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College of Veterinary Medicine
September 2009
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Report Card 4 – September 2009
Mission
The Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine:
Educates and develops skilled veterinarians for a lifetime of investigation, innovation,
and care and protection of animal health;
Discovers and disseminates knowledge concerning health and disease mechanisms of
biomedical and veterinary medical importance;
Creates and utilizes effective methods for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
animal diseases and those transmissible to humans; and
Provides a state-of-the-art veterinary medical resource center that serves the citizens of
Oklahoma, the nation, and the world.
Vision
The Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine will:
Become the Oklahoma State Center for Veterinary Health Sciences;
Be ranked among the top 15 veterinary colleges in the United States;
Be continually commitment to educating students to become balanced, knowledgeable,
capable, and respected veterinarians who are life-long learners in their chosen fields;
Become an international leader for innovative biomedical as well as basic and clinical
veterinary research;
Be committed to the training and education of the next generation of scientists, teachers,
and clinical specialists;
Develop a modern regional referral center for clinical veterinary medicine;
Stand as the sentinel for animal disease and protection in Oklahoma and regionally;
Recruit, develop, and retain highly motivated, well-trained, diverse faculty and staff;
Foster an environment of professionalism, cooperation, tolerance, optimism and
enthusiasm;
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Provide technologically advanced support for teaching, research, diagnosis, and
treatment; and
Continue its strong tradition in educating veterinarians for practice in rural communities.
Core Values
Excellence – We seek excellence in all our endeavors, and we are committed to continuous
improvement.
Intellectual Freedom – We believe in ethical and scholarly questioning in an environment that
respects the rights of all to freely pursue knowledge.
Integrity – We are committed to the principles of truth and honesty, and we will be equitable,
ethical, and professional.
Service – We believe that serving others is a noble and worthy endeavor.
Diversity – We respect others and value diversity of opinion, freedom of expression, and other
ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Stewardship of Resources – We are dedicated to the efficient and effective use of resources.
We accept the responsibility of the public’s trust and are accountable for our actions.
Professionalism – We are committed to treating the public, our students and colleagues in a
manner becoming the profession of veterinary medicine.
Student Centered – We are committed to providing for our students an atmosphere that is
conducive for and promotes educational, professional and personal development.
Scholarship – We are committed to the discovery, application and sharing of new basic and
applied scientific knowledge.
Cooperation – We strive to always be supportive of one another in our academic and personal
endeavors.
Unity of Purpose – We are committed to our mission and vision and strive together to achieve
them.
Synergy of Human Resources – We believe that teamwork and cooperative efforts will
maximize each other’s strengths and minimize each other’s weaknesses.
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Goals, Critical Success Factors, Objectives, and Strategies
Goal One. Enhance quality of life and economic development in rural Oklahoma.
Critical Success Factors:
Design and implement an interdisciplinary instructional, service and research food
animal production medicine, health, and food safety program
Status 2005 – 2009: Not accomplished
Graduate each year at least 10 students that will enter mixed or food animal
practice in rural communities of Oklahoma
Status 2005 – 2009: Accomplished
Development of start up companies in Oklahoma Technology and Research Park
Status 2005 – 2009: Not accomplished
Early detection and prevention of animal and zoonotic diseases
Status 2005 – 2009: Continues as a major research and service effort of the faculty
Objectives:
Objective 1.1: Develop an interdisciplinary production animal health/food safety program
that is a vital part of Oklahoma’s livestock industries.
Strategies:
Recruit a nationally recognized food animal production medicine veterinarian to
provide leadership for the food animal production medicine program.
Status 2005: Recruitment is underway for the position with funds provided by Oklahoma
State University. Interviews to occur week of June 6, 2005.
Status 2006: After 2 unsuccessful searches, the search has been closed. A grow our own
program has been implemented with 2 trainees currently employed in CVHS.
Status 2007: One trainee will finish his program December 2008. The other trainee is
now employed as a lecturer in VCS.
Status 2008-2009: Dr. John Gilliam hired in food animal medicine (assistant professor).
Dr. Jarod Taylor hired as epidemiologist/food safety/ faculty member.
Enter into partnerships with state agencies such as the Department of
Corrections, to develop comprehensive herd health programs that can serve as a
teaching program and later as an extension program for producer groups.
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Status 2005: We have ongoing discussions with Department of Corrections. Dr. John
Kirkpatrick has volunteered to lead discussions on behalf of College.
