within Academic Affairs to address enrollment-related needs; a total of 31.47 teaching positions is included in this appropriation. These funds were allocated for teaching positions and salaries, for upgrade and acquisition of the necessary educational and data processing equipment to carry out these initiatives, for instructional and service operations, and for library enhancements.

Campus-Initiated Tuition Increase:

The proceeds from the campus-initiated tuition increase totaled $2.242 million. A portion of the allocation from this pool of funds addressed student financial support (financial aid). Funds were provided to increase faculty salaries, and a substantial allocation for graduate assistantships was made from the proceeds of the campus-initiated tuition increase.

Salary Increases:

Legislation provided funding for salary increases for continuing faculty and staff.

For faculty, the Board of Governors allocated 5% of our salary base to be used to recognize performance, merit, to respond to market conditions, to address salary inequities that may have arisen during a period of scarce resources for academic salaries, and to be used in any other manner that the Chancellor would determine to be in the best interest of the institution. Proceeds from the Campus-Initiated Tuition Increase provided an additional pool of funds to address faculty salaries (see above). For EPA non-faculty, the Board of Governors allocated 4% of our salary base to be used for the same purposes as the faculty.

Members of the SPA workforce were provided with a 4% salary increase. A source of funding was provided centrally and by unit managers to make salary adjustments to office support personnel whose positions were recently reclassified in the career banding initiative.

Budget Cuts and Reallocations:

Academic Affairs budget was reduced by $464,685 in 2007-08 as a result of a legislatively-mandated cut that was intended to address recommendations of the President’s PACE Commission.

To address UNCG’s own internal study on efficiency and effectiveness, nearly $1.7 million was realigned from budgets across the University to provide for additional graduate assistantship funds. This reallocation, plus the proceeds from the campus-initiated tuition increase designed for graduate assistantships, was not to provide additional assistantships but rather to increase the value of these awards to move our level of funding closer to the national average.

Budget Flexibility

During 2007-08, units in the Division of Academic Affairs used budget flexibility to meet needs of strategic importance in the realms of teaching and research. Funds were transferred to purchase computer equipment, office equipment, educational equipment, as well as specialized supplies and materials for use in the classrooms, laboratories, and studios of the campus. 11

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Unrestricted Gifts and Investment Income

The University’s unrestricted endowment allowed the Chancellor to allocate the sum of $505.900 to support the annual Conference on African-American Culture and Experience, the Excellence Awards day, awards programs for teaching, research, and graduate teaching excellence, the Race and Gender institute, searches for key administrative posts and general discretionary needs in the instructional and service units of academic affairs.

Indirect Cost Recovery

Some $3.415 million from indirect cost funds recovered by the University was available for distribution in 2007-08. Ten percent of each grant’s earnings was allocated to the principal investigators, and an equal amount was appropriated to the principal investigator’s home department. After this distribution, funding was allocated to support several permanent positions in the Divisions of Academic Affairs and Business Affairs, the international travel of the faculty, the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (ATL) grants, the Research Council’s New Faculty Grants, and the Faculty Research Grant award program. Funding was again allocated to the undergraduate research assistantship program. Start-up funding for newly appointed faculty members in the sciences was provided. Operating costs for the centers and institutes (Institute for Health, Science, and Society and the Center for the Study of Social Issues) were covered from this source. A research development fund held by the Associate Provost for Research was substantially funded from this source.

Source: Academic Administrative Services

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Table CS 1-3 Merit Scholarship Statistics 2007-08

Total Dollars Spent on MAP in 0708: $1,044,881 for 280 awards (this includes MAP Scholars, Deans Scholars, CCP, and Superintendents) $ 927,000 for 168 awards (just MAP)

Total Dollars for New MAP students in 0708: $238,998 (all categories) $203,000 (just MAP)

Information on MAP Applicants and Finalists (does not include Superintendents, DSP or CCP):

Total Applicant Pool 0708 for MAP Interviews: 0708 Number of Applicants: 374 0708 Out of State Applicants: 57 (From 20 states: AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, ME, MI, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT and WV) 0708 Number Invited to Interview: 90

0708 MAP Finalist Info:

Average Scores: Total SAT: 1307 Weighted GPA: 4.44

Scholarships range from $2,500-$10,500

Comparison of previous year’s statistics for total applicant pool:

SAT Scores

2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 1200-1249 73 67 78 66 64 1250-1299 54 43 55 62 52 1300-1349 34 42 54 43 37 1350-1399 15 29 22 23 19 1400-1449 17 10 20 9 11 1450-1600 7 12 9 15 8

Total Applications Received for 2003-2004: 286 Total Applications Received for 2004-2005: 399 Total Applications Received for 2005-2006: 379 Total Applications Received for 2006-2007: 412 Total Applications Received for 2007-2008: 374

Source: Office of Financial Aid

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Table CS 1-4 Student Scholarships and Fellowships

Source: Office of Institutional Research

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Cornerstones 2: Technology Strengthen technology resources for effective use in academic programs and administrative services.

Actions of the Academic Units in Support of Cornerstone 2: • (BBE) All faculty and staff computers were upgraded to MS 2007, sixteen courses were completed for online delivery, an interactive website for economic development was put in place, new systems were installed for document management and for surveys, and training and integration of a contact management system were enhanced. • (CAS) $642,482 in one-time funds to strengthen technology resources in academic services were distributed to departments and programs throughout the College including new and replacement computers for faculty $240,000; servers $13,643 (Broadcasting & Cinema); computer equipment/software for classrooms/labs: $341,875 (Art, Broadcasting & Cinema, Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics); network upgrade $28,464 (Geography); teaching stations $18,500 (Sociology, Theatre) • (SOE) Landro system digital recording and encoding equipment was installed in the Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic. Additional technology was added to the TRC collection for checkout to students and faculty. The equipment is now available for checkout via the Jackson’s online catalog. • (SOE) Development and implementation of an online School Administration Licensure Program with a focus on urban schools leadership. • (HHP) Developed new online courses in three departments and one department (CSD) reached over 50% online coursework for undergraduate major, in partnership with DCL. Two departments appointed a coordinator for distance learning. Addition of a second Instructional Technology Consultant to maintain the HHP website and ADA compliance and to increase the breadth of multimedia technology offerings such as video and interactive web pages. • (HHP) Addition of new hardware (audio and video recorders, two collaboratories) as well as software (e.g., Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Premiere, Sorenson Squeeze, Fireworks) and adoption of new campus wide technologies (new Blackboard WIKI, Blog, SafeAssign features). • (HES) Lectra software was installed and integrated into classes and a new digitizer and plotter were purchased to increase use of technology in the Consumer Apparel and Retail Studies (CARS) Apparel Design program. In addition, an agreement was signed with ITS which provides CARS with first priority scheduling for instruction and research in the 127 Stone lab. Department of Interior Architecture (IAR) opened its new Digital Studio which increases the use of technology in HES programs and a Digital Director was hired to support the facility. • (HES) Dean Sims has provided incentive grants for faculty to infuse instruction with technology and every HES course now has includes the use of technology. Faculty receiving these grants provided presentations to external groups on their project outcomes. In concert with Dean Brown, Dean Sims provided in-service training for faculty on on-line approaches to teaching and issued a call for proposals to more actively develop on-line courses and programs. Dr. Deb Cassidy received a UNC-system grant to develop on-line delivery for the HDFS Master of Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development in Birth-Kindergarten (B-K ISED) degree program. • (SOM) Effectively merged data from the new music fundamentals examination into a reporting form for distribution. • (SOM) Conducted all aspects of faculty workload assignment, annual reports, and preliminary annual reviews electronically. • (SON) Hired a full-time webmaster to meet the needs of the School of Nursing. Implemented additional safety measures to secure confidential data stored on computers. • (SON) Installed teaching stations in three seminar rooms. Assessed needs for new furniture in classrooms that will accommodate laptop use. Installed new network switches in the Moore Building and new wireless hardware (IT). • (UES) The University Teaching and Learning Center coordinates classroom technology, which this reporting period included installation of 2,400 laptop compatible desks/tables in 58 classrooms, 13 collaboratories, 26 new teaching stations, Extron control panels on 130 teaching stations, and Extron intercoms in 77 classrooms. • (RSH) Began implementation of SeRA (Spartan electronic Research Administration), a combination of four interfaced online research information systems that will replace the current process associated with

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activities such as proposal submissions, protocol submissions in research using animals or human subjects, and innovation disclosures. SeRA will combine UNCG research data into a central database that will provide a higher level of security access, enhanced data backup and restoration procedures, and a range of reporting options including the ability to export reports to Microsoft Excel. The first module, RAMSeS (Research Administration Management System and e-Submission), was fully implemented in spring, 2008. • (RSH) The newly hired director in the Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences began equipping the Electron Microscopy Facility for characterization of novel nanomaterials, including a S- 4800-I Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope. • (RSH) To meet the increasing national requirement of using electronic tools in research administration, the Office of Sponsored Programs participated in the pilot test of Research.gov, a proposal management system designed by the National Science Foundation and used by a collaborative of federal agencies. • (BELL) Designed web pages to introduce and promote this initiative and its activities, i.e., Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Arts and Social Entrepreneurship, as well as other entrepreneurial activities and courses offered at UNCG. • (GRS) Updated the Graduate School’s web-site to enhance recruitment and provide prospective students with accessible and accurate information on programs, financial aid and application process. Purchased equipment and software to upgrade and improve efficiency. • (GRS) Customized Hobson’s Connect EMT software to target and personalize communications between the prospective students, the Graduate School and academic departments and programs. • (LIB) The Acquisitions Department collaborated with staff in the libraries and the Graduate School as the University made a transition to electronic submission of theses and dissertations. Implemented ILLiad software to improve interlibrary loan efficiency and reduce delivery times. The Libraries also implemented a desktop delivery service to scan print journal articles and email them to faculty members. • (LIB) Provided digital support for faculty and classroom use: Made significant improvements to image server/software that hosts the digital photographs of University Photography; Upgraded the MDID (Madison Digital Image Database) software and server that the libraries host for TLC and the Art Department. Completed all technical database and interface design and development for the Digital Library on American Slavery as specified in the NEH grant. The project is collaboration with UNCG’s history department. • (LIB) Focused on scholarly communication and collaboration with the other universities within the UNC system, and completed development of the back end and administrative interface for a locally developed institutional repository software package that will be used by five UNC-system schools. • (DCL) Upgraded our XSan server to version X.5 to better accommodate storage of video, audio, and other multimedia elements that are delivered to students in online classes. Began using Ajax and Flex technology in developing online classes to create more engaging interactive online learning elements. • (IPC) Completed implementation of the StudioAbroad database management system. Students can apply online for our exchange and faculty-led study abroad programs. Short-term faculty directors and staff in various units are now able to access this database. • (ES) Office of Academic Systems and Student Achievement (ASSA) managed the implementation of Astra Blue (classroom scheduling software) in coordination with the vendor, IT, and the functional users (URO and IRCS). • (ES) ASSA established the Enrollment Services Technology Group and the Banner Student Users Group to promote communication surrounding technology campus-wide. ASSA managed an outsourced project to implement technology to survey students withdrawing from UNCG to determine reasons for leaving • (ES) ASSA managed outsourced projects to implement technology to allow students to change majors via UNCGenie and to implement an on-line estimator of remaining financial aid for summer students. • (WAM) In April 2008, introduced new cell phone audio tours of select exhibitions. In June 2008, will install an electronic billboard in Cone Building atrium, to provide both campus and community visitors with information about exhibitions currently on view and upcoming programs. • (WAM) Continues to invest in flat screen TVS and other media equipment to be able to exhibit the work of contemporary artists in new media, including UNCG faculty, MFA students, and Falk Visiting Artists.

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Table CS 2-1 On-Campus Classroom Technology Resources

Laptop Compatible Classroom Project The Laptop Compatible Classroom Project received $565,000 from the Provost to re-equip classrooms with laptop compatible furniture and technological aids to assist with instruction utilizing student laptops. Seven classrooms are being equipped with additional large LCD panels to enable students to work collaboratively with laptops and share their projects, and 2,400 student laptop compatible desks/tables with chairs have been placed in 58 classrooms. Two classrooms are being equipped with round tables and two projectors and screens for surround viewing. Sixty-five ADA compliant desks are being added to university classrooms.

Teaching Stations Twenty-six new teaching stations were installed this year including those placed in the newly renovated Petty Building. Across campus, 129 classrooms now have teaching stations. Only a handful of small conference rooms remain to be equipped in order to achieve the goal of putting technology in all regularly scheduled classrooms. These systems provide instructors the opportunity to use the Internet and computer-related resources in their teaching in addition to projectors, data projectors, and VCR/DVD combo units. Upgrades of teaching stations included 60 with new computers, 66 with new DVD/VCR compo units and 45 with new data projectors.

Extron Control Panels Extron control panels have now been placed in 130 classroom teaching stations. The remaining 15 rooms will be completed this summer. The Extron control panels provide faculty members with a user-friendly, low-risk, classroom technology environment to connect, control, and switch A/V presentation equipment. These control panels make the use of classroom technology less complicated and essentially eliminate the need for faculty training. They also provide a convenient interface for access to installed classroom technology for faculty and students with laptops.

Extron Intercoms Extron Intercoms have been added to classrooms in Weatherspoon Art Gallery, and Bryan, Curry, Ferguson, Graham, Moore Humanities, McIver and Gatewood Buildings for a total of 77 classrooms. The system will begin testing in summer 2008 and will be fully operational by fall semester 2008. In 2007-2008, the University provided an initial $100,000 for this project. The intercom system is part of the University’s Emergency Notification and Emergency Management Initiative. All classrooms will be completed by the end of the 2008-2009 academic year. The system links to the Extron control panels of classroom teaching stations. The intercom can send and receive voice communications and will be monitored by Campus Police for emergency communications. Many messages can be sent to all locations or any number desired, based on buildings, floors or rooms. Another button on the intercom allows faculty to call the UTLC Technology Support Unit for assistance with classroom teaching stations. The Support Unit will be able to view remotely the specific teaching station on a computer in the UTLC for assessment of all components. This remote access will allow many technical problems to be fixed immediately from the UTLC without having to send a technician to the classroom.

Laptop “Collaboratories” Laptop “collaboratories” are meeting spaces for up to six people that allow laptops to be hooked into the same system for viewing on large LCD screens. They are places to meet and work on group projects, share files and edit collaboratively in real time. Thirteen have been installed this year with additional 10 being added this summer.

Blackboard The Blackboard Academic Suite is now used by over 67% of the classes at UNCG. In May 2007, the Learning Objects Suite was added to Blackboard providing the ability for students and faculty to create blogs, wikis and podcasts. The Blackboard software was upgraded from version 7.0 to 7.3 in December 2007 and January 2008. A Blackboard Building Block was developed that allows instructors to directly access journal and database information from Jackson Library. A Service Desk Blackboard Building Block was updated that allows 6-TECH personnel to assist students, faculty, and staff with Blackboard problems. In the spring of 2008, YouTube and Elluminate Building Blocks were added to provide easy access to YouTube videos and to allow web conferencing. A Blackboard Steering Committee has been created with members representing the campus constituents involved with Blackboard and a Blackboard Policy Manual has been developed.

Source: University Teaching and Learning Center

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Cornerstones 3: Administration Use effective policies and processes to deliver services to the University community.

Activities of the Academic Units in Support of Cornerstone 3: • (BBE) The four academic departments conducted 5-year reviews and are in the process of developing memoranda of understanding to address continuous improvement. • (BBE) Career banding job descriptions and performance plans were implemented for all designated SPA positions. • (CAS) Instruments of Governance were established and approved for two interdisciplinary programs, African-American Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies. One tenured/tenure-track faculty member was hired by each program: Dr. Danielle Bouchard, Assistant Professor, in Women’s & Gender Studies (2007), and Dr. Tara Green, Associate Professor and Director, in African-American Studies (2008). Women’s & Gender Studies also formally appointed 26 members to the program faculty. • (SOE) Revised the mission statement and Instrument of Governance for the Teachers Academy. • (HHP) Reconfigured the HHP Office of Research, with additional staff hire to assist faculty from pre- award through post awards, resulting in an increase of grant submissions and awards. Operations manager duties reorganized and job reclassified from SPA to EPA as Assistant Dean for Operations and Administration. • (HHP) Assoc. Dean organized periodic meetings and coordination of activities of Directors of Graduate Programs, Directors of Undergraduate Study, APT Committee, Teaching Enhancement Committee, and Doctoral Program representatives for more systematic and consistent unit-wide delivery of services to students. • (HHP) The UNCG Speech and Hearing Center collaborated with the Gateway University Research Park Speech and Hearing Program to reorganize and reduce/eliminate community services; Gateway will focus on the geriatric population. • (HES) Faculty and staff charged to emphasize the “3 I’s”, Innovation, Interdisciplinary, and International, in HES work this year, resulting in increases in use of technology, interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and research, and new or continued international/global faculty and student exchanges in Ghana, Mexico, Thailand, Scotland, Malta, Costa Rica, and Italy. • (HES) Held January 2008Leadership Retreat in which 22 faculty and staff participated. The outcome of this retreat was the development of a new vision and mission statement for the school which reflects UNC- Tomorrow directions and also the development of plans for future interdisciplinary work. • (HES) Completed an administrative reorganization to increase effectiveness and efficiency. A position for an Assistant Dean for Budget, Planning and Personnel was developed and filled. The reorganization also included the new appointment of an Associate Dean for Academic Administration and the continuation of the Associate Dean for Research position, upgraded to full-time status. A Director of Grants and Contracts position was also implemented to provide the faculty with pre and post-award support. • (HES) Conducted a review of student recruitment and retention programs which resulted in increased recruitment activities, new academic initiatives in selected departments, and a continued increase in overall HES enrollment and student credit hour production. To support our students, a new HES Advising Center was opened in 2008. • (SOM) Utilized Division Chairs to establish faculty workloads, screen faculty goals, review annual faculty reports, and provide preliminary text for annual reviews of over 60 faculty • (SON) Changes to the organizational chart in the School of Nursing; doctoral program director now a direct report to the dean. A new EPA non-faculty position created for an Instructional Technology Consultant. A new SPA position was created for support for the MSN programs, with direct report to Dr. Eileen Kohlenberg, Associate Dean. • (SON) The Triad Grant (funded by NIH for over 6million dollars) created three new positions for health educators. One new permanent position was established for the Center for the Health of Vulnerable Populations. • (UES) A SPA staff member was hired to provide support for the newly formed General Education Council.

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• (UES) UTLC established a Blackboard Steering Committee has been created with members representing the campus constituents involved with Blackboard a Blackboard Policy Manual has been developed • (RSH) Two major new programs have been implemented at UNCG, the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering with NCA&TSU and the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement. The former required the development of a management plan that the Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships helped develop. The latter required a year of meetings with the ad hoc Economic Develop Advisory Committee to develop a strategic plan for economic development for UNCG. This plan forms the underlying structure for the Institute. • (RSH) To meet the increasing needs of research faculty and staff, the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships has added new positions and reorganized departments, including the following: an Administrative Support position and an Information Technology Manager in the Associate Provost’s office; an Assistant Director in the Office of Research Compliance; a center director and two research scientists in the Center for Research Excellence in the Nanobiosciences. An agreement to open a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) office on campus was finalized and a search for a SBTDC Assistant Regional Service Center Director was begun and a search for the Assistant Provost for Community and Economic Engagement has begun. In addition to personnel and department changes, the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships has participated in the review, analysis and /or revision of multiple policies and procedures including export controls, center review/approval process, Pandemic Flu Plan for the research offices, the Laboratory Closure plan, the Animal Facility Closure Plan, Guidelines for Space Assignment for the Research Wing of the Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building, and the Misconduct Policy. • (RSH) Several new interdisciplinary initiatives established: Child and Family Research Network, COIN (Center of Innovation in Nanobiotechnology), Wake Forest Translational Science Award (CTSA), New Faculty Mentoring Program, and the BELL Initiative. These efforts have resulted in well over 1,500 meetings among the Associate Provost and faculty and community members and over 6,000 meetings between the other directors within the unit and faculty and community members. • (RSH) The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) created an Assessment Committee comprised of UNCG faculty members, a member of the UNCG financial services, a licensee from an OTT endeavor and a peer institution representative from that university’s technology transfer operation to review the first five years of the OTT, resulting in recommendations to be used in the creation of the next OTT five-year strategic plan. The Office of Undergraduate Research established an advisory committee comprised of representatives from the seven colleges/schools and other administrative units. • (BELL) An Administrative Support Specialist position was established in the BELL office to coordinate and administer the program, working in cooperation with the BELL Executive Committee (Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Dean of the Bryan School of Business and Economics), the BELL Advisory Committee (15 faculty from 14 departments) and the faculty initiative coordinators , e.g. Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Arts and Social Entrepreneurship. Each initiative also established its own advisory committee in order to further the goals of each initiative. • (GRS) As a result of concerns expressed by students in academic departments, and through approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, increased the possible length of time to embargo global dissemination of theses and dissertations from one to two years. • (GRS) As a result of concerns expressed by faculty and administrators in academic departments, and through approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, removed rank of “Associate Member” for Graduate Faculty and instituted special endorsement for faculty approval to chair doctoral committees. • (GRS) All staff members attended at least one continuing education workshop, conference, or seminar related to their areas of responsibility at Graduate School expense. • (GRS) Created and filled position as assistant to budget director, replacing position previously held by a graduate assistant. Efficiency and accuracy of work expected to be improved with permanent employee in place. • (GRO) Created and filled a half-time position to provide administrative support to program director. • (GEN) Converted half-time position to full-time to provide administrative support to program director. • (LIB) The work of the Revisioning Task Force determined the directions and priorities for the University Libraries. A detailed timeline was part of that report, and was reviewed each month to ensure follow through on all activities suggested by the Task Force. This report has moved us forward, particularly in the

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areas of technology and services to our users. • (LIB) Hosted a team from the Association for Research Libraries (ARL), “Effective, Practical, Sustainable Assessment” in September 2007. Established an Assessment Team to coordinate assessment efforts for the University Libraries. • (IPC) Filled a new position, Assistant Director of Study Abroad and Exchanges, based in IPC South. Filled a new position on soft money, Study Abroad Coordinator, based in IPC South. • (IPC) International Student and Scholar Services staff developed and implemented several new practices: (a) an advising appointment and walk in system to better meet the needs of students; (b) Optional Practical Training (OPT), Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and travel workshops offered on a per semester basis; (c) documentation and procedures for processing applications, such as OPT, CPT, travel signatures, extensions, less than full-time enrollment and other requests; (d) offering mini-orientations for updating special populations on policy and procedure matters as related to their programs and maintenance of status, including conditional admit students, BIP students and certain international students studying abroad; (e) revised IPC procedures for inviting international scholars; (f) overview and training on inviting international scholars to campus for faculty and department administrators; (g) individual meetings with faculty to facilitate the process of inviting international scholars to campus. • (IPC) Director of International Admissions initiated a procedure to set admissions standards for each country/province in the world. • (WAM) Partnered on a regular basis with the UNCG Sustainability Group (hosted a series of films), the School of Music (hosted part of its New Music Conference and performances by the Jazz Program), the Center for Critical Inquiry, and individual departments such as Art, Interior Architecture and Design, and Cinema and Broadcasting, among others. • (WAM) Museum staff members served on a number of UNCG committees, participated in graduate reviews in the Department of Art, served on MFA thesis committees, collaborated with the Art Department on the Falk Visiting Artist Program, and presented the annual MFA Thesis Exhibition and the biannual Faculty Exhibition.

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Table CS 3-1 Affirmative Action

From January 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008, the Provost approved a total of 313 searches for full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty, visiting faculty, lecturers, and administrative positions. Seventy-five percent of these searches had been completed by the time of this report.

Of the 313 searches, tenured and tenure-track searches numbered 87 of which 61 had been completed by the time of this report. Fifteen searches were still open, and eleven had been terminated.

The gender breakdown for the completed tenured and tenure-track searches was 35 females and 26 males. Of this total, 17 minority candidates, five African-Americans, five Hispanics and seven Asians had been hired in tenured and tenure-track positions. For a breakdown of minority faculty by department and rank, see Appendix C.

Final statistics for 2006 revealed that of the 242* searches conducted in Academic Affairs, 195 were successful. The University hired 119 females and 76 males. Total tenured and tenure-track searches numbered 82, of which 57 were successful. Of this number, The University hired 35 females and 22 males. Two African-American, two Asian and two Hispanic females were hired in tenure-track positions. Additionally, one African-American, one Asian and two Hispanic males were hired in tenured and tenure-track positions. Final statistics on searches conducted January 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008, will not be available until May 2008.

Please note, comparisons were not provided in this year’s report as last year’s statistics were based on a calendar year and this year’s were based on a 16-month period.

*Last year’s report indicated 236 searches were approved; however, due to multiples hires from previously approved searches, that number increased to 242.

Source: Academic Administrative Services

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Table CS 3-2 Academic Organization/SAAO Appointments

A. CHANGES IN ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS None

B. APPOINTMENTS OF SENIOR ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (SAAO)

Academic Affairs

Dr. Ceola Ross Baber was named Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, for the period of August 1, 2007 through July 31, 2008.

Ms. Lisa Benatti was named Assistant Director for Loans, Financial Aid Office, effective January 3, 2007.

Dr. Joyendu Bhadury was named Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, School of Business and Economics, effective July 1, 2007.

Ms. Katherine R. Brown was named Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Student Services, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective January 22, 2008.

Dr. William P. Carroll was named Associate Dean, School of Music, effective August 1, 2007.

Mr. Charles C. Dent was named Assistant Dean for Operations and Administration, Dean’s Office, School of Health and Human Performance, effective April 1, 2008.

Ms. Christine Dorrestein-Schultz was named Assistant University Counsel, Office of University Counsel, effective November 1, 2007.

Dr. William N. Dudley was named Associate Dean for Research, School of Health and Human Performance, effective May 1, 2008.

Mr. Joshua R. Engel was named Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, effective February 1, 2007.

Ms. Lauren E. B. Fitzpatrick was named Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, effective August 6, 2007.

Mr. Andre R. Hill was named Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, effective February 1, 2007.

Ms. Laure A. Hoffman was named Interim Capital Campaign Director, University Advancement, effective January 14, 2008.

Dr. Celia R. Hooper was named Interim Dean, School of Health and Human Performance, effective July 1, 2007.

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkman was named Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, effective January 2, 2007.

Ms. Scarlett A. Liles was named Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, effective February 1, 2008.

Ms. Elizabeth W. Meeks was named Assistant Dean for Budget, Planning, and Personnel, Dean’s Office, School of Education, effective September 1, 2007.

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Dr. Marion O’Brien was named Associate Dean for Research, School of Human Environmental Sciences, effective August 1, 2007.

Dr. David H. Perrin was named Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2007.

Mr. Steven L. Serck was named Associate University Counsel, Office of the University Counsel, effective January 29, 2008.

Ms. Sarah C. Shearer was named Assistant Director for Grants, Financial Aid Office, effective February 1, 2007.

Mr. Jeffrey E. Stoutenburg was named Assistant Dean for Budget, Planning and Personnel, Dean’s Office, School of Human Environmental Sciences, effective February 1, 2007.

Dr. Debra C. Wallace was named Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing, effective July 1, 2007.

Ms. Andrea R. Whitley was named Assistant Vice Provost for EPA-Human Resources, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective March 1, 2008.

Dr. Kathleen Williams was named Interim Associate Dean, School of Health and Human Performance, effective July 1, 2007.

Chancellor’s Office

Ms. Cindy L. Reed was named Assistant to the Chancellor, Chancellor’s Office, effective January 15, 2008.

Information Technology Services

Mr. Joel Dunn was named Associate Vice Chancellor for Administrative Systems, effective May 1, 2007.

Student Affairs

Ms. Jennifer L. Goff was named Director of Development for Student Affairs, effective March 19, 2007.

University Advancement

Ms. Miriam B. Fields was named Director of Development for the School of Music, effective February 15, 2008.

Mr. John M. Roach was named Director of the Spartan Club, Athletic Development/Public Affairs, effective February 5, 2007.

C. TITLE CHANGES OF SENIOR ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Academic Affairs

Ms. Rosann V. Bazirjian’s title was changed from University Librarian to Dean of University Libraries, effective September 1, 2007.

Dr. J. Alan Boyette’s title was changed from Senior Associate Provost to Vice Provost, effective July 1, 2007.

Mr. Timothy M. Bucknall was awarded title as Assistant Dean for Electronic Resources and Information Technology, effective February 7, 2008.

Ms. Kathryn M. Crowe was awarded title as Associate Dean for Public Services, effective February 7, 2008.

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Mr. Michael A. Crumpton was awarded title as Assistant Dean for Administrative Services, effective February 7, 2008.

Dr. Donald L. McCrickard’s title was changed from Associate Dean to Senior Associate Dean, effective August 1, 2007.

Ms. Patsy B. O’Rork’s title was changed from Assistant Vice Chancellor for EPA Personnel to Associate Vice Provost for EPA-Human Resources, effective March 1, 2008.

Dr. Sha L. Zhang was awarded title as Assistant Dean for Collections and Technical Services, effective February 7, 2008.

Chancellor’s Office

Ms. Sharlene R. O’Neil’s title was changed from Executive Assistant to the Chancellor to Chief of Staff, effective July 10, 2007.

Information Technology Services

Mr. Roy C. Curry’s title was changed from Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology Planning to Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Security, effective June 1, 2007.

University Advancement

Mr. John S. Gilliam was named Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Relations, effective June 1, 2007.

D. RESIGNATION OF SENIOR ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Academic Affairs

Dr. Kathleen Rountree resigned as Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective July 27, 2007.

Information Technology Services

Mr. Michael Durr resigned as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Project Management, Information Technology Services, effective August 15, 2007.

University Advancement

Ms. Michelle E. Schneider resigned as Capital Campaign Director, University Advancement, effective January 11, 2008.

Ms. Nancy L. Shane resigned as Director of Development for the School of Music, Office of Development, effective August 31, 2007.

E. RETIREMENT OF SENIOR ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Chancellor’s Office

Ms. Yvonne B. Ross retired as Assistant to the Chancellor, effective December 31, 2007.

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Table CS 3-3 Faculty Senate Activity for 2007 and 2008

The officers of the Faculty Senate for the 2006-2007 academic year were Anna Marshall-Baker (Chair), Kathryn Crowe (Chair-Elect), Welborn Young (Secretary), and Daniel Winkler (Parliamentarian). Gary Rosencrantz served as Past Chair of the Faculty Senate.

The officers of the Faculty Senate for the 2007-2008 academic year were Kathryn Crowe (Chair), Rebecca Adams (Chair-Elect), Welborn Young (Secretary), and Daniel Winkler (Parliamentarian). Anna Marshall-Baker served as Past Chair of the Faculty Senate.

Kelly Wortman served as the Faculty Governance Administrative Support and Director of the Faculty Senate Office through May 2007. Following her resignation, Terry Mattes served in this position, effective August 2007.

Faculty Senate Officers met with Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan and the Provost* before Senate meetings to discuss the agendas. In addition, the officers had monthly breakfast meetings with the Provost to discuss various campus and UNC system-wide issues. The officers of the Faculty Senate and the chairs of the Senate committees attended breakfasts hosted by the Provost in the Virginia Dare Room twice each semester. The purpose of these meetings was to provide a forum for Senate committee chairs to report on their committees’ actions and agendas.

*The Provost refers to Dr. A. Edward Uprichard through June 30, 2007, and Dr. David H. Perrin effective July 1, 2007.

Faculty Senate Officers had monthly breakfast meetings with Provost Uprichard and continued to meet with Provost Perrin to discuss campus and UNC system-wide issues. The Officers of the Faculty Senate and the chairs of the Senate Committees attended breakfast twice each semester hosted by the Provosts. . These meetings provided a forum for committee chairs to report on their activities and for chairs to hear the Provosts report on campus and system issues. Faculty Senate meetings were scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month in various conference rooms in EUC. Three Senate meetings were held during the spring semester 2007, four in the fall semester of 2007 and three in Spring 2008.

The Senate sponsored several forums during 2007-2008. For the first time, five of these were co-sponsored with the Staff Senate:

• 17 January Faculty Senate/Staff Senate Forum: “Master Plan” with David Reeves, Facilities Design and Construction; “Qualities of a New Provost” with Alan Boyette, Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs • 21 February Faculty Senate Forum: “General Education” with Kathleen Rountree, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Elisabeth Hurd, Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee • 18 April Faculty Senate/Staff Senate “Report of the University Committee on Sustainability” with Jenny Paige, Chair • 19 September Faculty Senate/Staff Senate “From Concern to Crisis,” with Bruce Griffin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Environmental Safety; Dr. Jen Day Shaw, Dean of Students; Chief Rollin Donelson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Safety & Police and Chief of Police; and Lucien Capone III, University Counsel • 24 October Faculty Senate: “Community and Economic Engagement: UNCG Making a Difference,” with Dr. Rosemary Wander, Associate Provost for Research and Public / Private Sector Partnerships; Dr. Keith Debbage, Professor of Geography; Dr. Spoma Jovanovic, Associate Professor of Communication Studies • 14 November Faculty Senate/Scholarly Communication: “Taking Control of Your Scholarship,” Committee with Jerry McGuire, Director, Office of Technology Transfer; Lucien Capone III, University Counsel; Tim Bucknall, Assistant Director for IT, University Libraries • 20 February Faculty Senate: “Faculty Satisfaction Survey” 3 pm; The Senate Faculty Professional Development and Welfare Committee l presented the results of the Faculty Satisfaction Survey conducted during spring 2007. “Chancellor’s Search,” 4 pm; a forum on the Chancellor’s search conducted to provide

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the opportunity for faculty to provide input on qualities and experience they would like to see in our new Chancellor. • 26 February Faculty Senate/Staff Senate: Joint Faculty/Staff Senate Forum to discuss the Chancellor’s Search • 28 February Faculty Senate/Scholarly Communication Committee: “Open Access to Scholarship” Discuss benefits for the scholar, the University, and society; Led by David E. Shulenberger, Vice President for Academic Affairs for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) • 19 March: Joint Faculty/Staff Senate Forum to discuss the UNCG Tomorrow initiative; Lead by Rebecca Adams and Eileen Kohlenberg

The Faculty Senate and its Committees had a busy and productive year. During the Faculty Convocation, Anna Marshall-Baker described four Senate initiatives for the 2006-2007 academic year. These initiatives were emergent themes identified by the Senate leadership following an opportunity at the final meeting of the 2005-2006 academic year for each senator to identify an issue of concern.

• Issue: American Sign Language (ASL) fulfilling a foreign language requirement Status: unresolved. This issue was not resolved for two reasons. First, disagreement over whether ASL is its own language or whether it is an alternative expression of English requires expertise that extended beyond the Senate. Second, because a foreign language requirement is not required of all academic units, the issue of whether ASL fulfills a foreign language requirement is a unit decision. • Issue: Benefits for domestic partners Status: on-going. The approach to this issue is to assess whether benefits are equitable at UNCG. The Faculty Professional Development and Welfare Committee began work on this and following completion of the Faculty Satisfaction Survey will make the issue of domestic partner benefits a priority in the 2007- 2008 academic year. • Issue: Recruitment, retention, and graduation rates Status: on-going. A report regarding retention and graduation rates at all 16 campuses was released by the General Administration in October. The Senate expects direction from the Office of the Provost regarding particular goals or strategies for UNCG. Some of the accomplishments in 2006-2007 of the Enrollment Management Committee may impact recruitment, retention, and graduation rates. • Issue: Sustainability at UNCG Status: on-going. Following a call by the Provost, Vice-Chancellor for Business Affairs, and the Chair of the Faculty Senate for nominations, a University Committee on Sustainability formed with 54 members. The Committee developed 8 smaller working groups, Academics and Culture, Waste Reduction and Recycling, Communication and Outreach, Health and Safety, Green Building, Dining Services, Transportation and Campus Access, and Student Initiatives. In April, the groups reported the current standing of the university related to their interest and described 2- and 4-year goals and strategies to make UNCG a more sustainable institution. Representatives from each of the working groups form the Council of Representatives (COR) which addressed issues at the university level as opposed to more specific interests of the working groups. The COR, e.g., with support from others on the Committee proposed a UNCG Center for Sustainability which was given permission to plan by Provost Uprichard. For a full report of the activities of the University Committee on Sustainability, please see http://sustain.uncg.edu.

ACTION ITEMS PASSED BY THE FACULTY SENATE IN SPRING 2007 with Chancellor’s Responses

• Resolution: Changes to the Academic Integrity Policy Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Academic Calendar and Scheduling of Final Exams Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Recommendation of the proposed calendars for the academic years 2008-2009 & 2009-2010 to the Chancellor for approval Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Modify Graduate Studies Committee Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved

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• Resolution: Restructuring the Senate Library Committee to the Scholarly Communications Committee Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Restructuring the Governance of General Education Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved

In addition to these action items, the Senate and its Committees addressed a variety of initiatives and responsibilities that included:

• Dissolving the ten existing General Education Committees following a review of general education at UNCG by outside consultants, and forming a new General Education Council charged with enhancing general education at UNCG (Undergraduate Curriculum Committee). • Notifying committees if members’ length of service had been exceeded, bringing committee membership into compliance with Senate By-Laws (Committee on Committees). • Shortening the academic calendar to include final exams in the 75 days of instruction. (Academic Policies and Regulations Committee) • Electing officers for the 2007-2008 academic year (Senate Election Committee).

Finally, many members of the faculty were engaged in the search for a Provost to replace Dr. A. Edward Uprichard who resigned the position effective June 2007. Anna Marshall-Baker, Faculty Senate Chair, and Kathy Crowe, Faculty Senate Chair-Elect, served on the Search Committee chaired by Dr. Carol Disque, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. The search ended in April 2007 with a call to assume the position from Chancellor Patricia Sullivan to Dr. David Perrin, then Dean of the School of Health and Human Performance at UNCG. Dr. Perrin became the new Provost and Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs in July 2007.

The Senate addressed several important issues during the 2007-2008 academic year:

• As identified by Chair Kathy Crowe in her convocation remarks, the Senate began examining issues in scholarly communications including open access to scholarship, copyright and open repositories. The Senate Library Committee was replaced by the Scholarly Communications Committee. The Senate and the committee sponsored two campus forums on these issues • The General Education Committee established its by-laws and began addressing issues identified in the review of general education the year before. • The Faculty Professional Development and Welfare Committee presented its findings to the Senate and to the Dean’s Council. • Senate officers worked to make sure faculty were aware of the UNC Tomorrow Report which was issued in January 2008 and UNCG’s response to the report • The Senate Chair and Chair-Elect served on the search committee for the new chancellor

ACTION ITEMS PASSED BY THE FACULTY SENATE IN THE 2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR with Chancellor’s Responses

• Election of members to serve on the University Promotions and Tenure Committee of the Faculty Senate Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Change the Academic Policies and Regulations Committee Membership Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Update the Charge of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Modify the membership of the Research Policy Committee Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Proposed Changes in Code of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Undergraduate Grade Appeal Policy Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution: Grade Replacement Policy

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Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution on requiring SAS 100 for all students on academic probation Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution to follow the final exam schedule during the final exam week Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • General Education By-laws Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution to remove the 168 Credit-Hour Limit Policy from the Bulletin Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution to count positive promotion review as a positive post-tenure review Chancellor’s Action: Received and Approved • Resolution to specify placement of and weight of Promotion and Tenure summaries in the candidate’s dossier Chancellor’s Response: Received and Approved • Resolution to specify tenured assistant professor’s role in Promotion and Tenure Chancellor’s Response: Received and Approved

Respectfully Submitted,

Anna Marshall-Baker, Kathy Crowe Chair of the Faculty Senate, 2006-2007 Chair of the Faculty Senate, 2007-2008

Source: Academic Administrative Services

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Cornerstones 4: Facilities Build and maintain high-quality facilities that permit good academic and support programs to operate.

Activities of the Academic Units in Support of Cornerstone 4: • (BBE) Approximately $700,000 ($260,000 by the Provost and TLC) was invested to improve the overall appearance and professional presentation of the Bryan Building to its students and outside constituents and to improve its functionality. Significant improvements include installation of sound dampening ceiling tiles, cinderblock walls plastered and painted to improve appearance, restrooms renovated, ADA compliant drinking fountains installed, auditorium lobby renovated (gift from the Class of 2007), classroom 204 renovated to meet contemporary business school standards, classroom chair desks replaced with laptop friendly furniture, two computer labs are being converted back to classrooms, several office spaces were enhanced including Undergraduate Student Services, McDowell Research Center, Dean’s Office suite and adjacent multi-purpose meeting room, and the entire space vacated by the MAT and CSC. At the School’s request, Physical Plant power washed exterior surfaces of the building and walkways, extended a sidewalk near the Food Court entrance, painted exterior trim, and installed additional lighting in the Hill Courtyard. • (CAS) The departments of Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science, and Physics moved into the renovated Petty Building with new furniture and audio-visual equipment. The departments of Broadcasting and Cinema and some Theatre faculty moved into the renovated Brown Building with new furniture. The Hart Recital Hall has become a performance space for Theatre productions. Air conditioning and the network were upgraded in Geography’s GIS Lab. • (SOE) Several rooms in the Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic were soundproofed to provide a more confidential space for client services. Renovations completed in Curry basement to finish waterproofing project, including extensive testing and intervention to address air quality issues. Completed the design development stage of planning for the new academic classroom and office building. • (HHP) Acquired office facilities and organized for use by CSD and PHE doctoral students in McIver Building; all offices furnished and have full internet access. Created new office space in RTH by dividing large office into two smaller offices. Renovated classrooms for adaptation to student laptop use. • (HES) The Department of Interior Architecture completed its move into the newly completed Gatewood Studio Arts Building, which provides a state of the art teaching, creative activity and research facility for students and faculty. The Applied Translational Nutrition Research Facility in the Department of Nutrition was completed. The renovated facility provides enhanced effectiveness for conducting applied research in nutrition, including clinical, qualitative, and quantitative studies. Repair of the Stone Building corner surrounding Albanese Auditorium was completed to address water control problems. A new collaboratory and student advising center were installed. In concert with TLC, three classrooms are being fitted with new student furniture to support the student laptop initiative, and plasma televisions for student and faculty collaborative work are being placed in two classrooms. • (SOM) Coordinated reorganization of faculty studio space to accommodate four new faculty positions. Provided office space for graduate assistants who have teaching assignments • (SON) Building Maintenance: lock repair, paint, hung bulletin boards (McIver), office signs, installed Plexiglass, installed plugs (McIver), moved panels, dishwasher repair, new phone lines, refinished front lobby table, work station desk, coat hooks (Petty), Scotties Building Services (windows), new phones, blinds (Dean’s suite, lobby) $13,376.96. Renovation of space to make office: new office (room 103), furnished new Petty offices, Sim Man Room $46,617.40. Update of Office Furnishings: tables, chairs, doctoral furniture, Newman Lateral, office furniture, classroom furniture, (still to purchase Dean’s office furnishings McIver) $63,174.32. • (UES) Renovated and moved into McIver office suite. All full-time SPA staff now have their own offices instead of partial cubicles. • (RSH) University centers and laboratories completed renovation of their offices and laboratory spaces: Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences renovation of 203 Eberhart at cost of $250, 000; Laboratory for Molecular Medicine renovation, 206 Eberhart including BSL2 facility, $247,000. CYFCP revamped their facility to make space for increased numbers of personnel. Floors in the Stone Animal Facility were refurbished at $53,000. ORPPSP renovated the large conference room to include state-of-the art audiovisual equipment and upgraded the training room to include a teaching station with computer and audiovisual equipment.

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• (GRS) Converted existing workroom into two workstation cubicles for permanent employees. Obtained space at 500 Forrest on campus for four staff members and two Graduate Assistants responsible for marketing and recruitment. Remodeled space to create two offices in addition to the two included in the space allocated to the Graduate School. Furnished open space to create reception area for prospective graduate students and potential donors; space also available to graduate programs for small group meetings related to student recruitment or services. Painted three offices and moved offices for two existing staff members to improve work environment. • (LIB) With support from the UTLC and Provost’s Office, established 5 technology-enhanced collaboratories with plasma screens, PCS, white boards, and wireless access. Two collaboratories have podiums. Moved the Digital Media Lab to the Data Services area, in order to provide better integration of e-service offerings. Weeded thousands of older and seldom used government documents to improve space and to prepare for the relocation of the collection. Appointed a space consultant to review existing space within the Jackson library and make recommendations for better use of space as well as better service points for our students and faculty. Music Library examined added over 100 shelves that will provide growth space for a number of years. • (DCL) Moved our Web development operation to the Becher-Weaver building on Northridge Avenue, which will improve productivity. Leased off-campus classroom space at 7900 Triad Center Drive near the PTI Airport to host classes in Nursing, Liberal Studies, Nonprofit Management, NC Teach, and CALL (Community Advancement through Lifelong Learning). • (IPC) All staff related to Study Abroad and Exchange are in one building (Foust). We were able to convert two storage areas into useable office space (in conjunction with Lloyd International Honors College). • (WAM) In summer 2007, undertook a grant-funded renovation of its main art storage vault, thereby serving as good stewards of the permanent collection and making access to it easier and more efficient when requested for teaching and research purposes. The renovation of the courtyard, to be completed by early May 2008, will provide a more aesthetic setting for entry to the museum and provide a space where students and faculty can gather both informally and for programs; sculpture installed in the courtyard will provide learning and looking opportunities.

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Table CS 4-1 Academic Facilities New Academic Buildings Opened January 2007 – May 2008

• In September of 2007 the campus re-occupied a renovated McNutt Building. The facility is comprised of 17,781 Assignable Square Feet (ASF) and 26,512 Gross Square Feet (GSF). McNutt is entirely occupied by Information Technology Services and houses one of two campus data centers and approximately 60 staff. • In December 2007 the renovated Brown Building was re-opened with 15,995 ASF and 37,010 GSF. Primary occupants are the Broadcast and Cinema Department, some Theatre Department functions, the student radio station WUAG and Undergraduate Admissions, Academic Systems, Student Achievement and Enrollment Services. • In late December 2007 and early January of 2008 the campus re-occupied the renovated Petty Building. Occupants include the Mathematics Department, the Computer Science Department and some School of Nursing functions. The Physics department returns to the Building in May of 2008. Petty has 41,692 ASF and 86,408 GSF.

