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Building on Quality
2015
Moving Murray State Forward
A Message from President Robert O. DaviesOver the last 93 years, Murray State University has continued its rich heritage of academic quality coupled with student success. From our beginnings in 1922 through the present, the university and community’s spirit of engagement has been a hallmark for higher education experiences for the west Kentucky region. We have continued to build on the successes of our faculty, staff and students to foster the spirit of engaged learning. With our record of quality academics for 24 consecutive years, Murray State University was recently ranked in U.S.News & World Report as a top public university in the South, “17th Best Bang for the Buck in the nation,” in Washington Monthly and as one of Forbes America’s Best Colleges for the 7th consecutive year.
Murray State has much to be proud of and we would like to share a few of those highlights.
Record 2014-2015 enrollment of 11,207 students with a 72.4% retention rate.
External grant funding of $7.5M (Dr. Howard Whiteman, Professor of Biological Sciences and the Watershed Studies Institute, received a $460K award to study salamanders in connection to conservation ecology).
Award-winning students
•Keri Wright (agriscience/agribusiness major) named Outstanding Intern from Helena Chemical Company. •Anna Bushong (Doctor of Nursing Practice student) joined elite group of Jonas Nurse Leaders/Jonas Veterans Healthcare Scholars. •Lexy Gross (journalism major) chosen as a recipient of the nationwide Roy W. Howard National Reporting Fellowship. • Fivememberstudentteam(Bryan McCoil, Colby White, Dustin Patton, Moe Magharbi and Bryant Harrison with advisors Jim Benson and Sanjeeve Chitikeski) won 1st place in national Parker Chainless Challenge competition to design, build and operate a chainless hydraulic bicycle.
Athletic teams with tremendous success •Men’s Basketball won the College Insiders Tournament in April 2014 and clinched the regular season Ohio Valley Conference championship in February 2015. •Women’s Volleyball won the Ohio Valley Conference championship in November 2014. •Women’s Tennis won the Ohio Valley Conference championship in April 2014. •Women’s Golf won the Ohio Valley Conference championship in April 2014.
Murray State creates opportunities for students to succeed with pathways for success. A caring atmosphere with a strong focus on rigor and excellence creates partnerships among and between faculty, staff, students, alumni and professionals to enhance scholastic opportunities. Whether the partnership occurs in a course, through a research agenda, in an internship option or within study abroad, Murray State University is a place for developing leaders and problem-solvers for our future.
Murray State is an institution that makes a difference – one person at a time.
HopeEndeavor
To build on our reputation as one of the best student-centered, comprehensive universities in the nation.
ision
Achievement
We have an opportunity at Murray State University to impact the future by developing an engaging and transformative strategic plan — Achievement, Endeavor and Hope: The Murray State Plan.
Through the initiatives of advancing a culture of Academic Excellence, promoting a dynamic and diverse university community committed to Student Success, fostering an environment of inquiry by advancing Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities and improving the quality of life for our communities through Engagement, the potential to change the landscape of Murray State University for future generations is before us.
Within our shared governance constituency groups, departments, colleges and units, in collaboration with the strategic initiatives team members, we are preparing a road map to continue the many traditions and strengthen our academic rigor, relevance and excellence.
The Strategic Initiatives Plan serves as a forward-looking action plan for our University.(Pending Board of Regents approval, June 5, 2015)
Strategic Initiatives Leadership
Co-chairs: Drs. Tim Todd and Bob Jackson
Academic Excellence: Dr. Dina ByersStudent Success: Fred DietzResearch, Scholarship and Creative Activity: Dr. Murphy SmithCommunity Engagement: Dr. Brian Van Horn
Executive committee members: The three Vice Presidents: Dr. Jay Morgan, Jackie Dudley and Dr. Don Robertson; and Michael Dobbs, Dr. Rory Goggins, Laura Lohr, Phil Schooley and Dr. Marty Jacobs
Staff/Liaison Support: Drs. Renee Fister and Kelley Wezner; Catherine Sivills and Mary Bradley
Academic ExcellenceAdvancing a culture of Academic ExcellenceCreating and enhancing academic programs that will propel Murray State to be recognized as the Commonwealth’s premier public university and the University of Choice.
Objective 1: Promote academic achievement that offers exceptional learning opportunities.
Objective 2: Enhance high-quality curricular, co-curricular and experiential learning experiences.
Objective 3: Enhance efforts to recruit, retain and engage a diverse, creative and outstanding faculty and staff.
Objective 4: Protect, preserve and enhance the integrity of undergraduate and graduate academic programs, physical learning environments and core infrastructure.
Student SuccessPromoting a dynamic and diverse university community committed to Student Success
Attract, retain and graduate students who will serve as thought-provoking civic, educational and workforce leaders through blending services and curricular and co-curricular activities.
