University of Louisiana at Lafayette

 Strategic Plan

Fiscal Year 2001 through Fiscal Year 2005

June 26, 2001

Vision:   To be a distinguished, nationally competitive, teaching/research balanced institution of advanced learning.

Mission:         (As approved by Board of Regents 3/19/2001)

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) takes as its primary purpose the examination, transmission, preservation, and extension of mankind’s intellectual traditions. The university provides intellectual leadership for the educational, cultural, and economic development of the region and state through its instructional, research, and service activities, which include programs that attain national and international recognition. Graduate study and research are integral to the university’s purpose. Doctoral programs will continue to focus on fields of study in which UL Lafayette has the ability to achieve national competitiveness and/or to respond to specific state/regional need.

UL Lafayette is committed to promoting social mobility and equality of opportunity. The university extends its resources to diverse constituency groups it serves through research centers, continuing education, public outreach programs, cultural activities, and access to campus facilities. Because of its location in the heart of South Louisiana, UL Lafayette will continue its leadership role in sustaining instruction and research programs that preserve Louisiana’s history, including Francophone Studies, and the rich Cajun and Creole cultures.

UL Lafayette is categorized as a SREB Four-Year 2 institution, as a Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Intensive University, and as a COC/SACS Level VI institution. UL Lafayette is committed to graduate education through the doctorate, will conduct research appropriate to the level of academic programs offered, and will have a defined ratio of undergraduate to graduate enrollment. UL Lafayette will offer no associate degree programs. At a minimum, the university will implement Selective II admissions criteria. UL Lafayette is located in Region IV.

Philosophy:

               To attain the mission of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette through the optimal and collegial deployment of the agency’s human, intellectual and fiscal resources; to subscribe to proactive, consistent, sound decision-making practices; and to maintain relevance and accountability in all processes and procedures, thereby building and sustaining student, faculty, staff, stakeholder, and public confidence.

Contact Person:  Harry J Hebert, Sr.  Director Institutional Research

                              PO Drawer 41732

                              Lafayette, LA   70506-1732

                              E-Mail:  hjh@louisiana.edu

GOAL I:            Increase Opportunities for Student Access and Success

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OBJECTIVE 1:        Maintain the student enrollment at the baseline of 15,742 established in Fall, 2000 in  Fall, 2005 while increasing admissions criteria.

Projected targets:   Fall 2001 – 15,000, Fall 2002 – 15,200, Fall 2003 – 15,406, Fall 2004 – 15,600, Fall 2005 – 15,742

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.1, Objective 1.5 Benchmark 1.6.3

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Work with middle school and high school counselors to provide information to students and parents about programs and financial support in the Louisiana public education system.

Strategy:      Continue development of articulation and support agreements with SLCC.

Strategy:      Increase funding for scholarships especially in areas targeted by state.

Strategy:      Improve response time/information flow to student and parent inquiries.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated count of total students enrolled

Outcome:     Change in the count of total students enrolled

                     Percent change in count of total students enrolled.

OBJECTIVE 2:        Maintain the minority student enrollment at the baseline of 4,270 established in Fall, 2000 in Fall, 2005 while increasing admissions criteria.

Projected targets: Fall 2001 – 3,200, Fall 2002 – 3,400, Fall 2003 – 3,800, Fall 2004 – 3,950, Fall 2005 – 4,270

 Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.1, Objective 1.5 Benchmark 1.6.3

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Continue work with middle school and high school counselors of schools with high minority populations to provide information to students and parents about programs and financial support.

Strategy:      Continue development of articulation and support agreements with SLCC.

Strategy:      Increase funding for scholarships especially in areas targeted by state.

Strategy:      Improve response time/information flow to student and parent inquiries.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated count of minority students.

Outcome:     Change in the count of minority students

                     Percent change in count of minority students.

OBJECTIVE 3: Increase freshmen to sophomore in-state retention rate by 5 percentage points over baseline retention rate of 76.3% in Fall, 2000 to 81.3% by Fall 2005.

