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March 14, 2008March 14, 2008 CVLC MeetingCVLC Meeting 11

College of Physical & College of Physical & Mathematical SciencesMathematical Sciences


Vision for the CollegeVision for the College

Scott SommerfeldtScott Sommerfeldt Dean Dean


Prophetic VisionProphetic Vision

… … whether in teaching the alphabet or the multiplication whether in teaching the alphabet or the multiplication tables, or unfolding the advanced truths of science and art, tables, or unfolding the advanced truths of science and art, the future of Brigham Young Academy will surpass in glory the future of Brigham Young Academy will surpass in glory the fondest hopes of her most ardent admirers.the fondest hopes of her most ardent admirers.

(October 16, 1891)(October 16, 1891)

You will see the day that Zion will be as far ahead of the You will see the day that Zion will be as far ahead of the outside world in everything pertaining to learning of every kind outside world in everything pertaining to learning of every kind as we are today in regard to religious matters.as we are today in regard to religious matters.

(Journal of Discourses 21:100, April 13, 1887)(Journal of Discourses 21:100, April 13, 1887)

Karl G. Maeser

John TaylorJohn Taylor



For long years, I have had a vision of For long years, I have had a vision of BYU greatly increasing its already strong BYU greatly increasing its already strong position of excellence till the eyes of all position of excellence till the eyes of all the world will be upon us. the world will be upon us.

(Education for Eternity address, Sept 12, 1967)(Education for Eternity address, Sept 12, 1967)

This university can be the refining host This university can be the refining host for many such individuals who will touch for many such individuals who will touch men and women the world over long after men and women the world over long after they have left this campus. they have left this campus.

(Second Century address, Oct 10, 1975) )(Second Century address, Oct 10, 1975) )

Spencer W. KimballSpencer W. Kimball



While the discovery of new While the discovery of new knowledge must increase, there knowledge must increase, there must always be a heavy and primary must always be a heavy and primary emphasis on quality teaching at emphasis on quality teaching at BYU BYU (Second Century address, Oct 10, 1975)(Second Century address, Oct 10, 1975)

Spencer W. KimballSpencer W. Kimball


Our VisionOur VisionWith this vision of BYU in mind, we are focused With this vision of BYU in mind, we are focused on:on:

i.i. Preparing our terminal undergrads to move into the Preparing our terminal undergrads to move into the workplace with the knowledge and skills needed to workplace with the knowledge and skills needed to make a significant impactmake a significant impact

ii.ii. Preparing our undergrads going to graduate or Preparing our undergrads going to graduate or professional school so that they can get into the professional school so that they can get into the best programs in the countrybest programs in the country

iii.iii. Developing research programs (grad students along Developing research programs (grad students along with undergrads) that are recognized for their with undergrads) that are recognized for their outstanding quality.outstanding quality.


Our VisionOur Vision

We won’t do We won’t do everything, but we everything, but we seek to be outstanding seek to be outstanding at what we choose to at what we choose to do.do.


What are some of the factors impacting our What are some of the factors impacting our ability to achieve this vision?ability to achieve this vision?

What are some of our goals to help us What are some of our goals to help us achieve this vision?achieve this vision?


Undergraduate StudentsUndergraduate StudentsTerminal BS vs. grad/professional schoolTerminal BS vs. grad/professional school

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20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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90%

100%

Employed out of field

Grad/professional school

Employed in field


Undergraduate StudentsUndergraduate Students

Would like to attract more “cream of the Would like to attract more “cream of the crop” undergradscrop” undergrads

Would like to help students going into Would like to help students going into business/medicine/law etc. understand business/medicine/law etc. understand they can often benefit by first getting a they can often benefit by first getting a strong science/math backgroundstrong science/math background


Undergraduate MentoringUndergraduate MentoringPreparation for Their FuturePreparation for Their Future

Mentoring: students work on research - have direct Mentoring: students work on research - have direct interaction with faculty members and/or graduate interaction with faculty members and/or graduate studentsstudents

Terminal students - research experience often helps Terminal students - research experience often helps them transition into the workforcethem transition into the workforce

Graduate/Professional students - helps many of them Graduate/Professional students - helps many of them get into best programs for their chosen fieldget into best programs for their chosen field

45-50% of graduating students have had a mentored 45-50% of graduating students have had a mentored research learning experienceresearch learning experience


Undergraduate ScholarshipsUndergraduate Scholarships(Fall 2007)(Fall 2007)

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3.9-4.0 3.8-3.89 3.7-3.79 3.6-3.69 3.5-3.59 3.4-3.49 3.3-3.39 3.2-3.29 3.1-3.19 3.0-3.09

GPA

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Scholarship

No Scholarship

562 students received scholarships out of 1163 students with GPA of 3.0 or 562 students received scholarships out of 1163 students with GPA of 3.0 or higherhigher

149 students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher did not receive scholarship149 students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher did not receive scholarship


Graduate ProgramGraduate Program

Goal: Expand and strengthen grad programGoal: Expand and strengthen grad program Why?Why?

