Office of the Provost Academic Support Units

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Office of the Provost Academic Support Units

• Fiscal Year 2007

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• A number of important support units report to
  the Office of Academic Affairs and provide vital
  services to our faculty and students. This brief
  report provides information about who they are,
  what they do, and some highlights from FY07. As
  always, we will be happy to hear how these units
  might better serve the faculty and students of
  MSU.
• I want to thank the Directors as well as all of
  the staff in these units for the fine work they
  do for Mississippi State University.
• Peter W. Rabideau
• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Career Center Interim DirectorScott Maynard

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Career Center300 Montgomery Hall

• An academic support unit providing services,
  programs and events to enhance the career
  development and preparation of MSU students.
• Services
• Assessments to assist students in the career
  decision process
• Individual student appointments
• Workshops for resume cover letter creation and
  enhancement
• Career planning classes
• On-campus recruiting, on-campus interviews and
  job postings
• Part-time employment for students
• Classroom presentations upon faculty request
• Programs
• Cooperative Education Program
• Professional Practice Internship Program
• Summer internships
• Events
• Career Days (university wide college/department
  specific)
• Co-op Interview Days
• Graduate and Professional School Information Day

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The Center for Teaching and Learning

• Director
• Matt R. Raven

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Year in Review 2006-2007

• 37 instructional technology workshops (4.80)
• 12 teaching and learning seminars (4.32)
• 6 Brown Bag Series - 36 average attendees
• Grisham Master Teacher Series 28 attendees
• Instructional Technology Boot Camp -14
  participants (4.67)
• 1,703 calls and closed 1,267 tickets related to
  teaching and learning
• 332 unique faculty served (2 events attended on
  average)
• Conducted podcasting and audience response system
  pilots
• evaluation scores listed are out of a 5.00 value

To foster a university culture where quality
teaching and engaged learning is universally
revered and practiced.
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The Center for Teaching and Learning

• Established in January 2006
• Renovations began Spring 2006, completed in
  December 2006
• Full time staff
• 2 instructional resource consultants
• 3 graduate assistants
• Provide faculty instructional support
• Phone, one on one, seminars, workshops
• Located in Mitchell Memorial Library

To foster a university culture where quality
teaching and engaged learning is universally
revered and practiced.
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Information Technology Services

• Director
• Mr. Mike Rackley

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The Organization

• Information Technology Infrastructure supports
  the
• university voice and data networks and
  enterprise server infrastructure
• Wired and wireless access to Internet and
  Internet2
• 154 servers with 83 million files
• Over 1 million emails processed daily
• Enterprise Information Systems supports
  campus-wide systems including Banner, WebCT,
  COEUS, FME and Xtender
• 5 million Banner Web transactions per month
• 1.5 million student transactions annually
• 3.7 million financial transactions annually
• User Services provides the first line of IT
  support for students, faculty and staff
• 22,750 Help Desk tickets, 26,000 phone calls in
  FY07
• 100 IT workshops offered
• Over 100 university Web sites maintained

Our mission is to enhance learning, service, and
research through an advanced information
technology environment.
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2006-2007 Highlights

• Upgraded Butler, Computer Commons and Residence
  Hall Labs
• Replaced the campus voice mail system
• Expanded the campus wireless network
• Completed the SSN to MSU ID conversion including
  new ID cards
• Developed and deployed a wireless guest access
  system
• Implemented CAPP (degree audit)
• Deployed an enterprise imaging document
  management system
• Implemented a classroom podcasting system
  prototype
• Coordinated development of Information Security
  Policy/Program

MSU Wireless Network
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The Learning Center
Director Dr. Anna Dill
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• The major purpose of The Learning Center (TLC) is
  to help Mississippi State University students
  improve their academic performance. TLC offers
  both credit courses and non-credit services to
  graduate and undergraduate students.

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Services

• Study Skills Classes (for credit)
• Study Skills, College Reading/Study Skills,
  Developmental Reading, Intermediate Reading,
  Speed Reading, Freshman Seminar, Academic Writing
  Skills for Graduate Students, PACE PRAXIS I
  Academic Core, FACE Freshman Academic Core
• Tutoring (free in all areas math, chemistry,
  physics, English, basic skills, testing
  preparation, economics)
• Computer Labs (2 Open for all students 1
  Reserved by MSU faculty for teaching)
• Learning Skills Support Program (LSSP)-The LSSP
  is a retention program for students who have been
  suspended.
• Individualized Study Skills Sessions - Students
  may receive a free assessment of reading or study
  skills if recommended by an instructor or
  advisor. This will consist of three 1-hr.
  sessions with an advisor at The Learning Center.
• Presentations - The Learning Center provides
  workshops for MSU students and faculty through
  their resident halls, classes, and other
  organizations each year to help students improve
  the way they learn.
• Equipment Checkout Equipment such as TVs, VCRs,
  laptops, projection devices, cameras, etc., can
  be checked out by faculty and students for
  classroom use.
• Other Services Other services provided daily by
  The Learning Center include copying, booklet
  making, book binding, letter cutting, printing,
  laminating, VHS tape copying, VHS tape checkout,
  and media supplies.
• Workshops Workshops are provided for students
  at Mississippi State University as well as
  surrounding high schools and local business
  groups.
• Outreach The Learning Center works with
  students from other universities and high schools
  upon request in such areas as PRAXIS I II Test
  Preparation and Mississippi Curriculum Tests.