Projected targets:   Fall 2001 – 77.3%, Fall 2002 – 78.3%, Fall 2003 – 79.3%, Fall 2004 – 80.3%, Fall 2005 – 81.3%

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.2, Benchmark 1.2.8; Objective 1.6, Benchmark 1.6.3

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education.

Strategy:      Continue strengthening of admissions requirements.

Strategy:      Investigate reasons for academically eligible students not returning.

Strategy:      Improve academic advising and academic support information.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Number of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking entering freshmen retained to the second year.

Outcome:     Updated freshmen to sophomore retention rate.

                     Change in freshmen to sophomore retention rate.

OBJECTIVE 4: Increase six-year first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen internal graduation rate 5.6% over the baseline rate of 26.4% in Fall, 2000 to 32% by Fall 2005.

Baseline – Fall 2000 – 26.4%, Projected targets:   Fall 2001 – 27.5%, Fall 2002 – 28.5%, Fall 2003 – 29.5%, Fall 2004 – 30.5%, Fall 2005 – 32%

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.6 Benchmark 1.6.3, Objective 2.12 Benchmark 2.12.1

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education.

Strategy:      Continue strengthening of admissions requirements.

Strategy:      Improve academic advising and academic support information.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Number of first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen graduating within six years..

Outcome:     Updated six year graduation rate.

                     Change in six year graduation rate.

OBJECTIVE 5:        Increase classes taught primarily by using remote access to 1% of total by Fall 2005.

Projected targets: Baseline - Fall 2000 – 9, Fall 2001 – 12, Fall 2002 – 15, Fall 2003 – 18, Fall 2004 – 21, Fall 2005 – 25

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Develop an active Teaching Learning Technology Roundtable (TLTR) to foster classroom-based enhancements.

Strategy:      Increase the use of distance learning equipment in classroom teaching.

Strategy:      Conduct more courses using distance-learning equipment.

Strategy:      Conduct more Web based courses.

Strategy:      Increase the use of Blackboard in classroom teaching.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated count of classes taught using technology and computing delivery.

Outcome:     Percent of classes taught using technology and computing delivery.

GOAL II:    Ensure Quality and Public Accountability.

OBJECTIVE 1:        Increase the accreditation rate of mandatory professional curricula from the baseline rate of 97.3% in Fall, 2000 to 100% by Fall, 2005.

      Projected targets:  Fall 2001 – 97.3%, Fall 2002 – 97.3%, Fall 2003 – 100%, Fall 2004 – 100%, Fall 2005 – 100%.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 2.12 Benchmark 2.12.1

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:            Apply for accreditation in mandatory professional curricula that are not yet accredited.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Count of accredited mandatory curricula.

Outcome:     Updated percent of mandatory curricula that are accredited.

                     Change in percent of mandatory curricula that are accredited.

OBJECTIVE 2:        Maintain no (zero) Compliance Findings and no (zero) Internal Control Findings as reported in the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs in Audit Reports.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.8

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Perform internal auditing continuously all year.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Count of Compliance Findings and Internal Control Findings.

OBJECTIVE 3:        Increase privately held assets by 2% over the baseline amount of 75 million in Fall 2000 to 90 million by the end of academic year 2005-2006.

      Projected targets  Fall 2001 – 78 million, Fall 2002 – 81 million, Fall 2003 – 84 million, Fall 2004 – 87 million, Fall 2005 – 90 million.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.3, Objective 2.6, Benchmark 2.6.1; Objective 2.11, Benchmark 2.11.1, Objective 2.13

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Continue to build up the Endowment Fund.

Strategy:      Continue the success in obtaining BORSF matching funds in support of endowed chairs and endowed professorships.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated amount of privately held assets.

Outcome:     Percent change in amount of privately held assets.

