The Case for a Name Change John F. Carney III, Ph.D., PE November 2006.

The Case for aName Change

John F. Carney III, Ph.D., PENovember 2006

Goal of University

UMR will be one of thetop five technological

research universities in the

United States by 2010.

Objective:

Enhance the national reputation of the

University to increase the value

of degree.

Are we seeking an enhanced national reputation with a branch campus, regional name?

MissouriPublic HS Graduates

1987-88 to 2001-02 (actual), 2002-03 to 2017-18 (projected)

WICHE: Knocking at the College Door, 2003

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Missouri’s 2005 Student Funnelfor All Engineering Fields

Public High School Seniors Cohort: 67,074

Public High School Graduates: 57,495

All ACT Testers/College Bound: 42,705

Any Engineering Interest, all scores: 1,519

Engineering Interest, +21 comp. score: 1,028(21 = MO average score / 50%)

Engineering Interest, +24 comp. score: 769(24 = UM minimum for auto admission)

UMR’s Freshmen Engineering Majors 560from Missouri

+9

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Projected Change in High School Graduates2002-2012

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NCES, 2003

Trends in Engineering

Potential United States Undergraduate Engineering MajorsAll College Bound, ACT Tested Students Interested in Any

Engineering Field

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(<5%)

Name Recognition AmongCollege-Bound Students

Outside of Missouri Even with the increased recruiting efforts

since 2000, of the more than 1.1 million ACT testers in 2006, only 551 non-Missouri high school seniors sent ACT scores to UMR.

238 of the 551 out-of-state ACT scores were from students interested in engineering.

UMR is 9th in Missouri for number of ACT scores received from out-of-state students.

Conclusion:

Our University needs to attract students

from all parts of the United States.

What does the nameUniversity of Missouri-Rollatell you about the intrinsic nature of our University?

Answer: Nothing

How does the nameUniversity of Missouri-Rolla

differentiate us from the

other UM campuses?

Answer: It does not

What is a technological

research university?

Technological Research Universities

Engineering enrollment ≥ 25%

Engineering, Business, Physical Sciences, and Mathematics enrollment ≥ 50%

Cutting-edge graduate research programmaster’s and Ph.D. degrees awardedsignificant external research funding

Illinois Institute of Technology

New J ersey Institute of Technology

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Texas A&M University

California Institute of Technology

Carnegie Mellon

Colorado School of Mines

Drexel University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Michigan Technological University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology

University of Missouri-Rolla

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of California-Berkeley

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Missouri-Kansas City

The University of Texas at Austin

Purdue University

Texas Tech University

University of Missouri-Columbia

Stanford University

0%

10%

20%

30%

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% Engineering, Business, Science & Math Enrollment

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Average enrollment is 6,457

Average enrollment is 29,391

California Institute of Technology

Colorado School of M ines

Georgia Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology

Michigan Technological

Univers ity

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

South Dakota School of M ines and Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology

Univers ity of M issouri-Rolla

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

25%

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50%

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% Engineering, Business, Science & Math Enrollment

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Average enrollment is 6,457

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Texas A&M University

Carnegie Mellon

Drexel University

University of Southern California

University of California-Berkeley

University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Missouri-Kansas City

The University of Texas at Austin

Purdue University

Texas Tech University

University of Missouri-Columbia

Stanford University

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Average enrollment is 29,391

Should UMR change its

name?

We will engage the entire University community facultystudentsalumnistafffriends of the University

in considering this important question.

Some possible names which

would accurately describe our University...

Possible Names

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Engineering

Missouri Technological University

Missouri Science and Technology University

Missouri Science and Engineering University

Other names?

Would a name change affect our

relationship with the University of Missouri

System?

Answer: No

Who would have to approve a

name change forUMR?

Answer: The Board of Curators

Would state appropriations and/or student fees be used to pay for the one-time cost associated with a possible

name change for the University?

Answer: No

The Arts and Sciences departments are

critically important to the future of our

University.

Arts and Sciences UMR hired a total of 18 new tenure track

faculty members in FY06 and FY07. 8 tenure track hires were in Arts and Sciences,

including English, Philosophy, and PsychologyCurrently searching for tenure track faculty in

Computer Science, History, Spanish, and Technical Communication

This years’ A&S budget has been supplemented by over $890,000

Potential graduate programs

Interesting Fact:

Outstanding programs in Business, Economics, English, Finance, History, Management Information Systems, Psychology, etc. exist at technological research universities.

Examples:Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Summary

Increasing our national reputation and prestige will enhance the long-term value of your degree.

Our University’s goal is to be one of the top 5 technological research universities in the United States.

We need attract more students from other parts of the United States and the world.

It is difficult to promote our national reputation with a branch campus, regional name that does not describe the mission of our University.