Academic Affairs Support Services

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Academic Affairs Support Services

• Institutional Effectiveness Report
• 2005-2006

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MissionThe mission of the Division of Academic
Affairs Support Services is to provide learning
resources and professional infrastructure in
support of the teaching, research, service and
community outreach activities of the University.
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Academic Affairs Support Services

• Significant Accomplishments
• 2004-2005

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• Center for Teaching Effectiveness
• Held the second annual conference on the
  scholarship of teaching and learning, including
  faculty from other institutions.
• Presented a new series of audio conference,
  broadcast also to System Center.
• Offered weekly seminars on numerous aspects of
  teaching and learning, attended by 16-25 faculty
  each week

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• Computing and Information Services
• Completed first full term of use under the
  Sungard Banner student information system.
• Installed complete network in pharmacy building,
  including 20 Cisco switches and 8 wireless access
  points.
• Hired full-time security analyst.
• Replaced PIX firewalls with Fortigate 3000,
  providing firewall, anti-virus, and intrusion
  prevention.

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• Conner Museum
• Mounted 8 major traveling exhibits, from El
  Caballo The Horse in Mexican Folk Art and Out
  of the Nest Artists' Birdhouses, from Exhibits
  USA, several artists from the art department
  (Scherpereel, Schmidt, Wissinger) the Texas
  Watercolor Society and A Tejano Son of Texas.
• Hosted 9,780 visitors, including 675 in school
  tours.

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• Distance Learning and Continuing Education
• Initiated, planned and delivered the JUMP START
  Program, a comprehensive and integrated faculty
  training model for electronic course development
• Deployed a new WebCT Faculty Computer Lab
  equipped for faculty to use in developing online
  courses, in Cousins Hall 117.
• Successfully completed the first dual credit
  course (high school/university) via
  videoconference to Three Rivers High School.
• Deployed a second TTVN room at the System Center
  in San Antonio.

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• International Studies and Programs
• Awarded students over 30,000 in scholarships for
  study abroad in 2005.
• Supported 21 students studying abroad, a 49
  increase over the previous year, in a wider
  variety of places, including the Czech Republic,
  Mexico, Costa Rica, Italy, France, and Spain.
• Sponsored Fulbright Fellowship Workshop attended
  by 22 faculty members.

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• Jernigan Library
• Completed development of electronic reserves
  project with an online request form in order to
  provide remote access to resources/services.
• Opened Irma Rangel Collection in the South Texas
  Archives, followed by the Irma Rangel Symposium
  and publication of Symposium Proceedings.
• Awarded the Alexander Hamilton Traveling Exhibit
  grant jointly sponsored by the American Library
  Association, the National Parks Services, and the
  National Endowment for the Humanities to be
  presented in 2007.

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Significant Accomplishments 2004-2005

• Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
• Received over 8.7 million in restricted research
  support in FY2005, a 25 increase.
• Received over 13 million in grants and contracts
  for only the second time. ( An 8 increase over
  FY2004).
• Initiated purchase of InfoEd software, to
  expedite the entire process of proposal
  development and submission.

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Academic Affairs Support Services

• Institutional Effectiveness Plan with Goals for
• 2006-2007

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2006-2007

• Goal 1 Provide continuous, professional support
  of the highest quality for access to repository
  and electronic information, and facilitate
  information transfer.
• Obj 1.1 Provide Texas AM University-Kingsville
  logically integrated information systems that
  support smooth, effective business operations and
  provide needed information quickly and easily.
• Obj. 1.2 Provide effective management and
  coordination of campus-wide information
  technology resources.

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2005-2006

• Goal 1 Provide continuous, professional support
  of the highest quality for access to repository
  and electronic information, and facilitate
  information transfer.

• Obj. 1.3 Provide a secure information
  technology resource environment.
• Obj. 1.4 Provide information and technology
  resources necessary for our clients to achieve
  their missions
• Obj. 1.5 Provide a communication infrastructure
  technology that supports the needs of students,
  staff and faculty.

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2005-2006

• Goal 1 Provide continuous, professional support
  of the highest quality for access to repository
  and electronic information, and facilitate
  information transfer.

• Obj. 1.6 Provide accurate information to the
  university stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Obj. 1.7 Provide information to the campus and
  extended community via the Internet.
• Obj. 1.8 Augment and update library collections,
  including electronic databases, to support
  current and newly established programs at
  appropriate undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2005-2006

• Goal 2 Encourage and facilitate the
  international, extended campus, and community
  learner activities.
• Obj. 2.1 Provide the learning resources and
  professional infrastructure in support of
  delivering high-quality credit courses through a
  variety of distance learning technologies.
• Obj 2.2 Facilitate the delivery of quality
  extended campus academic instruction.
• Obj. 2.3 Facilitate effective student services,
  such as advising, complaint resolution and other
  concerns for distance learning students.

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2005-2006

• Goal 2 Encourage and facilitate the
  international, extended campus, and community
  learner activities.

• Obj. 2.4 Promote, recognize and reward
  excellence in distance education course
  development.
• Obj. 2.5 Provide special exhibits, events and
  activities that will enhance and enrich the
  multi-cultural environment of the campus
  community.
• Obj. 2.6 Students seeking to study abroad will
  receive quality advisement, encouragement, and
  support that meets their academic, financial, and
  personal needs.

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan 2005-2006

• Goal 3 Enhance university effectiveness by
  providing professional development opportunities
  for faculty and staff.
• Obj. 3.1 Recognize and reward excellence in
  teaching.
• Obj. 3.2 Foster the scholarship of teaching.

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Academic Affairs Support Services

• Top Ten Resource Requirements
• 2006-2007

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Top Ten Resource Requirements2006-2007
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Top Ten Resource Requirements2005-2006
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Top Ten Resource Requirements2005-2006
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Top Ten Resource Requirements2005-2006
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Academic Affairs Support Services

• Institutional Effectiveness Report
• 2005-2006