Source: Office of Space Management

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Table CS 4-2 Gateway University Research Park, Inc.

• With significant support from the Greensboro Partnership, during the 2007 legislative session, Gateway University Research Park, Inc. was awarded $58 million ($5 million as an appropriation and $53 million in COP’s) for the construction of an approximately 100,000 square foot facility for the newly created Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN). Eight million ($8 million) of the funding will be used for specialized equipment associated with nanoscience and the balance will fund the construction of the facility. Construction of the JSNN facility is anticipated to begin in late 2008, and the hiring of a new Dean for the JSNN also is anticipated during 2008. • Received approval and finalized the Ground Lease between Gateway University Research Park, Inc. and the State of North Carolina. • As directed by UNC General Administration, all University affiliated organizations meeting the appropriate defining criteria must have a signed MOU in place with the Universities. Working with University counsel and counsel for Gateway, an MOU document was created and executed between the parties. • In order to formalize the relationship between the entities (Gateway and the two Universities), it was determined that it would be helpful to create a contract that outlined the responsibilities of the parties as it relates to management and development of the Research Park. A Management Services and Development Agreement (MSDA) was created by counsel for all parties in conjunction with each University’s Office of Business Affairs. The document was first approved by each Chancellor and was then approved by each Board of Trustees. • Once the MSDA and Ground Lease were in place, Gateway worked with each University’s Office of Business Affairs and the Finance staff at General Administration to identify a “grant” mechanism to allow Gateway University Research Park, Inc. to act as the agent for the Universities in developing the Research Park. Using forms recommended by the State Office of Budget and Management, two grants were executed allowing Gateway to perform renovations at the North Campus and infrastructure at the South Campus. Before any of the funds were transferred to Gateway, the State Budget Office agreed that this mechanism was appropriate. • Developed and built infrastructure at the South Campus through a $2 million grant awarded to Gateway (through NC A&T). • Secured private financing with New Bridge Bank to complete the construction of Research Facility One, a 65,000 square foot building at the South Campus. A division of U. S. Department of Agriculture will occupy about 50% of total available space. Gateway will occupy a small amount of satellite space in Research Facility One. The building is expected to be LEED certified. • Using a $4 million grant awarded to Gateway (through UNCG), contracted Samet Construction to provide construction management services for the renovation of the Dixon Building (a former classroom building) for the offices of the SERVE Center, UNCG’s largest research organization. The project was completed on-time, under budget and achieved approximately fourteen 14% M/WBE participation. Additional minor improvements, outside of the $4 million grant, were made to the Hall-Mericka Administration Building (North Campus) ranging in price from $10K to $30K. Renovations at the North Campus are expected to continue when additional funding is obtained. • Constructed a buffer wall between the College Forest neighborhood and the South Campus. Grant funds may be available through UNCG and NC A&T to pay for a portion of the wall’s construction cost.

Source: Gateway University Research Park, Inc.

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Part II: Strategic Directions

Strategic Direction 1 Teaching and Learning: Promote excellence in teaching and learning as the highest university priority.

• (BBE) All academic programs were in compliance with phase I of SACS assessment requirements. Additionally, significant maturation occurred in the assessment plans for AACSB standards. In Fall 2007, selected faculty from each program participated in a training session provided by an external consultant. In Spring 2008, the consultant reviewed progress and made recommendations for continuous improvement. Several action plans are in place to improve learning. • (BBE) A Task Force reviewed the MBA Program and made recommendations to the MBA Program Committee. A working group will review the recommendations this summer to collect additional data and present specific recommendations for changes next academic year. • (BBE) An African American female joined the BAD department as an assistant professor. During the year, seven tenure/tenure track searches were conducted successfully utilizing best practices for diverse applicant pools. Four of the seven new hires are female. One of the females was hired as a full professor with tenure. • (CAS) Made significant progress in developing and implementing assessment plans with the purpose of improving teaching and learning in all departments and programs in the College. Some examples of successful assessment programs where findings are being used to improve instructional practices and the curriculum are: • (CAS) Anthropology: assessed student performance in their capstone course and agreed that while many students did well more work in needed to improve outcomes in the areas of public presentations of findings and the organization of research. Faculty agreed to engage a higher percentage of majors in research and scholarly activities. • (CAS) Bachelors of Arts in Liberal Studies: pioneered the use of the E-portfolio tool in Blackboard to facilitate the collection, archiving, and review of senior portfolios. The assessment process demonstrated that overall, the objectives for the program are being met although more attention should be given to ensuring basic research skills are achieved. This has led to the development of a new required course in the curriculum. • (CAS) Communication Studies: utilized the standards of the National Communication Association to identify outcomes and measures and determined that 82% of graduating seniors are meeting or exceeding expectations across the four learning outcomes. Assessment results are being used to renew efforts in core courses to teach students how to analyze, present evidence, develop arguments, etc. to further improve the achievement of learning outcomes. • (SOE/CED) Our assessment process and procedures were updated per WEAVE. • (SOE/ELC) Departmental “data days” spent solely focused on Task Stream and WEAVE, with progress made in the areas of Mission, Outcomes/Objectives, and Measures. • (SOE/LIS) Implementation of rubric to evaluate capstone experience based on Student learning outcomes established for MLIS program • (SOE/ELC) Three faculty searches (assistant professors, full professor/department chair) filled; 1 Hispanic female, 1 White male, 1 White female, respectively. • (SOE/LIS) Hired Nora Bird and Linda Gann (replacement hires) for teaching master’s level courses in the MLIS program. • (SOE) Hired Stephanie Davis, (African American) as, Director of the SOE Student Advising Center. • (HES) The School achieved 100% compliance with progress expected on developing outcome assessment plans and data entry into the WEAVE system. (HES) Each HES department has fully accredited professional degree programs with outcome assessment plans which have been approved by national or regional accrediting bodies. • (HES) HES has been successful in recruiting and retaining faculty of color in every department. This year, Dr. Noel Bost and Dr. Martica Bacallao were hired in the Department of Social Work. • (HES) HES has one of the most diverse student bodies on campus. Students of color are represented in every department, and our successful, nationally accredited Joint Master of Social Work program with NC

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A&T SU has 92 students, over 40% of whom are students of color. • (HES) The Center for New North Carolinians has a staff of over 80 people representing over fifteen nationalities and ethnic groups. • (HES) Diversity workshops or discussions have been held in each department and strategies for recruitment of additional faculty of color are being implemented. • (SON) Excellence in program outcomes was demonstrated through a 92% first time passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses for undergraduate students; 82 of 89 passed. As of April, all the remaining students passed the NCLEX. Also, all the students who did not pass the NCLEX the first time who graduated in 2006 have passed the NCLEX. On the Mosby’s Assess Test, the generic students scored 5 points higher than the norm group. Sixty five percent of the items were answered correctly. • (SON) In the RN to BSN program, seniors scored a 33 percentile on the NLN Community Health Nursing Test. A committee has been developed to examine this drop and make recommendations to the Curriculum Committee. • (SON) The certification passage rate for nurse anesthesia graduate (MSN) students was 96% in 2007. The included 50 students. The passage rate for GNP and ANP practitioner graduate (MSN) students was 100% for six students. • (SON) Yolanda Wall was hired on a tenure track as an Instructor. She is African-American and has completed her course work at Chapel Hill for her PhD. • (UES/GRC) WEAVE: completed Phase One of implementing the new WEAVE Assessment process by formulating and entering learning objectives, measures, and the results of our measures. We are in the process of studying our results and formulating an ACTION PLAN based on review of our results. • (UES/HSS) Designed assessment plan and gathered materials for use implementing that plan. • (UES/HSS) Recruited for on-going appointments to the Academic Advisor and one of the Assistant Director positions. • (UES/HSS) Used LIHC Course Development grants to recruit diverse and accomplished faculty to teach Honors courses. • (UES/UTLC) Seminar given 11/15/07 entitled, “Classroom Assessment Techniques”. • (UES/UTLC) Seminar given 12/6/07 entitled, “Measuring Student Outcomes”. • (UES/UTLC) Seminar given 1/24/08 entitled, “Curriculum Redesign”. • (RSH) The Office of Undergraduate Research began a pilot study, funded by NSF, to document the intellectual skills gained by students involved in undergraduate research experiences. • (RSH) At each of the 2007 and 2008 Undergraduate Research EXPOs, the Office of Undergraduate Research took pictures of all poster presentations. Using a rubric, they evaluated a student’s GEC skills, including the ability to communicate via written word, analysis of data, and critical thinking skills. These results will be shared with Office of Assessment. • (BELL) Through BELL (Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life), six seminars aimed at teaching the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and addressing the impact of race, gender and ethnicity on entrepreneurship and small businesses were presented. • (RSH) The Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships is highly diverse with 31% of its employees Hispanic, Afro-American or Asian; four individuals are bilingual in Spanish. • (RSH) As a result of the creation of the Joint School of Nanobiosciences (JSNN) with NC A&T State University, the Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences (CREN) has participated in planning the new PhD and MS degree programs in the nanosciences offered through JSNN and will provide opportunities for students to study/work in the field through CREN. • (GRO) Secured 1 open-rank tenure track faculty line for aging and business in gerontology • (LIB) Repurposed a position to include a half-time appointment for support of assessment initiatives within the Libraries. • (LIB) Using Blackboard, conducted a pilot program assessing the impact of library instruction efforts using a group of 10 classes in spring of 2008, with plans to expand assessment efforts in the fall of 2008. • (LIB) Appointed an Assessment Team to devise an assessment plan for the University Libraries

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Targeted Goal Cluster 1.9: Recruit and retain a diverse and accomplished faculty and staff committed to the advancement of student learning.

• (LIB) The first ever Diversity Committee has been established for the University Libraries. • (LIB) A Post MLS Minority Residency Program has been established. • (LIB) Hosted an HBCU Librarian from Lawson State Community College on exchange through a program sponsored by ASERL. • (LIB) Established a Diversity Coordinator Position. • (IPC) Staff members have administered the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) to students in the Lloyd International Honors College, several classes and the Global Leadership Certificate Program to determine the intercultural competency levels. • (IPC) INTERLINK English Language Program received national accreditation and the staff has revised the curriculum and the assessment process related thereto. • (IPC) Denise Bellamy was hired as Assistant Director of Study Abroad and Exchange, and is an African American female. Ajaya Francis, originally from India, came aboard as our Study Abroad Coordinator. Norma Velazquez, Assistant Director of Student and Scholar Services, from Mexico, has been at UNCG for six years. All of the full-time staff in IPC has had international experience. • (WAM) Established a new EPA position of Assistant Curator of Education.

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Table SD 1-1 Seven Principles of Good Teaching

Source: Office of Institutional Research

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Table SD 1-2 Curricular Actions and Plans

Degrees Approved

• Ph.D. in Medicinal Biochemistry • Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics • MS in Athletic Training

Curricular Planning: Degrees or programs being considered for the future

• MS in Nanoscience • Ph.D. in Nanoscience • Ph.D. in Institutional Research & Assessment • Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences • B.S. in Entrepreneurship (revision of an existing concentration), MS in Healthcare Administration • Request for Authorization to Establish Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Health Sciences • Request for Authorization to Establish a Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Biochemistry • DPI-initiated re-visioning of MSA Program (e.g., internship, curriculum, assessment, course artifacts). Curriculum proposal for Post-Masters Certificate (undergoing SOE curriculum approval). • “Permission to Plan” Ph.D. proposal in Social Work was developed and submitted to the Graduate School. This is a joint degree proposal with North Carolina A&T State University which builds on the highly successful foundation of the JMSW program. • MFA in Interior Architecture is being considered by the faculty. • CSD: Online undergraduate degree program in speech-language pathology and audiology will reach 50% in Fall 2008. • ESS: Joint minor in Aquatics Leadership sponsored by ESS and RTH, Performance Enhancement Coaching Certificate – on-line program—in planning stage; Certificate program in applied sport psychology (targeted for psychologists and counselors needing respecialization in kinesiology/exercise sport sciences) in the planning stage. • Under consideration: DMA Composition; MM, PhD Ethnomusicology; PhD Music Theory

Source: Office of the Provost

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Table SD 1-3 Student Internships and Internship Locations

Unit BBE CAS SOE HHP HES UES RSH GRS LIB IPC WAM

Number of 634 423 2,705 255 566 35 61 64 9 308 11 Internships Total Student Internships in 2007/08: 5,071

Note: The following units did not report any internships: SOM, SON, DCL, ES

BBE 336 Events, 360 Realty, 3A Toys, A Certified Radon Solution, A.B. Carter, Inc., A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Ablest Staffing, Advanced Electronic Services, Inc., Aha Purified Water, AIG United Guaranty, Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce, Alamance County Small Business Center, Alexander Fabrics, All Pacific Travel Concept, Amesbury Group, Amplify Communications, Apex Analytics, ARG, Banner Pharmacaps, BASF AG, Basketdoodle, Bayer CropScience, BBVA Bank, Bernard Robinson & Company, LLC, Best Buy, Best One Card, Inc., Best Sons Iron Tractors, BP, Brady Trane Services, Inc., BRC, BRIJ, Brown & Beam, Brown Investment Properties, Inc., Burlington Chemical Company, Inc., Buzz Off Insect Shield, Carolina Capital Markets, Carolina Material Handling, Carolina Narrow Fabric, Carolina Resin Distributors, Carolina Wine Supply, Cartridge World of the Triad, Casual Knit, Center for Creative Leadership, Cherry, Bekaert and Holland, LLP, Chicks 101, Childress Vineyards, City of Greensboro, Clayton King Company, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Compass Financial, Congressman Howard Coble, Cooper Craise Hinds, Copland Fabrics, Copland Industries, Corilam, Corron Management, Inc., Courtneys Restaurant Management, Crown Automotive Company, Cuberis, Cycles De Oro, Daly Seven - Hotel, Deep Roots Market, Dennis Vineyards Winery, Diona's Boutique, District Attorney's Office of Greensboro, Dixon Hughes, Eastern Music Festival, Edventure Partners, Eflectur, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ernst & Young, Evonik Stockhausen, Inc., Express/Limited Brands, LTD, Fabio Camera Studios, Fairchild Industrial, Family Life Council, Fanta City International Mall, Farless J. Michael, CPA, FlounderN, Frank Chen, Fred Anderson Toyota, Furnitureland South, Gaston Systems, General Motors, G-Force Marketing Solutions, GlaxoSmithKline, GM/Terry Labonte Chevrolet, GMAC Insurance, Gold's Gym of Alamance County, Grant Thornton, Graphik Dimensions, Ltd., Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, Greensboro Grasshoppers, Greensboro Winery, Group Winery, Guilford County, Guilford Technical Community College, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, Huntsman International, Ingersoll-Rand, Iron Gate Winery, ITESM, San Luis Potoci, J. Butler's Bar & Grille, John Helms & Associates, Inc., JPMorgan Chase, K. Hovnanian Homes of North Carolina, Karr Amplifiers, Kay Chemical, Key Risk Management Services, KPMG, Lady Marian's Wearable Art, Law Offices of Harry A. Boles, Leeper, Kean & Rumley, LLP, Legacy Paddlesports, Lending Tree, Liberty Hardware Manufacturing Corporation, Lincoln Financial Advisors, Listingbook, Logan's Roadhouse, LTC, Mack & Mack, Maintenance Made Simple, Managed Data Group, Marcus & Millichap Commerical Real Estate Investments, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, McKnight Hardware, Inc., Mercury Chemicals, Merrill Lynch, MetLife/Hall Insurance, Moore County, Moses Cone Health System, MRC, N&K Investments, Nationwide Insurance, Natural Science Center of Greensboro, Nebula Web Designs, NetCorps, New Garden Nursery, New York Life Insurance, Nortel, North Carolina Credit Union League, North Carolina State Government, NWN Corporation, O’Kennedy’s, Olympic Laboratories, Inc., Oneal Steel, Paintball Central, Painted Plate, Patterson Partners, Piedmont Office Suppliers, Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network, Pilot Financial Advisors, Plasticard Locktech International, Polymer Concepts, Power House of Deliverance Garden Cathedral, Prevention Strategies, LLC, Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP, Primo Water Corporation, PropBot.com, LLC, Public Works Commission, Pump It Up Party, RagApple Lassie Vineyards, Randolph Community College (Archdale Campus), Randolph Community College Entrepreneurial Resource Center, Randolph County, Red Hat, Reel Steps Site One, Road Runner Magazine, Rock Solid Dimensional Stone, Inc., Salvage of Greensboro, Sauers and Company Processed Veneers, Sealy, Inc., Self and Associates, CPAs, PC, Senn Dunn, Sherwin Williams Company, ShilohK9, Simple Kneads Bakery, Smart Choice Agents Program, Smith Barney, Smith Leonard PLLC, Snider Tire Inc., Southern Safes and Vaults, Southland Electrical Supply, Space Savers Inc., Spinners Ridge, Spring Garden Bakery, State Employees Credit Union, State Farm Insurance, Strategic Marketing Group, Inc., Sunland Fire Protection, Inc., Syngenta Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Tanner Commercial Properties, LLC, Target Corporation, Tea Tao Delicate Tea from China, Terra Blue, The Gillder Frontier, The Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, The Grove Winery, The Nottingham Company, The Oechsli Institute, The Sales Factory, The Valspar Corporation, Tiger Controls, Inc., TK Holdings, Inc., True Solutions, Inc., TW Garner, TwoArtChicks,

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Tyco Electronics, UBS Financial Services, UNCG Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG Disability Services, UNCG Information Technology Services, UNCG Laptop Support Center, UNCG Office of Academic Assessment, UNCG Office of Technology Transfer, UNCG Office of Undergraduate Research, United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, US Department of Navy, Utopia's Edge Consulting, LLC, Uwharrie Vineyards, VF Imagewear, Inc. , VF Jeanswear, Victoria's Secret, Volvo Action Service, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Parts, Volvo Trucks, Wachovia, Walgreens, Weathercraft Outdoor Furniture, Inc., Westchester Manor, William Mangum Fine Art, Williams Overman Pierce & Company, Wilmington Sea Dawgs, Wilson Trucking Corporation, Winston-Salem Warthogs, Women's Resource Center, WoodMill Winery, Word of God, XPEDX, Yarn’s, and Young Rembrandts

CAS Archaeology: UNCG Archaeology Lab, Asheboro Bicentennial Park, Greensboro Blandwood Mansion, New South CRM Inc. Art: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, UNCG Student Art League, UNCG Theater Department, UNCG Elliott Center Art Gallery, Ken Canion Group, www.336Events.com, Ganache Restaurant & Bakery, Ron Chapple Studios, UNCG Committee on Sustainability, Bob Gibson Art Search, Graphik Dimensions LTD, G-Force Marketing Solutions, The Design Group, WTVI Charlotte NC, UNCG Visual Resource Library, Reynolda House, Weatherspoon Art Museum, High Point Museum, Florence Elementary ACES Program, UNCG University Relations, UNCG Gatewood Gallery Biology: Physician’s Office; RJR, Inc.; Greensboro Natural Science Center; NC Museum of Natural History. Broadcasting and Cinema: WFMY Television, WLXI Television, WGHP Television (High Point), WCCB Television (Charlotte), WCTI Television (New Bern), Greensboro City Television, Mount Airy Television (“Simple Living with Wanda Urbanski”), WKZL Radio, Dick Broadcasting (WKRR/WKZL Radio), WLNK Radio (Charlotte), Jim Henson Production Company (NYC), MTV Network (NYC), Reunion Productions (national film production company, NYC), Studio 4, Inc. (local film production company), Red Rising Productions (Local film production company), News and Record Newspaper Chemistry: Targacept, Center for Regenerative Medicine Communication Studies: BB&T, Carolina Material Handling, The University Speaking Center, News and Record, Athens Drive High School, elementary school, Eastside Park Community Center, Action Greensboro, Greensboro News and Record, WSJS Radio, WJMH Radio History: Greensboro Historical Museum, Charlotte Museum of History, Alamance County Historical Museum, Tannenbaum Historic Park, Old Salem, SHPO Restoration Branch (Raleigh), Special Collections Research Center (NC State), Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Rosetta C. Baldwin Museum, Aurora Historical Society, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Howell Living History Farm, West Point Museum, Biltmore Estate, AIG United Guaranty English: Greensboro News and Record, United Arts Council, Guildford Record, American Red Cross, Allosaurus Publishing, Morgan Reynolds Publishing, Pace Communication, Kay Chemical Company, Sigcom, Wake Forest University Press, Yes! Weekly German and Russian: Austria / Europe Geography: Syngenta Crop Protection, City of Greensboro – Planning Department, High Point Police Department, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Guilford County – GIS Department, City of High Point – Planning Department, The Piedmont Land Conservancy, Asheboro – Planning Department, The Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, CityScape Telecommunications Consultants, Greensboro Storm Water Management Division, Town of Archdale – Planning Department, Kotis Properties Inc., Oak Ridge Financial Institution, Facilities Operations- University of North Carolina Greensboro, and Organizational Objectives Associates of Greensboro. Political Science: Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro Housing Authority; Downtown Greensboro, Inc., NC Lt. Governor's Office, Housing/Neighborhood Development in Winston-Salem, Southern Rural Development Initiative in Raleigh, NC, Housing Greensboro, Servant Center in Greensboro, Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, Triad Stage (Greensboro), Housing and Community Development (City of Greensboro); National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Washington, DC), Campaign office for Kay Hagan Senate Candidate, District Attorney’s Office (Guilford County), District Office of Congressman Howard Coble, Campaign office for congressional candidate Jay Ovittore, Greensboro Partnership, Greensboro Commission on the Status of Women, North Carolina – Moldova Bilateral Committee, United Cerebral Palsy USA (Washington, DC) Psychology: Moses Cone Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Il, Harvard Medical/Children's Hospital, UF Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FLA, U Mississippi Medical Center/VA Jackson, Duke U

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Medical Center- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Psychiatry, Rochester, Valley Mental Health, Salt Lake City, etc. Romance Languages: Family Lutheran Services, Washington D.C., Centro de Acción Latino Sociology: Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Guilford County District Attorney’s Office, Greensboro Police, Greensboro Coliseum, One Step Further, Heritage Greens, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Crisis Control Ministry, Idiot Box and Comedy Club, Alamance Community College, Lutheran Family Services, Davidson County Community College, Open Door Ministries, Barabas Jobs, High Point Probation and Parole Office, B & D Behavioral Health Services, YWCA Teen Parent Mentorship Program Theatre: Triad Stage, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, The Broach Theatre, Disney World, Open Space Café Theatre, The Community Theatre of Greensboro, City Arts, Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, GA), and various summer theatre, outdoor drama, and other performance locations during summers. Women’s and Gender Studies: YWCA of High Point, Center for New North Carolinians, WFMY News 2, Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro, Lexington Public Library, Girls Incorporated, Lutheran Family Services, GTCC Disability Access Office, Planned Parenthood, Guilford Native American Art Gallery, Fund for Democratic Communities

SOE Guilford County Schools, Rockingham County Schools, Stokes County Schools, Alamance/Burlington Schools, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, Randolph County Schools, Davidson County Schools, Measured Progress, Inc., Educational Testing Service, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, N.C. Department of Public Instruction SOE/CED Amos Cottage, Bethany School-Rockingham County Schools, B’nai Shalom Day School, Daymark Recovery Services-Forsyth County, Daymark Recovery Services-Stanly County, Don Bartley (private practice), Family & Children’s Services, Family Service of the Piedmont-Greensboro/High Point, Family Services of Davidson County, Family services of Piedmont, Family Solutions, Forsyth Technical Community College, Garrett Elementary School, Greensboro College Career Services, GTCC-Greensboro, Guilford College, Guilford College Counseling Center, Hospice & Palliative Care of Greensboro, Hospice & Palliative Care of Winston-Salem, Insight NC/Forsyth Behavioral Health, Institute for Family Centered Services, Jamestown Elementary School, KidsPath, Mineral Springs Middle School, Monticello Brown Summit Elementary School, Moses Cone-Pastoral Care, Moses Cone Behavioral Health Center, Moses Cone Inpatient-Child/Adolescent Unit, NC School of the Arts, Newlin Elementary, Nicholas Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic, Northwest Guilford High, Northwest Guilford Middle, Page High School, Pfeiffer University, Pilot Elementary School, Ragsdale High School, Reynolds High School, Smith Elementary-Burlington, South Graham Elementary, Southeast Guilford High School, Summerfield Elementary, Sylvan Elementary, The Early College of Guilford, The Ringer Center, Triad Psychiatric & Counseling Center, Triumph, LLC, UNC Eating Disorder Program, UNCG Career Services Center, UNCG Counseling & Testing Center, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University Cancer Patient Support, Wesley Long Hospital & Regional Cancer Center, Youth Focus Counseling Center, Youth Focus RTC

HHP South Mebane Elementary, Haw River Elementary, Colfax Elementary, Jesse Wharton Elementary, Millis Road Elementary, General Greene Elementary, Cone Elementary, Irving Park Elementary, Hunter Elementary, McIver Education Center, Jackson Middle, Allen Middle, Smith High School, Claxton Elementary, Gateway Education Center, Archer Elementary, Smith High School, General Greene Elementary, Central Davie Education Center, Winecoff Elementary, Wentworth Elementary, Stoneville Elementary, Broadway Elementary, Moore Elementary, Griffith Elementary, Forsyth Vocational High School, The Children’s Center (Special public school, Winston- Salem), Operation Breakthrough, Inc. - Headstart Program, Midway Elementary, Lacy Elementary, Briarcliff Elementary, Preschool Intervention Program, Cotswold Elementary, Escambia County (Pensacola, FL): Oakcrest Elementary School, Arlington County (D.C.) : Oakridge Elementary School, Cleveland RMC (Shelby) Genesis (3 sites), Rex Healthcare Lexington Memorial Hospital, Randolph Hospital, Morehead Memorial Hospital, Baptist Hospital , Baptist Hospital (Pensacola, FL), Kindred Hospital, Moses Cone Hospital, Durham VA Medical Center, Lake Norman RMC, Alamance Regional Center-Pediatric Services, UNC-CH Voice Wellness Center, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Prince William Hospital -outpatient rehab (Manassas, VA), North Wake Med Hospital, NorthEast Medical Center, Aegis Health Care (Starmont location), Ballard Therapy Services, Pediatric Speech and Language Services, Winston-Salem Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Forsyth Hospital Whitaker Rehab, Let’s Talk Speech and Language Services, Integrative Therapy Concepts, Bright Audiology and Speech,

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Rebecca Stone & Associates, Ling & Kerr Rehabilitation, Cheshire Center, Total Rehabilitation, Inc., Lutheran Home, Sunbridge of Lexington, Speech and Language Services of Raleigh, Blumenthal Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Britthaven of Davidson, Speech House Opportunities, Paramount (2 facilities), Advance Home Care, Beverly Health Care – Starmont, Rehab Care (Aventura, FL), Developmental Evaluation Clinic - state agency, Special Children’s School-private, Tarawa Terrace Elementary, Federal/Military, Camp Lejeune, Dance Project at City Arts, Alamance Regional Hospital, Annie Penn CR, Central Family YMCA, Charlotte Sports Med, Club at Green Valley, Forsyth Med Center, Gateway Education Center-Adapted PE, Greensboro College, Greensboro Day School, Greensboro Orthopedics, GSA Swimming Club, GSBO Country Club, Guilford College, Hendrick Motorsports, High Point Regional Hospital, HP Regional Cardiac Rehab/Heart Strides, IMG Academies (Bradenten FL), International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA – Hilton Head SC), McIver Ed Center, Moses Cone, NC A & T, Northern Guilford HS, Northwest Guilford HS, Novacare, Page High School, Piedmont Family & Sports Medicine, Pur Energy, Randolph County Cardiac Rehab, SAS, SOS Sports Med, Southeastern Orthopedic Specialists, UNCG Athletic Training/Pilates, UNCG Campus Recreation (Fitness & Intramurals), Velocity Sport Performance (GSO) – also UNCG Dept of Athletics, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Wesley Long Emergency Department, Wingate University, Be Active North Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, Carolina Donor Services, Duke University Medical Center - Pediatric Endocrinology, Family Life Council of Guilford, Family Planning Male Training Center, Guilford County Dept of Public Health - Kids Konnection, Guilford County Health department - Dental Clinic, High Point University - Rec Center, March of Dimes North Carolina Chapter, MCH- UNC-Chapel Hill, Morehead Memorial Hospital, NC Alliance for Health, NC DHHS - Pan Branch, NC DHHS, NC Prevention Partners (NCPP), O.R.A.N.E (The Office for Research ANd Empowerment)- North Carolina Central, Safe Guilford, UNCG Rec. Center, United Way of Forsyth, Williams Adult Day Center, Women's Resource Center-Greensboro Women’s Hospital, Prevention Strategies, Atlantic Coast Conference, Childress Vineyards, Greensboro and High Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Greensboro Parks and Recreation, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Morehead Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Walt Disney Corporation, and Well Springs Retirement Community, were some of the internship sites within which students did their fieldwork

HES Topkapi Iplik Company, Target, The Kangaroo Pouch, J. Diamond, Team Connection, VF Jeanswear, Cone Denim, Design Archives, Marilyn’s, Inc., Kellwood Global, XMG Internet Marketing Group, Nordstrom Internship Program, Wells Hosiery, Lotus, Fashion Snoops, Styling Your Image, LLC, Dolce Vita Life Styles, South Sea Rattan, Cannons’s Men’s Shop, Ashlyn’s Boutique, Inc., National Robe, Carolina Talent Modeling Agency, Sports Endeavors, Kayser Roth, KISS Boutique, Sunshine Co., Variety Wholesalers, Inc., Forever 21, Friendly Center Marketing Office, Wrangler, Diona’s, The Destination, Macys, Jae Cha, Light, Brayton Int'l, Laurie Bell, Piedmont Facilities, Thomasville Furniture, Neighboring Concepts, Giblin Architecture, Workplace Strategies, Big Sky Design Inc, Alfred Williams & Company, Sam Sung Corporation, Odell Associates Inc., Viewpoint Studios, Historic Salisbury Foundation, One Design Center, Alliance Architecture, Drexel Heritage Furnishings, J. Hyatt Hammond & Associates, Revolution Mill Studios, LLC, Greenhouse Design, Phillips Architecture, Graphica, Barbour Spangle Design Group, Inc., Alderman Studios, Pixxelweave 3D, Workplace Strategies, Habitat for Humanity/Americorp, Bennett College for Women, Central State of the Carolinas, Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center, Friendly Hills PCA, Family Readiness Group, Calvary Baptist Church, Family Crisis Center, Youth Limited, Kids R Kids, Alamance Elementary School, North Carolina's Partnership for Children, Inc, American Red Cross, Horsepower, YWCA, UNCG, Kids World II: Educational Service Center, Family Life Council, Brenner Children's Hospital, Planned Parenthood Residential Services, Durham's Partnership for Children, Guilford Child Development, Dept of Social Services Guardian ad litem program, Foster Friends, Asheboro Parks Recreation, Pine Brook Country Club, Spears Family YMCA, Children's Home Society of North Carolina, The Women's Hospital of Greensboro, The Home Depot, Women's Resource Center of Greensboro, Gateway Education Center, Dick Broadcasting Co., American Red Cross, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agency (Rockingham County), Caswell County Department of Social Services, Concern of Durham, UNCG Center for Youth, Family, & Community Partnerships, UNCG Admissions Office, Court Watch of NC, Greensboro Housing Authority, Wachovia Securities, Tristan's Quest, NC Baptist Medical Center, Action Health, WFUBMC, LOWES Foods, Wake Forest University Outpatient Dialysis, Salem Kidney Center, Arbor Acres, Preventive Cardiology, Forsyth Medical Center, Forsyth County Health Department, UNCG Wellness Center, Gove Student Health Center, Moses Cone Health System, Guilford County Schools, Child Nutrition Program, High Point Regional Health System, Evergreens Senior Healthcare, Rex Healthcare, Randolph Hospital, Randolph County Health Department, Rowan Regional

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Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northeast Regional Medical Center, Lexington Memorial Hospital, Thomasville Medical Center, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Durham VA Medical Center, Youth Focus, Inc,, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, UNCG Counseling and Testing Center, Yadkin County DSS, Forsyth County DSS, Alamance County DSS, Rowan County DSS, Davie County DSS, Randolph County DSS, Carolina Commons, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Top Priority Care Services, LLC, Coalition for Family Peace, Rockingham County Council on Aging, Center for New North Carolinians, Baptist Children’s Home, Grandparents Who Parent Program, NCKids Adoption & Foster Care Network, UNCG Psychology Clinic, NC Division of Social Services, Sandhills Mental Health, Wake County Human Services, ADS of Guilford, Adult Center for Enrichment, Advanced Home Care, American Children’s Home, Annie Penn Hospital*(Rockingham Co.), Asheboro City Schools, Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, Blumenthal Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carolina Adoption Services, Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro, High Point Corporation of Guardianship, Inc. , Davie County United Way, Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Prevention (Alamance Co.), Evergreens Nursing Health Care, Exchange/SCAN, Family Services of Davidson County, Family Service of the Piedmont, Family Service of the Piedmont, Forsyth County Department of Social Services, Forsyth County Guardian Ad Litem, Generation Change, Inc. (Elon), Greensboro Urban Ministry , Guilford Head Start, Guilford County Department of Public Health, Guilford County Department of Social Services , Guilford County Guardian ad Litem, Guilford County Schools , Guilford Interfaith Hospitality Network, Greensboro Urban Ministry/Client Services, Ministry/Partnership Village Hand-to-Hand/Catholic Social Services, Head Start of Winston-Salem , HELP, INC. – Center Against Violence ,High Point Housing Authority,Horizons Residential Care Center*(Forsyth Co.) , Hospice & Palliative Care Center/Winston-Salem , Hospice of Randolph County, Jones Edwards Professional Services, Joseph’s House, Mary’s House, Inc , Mental Health Association of High Point, Orange County Schools , Open Door Clinic of Alamance County, Path of Hope, Inc. (Davidson Co.), Pittsboro Elementary Schools (Chatham Co.), Randolph County Family Crisis Center, Randolph Co. Hospital Regional Child Care Resources & Referral, River Landing at Sandy Ridge (Colfax), Rockingham County Guardian ad Litem, Rockingham County Schools , Sanctuary House, Senior Resources of Guilford , Senior Services, Inc. of Winston-Salem, Service for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Sickle Cell Association of the Piedmont Sunbridge for Lexington, Sunbridge & Rehabilitation Center of Asheboro, The Children’s Home, Inc., The Christian Counseling & Wellness Center, Triad Health Project, The Servant Center, The Exchange Club of Alamance, Therapeutic Alternative, Women’s Resource Center of Guilford, World Relief, Youth Focus/Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Youth Unlimited, Inc.

UES RCO Greensboro Newcomers School, Moses Cone Hospital, Urban Ministries, Sylvan Learning Center, Brown-Gardiner Pharmacy, UNCG’s Waste Recycling and Reduction, Montessori School, Student Art League, Peck Elementary.

RSH Cycles de Oro, Nussbaum Center, Moses Cone Hospital, Twin Cities Harm Reduction, YWCA of Greensboro, The News and Record of Greensboro, Lutheran Family Services, Greensboro Urban Ministry

GRS GRO: Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments, Senior Resources of Guilford, Randolph County Schools, Northwest Piedmont Area Agency on Aging, Well-Spring, Guilford County Safe Guilford, Triangle J Area Agency on Aging, Piedmont Triad Area Agency on Aging, Greensboro Adult Day Care Services, Forsyth County Adult Care Home, Adult Center for Enrichment, GEN: Duke University Medical Center, UNC Chapel Hill Medical Center, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Moses Cone Hospital, Fullerton Genetics Clinic, Asheville, NC, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Fetal Diagnostics Center, Billings, Montana, Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

LIB Reference, Cataloging, Special Collections

IPC Walt Disney World, UNCG Nutrition department, IPC at UNCG, Elon University, University of North Carolina Pembroke, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., The Southside Business Technology Center, AIG United Guaranty

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Corporation, Apex Analytix, J. Michael Farless CPA, RTI International, HR Directions-LLC, Brown & Beam, P.A., Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

WAM Curatorial offices, Registrar’s office

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Table SD 1-4 Nationally Ranked Programs

Unit Dept Program/Degree Ranked Ranked by

SOE CED Counseling U.S. News and World Report (2008)

The UNCG counseling program was ranked 7th in the “Counseling/Personnel Services” specialty programs in “America’s Bes Graduate Schools.”

SOE CED Education U.S. News and World Report (2008)

The UNCG School of Education was ranked 73rd in “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

HHP CSD Speech/Language Pathology U.S. News and World Report (2008)

The Speech/Language Pathology program ranked 30th in the Health Disciplines Category in “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

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Table SD 1-5 Faculty/Staff Receiving National Recognition

CAS • Anthropology: Arthur D. Murphy & Eric Jones, National Science Foundation Research Grant • Biology: Adamson, A., National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $209,250 Kalcounis-Rüppell, M. C., National Science Foundation, $174,827 LaJeunesse, D. R., National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $209,250 Patel, Y. M., National Institute of Diabetes Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $209,250 Schug, M. D., National Institutes of Health, $226,000 Steimle, P. A., National Institute of General Medical Sciences), $209,250 Tomkiel, J. E., National Institutes of Health, $209,250 • Broadcasting & Cinema: Brett Ingram, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Award for 2007-2008 • English: Mary Ellis Gibson, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and National Humanities Center • Fellowship: Jennifer Grotz, Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award Jennifer Keith, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship David Roderick, Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship • History: Loren Schweninger, Fulbright Distinguished Teaching Chair in American Studies at the University of Uppsala, Sweden James Anderson, Fulbright Research Fellowship, China • Philosophy: David Lefkowitz, “Rockefeller Visiting Fellowship,” Princeton University Center of Human Values and “NEH Summer Stipend,” National Endowment for the Humanities • Psychology: Arthur Anastopoulos and Susan Keane - Department of Health and Human Services, $439,000 Susan Keane, National Institutes of Health, $246,544 Tom Kwapil, National Institute of Mental Health, $323,460 Stuart Marcovitch, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, $264,752 George Michel, National Science Foundation, $139,800 Jackie White, National Institute on Drug Abuse, $92,700 • Religious Studies: Derek Krueger, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

SOE/CED • Dr. L. DiAnne Borders, ACA Fellow (American Counseling Association) • Dr. Kelly Wester, Ralph Berdie Memorial Research Award (American Counseling Association) SOE/ELC • C.P. Gause, national award for co-edited book Keeping the Promise (AESA Critics ’ Choice Award Winner) SOE/SES • CENTeR Grant received a Bronze Telly for a video produced with Tom Lipscomb Productions. The Telly honors outstanding TV programs as well as the finest video and film productions.

HES • Dr. Nancy Nelson Hodges, Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies, Outstanding Research Paper at the International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting • Dr. Cheryl Buehler, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations • Dr. John Rife, Department of Social Work, Senior Scholar, Council on Social Work Education

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• Dr. Robert Wineburg, Department of Social Work, Fulbright Senior Scholar to the University of Malta • Dr. Patrick Lucas, Department of Interior Architecture, received a Graham Foundation grant of $7,500 in support of his work with the Loewenstein Legacy. The Graham Foundation supports research in design, and the grants they award are very competitive and prestigious. • Dr. Susan Calkins, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, National Institute of Mental Health Independent Scientist Career Development Award • Dr. Danielle Crosby, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Foundation for Child Development, Young Scholar Award

SOM • Mark Engebretson recipient of Fromm Foundation Award from Harvard University for commission of new musical composition • David Nelson, Professor of Music Theory was recipient of Vienna’s Decoration of Merit in Gold. The City of Vienna gave Nelson the award (known in German as the Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wiens) on March 14th in recognition of his book “Vienna for the Music Lover” and of the many pilgrimages he has made to bring Americans to Vienna’s musical sites. The Goldenes Verdienstzeichen is one of the highest honors Vienna can give. The award to Nelson is the second highest ever given to an American; the highest went to Leonard Bernstein.

SON • Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners • American Association of Colleges of Nursing and John A. Hartford Foundation Institute 2007 Award for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing Education Geriatric Nursing Faculty Champion • Beth Barba, Fellow American Academy of Nursing • Robin Bartlett, Honored by Sigma Theta Tau International for recognition of distinguished service as a 2005-2007 Regional Committee Member

LIB • Sarah Dorsey received Music Library Association Dena Epstein Award (2007) • Mac Nelson, Emerging Leaders, American Library Association (2007)

DCL • Michelle Soler, Division of Continual Learning, University Continuing Education Association Gold Award for Strategic Marketing Plan 2007 • Robert Brown, Dean of Continual Learning, serves as a Commissioner for the University Continuing Education Association. He also serves on the North Carolina E-Learning Commission, which the Lieutenant Governor chairs and which recommends policy to the State Assembly.