Status 2006: A contract has been implemented with DoC. Due to budget restrictions
within DoC, the contract has not been fully implemented and may be in jeopardy.
Status 2007: The contract is inactive at this time.
Status 2008-2009: Theriogenology continues to visit the dairy herd at MacAllister, OK
(state penitentiary).
Enter into a partnership with the United States and Oklahoma Departments of
Agriculture for training veterinarians in careers in public health and food safety.
Status 2006: Representatives of FSIS and APHIS have been invited to participate in
classes and make informal presentations advertising employment opportunities in the
USDA.
Status 2007: There is interest for implementing a DVM/MPH program.
Status 2008 - 2009: We are exploring a joint DVM/MPH in partnerships with the
University of Oklahoma and the University of Kansas-Wichita.
Develop partnerships with food animal consultants to assist with development
and delivery of production medicine – food safety programs.
Status 2006: No formal partnerships have been developed.
Status 2007: Same as 2006
Status 2008 -2009: Same as 2007
Establish a College of Veterinary Medicine Advisory Group to provide external
input into production animal health programs.
Status 2005: In cooperation with the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association, an
advisory committee is currently being formulated.
Status 2006: The committee has been established and has held only one meeting in 2
years.
Status 2007: The committee is largely inactive.
Status 2008 -2009: This committee is inactive.
Enhance the food animal clinical residency program by increasing the number
of residents in production animal medicine.
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Status 2005: One residency position in food animal theriogenology has been added. A
combined graduate program – food animal production medicine residency position has
been added in Veterinary Pathobiology and Veterinary Clinical Sciences.
Status 2006: The grow our own program continues. One resident has completed the
program and is employed as a lecturer in charge of Field Services. The other resident is
still in the program.
Status 2007: No change
Status 2008 – 2009: No change
Increase the number of food animal production electives for second, third and
fourth year veterinary students.
Status 2006: Owing to small the size of our faculty, the number of electives has not been
increased. Spring and Fall 2006, 8 credits hours was provided in 6 courses;
Bovine Theriogenology (1 credit) – enrollment 20; Food Animal Production Medicine (2
credits) – enrollment 24; Food Animal Advanced Techniques (1) – enrollment 30; Small
Ruminant Production, Management, & Surgery (2) – enrollment 65; Differential
Diagnosis of Food Animals (1) – enrollment 17; Food Animal Surgery (1) – enrollment
24.
Status 2007: No change in food animal production electives
Status 2008 - 2009: No change in course offerings has been made, but these courses are
consistently overenrolled, indicating their popularity. Staffing and course expense are
limiting factors.
Emphasize veterinary training for rural communities.
Status 2006: Given outcomes assessments, the training program appears to appropriately
emphasize this training. The Veterinary Medicine in Agriculture Summer Camp was
initiated in 2006. Twelve high school participants from rural communities spent 3 days
on the Stillwater campus. The program addressed study skills and preparation for
college, classes in basic sciences, and exposure to food animal clinical medicine. Also,
an initiative is underway to expand the Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Loan and
Scholarship Fund to provide financial support for veterinarians choosing to live and work
in rural communities.
Status 2007: Through the Center for Innovation and Economic Development, and
BancFirst, a program has been developed to offer low-interest financing for practice
startups and acquisitions in communities of 25,000 population or less.
The Veterinary Medicine in Agriculture Summer Camp was successful in its second year,
and five participants in the first year’s program are currently enrolled at OSU.
The Development office continues to pursue scholarship offerings for students who are
likely to return to rural communities.
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The ADAA’s office will participate more closely in the OVMA mentoring program to
strengthen ties between CVHS and rural practitioners.
Status 2008 - 2009: The Summer Camp program continues.
The OVMA mentoring program continues with chronic concerns regarding participation
on the part of both students and mentors.
Approximately one-third of total scholarship dollars awarded are directed to large animal,
food animal, or rural practice interests.
Although there is considerable year-to-year variation, approximately one-third of our
graduates remain in Oklahoma to practice immediately following graduation. Exit
surveys indicate that about 32% of new graduates enter large animal or mixed practices,
compared to 18% nationally.
The CVHS has been approached regarding legislation to be introduced in the 2010
Oklahoma legislative session that would greatly expand and fund the rural veterinarian
loan repayment program. The program, part of a rural healthcare enhancement initiative
called AgHealth, would fund 25 students per year at $25,000 per student per year.
