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New Faculty Orientation
Dave Fairris, Vice Provost
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Undergraduate Education
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Undergraduate Enrollment by College
Student Demographic Characteristics
Top Ten Majors
Entering Student Profile
Teaching Challenges
Teaching Joys
Resources
Fall 2006 Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,792
BCOE
9%
CNAS
28%
CHASS
63%
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS)
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS)
Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE)
Fall 2006 Student Gender Diversity
Women
48%
Men
52%
Fall 2006 Student Race and Ethnic Diversity
100.0%
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43.0%
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25.1%
30.0%
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Hispanic
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Fall 2006 Most Popular Majors
15.7%
12.3%
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3.6%
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Fall 2006 Entering Freshmen Profile
First Generation College Students
50%
Low Income Status
43%
Awarded Financial Aid
62%
First Generation: Neither parent earned a 4-yr degree
Low Income: Self-reported parental income is less than or equal to $30,000
Awarded Aid: Determined based on financial need
Teaching Challenges
Fall 2006 Entering Freshmen:
Did not place into English 1A (Composition)
54%
Did not place into Math9A (Calculus)
77%
On academic probation
at the end of their first year
14%
Dismissed by the end of their first year
6%
Teaching Joys
• Students Are Talented, but Unsophisticated and
Unworldly
– The Joy of Imparting “Life Possibilities”
• A Diverse Student Body
– The Joy of “Body Count Diversity” and the Challenge
of Moving Beyond It
RESOURCES
Learning Center Programs and Services
Programs that Help Students in Classes
Tutoring
Structured Study Groups
Programs that Help Students to Build Skills
Study Skills Workshops
GRE, MCAT, CSET, and LSAT Prep Courses
Summer Pre-calculus and Writing Program
Programs that Help Students in Difficulty
Peer Counseling
Drop-in Academic Counselors
Services for Students
Placement Exams in Math and Chemistry
Computer Lab
http://www.learningcenter.ucr.edu/
Student Conflict Services
UCR Police Department
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911
Non-Emergency (951) 827-5222
http://www.police.ucr.edu/
Student Conduct & Academic Integrity Programs
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Enforces the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations and Students.
Educates students about the rights and responsibilities they have as part of the University and surrounding
community.
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Engages in outreach work to assist faculty and staff in encouraging student accountability.
http://conduct.ucr.edu/
Vice Provost for Conflict Resolution
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Act as a Central Coordinating Body for the various conflicts resolution programs (Labor Relations, Student Judicial
Affairs, Affirmative Action, Title IV, Ombudsperson and the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs).
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Provide opportunities to solve conflict in a more informal way through mediation and through education and
training programs for staff, students faculty and administrators.
http://www.conflictresolution.ucr.edu/
Instructional Development
• “Scholarship of Teaching” Symposium Series
• Instructional Innovation & Excellence Grants
1. Instructional Support Grants for Undergraduate Education - Funding
up to $1, 000 to support minor curricular revisions
2. Instructional Innovation Grants – Funding up to $15,000 depending on
grant category. Supports major course/curriculum redesign,
development of new pedagogical approaches that optimize technology
to engage and enhance student learning. Also supports conference
attendace for teaching & learning.
3. Excellence in Mentoring Grants – Funding up to $1,500 to support
jr.faculty and student mentoring.
4. Undergraduate Research Grants – Funding up to $1,000
• Classroom Initiatives
1. Flex Classrooms – Surge 171-173
2. Instructional Innovation Incubator – Surge 170
• Course Evaluations
– iEVAL
• Undergraduate Program Review
http://instruction.ucr.edu/