WAM • Nancy Doll, secretary, ArtTable, a national organization for professional women in the arts

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Table SD 1-6 Faculty/Staff Who Served as Officers of National Associations, Organizations or Boards

BBE • Moses Acquaah, Editorial Review Boards, International Journal of Information Security and Journal of African Business; Scholar, Grand Valley State University Family Owned Business Institute • Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Operations Management; Scholar, Grand Valley State University Family Owned Business Institute • Peter Bearse, Fellow, Theodore Roosevelt Institute • Michael Beitler, Guest Editor, International Journal of Human Resource Development and Management • Andy Brod, Board of Directors, Association for University Business and Economic Research • Lew Brown, Executive Committee, North American Case Research Association; Editor, Case Research Journal • Holly Buttner, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business Ethics • Bruce Caldwell, Editorial Review Boards for Journal of Economic Methodology, Review of Austrian Economics, Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, Southern Economic Journal, Atlantic Economic Journal, History of Political Economy, and Journal of the History of Economic Thought; Vice President of the Southern Economic Association • Vidyaranya Gargeya, Editorial Review Board, Quality Management Journal; Associate Editor, POMS Chronicle; Track Chair, Production and Operations Management Society • Stephen Holland, Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research • Lakshmi Iyer, Advisory Board, Teradata University/Student Network • Nir Kshetri, Editorial Review Boards, Journal of Asia Pacific Business and Open Software Engineering Letters; Track Co-chair, International Society of Marketing and Development • Albert Link, Editor, Journal of Technology Transfer; Program Chair, Technology Transfer Society; Representative & Co-chairperson, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; Liaison, National Governor’s Association, State-University Partnership program • Kevin Lowe, Editorial Review Boards, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship, and The Leadership Quarterly; Affiliate, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sloan Industry Studies Program • Stephen Lucas, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business and Economics Research • Arlise McKinney, Treasurer, Management Faculty of Color Association • Benton Miles, Editorial Review Board, International Business and Economics Research Journal; Advisory Board, Disney College Program • Hamid Nemati, Editor, International Journal of Information Security and Privacy; Conference Chair and Mini-track Co-chair, Americans Conference on Information Systems • Prashant Palvia, Editorial Review Boards, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications Research; Editor, Journal of Global Information Technology Management; Conference Chair, Global Information Technology Management • David Ribar, Editorial Review Board, Southern Economic Journal; Associate Editor, Journal of Population Economics; Board Member, Panel Study of Income Dynamics • Dan Rosenbaum, Advisor, White House Council of Economics • Christopher Ruhm, Associate Editor, Southern Economic Journal, International Journal of Information Security and Privacy and European Economic Review; Advisory Board Member, Southern Economic Association • Al Farooq Salam, Member, Workshop on Information Technologies & Systems • Rahul Singh, Editor, Journal of Information Science and Technology; Chair, Conference on Information Science and Technology Management • Lynn Sourthard, Editorial Assistant, Case Research Journal • William Tullar, Editor, International Journal of Information Security and Privacy • James Weeks, Secretary-Treasurer of Board of Governors, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society; Member, AACSB International Maintenance of Accreditation Committee • Nicholas Williamson, Editorial Review Boards, International Journal of Commerce and Management, Journal of Global Competitiveness

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• Daniel Winkler, Coeditor, Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education

CAS • Elizabeth Leal (Art) Member of the National Art Education Association Board of Directors • Susan Andreatta (Anthropology) President of the Society for Applied Anthropology • Arthur D. Murphy (Anthropology), Editor, Committee on Public Policy, American Anthropological Association. • Arthur D. Murphy (Anthropology), Board Member, Society for Economic Anthropology, • Rob Cannon (Biology) Chair, Communications Committee, National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions; Biology Lead Judge, Siemens Science, Math and Technology Competition • Anne Hershey (Biology) Associate Editor, Biogeochemistry; Associate Editor, Aquatic Biology; National Science Foundation Peer Review Panel; US Environmental Protection Agency Peer Review Panel • Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell (Biology) Board of Directors, and Secretary, North American Society for Bat Research • John Lepri (Biology) Chief Faculty Consultant, Advanced Placement Biology, College Board/Educational Testing Service • Yashomati Patel (Biology) Managing Editor, Frontiers in Bioscience • Dave Remington (Biology) US Environmental Protection Agency Peer Review Panel • Parke Rublee (Biology) Grant Review Panelist, Sea Grant & National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration • Olav Rueppell (Biology) Chair of SubsectionCb, Entomological Society of America • Malcolm Schug (Biology) Chair of Graduate Research Fellowships Review Panel, National Science Foundation • Phil Bowen (Chemistry) American Chemical Society, Division of Computers in Chemistry, Executive Committee • Patti Reggio (Chemistry) Molecular Neuropharmacology and Signaling Study Section, NIH 2007 • Susan C. Shelmerdine (Classical Studies) Board of Directors, American Philological Association and Executive Committee, American Philological Association • Kim Cuny (Communication Studies) Student Coordinator, National Communication Association’s Communication Centers Section • Christopher Poulos (Communication Studies) Chair, Communication Ethics Division, National Communication Association (CY 2007) • Christopher Poulos (Communication Studies) Guest Editor of Iowa Journal of Communication • Roy Schwartzman (Communication Studies) Board of Directors Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education • Karen Kilcup (English) President, Society for the Study of American Women Writers • Nancy Myers (English) Vice President/Treasurer, Coalition of Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition • Annette Van (English) Treasurer, Victorians Institute • Rick Bunch (Geography) Book Review Editor for the journal, Research in Geographic Education • Elisabeth Nelson (Geography) Editor of the international journal, Cartography and Geographic Information Science • Susan Walcott (Geography) Southeast U.S. Regional Councilor to the Association of Asian Studies, Advisory Board Member for the journal Geographic Review • Dr. Maya Chhetri (Mathematics) Co-organizer and Proceedings Editor of International Conference, Variational and Topological Methods: Theory, Applications, Numerical Simulations and Open Problems; Co-organizer of Nonlinear Elliptic Boundary Value Problems and Related Systems at World Congress of Nonlinear Analysis International Conference • Dr. Kristen Doehler (Mathematics) Co-chair of Probability and Statistics II, 2007 Joint Mathematics Meetings • Dr. Paul Duvall (Mathematics) Mathematical Consultant with the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, MD, Headquarters • Dr. Paul Duvall (Mathematics) Classified Researcher with the Institute for Defense Analyses Center for Communications Research in La Jolla, CA; Classified Researcher with the Heilbron Institute for

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Mathematical Research (HIMR) in Bristol, England (Dr. Duvall was sponsored by U.S. Department of Defense) • Dr. Sat Gupta (Mathematics) Organizer of the International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics; Co-chair for Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics International Conference held in Memphis, TN; Associate Editor, Journal of Statistics and Management Systems; Associate Editor for Involve (a national mathematics journal); Associate Editor, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences • Dr. Jan Rychtar (Mathematics) Session Organizer and Chair, International Conference on Interdisciplinary Mathematical and Statistical Techniques; Guest Editor, special issue of Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics • Dr. Jerry Vaughan (Mathematics) Editor-in-chief of the international research journal Topology and Its Applications • Gary Rosenkrantz (Philosophy) Board of Editors, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research • William Crowther (Political Science) Board of Directors, Society for Romanian Studies • Jerry Pubantz (Political Science) National Advisory Board, Middle East Policy Board; Chair, Phi Beta Kappa Ralph Waldo Emerson National Book Award Committee • Takashi Tsukamoto (Political Science) Board Member, Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association • Michael Kane (Psychology) Associate Editor, Memory and Cognition (National) • George Michel (Psychology) Editor-in-Chief, Developmental Psychobiology (International) and Editorial Board member of Laterality (International) • Lili Sahakyan (Psychology) President-elect for Southeastern Workers in Memory for 2008-2009 • Paul Silvia (Psychology) Associate Editor, Motivation and Emotion (International) • Jackie White (Psychology) Associate Editor, Aggressive Behavior (National); President, Society for the Psychology of Women (National); Treasurer, International Society for Aggression Research; Member, Board of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association • Ed Wisniewski (Psychology) Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (National) • Gregory Grieve (Religious Studies) American Academy of Religion, Sacred Space in Asia Group Advisory Board • Charles Orzech (Religious Studies) American Academy of Religion, Tantric Studies Group Steering Committee; Guest Editor of Sanford festschrift volume of Pacific World (Third Series, No. 6, 2006) • William Hart (Religious Studies) Board Member, Highlands Institute for American Religion, Theology, and Philosophy • Marc Bregman (Religious Studies) Society of Biblical Literature Midrash Section Steering Committee • Derek Krueger (Religious Studies) University of Pennsylvania Press, Series Editor for Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion • Rebecca Adams (Sociology) Member, American Sociological Assoc. Council; Editor, International Association for Relationship Research, Personal Relationships • Gwen Hunnicutt (Sociology) Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociological Inquiry, Book Review Editor • Steve Kroll-Smith (Sociology) Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociological Inquiry, Editor in Chief • Paul Luebke (Sociology) American Sociological Assoc., Spivak Committee on Applied Sociology • Bill Markham (Sociology) Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociological Inquiry, Environment &Technology Section, Committee Chair • Saundra Westervelt (Sociology), American Sociological Assoc., Task Force on Sociology & Criminology Programs, Member; American Society of Criminology, Program Committee, Member • James Fisher (Theatre) Governing Council, American Theatre and Drama Society (2007-09), Board of Directors, Theatre Library Association (2006-08)

SOE/CED • Dr. James M. Benshoff, Member, Board of Directors, National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC); Chair, Disciplinary Review Committee, National Board for Certified Counselors

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• Dr. L. DiAnne Borders, Member, Executive Board, International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision (funded project) • Dr. Craig Cashwell, Chair, Executive Board, Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) • Dr. Todd Lewis, President, International Association of Addiction and Offender Counseling • Dr. Amy Sue Milsom, Chairperson, Students with Special Needs Professional Interest Network, American School Counselor Association (ASCA); ASCA Representative, IDEA Partnership, National Committee of Practice on Transition; Associate Editor, Professional School Counseling • Dr. Jane E. Myers, Member, Executive Council, Chi Sigma Iota International; Web Master, Chi Sigma Iota International; Member, ACA Signature Product Taskforce; Member, Council of ACA Foundation Chairs • Dr. Kelly Wester, Co-Chair, Faculty Interest Network, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; President-elect, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; Associate Editor of Research and Statistical Consultant, Journal of College Counseling Editorial Service/Leadership Editorial Board members (national refereed journals) – Benshoff, Borders (2); Cashwell, Lewis (4); Milsom, Mobley, Murray, Myers (2); Villalba, Wester (2) SOE/CUI • Sam Miller, Chair of International Committee, National Reading Conference, ARC Board member • Gerry Duffy, Advisory Board Member for Pacific Resource for Education and Learning (PREL) • Sarah Pratt, Program Chair, AERA SIG, Chaos and Complexity Theories, Technology Committee, International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies • David Ayers, Secretary, Council for the Study of Community Colleges • Barbara Levin, Associate Editor of Teacher Education Quarterly, AERA SIG Executive Council • Heidi Carlone, Editorial Board, Science Education Journal SOE/ERM • Terry Ackerman, President-Elect of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME); Secretary of the Psychometric Society and Chairman of the Defense Advisory Committee • Professor Chalhoub-Deville was one of 30 experts invited from around the world by the United Nations-- UNESCO to be involved in the First Experts’ Meeting focusing on Enhance Learning - From Access to Success in Education SOE/LIS • Julie Hersberger, Board of Directors, Association for Library and Information Science Education SOE/SES • Dr. Mary V. Compton, Member, Leadership Committee August 2004-present; Southeast Region Liaison; Reviewer, Teacher Education and Special Education, 2004-present • Dr. Marilyn Friend, Guest Editor, Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation 18(4); Reviewer, Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation (1995 to present); Reviewer, Remedial and Special Education (1995 to present); Associate Editor, Teacher Education and Special Education (TED Journal) (1982 to present); Consulting Editor, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (1992 to present); Reviewer, Journal of Special Education Technology (1999 to present); Reviewer, CEC-NCATE program approval process (1989 to present); Member, Professional Standards and Practices Subcommittee on Standards for Inclusion Facilitators; Member, Program Advisory Committee (2006 to present); Representative to the Representative Assembly (2004 to present) • Dr. J. David Smith, Board of Directors and President Elect, Division on Development Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children; Center for Opportunities and Outcomes for People with Disabilities, Teacher's College, Columbia University (National); National Resource Center on Community Integration, National Advisory Committee; Consulting Editor, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities; Consulting Editor, Remedial and Special Education; Consulting Editor, Mental Retardation SOE/SRV • Ludwig van Broekhuizen, Parliamentarian, National Association for Multicultural Education, Washington, DC; Board Member, Knowledge Alliance, Washington, DC • Elizabeth Byrom, Advisory Board Member, E-Learning for Educators • Bianca Montrosse, Membership Committee, American Evaluation Association

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SOE/TRC • Karen Gavigan served on the Teaching for Learning Committee of the American Association of School Librarians.

HHP • Celia R. Hooper, President, Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders • Ann Dils, Editor, Dance Research Journal; Editorial Board of the Congress on Research in Dance. • Vicki McCready, Legislative Councilor, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association • Lisa McDonald, Executive Board, Council of State Association Presidents, Communication Sciences and Disorders • Perry Flynn, NC Lead Speech Pathologist for the Dept of Public Instruction • Kathleen Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport • Jennifer Etnier, Section Editor, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport; Associate Editor, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity; Associate Editor, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology; Editorial Board Member, Mental Health and Physical Activity • Renee Appaneal, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology • Randy Schmitz, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Athletic Training • Sandy Shultz, Section Editor (Biodynamics), Journal of Athletic Training; Editorial Board Member, Journal of Sports Health; Chair, NATA Convention Program Committee (2007) • Allan Goldfarb, Section Editor, Journal of Sports Science and Metabolism (Endocrinology and Metabolism); Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism • Tom Martinek, Editorial Board Member, Quest; Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Sport Science • Joseph Telfair, Chairperson of the Diversity and Cultural Competency Cross-Cutting Competency Working Group for the APHA; Chair of the APHA Governing Council - Maternal and Child Health Section; Member of the HRSA funded Investigator and Research Board; Healthy Start Panel, Member of the Committee for HRSA Healthy Start Perinatal Services; Member of the Medical and Research Advisory Committee (MARAC) for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America; Member of the Diversity Core Advisory Committee for the Association of Schools of Public Health; Member of the Public Health Practice Council of the Association of Schools of Public Health; Member of the Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (SACGHS); Member of the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Disease in Newborns and Children; Member of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Nominating Committee of the Governing Council; Member of the SACGHS Task Force on Evaluation; Member of the SACGHS Task Force on Education; Member of the sub-committee on long term follow-up for the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children; Chair of the Public Health Providers Workgroup - a subcommittee of the SACGHS Education and Training Task Force • Bob Strack, Trustee of Advocacy and Resolutions • Dan Bibeau, President, Council of Accredited MPH Programs • Regina Pulliam and Bob Aronson, Co-Chairs of the SOPHE Mid-Year Scientific Meeting Program Committee • Nancy Gladwell, Representative, NRPA National Forum; served as an ex-officio member of the Society of Park and Recreation Educator’s Board of Directors

HES • Dr. Stephanie Coard, Chair, American Psychological Association Task Force on Resiliency and Strength in Black Children and Adolescents • Dr. David Demo, Editor, Journal of Marriage and Family, National Council on Family Relations • Dr. Anne Fletcher, Chair, Study Groups Committee, Society for Research on Adolescence • Dr. Heather Helms, Book Review Editor, Journal of Marriage and Family, National Council on Family Relations • Dr. Catherine Scott-Little, Consulting Editor, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, National Association for the Education of Young Children

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• Dr. Daniel Perlman, President, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues • Dr. Carl Dyer, Board of Editors, Global Economy Journal • Dr. Nancy Nelson Hodges, VP Planning, International Textiles and Apparel Association; Executive Council, International Textiles and Apparel Association; Editorial Board, Fashion Practice Journal • Ann Ramsey, Treasurer, American Apparel and Footwear Association; Human Resources Leadership Council. • Melanie Carrico, Aesthetics and Design Track Chair, International Textiles and Apparel Association • Jo Leimenstoll, Member, Board of Directors, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions • Dr. Lynda Brown, National Institute of Health Planning Committee for the Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI). • Dr. Debbie Kipp, Member-at-Large, Association of Nutrition Departments and Programs • Dr. Keith Erikson, Member, K-12 Education Committee of the Society of Toxicology. • Dr. Cheryl Lovelady, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Human Lactation and Nutrition Reviews • Dr. Ron Morrison, Editorial Board Member, Obesity Research and Adipocytes-An International Journal • Dr. Michael McIntosh, Editorial Board Member, Adiopocytes-An International Journal • Dr. Debbie Kipp, Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Dietetic Association • Dr. Cathryne Schmitz, Council on Social Work Education, Member of the Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors, Member of Board Committee • Dr. Melissa Taylor, Council on Social Work Education, Member of Council on Practice and Specializations • Dr. Robert Wineburg, President of the Communities and Grassroots Section, Association for Research on Non Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) • Dr. Martica Bacallao: American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy

SOM • Steve Stusek, President, North American Saxophone Alliance • Greg Carroll, President, Southeastern Composers League • Dennis AsKew, President-elect, International Tuba/Euphonium Association

SON • Dr. Robin Bartlett elected to Sigma Theta Tau International Leadership Succession Committee for 2007- 2009 • Eileen Kohlenberg, Hazel Brown, Lynne Lewallen, Evaluators for the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission • Lynne Pearce, Beth Barba and Virginia Karb, Evaluators for The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

UES/LIHC • Dennis Leyden (director) served on the Strategic Planning Committee and as co-chair of the Research Committee for the National Collegiate Honors Council. UES/UTLC • Ray Purdom, Editor, Faculty Development Discipline at MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching); Conference Chair, 2007 MERLOT International Conference, New Orleans; Conference Director, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching at Greensboro (national)

RSH • Rosemary Wander, Member, Executive Team for the Council for Research Policies and Graduate Education, a council of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges • Jerry McGuire, Member, Board of Technology Transfer Society • Will Taylor, Board - served as CSO, Global Initiative for the Advancement of Nutritional Therapy, Atlanta

GRS/GRO • Janice Wassel , President-Elect, Sigma Phi Omega 2007,President, Sigma Phi Omega 2008-2010

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• Neal Cutler, Member-at-Large, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education 2009-2009 GRS/GEN • Nancy Callanan, President I, National Society of Genetic Counselors (term ended 12/31/07) GRS/GEN • Nancy Callanan, President, Association for Genetic Counseling Program Directors (term 1/1/08-12/31/09)

LIB • Beth Bernhardt, Member, Charleston Conference Planning Committee; Member, Ingenta Advisory Board • Rosann Bazirjian, OCLC Members Council Delegate; Editorial Board, Library Acquisitions, Collections and Technical Services; Associate Editor, Against the Grain; Past-Chair, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association. • Mac Nelson, Co-Chair, Cataloging Subgroup, Music Library Association Educational Outreach Program • Gerald Holmes, Executive Board for the Newsletter and Chair of the Smiley Student Travel Fund Selection Committee of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. • Amy Harris, Editorial Board for Merlot (Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Teaching and Learning); Co-Chair, ALA New Member Roundtable. • Jackie Case, LAMA/SASS Circulation/Access Services Committee Chair; LAMA/SASS Circulation/Access Services Discussion Group Chair

DCL • Kathleen Forbes, Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Board Member 2008

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Table SD 1-7 UNCG Faculty Awards Spring 2007 and Spring 2008: Teaching, Research, Service

Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award These awards were established in 1994 by the UNC Board of Governors to underscore the importance of teaching. A faculty member from each of the sixteen UNC universities receives the award. The recipients for academic year 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 were each honored with a $7,500 award. UNCG's recipient was:

Dr. Kevin Lowe, Professor, Business Administration (2007) Dr. Vidyaranya Gargeya, Professor, Information Systems/Operations Management (2008)

Alumni Teaching Excellence Award Each year the University (faculty and students) selects two faculty to be honored for excellence in teaching. The awards of $7,500, for the tenured recipient and $4,500 for the non-tenured recipient were presented at the University Excellence Awards Convocation. The recipients were:

Dr. Roberto Campo, Associate Professor, Romance Languages (Tenured, 2007) Dr. Jose Villalba, Assistant Professor, Counseling and Educational Development (Non-tenured, 2007) Dr. Annette Van, Assistant Professor, English (Non-tenured, 2008) Dr. Shelly Brown-Jeffy, Assistant Professor, Sociology (Non-tenured, 2008)

Unit-level Teaching Excellence Awards Each year each Professional School and the College of Arts and Sciences selects one of their faculty members to be honored with an award of $1,000 for excellence in teaching. For academic year 2006/2007 the recipients were:

Bryan School of Business and Economics Dr. Vidyaranya Gargeya, Information Systems/Operations Management (2007) Mr. James Milanese, Accounting and Finance (2007) Dr. William Harden, Accounting and Finance (2008 Dr. Nir Kshteri, Business Administration (2008) College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Alexandra Schultheis, English (2007) Dr. Matina Kalcounis-Ruppell, Biology (2008) Dr. Jan Rychtar, Mathematics & Statistics (2008) School of Education Dr. Kerri Richardson, Curriculum & Instruction (2007) Dr. Kelly Wester, Counseling & Educational Development (2008) School of Health and Human Performance Dr. Pamela Kocher Brown, Exercise & Sport Science (2007) Dr. David Cardenas, Recreation, Tourism & Hospitality Management (2008) School of Human Environmental Sciences Dr. Heather Helms, Human Development & Family Studies (2007) Dr. Susan Dennison, Social Work (2008) School of Music Dr. Welborn Young, Choral Conducting (2007) Dr. Gavin Douglas, School of Music (2008) School of Nursing Dr. Tracy Bartlett, Community Practice (2007) Dr. Lois VonCannon, Community Practice (2008)

Research Excellence Awards Advised by representatives from the ad hoc Advisory Committee on Research, the Associate Provost for Research, the Provost, and the Chancellor selected two individuals to be honored for excellence in research. The award of $7,500 for the rank of Professor and $4,500 for the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor were presented at the University Excellence Awards Convocation. The recipients were:

Dr. Keith Erikson, Assistant Professor, Nutrition (2007) Dr. Derek Krueger, Professor, Religious Studies (2007) Dr. Anatoly Miroshnichenko, Assistant Professor, Astronomy & Physics (2008 Dr. Susan Calkins, Professor, Departments of Human Development and Family Studies and in Psychology (2008)

Gladys Strawn Bullard Award for Service The faculty recipient of the Bullard award for outstanding leadership and service to the University was: Dr. Eileen Kohlenberg, Professor, School of Nursing (2007) Mr. Jeff Colbert, Lecturer, Political Science (2008)

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Table SD 1-8 Faculty Grants through UTLC

Lilly Conference Faculty Mini-Grants

Mini-Grants totaling $23,600 generated from 2006 Lilly South Conference revenues were awarded to 59 UNCG faculty members which paid for their registration fees to attend the 2007 Lilly South Conference.

Mini-Grants totaling $20,050 generated from the 2007 Lilly Conference revenues were awarded to 61 UNCG faculty members that paid for their registration fees to attend the 2007 Lilly South Conference.

UTLC Advancement of Teaching and Learning Grants

Spring 2008

Matthew Barr Broadcasting and Cinema $2,815 Funds used to enhance and synthesize mastery and understanding of lighting techniques as applied to high-definition videography.

Nora J. Bird Library and Information Studies $1,485.75 Funding used to attend “School for Scanning” in preparation for the development of a new digital libraries course.

Bonnie Canziani Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management $2,187 The requested funding will be used to support certification in the use of the Intercultural Development Inventory which will be an integral part of the coursework in HTM 251: Multicultural Issues in Hospitality and Tourism.

Michael Frierson Broadcasting and Tourism $2,720 Grant used for faculty to attend the Maine Media Workshop to enhance capabilities in postproduction and publication of streaming videos.

Ana Hontanilla Romance Languages $3,000 Funding given for faculty to attend the Connell University’s School of Criticism and Theory’s summer seminar, “Recognition, Camouflage, Espionage”.

Arndt Niebisch and Susanne Rinner German and Russian $2,000 Grant used for development and implementation of an innovative German Studies Curriculum that emphasizes transcultural learning and serves as a template for departmental curricula involving major and minor programs.

Terence A. Nile Chemistry and Biochemistry $1,000 Funding used to evaluate, revise and implement a radical new approach to teaching general chemistry piloted Fall 2007.

Takashi Tsukamoto Political Science $1,500 Grant will fund the development of a new course, IGS 400: Asia in the Modern World: China, Japan and the Tigers Grow Up”, offered as an IGS capstone course in the spring of 2009 in collaboration with the Geography Department.

Susan M. Walcott Geography $1,500 Grant will fund the development of a new course, IGS 400: Asia in the Modern World: China, Japan and the Tigers Grow Up”, offered as an IGS capstone course in the spring of 2009 in collaboration with the Political Science Department.

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Fall 2007

Sandra Andrews and Linda Gann Library and Information Studies $2,000 Funds used to support travel to professional workshop in preparation for the development of a new course in Library and Information Studies.

Lakshmi S. Iver and John L. Eatman Info Systems and Operations Mgt $4,500 Data will be collected on the experience of faculty and students at UNCG in use of laptops in classrooms. Information will be used to examine best practices in laptop computer intensive classrooms to aid in learning.

Spoma Jovanovic Communication Studies $3,000 Grant used to fund new course entitled, ”Reclaiming Democracy: Dialogue, Decision-Making and Community Action”. Course will involve faculty from five area educational institutions.

Catherine Matthews and Ann Berry Somers Curriculum and Instruction $2,940 Grant used to develop an interdisciplinary course in herpetological conservation which will have a major service component.

Stephen Sills and Shelly Brown-Jeffy Sociology $2,900 Funds awarded to purchase a computer station which includes Remark Web Survey Pro and Remark Office OMR6 software and 1 Fujitsu fi-5120C scanner to be used to develop teaching modules on multi-modal survey design and conduct faculty workshops.

Spring 2007

Emelia Amoako Nursing $5,750 Funding given to facilitate and advance nursing student learning through the development of four lab simulation use workbooks.

Matthew Barr Broadcasting and Cinema $3,000 Funding given to purchase audio and video productions and postproduction equipment for a new interdisciplinary course, BCN/HIS 589: Doing Visual History.

Charles Bolton History $3,000 Funding given to purchase audio and video productions and postproduction equipment for a new interdisciplinary course, BCN/HIS 589: Doing Visual History

Greg McAvoy Political Science $3,000 Grant given to construct software modules for use in data analysis course to illustrate sampling and repeated sampling techniques.

Keith Mobley Counseling and Educational Development $6,000 Funding to allow faculty in the Department to increase supplies and infrastructure needed to emphasize creativity and play, and to implement specific creative and play intervention within the curriculum.

UTLC Faculty Instructional Development Mini-Grant Awards

Mark Armstrong Computer Science $300 For development of general education courses in the newly formed Computer Science Department.

Leandra Bedini Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality $300 To attend the SPRE Teaching Institute to share insight among recreation, park, tourism, and leisure educators concerning traditional and new issues/trends related to education administration, teaching, and research. Rachel Brildy Theatre $300 Attend professional development course in Process Drama

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Erick T. Byrd Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality $300 Attend the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators’ Conference.

David Cardenas Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality $300 Attend the 2007 Merlot International Conference in New Orleans.

David Cardenas Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality $300 Attend Southeast Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education in Hilton Head, SC.

Nichole Dobbins Specialized Education Services $300 Support for additional hands-on instruction equipment including software and trade books for student use.

Lydia Kenion Fritz Computer Science $300 To attend the SIGCSE 2008 Technical Symposium on computer Science Education.

Nancy Gladwell Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality $300 To attend the SPRE Teaching Institution to share insight among recreation, park, tourism, and leisure educators concerning traditional and new issues/trends related to education administration, teaching, and research

Channelle James Business Administration $300 Attend professional development workshop entitled, “Passionate Approaches to Learning and Teaching Entrepreneurship”.

Spoma Jovanovic Communication Studies $300 Short course on Teaching Communication Ethics: Connecting Ethical Principles with Actions.

Kevin B. Lowe Business Administration $45 Attend Southern Management Association Conference

Kevin B. Lowe Business Administration $300 Attend the Southern Management Association Meeting as a featured speaker.

Kevin B. Lowe Business Administration $300 Participate as a featured speaker in the Doctoral Consortium at the Southwestern Management Associated Meeting

Wade Maki Philosophy $300 Participation in the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Conference

Wade Maki Philosophy $300 Attend and present the “Virtual Philosopher”at the 2007 Merlot Conference

Arlise McKinney Business Administration $300 Attend professional development workshop entitled, “Designing and Teaching Courses on Diversity in Organizations”.

Amy Milsom Counseling & Educational Development $300 Attend Southern Association for Counselor Education and Support Conference

Amy Milsom Counseling & Educational Development $300 Attend Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference

Keith Mobley and Todd Lewis Counseling and Educational Development $300 To provide stipends to Theatre/Acting students to develop back stories and symptomotology to present during structured and semi-structured interviews with students enrolled in CED 689.

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Keith Mobley Counseling and Educational Development $300 Present at the Associate of Counselor Educators’ and Supervisors’ National Conference.

Derrick Paladino Counseling & Educational Development $300 Attend Southern Association for Counselor Education and Support Conference

Mary Kay Sanford Anthropology $300 Registration to attend a workshop in Advanced Writing Workshop/Manuscript and Proposal Development.

Jeff Sarbaum Economics $300 Attend a pre-conference workshop to showcase UNCG’s online course, ECO201.

Tina Sarawgi Interior Architecture $300 Attend the Environmental Design Research Association Conference in Veracruz, Mexico

Stephen J. Sills Sociology $300 To assist the students of HSS 208-02 (The Triad’s Global Identity: Visual Ethnography of the NC’s Immigrant Communities) in conducting an ethnographic field study of immigrant and refugee communities by engaging in photo documentaries of immigrant churches, social service agencies, and community organizations.

Charlsena Stone Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality $300 To attend the SPRE Teaching institute which provides opportunities for educators in the field to participate in instructional and practical sessions, as well as interact with other recreation and leisure educators.

Jose’ Villalbo Counseling and Educational Development $300 Attend the 7th Annual Southeastern Conference on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education.

Kelly Wester Counseling and Educational Development $300 Attend the 7th Annual Southeastern Conference on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education.

Marcia Payne Wooten Romance Languages $300 Attend the Orton-Gillingham Institute for Multi-Sensory Education

Source: University Teaching and Learning Center

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Table SD 1-9 Distance and On-Line Learning

UNCG is becoming widely recognized as a leader in distance learning because of the quality of its online courses. Most faculty are enthusiastic and open to new ways of enhancing student performance; each School and the College employ Instructional Technology Consultants who expertly assist faculty in the development of online courses; and the Division of Continual Learning has teams of Web specialists who work collaboratively with faculty to create online courses.

Both quality and quantity have increased in the past year. In terms of quality, UNCG’s faculty and staff construct highly interactive, dynamic courses that employ a variety of media, formats, and pedagogies. Student learning is enhanced through such activities as interactive simulations, case studies, educational games, problem-based learning, animations, virtual teamwork, podcasts, blogging, instant messaging, Socratic dialogues, and interactive maps and timelines.

Below is a list of certificate and degree programs currently available totally online:

• BA in Liberal Studies • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Conflict Resolution • MA in Conflict Resolution • MA in Dance Education • MA in Liberal Studies • MS in Nursing Education • Post-Master’s Cert in Advanced School Counseling • (Another 13 distance learning programs either are offered via videoconference or are held off-campus in a face-to- face format.)

As the chart below shows, more and more students are taking distance learning courses each year.

UNCG Fundable Distance Learning Credit Hour Production: 1998-2008

30000

24,249 25000 21,761

20000 17,691 Credit Hours 15000 13,142 11,031 9,506 10000 7,899 5,382 5,424 4,340 5000

0 '98-'99 '99-'00 '00-'01 '01-'02 '02-'03 '03-'04 '04-'05 '05-'06 '06-'07 '07-'08

Fiscal Year 2007-08

Source: Office of Continual Learning

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Table SD 1-10 Service Learning Courses: 2007/08 (*Designated service-learning courses – 33 class/sections total)

Spring 2007 (11 classes)

College of Arts and Sciences CST 200 (01) Communication and Society * CST 200 (02) Communication and Society * CST 399 (01) Communication Research Methods * PSC 105 (05) Political Issues *

School of Health and Human Performance ESS 519 (01) Mentoring Community Youth Development RPM 213 (01) Program Planning *

School of Human Environmental Studies IAR 302 (01) Interior Architecture II

University Studies UNS 101 (04) University Studies*

Fall 2007 (11 classes)

School of Education SES 447 (01) Service Development Systems and Role Management *

College of Arts and Sciences CST 200 (01) Communication & Society * CST 200 (02) Communication & Society * CST 200 (03) Communication & Society * ENG 302 (01) Second Language Acquisition* FMS 170 (05) Building Communities: Leadership, Service, and Society* PSC 105 (08) Political Issues * SWK 310 (01) Social Policies and Services SWK 310 (02) Social Policies and Services SWK 310 (03) Social Policies and Services SWK 310 (04) Social Policies and Services

School of Health and Human Performance ESS 519 (01) Mentoring Community Youth Development* RPM 213 (01) Program Planning in Recreation and Parks* RPM 401 (01) Strategic Community Leadership *

University Studies UNS 101 (05) University Studies*

Spring 2008 (19 classes)

College of Arts and Sciences CST 105 (04) Intro to Communication Studies* CST 105 (12) Intro to Communication Studies* CST 105 (38) Intro to Communication Studies* CST 105 (42) Intro to Communication Studies* CST 200 (01) Communication and Society *

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CST 200 (02) Communication and Society * CST 200 (03) Communication and Society* CST 200 (04) Communication and Society* CST 460 (03) Communicating Common Ground: Diversity and Dialogue* CST 460 (05) Reclaiming Democracy* ENG 661 (01) Second-Language Writing* FMS 170 (03) Building Community from Diversity* PSC 105 (05) Political Issues * SPA 499 (01) Internship in Spanish *

School of Education CUI 618 (01) Teaching English as a Second Language *

School of Human Environmental Studies IAR 412 (02) Interior Architecture IV

School of Health and Human Performance ESS 522 (01) Internship: Community Youth Sport Dev. Programs* RPM 213 (01) Program Planning in Recreation and Parks*

School of Nursing NUR 310 (A) Nursing Care of Individuals with Psychosocial Problems* NUR 310 (B) Nursing Care of Individuals with Psychosocial Problems *

Service Learning Course Statistics

Course # # of Students # of Hours Total Hours

Spring 2007

CST 200 (01) 23 20 460 CST 200 (02) 30 20 600 CST 399 (01) 20 20 400 ESS 519 (01) 26 20 520 IAR 302 (01) 15 30 450 PSC 105 (05) 27 20 540 RPM 213 (01) 33 15 495 UNS 101 (04) 22 5 110

Semester Total 169 3,575

Fall Courses 2007

RPM 213 (01) 39 15 585 SES 447 (01) 37 20 740 CST 200 (01) 25 20 500 CST 200 (02) 25 20 500 CST 200 (03) 25 20 500 PSC 105 (04) 25 25 625 ENG 302 (01) 21 20 420 RPM 401 (01) 9 25 225 UNS 101 (05) 25 5 125 FMS 170 (05) 24 20 480 ESS 519 (01) 30 30 900 SWK 310 (01) 29 45 1305

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SWK 310 (02) 30 45 1350 SWK 310 (03) 24 45 1080 SWK 310 (04) 16 45 720

Semester Total 384 10,055

Spring 2008

SPA 499 (01) 4 126 504 CUI 618 (01) 12 15 180 RPM 213 (01) 42 15 630 CST 460 (03) 25 20 500 CST 460 (05) 24 30 720 FMS 170 (03) 17 15 255 CST 105 (04) 25 5 125 CST 105 (12) 25 5 125 CST 105 (38) 25 5 125 CST 105 (42) 25 5 125 CST 200 (01) 25 20 500 CST 200 (02) 25 20 500 CST 200 (03) 25 20 500 CST 200 (04) 25 20 500 ENG 661 (01) 7 20 140 ESS 522 (01) 8 300 2400 NUR 310 (A) 28 90 2520 NUR 310 (B) 22 90 1980 PSC 105 (05) 25 25 625 IAR 412 (02) 20 10 200

Semester Total 434 13,154

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Grand Total 934 26,854

Source: Office of Leadership and Service Learning

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Table SD 1-11 Assessment of Student Learning

Program Assessment

All academic units made significant progress in completing Phase I of WEAVE. The following schools are commended for achieving completion of all Phase I activities for their programs; these units have also begun to evaluate the quality of their programs as reflected by WEAVE: Bryan School of Business and Economics, School of Health and Human Performance, School of Human Environmental Sciences, and School of Nursing. A substantial majority of departments in the College of Arts and Sciences have already completed Phase I tasks; all CAS programs anticipate completion of Phase I and Phase II activities by the end of spring 2008.

Assessment of General Education

During 2006-07 several general education competencies were assessed by external consultants who reviewed general education documents, met general education committees, students, faculty and administrators to assess status of general education program. Other assessment tools included: College BASE, Praxis, and Spartan Survey. Recommendations from External Consultant’s Report: replace current course approval structure, develop a clearer rationale for program as a whole and individual categories, use rationale to recertify all courses approved for meeting requirements, improve training of advisors on rationale of the GEC, stop referring to GEC as “core,” and consider creating a number of courses that are taught in common by groups of faculty members.

During 2007-08 all general education goals were assessed. UNCG participated in a cross-sectional administration of the Collegiate Learning Assessment funded by General Administration. The CLA was administered to 100 freshmen and 100 seniors as a pilot. The Office of Academic Assessment conducted a General Education Audit – a survey of faculty eliciting information on the delivery of general education goals.

The General Education Council is continuing to clarify the rationale as a whole and individual categories of general education through ongoing attendance at conventions, training, and workshops. A course review structure will be developed with the assessment of learning goals at the NC State Assessment Symposium, AAC&U General Education Summer Institute, and the on-campus General Education Workshop scheduled for spring and summer of 2008.

Faculty Development

The Director of Academic Assessment continues to work with faculty and administrators, individually and collectively. Assessment Summit II was held in fall 2007. At the Summit, 2006-07 assessment results were presented to the General Education Council, which has begun educational process of understanding general education goals, developing measurable objectives, and developing assessment strategies.

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Table SD 1-12 Instructional Agreements for 2007/08

The following departments signed new instructional agreements between January 2007 and June 2008. Instructional agreements are effective until changed by one of the parties.

Unit/Department Number of Agreements for 2007/08

College of Arts and Sciences History 9 Sociology 8

Health and Human Performance Communication Sciences and Disorders 10 Exercise and Sport Science 9 Public Health Education 2 Recreation, Parks and Tourism 1

Human Environmental Sciences Interior Architecture 17 Nutrition 5

Nursing 37

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TableTable SD SD 1-13 1-12 StatusStatus ofof Accreditation,Accreditation, 2007/08 2007/08

Area/Program Accrediting Association Initial Accreditation Last Reaffirmation Next Reaffirmation Expected (Yr) (Mo/Sem, Yr) (Mo/Sem, Yr) University-Wide Accreditations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1921 June, 2003 December, 2014 UNCG (SACS)

Teacher Education 1) National Council for Accreditation of 1961 Fall, 2006 Fall, 2013 Teacher Education (NCATE) 2) N. C. Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI) 1965 Fall, 2006 July 1, 2009 Medical Technology National Accrediting Agency for the NA NA NA (Dept. of Biology) Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) B.S. in Chemistry American Chemical Society 1968 Fall, 1999 2009 (Dept. of Chemistry) B.S. in Computer Science Computing Sciences Accreditation 1995 July, 2004 2008 (Dept. of Computer Science) Commission (ABET) M.P.A. Program National Association of Public Affairs & 1993 June, 2007 June, 2014 (Dept. of Political Science) Administration (NASPAA) Clinical Program American Psychological Association (APA) 1982 July, 1997 2011-2012 (Dept. of Psychology) B.A., B.F.A., Drama National Association Schools of Theatre 1987 1999 2009 (Dept. of Theatre) Accreditation Commission (NASTAC) School-wide B.S. & M.B.A. The Association for the Advancement of 1982 April, 2000 Spring, 2010 Bryan School of Business & Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Economics B.S. & M.S. in Accounting AACSB 2002 Spring, 2010 (Dept. of Accounting)

M.S., M.S/Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & 1981 Fall, 2002 2009 (Dept. of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Educational Development, School of Education)

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Area/Program Accrediting Association Initial Accreditation Last Reaffirmation Next Reaffirmation Expected (Yr) (Mo/Sem, Yr) (Mo/Sem, Yr) M.L.I.S. American Library Association (ALA) 1979 Summer, 2005 June, 2008 (Dept. of Library & Information Studies) M.A. Speech 1) American Speech, Hearing & Spring, 2006 Spring, 2006 July, 2014 Pathology/Audiology Language Association (ASHA) (Dept. of Communication 2) Council of Academic Programs in 1995 NA NA Science Communication Science & Disorders & Disorders M.S. in Athletic Training Commission on Accreditation of Athletic 2003 February, 2008 2013 (Dept. of Exercise & Sport Training Education (CAATE) Science)

Dance National Association of Schools of Dance 2000 September, 2006 Fall, 2011 (Dept. of Dance) (NASD)

M.P.H. Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) 2000 2005 October, 2012 (Dept. of Public Health Education) B.S. in R.P.M. Council on Accreditation of National 1981 Fall, 2006 Fall, 2011 (Dept. of Recreation, Tourism, & Recreation & Park Association/American Hospitality Management) Association for Physical Activity & Recreation

B.S. in CARS American Apparel Manufacturing Association 1998 1998 October, 2008 Dept. of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies) UG-Didactic Program in American Dietetic Association (ADA) 1929 1998 November, 2008 Dietetics American Dietetic Association (ADA) 1989 1998 November, 2008 G Dietetic Internship (Dept. of Nutrition)

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Area/Program Accrediting Association Initial Accreditation Last Reaffirmation Next Reaffirmation Expected (Yr) (Mo/Sem, Yr) (Mo/Sem, Yr) B.S. in Interior Architecture Council for Interior Design Accreditation 1993 2005 June, 2009 (Dept. of Interior Architecture (CIDA)

B.S.W. in Social Work Council on Social Work Education 1974 June, 2005 June, 2013 J.M.S.W. in Social Work Council on Social Work Education 2000 June, 2004 June, 2012 (Dept. of Social Work) Child Care Education Program National Association for Education of Young 1992 Fall, 2004 Fall, 2009 (Dept. of Human Development Children (NAEYC) and Family Studies School of Music National Association of Schools of Music 1938 July, 2003 Spring, 2013 (NASM) B.S., M.S. Nursing National League for Nursing Accreditation 1970 2003 2010 Commission (NLNAC) B.S. Nursing North Carolina Board of Nursing 1968 2001 Fall, 2010 B.S., M.S. Nursing Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education 2003 2003 Fall, 2012 Weatherspoon Art Museum American Association of Museums 1995 2005 July, 2015

Source: Office of Undergraduate Education

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Strategic Direction 2 Creation and Application of Knowledge: Strengthen research, scholarship, and creative activity.

• (BBE) The first two graduates of the PhD in Information Systems earned their degrees in August 2007. Both graduates published in academic journals prior to graduation and were hired as assistant professors at AACSB International accredited business schools. • (BBE) Each department reviewed and revised their Intellectual Contributions Statements. • (CAS) Broadcasting & Cinema: Emily Edwards completed Scripture Cake, a feature-length narrative film about a divided Southern Family, which took two awards at the 2007 Broadcast Education Association’s International Festival of Media Arts • (CAS) Communication Studies: Schwartzman, Top paper in experiential learning in communication (National Communication Association) • (CAS) Political Science: A department faculty member is PI and part of an interdisciplinary team of College social scientists to conduct an applied research project for the City of Greensboro Human Relations Department to study community attitudes and experiences with discrimination in employment, housing, education, and police services. • (SOE) ELC hosted 3rd Annual Rebecca L. Carver Institute on Experiential Education (co-sponsored by ELC and Team QUEST Program). • (SOE) Karen Gavigan, Director of the TRC, along with Dr. Stephanie Kurtts (SES) published an article, Understanding (dis)Abilities through Children’s Literature, in Education Libraries (Spring 2008). The authors also presented a session about their work at the Hawaii International Conference in January, 2008. • (SOE) A full-time Director of Research was hired to facilitate research in the School of Education by providing guidance and assistance with pre-award and pos-award matters related to externally funded projects. The Director also serves as the liaison between the School of Education and University-level research offices, including serving on the Research Advisory Council. The third annual School of Education research symposium was held in April of 2007. • (HHP) Kristine Lundgren received a National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders- funded grant to develop and assess a metaphor training program for adult with traumatic brain injury. • (HHP) Received Guilford Green Foundation- and Adam Foundation-funded grants to support a transgender voice and communication therapy program at the Gateway campus, assisting in an already strong clinical and research program on the main campus. • (HHP) Jan Van Dyke organized and produced the 17th Season of the NC Dance Festival, promoting the creation and presentation of new choreography across the state and took over the management of the Greensboro dance arts program for community children. • (HES) Obtained $9,052,469 in external funding for research and creative activity which provided opportunities for faculty and students to work collaboratively to extend our knowledge of human environmental sciences programs. • (HES) Established a UNCG Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components in the new UNC Nutrition Research Building at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC. • (HES) Dr. Michael McIntosh was named the Keker Excellence Professor at UNCG. Dr. McIntosh, a faculty member since 1989, has an impressive list of credentials that qualify him for this prestigious honor. He has garnered over $4 million in external funds, has received UNCG’s Research Excellence Award, and has received the Board of Governor’s Teaching Award. Dr. Keith Erikson received the 2007 UNCG Research Excellence Award for an Assistant/Associate Professor and was one of five finalists for the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) North America 2008 Future Leader Award. In 2008, Dr. Susan Calkins, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, received the UNCG Research Excellence Award. • (SOM) Patricia Gray and David Teachout awarded $300, 000 NSF grant for UBEATS project • (SOM) Continued research into noise induced hearing loss in cooperation with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders • (SON) During 2007-2008, grant submissions were fewer in number but more external and larger applications were submitted. From 2001 to 2008, funding awarded and received increased by more than 1200%.

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• (UES) Grogan College Faculty Fellow Stephanie Kurtts (SES) involved students in the Exploring Teaching as Profession Learning Community in research she is conducting on “visions of teaching” among young professionals and its role in career success and persistence • (RSH) During the time period covered by this report, undergraduate students with Undergraduate Research Assistantships from the Office of Undergraduate Research gave 25 different presentations at on and off campus conferences and three different students were awarded outstanding research presentations at three different off-campus conferences; six manuscripts co-authored by the undergraduate students were submitted for peer-review, and five have been accepted with one pending. • (RSH) CYFCP developed a child development associate training program which was offered to all teachers at Guilford Child Development, Inc. (Early Head Start/Head Start in Guilford County serving over 1000 children) and provided training and outreach technical assistance to over 35,000 individuals in NC across a variety of issues including adoption and foster care, juvenile justice, best practice in mental health and substance abuse, early childhood, health literacy. The Center for Biotechnology, Genomics, and Health Research (CBGHR) is currently pursuing three major initiatives: (a) the Guilford Genomic Medicine Initiative (GGMI), an unprecedented effort to introduce procedures into primary healthcare aimed at the prevention of disease in high-risk patients, (b) the commercial spinoff of a DNA-based water quality testing platform patented by UNCG and currently being developed in the CBGHR laboratory, and (c) the formation of strategic research partnerships to carry out “bleeding edge” research in health-related genomics, high-throughput testing and data production, and nanobiotechnology. • (BELL) Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life was developed as campus-wide collaboration designed to weave entrepreneurship into the fabric of UNCG; BELL involves the College of Arts and Sciences, all of UNCG’s six professional schools and the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships. BELL offers a range of educational, research and outreach opportunities, including an undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship; undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship in various disciplines; development grants to faculty wishing to create new; support for student and faculty research on entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education for students and; extra-curricular entrepreneurial opportunities including student internships, course projects and incubator start-up experiences; public forums to educate the campus and community about entrepreneurship; lectures by visiting experts in various types of; and workshops, symposia, and panels. • (GRS/GRO) Organized and supported the Gerontology Research Network. Developed, organized and supported a state-wide design competition for college students • (GRS/GEN) Eight genetic counseling graduate students completed Capstone Projects under the direction of Capstone Project Committees that included faculty members from UNCG, as well as faculty members from Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Minnesota. • (LIB) Cataloged over 1000 federal government documents that have been chosen to remain in the Libraries’ collection to make them more accessible. Transferred over 880 home economics government pamphlets to Special Collections for specialized cataloging. • (LIB) The Carolina Consortium now consists of 127 universities, colleges, and community colleges that collectively save 150 million dollars per year by negotiating collectively for information resources that support research, scholarship and creative activity. UNCG founded, organized, and currently leads the group. Through its participation in the consortium, UNCG is able to offer its own faculty and students many, many more e-journals, e-books, and databases than the University could have afforded on its own. • (LIB) Hodges Special Collections and University Archives mounted a total of 27 exhibits between January, 2007 and March, 2008 in the Hodges Reading Room, the Main Library lobby and the EUC connector. Among these were exhibits supporting special events at UNCG (the Laszlo Varga Celebration, the History of Nursing Education at UNCG, the Small Press Festival and Alumni Weekend and Commencement), exhibits recognizing non-UNCG individuals and organizations (the Richard Levy exhibit on Paul Laurence Dunbar and an exhibit on the Greensboro Artists’ League), and exhibits recognizing major gifts to the library and the university (Margaret Maron exhibit, Bob Hansen exhibit, and Howard Coble exhibit). • (IPC) The Advisory Committee on Discretionary Funds for International programs has reviewed research proposals and invitations for international presentations and performances by faculty members across the disciplines. Twenty-three faculty received research awards from Kohler totaling $21,500. Eighty-eight faculty received ITF awards totaling $43,250. • (IPC) Funded the International Student Association president to attend the NCAIE (North Carolina Association of International Educators) Conference in March 2008.

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• (WAM) Curator of Exhibitions researched and organized the unique exhibition, The Lining of Forgetting, which will travel to two other venues; authored an essay for the exhibition catalogue due May 2008. Curator of Collections authored catalogue essays for two museums in California and was interviewed for PBS film.

Targeted Goal Cluster 2.3: Target and promote areas of interdisciplinary research emphasis.

