Slippery Rock University MSCHE 2011 Self-Study
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction: The Process of Studying Slippery Rock University ............................................................... 7 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Process ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................................... 9 Steering Committee ................................................................................................................................ 10 Campus Committee Membership* ................................................................................................... 10 Slippery Rock University Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 12 Institutional Overview............................................................................................................................. 12 Nature and Scope of Slippery Rock University’s Self-Study .................................................................... 14 Chapter One: Slippery Rock University as a Premier Public Residential University.................................. 16 What is a Premier Public Residential University? ................................................................................... 17 Enrollment .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Academic Quality .................................................................................................................................... 23 Student Life ............................................................................................................................................. 25 Facilities .................................................................................................................................................. 26 Distance Learning .................................................................................................................................... 27 Observations and Recommendations .................................................................................................. 31 Chapter Two: Strategic Planning, Budget Creation, and Evidence-Based Decision Making ...................... 33 Evolution of Strategic Planning ............................................................................................................... 33 Evidence-Based Budgetary Decision Making .......................................................................................... 36 Alternative Sources of Savings and Revenue .......................................................................................... 39 Established Sources of Revenue .......................................................................................................... 39 New Savings and Revenue .................................................................................................................. 39 Observations and Recommendations .................................................................................................. 43 Chapter Three: Institutional and Student Learning Assessment ............................................................... 45 Student Learning Assessment in Academic Programs ............................................................................ 45 Degree Programs ................................................................................................................................ 45 General Education ............................................................................................................................... 48 University-Wide Student Learning Assessments .................................................................................... 50 4|Page