Participants would be expected to practice in a rural area for one year for each year of
support.
Goal Two. Enhance the professional curriculum and instructional programs to increase the
quality of education and job placement of our graduates.
Critical Success Factors:
Award at least 75 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees each year.
Status 2006: Since 2003, 70.5 degrees have been awarded. The largest number of graduates
was 74 in 2004.
Status 2007: 67 high-quality graduates were awarded the DVM degree in 2007. 82 students
were admitted in 2007 for the graduating class of 2011. Discussions are underway to
establish a 2 + 2 relationship with the University of Arizona. That program at maturity
would yield an additional 20 graduates per year.
Status 2008 - 2009: 76 graduates were awarded the DVM degree in 2008.
There are 76 students currently enrolled in the 4th year of the curriculum.
Since 2007, 82 students per class have been admitted (58 residents and 24 nonresidents).
Plans are still being developed to initiate the 2+2 program with the University of Arizona.
National economic difficulties are delaying that program. The OSHRE has given its
approval to move forward with planning for the partnership. In the interim, we have
obtained the OSHRE’s approval to admit up to ten additional transfer students in years 2, 3,
and 4. We currently have an enrollment of 83 students in the Class of 2010 for the coming
fall semester.
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Expanded array of second and third year electives to include courses in nutrition of
individual animal species, practice management/leadership, career planning, and
biosecurity, beginning in fall 2004.
Status 2006: A small animal nutrition elective is delivered annual via teleconference. A
practice management elective is given annually. A program to enhance communication skills
of students has been implemented. A capstone course during the final week of year 3
curriculum has been implemented to cover many of these topics. Biosecurity elective has not
been addressed to date. An elective in zoonoses has been implemented.
Status 2007: An elective, Veterinary Biosecurity, will be offered Spring Semester 2008. An
elective in the Ecology of Infectious Disease was established, and a 4th-year elective in
Applied Laboratory Diagnosis was initiated.
Status 2008 - 2009:
No additional elective courses have been implemented.
Establish a comprehensive college program to systematically assess and review the
core – elective curriculum to be fully implemented by June 2005.
Status report under Objectives.
Implement in Fall 2005 a plan for peer review of instruction whereby one-fourth of
all teaching faculty are evaluated each year.
Status report under Objectives.
Implement in Fall 2005 a new plan to enhance clinical exposure of first and second
year students.
Status 2006: No plan has been developed
Status 2007: The ADAA will work with the OVMA mentoring program to expand student
participation.
Status 2009: The ADAA continues to liaise with the OVMA mentoring committee to move
this program forward. The OVMA will man a booth at the 2009 SCAVMA Club Fair to
promote this program and the Tulsa and Oklahoma City Fair Birthing Center projects.
100% of graduates will pass national boards by date of graduation.
Status 2006: This was achieved by the Class of 2003. None of the succeeding classes have
achieved this goal. The Class of 2006 had a passing rate above the national average but 4
students failed to pass the examination.
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Status 2007: The Class of 2007 had a passing rate of 94%, just below the national average
and 4 students failed to pass examination by graduation.
Status 2008: The Class of 2008 had a pass rate of 97%, which was the same as the national
pass rate.
Status 2009: The Class of 2009 had a pass rate of 95%, compared with a national pass rate of
97%. Four students had failed to pass the examination by graduation.
Place at least 5 students in each class into public practice careers within 5 years of
graduation.
Status 2006: Military Careers: 2003 -3; 2004 – 2; 2005 – 3; 2006 - 1
Status 2007: 3 students from the Class of 2007 reported that they accepted positions in
Federal civil service, Federal military, or State/Local government. The actual numbers of
recent 5-year graduates in public practice careers is unknown due to difficulties in career
tracking of graduates.
Status 2008: 1 student from the Class of 2008 reported that s/he had accepted a position in
the military. One other student reported that s/he was pursuing a Master’s in Public Health.
Status 2009: Two students in the Class of 2009 reported entering a career in the military.
Place at least 10 students each year into internships and or residency training
programs.
Status 2006: 2003 Internships – 7; 2004 Internships – 7, Residencies – 1; 2005 – Internships
5, Residencies – 1; 2006 Internships – 7. Clinical Pathology Residencies 2003 – 2, 2004 – 2;
Anatomical Pathology – 2.