• (BBE) The McDowell Research Center for Global IT Management (MRC) funded several interdisciplinary grants. • (BBE) With School of Nursing, collaborated to hire a healthcare administration professor and is currently searching for a distinguished professor. • (BBE) Collaborative research projects were undertaken by faculty through student consulting teams with the Center for Innovation in Interior Architecture, Prevention Strategies (a UNCG spin-off), and the Sustainability Committee. • (CAS) English and History: Launch of the Atlantic World Research Network, an interdisciplinary research initiative co-founded in English and History to foster interdisciplinary Atlantic World research, teaching, and creative work across campus. The AWRN website functions as clearing house for news of AWRN events, faculty achievements, and resource access at and beyond UNCG. • (CAS) Biology and Geography: Interdisciplinary research project investigating the temporal and spatial variations in arctic lake food webs in Alaska (Anne Hershey, BIO, PI; funded by NSF) • (CAS) Philosophy: Interdisciplinary project on ethics in research in collaboration with graduate faculty at NC A&T University. • (SOE) CED Faculty (Lewis and Villalba) have funded projects on health disparities with School of Nursing faculty members. • (SOE) Drs. Stephanie Kurtz (SES) and Sam Miller (CUI) were awarded funding by the Department of Education to strengthen the alternative licensure program for special education by creating a program that better integrates coursework and expertise from the Specialized Education Services and Curriculum and Instruction departments. • (SOE) Dr. Belinda Hardin (SES) is the Principle Investigator on a Department of Education funded grant bringing together this group to promote further collaboration between the two departments around birth- kindergarten education. • (SOE) Many faculty members, including members of the ELC, SES, and CED departments and the Dean’s Staff, actively participated in the newly created Child and Family Research Network. • (HHP) Twelve faculty members participated in the UNCG Gerontology Research Network and are collaborating on the written document to establish the Center for Healthy Aging and Living. Three faculty members engaged in interdisciplinary scholarship with the UNCG Music Research Institute, resulting in publications, presentations and a symposium. Three faculty members engaged in scholarship with faculty in the School of Nursing (PHE and CSD), resulting in funded research and a collaborative book chapter. • (HHP) Faculty in Dance have created collaborate multimedia work; Duane Cyrus, Bricolage Festival, collaborative work with a visual artist, and Jan Van Dyke, film/videography and dance. • (HHP) Injury prevention research from faculty in several departments: ESS in collaboration with Athletics, (Sportsmed, Athletic Training, Sport Psyc) examining multifactoral risk factors for sport injury (i.e., biological, anatomical, biomechanical, psychosocial); and CSD screening voice and hearing of Students in the School of Music, Theater Dept. • (HES) Several new HES interdisciplinary research projects were funded externally including the Department of Nutrition Center for Excellence in Bioactive Food Components and the Department of Social Work Congregational Social Work Education Initiative. • (SON) The TRIAD Center for Health Disparities was funded by NIH and includes 27 faculty members from 5 of the academic units at UNCG, faculty at NCCU and a private practitioner in the community. Additional grants with interdisciplinary teams have been funded through both internal and external sources. • (RSH) The Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences submitted research proposals in collaboration with international and national researchers in the field of nanobiotechnology. • (RSH) The Office of Sponsored Programs provided the RAMSeS interface for collaborative submission and management of interdisciplinary projects.

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• (RSH) The Office of Undergraduate Research received an NSF Interdisciplinary Training for Training Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Science award and recruited the first cohort of eight students into the program fall 2006; they began in the program in spring semester 2007. Four of the eight students from the first year cohort are continued in the program in AY 2007-08. A fifth student from the first cohort withdrew from the program due to health issues. The remaining three students graduated 12/07, applied for and have been accepted into graduate programs for this fall. • (GRS/GEN) Program Director, Nancy Callanan awarded a sub-contract to collaborate with Dr. Joseph Telfair in the Department of Public Health on work related to HRSA Cooperative Agreement, The National Coordinating and Evaluation Center Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Program (NCEC). • (GRS) Rebecca B. Saunders (with Hazel N. Brown in Nursing) received an Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Grant of $75,000 for continuation of the College Bound Sisters program for 2007- 2008. New $75,000 grant awarded for 2008-2009 from the NC Department of Health and Human Services and is renewable for total of 4 years, contingent upon availability funds. Employed new full-time Program Manager. • (LIB) Supported the planning and technical implementation of the College of Arts and Sciences’ interdisciplinary Center for Critical Inquiry. • (WAM) Worked with departments across campus to develop curricular links to museum exhibitions. Invited faculty members to lead post-film discussions in their subject-related areas. Curatorial staff participated in Center for Critical Inquiry discussions.

Targeted Goal Cluster 2.5: Provide a supportive environment for faculty and student research, scholarship, and creative activity by increasing external and internal support.

• (CAS) Center for Critical Inquiry: To stimulate faculty interest in multidisciplinary scholarship, each year the CCI develops a theme that organizes scholarship around a few broad issues. In Spring 2007, the Faculty Advisory Board developed the theme, “Memory: Exteriors and Interiors” to foster interest among faculty in several disciplines. That theme focused the effort of several working groups during AY 2007-08. • (CAS) Chemistry: Proposals for external funding for the reporting period totaled $10.5 million, an increase of nearly 40% over the previous period. • (CAS) Computer Science: Renewed department emphasis on external funding has resulted in a growth in total proposals submitted (submissions total $2,034,609 for FY08 so far, compared to $268,181 for all of FY07). Successful NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program that brings top undergraduate students from around the country to campus for a summer research program was renewed and is continuing. • (CAS) Geography: Sixteen external grants were funded for over $800,000 and 5 grants totaling over 2,000,000 are still pending. Faculty involved students in field research activities in Bhutan, Alaska, Montana, Smoky Mtn. National Park, and the Triad. In all 16 students worked closely with and were supported by research grants received by Geography faculty. • (SOE) ERM funded 18 graduate students through various faculty grants and external projects. • (SOE) Dr. J. David Smith and Dr. Marilyn Friend (SES) co-authored articles with graduate students. • (SOE) The faculty of the School of Education continue to successfully compete for external funding and received several large awards during this time period, including numerous projects awarded by the Department of Education ($794,465 for Project Connect and $799,985 for Project Duet awarded to Dr. Mary V Compton (SES), $798,818 for Project Restart awarded to Dr. Stephanie Kurtz (SES), $799,999 awarded for the BKSID project to Dr. Belinda Hardin (SES), and $1,397,556 for TESOL for ALL awarded to Dr. Barbara Levin (CUI)). Other sources of external funding include the NSF, UNC General Administration, NIH, SAMSHA, the Wachovia Foundation, the Burroughs Welcome Fund, the Community Foundation of Greensboro, and the College Board. • (HHP) Faculty (from all departments) mentored students in the UNCG Undergraduate Student Research program and departmental undergraduate research and creative activity programs. • (HHP) External support increased by over 2 million during the same period last year; over 30 students funded from non UNCG (external) funds as research or training grant recipients. • (HES) Students in Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies, Nutrition, and Human Development and Family Studies presented their research at national professional conferences. Graduate students in the Departments of Nutrition, Human Development and Family Studies, Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies, and Interior

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Architecture received top national research or creative activity awards. • (SOM) More than $60,000 from annual operating budget allocated for faculty travel to present research and performances. • (SOM) All five Divisions crafted benchmarks for the evaluation of research/creative activities by individual faculty • (SON) Grant support has increased over 1200% in the past six years, with more than 50 students (undergraduate, maters, doctoral) employed as research assistants. These include students from 6 of the academic units on campus. PhD students now comprise a larger proportion of our graduate assistants. • (UES) A+ Schools received two grants to provide a supportive environment for creative activity: Teaching Artist Rural Initiative funded by Dana Foundation ($50,000) to design, implement and evaluate training model for rural artists’ residencies in public schools. Teaching Artist Urban Initiative funded by a contract from Montgomery County, MD ($30,000) to design, implement and evaluate a training model for urban/suburban artists’ residencies in public schools. • (UES) UTLC received a UNC General Administration Grant of $35,000 for development of Hybrid Workshops on Effective Teaching in an Online Environment. • (RSH) The Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships brought in over $4 million in awards, leveraging over 10 times the state and university support provided to the Center. The Center for Biotechnology, Genomics and Health Research submitted proposals for grants to NSF, NIH, and USDA totaling $4.55 million with pending submissions of approximately $1 million (USDA and NIH) projected between April and June, 2008 and total awards of over $3,000,000. The Laboratory for Molecular Medicine submitted four grants totaling over $6,000,000. The newest university-wide center, the Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences was created in fall, 2007; in its first eight months of operation, a total of nine proposals requesting funding of $24,332,000 were submitted with $200,000 awarded to date (eight submissions still pending) • (RSH) The Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships supported the creation of campus research networks to facilitate interdisciplinary research including the Child and Family Research Network and the Gerontology Research Network. • (RSH) For AY 2006-08, two federal appropriation requests totaling $1,280,000 were submitted; $66,812 was awarded for “Speech Therapy for Rural Schools in NC.” For AY 2007-08, three requests totaling $4,188,000 were submitted. • (RSH) The number of proposal submissions and awards and the amount of funding requested and received increased in FY2007 compared to FY 2006. All were record setting. Comparing year-to-date submission and award data (both number of proposals and funding requested) for FY 2008 to the same date in 2007 indicate similar trends in submission data (296 proposals representing $93,186,474 submitted through March 31 in FY07-08 compared to 301 proposals submissions representing $77,224,743 in 2006-07), a slight decrease in the number of awards (205 awarded in 2007-08 through March 31 compared to 191 awarded during this same period in 2006-07) , but an increase in the dollar value of the awards ($22,321,587 in 2007-08 compared to $21,403,825 in 2006-07). • (BELL) Received a $100, 000 gift establishing the Pat Roos Cross Entrepreneurial Learning Fund and was also supported by funding for the Chancellor, the Provost, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Dean of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, and the Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships. • (LIB) Provided funding for the Assistant Director of Collections and Technical Services to attend the Harvard Leadership Program, for the Head of Reference and Instructional Services to attend the Disney Institute, and for the Data Services Librarian to attend ICPSR training –to name a few. • (LIB) Hosted many programs, lunches, etc., to provide professional development opportunities within the Libraries and to the academic community on campus – such as the Mentor/Mentee Lunch n Learns, and the Scholarly Communication Lunch n Learns, and the LIS/University Libraries Speaker Series. • (IPC) IPC provided eight graduate assistants to assist students in their professional development and scholarship. • (WAM) With both internal and external funding, supported curatorial staff (all adjunct faculty) to attend conferences and workshops, as well as travel that enhances their scholarly and creative work. With internal and external funding, provided support of creative projects of the professional staff—i.e. organizing exhibitions and contributing scholarship to the field through exhibition catalogues and interpretive materials.

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Targeted Goal Cluster 2.9: Recruit and retain faculty with the potential for and demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activity.

• (BBE) Seven searches for tenure/tenure track positions were conducted and successfully filled. Best practices were used for insuring diverse applicant pools and preference was given for teaching in the MBA Program and/or the ability to get grants. • (CAS) Recruited three new department heads and one program director: Dr. David Cook from Emory University as Head of Broadcasting & Cinema; Dr. James Fisher from Wabash College as Head of Theatre; Dr. Stanley Faeth from Arizona State University as Head of Biology; Dr. Tara Green from Northern Arizona University as Director of African-American Studies. Dr. Douglas Wahlsten, Professor in Psychology, was recruited from the University of Alberta. Dr. Lakshmi Kotra, Associate Professor in Chemistry & Biochemistry, was recruited from the University of Toronto and the department secured a $150,000 Faculty Recruitment Grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to assist with his start- up. • (SOE) CUI appointed Dr. Sarah Berenson as the first Endowed Professorship in Mathematics Education. • (HHP) Established a position and hired a new Student Success Coordinator in office of HHP Academic Affairs • (HES) The HES Center for New North Carolinians established the Faculty Fellows Program. Faculty from the UNCG Departments of Public Health Education, Nutrition, Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies, Human Development and Family Studies, Social Work, and the School of Education were appointed to strengthen research programs on immigrant and refugees. • (SON) Recruited two additional faculty members with disparities research foci. Retained 100% of the research focused faculty through provision of grants management, research training, faculty development and differentiated workloads. • (RSH) Hired a new director for the Office of Sponsored Programs; also hired an Assistant Director who is scheduled to be on campus in fall 2008. Hired an Information Technology Manager to oversee the implementation of SeRA. • (RSH) Established the Center for Research Excellence in the Nanobiosciences and hired a director, Dr. Yousef Haik. • (LIB) Hired a new Head of Reference and Instructional Services, a Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, a Data Services Librarian, an Assistant Dean for Administrative Services, a Human Resources Librarian, and an Archivist for the Women Veterans Historical Project. All of these hires have strong potential for excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.

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Table SD 2-1 Benchmark: Research Expenditures

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Table SD 2-2 Submission & Award Statistics, Fiscal Years 2008, 2007 & 2006

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Table SD 2-3 University Faculty Research Support

Research Assignments Thirty faculty members were awarded research assignments in 2007:

Name Department Deborah L. Bell Theatre James M. Benshoff Counseling & Educational Development Michael J. Burns Music Bonnie M. Canziani Recreation, Tourism, & Hospitality Management Keith Cushman English Stephen C. Danford Physics and Astronomy Emily D. Edwards Broadcasting & Cinema Allan H. Goldfarb Exercise & Sport Science Steve Haines Music Heather M. Helms Human Development & Family Studies Julia A. Hersberger Library & Information Studies Anne E. Hershey Biology Thomas W. Humphrey Theatre Thomas F. Jackson History Katherine M. Jamieson Exercise & Sport Science Bruce K. Kirchoff Biology Derek Krueger Religious Studies Larry E. Lavender Dance Albert N. Link Economics Cheryl A. Lovelady Nutrition Anna Marshall-Baker Interior Architecture Cristian Moraru English Elizabeth J. Natalle Communication Studies Hugh C. Parker Classical Studies Charles L. Prysby Political Science Ulrich C. Reitzug Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations Eugene F. Rogers, Jr. Religious Studies Malcolm D. Schug Biology John J. Seta Psychology Shanmugathasan Suthaharan Computer Science

Twenty-four faculty members were awarded research assignments in 2008:

Name Department Kenneth D. Allan Sociology Matthew Barr Broadcasting & Cinema Nikki L. Blair Art Cheryl A. Buehler Human Development & Family Studies George Dimock Art Anthony N. Fragola Broadcasting & Cinema Veronica Grossi Romance Languagues Spoma Jovanovic Communication Studies Dennis R. Lajeunesse Biology Billy Lee Art Gregory E. McAvoy Political Science Ron F. Morrison Nutrition Elisabeth S. Nelson Geography Scott J. Richter Mathematics & Statistics Fereidoon Sadri Computer Science

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Tina Sarawgi Interior Architecture Harvey S. Shapiro Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations Sandra J. Shultz Exercise and Sport Science Paul Silvia Psychology Elizabeth J. Sullivan Dance Andrew J. Supple Human Development & Family Studies Karen A. Weyler English Andrew S. Willis Music Stephen R. Yarbrough English

Source: Academic Administrative Services

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Table SD 2-4 Teaching Fellows: Profile of Award Recipients

Class 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Recipients 52 40 39 60 58 43

Females 40 (77%) 30 (75%) 31 (82%) 44 (73%) 44 (76%) 36 (86%) Males 12 (23%) 10 (25%) 7 (18%) 16 (27%) 14 (24%) 6 (14%) African American 14 (27%) 10 (27%) 6(16%) 13 (22%) 6 (10%) 8 (19%) Asian American 0 0 0 1 (2%) 0 0 Hispanic 3 (6%) 1 (3%) 0 0 1 (2%) 0 Other Withdrew 14 2 3 1 3 1 Transferred 1 2 0 4 0 0 Added 4 3 0 4 0 0 Probation 1 0 0 2 0 0 Graduated 40 38 35 0 0 0

Total still in program 1 1 37 59 55 43

Source: Teachers Academy, School of Education

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Table SD 2-5 Research Excellence: Faculty Awards

Research Excellence Awards Advised by representatives from the ad hoc Advisory Committee on Research, the Associate Provost for Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships, the Provost, and the Chancellor selected two individuals to be honored for excellence in research. The award of $7,500 for the rank of Professor and $4,500 for the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor were presented at the University Excellence Awards Convocation. The recipients were:

2007-08 Junior Research Excellence Award recipient: Dr. Anatoly Miroshnichenko, Department of Physics and Astronomy

2007-08 Senior Research Excellence Award recipient: Dr. Susan Calkins, Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Department of Psychology

Source: Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships

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Table SD 2-6 Internal Funding: University Faculty Research Support

AY 2006/07 Number Award Amt

Number and amount of Summer Excellence Awards 20 $ 80,000 Number and amount of Publication Awards 7 $ 4,720 Number and amount of New Faculty Awards 18 $ 88,039 Number and amount of Regular Faculty Awards 27 $ 97,990

Summer Research Grants The University provides funds each year to support a limited number of summer research awards. The program was established to assist faculty members with original research, scholarship or creative activity at the early stages of their professional careers. Only untenured assistant professors are eligible to apply for a Summer Excellence Research Grant. Priority is give to proposals that show significant promise and eventual extramural support. The purpose of the program is to bring scholarly and artistic endeavors more rapidly to completion.

Twenty Summer Excellence Research Grants of $4,000 each were awarded to the following faculty for Summer 2007.

Name Department Coard, Stephanie Human Development and Family Studies Crosby, Danielle Human Development and Family Studies Eby, Chad Music Engebretson, Mark Music Holian, Heather Art Ingram, Brett Broadcasting and Cinema Lefkowitz, David Philosophy Leone, David V. Anthropology Liu, Zhi-Jun Geography Lucas, Patrick Lee Interior Architecture Marcovitch, Stuart Psychology Miroshnickhenko, Anatoly Physics and Astronomy Reddick, Jason J. Chemistry and Biochemistry Rupert, Linda History Salam, A.F. Information Systems and Operations Management Sills, Stephen J. Sociology Singh, Rahul Information Systems and Operations Management Sullivan, Elizabeth "BJ" Dance Sultana, Selima Geography Thomas, Barbara Campbell Art

Publication Subsidies The Faculty Research Policies and Grants committee made 7 publication subsidy awards totaling $4,720.

Name Department Aichele, K. Porter Art Stephan, Miriam Art Mitchell David F. Sociology Holian, Heather Art Etnier, Jennifer Exercise and Sport Science Tomkiel, John Biology Sullivan, B.J. Dance

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New Faculty Awards New Faculty Awards (18) totaling $88,039 were made from overhead receipt funds for the academic year 2006/07.

Name Department Brown, Lynda M. Nutrition Coard, Stephanie I. Human Development and Family Studies Crosby, Danielle A. Human Development and Family Studies Eby, Chad Music Faircloth, Beverly S. Curriculum and Instruction Hayes, Sherril Conflict Resolution Holian, Heather Art Kornatz, Kurt W. Exercise and Sport Science Leone, David V. Anthropology MacLeod, Rebecca B. Music Paladino, Derrick A. Counseling and Educational Development Pauli, Sebastian Mathematics and Statistics Rupert, Linda M. History Saidak, Filip Mathematics and Statistics Sills, Stephen J. Sociology Thomas, Barbara Campbell Art Tsukamoto, Takashi Political Science Van Horn, Elizabeth Nursing Zarecki, Jonathan Classical Studies

Regular Faculty Research Grants Twenty-seven faculty received Regular Faculty Grants totaling $97,990 in 2006/07.

Name Department Moraru, Christian English Haddy, Alice Chemistry and Biochemistry Hunter, Phyllis Whitman History Krueger, Derek Religious Studies Nile, Terrence A. Chemistry and Biochemistry Supple, Andrew Human Development and Family Studies Buehler, Cheryl Human Development and Family Studies Knapp, Paul Geography Kautz, Donald Nursing Marcovitch, Stuart Psychology Leise, Esther Biology Burns, Michael Music Hershey, Anne Biology Ingram, Brett Broadcasting and Cinema Kane, Michael Psychology Kroll-Smith, Steve Sociology Leerkes, Esther Human Development and Family Studies Lewis, Todd Counseling and Educational Development Blue, Carolyn Nursing O'Brien, W. John Biology Remington, David Biology Schmitz, Randy Exercise and Sport Science Scott-Little Human Development and Family Studies Wideman, Laurie Exercise and Sport Science Henning, Jolene Exercise and Sport Science La Paro, Karen Human Development and Family Studies Shultz, Sandra Exercise and Sport Science

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AY 2007-08 Number Award Amt

Number and amount of Summer Excellence Awards 16 $ 80,000 Number and amount of Publication Awards 7 $ 4,269 Number and amount of New Faculty Awards 16 $ 71,618 Number and amount of Regular Faculty Awards 20 $ 90,000

Summer Research Grants The University provides funds each year to support a limited number of summer research awards. The program was established to assist faculty members with original research, scholarship or creative activity at the early stages of their professional careers. Only untenured assistant professors are eligible to apply for a Summer Excellence Research Grant. Priority is give to proposals that show significant promise and eventual extramural support. The purpose of the program is to bring scholarly and artistic endeavors more rapidly to completion.

Sixteen Summer Excellence Research Grants of $5,000 each were awarded to the following faculty for Summer 2008.

Name Department Boseovski, Janet Psychology Bucar, Elizabeth Religious Studies Cuda, Anthony English Dowd, Michelle M. English Hamil-Luker, Jenifer Sociology Mazlo, Johanna Biology Niebisch, Ardnt German and Russian Schultheis, Alexandra English Showden, Carisa Political Science Crosby, Danielle Human Development & Family Studies Nichols, Tracy Center for Women's Health and Wellness Allen, Aaron Music Rubinof, Kailan Music Titus, Joan Music Milsom, Amy Counseling & Education Development Murray, Christine Counseling & Education Development

Publication Subsidies The Faculty Research Policies and Grants committee made 7 publication subsidy awards totaling $4,269.

Name Department Goldfarb, Allan Exercise & Sport Sciences Schug, Malcolm Biology Iyer, Venkat Accounting Kalcounis-Ruppell, Matina Biology Cyrus, Duane Dance Frierson, Michael Broadcast & Cinema Holian, Heather Art

New Faculty Awards New Faculty Awards (16) totaling $71,618 were made from overhead receipt funds for the academic year 2007/08.

Name Department Allen, Aaron Music Bucar, Elizabeth Religious Studies Carr, James Revell Music Cuda, Anthony English

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Lopez, Fabian Music Niebisch, Arndt German & Russian Rubinoff, Kailan Music Taylor, Anthony Music Titus, Joan Music Deutsch, Roland Mathematics & Statistics Lundgren, Kristine Communication Sciences & Disorders Bettez, Silvia Educational Leadership & Cultural Fds Boseovski, Janet Psychology Lahoucq, Fabrice Political Science Matyok, Tom Conflict Resolution/Graduate School Yurschisin, Jennifer Consumer, Apparel & Retail Studies

Regular Faculty Research Grants Twenty faculty received Regular Faculty Grants totaling $90,000 in 2007/08.

Name Department Barr, Matthew Broadcasting & Cinema Kirchoff, Bruce Biology Adamson, Amy Biology Lacey, Elizabeth Biology LaJeunesse, Dennis Biology Mazlo, Johanna Biology Rueppell, Olav Biology Raner, Gregory Chemistry and Biochemistry Dowd, Michelle M. English Prysby, Charles Political Science Rogers, Eugene F., Jr. Religious Studies Smith-Soto, Mark Romance Languages Nichols, Tracy Center for Women's Health and Wellness Etnier, Jennifer Exercise & Sport Science Geraldi, Kevin Music Haines, Steve Music Fadial/Harley, John/Andrew Music Letvak, Susan Community Practice Department Murray, Christine Counseling & Education Development Milsom, Amy Counseling & Education Development

Source: Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnership

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Table SD 2-7 Undergraduate Research Assistantships January 2007 to Present

For summer 2007-spring 2008 eighty-one faculty mentors and their undergraduate students applied for funding from the URA program. A faculty committee reviewed the proposals and funded the research of 46 students, awarding $85,000 in stipends. OUR also provided an additional $23,000 to support students conducting community based research (CBR) and research for small businesses (ERA) in the Greensboro area. The URA program positively impacts both the student and the faculty mentor. Five students funded in the URA program in 2006/07 are co- authors on peer-reviewed manuscripts. Three of our students, Brian Stadler, Meghan Fitzgerald, and Miranda Hayworth have received awards for outstanding undergraduate student presentations at regional meetings.

Academic Unit Total number of applications Number of applications funded 2007/08 Bryan School of Business 0 0 College of Arts and Sciences 32 27 School of Education 2 2 School of Human Environmental Sciences 17 8 School of Health and Human Performance 8 5 School of Music 2 2 School of Nursing 2 2

Source: Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships

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Table SD 2-8 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Statistics

Graduate Assistantships/Total Expenditures

Fiscal Year 1993-2007

Other Year # of Assistantships Graduate School Funds Departmental Funds Funds* Total Funds

1993-94 890 $1,835,190 $1,846,570 $3,681,760 1994-95 843 $1,981,168 $1,799,364 $3,780,532 1995-96 860 $2,125,076 $1,912,730 $4,037,806 1996-97 891 $2,209,935 $1,860,451 $4,070,386 1997-98 973 $2,222,459 $2,387,893 $4,610,352 1998-99 1064 $2,264,918 $2,352,278 $4,617,196 1999-00 1191 $2,377,865 $2,613,290 $4,991,155 2000-01 1346 $2,421,967 $2,916,119 $5,338,086 2001-02 1383 $2,537,269 $3,143,339 $5,680,608 2002-03 1375 $2,414,115 $2,007,185 $1,384,678 $5,805,978 2003-04 1326 $2,583,589 $2,366,025 $1,312,805 $6,262,419 2004-05 1320 $2,511,460 $3,217,110 $1,139,832 $6,868,402 2005-06 1190 $2,489,305 $3,528,207 $1,160,266 $7,177,778 2006-07 1273 $2,663,309 $3,682,037 $1,384,750 $7,730,096 2007-08 1530 $2,988,359 $5,617,404 $1,548,699 $10,154,462

Academic Year 2007-2008

Other Academic Unit # of Assistantships Graduate School Funds Departmental Funds Funds* Total Funds

Arts & Sciences Art 12 $73,637 $53,500 - $127,137 Biology 28 $101,300 $223,700 $16,100 $341,100 Broadcasting & Cinema 12 $58,000 $91,019 - $149,019 Chemistry & Biochemistry 16 $56,880 $130,965 $18,309 $206,154 Communication Studies 11 $44,600 $81,000 - $125,600 Computer Science 4 $2,194 $21,600 $2,470 $26,264 English 54 $341,550 $461,018 - $802,568 Geography 28 $31,075 $221,913 $57,700 $310,688 History 41 $79,200 $377,900 - $457,100 Mathematics & Statistics 8 $29,056 $55,500 - $84,556 Political Science 6 $17,550 $22,450 $2,500 $42,500 Psychology 45 $214,150 $199,707 $222,443 $636,300 Romance Languages 10 $15,000 $64,275 - $79,275 Sociology 13 $20,813 $82,442 $3,500 $106,755 Theatre 22 $131,000 $109,100 - $240,100 Women's & Gender Studies 5 $10,776 $22,501 - $33,277 Other 12 $3,760 $63,500 $10,000 $77,260 Total 327 $1,230,541 $2,282,090 $333,022 $3,845,653

Business & Economics 87 $101,870 $449,250 $53,276 $604,396

Education Counseling & Educational Development 46 $96,250 $431,711 $9,850 $537,811 Curriculum & Instruction 26 $45,250 $251,650 $39,725 $336,625 Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations 18 $41,558 $140,690 - $183,548 Educational Research Methodology 17 $45,000 $100,000 $87,700 $232,700 Library & Information Studies 14 $37,980 $40,320 $11,675 $89,975 Specialized Education Services 16 $30,000 $141,000 $120,000 $291,000 Other 30 - $116,149 $23,672 $139,821 Total 167 $296,038 $1,221,520 $293,922 $1,811,480

Health & Human Performance Communication Sciences & Disorders 27 $22,000 $107,000 $13,985 $142,985 Dance 13 $63,000 $63,000 - $126,000 Exercise & Sport Science 31 $155,000 $101,500 $25,000 $281,500 Public Health Education 23 $13,000 $116,443 $135,344 $264,787 Recreation, Tourism, & Hospitality Management 7 $12,000 $28,000 $12,785 $52,785 Other 3 - $15,000 $10,250 $25,250 Total 104 $265,000 $430,943 $197,364 $893,307

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Human Environmental Sciences Human Development & Family Studies 28 $176,650 $163,900 $72,750 $413,300 Interior Architecture 9 $20,700 $33,200 $4,000 $57,900 Nutrition 24 $106,144 $68,425 $94,746 $269,315 Social Work 28 $11,750 $55,250 $17,368 $84,368 Consumer, Apparel, & Retail Studies 13 $44,870 $51,400 $6,250 $102,520 Other 1 - $9,000 - $12,000 Total 103 $363,114 $381,175 $195,114 $939,403

School of Music 64 $204,640 $112,181 $28,562 $345,383

School of Nursing 355 $34,745 $185,105 $136,412 $356,262

Other Departments 118 $314,087 $459,960 $207,717 $981,764

Summer Session II 2007 97 $18,563 $67,915 $54,682 $141,160

Summer Session I 2008 104 $159,761 $27,265 $16,308 $203,334

UNC Campus Scholarship 4 - - $32,320 $32,320

Total 1530 $2,988,359 $5,617,404 $1,548,699 $10,154,462

Tuition Waivers $4,683,488

Total All Sources $14,837,950

Source: The Graduate School

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Table SD 2-9 Graduate Fellowship Statistics

2007-2008 Graduate School Fellowships

Fellowship Total Awarded Rev. & Mrs. G.D. Albanese Fellowship $3,000 Alumni Fellowship $18,000 Barwick & Jackson Sink Fellowship $6,000 Helen Thayer Bowling Scholarship $7,000 Excellence Fellowship $54,000 Patricia Roberts Harris Scholarship $4,000 Charles Hayes Fellowship $108,000 Hugh B. Hester Fellowship $10,000 Holderness Fellowship $20,000 Ellen Tucker Lyon Fellowship $4,000 Henry Weil Fellowship $7,000 Josie Nance White Fellowship $1,000 Total $242,000

*Nursing Traineeships, outside grants, trust funds, and miscellaneous

Source: The Graduate School

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Table SD 2-10 UNCG Centers and Institutes

CENTER NAME Center for Biotechnology, Genomics and Heath Research Center for Business and Economic Research Center for Creative Writing in the Arts Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts Center for Drug Discovery Center for Educational Research and Evaluation Center for Educational Studies & Development Center for Geographic Information Science and Health Center for Health of Vulnerable Populations Center for Innovation in Interior Architecture Center for New North Carolinians Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences Center for School Accountability, Staff Development & Teacher Quality Center for Women’s Health & Wellness Center for Youth, Family, & Community Partnerships Family Research Center Institute for Community and Economic Engagement Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity Prevention McDowell Research Center for Global Information Technology Music Research Institute SERVE (Southeastern Regional Vision for Education)

Source: Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships

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Table SD 2-11 Technology Transfer Activities

Office of Technology Transfer Activities

1/2007-6/2008

Patent Patent Applications Disclosures Applications in Patents License Start Up Royalties Received Filed Prosecution Granted Agreements Companies Reported Year to Date as of 5/1/08 27 7 11 1 2 1 $114,759

Source: Office of Technology Transfer

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Table SD 2-12 New Faculty with National/International Reputations

Unit Faculty Department

BBE Joy Bhadury Information Systems and Operations Management

CAS Tara Green African American Studies David Cook Broadcasting & Cinema Stanley Faeth Biology Lakshmi Kotra Chemistry & Biochemistry Dasantila Golemi-Kotra Chemistry & Biochemistry Stephen R. Tate Computer Science Kelly Ritter English Greg O’Brien History Brett Tangedal Mathematics & Statistics Carol Seamon Mathematics & Statistics Christina Rodriguez Psychology Douglas Wahlsten Psychology James Fisher Theatre

SOE/CUI Dr. Sarah Berenson Curriculum and Instruction

SOE/ELC Dr. Carol A. Mullen Full professor/department chair

HHP Kristine Lundgren Communication Sciences and Disorders Linda Buettner Recreation, Tourism, Hospitality Management

HES Dr. Susan Calkins Human Development and Family Studies Dr. Daniel Perlman Human Development and Family Studies Dr. Martica Bacallao Social Work Dr. Cathryne Schmitz Social Work

SOM Dr. Alejandro Rutty Music Composition Dr. Fabian Lopez Violin (2nd position) Dr. Anthony Taylor Clarinet (2nd position) Dr. Joan Titus Musicology Dr. Aaron Allen Musicology Dr. Kailan Rubinoff Musicology Dr. Revell Carr Ethnomusicology Dr. Alexander Ezerman Cello Clara O’Brien Voice Dr. Carole Ott Choral Dr. Abigail Pack Horn

RSH Dr. Yousef Haik Center for Research Excellence

Source: Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

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Table SD 2-13 UNCG-Hosted Symposiums, Festivals, Exhibits, and Major Events

BBE • Kathleen Price Bryan Distinguished Visiting Professor of Financial Affairs Public Lecture - Greg Valliere, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist for Policy Research for Stanford Group Company • Kathleen Price Bryan Distinguished Visiting Professor of Financial Affairs Public Lecture - Lowell Catlett • BB&T Program on Capitalism, Morality and Markets Lecture Series - John Allison, CEO, BB&T; Philip Keefer, Leader Research Economist, World Bank; Bruce Caldwell, Rosenthal Excellence Professor, UNCG; Loren Lomasky, Cory Professor and Director of the Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Program, University of Virginia. • America in the Global Economy - Great Decisions Lecture Series • Co-sponsor of Aging is Good Business - Residential Choices and the Boomers Coming of Age

CAS • African American Studies: CACE Conference • Anthropology: Hosted annual meetings of the Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA), participants from five countries. • Art: Senior Juried Exhibitions, Gatewood Gallery, MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Falk Visiting Artists, All State University Juried Art Exhibition, Visiting Art Critic: Eleanor Heartney, Visiting Artist: Adam Burke (Disney/Pixar), Artists-in-Residence: Jane South, Rachael Wren, Gatewood Community Sculpture Park, Greensboro, NC, Modernist Architecture in North Carolina: The Lowenstein Legacy, UNCG Gatewood Gallery, Design Symposium: Between the Lines: Innovation in Art, Architecture, and Design; featuring keynote speakers and/or presenters Predock and Frane Architects, Graffiti Research Lab, MK12, The Ebeling Group, VF Corporation and Mackey MacDonald, Christopher Baker, International Fashion Machines with Maggie Orth • Biology: Hosted 2008 meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science meeting, due to efforts of NCAS President Karen Katula (UNCG-BIO faculty) and President-Elect Parke Rublee (UNCG-BIO faculty); plenary speaker was Oliver Smithies, 2008 Nobel laureate Hosted 2008 Environmental Symposium: Wild Things in North Carolina, March 28, 2008 • Broadcasting and Cinema: Annual Carolina Film and Video Festival • Center for Creative Writing: Hosted lecture with internationally known translator Alexis Levitin and former NC poet laureate Fred Chappell; Writers Group of the Triad workshop; “Strange Tongues” Undergraduate Creative Writing Contest; co-sponsor of English MFA Undergraduate Readers’ Series and annual Small Press Festival; lecture/discussion with writer & editor Edmund R. Schubert. • Center for Critical Inquiry: Coordinated the Liberal Arts Lunch Series • Center for Drug Discovery: Organized short course in Essentials of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology held in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California; short course in Organic Chemistry of Drug Design held in Chicago and California; short course in Advances in Structure- Based Drug Discovery held in San Francisco; and Regional Symposium Symposium in Medicinal Biochemistry • Chemistry: Medicinal Biochemistry Symposium February 2008, “Science, Society, and Sustainability” Nobel Lecture, Sir Harold Kroto • Classical Studies: Hosted 2007 Spring meeting of the North Carolina Classical Association • Communication Studies: Guest Rosie Molinary author of Hijas Americanas focusing on identity, communication and ethnicity; Harriet Elliot lecture series hosted on the topic of “Challenging Communication to Transform Public Life”; Host to the environmental performance by “The Composters”, 2007 National Association of Communication Centers Mini-Conference; Hosted and Chaired Spring 2007 Conference of the National Association of Communication Centers • English: 1st Annual Southeastern Literary Magazine and Small Press Festival; 2nd Annual Southeastern Literary Magazine and Small Press Festival; George Herbert’s Pastoral: Poetry and Priesthood, Past and Future, October 4-7, 2007 at Sarum College, Salisbury, UK (co-sponsored by Sarum College) • German and Russian: Organized symposium on Transcultural Communities in Europe • Geography: Annual North Carolina Geography Bowl - involving teams from seven universities. An All-

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Star team, including two UNCG students, formed and competed in Charleston, SC, and won the Southeast Regional championship. A Southeast All-Star team, including one UNCG student, will compete at the national competition in Boston. The department’s Colloquia series brought 11 nationally/internationally known scholars to campus. • Linguistics: Co-sponsored a conference with the School of Education’s Access and Equity Committee – “The Evolving Meaning of Diversity: Access, Equity, and Activism in the New Century” • Mathematics: International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics, Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference • Philosophy: Symposium on “Ethical Perspectives on Risk” • Physics and Astronomy: Hosted workshops during the Annual Summer Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT); Hosted the Spring meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the AAPT • Political Science: For campus-wide Constitution Day, the department sponsored a nationally known political scientist, Larry Sabato, who lectured on proposals to reform the Constitution • Psychology: Kendon-Smith Lectures “Monkey See, Monkey Do; Human See, Human Do” • Sociology: Immigrant Reception in the Triad of North Carolina; Human Rights Film Festival, “Trials of Daryl Hunt” film showing and discussion with Daryl Hunt; Dr. Michael Radelet colloquium on the Death Penalty; Dr. Cecelia Menjivar colloquium on Immigration Policy and Family Reorganization; Women’s and Gender Studies: Ashby Dialogues; Carlisle Distinguished Excellence Professor Lecture, Love Your Body Week (films, lectures, discussions, campus activism); NC NOW meeting and conference; Vagina Monologues Production

SOE • (ELC) Scholarly Colloquium Series (monthly) and “Symposium for Future Ready Schools,” ELC faculty coordination and proposal submission, with four ELC faculty on the program. • (ERM) Spring 2007, ERM helped host the Third School of Education Research Symposium. Keynote speakers were Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith from Boston College (former AERA president) and Dr. Bruno Zumbo from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Chalhoub-Deville helped direct a two-day UNCG-wide Diversity Conference. • (SES) John Luckner, Nationally known leader in special education - SES Professional Development Seminar. Dr. Carol Trivette, National expert on evidence-based practices - SES Professional Development Seminar. Kathie Snow, author of Disability Is Natural. Presentation to faculty and students. Dr. Michael Wehmeyer, University of Kansas, expert on school-to-work transition for students with special needs. Presentations to students and faculty. Stephen Shore, Boston University, self-advocate and author of books on autism. Presentations to students and faculty. • (PAT/RRPD): June and October 2007 National Board Renewal Workshop, 92 NBCT’s from 16 school districts attended. June 2007 Grant Opportunities Workshop, 28 teachers from 10 school districts attended. June 2007 Leadership Symposium, 67 administrators and leadership team members from 10 school districts attended. September 2007 CESD Children’s Festival & Health Celebration, 37 high school teacher cadets from 3 school districts volunteered. June 2008 Grant Opportunities for K-12 Educators Workshop planned for 25 participants. June 2008 National Board Renewal Workshop for NBCTs planned for 120 participants. CESD/ELC: June 2008 Summer Educational Symposium for administrators, teachers, mentors, and community members planned for 300+ participants • (TED) Yopp Professional Development Summer Institute, held in June 2007, provided professional development and support for 100 beginning teachers. The Institute focused on issues of communication and awareness of diverse perspectives. The Institute will be offered to an additional 100 teachers in June 2008. The Wachovia Teacher Mentoring Network consists of 146 mentors from the 11 Piedmont Triad region school districts that are currently participating in the project. In 2007-2008, the Teachers Academy sponsored four days of professional development for mentors and one day of professional development for district leaders (Spring 2008 Institute, two Summer 2007 Institutes, Fall 2007 Institute and Spring 2008 Institute for advanced mentoring and leadership training.) The School of Education Summer Symposium for Future Ready Schools is planned for June 2008 to serve as many as 400 teachers, school administrators, community leaders and teacher educators from the Piedmont Triad region. The Symposium will bring these diverse audiences together to address the needs of developing 21st Century schools and students.

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HHP • With the Department of Romance Languages, the Department of History, HHP, and the Greensboro Velo Club, ESS co-hosted a university-wide presentation entitled “Giants of the Roads? Or Dopers?” by Dr. Christopher Thompson (attended by approximately 300 people) • With Music Research Institute, CSD hosted “Communication Disorders: Applications of Neuroscience and Music” conference on March 7, 2008. Conference attended by over 300 professionals in communication sciences and disorders, music, psychology, and education. • Hosted statewide 2007 Summer workshops for Department of Public Instruction, Speech-Language Pathology CEU, serving 250 SLPS who work in NC Schools • Provided the following Dance concerts: Jan. 19, 20, Prime Movers Concert; Feb. 23, 24 Amy Beasley MFA Concert; Mar 16, 17 Emily Morgan MFA Concert; Mar. 23, 24 Matthew Brookhoff MFA Concert; Mar. 29-31 John Gamble Dance Theater; Apr. 13, 14 Lacy James MFA Concert; Apr. 20, 21 Spring Departmental Concert; Apr. 26-28 BFA Thesis Concert; Aug. 31 The Gate City Remnants; Sep. 21Passport Dance/Art Gathering; Sep. 29 Alumni Concert; Oct. 18-20 NC Dance Festival; Nov. 1-3 John Gamble Dance Theater; Nov. 15-17 Cyrus Art Production; Nov. 28-Dce. 1 Faculty Concert; Dec. 7,8 Departmental Concerts; Feb. 15, 16 Prime Movers Concert; Feb 29, Mar. 1 Emily Quinn MFA Concert; Mar. 28, 29 Kerrie-Jean Hudson MFA Concert; Apr. 4, 5 Julia Edwards & Sara Geffert MFA Concert; Apr. 11, 12 Madeleine Reber MFA Concert; Apr. 18,19 Jen Guy MFA Concert; Apr. 25,26 Departmental Concert; May 2, 3 BFA Thesis Concert • NC Athletic Training Educators’ Summit (20 attendees) • IV Research Retreat on ACL Injuries: The Gender Bias, April 2007 (81 attendees from across the country and Canada). • Southeast Regional Association for Applied Sport Psychology student conference (Feb 2007) – student organized and run, estimated attendance of 40. • (HHP/CWHW) 3nd Annual Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium: Focus on Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice; 2nd Annual Center for Women's Health and Wellness JV Field Hockey Tournament; and collaborated on five community projects.

HES • Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies hosted the CARS Distinguished Scholar Lecturer, Janet Labuda, Director of Textile Enforcement for U.S. Customs and Border Protection • Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies hosted the Annual Fall Symposium with nationally known futurist, Rick Smyre • Interior Architecture hosted “M” for Modernism symposium; and exhibit of work of Kevin Alter, architect, as part of the IAR Speaker Series • Center for New North Carolinians hosted or co-hosted six festivals related to cultural diversity, new immigrants or refugees • Office of Research sponsored major research presentations for HES and university faculty. In addition, this office planned and implemented our HES Visiting Scholar Program by hosting Dr. Leslie Schultz who worked with faculty throughout the year on community-based research methods. • Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies held a 2008 Spring Symposium featuring Berrye Worsham, CEO of Cotton, Inc. Over 400 students and faculty attended. • Interior Architecture, Dr. Patrick Lucas and students designed and presented an exhibit on Edward Lowenstein. The exhibit was also presented in locations throughout the triad.

SOM • Hosted Society for Music Teacher Education National Conference, September 2007 • Hosted regional conferences of Society for Ethnomusicology and North American Saxophone Alliance

UES • (RCO) Ashby College hosted a lecture by Ray Lotta ("Is History Rewritten by those in Power?"), a revisionist whose subject is Mao and the Red Revolution. • (APS) Held the second annual statewide A+ Schools “Best Practices” Conference at UNCG in August 2007 focused on “writing and the arts” for about 300 attendees from NC and other states. Currently planning “Best Practices” Conference for August 2008 focused on “math and the arts.”

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• (UTLC) February 2007, UTLC hosted the Lilly South Conference on College and University Teaching entitled, Blueprints for Student Learning. Conference attendance was 240 including 78 faculty and educational support staff from UNCG. The conference consisted of 75 workshops and 10 poster sessions. February 2008, UTLC hosted the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching entitled, Learning by Design. This year also included a Pre-conference workshop with 40 in attendance. Conference attendance was 375, which included 85 faculty and staff from UNCG. Hosted the Tri Instructional Technology Conference in May 2007 with 45 in attendance and again in May 2008. Hosted the UNC Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Day in May 2008

RSH • Center for Research Excellence in the Nanobiosciences brought Dr. Mostafa Analoui, Senior Director at Pfizer Global Research and Development to campus for a presentation for faculty and community members interested in nanotechnology • Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) hosted SNCURS (State of NC Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium) in fall, 2007, which included 233 presentations by students from 30 colleges and had over 450 attendees. In Spring, 2008 OUR also coordinated the Undergraduate Research Expo which showcased almost 90 UNCG undergraduate research projects through exhibits, poster presentations, oral reports, panel discussions, performances and, in one case, an architectural model. OUR also coordinated a display of undergraduate research on Excellence Day. • Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships hosted over 200 Greensboro residents and community leaders for the January 2008 kick-off at Bryan Park of IMPACT Greensboro, a collaborative venture among the Center, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, and the Human Relations Commission of Greensboro to develop and support change agents focusing on race, economics, education, neighborhoods, and community safety over a year long initiative. CYFCP also hosted adoption awareness nights at all minor league baseball stadiums in NC. • Office of Research and Public/ Private Sector Partnerships helped support a symposium hosted by the Child and Family Research Network on adolescent risky behavior in April 2008 with a national expert in the field keynote speaker. The Office supported the initiation of the Science and Society Lecture Series and assisted with arrangements to bring Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto and Dr. Samulski to campus in Spring 2008. • Associate Provost hosted a joint meeting of all Chief Research Officers and a separate joint meeting of all Economic Transformation Officers in the UNC system

BELL • (Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life) hosted presentation for the campus and the community by Sarah Chayes, nationally known author and former NPR correspondent, on social entrepreneurship. May 2008 Faculty Summer Workshop will feature several leaders in social entrepreneurship, including the Director of NCSU’s Entrepreneurship Education Initiative, the founder, president and CEO of Discovery Learning, the founder of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project and the deputy director of UNCG’s Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships.

