Vice President for Quad Cities Planning Consolidated Annual Report
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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES: Growth, Innovation, and Entrepreneurism Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... i List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ ii Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... iii Western Illinois University-Quad Cities ........................................................................................................1 The Faculty and Staff of Western Illinois University-Quad Cities ...................................................1 Fiscal Year 2015 Goals and Accomplishments ................................................................................3 Goal 1: Support Growth .......................................................................................................3 Goal 2: Support Mentoring ..................................................................................................6 Goal 3: Increase Community Awareness and Engagement .................................................7 Goal 4: Support University Planning .................................................................................10 Goal 5: Support Diversity and Internationalization ...........................................................13 Goal 6: Increase Efficiency ................................................................................................21 Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Enhancements and Internal Reallocations .............................................21 Fiscal Year 2016 Plans ....................................................................................................................22 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Requests .................................................................................................22 University Planning ......................................................................................................................................27 The Staff of University Planning ....................................................................................................27 Fiscal Year 2015 Goals and Accomplishments ..............................................................................27 Goal 1: Support University Accreditation .........................................................................27 Goal 2: Provide Accountability Reporting ........................................................................28 Goal 3: Keep Higher Values in Higher Education at the Forefront of the University .......29 Goal 4: Keep The Long Term Plan at the Forefront of the University ..............................29 Goal 5: Chronicle Macomb Campus Master Plan Success ................................................29 Goal 6: Implement the Quad Cities Campus Master Plan .................................................29 Goal 7: Support University Surveys ..................................................................................30 Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Enhancements and Internal Reallocations .............................................30 Fiscal Year 2016 Plans ....................................................................................................................30 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request ...................................................................................................31 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................32 Appendices ...................................................................................................................................................33 Quad Cities and Planning FY 2015 Report i List of Tables and Appendences Table 1: Accomplishments Summary .......................................................................................................... iii Table 2: Total Headcount Enrollment at Illinois Public Universities, Fall 2010 and Fall 2014 ....................3 Table 3: Status of Agreements between Western Illinois University and Community College Partners ......5 Table 4: First Year and Overall Retention Rates ...........................................................................................7 Table 5: Quad Cities Facilities Implementation Team II Membership .......................................................12 Table 6: Quad Cities Art Membership .........................................................................................................12 Table 7: Phase III Programming Team Membership ...................................................................................13 Table 8: Riverfront Annex Planning Team Membership .............................................................................13 Table 9: Quad Cities Conference Presenters ................................................................................................15 Table 10: Quad Cities International Presenters ............................................................................................18 Table 11: Quad Cities Authors .....................................................................................................................18 Table 12: Quad Cities Leaders in Professional Organizations ....................................................................19 Appendix A: WIU-QC Implementation of Goals and Priorities in Higher Values in Higher Education ....34 Appendix B: WIU-QC Implementation of the Growing Our Two Campuses Special Emphasis ...............45 Quad Cities and Planning FY 2015 Report ii Executive Summary The Division of Quad Cities and Planning is comprised of 154 highly qualified and equally dedicated employees. We support the academic mission and service operations of Western Illinois University by successfully advancing six shared goals and priorities. Table 1 Fiscal Year 2015 Accomplishments Summary Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Goal 1: Support Growth Goal 4: Support University Planning • Western Illinois University-Quad Cities is • Riverfront Campus Phase II opened on the fastest growing public university in time and under budget. Illinois, with average ACT scores that exceed state and national averages of college bound students. Goal 2: Support Mentoring Goal 5: Increase Diversity • Western Illinois University’s Culture of • Total minority student enrollment and Mentoring is recognized as a national best minority student enrollment as a percent of practice by the Commission for Commuter total student enrollment are at historic and Adult Student Learning peaks. Goal 3: Increase Community Engagement Goal 6: Increase Efficiency • Western Illinois University-Quad Cities • Partnerships with Renew Moline and the received $1.7 million in gifts and pledges City of Moline result in over $82 million in during Fiscal Year 2015. cost savings for the University, and support economic development for our host community. Quad Cities and Planning FY 2015 Report iii WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES: Growth, Innovation, and Entrepreneurism Western Illinois University-Quad Cities serves 1,523 students and provides 45 degree and certificate programs. Sixty-seven faculty and 22 graduate assistants represent the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Technology, Education and Human Services, Fine Arts and Communication, and University Libraries. Sixty-four staff members, two Volunteer In Service to America members, and one graduate assistant support Planning and Student Affairs, Development, Facilities, Security, Marketing and Public Relations, WQPT-Quad Cities Public Television, Technology, and the Office of the Vice President. With a very highly talented and dedicated faculty and staff, we continue to achieve our goals through planning, conservative fiscal management, collaboration, and partnerships1. The Faculty and Staff of Western Illinois University-Quad Cities We showcase the very best of Western Illinois University: Employees committed to student success and advancing the vision, mission, values, goals, and priorities of the University. In Fiscal Year 2015 we welcomed 12 new employees. • Matthew Beck, Instructor, Counselor Education. Matthew earned his master's degree in Counselor Education from Western Illinois University. He is currently working on his doctoral degree at the University of Iowa. • Jeff Calhoun, Director, University Technology-Quad Cities. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Western Illinois University. He previously worked for Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. • Tony Campagna, Building Service Worker. Tony is a graduate of United Township High School. He previously worked at KVF Quad Corp as a Powder Coat Supervisor. • Amber Dicosola, Graduate Assistant, Student Affairs. Amber graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is in the Counselor Education program, focusing on Clinical Mental Health Counseling. • Debbie Kepple-Mamros, Assistant to the Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning. Debbie has a Master's of Arts from the University of London. She previously worked at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA, as Director of Institutional Research. • Carol Marquardsen, Office Support Specialist.