College of Engineering
4183 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-7780
Strategic Plan
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Our Motto
Preparing You for Your Tomorrow
Our Vision
Pursue excellence in research, scholarship, and education, ensuring personal and professional growth for future generations of engineering leaders who will stimulate prosperity for Arkansas, the nation and the world.
2022 Balanced Growth
- 3,250 undergraduate students
- 1,015 graduate students
- 159 staff members
- 119 tenure-track faculty
- 25 clinical and research faculty
- $54M in research grants
Objectives and Strategies
Objective 1: Increase student quality and diversityObjective 2: Provide student centered education Objective 3: Recruit and retain high-quality faculty and staffObjective 4: Increase research productivity Objective 5: Increase economic development Objective 6: Increase alumni and corporate partnerships Objective 7: Provide high-quality infrastructure
Objective One
Increase Student Quality and Diversity
Strategy
Recruit and graduate high quality students
Metrics
- ACT and GRE quantitative scores
- Career placement rate
- Graduate student acceptance rate
- Honors student completion rate
- Student and faculty diversity
Benefits to Arkansas
- Educational opportunities for Arkansas students
- An educated Arkansas workforce
Objective Two
Provide student centered education
Strategies
- Recruit and graduate diverse high quality students
- Increase number and diversity of faculty and staff
- Support, recognize and reward faculty and staff excellence
Metrics
- Experiential learning participation
- First-Year retention rate
- Six-year undergraduate graduation rate
- Student-faculty ratios
- Student semester credit hours per FTE
- Undergraduate degrees awarded
Benefits to Arkansas
- Expand educational opportunities for Arkansas students
- Support local industry through internships an cooperative education
Objective Three
Recruit and retain high quality faculty and staff
Strategies
- Increase number and diversity of faculty and staff
- Support, recognize and reward faculty and staff excellence
Metrics
- Faculty retention
- National awards
- Professional society leaders and fellows
- National Society of Engineering membership
- Staff to faculty ratios
Benefits to Arkansas
- Employment opportunities for Arkansans
- Attracting talented researchers to the state
- Raising the perception of Arkansas higher ed
Objective Four
Increase research productivity
Strategies
- Recruit and graduate diverse high-quality students
- Support, recognize and reward faculty and staff excellence
- Increase research proposals and funding
- Build research and development culture
Metrics
- Doctoral and master's degrees granted
- New research grants received
- Peer reviewed publications
- Research proposals submitted
- Research expenditures (total and per faculty)
Benefits to Arkansas
- Building the knowledge economy in the region
- Solving technical problems in the state and beyond
Objective Five
Increase economic development
Strategies
- Increase research proposals and funding
- Build research and development culture
Metrics
- Invention disclosures
- Industry research expenditures
- Patents awarded
- Startup companies
Benefits to Arkansas
- Contributing to the state economy
- Attracting more tech companies and talent
Objective Six
Increase alumni and corporate support
Strategy
Cultivate alumni and corporate relationships
Metrics
- Philanthropic giving
- Endowed faculty positions
- Endowed scholarships and fellowships
- Percentage of alumni who give
Benefits to Arkansas
- Strengthening the relationship between the university and the state
- Supporting state industry
Objective Seven
Provide high quality infrastructure
Strategy
Plan for infrastructure growth
Metrics:
- Academic space
- Research space
Benefits to Arkansas
- New platforms for university/industry collaborations
- Support for research and education that benefits Arkansas