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Registrar

• Director
• Mr. Butch Stokes

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Registrar 2006 Technological Academic System
Improvements

• Purchased Installed a University wide Imaging
  System. Imaging MSU Transfer documents.
• CAPP UG degree audit system nearing completion.
  Four colleges used system in Dec. The Colleges
  and/or Registrar used CAPP to clear all UG
  students for degree in May 2007.
• Installed a system to send receive electronic
  transcripts.
• Implemented the first academic workflow system at
  MSU. System tracks incoming transfer transcripts
  between Admissions and Registrar.
• Presented MSUs Schedule Builder Registration
  System at AACRAO in Boston and SACRAO in Little
  Rock. SACRAO asked for a repeat presentation in
  2008.

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Shackouls Honors College

• Director
• Nancy McCarley

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Who We Are

• Leadership
• Dr. Nancy McCarley, Director, Shackouls Honors
  College
• Students
• Over 1,000 high ability students
• Admission Requirements
• 27 ACT and 3.75 HS Core GPA (incoming freshmen)
  3.4 GPA (transfer/currently enrolled students)
• Participation Requirements
• 3.4 GPA and enrollment in at least one graded,
  three-hour Honors course per year
• Online Application
• Honors Council
• Elected group of 18 students who represent the
  Honors student body
• Honors Faculty
• Designation to formally and publicly thank
  faculty who have taught at least one Honors class
  or supervised at least one Honors thesis in the
  last three years
• Location
• Griffis Hall

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What We Do

• Honors Courses
• Special sections of standard university classes
  designated for Honors students.
• Average size of the over 50 Honors classes is
  usually about 20 students.
• Distinguished Scholars Program
• Entering freshmen with a 29 ACT and exceptional
  academic credentials may apply for the Schillig
  or Presidential Endowed Scholarship. Finalists
  are invited to campus for an interview and those
  awarded a scholarship enter into the
  Distinguished Scholars Program, MSUs premier
  scholarship group.
• Competitive Fellowships/Scholarships
• We assist well-qualified MSU students in
  preparing to compete for prestigious national and
  international scholarships (e.g., Rhodes, Truman
  and Goldwater).
• Study Abroad
• Whether its the Honors Study Abroad course in
  Italy or a CCSA course, Honors students can
  participate in a variety of global adventures.

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What We Do

• Conerly Honors Lecture Series
• The only honors-specific endowed lecture series
  in the Southeast provides students an opportunity
  to learn from pre-eminent individuals.
• Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
• Honors students work side-by-side with MSUs
  cutting-edge research faculty.
• Recruitment
• We actively recruit high ability students at both
  on and off campus events.
• Advising
• Beginning in Fall 2007, we will provide
  individualized academic advising for incoming
  Honors freshmen.
• Common Book
• Every semester students of the Honors College
  read a common book and spend time with the books
  author.
• Development Activities
• Building on the momentum provided by the
  Shackouls gift, we work to develop relationships
  with alumni and corporate donors as well as
  Honors parents.

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Summer Developmental Program

• Director
• Diane Daniels

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Summer Developmental Program

• A program designed for High School graduates that
  do not meet the academic requirements to be
  admitted to a Mississippi University. In this
  program, students are enrolled in these 3 summer
  courses and 1 study skills lab.
• Mathematics
• Reading
• English/Grammar

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Summer Developmental Program

• The study skills lab is time when students can
  ask questions of instructors, have a chance to
  catch up on homework, do class work and meet with
  tutors and mentors.

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Summer Developmental Program

• Each year at Mississippi State University, about
  20 students are admitted into the
• Summer Developmental Program.
• This program is also available at the other
• IHL Universities in Mississippi

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University Academic Advising Center
Director Dr. David Boles
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University Academic Advising Center

• The University Academic Advising Center advises
  those students that choose the Undeclared option.
• All students that enter Mississippi State with
  less than a 2.5 core high school GPA and less
  than a 21 ACT are required by the university to
  start their academic career as Undeclared.
• The University Academic Advising Center is also
  the home of all entering students that do not
  meet the Bagley College of Engineering entrance
  requirements but who wish to pursue an
  engineering degree. Those students are
  classified as Undeclared Pre-Engineering until
  the BCOEs entrance requirements are satisfied.

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• Over the past five years, the UAAC has served an
  average of 1220 students each fall semester and
  an average of 953 students each spring semester.
• Over the past five years, the UAAC has supplied
  Mississippi States degree granting programs an
  average of 550 students each academic year.
• In that same time period, the UAAC has averaged
  5700 face-to-face student contacts per fiscal
  year.