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Educating Illinois ReportCard

Goal 3- Exceed cost and quality expectations of the citizens of Illinois.

Action 6: Student Achievement

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Performance Indicator Data History Current Status Description
06A

Faculty and Staff Recruitment 

  • Qualitative performance indicator - view Description for results.
  		Action has not begun
N/A
  • Increase the resource base for faculty and staff recruitment by 5%. Performance Indicator Progress: Recruiting costs for faculty are paid from funds in the Provost’s budget as well as by individual departments and colleges. Recruiting costs for staff paid from a variety of sources.
 
06B

Undergraduate Student-to-Faculty Ratio 

  • Fall 2002: 19:1
  • Fall 2003: 19:1
  • Fall 2004: 19:1
  • Fall 2005: 19:1
  • Fall 2006: 19:1
  		Action has not changed since the last review.
No Change
  • Ratio between the number of full-time equivalent students and faculty. Performance Indicator: Decrease to 18:1
 
06C

Staffing Levels 

  • Qualitative performance indicator - view Description for results.
  		Action has not begun
N/A
  • Define and achieve optimal staffing levels for University faculty and staff by tenure and full- and part-time status. Performance Indicator Progress: This action was not addressed in the last year.
 
06D

Small Classes 

  • Fall 2002: 29.3%
  • Fall 2003: 27.9%
  • Fall 2004: 28.8%
  • Fall 2005: 32.0%
  • Fall 2006: 31.0%
  		Action is moving in the Opposite Direction of its intended target.
Opposite Direction
  • Percent of courses with undergraduates and enrollments less than 20. Performance Indicator: Increase to 36%
 
06E

Credit Hour/Staff Year Ratio 

  • FY 2001: 729, 4.0% above target
  • FY 2002, 743, 6.5% above target
  • FY 2003: 763, 5.4% above target
  • FY 2004: 779, 7.0% above
  • FY 2005: 766, 15% above target
  • FY 2006: 759, 12% above target
  		Action is moving in the Desired Direction of its intended target.
Desired Direction
  • Ratio of credit hours generated by the number of staff years. Performance Indicator: Lower to the statewide average
 

Action 7: Scholarship and Research

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Performance Indicator Data History Current Status Description
07A

Research Support 

  • FY 2003: N/A
  • FY 2004: $15.9 million
  • FY 2005: $13.6 million
  • FY 2006: $13.7 million
  • FY 2007: $15.7 million
  		Action is moving in the Desired Direction of its intended target.
Desired Direction
  • Amount budgeted for organized reseach. Performance Indicator: Increase to $16.9 million
 
07B

Travel Support 

  • FY 2003: N/A
  • FY 2004: $236,800
  • FY 2005: $210,000
  • FY 2006: $228,200
  • FY 2007: $245,900
  		Action has been completed or is being maintained.
Completed/Maintained
  • Amount budgeted for travel (within organized research). Performance Indicator: Increase to $230,000
 
07C

Research Productivity 

  • FY 2002: N/A
  • FY 2003: N/A
  • FY 2004: N/A
  • FY 2005: N/A
  • FY 2006: N/A
  		Action has not begun
N/A
  • Number of performances, publications, and presentations. Performance Indicator: Increase by 10%
 
07D

External Grants and Contracts Submissions 

  • FY 2001: 328
  • FY 2002: 264
  • FY 2003: 266
  • FY 2004: 366
  • FY 2005: 317
  • FY 2006: 306
  		Action is moving in the Opposite Direction of its intended target.
Opposite Direction
  • Number of funded submissions for state, federal, and private funding. Performance Indicator: Increase to 400
 
07E

Multidisciplinary External Grants and Contracts Submissions 

  • FY 2002: 13
  • FY 2003: 8
  • FY 2004: 11
  • FY 2005: 9
  • FY 2006: 21
  		Action has been completed or is being maintained.
Completed/Maintained
  • Number of funded multidisciplinary submissions for state, federal, and private funding. Performance Indicator: Increase to 16
 
07F

External Grants and Contracts Awards 

  • FY 2001: $19.8 million
  • FY 2002: $20.3 million
  • FY 2003: $18.0 million
  • FY 2004: $21.0 million
  • FY 2005: $20.4 million
  		Action is moving in the Desired Direction of its intended target.
Desired Direction
  • Amount of funded submissions for state, federal, and private funding. Performance Indicator: Increase to $30 million
 
07G

Multidisciplinary External Grants and Contracts Awards 

  • FY 2002: $1.8 million
  • FY 2003: $1.0 million
  • FY 2004: $2.8 million
  • FY 2005: $1.2 million
  • FY 2006: $3.0 million
  		Action is moving in the Desired Direction of its intended target.
Desired Direction
  • Amount of funded multidisciplinary submissions for state, federal, and private funding. Performance Indicator: Increase to $5 million
 
07H

Milner Library Renovation 

  • Qualitative performance indicator - view Description for results.
  		Action is moving in the Desired Direction of its intended target.
Desired Direction
  • Continue implementation of the Milner Library Long-Range Renovation Plan and seek donor support for the expansion of the library. Performance Indicator Progress: Through internal and external funding selected areas of the Library have been renovated. Funds for expansion of the library and additional renovation are included in the University’s FY2008 request for state funds.
 
07I

Milner Library Hours of Operation 

  • Fall 2002: N/A
  • Fall 2003: 96.5
  • Fall 2004: 100
  • Fall 2005: 100
  • Fall 2006: 102
  		Action has been completed or is being maintained.
Completed/Maintained
  • Hours that Milner Library is open. Performance Indicator: Increase from 96.5 hours per week
 
07J

Milner Library Collections 

  • FY 2002: 25,404
  • FY 2003: 20,345
  • FY 2004: 19,698
  • FY 2005: 37,020
  • FY 2006: 37,942
  		Action is moving in the Desired Direction of its intended target.
Desired Direction
  • Number of volumes added to collection at Milner Library. Performance Indicator: Annually increase.
 
07K

Endowed Chairs 

  • Fall 2002: 4
  • Fall 2003: 4
  • Fall 2004: 4
  • Fall 2005: 4
  • Fall 2006: 4
  		Action has not changed since the last review.
No Change
  • Number of endowed chairs. Performance Indicator: Achieve one endowed chair in each college and Milner Library
 
07L

External Funding 

  • Qualitative performance indicator - view Description for results.
  		Action has been completed or is being maintained.
Completed/Maintained
  • Seeking external funds supporting new and existing centers, institutes, and initiatives that promote the University’s areas of excellence in discipline-specific and multidisciplinary scholarship and application. Performance Indicator Progress: Approximately $20 million are generated annually by faculty and staff from state, federal and private funding entities. Among recent examples: the $1.48 million grant to Mennonite for a geriatric care project in cooperation with Heritage Enterprises; $2.5 million grant for the College of Education’s Professional Articulation for Recruiting/Retaining Teachers for Neighborhood Engagement and Renewal (PARTNER) project; $100,000 grant for Cued Speech from the Ronald and Mary Ann Lachman Foundation; $160,000 in federal support for the Export Project; and $778,900 grant to support certification of Developmental Therapists-Hearing.
 
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