To grow in ability to mentor undergrads (Educate the minds To grow in ability to mentor undergrads (Educate the minds and spirits of our students)and spirits of our students)

To provide support for faculty to carry out new and significant To provide support for faculty to carry out new and significant research (Advance truth and knowledge)research (Advance truth and knowledge)

Would like to expand primarily with LDS studentsWould like to expand primarily with LDS students

Need to grow in external research support to support Need to grow in external research support to support growth in numbersgrowth in numbers


Graduate ProgramGraduate Program

Expanding research funding:Expanding research funding: Submit competitive external research grant Submit competitive external research grant

proposalsproposals

Perhaps use revenue from Tech Transfer to Perhaps use revenue from Tech Transfer to develop competitive internal funding develop competitive internal funding mechanism (“Perpetual Research Fund”) – mechanism (“Perpetual Research Fund”) – would need to have multi-million dollar fundwould need to have multi-million dollar fund College currently receives ~$300k/year from Tech College currently receives ~$300k/year from Tech

Transfer (~60% of university total)Transfer (~60% of university total)


Teacher EducationTeacher Education

College has strong commitment to strengthening College has strong commitment to strengthening teacher educationteacher education We have been able to strengthen program through We have been able to strengthen program through

permanent positions and CFAspermanent positions and CFAs

Working on strengthening partnership between Working on strengthening partnership between college and surrounding school districtscollege and surrounding school districts

Working to help students who have a passion for Working to help students who have a passion for teaching understand that it is a worthwhile profession teaching understand that it is a worthwhile profession for themfor them


Facilities - ESCFacilities - ESC

Built 1950; renovated 1997Built 1950; renovated 1997 188,482 sq ft188,482 sq ft UGLUGL

addition – 2003addition – 2003 renovation – 2007renovation – 2007

Planetarium – 2005Planetarium – 2005 Acoustics lab – 2006Acoustics lab – 2006 West Mountain ObservatoryWest Mountain Observatory Earth Science MuseumEarth Science Museum


TMCBTMCB

Built 1971Built 1971 Addition (“CS wing”) 1988Addition (“CS wing”) 1988 158,286 sq ft158,286 sq ft


BNSNBNSN

Built 1995Built 1995 194,499 sq ft194,499 sq ft Cancer Research CenterCancer Research Center


Facilities – Needs EnvisionedFacilities – Needs Envisioned

Additional space needed for Math, Math Additional space needed for Math, Math Ed, StatisticsEd, Statistics

Space envisioned to enable effective Space envisioned to enable effective mentoring of students – mentoring mentoring of students – mentoring approach in these disciplines is rapidly approach in these disciplines is rapidly changingchanging

~ 15,000 – 20,000 sq ft~ 15,000 – 20,000 sq ft Anticipate need will become acute in 6-10 Anticipate need will become acute in 6-10

years.years.


Specific GoalsSpecific Goals

Provide workshops/seminars for terminal Provide workshops/seminars for terminal degree undergrads – focus on information degree undergrads – focus on information to help them make career decisions and to help them make career decisions and find suitable employment opportunitiesfind suitable employment opportunities

Develop opportunities for terminal BS Develop opportunities for terminal BS students to be exposed to basic business students to be exposed to basic business and workforce concepts. Help them learn and workforce concepts. Help them learn about globalization and implications for about globalization and implications for themthem



Develop greater visibility and name recognition Develop greater visibility and name recognition for college and departments – help open for college and departments – help open opportunities for students and attract more and opportunities for students and attract more and better grad studentsbetter grad students

Seek additional funds for supporting Seek additional funds for supporting undergraduate mentoring undergraduate mentoring Replace matching funds from PLCReplace matching funds from PLC

Current funds: ~$450k – college funds; ~$85k – college gift Current funds: ~$450k – college funds; ~$85k – college gift funds; ~$200k – PLC matching funds; ~$200k MEG/ORCA funds; ~$200k – PLC matching funds; ~$200k MEG/ORCA grants; dept gift fundsgrants; dept gift funds

Expand mentored research program until all Expand mentored research program until all undergrads who are qualified and wish to participate undergrads who are qualified and wish to participate can be supported as neededcan be supported as needed



Provide research infrastructure (facilities, Provide research infrastructure (facilities, equipment) needed to support research equipment) needed to support research programsprograms

Provide support and guidance to help our Provide support and guidance to help our best students compete for major external best students compete for major external scholarshipsscholarships


How Can the CVLC Help?How Can the CVLC Help?


What Would We Like?What Would We Like?

In a nutshell, whatever will help us In a nutshell, whatever will help us accomplish our mission – that may be accomplish our mission – that may be ideas, time, resources, etc. All are ideas, time, resources, etc. All are valuable to us.valuable to us.

Recognize that CVLC members often Recognize that CVLC members often have better understanding of industry and have better understanding of industry and what our students need to be successful what our students need to be successful and productive in that world.and productive in that world.