GRS/GRO • 2rd Annual Aging is Good Business Summit’ April, 2007. Topic ‘Residential Choices and the Boomers Coming of Age’ • 3rd Annual Aging is Good Business Summit’ April, 2008. Topic ‘Silver Technologies’ • 1st Gerontology sponsored ‘Design Competition’ focusing on gerontology for North Carolina Community Colleges, Colleges and Universities. Topic ‘Waters of Life’ (bathroom design)

LIB • Journal Finder Users Group. Librarians from over a dozen universities and colleges come and spend all day listening to our presentations (JL). • Carolina Consortium supplemental meeting (60 attendees from about 40 schools came to discuss Elsevier and Web of Science deal with the publishers and with each other) • Carolina Consortium Annual Meeting (100 universities, colleges, and community colleges were represented at the meeting hosted in April 2008)

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• Jackson Library hosted Game Night in the fall and spring semesters • Hosted An Evening with Jerry and Gloria Pinkney • Hosted reception for new UNCG faculty • Co-sponsored with Political Science Department: Larry Sabato: A More Perfect Constitution • Hosted reception and exhibit opening: “Paintings by Betty Morrow” and “Paintings by Keith Buckner” • Hosted reception to honor UNCG faculty receiving promotion and tenure • Hosted reception for graduates of the Masters in Library and Information Studies program at UNCG that included a premier showing of the film “The Hollywood Librarian”. A continental breakfast for MLIS program graduates, a campus walk ghost tour and luncheon followed the next day. • Participated in cello music celebration sponsored by the School of Music • Sponsored Margaret Maron’s Afternoon of Mystery – Hard Row which was followed by a book signing by the author • Sponsored “Looking at Jazz” series of six films in cooperation with Jazz Studies, with a NEH/ALA grant • Hosted “Looking at the Presidency Speaker Series”: William C. Harris, author of Lincoln’s Rise to the Presidency: “Abraham Lincoln and the Wartime Election of 1864 and Martha Kumar, author of Managing the President’s Message: the White House Communications Operations, Vernon Burton, author of The Age of Lincoln • LIS/University Libraries Lecture Series: Kim Armstrong, “The Impact of the Google Book Project on Libraries” • Held reception honoring Rabbi Avi Magid for opening of the Rabbi Avi Magid Jewish Studies Reading Room • Held six Friends of the UNCG Libraries Book Discussions: Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, After This, by Alice McDermott, The Snow Leopard, by Peter Matthiessen, Innocents Abroad, by Mark Twain, and Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser • Hosted reading by Ron Rash • Sponsored William A. Link: Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism talk and book signing • Sponsored “An Afternoon with Paul Laurence Dunbar” as performed by Mitch Capel. • Hosted reception for the opening of the Honorable Senator Howard Coble exhibit and celebration of the donation of his papers to the UNCG Libraries • Co-sponsored “Why Buffy Matters” lecture by Dr. Rhonda Wilcox • LIS/University Libraries hosted the Lecture Series: Dr. Camilla Alire: “Diversity in Libraries” • Sponsored historic walking tours of the UNCG Campus led by Assistant University Archivist Hermann Trojanowski • Sponsored lecture by Dr. Bob Hansen to open exhibit of his collection on the Performing Arts • Hosted the Friends of the UNCG Libraries Annual Dinner with Gene Roberts, co-author of The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle and the Awakening of a Nation, (2008) and Annual Dinner with Author Jill McCorkle (2007) • Co-sponsored the Spring 2007 and 2008 Southeastern Literary Magazine and Small Press Festival • Sponsored the reading and book signing by Quinn Dalton, author of Stories from the Afterlife. • Exhibited: The tenure attainment/promotion honorees’ book selections, The Howard Coble Exhibit, Artists Books and Book Arts, Lelia Tuttle Collection of Chinese Artifacts and Lost Buildings of UNCG, Bob Hansen Performing Arts Collection, Charles McIver, Nursing at UNCG, 100 years of Coraddi, Fiction of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Varga Collection of Cello Music Materials.

IPC • 25th and 26th International Festivals were held in April 2007 and 2008

WAM • Hosted: Symposium on Art of Henry Ossawa Tanner, Miles Davis Jazz Films and Music Series, finale evening of New Music Festival, Southeast Literary Magazine & Small Press Festival • Organized: The Lining of Forgetting, Setphen Vitiello: Night Chatter • Presented: national traveling exhibitions Catherine Opie, LeWitt x 2, and TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art.

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Table SD 2-14 Scholarly and Creative Works

Unit Code BBE CAS SOE HHP HES SOM SON UES RSH GRS LIB DCL IPC WAM SE TOTAL

Activity

Books (published) 14 42 10 8 4 1 1 1 1 1 83 Refereed articles (published) 49 348 122 119 96 18 69 2 19 3 7 3 855 Book chapters (published) 15 129 44 56 11 4 57 2 1 7 326 Book reviews (published) 61 12 3 5 4 1 5 91 Abstracts (published) 36 73 35 14 5 735 898 Public performances (concerts, plays, etc.) 89 79 300+ 6 474+ Juried exhibitions (art, film, etc.) 59 4 28 91 Non-juried exhibitions 70 98 3 171 Presentations at professional meetings 72 637 257 405 109 114 139 13 60 29 38 19 12 2 23 1929 Other (presentations) 64 225 89 30 46 6 3 25 11 6 8 21 534 Other (publications) 71 164 32 52 19 2 3 48 8 10 4 2 415 Other scholarly/creative activities* 124 37 38 16 29 8 3 11 4 270

*Includes activities such as curated exhibitions, artist exhibition catalogs, published interviews, original compositions published, compact disc recordings, opera libretto written, music composed for film, compositions performed, masterclasses, clinics

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Strategic Direction 3 Campus Community: Become a more diverse and actively engaged community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Activities of the Academic units toward the general goal of Strategic Direction 3:

• (BBE) The Alumni Association completed its first year under the revised by-laws and hosted two events, one as a part of Fall-Fest and the second to recognize the 2008 distinguished alumni award recipient, Becky Levin ’79, founder, chairman and CEO of Levin & Company, Inc. • (BBE) Presented at the past graduation ceremonies for May ‘07, Dec ‘07 and May ‘08 were 2 non-tenured and 2 tenured Teaching Excellence Awards; 34 academic excellence medals, 18 Outstanding Student Awards, 13 Dean’s Service Awards, 15 Joseph M. Bryan Achievement and Leadership Awards, 2 Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Keys, and 2 Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Awards. • (BBE) The 2007 and 2008 Staff Excellence Awards were presented at year-end school-wide faculty and staff meetings. • (CAS) African-American Studies organized the Conference on African-American Culture and Experience (CACE) in conjunction with “The Shades of Color Conference” sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. • (CAS) The Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts engaged faculty within the College and across the campus in a series of lunch discussions on a variety of topics and collaborated with departments and programs to foster interdisciplinary inquiry. In October 2007, CCI sponsored the first Celebrations of Scholarship, a ceremony that will annually honor the outstanding achievements of College faculty. • (CAS) English continued the Distinguished Writers and Alumni Reading series, attended not only by university community members but also by members of the larger Triad community. • (CAS) The Political Awareness Club (Political Science) has sponsored numerous Brownbag Lunch and Pizza and Politics programs for majors and other students interested in national and international political events. • (SOE) Department of Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations: Dr. Carl Lashley coordinated the Northern Guilford High School comprehensive professional development initiative. Dr. Svi Shapiro organized Walls or Bridges: A Public Forum on the Israel-Palestine Conflict that included nationally known speakers representing Palestinian and Israeli perspectives as well as local speakers representing the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities. Dr. Camille Cooper made a presentation, Improving African Immigrant–African American Relations in Greensboro (hosted by the African Services Coalition, a community-based center serving local African immigrants and refugees). • (SOE) SES supported a diverse group of graduate students: 1 Taiwanese, 1 Japanese, 6 African American, and 1 Romanian. • (HHP) Dr. Susan Phillips led the establishment of the UNCG Faculty Mentoring Program • (HHP) New student success coordinator developed programs for honors and at-risk students in HHP, including the HHP Ambassadors Group, with a satellite center in Ferguson building, serving over 500 HHP students, individually or in groups. • (HES) The Center for New North Carolinians provided education, leadership, public outreach and research on issues related to the lives of immigrants and refugees. Programs such AmeriCorps ACCESS, Immigrant Health ACCESS, Immigrant Interpreter Training, and many smaller initiatives with funding from such groups as the Duke Energy Foundation and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation helped to make HES and UNCG a more diverse community. • (HES) Held regular gatherings and programs for alumni and retired faculty. These included alumni reunion luncheons, special alumni events and campus tours, and retired faculty programs. • (HES) Faculty are active leaders in UNCG campus activities such as SOAR, prospective student recruitment events, and faculty committees. Dr. Anna Marshall Baker chaired the Faculty Senate in 2007- 08. • (SOM) Presented second FOLK FEST event, including workshops and concert on topic of NC Vocal Traditions, including gospel, old time, ballad and shape note singing • (SOM) Several faculty serve in principal and section positions with the Greensboro Symphony. Professor Gutter is conductor of Greensboro Philharmonia; Dr. Young is conductor of Bel Canto Society.

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• (SON) The School of Nursing Alumni Association recognized Cindy Jarrett-Pulliam, BSN 1981, MSN 1983 as the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award and Lelia S. Moore, BSN, 1974 as the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award. Tomika Williams is the current President of the School of Nursing Alumni Association. • (RSH) The Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships is highly diverse with 31% of its employees Hispanic, Afro-American, or Asian; four individuals are bilingual in Spanish. • (RSH) Two major projects at the Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships address diversity (research into the disproportionate minority contact of youth of color in the juvenile justice system, foster care and suspension/expulsion in school settings and a major project to increase the voice of youth and families with mental health and substance abuse challenges in increasing access, quality, and outcomes for treatment and policy in NC). • (LIB) Established a Student Libraries Advisory Council (SLAC) that represents a diverse group of UNCG students. These students meet regularly with public service librarians to discuss services and how to publicize them to students. Established library liaisons to student organizations and services. Liaisons provide presentations to these organizations, work with appropriate staff, and publicize library events and new services. Librarians from several departments served as outreach liaisons with different campus groups, including the campus radio station, residential colleges, athletics programs, and Student Success Services, among others. • (LIB) Worked with Faculty Governance to revamp the Senate Library Committee into the Scholarly Communications Committee. The Committee is chaired by a member of the library faculty and began efforts to provide communication and discussion with faculty on copyright and new publishing models. Organized two campus events: “Taking Control of Your Scholarship: New Trends in Copyright, Patents and Publishing” and “Open Access to Scholarship: Benefits for the Scholar, University and Society.” • (LIB) The Associate Dean for Public Services served as Chair of the UNCG Faculty Senate during the 2007-2008 academic year • (DCL) The All-Arts & Sciences Camp received a three-year grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, which this year provided for 44 “New North Carolinian” (primarily Hispanic/Latino) middle school students from Guilford County to attend the camp. This was to be the final year of the grant, but the grant was extended an additional year. • (IPC) The extracurricular Global Leadership Certificate Program started in fall 2007 with over 50 participants. Students who complete the program of speakers, colloquia and international experiences will receive a certificate to recognize their specific strengths in intercultural training and global perspectives. • (IPC) The 25th and 26th International Festivals were held in April 2007 and 2008 attracted over 4,000 campus and community people for the largest cultural event on campus. Visitors interacted with international students representing over 50 country and organization booths showcased their cultures through arts and crafts, food, games and other activities. • (IPC) Tom Martinek was the SECUSSA representative for the statewide NCAIE, and Chair-Elect of NCAIE; Denise Bellamy was selected by the Rotary Foundation to represent District 7690 as a Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team Member in Taiwan. Michael Elliott and Norma Velazquez participated in immigration regulations and consular affairs updates, J-1 scholar, orientation, international student employment opportunities and crisis management related sessions at the state, regional and national conferences of the Association of International Educators (NAFSA) in Wilmington, NC, Atlanta, GA, Minneapolis, MN and Washington DC. • (IPC) As a part of their outreach activities and professional, International Student Association (ISA) board members and the International Festival Intern visited and presented at local public schools, including Brooks Global Elementary School, Johnson Street Global Elementary School, Jones Immersion Elementary School, Grimsley High School and Page High School. IPC provided service opportunities for about 20 International Baccalaureate students from Grimsley High School in conjunction with the International Festival. • (WAM) Presented exhibition of work by African-American artists Henry Ossawa Tanner with daylong symposium of presentations by museum staff and invited scholars. • (WAM) Presented new installation by Lead Pencil Studio with help from students in the Departments of Art and Interior Architecture.

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Target Goal Cluster 3.1: Nurture a campus community that reflects and embraces the increasing diversity of North Carolina.

• (BBE) Presented the inaugural BELL Forum Series with six public lectures focusing on race, gender and ethnicity on entrepreneurship. • (CAS) A Task Force on Faculty Diversity met throughout the year to identify ways to increase the diversity of the College faculty and its members led a series of round-table discussions of this issue at the Spring College Assembly, attended by more than 60 faculty. The College has adopted an “Agenda for Faculty Diversity” that will guide actions for recruitment and retention over the coming years. • (CAS) The campus radio station WUAG (supported by Broadcasting & Cinema) broadcast a regular Sunday night program “Voices of New North Carolinians,” featuring interviews with diverse people about their experiences as new residents of the state. • (SOE) CUI faculty received a 1.4 million US Dept. of Ed National Professional Development Grant to develop TESOL for ALL. • (HHP) Two faculty members served on the Provost’s Subcommittee on Recruitment and Retention of Ethnic Minority Faculty (academic year 2007-2008). • (HHP) Two departments host a minority pre-professional club with faculty and professionals from the community as speakers and mentors. • (SON) The school’s Race and Gender Committee is developing a webpage on diversity to include a diverse student population. • (UES) Grogan College students, faculty and community guests participated in an interfaith dialogue and dinner in the GRC basement. GRC student staff showed the film “The Laramie Project” and facilitated a discussion of sexual orientation and tolerance. • (UES) UTLC Media Services worked with Weatherspoon Art Gallery and the University Sustainability Committee to present a campus and community wide film series, Sept 07 – April 08. Eight hundred and thirty-five were in attendance. Human Rights Film Series offered to the Center for Critical Inquiry, Sept. – Nov. 07. Over 950 were in attendance. • (RSH) The Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships provided support for staff and graduate students to attend local training on Undoing Racism and the Center developed and provided training on how to provide culturally competent mental health and substance abuse treatment. They also partnered with Guilford County Preschools on workforce development to implement best practice in early childhood curriculum and instruction and support social emotional development. • (LIB) Members of the University Libraries were very active with efforts to improve diversity for the University Libraries, serving on key roles in an ad hoc committee that established a Diversity Residency program and on the Search Committee for the post MLS Residency and on the permanent Diversity Committee. • (WAM) Presented the work of African-American, African-Caribbean, and gay and lesbian artists; on June 20 will open a major traveling exhibition of contemporary Latin American and Latino art--working with the Latino Professional Forum on outreach, promotion and sponsorship.

Target Goal Cluster 3.6: Ensure a positive and supportive environment for faculty, staff, and students.

• (BBE) The Undergraduate Program Committee developed a Faculty and Student Guidelines document with input from the Student Advisory Council addressing our values and commitment to upholding professional and ethical behavior in all areas of academic and professional pursuits. • (BBE) The American Red Cross certified eleven staff members in the Bryan Building for adult CPR/AED and First Aid for the workplace. Recertification and training will be offered annually. All departments/offices in the Bryan Building were provided with first aid kits. Two defibrillators were purchased and installed in central locations. • (CAS) Several departments have organized mentoring programs to assist new faculty in beginning their professional careers. A number of College faculty will participate, both as mentors and as protégées, in the University’s new mentoring program. • (SOE) Development and finalization of ELC Promotion & Tenure guidelines. Development and

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finalization of ELC Annual Review Process and procedures, including paperwork for reporting, and Merit Pay Procedures. New Faculty Mentoring Program put in place for the tenure-earning faculty that provides formal mentoring in pairs and within group contexts. • (SOE) Office of Recruitment, Retention, and Professional Development initiated the Teacher Education Connection program to connect all teacher education students across campus and to support and promote events from all professional schools and the College related to teacher education. • (HHP) With the assistance of students from Interior Architect, HHP began redesigning the lobby for the Dance Theater (spring, 2008). • (HHP) Associate Dean for Academic Affairs led a committee to establish guidelines for the Academic Professional Track faculty and three faculty went up for promotion, 2007-08, using these new guidelines • (HHP) the dean instituted the “traveling prize,” earned by a faculty member for any outstanding feat that enhanced the reputation of or helped HHP (leading an accreditation visit, obtaining an interdisciplinary grant, chairing a curriculum revision, etc.) • (HES) Dr. Martica Baccallao and Dr. Noel Bost were hired in the Department of Social Work to continue building a faculty that reflects the diversity of our state. • (HES) Student accomplishments were celebrated during school and department honor society inductions, our annual honors convocation and graduation. • (SOM) Administration hosted two town meetings each for graduate and undergraduate students. • (UES) LIHC held fall welcoming picnic for incoming Honors freshmen, Honors faculty, Honors Liaisons, and Honors Council members. Held fall and spring Honors Banquets to celebrate graduating seniors completing Honors programs. Ran Undergraduate Honors Convocation to award Student Excellence Awards and to celebrate undergraduate research. • (GRS/GRO) Instituted ‘Healthy Monday’ campaign, a project of Columbia University. • (LIB) Members of the Reference Department planned a Game Night designed to give undergraduate students a chance to socialize and promote the Libraries as a welcoming place. The Libraries provided food and drink and coordinated with local campus groups to obtain consoles and video games. Events were held in fall 2007 with an attendance of 168 and spring 2008 with attendance of 120 people. • (LIB) Reference Department members mentored graduate students in the Library and Information Science program through training of interns employed in the department and through participation in activities such as a resume review workshop, presentations to the student group, and informal advising on employment opportunities. • (IPC) Organized and offered scholar receptions as a way to introduce new international visiting scholars to campus and to provide an opportunity for international visiting scholars to network and establish collaborations with other visiting scholars, faculty and PhD students on campus. • (WAM) All exhibitions and educational programs, Noon at the ‘Spoon discussions, and university tours, are offered free to the UNCG community. Students receive discounted membership and discount in Museum Shop. Hosted opening reception for the DATS Symposium. • (ES) Division meetings and activities included a common book read and discussions devoted to positive work and service relationships.

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Table SD 3-1 Benchmark: Faculty Diversity

Source: Office of Institutional Research

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Table SD 3-2 Benchmark: Student Diversity

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Table SD 3-3 Benchmark: Staff Diversity

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Table SD 3-4 Faculty Profile Statistics

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Table SD 3-5 Faculty/Staff Personnel Actions

NAME SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT

Resignations: Faculty (18) Carmichael, Peter S. History Dyer, Barbara Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Ellington, Virginia B. E. The University Libraries Fuller, Jill E. Sociology Gottsegen, Mark D. Art Howell, Keith A. Public Health Education Kim, Beomsoo Economics Leone, David V. Anthropology Mou, Paul P. Biology Paladino, Derrick A. Counseling and Educational Development Reinhart, Julie M. Library and Information Studies Rice, Scott E. The University Libraries Schilling, Tammy A. Exercise and Sport Science Sheran, Michelle E. Economics Spells, Darrell J. Chemistry and Biochemistry Suarez, Jeanet Romance Languages Whitesell, Kathleena Specialized Education Services Wiederhold, Eve English

Retirements: Faculty (12) Ajami, Riad A. Business Administration Cogdell, Edna A. Library and Information Studies Collins, William A. Accounting and Finance Cook, Alan D. Theatre Gaines, Robert F. The University Libraries Kovacs, Beatrice Library and Information Studies Lange, Garrett W. Human Development and Family Studies Marsh, Carol Music Rees, John Geography Sandford, Mary K. Anthropology Swanson, Richard A. Exercise and Sport Science

New Appointments: Professor (11) Berenson, Sarah B. Curriculum and Instruction Bhadury, Joyendu Information Systems and Operations Management Buettner, Linda L. Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management Chen, Ang Exercise and Sport Science Cook, David A. Broadcasting and Cinema Ennis, Catherine D. Exercise and Sport Science Fisher, A. James Theatre Mullen, Carol A. Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Perlman, Daniel Human Development and Family Studies Schmitz, Cathryne L. Social Work Tate, Stephen R. Computer Science

New Appointments: Associate Professor – with tenure (2) Kotra, Lakshmi P. Chemistry and Biochemistry Tangedal, Brett Mathematics and Statistics

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New Appointments: Associate Professor (2) LeHoucq, Fabrice Political Science Lundgren, Kristine Communication Sciences and Disorders

New Appointments: Assistant Professor (30) Allen, Aaron S. Music Bacallao, Martica L. Social Work Boseovski, Janet J. Psychology Bouchard, Danielle M. Women’s and Gender Studies Bucar, Elizabeth M. Religious Studies Carr, James R. Music Cuda, Anthony J. English Eddington, Kari M. Psychology Hamil-Luker, Jenifer L. Sociology Haskell, Ellen D. Religious Studies He, Ye Curriculum and Instruction Jones III, Ambrose Accounting and Finance Lopez, Fabian Music Matyok, Thomas G. Conflict Resolution Morrissette, Noelle A. English Niebisch, Arndt German and Russian Peck, Craig Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Pratt, Sarah S. Curriculum and Instruction Rinner, Susanne German and Russian Roderick, David R. English Rubinoff, Kailan R. Music Rutty, Alejandro H. Music Shanahan, Lilly Psychology Titus, Joan Music Touron, Dayna R. Psychology Vines, Amy N. English Wagner, Sarah E. Anthropology Walton, Lee M. Art Wilkens, Cybelle M. Romance Languages Yurchisin, Jennifer L. Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies

New Appointments: Professional Librarian (6) Crumpton, Michael A. The University Libraries Kellam, Lynda M. The University Libraries Koelsch, Beth A. The University Libraries Krautter, Mary M. The University Libraries Stinehelfer, Rachel The University Libraries Taber, Anne M. The University Libraries

New Appointments: Assistant Professor/ Instructor (11) Bettez, Silvia C. Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Bird, Nora J. Library and Information Studies Bost, Noel S. Social Work Deutsch, Roland C. Mathematics and Statistics Dobbins, Nicole Specialized Education Services Gann, Linda A. Library and Information Studies Griffiths, Merlyn A. Business Administration LeGreco, Marianne E. Communication Studies Taylor, Anthony Music Vetter, Amy Curriculum and Instruction Wall, Yolanda G. Adult Health

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New Appointment: Excellence Professor (1) Hodgkins, Christopher English

Promotion: To Professor in 2007 (8) Askew, Dennis W. Music Barba, Beth E. Community Practice Campo, Roberto E. Romance Languages Kennedy-Malone, Laurie Community Practice Lowe, Kevin B. Business Administration Mazgaj, Paul History Moraru, Cristian English Orzech, Charles D. Religious Studies

Promotion: To Associate Professor in 2007 (32) Acquaah, Moses Business Administration Aronson, Robert E. Public Health Administration Blair, Nikki L. Art Bunch, Ricky L. Geography Capuzzo, Guy Music Carlone, Heidi B. Curriculum and Instruction Cech, Nadja B. Chemistry and Biochemistry Cooper, Jewell E. Curriculum and Instruction Derusha, Will Romance Languages Fu, Lixin Computer Science Gold, Laurie W. Exercise and Sport Science Hellen, Edward H. Physics and Astronomy Holian, David B. Political Science Hu, Jie Community Practice Jovanovic, Spoma Communication Studies Liu, Zhi-Jun Geography Morrison, Ron F. Nutrition Morrison, Sharon D. Public Health Education Poulos, Christopher N. Communication Studies Sarawgi, Tina Interior Architecture Shreeniwas, Sudha Human Development and Family Studies Silvia, Paul Psychology Singh, Rahul Information Systems and Operations Management Steimle, Paul A. Biology Strack, Robert W. Public Health Education Stusek, Steven C. Music Suarez, Jeanet Romance Languages Sullivan, Elizabeth J. Dance Sultana, Selima Geography Supple, Andrew J. Human Development and Family Studies Taylor, Melissa F. Social Work Young, Welborn E. Music

Conferral of Permanent Tenure in 2007 (1) Cramer, Steven M. The University Libraries

Reappointment to Secondary Probationary Term in 2007 (30) Renee N. Appaneal Exercise and Sport Science Ricky L. Bunch Geography Erick T. Byrd Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management

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Robert M. Charest Interior Architecture Tanya M. Coakley Social Work Michelle M. Dowd English A. Sameh A.R. El Kharbawy Interior Architecture Maria E. Garcia Bayonas Romance Languages Heidi Gazelle Psychology Jolene M. Henning Exercise and Sport Science Maura K. Heyn Classical Studies Yu-Chin Hsieh Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management Brett R. Ingram Broadcasting and Cinema Karen M. Laparo Human Development and Family Studies David Lefkowitz Philosophy Lea A. Leninger The University Libraries Jane R. Livingstone Accounting and Finance Stuart Marcovitch Psychology Arlise P. McKinney Business Administration Yashomati M. Patel Biology Kimberlianne Podlas Broadcasting and Cinema Adam Ricci Music Scott E. Rice The University Libraries Jan Rychtar Mathematics and Statistics Carisa R. Showden Political Science Mariam A. Stephan Art Selima Sultana Geography Christopher A. Swann Economics John T. Willse Educational Research Methodology Welborn E. Young Music

Promotion: To Professor in 2008 (7) Bibeau, Daniel L. Public Health Education Chiseri-Strater, Elizabeth English DiPiazza, Joseph A. Music Green, Jill I. Dance Hens, Mark D. Biology Leise, Esther M. Biology Wolf, John Theatre

Promotion: To Associate Professor in 2008 (18) Baym, Geoffrey D. Broadcasting and Cinema Briley, Rachel Theatre Carlone, David A. Communication Studies Douglas, Gavin D. Music Erovenko, Igor Mathematics and Statistics Grieve, Gregory P. Religious Studies Haldeman, Lauren A. Nutrition Jones, Jeff W. History Keathley, Elizabeth L. Music Lewis, Todd F. Counseling and Educational Development Lucas, Patrick L. Interior Architecture Nolker, Brett Music Patel, Yashomati M. Biology Remington, David L. Biology Rueppell, Olav Biology Schultheis, Alexandra W. English Tomkiel, John E. Biology Wells, Robert A. Music

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Conferral of Permanent Tenure in 2008 (1) Francisco, Vincent T. Public Health Education

Reappointment to Secondary Probationary Term in 2008 (31) Emelia P. Amoako Community Practice Sandra Andrews Library and Information Studies Gregory C. Bell Mathematics and Statistics David A. Cardenas Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management Christopher M. Cassidy Art Norman H. L. Chiu Chemistry and Biochemistry Duane A. Cyrus Dance Peter Delaney Psychology James B. Douglass Music Seth S. Ellis Art Christine M. Fischer The University Libraries Kevin M. Geraldi Music Belinda J. Hardin Specialized Education Services Robert A. Henson Educational Research Methodology Watson W. Jennison, III History Etsuko Kinefuchi Communication Studies Elizabeth G. Leal Art Lisa Levenstein History Sarah A. Martin Art Johanna Mazlo Chemistry and Biochemistry Kaarin L. Michaelsen History Anatoly Miroshnichenko Physics and Astronomy Christine A. Morris Theatre Christine E. Murray Counseling and Educational Development Joan E. Paluzzi Anthropology Kathryn A. Prater Curriculum and Instruction Irna Priore Music Lili Sahakyan Psychology Margaret R. Savoca Nutrition Mona M. Shattell Community Practice Kittichai Watchravesringkan Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies

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Table SD 3-6 Minority Teaching Faculty

African/African-Americans (49)

College of Arts and Sciences (14) Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy, Assistant Professor (2002) Sociology Steven R. Cureton, Associate Professor (1997) Sociology SallyAnn H. Ferguson, Associate Professor (1990) English Mary B. Floyd, Associate Professor (1983) History Andrea L. Giddens, Lecturer (2004) Romance Languages Curtis E. Green, Lecturer (2005) Biology William D. Hart, Associate Professor (2001) Religious Studies Watson W. Jennison, III, Assistant Professor (2003) History Janine C. Jones, Associate Professor (1999) Philosophy Deborah A. Pelli, Lecturer (1987) Biology Samantha N. Simpson, Lecturer (2006) English Darrell J. Spells, Assistant Professor (2002) Chemistry and Biochemistry Naurice F. Woods, Jr., Program Associate (1989) African American Studies Leslie C. Youngblood, Lecturer (2005) English

Bryan School of Business and Economics (7) Moses Acquaah, Assistant Professor (2000) Business Administration Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Professor (1990) Information Systems and Operations Management Merlyn A. Griffiths, Assistant Professor (2007) Business Administration Channelle D. James, Lecturer (1996) Business Administration Sheryl E. C. Joshua, Lecturer (1999) Business Administration Arlise P. McKinney, Assistant Professor (2003) Business Administration Norwood McMillian, Visiting Assistant Professor (1996) Business Administration

School of Education (8) Ceola R. Baber, Professor (1989) Curriculum and Instruction JoAnne Chesley, Assistant Professor (2002) Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Camille W. Cooper, Assistant Professor (2003) Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Jewell E. Cooper, Associate Professor (1998) Curriculum and Instruction Nicole Dobbins, Assistant Professor (2007) Specialized Education Services Charles P. Gause, Assistant Professor (2003) Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Teresa Little, Visiting Assistant Professor (2007) Specialized Education Services Jean Rohr, Visiting Assistant Professor (2005) Curriculum and Instruction

School of Health and Human Performance (6) Robin M. Gee, Assistant Professor (2003) Dance Robert Mayo, Professor (2004) Communication Sciences and Disorders Regina M. Pulliam, Academic Professional Assistant Professor (1998) Public Health Education Louise F. Raleigh, Academic Professional Assistant Professor (1998) Communication Sciences and Disorders Charlsena F. Stone, Associate Professor (1997) Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management Joseph Telfair, Professor (2006) Public Health Education

School of Human Environmental Sciences (9) Noel S. Bost, Instructor (2007) Social Work Lynda M. Brown, Assistant Professor (2006) Nutrition Joi W. Bulls, Academic Professional Assistant Professor (2005) Human Development and Family Studies Tanya M. Coakley, Assistant Professor (2004) Social Work

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Stephanie I. Coard, Associate Professor (2006) Human Development and Family Studies Marilyn J. Edwards, Academic Professional Associate Professor (1995) Social Work Andrea G. Hunter, Associate Professor (1999) Human Development and Family Studies Carolyn A. Moore, Academic Professional Social Work Associate Professor (1990) Gwendolyn S. O’Neal, Professor (2005) Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies

School of Music (2) Constance L. McKoy, Assistant Professor (1999) Levone T. Scott, Lecturer (1993)

School of Nursing (2) Emelia P. Amoako, Assistant Professor (1999) Community Practice Yolanda G. Wall, Instructor (2007) Adult Health

The University Libraries (1) Gerald V. Holmes, Professional Librarian (1998)

Asian/Pacific Islanders (43)

College of Arts and Sciences (19) David A. S. Bruzina, Lecturer (2007) English Maya Chhetri, Associate Professor (1999) Mathematics and Statistics Norman H. L. Chiu, Assistant Professor (2005) Chemistry and Biochemistry Peter T. Dola, Lecturer (1997) Romance Languages Lixin Fu, Associate Professor (2001) Computer Science Yan Gong, Visiting Assistant Professor (2007) Mathematics and Statistics Seonmin Kim, Visiting Assistant Professor (2006) History Etsuko Kinefuchi, Assistant Professor (2004) Communication Studies Zhi-Jun Liu, Associate Professor (2001) Geography Paul P. Mou, Assistant Professor (2000) Biology Yashomati M. Patel, Assistant Professor (2004) Biology Promod R. Pratap, Associate Professor (1994) Physics and Astronomy Mariam A. Stephan, Assistant Professor (2004) Art Selima Sultana, Associate Professor (2004) Geography Shanmugathasan Suthaharan, Associate Professor (2001) Computer Science Chiaki Takagi, Lecturer (2000) German and Russian Takashi Tsukamoto, Assistant Professor (2006) Political Science Annette M. Van, Assistant Professor (2002) English Chengnian Wu, Visiting Associate Professor (2007) German and Russian

Bryan School of Business and Economics (13) Riad A. Ajami, Titled Professor (1996) Business Administration Joyendu Bhadury, Professor (2007) Dean's Office, Bryan School of Business/Economics Vidyaranya B. Gargeya, Professor (1993) Information Systems and Operations Management Lakshmi S. Iyer, Associate Professor (1999) Information Systems and Operations Management Venkataraman M. Iyer, Associate Professor (1999) Accounting and Finance Beomsoo Kim, Assistant Professor (2006) Economics Ruth C. King, Associate Professor (2005) Information Systems and Operations Management Nir B. Kshetri, Assistant Professor (2003) Business Administration Selvarajah Mohanarajah, Lecturer (2006) Computer Science Prashant Palvia, Excellence Professor (2000) Information Systems and Operations Management Al Farooq M. N. Salam, Associate Professor (2000) Information Systems and Operations Management Rahul Singh, Associate Professor (2001) Information Systems and Operations Management Geetha Vaidyanathan, Lecturer (1996) Economics

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School of Education (2) Shong Y. Chow, Visiting Assistant Professor (2006) Library and Information Studies Ye He, Visiting Assistant Professor (2006) Curriculum and Instruction

School of Health and Human Performance (1) Yu-Chin Hsieh, Assistant Professor (2004) Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management

School of Human Environmental Sciences (5) George Loo, Professor (1990) Nutrition Minita J. Sanghvi, Lecturer (2007) Consumer, Apparel a Retail Studies Tina Sarawgi, Associate Professor (2001) Interior Architecture Sudha Shreeniwas, Associate Professor (2001) Human Development and Family Studies Kittichai Watchravesringkan, Assistant Professor (2004) Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies

School of Nursing (2) Jie Hu, Associate Professor (2000) Community Practice Ramesh C. Upadhyaya, Clinical Instructor (2005) Adult Health

The University Libraries (1) Sha Li Zhang, Professional Librarian (2005)

Hispanics (27)

College of Arts and Sciences (15) Roberto E. Campo, Professor (1989) Romance Languages Paul Carranza, Visiting Assistant Professor (2007) Romance Languages Angela M. Detweiler, Lecturer (2006) Biology Neyeska M. Filipski, Lecturer (2004 Romance Languages Maria M. Freeman, Lecturer (2006) Romance Languages Veronica Grossi, Associate Professor (1997) Romance Languages Elizabeth G. Leal, Assistant Professor (2005) Art Laura Lopez, Lecturer, (2005) Romance Languages Larry J. Morgan, Lecturer (2006) Geography Walter L. Salinger, Professor (1972) Psychology Mark I. Smith-Soto, Professor (1975) Romance Languages Carmen T. Sotomayor, Associate Professor (1987) Romance Languages Jeanet Suarez, Assistant Professor (2001) Romance Languages Patricia Suppes, Lecturer (2007) Romance Languages Manuel Triano-Lopez, Assistant Professor (2006) Romance Languages

School of Education (3) Silvia C. Bettez, Assistant Professor (2007) Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations José A. Villalba, Jr., Assistant Professor (2003) Counseling and Educational Development Leila E. Villaverde, Associate Professor, (2002) Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations School of Health and Human Performance (4) David A. Cardenas, Assistant Professor (2004) Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Management Katherine M. Jamieson, Associate Professor (1999) Exercise and Sport Science Eluza M. Santos, Associate Professor (1996) Dance Mark R. Schulz, Assistant Professor (2002) Public Health Education

School of Human Environmental Sciences (3) Martica Bacallao, Assistant Professor (2008) Social Work Arelys Chevalier, Lecturer (2002) Social Work

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Cinthya M. Saavedra, Visiting Assistant Professor (2006) Human Development and Family Studies

School of Music (2) Irna Priore, Assistant Professor (2005) Fabian Lopez, Assistant Professor (2007)

American Indians (2)

College of Arts and Sciences (1) Jeanine L. Costa, Lecturer (2006) Romance Languages

School of Health and Human Performance (1) Kurt Kornatz, Assistant Professor (2006) Exercise and Sport Science

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Table SD 3-7 International Programs Statistics

Degree-Seeking International Student Enrollment (F-1 and J-1 Students Only) 1994-current Fall Term Undergraduate Graduate Total % increase or (decrease) ‘94 81 52 133 -- ‘95 89 62 151 14% ‘96 102 68 170 13% ‘97 90 57 145 (15%) ‘98 107 67 174 20% ‘99 110 91 201 16% ‘00 94 130 224 11% ‘01 115 171 286 28% ‘02 121 193 314 10% ‘03 87 183 270 (8%) ‘04 76 178 254 (9%) ‘05 64 156 220 (8%) ‘06 67 158 225 1.02% ‘07 97 184 281 25%

INTERLINK Enrollment (Fall & Spring 1st Terms only)*

Jan. ‘97 14 August ‘97 38 Jan. ‘98 41 August ‘98 42 Jan. ‘99 49 August ‘99 49 Jan. ‘00 55 August ‘00 80 Jan. ‘01 74 August ‘01 76 Jan. ‘02 72 August ‘02 52 Jan. ‘03 43 August ‘03 53 Jan. ‘04 45 August ‘04 49 Jan ‘05 54 August ‘05 47 Jan ‘06 58 August ‘06 89 Jan ‘07 83 August ‘07 78 Jan ‘08 80

*Includes both conditionally admitted and language training only students at Interlink

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UNC-Exchange Program Student Report 1996-2008 UNC Students – Outgoing BW FIN MEX ISEP ISEP ISRL NSW ORSD BRZL UR WC TOTAL Direct 1996-1997 12 12 1997-1998 33 33 1998-1999 27 27 1999-2000 27 4 18 49 2000-2001 28 8 25 12 4 12 89 2001-2002 27 5 23 24 0 10 8 97 2002-2003 23 2 54 24 0 10 15 1 129 2003-2004 33 1 52 36 0 8 13 3 146 2004-2005 32 2 42 39 0 13 12 2 142 2005-2006 39 7 69 69 3 29 19 3 2 240 2006-2007 25 3 57 46 21 0 49 11 3 2 217 2007-2008 37 0 29 68 34 0 36 17 4 2 1 228 Total Students Out 1202

International Students – Incoming BW FIN MEX ISEP ISRL NSW ORSD BRZL UR WC TOTAL 1996-1997 12 12 1997-1998 21 21 1998-1999 24 24 1999-2000 23 4 10 37 2000-2001 28 6 25 12 3 4 1 79 2001-2002 22 7 55 14 1 10 3 112 2002-2003 21 11 34 18 4 9 15 14 126 2003-2004 24 4 46 27 1 9 18 2 131 2004-2005 22 5 33 26 0 17 21 2 126 2005-2006 24 0 26 55 4 26 14 1 5 155 2006-2007 17 0 29 38 1 13 13 0 3 114 2007-2008 18 1 61 60 1 27 11 0 3 0 182 Total Students In 940

Overall Totals OUT IN TOTAL 1996-1997 12 12 24 1997-1998 33 21 54 1998-1999 27 24 51 1999-2000 49 37 86 2000-2001 89 79 168 2001-2002 97 112 209 2002-2003 129 126 255 2003-2004 146 131 277 2004-2005 142 126 268 2005-2006 240 155 395 2006-2007 217 114 331 2007-2008 228 182 410 Total Students 1202 940 2142

BW = Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany RSD = Oresund, Sweden/Denmark FIN = Finland BRZL = Parana, Brazil MEX= ITESM, Mexico WC = Western Cape, South Africa Pilot Program ISEP = Various destinations UR - Uruguay ISRL = Israel ISEP Direct (outgoing fee paying) Fall 2008/09: 11 NSW = New South Wales/ACT, Australia ISEP Exchange Outgoing 2008/09 S1 or FY: 27

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UNCG International Linkages 1989-2008 As of May 2008, UNCG has the following linkage partners

Linkage Agreement Country Date Purpose of Agreement University of Guadalajara Mexico 1989 Faculty Exchange Egerton University Kenya 1991 Faculty/Student Exchange University of Strathclyde U. K. 1992 Faculty/Student Exchange University of Hull U. K. 1993 Faculty/Student Exchange University of Plymouth U. K. 1993 Faculty/Student Exchange Mannheim University Germany 1993 Student Exchange University of Oulu Finland 1993 Faculty/Student Exchange Fachhochschule Worms Germany 1993 Faculty/Student Exchange University of Bamberg Germany 1993 Student Exchange RMIT Australia 1993 Student Exchange University Autonoma Costa Rica 1994 Student Exchange Deakin University Australia 1994 Student Exchange University of Wroclaw Poland 1994 Student Exchange University Rennes II France 1995 Student Exchange University of Wales (Bangor) U. K. 1995 Student Exchange Växjö` University Sweden 1995 Student Exchange ITESM Mexico 1995 Student Exchange Hebrew University Israel 1995 Faculty Exchange Extremadura/Caceres Spain 1996 Faculty/Student Exchange Australian Catholic University Australia 1996 Student Exchange University of Ulster N. Ireland 1997 Faculty/Student Exchange University of Ballarat Australia 1998 Student Exchange Brock University Canada 1998 Student Exchange University de Granada Spain 1998 Faculty/Student Exchange University of Klagenfurt Austria 1998 Student Exchange Edith Cowan University Australia 1999 Student Exchange Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 France 1999 Staff/Student Exchange University of Ljubljana Slovenia 1999 Faculty Exchange Tartu University Estonia 1999 Student Exchange Nagoya University of Foreign Studies Japan 2000 Student Exchange Nara Women's University Japan 2000 Staff/Student Exchange International Institute of Management Moldova 2000 Faculty Exchange Keele University U.K. 2000 Student Exchange Manchester Metropolitan University U.K 2000 Student Exchange Aarhus School of Business Denmark 2001 Faculty/Staff/Student Exchange Castilla_La-Mancha Spain 2001 Student Exchange The Theatre Academy Finland 2001 Student Exchange Istanbul University Turkey 2002 Faculty/Staff/Student Exchange Kangnam University Korea 2002 Faculty/Student Exchange James Cook University Australia 2003 Faculty/Student Exchange Massey University New Zealand 2003 Faculty/Student Exchange Chinese University of Hong Kong China 2004 Faculty/Student Exchange Al-Yamamah Private College Saudi Arabia 2004 Linkage Agreement Singapore PSB Academy Singapore 2004 Linkage Agreement Kazan State University Russia 2004 One-way Agreement Yeditepe University Turkey 2004 Student Exchange University of Hyderabad India 2005 One-way Agreement University of Foggia Italy 2005 Faculty/Staff/Student Exchange Yonsei Yniversity Korea 2005 Student Exchange Seinan Gakuin University Japan 2005 Faculty/Staff/Student Exchange Fachhochschule Heilbronn Germany 2005 Student Exchange

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Linkage Agreement Country Date Purpose of Agreement Sungkuinkwan University Korea 2005 Student Exchange Bucharest University Romania 2006 Student Exchange European Business School (Paris) France 2006 Student Exchange Gammon Presbiterian Institute Brazil 2006 MOU Ivonva State Textile Academy Russia 2006 MOU San Ignacio De Loyola University Peru 2006 MOU/One-way Agreement Shanghai Shenwei at Shanghai U China 2006 One-way Agreement Singapore Polytechnic University Singapore 2006 One-way Agreement Swiss Hotel Management School Switzerland 2006 One-way Agreement Yuan Ze University Taiwan 2006 Student Exchange/ One-way Beijing Normal University China 2006 Student Exchange University of Southern Denmark Denmark 2006 Student Exchange Shanghai Normal University China 2006 MOU/ One-way Agreement Wuhan University China 2006 MOU School of International Hotel & Tourism Mgt Switzerland 2006 One-way Agreement International College of Management Sydney Australia 2006 One-way Agreement Miyagi University Japan 2007 One-way Agreement Nagoya City University Japan 2007 One-way Agreement Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM) Switzerland 2007 One-way Agreement Cape Town, University of South Africa 2007 Student Exchange Mahidol U. Thailand 2007 MOU Southern Queensland, Uni. of Australia 2007 Student Exchange School of Hotel Management (IHTTI) Switzerland 2007 One-way Agreement Politecnico Grancolombiano Columbia 2007 One-way Agreement Carlo Cattaneo-LIUC, Università Italy 2007 Student Exchange Ritsumeikan University Japan 2007 Student Exchange/ One-way Centro Universitario -Newton Paiva Brazil 2007 One-way Agreement Pitagoras Sistema Universiario Brazil 2007 One-way Agreement Federal U. do Rio Grande do Sul Brasil 2007 MOU Faculdades IBMEC Brazil 2007 One-way Agreement Sunshine Coast, University of the Australia 2007 Student Exchange Centro Universitario - UNA Brazil 2008 One-way Agreement Kyoto Sangyo University Japan 2008 Student Exchange/ One-way Nagoya City Uni., Fac. of Economics Japan 2008 One-way Agreement Doshisha University Japan 2008 One-way Agreement Yokohama City University Japan 2008 One-way Agreement Nanzan University Japan 2008 One-way Agreement Soka University Japan 2008 One-way Agreement Aichi Prefectural Uni. Japan 2008 One-way Agreement National Taiwan University Taiwan 2008 Student Exchange University of Ghana Ghana 2008 MOU Cape Coast University Ghana 2008 MOU Unitec New Zealand 2008 Student Exchange

Total: 92 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is also a member of UNC-EP, allowing for multilateral student Exchanges to universities in Baden-Württemberg; Germany; Central Finland; Israel; Mexico (ITESM); New South Wales, Australia; Øresund (Denmark and Sweden); Parana, Brazil; Uruguay; Western Cape, South Africa; and Quebec, Canada.

