Goals and Objectives
Strategic Goal #3
To increase the retention rate and recruitment
of outstanding students by strengthening all programs, by attracting
eminent scholars, by retaining current faculty, and by modernizing
laboratories and computer facilities.
The Chemical Engineering Department at Louisiana State University
is consistently ranked among the nation's top 20 chemical engineering
departments in undergraduate enrollment and degrees. More than 60
graduates teach or have taught in universities across the nation
and around the world. Current enrollment is over 350 students, indicative
of the strong job market in the chemical engineering industry.
The graduate program was ranked 50th in the nation by U.S. News
& World Report for 2004.
3.1 To increase retention rate of the undergraduates
in the program and strengthen the program as a whole, making
it comparable to that of our Peer and Benchmark institutions.
3.2 To strengthen the Graduate Program. |
| Actions |
- Have
implemented and will continue to implement improved advising
procedures for early recognition and intervention for students
in academic difficulty.
- Further
increase the number of qualified domestic students.
- Develop
better recruiting materials and procedures for graduate
students.
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| 2004-05 Actions |
- Transition Program has
been developed to help attract students with backgrounds
similar to Chemical Engineering. This program has been successful
and will continue to be utilized for this purpose.
- Develop a model predicting
success of students based on prerequisite course performance.
- Continue implementation
of course permitting credit for undergraduate research.
- Establish concentrations
in undergraduate program.
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Constraints |
Performance Indicator
|
Champions |
- Available graduate
assistantship funds for recruiting new students.
- Space for senior design
projects.
- Office space for Research
Assistants.
- Manpower for recruiting.
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- Retention rate.
- Graduate degrees per
FTE research faculty
- Percent graduates with
jobs.
- Starting salary
- Enrollment diversity
data
- Employer surveys
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- Undergraduate program
coordinator
- Graduate program coordinator
- Senior advisor
- Recruiter
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