EHE State of the College Spring 2009 Cheryl Achterberg, Dean

EHE

State of the College

Spring 2009

Cheryl Achterberg, Dean

Strategic Plan

Overarching Vision

• To become the nation’s top-tier, public College of Education and Human Ecology for undergraduate and graduate study.

• To use our expertise to resolve pressing social, educational and health/wellness needs locally, statewide and beyond.

2010 U.S. News and World Report Rankings

• College's overall ranking is 16th among the 278 public and private universities granting doctoral degrees in education

• 8th among public universities

• Six college graduate programs are in the top ten nationally:

Administration/Supervision tied for 5th

Elementary Education tied for 5th

Secondary Teacher Education 5th

Curriculum/Instruction 5th

Student Counseling & Personnel Services tied for 6th

Vocational and Technical Education 2nd

2010 U.S. News and World Report Rankings

• Four more specialty areas ranked in the top 20 nationally

Education Policy tied for 17th

Educational Psychology tied for 16th

Higher Education Administration tied for 17th

Special Education 16th

2010 U.S. News and World Report Rankings

Philosophy of EHE

History

Context

Student

Teacher SubjectMatter

Rules and Policies

• 6,299 students 4,659 undergrads

1,640 grads

• And our college has almost 200 faculty, 350 staff members and 86,000 living alumni

• We are a very diverse college:14.6% diverse students15.2% diverse faculty17% diverse staff

Who We Are

Highlights

•Schoenbaum Family Centerat Weinland Park 700 Ohio State students trained in one year in a state-of-the-art environment

•Metro High School A Franklin County public school focused on science, technology, engineering, and math

•Labs in Life at COSI, Columbus Featuring working laboratories that showcase research using state-of-the-art equipment

Partnerships

• We partner with schools

– Teacher and administrator professional development

• Provided 104 customized, graduate-level courses for 2,103+ school teachers and administrators in Franklin County in ’07-’08.

– Research projects

The Power of Research

$26M in EHE Research Grant Awards, FY’0853% increase over FY’07

Financial Summary

Financial Summary

Strategic Plan

GOAL 1: Recruit the Best Students and Promote Their Success

GOAL 2: Build an Extraordinary Faculty

GOAL 3: Conduct Research and Scholarship to Advance the Quality of Life for Individuals, Families, Schools and Communities

GOAL 4:

Come Together in Concert with All Constituencies

• More diverse students

• More content

• New standards, new curricula

• More accountability

• Governor’s reform

More Challenges

Governor’s Reform

Teacher Career Ladder• Residency – 4 years (?)

• Professional – 5 years (?)

• Mentor

• Lead teacher

On the Horizon

• Shift to semesters

• Ed.D. degree programAutumn 2010

• Ed.S. degree program/M.Ed. Forlead teachers and mentor teachers

• Bachelor teacher licensureFall 2011

Conclusion

One University