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Outgoing Exchange-Study Abroad Students (Calendar Year 2007 + Spring 2008) Host Country Outgoing Summer Short Term Sub-Total Outgoing < 2 Weeks TOTAL 2007 2007 2007 2007 Spring 2008 Spring 2008 [ Spring Full Year Fall Full Year ] > < 2007 2006/07 2007 2007/08 2 Weeks 2 Weeks Spring Fall Argentina 1 1 Australia 10 11 21 5 26 Austria 1 1 20 22 20 42 Brazil 1 1 1 2 Canada 2 2 2 China 1 1 8 10 2 12 24 Chile 1 1 1 Costa Rica-Soc. Work 17 17 17 Costa Rica-Biology 13 13 13 Czech. Rep. 1 1 1 2 Denmark 3 2 5 2 7 Ecuador 13 13 13 El Salvador 17 17 17 Estonia 1 1 2 3 5 Finland 1 6 7 2 9 France 7 2 3 2 24 20 17 75 9 84 Germany 5 2 5 3 16 31 4 26 61 Ghana 1 1 1 Greece 0 0 Honduras 0 13 13 India 0 0 Italy 0 3 3 Japan 2 1 2 1 6 1 7 Korea 1 1 2 1 3 Mexico 12 13 4 29 7 36 Netherlands 2 2 1 5 5 New Zealand 4 4 1 5 Nicaragua 0 0 Poland 0 5 5 Romania 0 0 Russia 1 3 4 4 Senegal 0 0 So. Africa 3 3 3 Spain 9 2 1 53 65 11 76 Sweden 0 1 1 Turkey 2 1 3 3 United Kingdom 22 7 7 6 14 56 27 83 Uruguay 0 1 1 TOTAL 85 16 62 21 137 0 78 17 416 88 71 575 Source: International Programs Center

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Incoming Exchange-Study Abroad Students (Calendar Year 2007 + Spring 2008) Host Country Incoming Calendar Year 2007 Spring TOTAL [ Spring 2007 Full Year 2006/07 Fall 2007 Full Year 2007/08 Sub-Totals ] 2008 2007 + Spring 2008 Argentina Australia 10 2 15 27 8 35 Australia-Disney 3 3 3 Austria 0 1 1 Brazil Brazil-Disney 7 7 Canada 1 1 1 Canada-Disney 1 1 1 2 China 1 2 4 7 7 Colombia-Disney 22 22 Denmark 3 3 3 Estonia 1 1 1 Finland 6 1 7 7 France 6 4 10 1 11 Germany 3 2 2 7 7 Greece Hungary 1 1 1 2 Italy Japan 4 2 4 10 10 Japan-Disney 2 11 13 15 28 Korea 1 1 2 2 Mexico 17 17 34 21 55 Netherlands 2 1 3 3 New Zealand Nicaragua Peru-Disney 10 10 10 Poland 2 2 2 4 Russia Singapore-Disney 7 7 12 19 South Africa 1 1 Spain 4 1 4 9 2 11 Sweden 4 1 4 9 9 Switzerland 2 2 2 Switzerland-Disney 27 30 1 58 26 84 Taiwan 1 1 1 Taiwan-Disney 9 4 13 9 22 Turkey United Kingdom 11 4 14 29 1 30 United Kingdom-Disney 1 1 1 Uruguay 1 1 TOTAL 75 39 122 5 271 131 402

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Strategic Direction 4 Economy and Quality of Life: Be a leader in strengthening the economy of the Piedmont Triad and enhancing the quality of life for its citizens.

Activities of the Academic units toward the general goal of Strategic Direction 3:

• (BBE) The McDowell Research Center for Global IT Management was established with a mission to support and stimulate the application of information technology within organizations as well as worldwide, with an emphasis on the Piedmont Triad region, North Carolina, and the United States. Research projects focus on contemporary issues facing companies worldwide. The Center contributes to the IT-related industry clusters in the Triad region, thereby aiding in the economic development and business environment of affected firms. The Center offers programs targeted to both for-profit and non-profit businesses. • (BBE) Triad organizations benefited from the 116 course consulting projects (89 were in 2007) managed by 11 faculty members and more than 900 students; the dean and other faculty served on a number of boards including the Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurship Network, Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, GTCC Small Business Advisory Board, Moses Cone Health System, several closely held business and non-profit organizations. An assessment of employer satisfaction with internships and course consultancies is being analyzed. • (BBE) The Center for Business and Economic Research issued the monthly Triad Business Index. Contracted research studies were conducted for the N.C. Biotechnology Center and the three Triad Chambers of Commerce, Vitacost.com, the N. C. Arts Council, the Greensboro Economic Development Alliance, Guilford County Schools, Greater Greensboro Merchants association and the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at NC State. Public education activities included 30 presentations for community organizations, 26 newspaper and magazine columns and 51 media interviews. • (BBE) The Office of Professional Development provided programming to 451 individuals in 07-08 AY and 228 in spring and Summer 07 representing more than 45 Triad organizations. Scholarships were provided for 14 faculty and staff members outside the Bryan School. • (BBE) The Economic Development Initiatives Operation Plan was put into place including a website with economic development resources. • (CAS) The Center for Creative Writing in the Arts collaborated with the Greensboro Library, the Piedmont Writers Network, the Creative Writing Program (English), and others to bring prominent writers to Greensboro for public presentations. • (CAS) The Creative Writing Program (English) established the Southeastern Literary Magazines and Small Presses Festival, in collaboration with the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts and several community organizations. The first festival was held in spring, 2007, and the second in spring, 2008. • (CAS) Faculty in Geography have research collaborations with the Greensboro Partnership, Alamance County Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge Financial Institutions, Kotis properties, Syngenta Crop Protection and many Triad Planning agencies. • (CAS) Statistical faculty in Mathematics & Statistics provided consulting services for Lorillard Tobacco Company and Greensboro Area Health Education Center. • (CAS) Graduates of the MPA program in Political Science with concentrations in Community and Economic Development work for local government or nonprofit agencies in housing, planning, economic development or community development in the Triad or Triangle. • (CAS) The Psychology Clinic provides high-quality mental health services to the community, especially to low- income clients through its Medicaid contract. • (CAS) The UNCG Theatre produced several plays that help sustain a vigorous arts community in Greensboro and the Triad and attract substantial attendance from the community. The department also contributes to the success of local theatre companies (Triad Stage, The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, The Broach Theatre, The Open Space Café Theatre, The Community Theatre of Greensboro, etc.) through the participation of its faculty, students, and staff. • (SOE) The Associate Dean/Director of the Teachers Academy and the Dean of the School of Education participated in the strengthening and improvement of the Guilford Education Partnership, an alliance of Guilford County universities and colleges. The Teachers Academy created three regional advisory boards (schools in the western part of the Piedmont Triad Region, eastern part of the Piedmont Triad Region, and Guilford County Schools) to support the Wachovia Teacher Mentoring Project, as well as other partnership work. • (HHP) Dr. Van Dyke (DCE) serves as executive director of the NC Dance Project that assumed directorship of the City Arts Dance Program in August 2007 and currently offers over 25 dance classes per week to the

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Greensboro Community. This Project has received 5 grants for community support. • (HHP) Faculty from ESS, CSD and PHE participate in educational, clinical and consulting services to a variety of community agencies, including Heart and Stroke Health Partnership, “Get Healthy Guilford,” Boys and Girls Clubs of Greensboro, Guilford Home Schoolers Association, Guilford Hospitality Network, GCS School Health Advisory Committee, YWCA • (HHP) Three faculty members and 30+ students conducted research to direct capital and program development in municipal park and recreation departments for five Piedmont Triad communities, with two faculty members assisting three local communities (including Greensboro) with convention and visitors bureau research • (HES) Department of Nutrition faculty coordinated nutrition education activities for health fairs and community nutrition events in Guilford County. The Departments of Social Work, Nutrition, and Human Development provided over twenty community workshops on topics ranging from obesity to mental health services. • (HES) Over fifteen HES faculty serve on community organization advisory boards. Notably, Carolyn Moore, Department of Social Work, serves as Commissioner, 2008 Bicentennial Commission celebrating the City of Greensboro’s 200th Birthday. • (HES) The Center for New North Carolinians provided over one hundred workshops for the community on issues related to immigrants and refugees. In addition, through their AmeriCorps ACCESS program, Interpreter ACCESS program and Health ACCESS program, CNNC staff improved the lives of over 10,000 new immigrants and refugees by linking them with needed services. • (HES) The HDF Family Research Center and related HDF programs completed significant research that has had direct application to childcare, child and adolescent development, and parenting. In addition, the HDF B-K licensure program and child care rating project have infused over two hundred trained teachers into child care education programs while also improving the quality of care that is provided. • (SOM) Opera Theatre program provided the Opera in the Schools component for the Greensboro Opera Company. Several faculty involved with productions by the Greensboro and Piedmont Opera Company productions as leads, chorus master, etc. • (SOM) Proposed music and medicine initiative via the hire of Michael Thaut to create a program for the rehabilitation of stroke and Parkinsonian patients through rhythmic entrainment (with HHP). • (SON) The school held a Focus Group in February 2008 with representatives of area agencies to discuss satisfaction with performance of our current students and graduates of our programs. Overall, the representatives indicate satisfaction with graduates of our program. • (SON) Services at the SON Wellness Centers located at Hampton Homes, Alonzo Hall Towers, Gateway Plaza, Morehead Simpkins, Anointed Acres, and Dolan Manor now include weekly clinics, home health visits, and health fairs. More than 10 faculty members and 100 undergraduate or graduate students are involved in community service through student learning at the Wellness Centers each year. Over 500 individual contacts with residents are made over the course of one academic year. • (SON) The School of Nursing and The Association of Nursing Students co-sponsored eleven Red Cross Campus Blood Drives during the past year • (UES) Grogan College students and PALs organized a program to bring in teachers from the Ferndale Middle School to explain the issues surrounding Title One schools and to explain the special needs of these schools and their students. In connection with the program, the students collected school supplies throughout August and September and the supplies were delivered to Ferndale Middle and also to the Newcomers School for recent immigrants. • (RSH) A critical new piece to the infrastructure at UNCG to support being a leader in strengthening the economy of the Piedmont Triad and enhancing the quality of life for its citizens is the creation of the Institute of Community and Economic Engagement (ICEE). UNCG’s Economic Development Council built this Institute on the outcome of work. The Board of Trustees approved the Institute in February 2008. ICEE will provide the infrastructure necessary to implementing the UNCG Economic Development Strategic Initiative and be the point of contact for both the internal and external community for activities of this nature. 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concerned with economic development and quality of life. • (RSH) The Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships has over $4M in federal, state, local, and foundation grants that focus on works to translate research to practice. All of the Center’s projects increase the social capital of the Piedmont Triad and in some cases NC, improve the quality of life, and strengthen the economy (e.g., increase access and quality of mental health and substance abuse treatment, prevent the development of mental health/substance abuse problems, improve the quality of early childhood programs such as preschools and day care). The Center manages IMPACT Greensboro that supports over 140 “change agents” in Greensboro to improve the quality of life for Greensboro residents focusing on the issues of race, economics, neighborhoods, education, and public safety; provided outreach training/technical assistance to over 35,000 individuals in NC; serves as the research partner for the judicial Middle District in their implementation of the federally funded Project Safe Neighborhoods designed to reduce violent crime. It maintains a registry and tries to find adoptive homes for over 500 children in foster care in NC across all 100 counties; provides mental health services for 75 children b-5 years, their day care providers, and their families through a Smart Start grant; and serves on staff qualifications state task force examining and writing qualifications and competencies for professionals providing mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities services, billing Medicaid. • (RSH) The Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences has worked with several regional nanotech companies to collaborate in the development of innovative and commercially viable nanobiotechnology products and formed a company based on the director’s work. • The Center for Biotechnology, Genomics and Health Research was involved in all aspects of research, development, intellectual property protection, and spin off of an environmental microarray technology; and worked with Moses Cone Health System to produce educational materials associated with the Genomedical Connection. • (RSH) The Piedmont Triad Region was selected in February 2006 by the U.S. department of Labor as one of 13 regions nationwide to receive a three-year, $15 million Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant to assist in transforming its regional economy. The Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships actively participated in the development of the WIRED inventory of all of the "assets" schools in the region that relate to the four WIRED industry clusters economic developers in the region have chosen to focus on: advanced manufacturing, logistics and distribution, health care and the creative arts designed. She serves on the WIRED Higher Education Council, a group designed to enhance collaboration and innovation among higher education institutions and industry. • (RSH) The Associate Provost and the Director of the Office of Technology Transfer are integral to the formation of the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN) a center resulting from collaboration among UNCG, Wake Forest University and NC A & T State University. COIN is designed to create a community in nanobioscience that will foster the creation of new developments while promoting the transfer of the knowledge into products for economic growth, jobs, and other public benefits. • (BELL) Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life was developed as campus-wide collaboration involving the College of Arts and Sciences, all of UNCG’s six professional schools and the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships. BELL will expose students to the world of starting and operating businesses in diverse academic disciplines from the arts to technology and will benefit students as they face the economic challenges of the 21st century. This activity is a critical part of the educational mission of UNCG for over 80% of new jobs are in the entrepreneurial realm. • (GRS/GRO) Organized and sponsored the 2-day AARP Driving Course for Older Adults at Well-Spring. Hosted a luncheon and workshop for HR Directors/CEOs for Piedmont businesses on Mature Workforce Issues • (GRS/CNR) Opportunities for student internships in the local, state, national or international community: 22. Consultations with public organizations and agencies: 4
(LIB) Provided library sessions for five high school groups, including at least one presentation where the librarian visited the school.
(LIB) Hodges Special Collections & University Archives staff made six off-campus presentations to various community groups on a variety of topics. Total attendance at these presentations was 232.
(LIB) Music Librarian served on the Communication and Outreach Group of the Campus Sustainability Committee with primary focus on film series work.
(DCL) The All-Arts and Sciences Camp offers a series of one-week, residential academic summer camps for children 7–15 years old. Now in its seventeenth year, the camp focuses on innovative arts programming and hands-on science instruction; it also includes a recreation program and a citizenship component. In summer 2007 the camp served 1730 campers over six weeks on five university campuses in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. With funding from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, full scholarships were provided to 44 Latino and

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minority students this year.
(DCL) The CALL program (Community Advancement through Lifelong Learning) enhances the quality of life of Triad citizens by offering quality non-credit and professional development opportunities. This year 2,243 learners participated in CALL classes
(DCL) Another 1,399 citizens took classes through the Emeritus Society, which offers lectures and seminars on historical, scientific, and artistic issues to senior learners.
(DCL) Offered online professional certification programs in fields such as Pharmacy Technician, Medical Transcription, Veterinary Technician, Project Management, Six Sigma (Green & Black Belt), and Paralegal (68 registrations).
(DCL) Advanced bilingualism in the Triad by delivering Workplace Spanish to employees in businesses and service organizations in the Piedmont Triad. • (WAM) Offered majority of programs to the community free of charge. Worked with museum boards and interest groups to provide special opportunities to meet visiting artists and lecturers. • (WAM) Lent work to major institutions in this country and abroad, further strengthening the reputation of the Weatherspoon Art Museum as a highly important resource to the community.

Target Goal Cluster 4.2: Establish with N.C. A&T State University, The Joint Millennial Campus.

• (CAS) Dean Timothy Johnston served as co-chair (with Dean Michael Plater, NCA&T) of the search committee to recruit the Founding Dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), on which two CAS department heads (Lepri, Biology and Reggio, Chemistry & Biochemistry) served as members. College faculty in Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Physics & Astronomy served on the planning committees for the Professional Master’s Degree and the Ph.D. in Nanoscience that will be offered by the JSNN. • (HHP) Fall, 2007, UNCG Speech and Hearing Center along with the CSD Department began an affiliation with our newly established Speech and Hearing Program at the Gateway University Research Park. Persons receiving clinical service at Gateway included patients with Parkinson’s disease and patients with other various types of voice disorders. Students from UNCG and NCA&TSU were able to observe and assist with clinical sessions. • (HHP) Faculty and graduate students working at the Gateway campus in clinical service delivery have a formal observation agreement with students in practicum class at NCA&T State University (Dr. Bernadette Mayfield- Clarke, NCA&TSU contact). • (SOM) Proposed relocation of Music Research Institute to the Joint Millennial Campus, including space for Payne whale song archive and music medicine initiatives. • (RSH) The Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships participated in a trip to Virginia to view two research parks. The purpose of this trip was to gather information that might be applicable to Gateway University Research Park. • (RSH) Associate Provost was a member of the Joint Millennial Coordinating Council and participated in all aspects of planning for the program, including the search for the founding dean. The Director of the Office of Technology Transfer collaborated with his counterpart at NCA&T State University to explore all aspects of process for dealing with intellectual property and licensing resulting from activities of Joint School for nanotechnology and nanoengineering. • (LIB) Met with the Dean of the Libraries at North Carolina A&T State University to discuss plans for library services to the proposed Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Target Goal Cluster 4.4: Promote and support entrepreneurial activities in the Triad.

• (BBE) Provided support and leadership for BELL: The Dean serves on the executive committee; 3 faculty members serve on the advisory council; a faculty member chaired the BELL grant subcommittee; five national/international experts in entrepreneurship were brought to campus for faculty development; several faculty members attended entrepreneurship development conferences and symposia; three faculty members coordinated and hosted six BELL Forums on race, gender and ethnicity; provided major support for the summer boot camp (07 and 08) and provided a faculty member to coordinate and teach it; two research grants were funded; provided course development grants for eight new entrepreneurship courses; created an entrepreneurship minor for campus-wide enrollment and a minor for business school majors; a major in entrepreneurship is in the

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planning stages; and successfully conducted a search for a distinguished full professor of entrepreneurship for 2008-09. • (BBE) Partnered with the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship to provide Lincoln Financial Interns to assist with Nussbaum’s EASE Program—Entrepreneurial Assistance, Support and Education. • (BBE) Conducted an extensive national search to hire the Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Dianne Welsh, who will begin Fall 08. • (CAS) Dean Timothy Johnston served (with Dean Jim Weeks and Associate Provost Rosemary Wander) on the Executive Committee of BELL (Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life). Numerous College faculty participated in BELL activities. John Lee Jellicorse (Broadcasting & Cinema) coordinated the spring initiative on Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Arts, and Ruth De Hoog (Political Science) coordinated planning for a fall 2008 initiative on social entrepreneurship. • (CAS) Art partnered with six community colleges and universities in the Triad, 36 design, software, and architecture firms, and 13 sponsors to present a symposium, “Between the Lines: Innovation in Art, Architecture, and Design.” • (CAS) Carolina Collaborations, organized by Broadcasting & Cinema, is an important resource for independent film production in the Triad; principal photography was finished for its most recent production, Bone Creek, in Spring 2008. • (CAS) A faculty member and two graduate students in Communication Studies worked as communication coaches with two small business owners at the request of Sam Funchess, President & CEO of the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship. • (CAS) Women’s & Gender Studies developed a new graduate course in Social Entrepreneurship and Feminist Praxis. • (SOE) Dr. Coble (ELC) is engaged in two efforts: (a) serve on advisory board for a small company, Discovery Learning, Inc. Discovery Learning is a producer of training tools and leadership development materials, including simulations and a 360-degree assessment for educators; (b) founder and president of a small publishing company, On Track Press, Inc. dedicated to publishing and distributing education books for special interest audiences. • (HHP) Faculty in Department of Dance cooperate with the NC Dance Project in hosting the NC Dance Festival annually. Three faculty members in Dance have their own touring and production companies and one faculty member in PHE has a private company that subcontracts grants with faculty and students from HHP. • (HHP) Students and faculty in all five departments participate in the UNCG BELL initiative and students in four departments have curricular content in entrepreneurism. • (HHP) Students from two different RTH courses, Program Planning in Recreation and Parks, and Meeting and Event Planning and Management, participated in various group community service projects in agencies such as Lindley Habilitation Services and the North Carolina Zoo. • (HHP) One faculty member led a group of 15 students, summer, 2007, to renovate low-income housing in Ecuador and help local citizens with “green tourism. • (HES) Received 3 internal grant awards for the interdisciplinary social entrepreneurship program. • (SOM) Numerous students employed locally and regionally as solo musicians in churches and as chamber music groups for various occasions • (UES) Grogan College established an Entrepreneurship Learning Community • (RSH) The Office of Research and Public/ Private Sector Partnerships is heavily engaged with Triad entrepreneurial efforts, including the Greensboro Partnership’s entrepreneurial program, the Nussbaum Center, Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network, SBTDC, and Technology Outreach at Nussbaum. • (RSH)The Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships negotiated an agreement to open a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) office on campus and a search for a SBTDC Assistant Regional Service Center Director was begun. • (RSH) The Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships visited the Kauffman Foundation with the Director of Entrepreneurship in the Arts to further their understanding of potential collaborations possible with the Foundation. • (LIB) Added to the collection books on sustainability and green construction and design in support of curriculum, the UNCG Sustainability Committee, and the community. • (LIB) Worked with Wake Forest University to jointly sponsor a national conference titled “The Entrepreneurial Library.” • (DCL) Provided CEU certification for participants in 8 leadership programs in the Center for Creative Leadership.

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Target Goal Cluster 4.11: Promote efforts to develop the urban environment, enhance the rural economy, protect physical and natural resources, and facilitate the integration of the Piedmont into the global economy.

• (BBE) A faculty member (Economics) in collaboration with three NCA&TSU faculty members received a UNC Research Competitiveness Grant entitled, “Economic and Environmental Impacts of the Production and Transportation of Crop Residues as Bioenergy Feedstocks,” which will benefit the rural economy by assessing the potential for biomass harvesting. • (CAS) Department of Anthropology: Project Green Leaf worked with small commercial fishermen in Carteret County on novel marketing strategies to preserve their competitiveness. A faculty member participated in the Strategic Study of the State of Human Relations in Greensboro (City of Greensboro). • (CAS) A faculty member in Biology serves on the Guilford County Environmental Review Board, a quasi- judicial panel that evaluates development plans that impact water movements and environmental quality. • (CAS) Two Geography faculty members write regular columns for the Greensboro News and Record on economic and urban development and on environmental issues affecting the quality of life in the Triad. A total of 10 columns appeared in the newspaper. • (CAS) Theatre recycles discarded materials from theatre productions following the conclusion of the run of each play. • (SOE) CED: Students enrolled in Dr. Murray’s Family Violence course (Spring 2007 and 2008) delivered psycho-educational workshops to educate a variety of community groups about various aspects of family violence. The community groups to which programs were delivered included a substance abuse treatment facility, a church youth group, a middle school health class, and a class of at-risk adolescent girls. Students enrolled in Dr. Murray’s Working with Families course (Spring 2008) delivered a series of family life education workshops to members of the local community through the Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic. Project Safe Love (with grant funding from the Guilford Green Foundation) provides psycho-educational and counseling services to increase understanding and presentation efforts of same-sex domestic violence. Dr. Villalba’s health disparities funded project provides services for a rural school in Yadkin County. • (SOE) Dr. Coble (ELC) worked with the Charlotte/Mecklenburg District in assessing the culture of selected schools. • (HHP) Faculty and undergraduates run a youth program in Tamuala, Mexico and in Bandung, West Java involving 82 youth teaching them structured physical activity and training trainers to continue the program. • (HHP) Dance Faculty, in cooperation with the NC Dance Festival, host a concert of Festival work annual for highs school students who are brought to campus and they run High School Dance Day for the local high schools. • (HHP) Faculty member designed and implemented, with graduate students, the program, Therapeutic Recreation: Rural Outreach Through Pet Partners Program, having reached 57 rural communities in NC.
(HES) The Department of Human Development and Family Studies offers the Joint Master of Science degree in Family Life and Parenting with NC State University.
(HES) Over 200 students complete volunteer assignments in schools and non-profit agencies, which serve and educate young people.
(HES) The Department of Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies worked with Greensboro businesses and community organizations and held symposia on global issues facing the textile and clothing industries.
(HES) The Center for New North Carolinians provided interpreting services for governmental, non-profit and for-profit entities, tutoring for immigrant children, and programming for businesses concerning the changing demographics of North Carolina.
(RSH) For Fiscal Year 2008, two federal appropriation requests totaling $1,280,000 were submitted; $66,812 was awarded for “Speech Therapy for Rural Schools in NC,” a project designed to address the significant shortage of speech-language pathologists in rural school districts and hospitals, recognizing that a lack of services in rural communities leads to the inability to recruit new industries and contributes to declining community income, health and family life.
(RSH) The Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships provided consultation/collaborative projects with: City of Greensboro, DSS, local and state mental health and substance abuse agencies, juvenile justice/DJJDP, Head Start, Guilford County Partnerships for Children, Guilford County schools, and local management entities; serves as fiscal agent supporting the efforts of North Carolina Families United, Powerful Youth Friends United, and North Carolina Foster and Adoptive Parents Association; managed the federally funded (SAMHSA) state infrastructure grant improving access and the use of evidence based practices in adolescent substance abuse across the state; and partnered with providers, state Medicaid office and NC Developmental Disabilities to increase independence among young adults with cognitive disabilities through the provision of virtual college experience (Beyond Academics). • (LIB) Members of the University Libraries were active on the University’s Sustainability Committee. 132

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Table SD 4-2 Academic Outreach Activities

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Books (published) 14 42 10 8 4 1 1 1 1 1 83 Refereed articles (published) 49 348 122 119 96 18 69 2 19 3 7 3 855 Book chapters (published) 15 129 44 56 11 4 57 2 1 7 326 Book reviews (published) 61 12 3 5 4 1 5 91 Abstracts (published) 36 73 35 14 5 735 898 Public performances (concerts, plays, etc.) 89 79 300+ 6 474+ Juried exhibitions (art, film, etc.) 59 4 28 91 Non-juried exhibitions 70 98 3 171 Presentations at professional meetings 72 637 257 405 109 114 139 13 60 29 38 19 12 2 23 1929 Other (presentations) 64 225 89 30 46 6 3 25 11 6 8 21 534 Other (publications) 71 164 32 52 19 2 3 48 8 10 4 2 415 Other scholarly/creative activities* 124 37 38 16 29 8 3 11 4 270

*Includes activities such as curated exhibitions, artist exhibition catalogs, published interviews, original compositions published, compact disc recordings, opera libretto written, music composed for film, compositions performed, masterclasses, clinics

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Strategic Direction 5 Access and Student Success: Recruit and retain students with the potential to succeed in a rigorous academic environment.

Activities of the Academic units toward the general goal of Strategic Direction 3:

• (BBE) One hundred and twenty-eight (128) juniors, seniors, master’s and doctoral students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for AACSB International accredited schools of business, the highest honor that a business school student can receive. • (BBE) To improve the course scheduling process for students, a prerequisite checking program was developed to monitor inappropriate course registrations and allow advisors to intervene and help students register for the courses for which the students are eligible. • (CAS) The Director of the College Advising Center (CASA) carefully analyzes course availability in the General Education Curriculum, and alerts Department Heads when shortages are noted. This allows Department Heads to respond to registration demand quickly when closed classes could affect student retention, persistence, and degree progress. • (CAS) Departmental Faculty participate in all University sponsored recruitment events, including Focus on UNCG, UNCG First Look, Faculty Phone-a-thon, Meriti Awards Program, Destination UNCG, and Adult & Transfer Information Sessions. • (CAS) Many Departments in the College sponsor activities and competitions for talented Middle School and High School students, including, Science Olympiad, Sigma Xi Puzzle Contest, North Carolina State Mathematics Contest for High School, North Carolina Geography Bowl and Theatre’s Super Saturday. • (CAS) CASA initiated a comparative study of graduation clearance rates within the College and comparing the College Departments to other academic units in the university. The Director shared this information with the Faculty in many different academic departments, which initiated multiple conversations about how to improve academic advising and enrollment processes. • (SOE) Department of Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations: DPI and NCPEL-sponsored sessions at NCA&T State University on the MSA program re-visioning process. Statement of Commitments (vision statement) posted at departmental website along with current information for all program areas, including information about departmental, college, and university scholarships. Inclusion of MSA Principal Fellows and doctoral students in conference presentations with faculty (e.g., AERA, ASCD) and robust travel support for ELC students presenting at conferences. Diverse faculty represented along racial, cultural, linguistic, and gender dimensions, and the Department has actively and conscientiously strived to recruit and retain this diverse faculty. • (SOE) Department of Specialized Educational Services: Project LEADS recruits and supports outstanding Ph.D. students. Project RESTART recruits and supports outstanding non-traditional students. Project CONNECT recruits and supports students to become deaf interpreters. Development of doctoral seminars to support and retain Ph.D. students • (SOE) Main recruiting efforts for the Teaching Fellows Program included an Interview Skills Workshop. High school seniors who had made it to the final round for the Teaching Fellows scholarship were invited to UNCG for a day of information on the UNCG Teaching Fellows program and for a workshop on interview skills led by current Teaching Fellows. Of the 48 students who came, about one-third of them received the scholarship AND chose UNCG as their number one choice of Teaching Fellows universities. • (SOE) The Transfer Advisor made 20 visits to area community colleges: During events/activities, prospective students are asked to complete a Prospective Student Data Form. Thirty-four completed forms: 2 males, 32 females;15 European/White, 13 African American, 3 Hispanic, 0 Asian/Pacific Islander, 1 American Indian/Alaskan, 2 Other. Additionally, the transfer Advisor made 2 visits to Guilford County Schools for the Teacher Assistant Recruitment program (TASP). Eight teacher assistants participated in the program from January 2007and June 2008. Four have graduated and four are still actively working toward degree completion. • (HHP) Hired the first Student Services Coordinator for the primary purpose of recruitment and retention of students, recruitment of a diverse student population, coordination with departmental recruitment/retention efforts, and special focus on at-risk and honors students with special meetings, eNewsletters, and informal lunches. Three departments selected freshmen introductory courses for a special retention effort, identifying problems and boosting student accomplishments with the Student Services Coordinator. • (HHP) Three departments instituted “town meetings” with graduate students to assess perceptions, needs, and resources to help these students continue with academic success. • (HES) Provided over $200,000 in scholarships to 137 undergraduate and graduate students during the 2008 HES

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Honors Convocation. This amount exceeds the record set in 2007 for which was $176,000 for 121 students. • (HES) Provided over $850,000 in graduate stipends and tuition waiver support to recruit and retain top students. • (HES) Faculty developed new program brochures, participated in undergraduate and graduate recruitment fairs, provided speakers for high school events and career days and participated in all UNCG student recruitment events. • (HES) Departments enhanced recruiting efforts for the graduate programs, including close coordination with The Graduate School. This involved updating/refining recruiting materials, identifying potential students with interests in HES programs, sending graduate program materials to prospective students in several stages, and updating websites related to recruiting graduate students. • (SOM) Of the new students enrolling in the SOM in Fall 2007, 77% indicated that UNCG was their first choice of institution. • (SOM) Students entering the SOM in Fall 2007 reported the highest average SAT scores and GPAs of any unit at UNCG. • (SOM) Established, reviewed, and incorporated enrollment targets for each area of the School to ensure that appropriate resources were available. • (SON) Mean SAT Total Score of undergraduate nursing students has increased annually since 2003 from 991 to 1022. • (SON) Actively encourage undergraduate students to explore other majors early in their college career if it appears that they will not be competitive in being admitted to the upper division nursing courses. The hope is that these students will remain at UNCG in majors that are a better match to their interests or abilities. • (SON) Exploring the development of an accelerated BSN option for students with a previous baccalaureate. • (RSH) The Office of Undergraduate Research awarded undergraduate research assistantships to allow undergraduates to participate in research and work closely with a faculty mentor. • (GRS) Participation in Action without Borders/Idealist.org nonprofit recruitment fairs. UNCG hosted an Idealist.org national graduate recruitment fair, the first ever in North Carolina, in November 2007. • (GRS) Initiated a series of Friday afternoon Graduate School Open Houses (6 in the fall, 5 in the spring) with more than 240 prospective students attending. • (GRS) Assisted many departments in creating and implementing recruitment enhancement plans to intentionally guide efforts at recruiting new students. • (GRS) Initiated Project to Enhance Graduate Student Success, which to date has included the following activities: Survey of Directors of Graduate Study (Fall 2007) to determine incidence and content of departmental orientation of new students; resulted in guidelines for departments to insure that incoming students are provided with adequate information and guidance and to avoid overlap with content provided in general campus orientation provided by the Graduate School. Survey of Doctoral Programs (Spring 2008) to accurately identify student population, completion of program, and time to degree begun with individual conferences with departmental Directors of Graduate Studies and their administrative assistants. Data analysis and dissemination of findings to various campus administrators and students for the UNCG Graduate Student Experience Questionnaire administered in 2007 completed in Spring 2008. Data analysis to determine enrollment trends, dates for last major revisions of programs, ratio of applications to acceptances, GRE scores and other data regarding master’s level programs (Spring 2008) • (GRS/GRO) Advertised and held information session for Gerontology Program. Advertised and marketed program at 11 conferences, state, regional, and national level. • (LIB) Librarians provided individual and small group research help through 142 consultations with all levels of students. • (LIB) The Libraries chat service provided frequent assistance to high school students participating in the iSchool program. • (LIB) Librarians participated in library orientation sessions for 47 UNS classes. • (DCL) Provided UNCG students with the opportunity to get ahead or catch up in making progress toward completing their degrees by offering Winter Session Online classes that ran from end of Fall semester until early Spring semester. In Winter 2007 and 2008 yielded a total of 43 course sections yielding 1,271 enrollments (3,813 credit hours). • (DCL) Increased total summer credit hours (online + face-to-face) from 29,436 credit hours in Summer 2006 to 30,314 in Summer 2007. Operated Summer Session 2007 without State appropriations. Major operating efficiencies allowed the Division to offer students a full array of courses.

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• (DCL) Helped fund a wide selection of online summer courses. The availability of online summer session options afforded students greater flexibility in their schedules and enabled students to accelerate their progress toward degree completion. • (ES) Academic Systems and Student Achievement (ASSA) initiated a successful Summer Launch program in summer 2007, with programming continuing into fall 2007 and spring 2008. Students retained to spring at a higher rate and had higher GPAs overall than those who did not attend the Launch program. • (ES) ASSA in conjunction with Undergraduate Admissions and Institutional Research, began a study of the validity of the current Predicted GPA formula, will research the success of students at either end of the spectrum, with plans to recommend update of the formula and possible adjustments to admissibility practices. • (ES) Advising Council created the Advising and Registration by Appointment Program. The program for new transfer student was implemented in spring 2008.

Target Goal Cluster 5.1: Increase efforts to recruit and retain students from diverse backgrounds

• (BBE) We are a Partnering University with The PhD Project, a program to build minority enrollments business doctoral programs. ISM attended a workshop to recruit qualified minority students for its PhD program. • (BBE) Graduate programs in MBA and ECO are seeing record minority enrollments. • (BBE) Fully participated in all University recruiting events including Explore UNCG, Destination UNCG, the Transfer Sessions, Faculty Phone-a-thon and Merit Awards. • (CAS) The Department of Theatre maintains a “color, ethnicity, and gender-blind” casting policy for roles in theatre productions (all recent theatre productions have included a range of racial and ethnic actors, as well as “gender-bending” casting, with women playing men’s roles, and vice versa) and endeavors to schedule productions, such as Simply Simone in February 2008, that feature roles for diverse students (in the case of Simply Simone, four African American women). The department plans to schedule more productions with opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to perform. • (CAS) The College continues to expand the number and type of foreign language courses. During this reporting year, the College added sections of Intermediate Chinese, established an on-line Introductory German Class, and approved American Sign Language as an option for meeting the College of Arts & Sciences Foreign Language Intermediate Proficiency Requirement. • (CAS) The College supported the CLEO (Council on Legal Education Opportunity) program for its minority pre-law majors, by recruiting and nominating minority students for the North Carolina programs in 2007 and 2008. This recognition through the nomination process allows our top minority students to develop a greater loyalty to UNCG, and to prevent them from transferring elsewhere. • (SOE) Department of Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations: MSA & EdD cohort partnership programs developed with Guilford County School and EdD cohort partnership program with Alamance- Burlington School System. Increased departmental and pedagogical focus on social justice and cultural and social equity across all courses and programs. • (SOE) Department of Educational Research Methodology admitted two minority graduate students, bringing the total number of minority graduate students in our program to seven; about 1/5 of ERM students are minority students. • (SOE) Department of Library Information Studies has been an active participant in the University Libraries’ Post-MLS Diversity Residency Program and a participant in the library’s IMLS grant to recruit minority students through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Piedmont region. • (SOE) UNCG Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force established, including persons from offices across campus associated with teacher recruitment and retention efforts. The Task Force has developed action plans aimed at recruiting outstanding students into teacher education with special foci on recruitment of males and persons of color and recruitment targets for the critical shortage areas of math, science, special education, and middle grades. • (HHP) Three departments have an undergraduate minority student pre-professional club, assisting in recruitment and retention through efforts of their faculty advisor, national professional office, and HHP Student Services Coordinator. One of these clubs is formed jointly with NCA&T State University. • (HHP) Two faculty members attended the annual convention of one of these associations (the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing) in 2007 and 2008 to recruit high quality students from diverse backgrounds. • (HHP) Through attendance at national minority conferences faculty recruited minority doctoral students in all three doctoral program, with an increase of 20% and 3/7 ethnic minority students in the new doctoral program (CSD). 137

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• (HHP) The new Student Success Coordinator provided active intervention/support for students in academic distress (over 50% minority students), served to triage students to other UNCG services where necessary, and held coaching sessions for students regarding career choices/direction (again, 50% minority student attendance). • (SON) Despite increase numbers of students (total undergraduate enrollment has grown from 940 in 2003 to 1161 in 2007), non-Caucasian percentage remains at 30%. • (UES) LIHC began tracking gender and ethnicity of freshmen joining the General-Education Honors Program. • (RSH) The Office of Undergraduate Research is working to increase the diversity of the students who participate in the undergraduate research program. • (GRS) Visits included participation in graduate school fairs at 12 historically Black colleges and universities. • (GRS) Participation in McNair Scholars Program and Recruitment Event at the University of Maryland, College Park. • (GRS) Participation in the Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers Recruitment Weekend, Andover, MA. • (LIB) Applied for an IMLS Grant to recruit 12-15 students to the LIS Program from minority backgrounds. • (LIB) Offered an annual Outstanding Student Library Worker Award, a generous amount of money that attracts students to apply for positions in the Libraries. • (LIB) The University Libraries are the largest employers of students on campus, offering plenty of opportunity for employment. • (IPC) For the fall 2007 UNCG had 276 degree-seeking students (32.7% increase); and 145 exchange/study abroad students (42.2% increase) from the previous year. • (IPC) The Director of International Admissions has visited several embassies in Washington, DC to develop a rapport with those responsible for scholarship programs enabling highly qualified students to study in the USA. UNCG has over 25 scholarship students through the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. • (ES) – Staff members of Undergraduate Admissions maintain close relations with area community college “feeder schools” by serving on: The College Transfer Advisory Committee at Durham Technical Community College, Guilford Technical Community College, Alamance Community College, Cleveland Community College, Piedmont Community College, and Randolph Community College. The AREA (Admissions Recruiters in Education Association) – a five-county consortium of Educational counselors from two-year and four-year public and private colleges and universities as well as one public library who provide information about educational resources available to adults in the Triad. • (ES) – In spring of 2007 and 2008, UNCG’s Undergraduate Admissions Office offered the “First Flight Counselor Tour” in conjunction with NCSU and UNCW with the objective of showcasing the educational excellence of these three NC institutions to a geographically diverse group of private high school counselors.

Target Goal Cluster 5.8: Support campus initiatives aimed at improving student satisfaction, retention, graduation, and career placement rates.

• (BBE) Graduate Career Services sponsored a spotlight series for six key Triad employers and worked with 15 Triad companies through “Creating Roundtable Connections” to help employers’ business relationships with graduate students and access the human capital needed for success. At the undergraduate level, 21 career related events were held for Bryan students on topics related to job/internship, networking, resumes, interviewing, etc. • (BBE) Building on the success of the graduate internship program for MS in Acc students, an undergraduate internship program with a for-credit course was implemented with seven students placed the first year. • (BBE) Ongoing assessment and evaluation of student satisfaction of the advising and career services experiences with modifications made as necessary. • (CAS) The CASA Director organized Major Matters, a Major Fair designed to help undecided students and students in transition out of declared majors find the right academic fit. Most college departments sent faculty. • (CAS) The College of Arts and Sciences partners with Enrollment Services to offer Supplemental Instruction sections in large, high-risk sections. College faculty recruit SI Leaders, meet with leaders on a regular basis, and allow the Leaders to announce sessions during class time. • (CAS) The College Appeal Committee is conducting a comprehensive review of the Foreign Language Intermediate Proficiency Requirement, scheduled to be completed by May 2008. This review will take into account multiple factors, including a survey of student experience in language classes. • (SOE) Department of Counseling & Educational Development: SAS 100 students (students on academic probation) were offered free services through the Clinic in support of their retention plans (106 students seen). Other relevant programs (students referred by Student Affairs): Substance Information Program (SIP), Anger Management Program (AMP) Making Better Choices (211 students seen) 138

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• (SOE) Department of Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations: Offer alternative scheduling for courses each semester, with on-campus and off-campus designated choices, and hybrid traditional/online (Web/lecture) course components. High submission rate of student applications to Graduate School for 2008 Summer Graduate Assistantships (and high success rate). • (SOE) Department of Library Information Studies has been supporting career and job-search workshops in conjunction with the staff of Jackson Library through the Library and Information Studies Student Association. • (SOE) The Director of Recruitment, Retention and Professional Development and a Master Teacher in Residence (since fall 2007) work with recruitment and retention efforts on high school campuses and on the UNCG campus. Master Teacher in Residence serves as a mentor and portfolio reviewer for middle grades teachers in the teacher leadership track. Teacher Education Connection (TEC) program has been developed to connect with incoming students majoring in education and current teacher education students from all programs across campus. Events include socials, faculty lectures, a festival, and nationally recognized speakers. TEC Talk (Teacher Education Connection Talk) organized for online mentoring and is available to students interested in teaching. On campus events for high school students include the Children’s Festival and Health Celebration, Senior Day, Be Inspired! A Teacher’s Story (speaker is National Teacher of the Year), and Teaching Career Day (includes State and District Teachers of the Year). • (HHP) Departments engaged in the Academic Assessment of Student Learning initiative (i.e., formalized assessment of student learning the domain of general education competencies) in collaboration with the UNCG Office of Assessment during spring 2007. • (HHP) With the addition of a new student club, all departments now have an undergraduate club and two have a graduate student organization, with the purpose of increased student satisfaction, peer support, and career placement. • (HHP) Student Ambassadors work with the new Student Success Coordinator for a variety of student-initiated projects to improve morale and add to the campus life of HHP students. • (HES) Established a new UNS-HES course aimed toward increasing student recruitment and retention. • (HES) Built and furnished a new student and faculty collaboratory and advising center. In addition, three classrooms were fitted with new student furniture to support the university student laptop initiative and plasma televisions were mounted in two classrooms for student-faculty collaborative work. • (HES) Provided over $850,000 in graduate stipends and tuition waiver support to recruit and retain top students. • (HES) The HES Foundation provided over $200,000 in scholarship support to HES students in 2007-08. • (SOM) Instituted music fundamentals diagnostic examination to increase success in MUS 101 and retention to the second semester. • (SOM) Revised core music history requirement to include earlier experiences (first year) in order to increase chances for success in MUS 332 and 333. • (SOM) Continue the first-year experience module for all new music majors, in which they meet with SOM administration for an hour a week for 3-4 weeks at the beginning of fall semester; intended to acclimate students to the changes and rigors they will experience as college students. • (SON) Graduation rate of students in the traditional pre-licensure program remain above 90% with an attrition rate at less than 6%. • (SON) Graduation rate of students in the RN to BSN program remains above 85%. This group of students represents adults working full-time, attending school part-time; they need longer to finish, but most persist and graduate, despite step-out time for family issues. • (SON) NCLEX-RN pass rate for first-time exam writers was 92% for 2007. Five of the seven who did not pass on first attempt passed by the end of 2007, one passed in March 2008, and the remaining one has not passed. English is a second language for this graduate, and that may be a factor. • (SON) Contracts with the Learning Assistance Center to provide support services such as workshops for graduate students on test-taking strategies, and to provide tutors for undergraduates in upper division courses. • (UES) The Office of Academic Assessment has been actively involved in the collection of student satisfaction information with support and involvement in the development of the Spartan Survey. • (RSH) The Undergraduate Research Assistantship program positively impacts both the student and the faculty mentor. The Office of Undergraduate Research funded the research of 44 students, awarding $85,000 in stipends; an additional $23,000 to support students conducting community based research (CBR) and research for small businesses (ERA) in the Greensboro area was provided. Five students funded in the URA program in 2006/07 are co-authors on peer-reviewed manuscripts; three students received awards for outstanding undergraduate student presentations at regional meetings. • (RSH) The Office of Technology Transfer provides graduate students opportunities through the Licensing

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Assistant Training Program to gain experience in patenting, invention evaluation and licensing for intellectual property discovered at UNCG. • (GRS/GRO) Emphasis on Professional Development and Career Planning through the introduction of the Proseminar (GRO 600) and the Gerontology Portfolio of Work, emphasizing the Gerontology Program’s commitment to professional development and career planning. The Proseminar introduces students to the ethical and career development dimensions of the profession including such topics as career roles and paths and research processes and conduct. • (DCL) UNCG iSchool had 2,648 enrollments serving 134 high schools in 61 counties. The total number of student credit hours produced in these schools was 7,944. • (DCL) UNCG iSchool also had another 784 enrollments outside of the Learn and Earn Online program; these were either face-to-face courses in N.C. public high schools and/or online courses delivered to private high schools. The total number of student credit hours produced in these 20 schools in 6 counties was 2,352. • (DCL) UNCG iSchool improves student success by partnering with 275 facilitators for online courses at high schools around the state. Facilitators are high school personnel in computer labs who proctor course exams and help iSchool students stay on track. • (DCL) UNCG iSchool also created an Online Help Desk, staffed by DCL with six assistants available most days from 7am to 11pm to answer both student and facilitator technical questions. The iSchool Online Help Desk is available in several modes of communication: via telephone, e-mail as well as instant messaging. • (IPC) Pamela Harrod, Director of international Admissions, has taught an international section of UNS101 for incoming degree-seeking students to assist in their transition to UNCG. She has conducted several training sessions for UNCG staff in Undergraduate Admissions, Registrar’s Office, and Student Academic Services to improve the knowledge of international credentials, various national educational systems and cross-cultural communications. She works closely with the INTERLINK English language center staff to facilitate collaborative admissions resulting in more qualified degree-seeking applicants. • (IPC) Staff has collaborated with the Bryan School of Business and Economics to implement a dual degree MBA with the University of Oulu (Finland) to permit strong students to study in two countries, better equipping students for the competitive job market. • (WAM) Following internships at the Weatherspoon, students have secured positions at other arts institutions. • (ES) The Early Spartan Success Initiative (ESSI) was designed by Student Academic Services to identify and assist students whose persistence and success may be negatively affected by academic or non-academic factors. Faculty and staff make referrals to Student Academic Services (SAS) and the Dean of Students Office via an online form. • (ES) Enrollment in UNS 101 and SAS 100 reached record levels in the fall 2007. • (ES) The Student Success Center moved to the McIver Building. For the first time in its history all three programs of the Center, Special Support Services, Learning Assistance Center and the Supplemental Instruction Program are located together in a central campus building. • (ES) Enrollment Services collaborated with Student Affairs to develop and present UNCG Cares, a program for early identification of students in distress, to the campus community.