Status 2007: 10 students from the Class of 2007 reported that they had accepted Internship
positions. Using the VIRMP data base, 7 internships and 1 residency were confirmed. Six
graduates of previous classes were selected for clinical residencies making the total in the
2007 VIRMP match 14.
Status 2008: 4 students from the Class of 2008 reported that they had accepted Internships,
and 5 reported that they had accepted residencies.
Status 2009: Internships 14; clinical residencies 4;
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Table 1
Internships and Residencies Accepted
2003-2009
Internships Residencies
Year SA LA Clinical A. Path. C. Path. Other
2003 6 1 - 2
2004 4 6 1 2 2
2005 3 1 3
2006 6 1 -
2007 8 1 6
2008 3 - 5
2009 11 3 4
2010
Objectives:
Objective 2.1: Assess the professional curriculum and instruction on a regular basis for
appropriateness and reasonable integration of content as well as for quality of instruction.
Strategies:
Develop a program of systematic and periodic review of curriculum.
Status 2005: The Committee for Effective Instruction and Curriculum and the Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs have developed a plan for presentation to the faculty.
Status 2006: Assessment efforts have focused on outcomes assessment, to bring the
CVHS into compliance with AVMA COE requirements. Two new surveys were
designed and are implemented annually: assessment by recent graduates of their
educational experience, and assessment by employers of the technical and non-technical
skill of recent graduates.
Status 2007: Course content review was completed for Morphology courses, and content
review was initiated for Ophthalmology. Plans are underway to perform content reviews
for Pharmacology/Anesthesiology, and possibly Infectious Disease. An outcomes
assessment plan has been formulated that includes new graduate exit surveys, recent
graduate and employer surveys, use of Banfield assessment data, surveys of
preceptorship employers, case report logs, and clinical skills checklists.
Status 2008 - 2009: Course content review has been problematic, primarily due to lack of
buy-in and follow-through on the part of relevant faculty and departmental
administration. Reviews of Ophthalmology and Pharmacology have either stalled or
never begun. A template that clearly lists expectations and process for content reviews
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was developed by the ADAA and the CEIC. It is clear that unless the will to review
content exists at the Departmental level, this objective cannot be meaningfully achieved.
Develop a program of faculty peer review of instruction coordinated by the
Department Heads.
Status 2006: A new policy for peer review of the curriculum has been approved, but has
yet to be fully implemented.
Status 2007: No peer reviews were done
Status 2008 - 2009: A faculty retreat was held in January, 2009 that discussed among
other things the philosophy and practice of peer review of instruction. Discussion
continued through the Academy of Veterinary Teachers group. The ADAA has provided
to each Department Head a set of draft documents from which to develop an instructional
review plan. Discussions are underway in at least one department to develop a plan.
The procedure for routing student surveys of instruction has been changed to route one
copy of summary scores to the ADAA. The enabling background for this change was
thoroughly investigated and verified by the Provost’s office.
Enhance faculty communication within courses taught and across the core – elective
curriculum through a coordinated program administered by the Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs.
Status 2009: Clinical skills tracking software is in the process of purchase. The software
contains curriculum mapping capability, which would support this objective. Fairly
detailed course objectives would be required to construct a meaningful curriculum map.
A first draft may be possible using existing lists of lecture topics contained in syllabi.
Objective 2.2: Enhance student learning opportunities by increasing breadth of course and
effectiveness of technology for delivery of major portions of the professional curriculum.
Strategies:
Explore ways to enhance clinical teaching utilizing high population or other
specific areas in the state.
Status 2005: Discussions are underway to utilize Department of Corrections livestock
herds for the instruction of veterinary students.
Status 2006: A contract has been implemented with DoC. Due to budget restrictions
within DoC, the contract has not been fully implemented and may be in jeopardy.
Status 2007: The Zootechnology course exposes students to the livestock herd at
Langston University, and to animals processed through the animal shelter.
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Status 2008 - 2009: The 3rd-year surgery course is being converted from a purchased-dog
to a shelter animal-based format beginning in Fall 2009. It is expected that this will yield
several advantages, including increased exposure to minor medical conditions in shelter
animals, the opportunity for each student to perform more surgeries, and an opportunity
for 4th-year students to enhance their surgical skills through peer teaching. Two faculty
members will be hired from funds provided ($300,000 annually) from university
administration to over see the new program.