Input on skills/knowledge that would be Input on skills/knowledge that would be useful for students going into industry – we useful for students going into industry – we know academe well, industry less wellknow academe well, industry less well

Networking/internship opportunities for Networking/internship opportunities for students that would benefitstudents that would benefit

Potentially present or help identify Potentially present or help identify speakers for seminars/workshops to help speakers for seminars/workshops to help students prepare for careersstudents prepare for careers



Help in identifying additional people we Help in identifying additional people we can foster as friends of the collegecan foster as friends of the college

Help in increasing visibility of the collegeHelp in increasing visibility of the college Help in development effortsHelp in development efforts

Mentored research supportMentored research support Scholarship needs (*** what % of qualified Scholarship needs (*** what % of qualified

students are receiving scholarships?***)students are receiving scholarships?***) Potential building project(s)Potential building project(s) Potential major equipment needsPotential major equipment needs


Proposed CVLC StructureProposed CVLC Structure

CVLC ChairCVLC Chair Number of subcommittees, with subcommittee Number of subcommittees, with subcommittee

chairschairs Semi-annual meetings with CVLC to review Semi-annual meetings with CVLC to review

progress, chart directionprogress, chart direction Some meetings could be virtual meetings, if that Some meetings could be virtual meetings, if that

makes sensemakes sense

Interim communication among subcommittee Interim communication among subcommittee members (and college) as neededmembers (and college) as needed


Possible SubcommitteesPossible Subcommittees

Professional Development and Preparation Professional Development and Preparation CommitteeCommittee Identify possible internship possibilitiesIdentify possible internship possibilities Help students network with professionalsHelp students network with professionals Help identify possible seminars for students with key Help identify possible seminars for students with key

industry peopleindustry people Function as advisory body to provide suggestions of Function as advisory body to provide suggestions of

desirable coursework/skills our students should have desirable coursework/skills our students should have to enter industry positionsto enter industry positions

PlacementPlacement


Possible Subcommittees (cont.)Possible Subcommittees (cont.)

Resource Development CommitteeResource Development Committee Help identify support sources for undergraduate Help identify support sources for undergraduate

research mentoringresearch mentoring Help identify additional scholarship resources for Help identify additional scholarship resources for

deserving studentsdeserving students Help identify possible resources for undergraduate Help identify possible resources for undergraduate

student travel fundsstudent travel funds Potential future needs for additional space – TMCB Potential future needs for additional space – TMCB

may need ~15,000 sq ft for increased mentoring may need ~15,000 sq ft for increased mentoring activitiesactivities

Identify sources for possible future equipment needsIdentify sources for possible future equipment needs Look for ways that the CVLC can help strengthen Look for ways that the CVLC can help strengthen

college with their skills/resourcescollege with their skills/resources


Possible Subcommittees (cont.)Possible Subcommittees (cont.)

Activities CommitteeActivities Committee Provide help and input to strengthen Spring Provide help and input to strengthen Spring

Research Conference – involve additional Research Conference – involve additional alumni, friends of college, secondary alumni, friends of college, secondary education institutionseducation institutions

Possible career fairsPossible career fairs Annual trip, tours, eventsAnnual trip, tours, events


Possible Subcommittees (cont.)Possible Subcommittees (cont.) Public Relations/Alumni CommitteePublic Relations/Alumni Committee

Communication with alumni to inform them of Communication with alumni to inform them of activities in college – supplemental activities in college – supplemental communication? Frontiers?communication? Frontiers?

Help identify additional potential CVLC Help identify additional potential CVLC members and friends of the collegemembers and friends of the college Look for ways that these people can help Look for ways that these people can help

strengthen CVLC and college with their strengthen CVLC and college with their skills/resourcesskills/resources

Help promote image and accomplishments of Help promote image and accomplishments of collegecollege


Possible Subcommittees (cont.)Possible Subcommittees (cont.) ““Vision” CommitteeVision” Committee

Become well acquainted with BYU/college Become well acquainted with BYU/college missionmission

Consider developments in professional world and Consider developments in professional world and how that might impact direction of collegehow that might impact direction of college

What needs in the world should we be aware of What needs in the world should we be aware of and focusing on? (How does a “flattening world” and focusing on? (How does a “flattening world” impact our students?)impact our students?)

Act as advisory committee to identify good ideas Act as advisory committee to identify good ideas that feasible within university structurethat feasible within university structure

Look for ways that the CVLC can help strengthen Look for ways that the CVLC can help strengthen college with skills/resourcescollege with skills/resources


So What Does it all Mean?So What Does it all Mean?

We are firmly committed to striving for We are firmly committed to striving for excellence at BYU and working towards excellence at BYU and working towards fulfillment of BYU mission and prophetic visionfulfillment of BYU mission and prophetic vision

We recognize you are interested in excellence at We recognize you are interested in excellence at BYU, or you wouldn’t be hereBYU, or you wouldn’t be here

We are excited to embrace you as friends and We are excited to embrace you as friends and partners to work together and utilize our partners to work together and utilize our resources and your resources to help make it resources and your resources to help make it happenhappen

Thanks for your interest and enthusiasm!!Thanks for your interest and enthusiasm!!