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Table SD 5-2 Freshmen SAT Scores

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Table SD 5-3 New Student Retention

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Table SD 5-4 Degrees Awarded

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Table SD 5-5 Graduation Rates

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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNCG Summary of Fall Admissions Activity as of August 31, 2007

Total Applicants Ever Accepted Confirmed ------Fall 2006* Fall 2007 Diff Fall 2006* Fall 2007 Diff Fall 2006* Fall 2007 Diff Undergraduate ------N % N % % N % N % % N % N % % Freshman 9872 69.5 10153 70.3 2.8 6355 67.6 6313 68.1 -0.7 2527 61.7 2561 60.4 1.3 Mean HS GPA 3.37 3.36 -0.3 3.65 3.66 0.3 3.61 3.63 0.6 Mean PGPA 2.55 2.53 -0.8 2.85 2.86 0.4 2.77 2.79 0.7 Mean SAT 1018 1011 -0.7 1073 1071 -0.2 1046 1041 -0.5

Transfer 2858 20.1 2908 20.1 1.7 1803 19.2 1821 19.7 1.0 1056 25.8 1132 26.7 7.2 Mean Tr GPA N/A N/A N/A 2.92 2.94 0.7 2.93 2.92 -0.3

2 Plus UNCG 242 1.7 194 1.3 -19.8 212 2.3 174 1.9 -17.9 120 2.9 98 2.3 -18.3 Teacher Licensure 24 0.2 10 0.1 -58.3 20 0.2 10 0.1 -50.0 4 0.1 2 0 -50.0 NTA (see note) 259 1.8 272 1.9 5.0 208 2.2 214 2.3 2.9 120 2.9 125 2.9 4.2 Readmitted 366 2.6 368 2.5 0.5 274 2.9 273 2.9 -0.4 124 3.0 128 3.0 3.2 Reactivated 499 3.5 505 3.5 1.2 446 4.7 436 4.7 -2.2 144 3.5 194 4.6 34.7 Visitor 10 0.1 30 0.2 200.0 7 0.1 25 0.3 257.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 . Special/Explorations 71 0.5 0 0.0 -100 71 0.8 0 0.0 -100 0 0.0 0 0.0 . Total Undergraduate 14201 100.0 14440 100.0 1.7 9396 100.0 9266 100.0 -1.4 4095 100.0 4240 100.0 3.5

Graduate ------Doctoral 485 12.4 606 15.0 24.9 159 8.1 181 9.0 13.8 N/A N/A N/A Masters 2789 71.6 2811 69.7 0.8 1255 63.7 1271 63.4 1.3 N/A N/A N/A Post-Bacc Class 130 3.3 134 3.3 3.1 83 4.2 86 4.3 3.6 N/A N/A N/A Special/Explorations 493 12.7 481 11.9 -2.4 473 24.0 468 23.3 -1.1 N/A N/A N/A Total Graduate 3897 100.0 4032 100.0 3.5 1970 100.0 2006 100.0 1.8 N/A N/A N/A

Total All Levels 18098 18472 2.1 11366 11272 -0.8 4095 100.0 4240 100.0 3.5

NOTES: 1. SAT Total Scores include converted ACT Scores. 2. Mean Transfer GPA is generally computed only for admitted applicants. 3. NTA (Non-traditional adult): A separate classification for an adult who has been away from school one year or longer, who does not meet traditional admissions requirements. 4. Undergraduate Freshman, Transfer, 2 Plus UNCG, and NTA applicants who applied for Summer admission are included as new Fall applicants in this report. 5. Effective fall 2003 applications for combined masters/doctoral programs are coded as masters level applicants instead of doctoral. 6. Ever Accepted includes students who cancelled after admission. * The Fall 2007 data was run on December 1, 2006 at 9:48 AM.

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Table SD 5-7 Historical Student Enrollment

Includes on-campus and distance learning students

Year Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Total Students 1978 7,082 2,773 9,855 1979 7,143 2,782 9.925 1980 7,425 2,965 10,390 1981 7,322 2,879 10,201 1982 7,570 2,756 10,126 1983 7,326 2,598 9,924 1984 7,324 2,766 10,090 1985 7,041 2,749 10,150 1986 7,649 2,733 10,382 1987 7,973 2,715 10,688 1988 8,441 2,733 11,174 1989 8,946 2,638 11,584 1990 9,191 2,701 11,892 1991 8,921 2,727 11,648 1992 9,337 2,840 12,177 1993 9,379 2,735 12,114 1994 9,267 2,827 12,094 1995 9,931 2,713 12,644 1996 9,694 2,629 12,323 1997 9,741 2,567 12,308 1998 10,049 2,651 12,708 1999 10,286 2,712 12,998 2000 10,021 2,710 12,731 2001 10,378 2,965 13,343 2002 10,751 3,167 13,918 2003 11,106 3,222 14,328 2004 11,441 3,265 14,706 2005 12,291 3,769 16,060 2006 12,931 3,705 16,636 2007 13,411 3,716 17,127

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Table SD 5-8 Enrollment Statistics Spring 2003-Spring 2008

Class SP03 SP04 SP05 SP06 SP07 SP08 Credit Hrs Freshman 2,254 2,276 2,392 2,544 2,535 2,537 36,933.00 Sophomores 2,208 2,377 2,346 2,465 2,724 2,739 38,413.00 Juniors 2,395 2,424 2,566 2,665 2,806 2,931 39,610.00 Seniors 3,250 3,368 3,458 3,618 3,855 4,034 49,127.00 UG Non-Degree 49 47 57 51 48 45 351.00 Undergrads 10,156 10,492 10,819 11,343 11,968 12,286 164,434.00 Masters 2,082 2,096 2,128 2,053 2,002 1,985 15,551.50 Doctors 470 479 519 537 591 617 3,936.00 VISIONS 342 347 301 307 243 223 863.50 Grad, Other 170 168 168 198 171 181 866.00 Total Grad 3,064 3,090 3,116 3,095 3,007 3,006 21,217.00 Total 13,220 13,582 13,935 14,438 14,975 15,292 185,651.00

Spring FTE 11,609.50 11,943.50 12,329.75 12,870.00 13,316.25 13,674.50

UG DCL Head Cnt & Credit Hrs 165 231 250 246 323 4,595.00 GR DCL Head Cnt & Credit Hrs 453 481 570 623 539 3,067.00 Total DCL Head Cnt & Credit Hrs 618 712 820 869 862 7,662.00 Combined Traditional & DCL 14,200 14,647 15,258 15,844 16,154 193,313.00

Class FA03 FA04 FA05 FA06 FA07 Credit Hrs Freshman 2,059 2,158 2,375 2,389 2,400 35,781.00 New Freshmen 1,070 1,118 1,138 1,196 1,244 16,771.00 Total Freshman 3,129 3,276 3,513 3,585 3,644 52,552.00 Sophomores 2,486 2,562 2,565 2,806 2,916 41,276.00 Juniors 2,355 2,455 2,652 2,744 2,905 39,526.00 Seniors 3,146 3,164 3,276 3,505 3,689 44,822.00 UG Non-Degree 53 40 54 55 1 4.00 Undergrads 11,169 11,497 12,060 12,695 13,155 178,180.00 Masters 2,182 2,172 2,177 2,083 2,091 16,968.00 Doctors 485 537 553 611 639 4,304.50 VISIONS 381 347 315 265 261 1,059.00 Grad, Other 175 161 207 178 185 776.00 Total Grad 3,223 3,217 3,252 3,137 3,176 23,107.50 Total 14,392 14,714 15,312 15,832 16,331 201,287.50

Fall FTE 12,708.25 13,099.00 13,732.50 14,219.50 14,704.00

UG DCL Head Cnt & Credit Hrs 148 193 236 236 269 2,805.00 GR DCL Head Cnt & Credit Hrs 412 440 496 568 541 2,833.00 Total DCL Head Cnt & Credit Hrs 560 633 732 804 810 5,638.00

Combined Traditional & DCL 14,952 15,347 16,044 16,636 17,141 206,925.50

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Source: Office of the University Registrar Table SD 5-9 Degrees Awarded at UNCG from 1996-2007

Term BA BFA BM BS BSW BSMT BSN Total UG Masters EDS CAS Doctoral Tot. Grad. Total May-96 356 33 30 499 1 114 1,033 360 4 0 38 402 1,435 Aug-96 116 2 5 132 2 18 275 140 0 0 16 156 431 Dec-96 196 16 8 238 0 16 474 151 7 0 26 184 658 May-97 314 32 34 483 1 115 979 328 11 2 46 387 1,366 Aug-97 108 9 1 131 5 9 263 142 4 1 13 160 423 Dec-97 169 8 0 284 19 16 496 156 9 0 25 190 686 May-98 319 37 21 450 0 112 939 367 7 0 41 415 1,354 I Aug-98 97 7 3 118 2 10 237 133 2 0 10 145 382 Dec-98 164 29 10 272 0 22 497 177 9 0 21 207 704 May-99 275 36 26 512 0 117 966 421 1 0 30 452 1,418 Aug-99 89 7 1 142 4 4 247 121 2 0 27 150 397 Dec-99 173 20 5 329 0 26 553 170 2 0 19 191 744 May-00 307 39 29 561 0 117 1,053 435 5 0 42 482 1,535 Aug-00 104 9 1 144 2 14 274 197 1 0 22 220 494 Dec-00 163 23 16 287 0 18 507 174 4 0 21 199 706 1-May 262 44 29 512 44 0 123 1,014 435 3 0 26 464 1,478 1-Aug 70 10 2 167 1 5 1 256 107 3 0 15 125 381 1-Dec 187 22 11 285 1 0 15 521 181 11 0 27 219 740 2-May 323 35 37 501 39 0 114 1,049 494 3 23 39 559 1,608 2-Aug 96 7 3 142 0 2 7 257 117 2 2 15 136 393 2-Dec 185 23 8 292 3 0 18 529 215 2 13 13 243 772 3-May 368 46 29 528 36 0 90 1,097 513 3 27 41 584 1,681 3-Aug 136 11 5 161 1 2 6 322 102 4 10 24 140 462 3-Dec 204 33 10 288 2 0 32 569 239 8 22 21 290 859 4-May 407 71 43 517 33 0 49 1,120 537 3 0 38 578 1,698 4-Aug 104 16 0 154 1 0 2 277 116 2 0 24 142 419 4-Dec 205 27 7 268 1 0 22 530 245 12 0 27 284 814 5-May 372 69 37 513 50 1 117 1,159 561 4 0 42 607 1,766 5-Aug 119 10 2 144 2 2 12 291 119 3 0 28 150 441 5-Dec 218 27 14 284 3 0 19 565 225 3 0 19 247 812 6-May 396 50 37 588 49 0 127 1,247 541 4 23 35 603 1,850 6-Aug 115 16 0 156 5 4 4 300 127 1 21 23 172 472 6-Dec 209 25 18 274 0 0 32 558 202 1 18 22 243 801 7-May 467 73 34 598 55 1 114 1,342 563 5 39 29 636 1978 7-Aug 130 15 2 164 2 2 6 321 126 3 21 30 180 501 7-Dec 240 20 10 296 2 0 25 594 254 7 19 27 307 901 Totals 7,763 957 528 11,414 330 55 1,663 22,711 9,491 155 241 962 10,849 32,206

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Table SD 5-10 Summary of Earned Degrees Granted at UNCG in 2007 (Degrees Earned in May, Summer, and Fall 2007)

Degree Description Spring Summer Fall Total 2007 2007 2007 2007 Graduate Degrees Doctor of Philosophy 19 23 22 64 Doctor of Education 1 5 4 10 Doctor of Musical Arts 9 2 1 12 Specialist in Education 5 3 7 15 Certificate of Advanced Study 39 21 19 79 Combined Master of Science/ Specialist in Education 2 5 4 11 Combined Master of Science Nursing/Business Administration 1 0 0 1 Master of Arts 104 22 59 185 Master of Business Administration 54 8 27 89 Master of Education 103 15 20 138 Master of Fine Arts 33 3 1 37 Master of Health Management 0 0 0 0 Master of Library & Information Studies 30 7 41 78 Master of Music 30 12 6 48 Master of Public Affairs 9 2 4 15 Master of Public Health 15 0 0 15 Master of School Administration 22 13 6 41 Master of Science 105 36 57 198 Master of Science in Business Education 0 0 0 0 Master of Science in Nursing 55 3 29 87 Master of Social Work 0 0 0 0

Total Graduate Degrees 636 180 307 1,123

Baccalaureate Degrees Bachelor of Arts African American Studies 8 1 0 9 Anthropology 4 2 7 13 Archaeology 0 0 0 0 Art 9 2 0 11 Biology 10 3 7 20 Chemistry 1 0 3 4 Classical Studies 3 1 0 4 Communication Studies 49 17 19 85 Dance 11 2 5 18 Drama 6 2 8 16 Economics 14 3 4 21 English 69 22 33 124 French 2 0 0 2 Geography 5 3 9 17

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Degree Description Spring Summer Fall Total 2007 2007 2007 2007 German 2 0 1 3 History 42 11 16 69 Hospitality Management 10 8 11 29 International Studies 0 0 0 0 Linguistics 0 0 0 0 Mathematics 8 0 1 9 Media Studies 32 6 15 53 Music 14 1 6 21 Philosophy 7 1 5 13 Physics 0 0 0 0 Plan II 0 0 0 0 Political Science 35 6 14 55 Psychology 58 13 32 103 Religious Studies 7 4 3 14 Russian Studies 0 0 0 0 Sociology 37 10 26 73 Spanish 6 5 5 16 Special Programs in Archaeology 3 0 0 3 Special Programs in European Studies 2 0 2 4 Special Programs in Global Affairs and International Development 3 0 1 4 Special Programs in Inter Cultural Studies 1 3 0 4 Special Programs in Liberal Studies 5 3 5 13 Special Programs in Linguistics 3 0 3 6 Student Designed Interdisciplinary 0 0 0 0 Women's and Gender Studies 2 1 0 3 Women's Studies 0 0 0 0

Bachelor of Science Accounting 21 6 20 47 Accounting & Information Systems 0 0 3 3 Biochemistry 5 2 3 10 Biology 28 5 18 51 Business Administration 80 44 58 182 Business Education 0 0 0 0 Chemistry 5 0 0 5 Computer Science 10 1 9 20 Consumer, Apparel & Retail Studies 2 3 1 6 Dance 1 0 0 1 Economics 7 2 2 11 Education of Deaf Children 17 3 4 24 Elementary Education 115 5 6 126 Exercise & Sport Science 67 15 27 109 Finance 13 7 7 27 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 4 1 2 7

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Degree Description Spring Summer Fall Total 2007 2007 2007 2007 Health Education 31 4 13 48 Human Development & Family Studies 45 15 28 88 Information Systems & Operations Management 14 9 8 31 Interior Architecture 8 4 24 36 International Business Studies 6 1 5 12 Marketing 14 8 16 38 Mathematics 3 2 3 8 Middle Grades Education 14 4 1 19 Nutrition 24 1 5 30 Physics 3 0 2 5 Plan II 0 0 0 0 Recreation, Parks, & Tourism/Management 14 9 14 37 Special Education 15 3 2 20 Speech Pathology & Audiology 16 0 2 18 Textile Products Design & Marketing 16 10 13 39 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology 1 2 0 3 Biotechnology Bachelor of Fine Arts Art Education 12 1 2 15 Art, other 36 10 16 62 Dance 7 0 1 8 Drama 17 4 1 22 Plan II 0 0 0 0 Bachelor of Music Jazz 3 0 2 5 Music 1 0 0 1 Music Education 19 0 4 23 Performance 11 2 4 17

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 114 6 25 145

Bachelor of Social Work 55 2 2 59

Total Baccalaureate Degrees 1,342 321 594 2,256

Total Earned Degrees 1,978 501 901 3,380

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Part III: Executive Summaries

Bryan School of Business and Economics

Cornerstone 1: Public and Private Support For the period July 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008, a total of $1,103,104 was raised. Highlights include six new scholarships, a new revolving loan fund for entrepreneurial projects, and program support for the MBA and accounting programs. Matching funds were received for two professorships through the State of North Carolina Distinguished Professors Trust Fund. Additionally, a Bryan School alumna contributed $500,000 for university-wide need-based scholarships (not included in the total).

Cornerstone 2: Technology All faculty and staff computers were upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007, sixteen courses were completed for online delivery, an interactive website for economic development was put in place, new systems were installed for document management and for surveys, and training and integration of a contact management system were enhanced.

Cornerstone 3: Administration The four academic departments conducted 5-year reviews and are in the process of developing memoranda of understanding to address continuous improvement.

Cornerstone 4: Facilities Approximately $700,000 ($260,000 by the Provost and the Teaching and Learning Center) was invested to improve the overall appearance and professional presentation of the Bryan Building to its students and outside constituents and to improve its functionality. Significant improvements include installation of sound dampening ceiling tiles, cinderblock walls plastered and painted to improve appearance, restrooms renovated, ADA compliant drinking fountains installed, auditorium lobby renovated (gift from the Class of 2007), classroom 204 renovated to meet contemporary business school standards, classroom chair desks replaced with laptop friendly furniture, two computer labs are being converted back to classrooms, several office spaces were enhanced including Undergraduate Student Services, McDowell Research Center, Dean’s Office suite and adjacent multi-purpose meeting room, and the entire space vacated by the Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science departments. At the School’s request, Physical Plant power washed exterior surfaces of the building and walkways, extended a sidewalk near the Food Court entrance, painted exterior trim, and installed additional lighting in the Hill Courtyard.

Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning Two faculty members, Kevin Lowe, professor of business administration, and Vidya Gargeya, professor of operations management were honored with the 2007 and 2008 UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award. Significant progress was made in the assurance of learning processes for all programs. Approximately 450 students participated in a variety of experiential education activities with more than 240 organizations. The majority of the undergraduate core courses were developed for on-line delivery. Twenty-eight faculty members held national and international leadership positions in their fields, including Albert Link, professor of economics, who is a US representative to the United Nations Economic Commission.

Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge A variety of intellectual contributions were produced by the faculty including 49 peer reviewed journal articles, 14 books, 15 book chapters, 71 other publications, 72 peer presentations at professional meetings, and 64 other presentations. An associate dean position for graduate programs and research was created and filled with an experienced researcher skilled in guiding and developing junior faculty. Additionally, the infrastructure support for research was put in place with a research administrator, the creation of a faculty research committee, and the development of multiple reports, documents and policies regarding the role of research, and a website developed to use as a resource for business research. The McDowell Center for Global IT Management began operations. The first two graduates of the PhD in Information Systems earned their degrees in August 2007. Both graduates published in academic journals prior to graduation and were hired as assistant professors at AACSB International accredited business schools.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community The Undergraduate Program Committee developed a Faculty and Student Guidelines document with input from the Student Advisory Council addressing our values and commitment to upholding professional and ethical behavior in all areas of academic and professional pursuits. The tradition of recognizing and celebrating the successes of students,

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Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life Provided significant support and leadership for the UNCG BELL initiative including the introduction of two entrepreneurship minors and eight undergraduate courses in entrepreneurship. The Economic Development Initiatives developed by the Business Advisory Board’s Economic Development Task Force were implemented resulting in significant new activities and resources to assist regional business needs. Triad organizations benefited from the 116 course consulting projects (89 were in 2007) managed by 11 faculty members and more than 900 students; partnered with the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship to provide Lincoln Financial Interns to assist with Nussbaum’s EASE Program—Entrepreneurial Assistance, Support and Education. The Center for Business and Economic Research conducted research studies for several Triad organizations and participated in more than 50 public education events.

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success Graduate Career Services increased the opportunities for graduate students to learn more about key local employers. Internships for undergraduate accounting majors were emphasized. To improve the course scheduling process for students, a prerequisite checking program was developed to monitor inappropriate course registrations and allow advisors to intervene and help students register for the courses for which the students are eligible.

College of Arts and Sciences

Cornerstones The College has exceeded its fund-raising goal for the Students First Campaign, but continues to work vigorously to raise additional funds towards the overall University goal. Areas of particular difficulty are graduate fellowships and faculty development funds. On the advice of a consultant, we have changed the terminology we use for fund-raising in these areas (to “scholarships” and “faculty excellence awards”) to improve success. External grants and contracts have shown only modest growth and we will continue to work on strategies for improvement, including hiring more mid-career faculty in the sciences. Recent hires in Chemistry & Biochemistry and in Psychology are promising in that regard; the successful recruitment of an outside Head for Biology will allow us to begin hiring in the department in the coming years. The establishment of PhD programs in both departments (Biology will submit the Request to Establish later this summer) will help in our ability to recruit funded researchers. Several departments moved into renovated space in the Petty and Brown Buildings. However, these moves did not significantly increase the amount of space available to the College, which is in dire need of additional office and laboratory space for new faculty.

Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning In addition to offering its core academic programs at the bachelor’s, Master’s, and doctoral levels in 21 departments and five interdepartmental programs, and offering the large majority of general education courses for students across the University, the College contributed to new instructional initiatives. The Dean served as one of three members of the Executive Committee for the BELL program (Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life) and several College faculty participated as members of the BELL Advisory Committee and the planning committees for each semester’s programs. Forums were held during fall, 2007 (Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Entrepreneurship) and spring, 2008 (Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Arts). College faculty also submitted proposals to develop new courses in entrepreneurship that will be offered in 2008-09 or 2009-10. A new Director was appointed for the International & Global Studies Program and additional resources provided to the program to allow an expansion of its activities. One outcome has been the award of a Title VI Department of Education grant to allow the development of an Asian Studies major, which will include expanded offerings of Japanese and Mandarin. The Environmental Studies Program (which had previously offered only a minor) established a major.

Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge Faculty in all departments continued to publish books with major presses and articles in prestigious journals. College faculty published 42 books, 129 book chapters, and 348 refereed articles, produced 59 juried exhibitions, and made 637 conference presentations. Three faculty received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the National Humanities Center, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, and the Princeton University Center of Human Values awarded other fellowships. Faculty also received a Fulbright Distinguished Teaching Chair (Uppsala, Sweden), a Fulbright Research Fellowship (China), and the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship in Poetry. In the sciences, three faculty received research grants from the National Science Foundation and 10 from one of the National Institutes of Health. Numerous faculty held offices in national professional societies, including the Presidencies of the Society for Applied Anthropology and the Society for the Study of American Women Writers.

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We continue to find opportunities to support interdisciplinary scholarship among faculty. Last year, the College re- established the Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts to foster interdisciplinary work in the humanities and the Center has continued to attract wide participation from faculty. This year, with support from the Provost, we established the Atlantic World Research Network, which has engaged over 70 faculty from more than 20 departments across campus whose research or creative activity considers life on, around and across the Atlantic Rim. The Network will foster interdisciplinary work on the Atlantic World through faculty colloquia, grant writing, conferences, and other activities. This initiative will help to position UNCG as a leader in the emerging field of Atlantic World Studies. The Center for Creative Writing in the Arts has worked to promote collaborations across campus and with the community, including establishing, with the Creative Writing program, the Southeastern Literary Magazines and Small Presses Festival. In Fall 2008, the Center will present an original composition combining the poetry of Fred Chappell (Emeritus Professor, English) and the music of Eddie Bass (Emeritus Professor, Music) as part of Greensboro’s bicentennial celebration. The College’s other Centers (Drug Discovery, Geographic Information Science & Health, and Legislative Studies) continue to support faculty collaborations, sponsor conferences and panels, and bring invited speakers to campus.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community By virtue of their role in encouraging interdisciplinary interactions among faculty, the Centers make important contributions to a sense of intellectual community in the College. For example, the faculty lunches organized by the Center for Critical Inquiry have brought together faculty who otherwise would have been very unlikely to meet, but who have found areas of unexpected overlap among their scholarly interests. The Center also organized the first of what will be an annual event: Celebrations of Scholarship, a social gathering to recognize significant accomplishments of faculty across the College.

Throughout this reporting period, the College Task Force on Faculty Diversity met to identify ways in which faculty from under-represented groups can be more successfully recruited and retained in the College. The Task Force prepared an “Agenda for Faculty Diversity” which was discussed at the Spring College Assembly meeting and adopted, with some modification, as a starting point for an on-going effort to change our recruitment strategies. Dr. William Hart, Department of Religious Studies, has been given a special appointment to work with the Dean to develop and implement these strategies in the coming year.

Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life The BELL Program brought entrepreneurs from many different fields to campus to interact with students and faculty interested in applying their knowledge to the creation of economically viable enterprises. BELL’s fall forum on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity focused on the obstacles faced by minorities and women who try to start businesses. The spring forum on Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Arts provided many demonstrations of the ways in which creative artists in music, writing, theatre, dance, and the visual arts can use their art to make a living.

The College was a central player in the continuing work to establish the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering with NC A&T University. The Deans of Arts & Sciences from the two universities sat on the Inter- University Coordinating Council and served as Co-Chairs of the search committee for the Founding Dean of the JSNN. Two finalists for that position have been interviewed on campus and we expect the search to conclude by the end of the academic year.

A symposium organized by Art, in cooperation with Interior Architecture (“Between the Lines: Innovation in Art, Architecture, and Design”) brought representatives of design firms together with creative artists from UNCG and several other area colleges and Universities for a three-day exploration of possible connections between students and faculty on area campuses and the business community.

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success The College’s advising center (CASA) continues to advise all freshmen with majors in the College (except for a few programs who prefer to advise their own freshmen) and all undecided students at UNCG. CASA received additional funding to expand the number of advising sessions. The Director carefully monitors course enrollments during each registration period to ensure that we can offer enough seats, especially in general education courses. Our ability to plan for enrollment increases continues to be hampered by the lack of detailed enrollment projections from the Office of Enrollment Services. The University Registrar has been working with an outside company (AdAstra) for the past several years to develop a program that will give us timely and accurate predictions of the number of seats needed, but that project seems to have bogged down. As a result, we continually scramble in the late spring and summer to add sections of freshman courses, creating headaches for department heads and limiting our ability to recruit well-qualified instructors.

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The College worked with CLEO (the Council on Legal Education Opportunity) to implement their program that improves the preparation of minority students planning to enter law school. Working with NC A&T, Winston-Salem State, and NC Central University, we offered a summer program to 20 minority students to help them gain the analytical skills necessary for good performance on the LSAT. The law firm of Womble, Carlyle contributed financially to the program and participated in some of the events.

School of Education

• Professional education programs at UNCG received continuing accreditation from NCATE and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The next continuing accreditation visit will be in 2013.

• The School of Education ranked 73rd on the U. S. News & World Report list of the top schools of education. The counselor education program ranked 4th in the nation.

• Dr. Sally Berenson was hired as the inaugural Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics or Science Education. Jo and James Yopp gave this new-distinguished professorship to the School of Education.

• School of Education funding generated through external grants and contracts totaled over $8.2 million, which ranked us ahead of several universities on the U. S. News & World Report list.

• The School of Education showed an increase of over 1,500 student credit hours from the previous year. This increased student enrollment included a greater number of minority students. We received enrollment change funds that allowed us to add four new faculty positions. Several tenure-track and clinical faculty members joined the School of Education, bringing with them exceptional insight, energy, creativity, and commitment to UNCG.

• Generous donors contributed over $2 million to the School of Education as part of the UNCG Students First Campaign. The School of Education now has raised over $7.4 million, which exceeds our goal of $6.5 million.

• Through our partnership with Guilford County Schools, we placed our first students in the new professional development school at Northern Guilford High School. Partnerships also were expanded with other school systems including Asheboro City Schools, Randolph County Schools, Alamance-Burlington Schools, Rockingham County Schools, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, Thomasville City Schools, and Chatham County Schools, though student placements and offering of student cohort programs.

• Nine members were added to the School of Education Advisory Board. The 26 Board members from higher education, public education, and the community, are dedicated to promoting excellence in the School of Education. The Board meets twice each year and recently has toured Northern High School, Guilford Middle School, and Siler City Elementary School, where several UNCG students serve internships.

• The UNCG-Wachovia Teacher Mentoring Network entered its third year and has expanded to include 10 school systems. The Network includes summer workshops and academic-year activities. In the future the Network will broaden its partnerships with existing school systems and will expand to new school systems.

• Relations with school systems, community colleges, and community agencies were strengthened through regular meetings, professional development offerings, summer institutes, and new student cohorts.

• The UNCG Recruitment and Retention Task Force’s plan to increase the number of teachers was approved by UNC General Administration. School of Education personnel participated in several recruitment fairs and programs. Three major recruitment events were held on campus: “Be Inspired: A Teacher’s Story,” featuring an address by National Teacher of the Year Kim Oliver; “Senior Day,” which was attended by almost 100 high school seniors; and “Teaching Career Day,” which brought almost 100 high students to campus to learn about careers in teaching.

• The School of Education hired its inaugural Director for Research, Dr. Julia Jackson-Newsom. Through her assisting faculty in preparing proposals, the School of Education showed an increase in the number of proposals

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submitted for external funding. The School of Education held its 3rd Research Symposium, which featured invited speakers, research presentations, poster sessions, and roundtables.

• The School of Education has been actively involved in space planning for the new UNCG classroom and office building, into which most of the School of Education will move in 2-3 years. Physical improvements were made to the Curry and Ferguson Buildings.

• The School of Education Student Advising Center increased its activities aimed at promoting student success by scheduling more advising sessions and by hiring a new advisor to work with UNCG education students who are housed in academic units outside of the School of Education (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Health and Human Performance, School of Music, School of Human Environmental Sciences).

School of Health and Human Performance

Cornerstone 1: Public and Private Support The School has attained 236% of its five-year goal of $2,950,000 in the Students First Campaign, attaining $1,282,720 in this 18-month period. Six new funds were endowed in 2007 and several donors increased current funds to reach more students and faculty with support. There was an increase of $15,000 in the Faculty Development Fund, a $350,000 bequest for a professorship, and $105,000 to increase scholarships. HHP’s productivity in sponsored programs increased this 18 month period with the submission of 58 proposals, with 25 funded, 26 pending and $6,538,200 in funding to date, an 87.9% success rate.

Cornerstone 2: Technology HHP Each department in HHP offers distance coursework and the Communication Sciences and Disorders on-line version of the undergraduate degree program in speech-language pathology and audiology has begun, with 50% of its coursework online. Two departments have a designated coordinator for distance education and several departments are using webcam technology for clinical teaching and practicum supervision for masters and doctoral students. HHP hired a second Instructional Technology Consultant in 2008 to increase the breadth of multimedia technology offerings, interactive web pages, and to become ADA compliant on the web pages and in teaching and learning. We added new hardware and software in the school including two collaboratories and adopted new campus wide technologies (new Blackboard WIKI, Blog, SafeAssign features).and our classrooms have been adapted (furniture and technology)for student laptop use.

Cornerstone 3: Administration The School continued its series of orientation sessions for new faculty and two new department heads. The Office of Research was reconfigured with an additional post award staff member hired to assist faculty from pre-award through post awards, resulting in an increase of grant submissions and awards. The instructional technology consultants added training for faculty in technology in teaching and learning, including SmartBoard use for group activities. The Associate Dean’s office organized the coordination of activities of faculty with similar roles across departments, such as directors of graduate student, for more consistent unit wide delivery of service. The (HHP) Operations manager duties were reorganized and the job was reclassified from SPA to EPA as Assistant Dean for Operations and Administration.

Cornerstone 4: Facilities Renovations were made to spaces in McIver Building to create offices for doctoral students in two departments, dividing one larger space created two new offices, and classrooms were renovated for adaptation to student laptop use.

Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning Twenty-one HHP faculty and graduate students attended the Lilly South conference and 12 other faculty attended a variety of related disciplinary teaching and learning conferences. HHP increased the instructional support team with a new hire and increased the Teaching Cracker Barrel sessions and small group faculty sessions on teaching and learning. Two departments planned joint doctoral student teaching pedagogy and grant writing courses for fall 2008. The Athletic Training Program of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science underwent successful reaccreditation review by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders was ranked 30th (up from 50th in 2005) by US News and World Report, category of health sciences.

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Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge The HHP faculty authored or coauthored 8 books, 119 referred articles, 56 book chapters, and made 405 presentations at professional meetings. The Department of Dance presented 50 public performances and produced the 17th season of the North Carolina Dance Festival. Dance is developing a specialty in videography and dance. The Center for Women’s Health and Wellness engaged the community with faculty and students from across the School and University, collaborating in a variety of research projects related to domestic violence prevention, health and wellness in girls and women, and the Woman’s College Alumnae Health Study. The Speech and Hearing Program, Gateway University Research Park, collaborated with faculty in all five departments, Department of Psychology, and the Geriatric Research Network for clinical projects and community service to the greater Guilford Community. The Program gained several community service grants, including a congressional earmark grant for a telepractice program, and created three community support groups related to speech, language or hearing disorders. Faculty and students in therapeutic recreation and travel and tourism worked with professional organizations with projects in sustainable tourism development, in North Carolina and in other countries. Faculty members from Exercise and Sport Science and Communication Sciences and Disorders worked with faculty in Dance, Music and Theatre for arts wellness activities.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community The new Student Success Coordinator, Bill Johnson, was hired and has established a plan for student recruitment, retention, and graduation and is assisting faculty and students in each department with benchmarks for success. He has a variety of activities for students, including the newly named HHP Student Ambassadors, who help with a student fund- raising campaign for an annual scholarship, recruiting, graduation marshalling, and a variety of other HHP events in which students are needed. He also engages in career counseling and personal “coaching” for students and faculty. An HHP faculty member led the establishment of the UNCG Faculty Mentoring Program, several departments established community meetings for students and administrators, and all departments hosted a student preprofessional career club, engaging in disciplinary activities and community volunteer work. Three departments also have clubs for minority students. The dean held a “talk to the dean” event the first Monday of each month for students, faculty and staff.

Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life The UNCG Speech and Hearing Center provided clinical services to 1,954 people on campus and in the community, including screenings, diagnostic evaluations, and management of speech, language and hearing disorders. The Speech and Hearing Program of the proposed Center for Healthy Aging and Living at the Gateway University Research Park was also launched. This program began clinical services and support group services to older adults and their families, serving people with a variety of disorders and collaborating with community partners in nursing homes, hospitals and home health. The UNCG HOPE (Helping Older People Exercise) continues to provide a supervised exercise intervention program to clients over 50 years of age, and Project Effort provides mentoring services to children struggling in school in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Guilford County, the Center for New North Carolinians, and the Glen Haven Tutorial Center.

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success The School of HHP Scholarship Program awarded nearly $85,000 to undergraduate and graduate students. On University Excellence Day, HHP had 9 undergraduate Student Excellence awardees and student research presentations/posters from each department. The Student Success Coordinator intervened with over 200 students and assisted 29 faculty and all teaching assistants and engaged in activities, such as special meetings, coaching, and career counseling, focused on student success, particularly at-risk students. Three departments held “town meetings” with graduate and/or undergraduate students to assess perceptions of the department and school and resources needed for any improvements.

School of Human Environmental Sciences

The School of Human Environmental Sciences achieved a very productive 2008 academic year in teaching and learning, student enrollment, fundraising, research and creative activity, and faculty and student success. In our work, the three principles of “innovation”, “interdisciplinary”, and “international” guided new and continuing projects. Administration and faculty met throughout the year to discuss our mutual vision and future. This work resulted in the development of a new vision and mission statement for HES. Our accomplishments are described below.

Teaching and Learning The School continued to achieve enrollment growth. In the spring of 2008, HES enrollment was 1460 students compared with 1410 students in spring of 2007, and 1318 students in the spring of 2006. In the fall of 2007, HES enrollment was

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1507 students compared with 1449 in the fall of 2006. Student credit hour production, based on the Office of Institutional Research data, increased from 30,929 in 2006-07 to 31,715 in 2007-08. To support this increased productivity, the School continued to develop teaching and scholarship initiatives which included e-learning initiative mini-grants for selected faculty to facilitate the development of distance and on-campus blended courses, support for faculty to attend teaching and research conferences, technology workshops to upgrade faculty use of technology, and provision of HES Outstanding Teaching awards to recognize excellence in faculty teaching. In 2007, Dr. Heather Helms and Prof. Jay Poole received HES Outstanding Teaching Awards. In 2008, Dr. Susan Dennison, Dr. Kittichai Watchravesringkan, and Prof. Stoel Burroughs received HES Outstanding Teaching Awards. The School expanded the number of international and cultural exchange courses and programs offered to students by implementing a student study abroad course in Thailand, exploring new exchanges in Ghana and Mexico, and continuing successful programs in such locations as Costa Rica, Finland, Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, Scotland, England, and Italy. Major curriculum revisions were implemented in Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies to provide relevant state-of-the-art instruction to students that reflects the economic shifts in the textile industry and a new concentration in Global Apparel and Related Industries Studies was approved. Through a major acquisition, Lectra design software was installed and used by CARS students. A successful reaffirmation site visit was completed for the Department of Nutrition’s Dietetics programs. Over 500 HES students received and completed applied learning opportunities in volunteer work, service learning, and internships. Students were placed in for-profit businesses, non-profit agencies, healthcare facilities, design companies, and educational organizations. The Department of Interior Architecture students and faculty completed a unique and prominent applied project by designing and building a home for a family at 909 Dillard Street in Greensboro. Department of Social Work students also assisted with helping the family make the transition to their new home. IAR students won 11 national design competition awards during this period.

Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity The School achieved continued success by obtaining $ $9,052,469 in external funding for research and creative activity, which provided opportunities for faculty and students to work collaboratively to extend our knowledge of human environmental sciences programs. During this same period, HES faculty submitted 40 new, renewal or revised extramural grant proposals seeking a total dollar amount of $12,830,102. The Department of Nutrition was a key participant in the new UNCG Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components in the new UNC Nutrition Research Building at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC, and the faculty hiring process was begun. Outstanding HES research was recognized through our research award program. In 2007, Dr. Tanya Coakley and Dr. Cheryl Lovelady received HES Research Excellence Awards. In 2008, Dr. Jonathan Tudge received the HES Research Excellence Award. Most notably, Dr. Susan Calkins in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies received the UNCG Research Excellence Award for 2008. The Edward Lowenstein exhibit, produced by Dr. Patrick Lucas and his students was a major exhibition this year and featured off-campus showings throughout the Triad.

Our Community of Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni HES faculty are active leaders in UNCG campus activities such as SOAR, prospective student recruitment events, and faculty committees. This year, HES faculty served on such university groups or committees as the Research Advisory Council, the Lloyd International Honors College Evaluation Committee, Faculty Senate, IRB, Promotion and Tenure, Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee, Academic Integrity Committee, Academic Appeals Committee, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Graduate Studies Committee, and Faculty Library Committee. Dr. Anna Marshall Baker, was named the Director of the UNCG Center for Sustainability. The HES Center for New North Carolinians provided education, leadership, public outreach and research on issues related to the lives of immigrants and refugees. Programs such AmeriCorps ACCESS, Immigrant Health ACCESS, Immigrant Interpreter Training, and many smaller initiatives with funding from such groups as the Duke Energy Foundation helped to make HES and UNCG a more diverse community. HES held regular gatherings and programs for alumni and retired faculty. To recognize staff excellence, awards in 2008 were presented to April Judge, Pam Howe, and Peggy Craig.

Strengthening the Economy of the Piedmont Triad and Enhancing the Quality of Life for its Citizens A major strength of HES is community engagement. Every department has major initiatives or programs targeted toward enhancing quality of life for North Carolina Citizens. Many of these are interdisciplinary such as the Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation-funded Congregational Social Work Education Initiative. The Departments of Nutrition, Social Work, and Human Development provided over twenty community workshops on topics ranging from obesity to mental health services. Over twenty HES faculty serve on community organization advisory boards. The HES Center for New North Carolinians provided over three hundred workshops for the community on issues related to immigrants and refugees. In addition, through their AmeriCorps ACCESS program, Interpreter ACCESS program and Health ACCESS program, CNNC staff improved the lives of over 10,000 new immigrants and refugees by linking them

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Recruit and Retain Students with the Potential to Succeed HES provided over $200,000 in scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from the HES Foundation. HES provided over $850,000 in graduate stipends and tuition waiver support to recruit and retain top students. New hybrid and on-line initiatives have been implemented, and Dr. Deb Cassidy has received a UNC grant to develop on-line delivery for the Master of Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development in Birth-Kindergarten (B-K ISED) degree program. HES departments enhanced recruiting efforts for the graduate programs, including close coordination with The Graduate School. This involved updating/refining recruiting materials, identifying potential students with interests in HES programs, sending graduate program materials to prospective students in several stages, and updating websites related to recruiting graduate students.

Public & Private Support The total amount received from private, corporate and foundation gifts was $927,739. This represents an 18.4% increase in support from our calendar year 2006 figure of $783,466. In addition, there were pledges in the amount of $879,367 that are not included in the above figure. This pledged figure is a record for our school. School and department initiatives to increase donor support have included active HES Foundation

Board meetings and fund-raising activities, alumni awards, luncheons and open houses, publication of the HES Connections magazine, upgrading of the HES website, and development of department newsletters.

School of Music

The School of Music continues to excel in its endeavors to provide the best education possible for its students and to serve as a presenter of concerts, lectures, and other presentations to the community, the region, and the nation. Music faculty and students continue to provide leadership to the university community, the region, and the nation as performers, scholars, and pedagogues.

The SOM has completed the first complete cycle of its new workload policy. Each spring, faculty submit an annual report, the final component of which is proposed goals for the following year in teaching, research/creative activity, and service. The Division Chair incorporates those goals as part of the assigned workload for the following year, and the DC and Dean meet with each faculty member to conduct the formal annual review. At this review, goals and achievements from the current reporting period are reviewed, goals for the coming year are finalized, the workload for the coming year is assigned, and the faculty member is rated as either having met expectations or below expectations, based upon benchmarks developed by each Division. This coordinated approach to goals, assessment, and faculty review is a seamless process that allows faculty members to emphasize their strengths, apportion their time, and be evaluated in a concrete manner.

During the review period the SOM conducted 13 searches (9 in spring 2007 and 4 in spring 2008). The cello search in spring 2007 failed to secure an appropriate candidate and was repeated in spring 2008. The following faculty were hired:

• Dr. Alejandro Rutty – Music Composition • Dr. Fabian Lopez – Violin (2nd position) • Dr. Anthony Taylor – Clarinet (2nd position) • Dr. Joan Titus – Musicology • Dr. Aaron Allen – Musicology • Dr. Kailan Rubinoff – Musicology • Dr. Revell Carr – Ethnomusicology • Dr. Alexander Ezerman – Cello • Clara O’Brien – Voice • Dr. Carole Ott – Choral • Dr. Abigail Pack – Horn

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Each of these faculty members come highly recommended and, in the case of those hired in spring 2007, all of had an exceptionally successful first year.

A number of special events were held during the reporting period. In fall 2007 the SOM paid tribute to long-time supporter Col. James Roueche, who had passed away earlier. Other noteworthy events included the first and second performances as part of the Dickieson Chamber Music Endowment, and the second and third events sponsored by the McIver Vocal Pedagogy Lecture Endowment. In March 2008 the SOM paid tribute to Greensboro native composer, Dr. Harold Schiffman, by mounting a school-wide retrospective of his works. Nearly a full crowd in the Recital Hall heard faculty and staff from the SOM perform works by Schiffman, emeritus faculty member from Florida State University and a former student of the famed composer Roger Sessions. Included in that program was the North Carolina premiere of Schiffman’s cantata Alma, feature text by NC poet laureate Kay Stripling Byer. Finally, the SOM presented its second FOLK FEST performance in April 2008, featuring the vocal traditions of North Carolina. Featured guest clinicians and performers included: Sheila Kay Adams, ballad singer; Lena Mae Perry, gospel artist; Laurelyn Dossett, singer and songwriter; Alice Gerrard, singer; and The Shape Note Singers of the NC Research Triangle with Lynda Hambourger. Attendance at the many workshops and concerts was excellent. The first such FOLK FEST was presented two years prior, featuring the NC String Band traditions. The SOM plans to make this a regular event.

Finally, the SOM is engaged in its five-year program review. All faculty are participating in this process and have been assigned to one of the following study groups: a) Governance, including departmentalization or reorganization proposals; b) Recruitment, Admission, Retention, Graduation, including scholarships and GAs; c) Curriculum overview, including (new) degree options; d) and Scope Issues, including enrollment targets, scheduling, and facilities; e) Public Relations and Marketing; f) Futures issues, i.e., opportunities and challenges the SOM faces in the 5-10 years. Faculty groups have already had two working sessions during spring 2008 and will begin again in earnest during the opening faculty meeting in forum in fall 2008. The groups will make their report to the Dean by the end of October, and the final report will be presented to the Provost by December 2008. It is further anticipated that this review will be the impetus for the next 5- year strategic plan developed by the School of Music. The School is following the lead of the University in awaiting the results of the UNC Tomorrow initiative prior to engaging in the next round of strategic planning.