OBJECTIVE 4:        Increase externally funded research and sponsored program awards by 5% over baseline amount of $24,768,091 in Fall, 2000 to $26 million in Fall 2005.

      Projected targets:  Fall 2001 – 24.9 million, Fall 2002 – 25 million, Fall 2003 – 25.4 million, Fall 2004 – 25.8 million, Fall 2005 – 26 million.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 2.6, Benchmark 2.6.1; Objective 2.11, Benchmark 2.11.1; Objective 2.13

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Be among top three universities in Louisiana in securing BORSF funds.

Strategy:      Increase private externally funded research grant applications.

Strategy:      Increase competitive research and sponsored program funding grant applications from government and other sources.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated amount of externally funded research and sponsored program awards.

Outcome:     Percent change in amount of externally funded research and sponsored program awards.

OBJECTIVE 5:       Maintain a higher percentage of E&G expenditures budgeted to instruction and research than the SREB average.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.8

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Increase E&G spending budgeted to instruction and research.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Percentage of UL Lafayette’s E&G expenditures budgeted to instruction and research.

Outcome:     Ratio of ‘% UL Lafayette expenditures budgeted to instruction and research’ and ‘% SREB expenditures budgeted to instruction and research’.

GOAL III:   Enhance Service to Community and State.

OBJECTIVE 1:        Maintain the number of students earning baccalaureate degrees in education at the  base line number of 273 in the academic year 1999-2000 by  end of the academic year 2005-2006 while increasing admissions criteria.

Projected targets:   Year 2000-2001 – 257, Year 2001-2002 – 260, Year 2002-2003 – 265, Year 2003-2004 – 270, Year 2004-2005 – 270, Year 2005-2006 – 273.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.6 Benchmark 1.6.3

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:         Add new degree programs in Education.

Strategy:         Develop a plan for recruiting qualified teacher education candidates (currently in progress in accordance with Blue Ribbon Commission recommendations).

Strategy:         Continue to improve quality of teacher education programs through implementing other Blue Ribbon Commission recommendations (e.g. redesigned education programs, increased involvement in Professional Development Schools, strategies for retention, etc.).

Strategy:         Enhance LSU-E 2+2 Program in elementary education.

Strategy:         Increase Teacher Cadet program to a minimum of 6 schools, at least one high-need school.

8 Professional Development Schools in 5 Parishes (at least 3, high-need schools).

Strategy:         Enhance Practitioner Teacher Program with an emphasis on recruiting minorities, males, and other underrepresented groups into teaching.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated count of students earning baccalaureate degrees in education.

Outcome:     Change in count of students earning baccalaureate degrees in education.

                     Percent change in count of students earning baccalaureate degrees in education.

OBJECTIVE 2:        Increase the number of intellectual property disclosures, licensing agreements and startup businesses based on technologies by 50% by 2005.

Louisiana:  Vision 2020 Link: Objective 1.5 Benchmark 1.5.1, Objective 2.6 Benchmark 2.6.2, Objective 2.10 Benchmark 2.10.1, Objective 2.11 Benchmark 2.11.1

Children's Cabinet Link: Not applicable

Other Link(s):  Board of Regents Master Plan for Higher Education

Strategy:      Extend the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEPoL), the Apparel and Textile Computer Integrated Manufacturing Facility (ACIM), and the NASA Regional Application Center to reach additional industry clients.

Strategy:      Open the Federal Estuarial and Coastal Fisheries Research Facility.

Strategy:      Construct and open the Exhibition/Convention Center.

Strategy:      Complete hotel facility, in association with the Hospitality Management program, to serve the Research Park.

Strategy:      Continue and expand the university’s efforts in support of Vision 20/20.

Strategy:      Expand the university’s capabilities and business contacts in Information Technology.

Performance Indicators:

Output:        Updated number of licensing agreements.

                     Updated number of startup businesses.

Outcome:     Percent change in number of licensing agreements.

                     Percent change in number of startup businesses.