Objective 1: Enhance strategically-focused student recruitment and enrollment efforts and increase student retention and graduation rates.
Objective 2: Enhance opportunities and expand programs for global education and campus internationalization.
Objective 3: Continue the development of the Residential College System to promote student academic and social integration for enhanced retention and graduation efforts.
Objective 4: Provide academic and support initiatives to enhance the educational environment.
Research, Scholarship and C reative ActivityAdvancing Knowledge to Benefit Society by Fostering Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities
Foster a culture of intellectual inquiry between and among our faculty, students and staff that will provide on-going and lasting benefits (economic, cultural and otherwise) for our region, the Commonwealth and nation.
Objective 1: Develop and support a culture of research, scholarship and creative activity that engages faculty, staff, students and external partners.
Objective 2: Promote academic excellence and student success through research, scholarship and creative activity, thereby enhancing student learning and the University’s national reputation.
Community EngagementImproving the quality of life for our communities through engagement
Engage with our many communities, to assist in the betterment of our society, create economic ventures, promote a sense of place and assist in the furtherance of the values of public higher education.
Objective 1: Raise the educational attainment level within the University’s primary service region.
Objective 2: Engage businesses, nonprofits, governmental agencies and respective leaders in partnerships to promote economic development.
Objective 3: Enhance the quality of life by serving as the epicenter for educational, cultural, creative and athletic activities.
Spotlight on Academic Programs
Murray State Program of DistinctionTelecommunications Systems Management (TSM)
Online •48%ofundergraduatestudents – majority from KCTCS with 2+2 program •50%ofgraduatestudents
Named Program of the Year in 2007, 2009 and 2012 by Information Telecommunications Education and Research Association (ITERA)
Finalist in TSM Student National Case Study Teams seven out of eight times and national champion three times
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Five years of consecutive record enrollment
RETEnTIOn
Highest retention rate among public comprehensive universities in the Commonwealth
STUDEnT/FACULTy RATIO
RECORD ENROLLMENT
6-yEAR GRADUATIOn RATE
Highest graduation rate among public comprehensive universities in the Commonwealth
2010
10,416
2011
10,623
2012
10,832
2013
10,943
2014
11,207
> Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
> College of Humanities and Fine Arts
> College of Education and Human Services
> Hutson School of Agriculture
> Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology
> School of Nursing and Health Professions
> University Libraries
> Regional Academic Outreach
ACADEMICAREAS
BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS
MASTER’S AnD SPECIALIST PROGRAMS
53.1%
72.4%155
16:1 63
8Undergraduate
Logistics and Supply Chain Management (new) Health Information Administration (new) Secondary Education – program was ranked second highest
in the state by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) and 5th in the nation
Nursing – enrolled over 700 nursing majors and graduated 5 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students in inaugural class
Pre-Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health Technology and Agriculture programs – 937 students in the Hutson School of Agriculture
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Health (STEM+H) – 717 degrees awarded in 2014
Occupational Safety and Health – only OSH program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the undergraduate level
Graduate
Sustainability Studies (new) Economic Development (new)
– only program of its kind in Kentucky Nurse Anesthetist – only program in the Commonwealth Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
– longest running program in the state Master of Business Administration (MBA) – largest in Kentucky Low-residency Master’s in Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing
– Top 20 among low-residency programs – Poets and Writers; ranked 7th in the 2014 Poets and Writers MFA Index
Occupational Safety and Health – only OSH program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the graduate level
Ground was broken for the new facility in September 2014.Thenew52,891squarefeetveterinarydiagnosticfacility will meet today’s demands in animal disease diagnostics and public health matters.
Breathitt Veterinary Center
“Top Tier” university for 24 consecutive years – highest ranked public comprehensive university in Kentucky
9th among top public universities in the South
Highest ranked regional university in Kentucky in the “Best for Veterans” category and 6th in the South
Ranked as one of America’s Top Colleges
17th in the nation as a “Best Bang for the Buck”
Military Friendly School
G.I. Jobs
Points of PrideT he Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) formally announced in December that Murray State University has been unconditionally reaffirmed for accreditation. The University’s reaccreditation status with no recommendations is rare since only a small number of the very best institutions of higher education achieve that status. The Quality Enhancement Plan created by Murray State “Bring Learning to Life,” was developed to improve experiential learning outcomes through the implementation of learning experiences in which students apply principles learned in the classroom in a real-world setting, along with professional development opportunities related to such relevant pedagogical areas as application, problem-solving, critical/creative thinking and information literacy.
MSU receives clean reaccreditation report from SACSCOC
COMING EvENTs 4.10.15
Engineering and Physics Building Groundbreaking Ceremony • 11 a.m. (CST)
Robert O. DaviesPresidential Investiture Ceremony Lovett Auditorium • 2 p.m. (CST)
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