School of Nursing

Cornerstone 1: Public and Private Support As of April 14, 2008, the School of Nursing has secured $2,180,025 in new gift commitments and achieved 164% of the overall Students First Campaign goal. The senior classes from the past two years of 2007 and 2008 have a senior class giving program and the SON Alumni Association recognizes graduating seniors. The school planned and executed a successful Scholarship Recognition Event, November 2007, attracting over 110 donors and scholarship recipients. The SON Campaign Committee for the Students First Campaign met three times during 2007 and spring 2008. The 22 members developed donor strategies and participated in prospect identifications, cultivations and solicitations.

Cornerstone 2: Technology The school hired a full-time webmaster (Dan Shipman), implemented additional safety measures to secure confidential data stored on computers, installed teaching stations in three seminar rooms, replaced all desktop and laptop computers using a three-year replacement schedule and installed new network switches in the Moore Building and new wireless hardware.

Cornerstone 3: Administration Changes to the organizational chart in the school included, Dr. Richard Cowling, who was placed in a direct report to the dean effective June 1, 2007. A new SPA position was created for support for the MSN program. Brad Wrenn was hired in this position and reports to Dr. Eileen Kohlenberg, Associate Dean.

Cornerstone 4: Facilities The school spent around $14,000 on building maintenance for our spaces on campus. The school used $47,000 to renovate space to make offices and $63,000 on office furnishings. The school is housed in the Moore Building, McIver House, McIver Building, Petty Science and the Eberhart building.

Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning A number of consultants were used for faculty and student development. They include dr. Peggy Chinn, who was a visiting scholar with faculty and students for the doctoral program. Dr. bill Cody was a consultant who met with doctoral

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The School sponsored four international educational experiences for undergraduate and graduate students. The spring 2007, faculty and students went to China to work in their health clinics. In spring 2008, faculty and students traveled to China, Honduras and Russia for educational experiences. In May 2007, Dr. Robin Bartlett received the School of Nursing Teaching Excellence Award. Honors and awards for faculty included, Dr. Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Fellow American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the 2007 Award for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing education Geriatric Nursing Faculty Champion from AACN and Hartford Foundation; Dr. Beth Barba, Fellow American academy of Nursing and Dr. Robin Bartlett STTI Distinguished Service as a 2005-2007 Regional Committee Member also she was elected to the Leadership Succession Committee for 2007-2009. Eileen Kohlenberg, Hazel Brown, and Lynne Lewallen are evaluators for the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and Lynne Pearcey, Beth Barba and Virginia Karb are evaluators for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Dr. Eileen Kohlenberg serves as President of the North Carolina Nurses Association. The prelicensure graduates had a 92% first time passage rate on NCLEX. The RN to BSN students scored at the 33 percentile on the Community Health Nursing test. Certification passage rate for nurse anesthesia graduates was 96% in 2007. The passage rate for the nurse practitioner students was 100%. Yolanda Wall was hired on a tenure track. She is African-American.

Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge During the last year, there have been 18 grant applications submitted. Funding applied for was around 12 million, funded awarded was around 8million and funding received was over 2million. The Triad Center for Health Disparities was funded by NIH and includes 27 faculty from 5 academic units. Ora Strickland met the faculty and doctoral students for research development. Dr. Cornelia Beck was a consultant who worked through the Center for the Health of Vulnerable Populations to help faculty with research grants. Elizabeth Tornquist met monthly with faculty to assist in manuscript and grant preparation.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community The School of Nursing’s Race and Gender Committee is developing a webpage on diversity. The SON Alumni Association recognized Cindy Jarrett-Pulliam as the 2007 and Lelia Moore as the 2008 Distinguished Alumni award recipients. Tomika Williams is the current President.

Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life The School of Nursing Advisory Board met six times during the spring and fall 2007 and spring 2008. Programs about the school were presented and new members appointed. The chair is John Schrull. The school held a Focus Group in February 2008 with clinical representatives and determined their satisfaction with our graduates. The SON faculty and students served in wellness centers for the elderly and made around 1000 contacts during the academic year. The SON held Red Cross Blood Drives on campus. Amount of blood donated was 708 pints with 145 volunteers.

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success The mean SAT total score of undergraduate students has increased annually since 2003 from 991 to 1022. The school is exploring the development of an accelerated BSN option for students with a previous baccalaureate degree. The non- Caucasian percentage remains at 30%. Graduation rates of the undergraduate students are above 90% for generic and 85% for RN to BSN students.

Office of Undergraduate Education

The following departments are under the administrative umbrella of the Office of Undergraduate Education: Office of Academic Assessment, Warren Ashby Residential College, Ione Grogan College, Cornelia Strong College, Lloyd International Honors College, Communication Across the Curriculum, A+ Schools Program, and the University Teaching and Learning Center. In addition, the Office of Undergraduate Education provides administrative leadership and support for the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the General Education Council.

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Cornerstone 1: Public & Private Support Residential College attained its $500,000.00 endowment goal and was officially renamed the Warren Ashby Residential College on September 29, 2007. Communication Across the Curriculum continued to seek support from alumni and friends, raising $45,000 (one $25,000 will bequest and two cash gifts of $10,000). In addition to continuing to receive $100,000 in annual legislative funding, the NC General Assembly has a House Bill (2534) and a Senate Bill (2114) pending to provide $600,000 in non-recurring funds to the A+ Schools Program for fiscal year 2008-09. A+ received a $50,000 Dana Foundation grant to develop a teaching artist training model for rural schools in NC. A+ partnered with The American Institutes for Research to submit a $250,000 research grant to the U. S. Department of Education (pending notification in July, 2008). A+ applied for a $250,000 Wachovia Foundation grant to provide professional development to selected A+ Schools (pending notification in June, 2008).

Cornerstone 2: Technology UTLC has primary campus responsibility for maintaining and supporting the instructional environment through classroom furniture, teaching stations, course management software, and faculty development. Seven classrooms were equipped with additional large LCD panels to enable students to work collaboratively with laptops and share their projects, and 2,400 student laptop compatible desks/tables with chairs were placed in 58 classrooms. Sixty-five ADA compliant desks are being added to university classrooms. UTLC also installed 26 new teaching stations this year including those placed in the newly renovated Petty Building. The Blackboard Academic Suite is now used by over 67% of the classes at UNCG. The Blackboard software was upgraded from version 7.0 to 7.3 in December 2007 and January 2008. A Service Desk Blackboard Building Block was updated that allows 6-TECH personnel to assist students, faculty, and staff with Blackboard problems.

The Office of Academic Assessment created a course prerequisite program to identify students not meeting course prerequisite requirements for the Bryan School; this program has been shared with all departments. Ashby Residential College upgraded the Ashby Parlor with Lenovo Thinkpad T61 Notebook Computer and data projector. Grogan College collaborated with Housing and Residence Life and Student Affairs to purchase and install a state of the art 52 inch interactive LCD screen technology that enables faculty and students to operate computer programs on screen through touch technology without the use of a projector. Grogan College also purchased (a) two portable interactive white boards for use in the first floor classroom and the Grogan Hall basement recreation area and (b) a high definition video camera and tripod used to record key events. Communication Across the Curriculum adapted the Online Writing Center to serve drop-in clients, better suiting the nature of internet use. CAC also added instant messenger technology to Speaking Center services, in order to entertain quick questions during regular hours.

Cornerstone 3: Administration The Office of Undergraduate Education hired an Administrative Support Associate to provide clerical support for the newly formed General Education Council, as well as other expanded UES activities. Grogan College continued to lead the Living Learning Council throughout 2007 and spring 2008 as it was expanded to include additional programs sponsored by Housing and Residence Life (First year Experience, Make a Difference House and Leadership). The Communication Across the Curriculum Speaking Center and Writing Center initiated a program of mid-term reviews of consultant performance. The Writing Center also initiated performance evaluation letters for English TA’s in order to improve performance.

Cornerstone 4: Facilities In collaboration with Housing Residence Life/Student Affairs and Office of Undergraduate Education, Ashby Residential College renovated the main parlor. CAC Speaking and Writing Center spaces were reconfigured to be more client- friendly. Lloyd International Honors College renovated two interior spaces in conjunction with the International Programs Center. The Office of Undergraduate Education renovated an office suite in McIver Building and relocated from Mossman Building.

Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning The Interim Associate Provost and chair of the General Education Council collaborated on development of an action plan for 2007-08. The Office of Undergraduate committed almost $40,000 to support professional development and faculty development activities for the General Education Council. These activities included (a) attendance at the AACU Annual Meeting, the North Carolina State University Assessment Symposium, the AACU General Education Summer Institute, and (b) a two-week UNCG General Education Summer Workshop involving sixteen faculty and students representing all academic units. The Office of Assessment worked with the General Education Council to clarify general education goals and develop assessment strategies. UTLC collaborated with the Provost’s Office and the Associate Provost for Research & Public/Private Sector Partnerships to develop a New Faculty Mentoring Program.

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Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge The A+ Schools Program had two initiatives related to this strategic direction: Teaching Artist Rural Initiative funded by Dana Foundation ($50,000) to design, implement and evaluate (outside evaluator) a teaching artist training model for rural artists’ residencies in public schools. Teaching Artist Urban Initiative funded by contract from Montgomery County, MD ($30,000) to design, implement and evaluate (outside evaluator) a teaching artist training model for urban/suburban artists’ residencies in public schools. Grogan College Faculty Fellow Stephanie Kurtts (Specialized Educational Services) involved students of the Exploring Teaching as Profession Learning Community in research she is conducting on “visions of teaching” among young professionals and its role in career success and persistence. The Director of Academic Assessment has collaborated with the Library to complete a research study or student’s perceptions of library services duplicating an international library study.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community All UES departments worked on creating a more diverse and actively engaged community through recruitment and retention efforts, course development and delivery, and collaborative activities across divisions. For example, the Office of Undergraduate Education worked with the Office of Multicultural Affairs to develop and implement a Faculty/Staff Student Mentoring Program, funded by the Office of the Provost.

Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life: A major focus of the A+ Schools Program is to support the statewide Network of 42 NC A+ Schools in 25 counties through professional development, and to facilitate Network activities for the more than 2000 administration and teachers in A+ Schools. The Program also trains the Network of 50 A+ Fellows who conduct professional development in the schools. In August 2007 LC Students and PALs organized a program to bring in teachers from the Ferndale Middle School to explain the issues surrounding Title One schools and to explain the special needs of these schools and their students. In connection with the program, the students collected school supplies throughout August and September and the supplies were delivered to Ferndale Middle and also to the Newcomers School for recent immigrants. Grogan College students from the Nursing learning community volunteered at the After Gateway Program for those with physical disabilities who have graduated from high school and live in a halfway home setting for the disabled. Kim Cuny (Director of the CAC Speaking Center) and two Speaking Center graduate assistants worked with two small business owners at the request of Sam Funchess, President and CEO of the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship. The team worked as communication coaches in the areas of interpersonal communication and training

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success In an effort to increase efforts to recruit and retain students from diverse backgrounds , Lloyd International Honors College began tracking gender and ethnicity of freshmen joining the General Education Honors Program. In support of campus initiatives aimed at improving student satisfaction, retention, and graduation rates, the Office of Academic Assessment was actively involved in the collection of student satisfaction information with support and involvement in the development of the Spartan Survey.

Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships

The Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships (ORPPSP) continues to be a unit characterized by rapid growth and change. With this growth have come increased responsibilities. Not only does this unit oversee the infrastructure for UNCG’s research enterprise, a function managed by the four departments and the Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships, but it is also contributes significantly to the visioning needed to more firmly establish UNCG’s identity, as noted in the recently revised Carnegie classification, as a research university with high research activity. It oversees the rapidly expanding campus-wide community and economic engagement activities. These efforts are gaining increased visibility and importance through the nation’s recognition that universities can be economic engines as the United States’ leadership in the global economy rapidly declines and the increased emphasis that they are receiving in the UNC System through the UNC Tomorrow initiative. Finally, the Office manages the campus federal relations program.

Personnel in ORPPSP have been involved in numerous activities to promote interdisciplinary research at UNCG including making referrals and introductions of faculty members across department, unit, and university lines; meeting with faculty regarding their research programs; and initiating and participating in several interdisciplinary discussions. These efforts have resulted in the submission of seven proposals and over 7,000 meetings among the Associate Provost, directors in ORPPSP, faculty, and community members.

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ORPPSP has contributed significantly to the efforts to brand the Triad as a major site for nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology. The UNCG Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences was established and the founding director arrived on campus in September 2007. The Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships serves on the Government Relations Council for the Greensboro Partnership and through this role contributed to the lobbying efforts with the state legislators for funding for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. In addition, she and the Director of the Office of Technology Transfer are contributing to the development of COIN (Center of Innovation in Nanobiotechnology), a unique collaboration among NC A&T State University, Wake Forest University, and UNCG funded by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC). The purpose of COIN is to improve the transfer of innovations from the universities to the private sector. Although it will be based in the Triad, it is to be the voice for obtaining national and international visibility to nanobiotechnology for North Carolina. COIN has received a planning grant from NCBC.

The infrastructure to support the research enterprise has continued to grow rapidly. A critical piece of the new infrastructure has been the introduction of SeRA (Spartan electronic Research Administration), a combination of four interfaced online research information systems. This enterprise system will replace the current process of paper-based applications, manual routing, hand signature certification, and storage requirements associated with activities such as proposal submissions, protocol submissions in research using animals or human subjects, and innovation disclosures. The first module, RAMSeS (Research Administration Management System and eSubmission), was fully implemented in Spring 2008. Work continues on SIMS (Spartan IRB Management System), SACS (Spartan Animal Care System), and the innovation disclosures modules. The Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships hired an Information Technology Manager to provide support for SeRA and a position within the Office of Sponsored Programs was restructured to become an E-Business Technician to reflect changes mandated by RAMSeS and the current movement and needs of electronic research administration. A new director for the Office of Sponsored Programs assumed the helm in February 2007; a search for an Assistant Director for OSP was successfully completed and an Assistant Director for the Office of Research Compliance is under way; and job descriptions of several support personnel are being rewritten. The Office continues its strong support of professional development related to research as evidenced by the 70 workshops that were given during the report period with an estimated 744 attendees.

External funding to UNCG continues to grow, despite a dramatic decrease in opportunities available from federal agencies. The number of proposal submissions and awards and the amount of funding requested and received increased in FY2007 compared to FY 2006. All were record setting. Comparing year-to-date submission and award data (both number of proposals and funding requested) for 2008 to the same date in 2007 indicate similar trends in submission data, a slight decrease in the number of awards, but an increase in the dollar value of the awards.

The amount of time and effort from the ORPPSP needed to support UNCG’s community and economic engagement activities is growing exponentially. UNCG’s Economic Development Council, chaired by the Associate Provost for Research and Partnership, developed UNCG Economic Development Strategic Initiatives, 2007-2010 plan. From these efforts, the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement was created and approved by the Board of Trustees in February 2008. The Institute is a virtual organization designed to promote and coordinate campus community and economic development activities both internally and externally. The Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships serves as its Director. ORPPSP is contributing to the work at UNCG to become an Engaged Campus through the new voluntary Carnegie classification. UNC Tomorrow ties closely to the community and economic engagement activities at UNCG and personnel in the office have contributed to UNCG’s response to Phase I. Both the Director of the Office of Technology Transfer, the Director for the Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships, the Director for the Center of Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences, the Director of the Center for Biotechnology, Genomics, and Health Research, and the Associate Provost for Research and Partnerships are heavily engaged in community activities. For instance, the Associate Provost is a member of the trans-disciplinary Higher Education Innovations Council (HEIC) for WIRED and chair of the Advisory Committee for Biotechnology for the Piedmont Triad.

Each of the departments, including the university-wide centers and institutes, continue to move forward effectively to meet the goals of their long-range plans. The Office of Undergraduate Research continued to transform undergraduate research into a signature program at UNCG, applying for six external grants. The Director has a national presence in undergraduate research through her roles on the Board of Governors of National Council of Undergraduate Research and as a Councilor with the Council of Undergraduate Research. The Office of Sponsored Programs has led the way to implement the new research enterprise system through going live with RAMSeS, one of the modules in SeRA, making UNCG the first campus to implement the system with the exception of UNC-CH. The Office of Technology Transfer had 27 innovation disclosures, 7 patent applications, 2 license agreements, and one company spinning out from the university.

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Significant among the Office of Research Compliance activities is that they have undertaken obtaining approval from AAHRP for research involving human participants.

Activities in university-wide centers continue to strengthen research and scholarship. The Center for Research Excellence in Nanobiosciences (CREN) was established in fall 2007 to develop innovative and commercially viable nanobiotechnology products. The Center for the Youth, Family and Community Partnerships (CYFCP) engaged in high quality community participatory action research using qualitative and quantitative methods examining best practices and translational research in community safety, juvenile justice, child mental health, early childhood readiness, and health literacy. The Center for Biotechnology, Genomics, and Health Research (CBGHR) is currently pursuing three major initiatives: (1) the Guilford Genomic Medicine Initiative (GGMI), an unprecedented effort to introduce procedures into primary healthcare aimed at the prevention of disease in high-risk patients, (2) the commercial spin-off of a DNA-based water quality testing platform patented by UNCG and currently being developed in the CBGHR laboratory, and (3) the formation of strategic research partnerships to carry out “bleeding edge” research in health-related genomics, high- throughput testing and data production, and nanobiotechnology. The Laboratory for Molecular Medicine (LMM) saw the completion of its permanent laboratory space, including a BSL2 virology lab, which enabled discoveries leading to a collaborative UNCG Invention Disclosure on “Novel anti-HIV compounds.” A LMM scientist was part of an interdisciplinary team that published a paper on RNA therapeutics in the journal Nature in March 2008 that received international press coverage. These departments continued to play a significant role in securing external support. The CYFCP brought in over $4 million in awards, leveraging over 10 times the state and university support provided to the Center. The CBGHR submitted proposals for grants to NSF, NIH, and USDA totaling $4.55 million with pending submissions of approximately $1 million (USDA and NIH) projected between April and June 2008 and total awards of over $3,000,000. LMM submitted four grants totaling over $6,000,000. CREN in its first eight months of operation submitted a total of nine proposals requesting funding of $24,332,000 with $200,000 awarded to date (eight submissions still pending).

Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life (BELL)

Building on the momentum created by the preparation of a proposal to be submitted to the Kauffman Foundation, BELL was begun in fall 2008. The purpose of this initiative is to weave entrepreneurship into the fabric of the university. It is an interdisciplinary effort with the Executive Committee composed of the Dean of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Associate Provost for Research and Public / Private Sector Partnerships. The Chancellor, Provost, the Executive Committee, and gifts from the external community have funded it. This year has been characterized by very rapid rate of growth and participation across campus. BELL will expose students to the world of starting and operating businesses in diverse academic disciplines from the arts to technology and will benefit students as they face the economic challenges of the 21st century. It will offer a range of educational, research and outreach opportunities, including an undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship (Bryan School of Business and Economics); undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship in various disciplines (Summer Boot camps in entrepreneurship with participation by 20 faculty and 50 students in the summer 2007 program); development grants to faculty wishing to create new courses (funded eight course development proposals in AY 07-08); support for student and faculty research on entrepreneurship (funded three minigrants in AY 07-08); entrepreneurship education for students and faculty (one faculty workshop with four speakers , May 2008); extra-curricular entrepreneurial opportunities including student internships (1 Boot camp student assistant; 2 students wrote case studies on local arts entrepreneurs), course projects and incubator start-up experiences; public forums to educate the campus and community about entrepreneurship (15 Forums in AY 07-08); lectures by visiting experts in various types of entrepreneurship (one national speaker on social entrepreneurship, Spring ‘08); and workshops, symposia, and panels.

The Graduate School

During 2007/08 the Graduate School continued to expand the range of graduate programs available to UNCG students. Permission was received to establish Ph.D. programs in Medicinal Biochemistry and Computational Mathematics. Requests to plan a Ph.D. in Institutional Research and Assessment and a Ph.D. in Nanosciences (with NC A&T State University) were submitted to the UNC General Administration. GA was also notified of intent to plan a M.S. in Nanoscience (also with A&T). he Graduate School also continued its program of expanding the resources available to support graduate students and graduate education. During the 2007/08 academic year, more than three million dollars of permanent funding was added to graduate student support. This allowed substantial increases in stipends for graduate assistants in many programs,

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The addition of a Director of Development for the Graduate School has substantially expanded efforts to obtain private gifts to support graduate education. Gifts through the Telefund and gifts resulting from mailings asking for support exceeded $47,000 during this period. Pledges to support fellowships administered by the Graduate School and to support graduate student travel totaled more than $325,000. In addition, the

Gerontology Program received a grant from AARP and a major private gift to enhance their program. Nancy Callanan, Director of the Genetic Council Program, received a sub-contract to collaborate with Dr. Joseph Telfair on a project related to sickle cell disease. Associate Dean Rebecca Saunders (with Hazel Brown in Nursing) received funding of $75,000 annually for 2007/08 and 2008/09 for an adolescent pregnancy prevention program.

The Graduate School has continued to upgrade technology to support graduate student recruitment and support enrolled students. The Graduate School website has been enhanced and the Hobson’s Connect EMT software used to manage inquiries was customized to improve communication among prospective students, departments, and the Graduate School.

The Graduate Studies Committee approved a new policy on appointment to the Graduate Faculty in spring, 2008. The revised policy eliminated the Associate Member category of membership and added a process for an endorsement to chair doctoral committees. The revised policy also provides opportunities for departments to shorten the time required before newly hired faculty can chair doctoral committees and to nominate research faculty, clinical faculty, and others to serve on the Graduate Faculty.

The Graduate School received additional space at 500 Forest to house four staff members and two graduate assistants. The new space is primarily devoted to graduate student recruitment activities. An open space creates a reception area for prospective students and a meeting place for open-house activities.

The Graduate School works to recruit an outstanding and diverse graduate student population through participation in the McNair Scholars conference, participation in the Academic Common Market, and advertising graduate opportunities in a variety of media. Annually the Graduate School participates in more than 50 graduate fairs including nearly one-quarter at historically black colleges and universities. Participation in these events generated more than 800 prospective students. Nearly 600 persons attended on-campus information sessions for prospective graduate students. The Graduate School held six Friday afternoon open houses for prospective graduate students during fall, 2007 and five in spring, 2008. Approximately 240 prospective students attended these events.

Through annual awards, the Graduate School recognizes excellence by teaching assistants and outstanding research for theses and dissertations. This year an additional award was developed to recognize excellence in the use of technology in dissertations or theses. The Graduate School also helped sponsor a variety of events at UNCG such as the second and third Aging is Good Business Summits, the Graduate Research in the Arts Today conference, and the 2008 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science. In cooperation with Associate Provost for Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships, the Graduate School also sponsors a series of workshops for graduate students on professional writing and research issues.

The University Libraries

Cornerstone 1: Public and Private Support This year has been very special in terms of the number of notable papers and collections that have been received in Special Collections and University Archives. We were very fortunate to receive the papers of the Honorable Senator Howard Coble, and the wonderful collection of noted preservationist Don Etherington. We were also very successful with naming opportunities this year, opening up the Rabbi Avi Magid Jewish Studies Reading Room, the BB&T Alcove and preparing for the Julia Cameron Trice Reference Alcove. In addition, thanks to the dedicated and hard work of our Development Officer, we have received notable additions to the University Libraries Enrichment Fund and Friends of the UNCG Libraries Fund. Because of the exceptional skills and abilities of our librarians and staff in our information technology department, we have generated funds from four other UNC system libraries to develop software for a joint institutional repository. This allows us to partner with our colleagues within the UNC system and earn funding and recognition for our efforts. Also, once again this year, the invention of the Journal Finder product has generated over $75,000 for the University Libraries.

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Cornerstone 2: Technology This year the University Libraries focused on scholarly communication and open access not only by creating software, but also by collaborating with faculty to host journals. The Journal of Backcountry Studies is one example of this partnership. We also partnered with other institutions on digital projects, such as our Greensboro Voices project in partnership with the Greensboro Public Library and sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. We provided digital support for faculty and classroom use through improvements to our image server/software that hosts the digital photographs of University Photography. We also completed all technical database and development for the Digital Library on American Slavery. In an effort to serve our users more effectively, we revamped Interlibrary Loan and began using new software, ILLIAD. This will allow for unmediated delivery and faster delivery times. Desktop delivery was implemented to scan print journals articles and email them to faculty. The University Libraries intends to focus much attention this year on our Usability Lab. We replaced, upgrade and reconfigured all hardware and software in the Lab in preparation for its expanded use.

Cornerstone 3: Administration The work of the Revisioning Task Force guided our direction and priorities this past year. It served as a guide, providing a month-by-month breakdown of what we wanted to accomplish. This type of strategic planning proved effective, particularly in the areas of technology and in providing effective services. Using the Revisioning Task Force Report as a guide, we created group study spaces in the library, provided an information commons space, and created five collaboratories. In addition, we are now open 24X5, with tremendous attendance in the early hours of the morning. This expansion of operating hours was a response to the desires of our students who have been asking for these increased hours for years. The Revisioning Plan also included recommendations for many collection development projects. To this end, we embarked on a project to weed the Government Documents Collection, and another project to eliminate print copies of journals for which we had electronic access. Finally, we have focused serious attention on assessment. As we expand the number of information literacy classes that we offer, we need to find a way to assess the effectiveness of those classes. What effect are we having on the education of our students? We hosted a team from the Association of Research Libraries to evaluate our practices and suggest changes. We have also appointed a permanent Assessment Team to make sure that we continue to move forward in this area. The University Libraries have conducted multiple surveys this year to gauge the opinions of our students. The results of those surveys will guide us throughout the year concerning needed services and also facilities needs.

Cornerstone 4: Facilities Once again, the University Libraries have focused a tremendous amount of time and energy on our facilities. Working with an older and inflexible building is not easy when trying to provide more spaces for modern technology, quiet study, group study, and more service points. We have hired library space consultants, Lambert & Associates, to provide us with a report of what we can do to create more space for our growing archives, to move our government documents collection, to provide more space for group study, and to enlarge our information literacy lab. We are hopeful that the report will provide us with a sound basis on which to make some changes within the next five years. We did move the Digital Media Lab this year to the data services area in order to provide better integration of e-service offerings. We also continued to acquire comfortable chairs and tables for our students to make the libraries a desirable spot for studying and research.

Division of Continual Learning

The Division of Continual (DCL) had an exceptionally successful year in 2007-08 in terms of total enrollments, credit courses, community development, and new initiatives. Specifically, the Division of Continual Learning:

Launched the nation’s first virtual early college through Governor Easley’s Learn and Earn Online Program; the Governor selected UNCG iSchool to be the only entity within the UNC System to provide online college courses to high school students. In fall 2007 and spring 2008 UNCG iSchool had 2,648 enrollments .
Was recognized with gold and platinum honors in online course development by the NC Distance Learning Association as well as the US Distance Learning Association
Was recognized for outstanding online instruction by the University Continuing Education Association.
Won 13 national Marketing Awards of Excellence
Generated 14,790 distance learning fundable SCHs through MALS, Wintersession, and summer stand-alone courses
Generated 7,698 enrollments in Summer Session courses.
Generated 1,271 enrollments in Winter Session courses.
Proposed and had approved a new post-baccalaureate certificate in Global Studies for students in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program.

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Offered nearly 150 CALL classes and enrolled 2,243 learners; another 1,399 citizens took classes through the Emeritus Society, which offers lectures and seminars on historical, scientific, and artistic issues to senior learners.

Credit Courses DCL contributes to the development of and instruction of credit courses for students across the University and across the nation in a number of ways. One of the missions of the Division is to provide instruction during times when the traditional university is not in session. For example, DCL initiated Winter Session several years ago so that students can earn credits during the period between the fall and spring semesters. In 2007-08, Winter Session had 1,271 enrollments in 43 course sections.

Similarly, DCL operates Summer Session so that students can continue to make progress toward their degrees on a year round basis. Although face-to-face summer enrollments were down this year, there was a healthy increase in online enrollments over the summer. Overall, summer credit hours (online + face-to-face) increased from 29,436 credit hours in Summer 2006 to 30,314 in Summer 2007. To ensure that students were offered a full array of online courses, DCL funded most of the online courses for the academic departments.

DCL offers one degree program, the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, which continues to attract more and more adult learners each year from across the country. The program had over 200 majors at its peak this year. Initially, all MALS courses were offered face-to-face, but learners increasingly are requesting online courses, and therefore we continue to add new online courses.

Another credit program housed in DCL is UNCG iSchoolSM, which offers advanced high school students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in secondary school. In 2007-08, iSchool became the nation’s first virtual early college, a designation bestowed by Governor Easley as part of his Learn and Earn Online initiative. This year, iSchool had 2,648 enrollments across 134 high schools in 61 counties. The total number of student credit hours produced in these schools was 7,944. UNCG iSchool also had another 784 enrollments outside of the Learn and Earn Online program; these were either face-to-face courses in N.C. public high schools and/or online courses delivered to private high schools. The total number of student credit hours produced in these 20 schools in 6 counties was 2,352.

Community and Economic Development In terms of community outreach, DCL enrolled over 5,000 learners from the community. The main community development program is CALL (Community Advancement through Lifelong Learning), which provides instruction and personal enrichment to the community at large. The CALL program promotes lifelong learning in the community by moving the classroom experience beyond the traditional setting and timeframe. Through CALL, the University offered almost 150 workshops to over 2,243 citizens on topics ranging from “Pilates” and “Song Writing” to “Southern Short Stories” and “Fencing.”

Another non-credit program offered by DCL is the Emeritus Society, which provides stimulating non-credit opportunities for retirees and other adult learners. Most Emeritus Society events are held one day a week for six weeks, and the courses are academic in nature, such as “Origins of the Second World War,” “In Search of the Celts,” and “The Great Speeches.” In 2008, Emeritus Society had 1,399 enrollments.

Finally, DCL offers a series of one-week residential youth camps called the All-Arts & Sciences Camp, which is an academic summer camp for children from 7–15 years old. Now in its seventeenth year, the camp focuses on innovative arts programming and hands-on science instruction. In addition to its outstanding academic curriculum, the camp includes a lively recreation and sports program and a unique citizenship/values component. In summer 2007 the camp served 1,730 campers over six weeks on five university campuses in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.

In terms of economic development, DCL offered a program entitled Command Spanish, which provides elementary occupation-specific Spanish training for non-Spanish speakers who interact with the Latino community in the workplace. Instruction was provided to groups of health workers, schoolteachers, government employees, restaurant workers, and enforcement officers. Furthermore, a number of the courses in CALL are workforce development workshops, such as public speaking, computer classes, Web design, paralegal certificate, and medical certificates.

Campus Services To raise awareness of UNCG’s online courses and community workshops, DCL conducted several innovative marketing campaigns, distributing impressive CALL brochures, designing newspaper inserts, and creating a highly effective Internet

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Finally, DCL has established itself as a premier source of expertise in online course development at UNCG and within the UNC System. As the University seeks to provide e-learning opportunities for students who cannot come to campus, faculty have turned to DCL for assistance, and in response DCL has developed teams of Web experts to ease professors’ workload in implementing these courses. Of the University’s 150 online courses, DCL has developed and produced over 100 of those in collaboration with over 80 UNCG faculty members. In 2007-08 specifically, DCL staff helped create or substantially revise 23 online courses. Two of those courses used alternative-reality, immersive learning environments to engage student learning. The courses won awards on both state and national levels.

DCL’s Web teams consist of an instructional designer, graphic designer, editor, computer programmer, videographer, and several student workers, with the faculty member at the center of the team generating content and making decisions about pedagogy. Online courses incorporate interactive case studies, 3D animations, virtual applications, simulations, virtual collaboration, interactive maps, interactive timelines, quizzes, and Socratic dialogue. This year, DCL Web teams made significant advances in the instructional design of online courses, employing artificial intelligence, educational games, visualization of scientific and mathematical content, podcasts, blogs, instant messaging, and synchronous communication. The courses resulting from such team efforts accommodate different learning styles and are highly interactive, academically challenging, and graphically appealing.

The International Programs Center

During spring2007, fall 2007, and spring 2008 UNCG had a total number of 560 international students, including 297 degree-seeking international students, 187 exchange and study abroad students, and 160 in the INTERLINK English Language Program. It is important to note that the number of graduate degree-seeking international students has tripled since 1994 (when 51 were enrolled), in spite of the challenges resulting from increased security measures since 2001. The UNCG/INTERLINK English Language Program continues to be a strong supplier of degree-seeking students. Since INTERLINK's arrival in 1997, over 220 students have matriculated from INTERLINK to UNCG, an average of more than 20 students per year.

UNCG has expanded its international programs to include China (Beijing Normal, Shanghai Normal), Italy (LIUC), South Africa (Cape Town), and Taiwan (Yuan Ze). Fifteen short-term programs ran during spring 2007, summer 2007, fall 2007 and spring 2008 (with a total of 303 students). The new short-term programs are: Consumer Apparel and Retail studies in London (14), Nursing in China (7), Tourism in Ecuador (13), and Seminar in El Salvador (17). The last two were service-learning courses. Fourteen summer programs have gone through the approval process for summer 2008 (9 of these are new programs). Expanded exchange options in China, Italy, South Africa, and Taiwan where students can study language. We have a visiting professor from Beijing Normal University teach Chinese language and Culture at UNCG. Service Learning offered two international short-term programs and 4 others have been approved for the upcoming summer. We have streamlined process for faculty to create international service-learning projects by working more closely with Office of Leadership and Service Learning. We are very proud to report that the proportion of minority students studying abroad reflects that of the student population, an elusive goal for most institutions.

The generous support of alumni and friends of UNCG has provided endowment funds designated for the support of students to avail them of the life-changing opportunity to live and learn on a different culture. During calendar year 2007 and spring 2008, 361 students received travel grants totaling $205,900. This is substantial increase from 2006 when 225 students received travel grants totaling $132,700.

One of the keys to the success of UNCG’s international programs is the exceptional staff that conducts a week-long Orientation program. The new international students receive information crucial to their academic and social successes as they begin their lives in the U.S. Sessions include: student and faculty relationships, cultural adjustment, student health center, visa regulations and safe living.

The extracurricular Global Leadership Certificate Program (GLP) launched in fall 2007 with over 40 participants. Students who complete the program of speakers, colloquia and international experiences will receive a certificate to recognize their specific strengths in intercultural training and global perspectives. The GLP is open to domestic and international students at UNCG, demonstrating UNCG’s commitment to the core value of internationalization

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IPC staff continues to promote internationalization across the curriculum by working with faculty members and students across disciplines. Penelope Pynes offered the INS 233-B course in spring 2008 incorporating Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) and the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). We have also worked with several departments to develop models for integrating study abroad experiences into the curriculum sequence, maximizing the value of these cultural and academic opportunities.

The Director of International Admissions has improved the efficiency of evaluating international student applications with a resultant increase in the number of qualified new international degree-seeking students enrolled at UNCG. The recently created international undergraduate application form is working well and being prepared to go online. The Director of International Admissions has developed, and continues to revise written standards of admission for each country to ensure consistency.

The annual visits of International Programs Center staff to foreign embassies in Washington enables us to promote UNCG and to attract highly qualified international students. These relationships with educational advisors have resulted in the admission of over 30 scholarship students from the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. This year the staff visited the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission and the embassies of Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan in Washington D.C.

Many international students who complete their degrees at UNCG take advantage of the opportunity to participate in work experience in the U.S. A total of 15 international degree seeking students (all graduate) participated in Curricular Practical Training (CPT) internships in the U.S. as part of their academic programs at UNCG while 85 international students (68 graduate and 17 undergraduate) engaged in Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment opportunities for up to one year following completion of their program requirements.

UNCG welcomed 28 visiting scholars from 16 countries. They have been developing research and/or teaching in the following departments Australia: Women's and Gender Studies; Cameroon: Sociology; Czech Republic: Mathematical Sciences; China: German, Russian and Japanese Studies, Psychology, Curriculum & Instruction; Denmark: Curriculum & Instruction; France: Romance Languages & Literates; India: Chemistry; Romania: Computer Science; South Korea: Gerontology, Dance, Exercise & Sport Science; Pakistan: Mathematics and Statistics; Spain: Human Development and Family Studies; Thailand: Nutrition; Turkey: Counseling and Educational Development; United Kingdom: Social Work.

UNCG's 25th and 26th Annual International Festivals were held in April of 2007 and 2008. Visitors interacted with international students among 40 country booths displaying artwork, food and cultural information. It attracted over 3,000 campus and community people, one of the largest crowds ever to attend this annual signature event. International Education Week in November involved a photo contest, talent show and introduced new successful activities such as cultural simulations delivered to UNCG faculty and staff. The activity was designed to raise awareness of how international students deal with the first stages of their academic and cultural experience in the United States. Finally, the weekly Friday Fests, held in UNCG's International House (Phillips-Hawkins) consistently attracted 70 to 80 people drawn from both on- and off-campus.

Weatherspoon Art Museum

The Weatherspoon Art Museum had a busy and productive eighteen-month period from January 2007 through June 2008. It presented a wide range of thirty exhibitions and seventy-eight educational programs, including films, lectures, artists and curators talks, symposia, and panel discussions, contributing significantly to the cultural and educational arena on campus and in the community. It has worked hard to assemble the needed funding for its ambitious program. WAM has increased its efforts to engage broader audiences and to reach out to new and diverse constituents. It has engaged speakers from within the faculty, and has partnered with a number of departments and groups in the community to present diverse programs. The museum staff has forged dynamic relationships with a number of departments across campus, as well as with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Our curatorial staff has worked closely with faculty in developing curricular ties to academic programs, and our curator of education has offered professional, credit-based workshops for teachers in the public school system. The Weatherspoon continues to serve as a rich cultural resource for UNCG, the Piedmont Triad area, and the state.

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Cornerstone 1: Public and Private Support Despite a small staff, the Weatherspoon has applied for sixteen public and private grants, some of which are very time- consuming. Funding for the arts is currently highly competitive; nonetheless, WAM received more than $200,000 in the past eighteen months from government agencies and private foundations. In several cases, we were invited to submit a full proposal following a letter of inquiry. We continue with our fundraising efforts in the hopes of fully funding our core programs endowments. Two major projects were completed during this time period: 1) renovation of our main art storage vault, funded by a $150,000 grant in 2006 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and 2) renovation of our courtyard, funded with a major $150,000 gift from Mike and Katherine Weaver and several smaller gifts. A third large project that is underway is the publication of a book on 100 highlights from the permanent collection. Second Century Campaign fundraising has gone very well, and the museum is close to doubling its five-year goal of $2.1 million. We continue to raise funds to fully endow our four core mission-driven programs: exhibitions, education, publications, and conservation. Since January 2007 we have established individual named endowments within each of these areas.

Cornerstone 2: Technology The Weatherspoon continues to improve upon its technology-based offerings and resources. This year we have introduced audio cell phone tours and an electronic billboard, both to enhance our visitor services. In order to exhibit the work of media-based artists, the Museum continues to purchase flat-screen TVS, DVD projectors, and other equipment as our budget permits. Including these artists within our exhibition program is critical to remaining responsive to new currents in art and thereby further educate the public. Museum staff generally assumes responsibility for any technical aspects of co-sponsored programs.

Cornerstone 3: Administration All of the Museum’s exhibitions and programs are presented with an eye to excellence in order to best serve the University community. We work with departments and groups across campus to identify ways in which we can provide curricular content and interpretive materials for the students. We make every effort to keep the University community well-informed of the educational opportunities at the Weatherspoon, through a regularly updated website, weekly e-mail blasts, ads in Go Triad and other newspapers that appeal to students, and interviews on WFDD and campus radio. WAM provides numerous University tours, works closely with faculty interested in teaching from the collection, and helps students with research projects. All of these services are provided in a fully professional, effective and efficient manner.

Cornerstone 4: Facilities The Weatherspoon prides itself on its high-quality presentation of works of art. We are often told that our installations have been the most successful among museums sharing a nationally touring exhibition. Physical Plant works closely with us on special needs, such as building walls for exhibitions, installing monitors and projectors, and in maintaining the HVAC system. The two physical improvements mentioned above—vault and courtyard renovations—will enhance WAM in terms of safety and security as well as aesthetics.

Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning As a museum, and even more so, a university art museum, WAM places interpretation (teaching) and learning at the heart of its mission. It offers a permanent collection of national reputation, high-quality exhibitions, and thoughtful and expert educational programs to enrich the learning environment at UNCG. It also supports the research activities of faculty and students. Staff members lend their expertise in art and museum work by lecturing to classes and overseeing internships, some of which are credit-based.

Strategic Direction 2: Creation and Application of Knowledge WAM provides a supportive environment for staff to pursue research and creative activity, to travel, and to engage in professional development activities. The curatorial staff creates new knowledge for many of its exhibitions, or at least provides new ways of looking at art on display. WAM has had most of its professional staff on board for seven or more years.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community The Museum is committed to collecting works of art by racially and ethnically diverse artists and to represent a variety of voices in its exhibition and education program. Two exhibitions this summer will showcase an African-American artist and a group of Latin American and Latino artists. Targeted outreach efforts to entities across campus are designed to engage a diverse audience.

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Strategic Direction 4: Economy and Quality of Life It is difficult to calculate WAM’s contributions to economic development in the community, although the arts are a source of significant tourist dollars. WAM does, however, contribute significantly to the quality of life in the greater Greensboro area, providing opportunities to see and learn about art otherwise not available in this area. Its highly respected collection and well-regarded exhibitions call attention to UNCG and Greensboro, and WAM has the ability to help attract and retain members of the work force. WAM contributes in specific ways to the community; for example, we have worked with the United Arts Council on their summer movie nights, participated in Art and Vine in Center City Park, Artbeat, and the opening of Center City Park. We have forged a new partnership with Starbuck’s in terms of volunteer help and reciprocal programs. Individual staff members often have lectured to community groups, given talks at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro’s exhibitions, juried local art exhibitions, visited community artist studios, and served on committees and panels for Action Greensboro, the United Arts Council and the arts component of the Bicentennial. Staff members regularly field questions and offer help to citizens in the community, advising them on how to ship artwork, looking at work in their collections, and referring them to conservators and appraisers. We have also engaged the Latino professional community in supporting and promoting this summer’s exhibition on Latin American and Latino art.

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success The Museum and its staff provide numerous opportunities, free of charge, so that students can see important contemporary art, and learn from respected scholars, curators and artists. The Art Department has used the Weatherspoon in its recruiting efforts for both faculty and students, and the presentation of the MFA thesis exhibition at WAM is an important and valuable component of the department’s graduate program. With the findings that an understanding of the arts supports learning in other disciplines students across campus benefit from object-based looking and learning. WAM is constantly involved with students: those who attend art history classes in the Cone Building and often then visit the galleries; graduate assistants, interns, and Federal Work Study students who provide valuable assistance in areas ranging from answering the phone, serving as gallery guides, and maintaining records for the permanent collection to helping with exhibition installations (and in turn acquire on-the-job training that can help them in their future careers); and students who participate in docent-led tours and are assigned class projects related to exhibitions on view. WAM staff also engage with students by serving on MFA graduate review boards in the Department of Art, MFA thesis committees, visiting graduate studios to critique work, and providing them with the professional experience of preparing for and participating in the annual MFA Thesis exhibition.

Division of Enrollment Services

Cornerstone 2: Technology In order to enhance the use of technology within the division as well as in a variety of other offices across campus the Office of Academic Systems and Student Achievement (ASSA) established the Enrollment Services Technology Group and the Banner Student Users Group.

In an effort to better manage classroom and course scheduling, Academic Systems and Student Achievement coordinated the with the vendor, IT, and the functional users (University Registrar’s Office and Instructional Research and Computing Services) the development of new scheduling software, Astra Blue. Implementation of Astra Blue is being finalized during spring 2008. In addition Academic systems managed three other outsourced projects. The first was to implement technology to survey students withdrawing from UNCG to determine reasons for leaving. The second project developed technology to allow student to change majors via UNCGenie. The third and final project put into place an on-line estimator of remaining financial aid for summer school students.

Strategic Direction 3: Campus Community Division Meetings and activities included a common book read and discussions devoted to building positive work and service relationships.

Strategic Direction 5: Access and Student Success Academic Systems and Student Achievement (ASSA) initiated a successful Summer Launch program in summer ’07, with programming continuing into fall ’07 and spring ’08. The first class of 32 students completed the residential program that included taking one General Education Course along with UNS 101 in the second session of summer school. The students also participated in special workshops and a variety of co-curricular activities. Students who attended Summer Launch retained to spring at a higher rate and had higher GPA’s overall than those who did not attend the Launch program.

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Academic Systems and Student Achievement, in conjunction with Undergraduate Admissions and Institutional Research, began a study of the validity of the current Predicted GPA formula, researching the success of students at either end of the academic spectrum, with plans to recommend update of the formula and possible adjustments to admissibility practices.

Staff members of Undergraduate Admissions maintain close relations with area community college “feeder schools” by serving on the following:

Chairperson – College Transfer Advisory Committee at Durham Technical Community College Member – College Transfer Advisory Committees at Guilford Technical Community College Alamance Community College, Cleveland Community College, Piedmont Community College, and Randolph Community College Member – AREA (Admissions Recruiters in Education Association) – a five-county consortium of Educational counselors from two-year and four-year public and private colleges and universities as well as one public library who provide information about educational resources available to adults in the Triad.

In spring of 2007 and 2008, UNCG’s Undergraduate Admissions Office offered the “First Flight Counselor Tour” in conjunction with NCSU and UNCW with the objective of showcasing the educational excellence of these three NC institutions to a geographically diverse group of private high school counselors. In September, 2007, Undergraduate Admissions organized a UNC System reception at the annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling to familiarize a national group of high school counselors with UNCG and other UNC System schools.

The Early Spartan Success Initiative (ESSI) was designed by Student Academic Services to identify and assist students whose persistence and success may be negatively affected by academic or non-academic factors. Faculty and staff make referrals to Student Academic Services (SAS) and the Dean of Students Office via an online form.

Enrollment in UNS 101 and SAS 100 reached record levels in the fall 2007. UNS grew from 680 students in fall 2006 to 989 in fall 2007.

The Student Success Center moved to the McIver Building. For the first time in its history all three programs of the Center, Special Support Services, Learning Assistance Center and the Supplemental Instruction Program are located together in a central campus building. Enrollment Services collaborated with Student Affairs to develop and present UNCG Cares, a program for early identification of students in distress, to the campus community.

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