A formal agreement was forged with the City of Tulsa that provides access to Tulsa
shelter for year 4 veterinary students. The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
continues an extensive Shelter Medicine program both on and off campus. Year 4
students have extensive access to shelter dog and cats for routine clinical and surgical
skills. The program is funded internally and from private donations. An endowed
professorship in shelter medicine has been established.
Implement the “e” curriculum by 2006.
Status 2005: Plans are being developed and costs are being analyzed to construct 2 new
class rooms and to remodel 2 teaching laboratories that will include wireless networks.
The use of Note Pad computers is under investigation to largely replace student computer
laboratories.
Status 2006: A new model for student computing has been instituted, involving a formal
recommendation that students purchase portable tablet computers, rather than maintain
computer laboratories. Wireless coverage has been provided and the CVHS serves as a
service and maintenance center for computers purchased under contract. Electrical
outlets have been provided in the CVHS Auditorium to support use of computers. The
infectious diseases laboratory is undergoing renovation and should be completed by
January 2007. The room will have wireless networks. An architect has been hired to
develop plans for 2 new classrooms. A faculty steering committee is in place and
meeting regularly. Audience response systems have been implemented in room 259 and
the auditorium.
Status 2007: Use of the wireless network continues to grow, and we estimate that 80-
90% of students in years 1-3 have wireless-capable laptops. Six desktop computers in the
ATT lab are being moved to the clinic area, and printing resources in the ATT room may
be moved to areas closer to the 3rd-year auditorium. The step of requiring each student to
own a laptop is currently on hold, awaiting development of more e-instruction, and
renovation of 1st and 2nd-year classroom areas to support computers. There are currently
two fully wireless computer-capable areas in McElroy Hall: the auditorium and Room
201.
Status 2008 - 2009: Teaching technology in classrooms for Years 1-3 were upgraded in
2009. Lecture capture equipment was added to all three classrooms, and teleconferencing
equipment was added to the 3rd-year classroom. Plans are currently underway to add
electrical service to McElroy 259 and 263. After extensive discussion among students
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and faculty, the VAC voted to require laptop computers for all students, beginning with
the incoming Class of 2013. Touch-screen computers will not be required. The
Technology Fee Committee has recommended that purchase of and support for desktop
computers not be continued and that existing computers be removed as they become
nonfunctional. The Tech Fee account was used to purchase several new computers to be
placed in graduate student workspaces, and the account will be used to purchase a few
new machines annually.
Develop and integrate telemedicine into teaching, service and outreach
programs.
Status 2005: Full digitalization of the Imaging Center in the BVMTH is underway and
should be completed by 2006. This project includes state of the art technology and
exposes veterinary students to the world of telemedicine.
Status 2006: The initial phase of digitalization has been completed and the final phase
has been funded.
Status 2007: The VTH is fully digitalized and the radiology section recently opened for
telemedicine consultation.
Status 2008 - 2009: Objective continues to be fulfilled.
Increase the number of elective courses offered via teleconference to professional
students.
Status 2006: An elective small animal nutrition course is offered by teleconference.
Plans have been discussed to offer veterinary pharmacy courses to pharmacy students at
the University of Oklahoma via teleconferencing.
Status 2007: The small animal nutrition course is offered for the second time, with an
enrollment of 20+. Mark Morris Associates is very interested in developing more
teleconference course offerings.
Status 2008 - 2009: The AAVMC has made development of shareable teaching materials
a priority. Success of that initiative will be an important driver of online instructional
efforts at each school. We currently have the technology in place to access any available
teaching materials. Teaching courses at University of Arizona by distance education
from Stillwater is being investigated.
Increase clinical contact for students in the first two years of the curriculum.
Status 2006: Two core courses, Zootechnology and Clinical Techniques, provide live
animal exposure and clinical experience. No new courses have been added.
Status 2007: We have continued the above courses. In addition, in the year 2
Introduction to Clinics course, in 4 of the 9 clinical rotations, we enhanced the experience
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to include organized Clinical Case Assessments on clinical cases guided by a mentor to
include hands on experience with animals in four clinical areas – small animal medicine
and surgery, equine medicine and food animal medicine. Students teams participate in a
Clinical Case Championship at the conclusion of the course.
Status 2008: Added a fifth Clinical Case Assessment experience – equine surgery.
Zootechnology Course: A history taking communication video is completed for each
first veterinary student. First year students participate in mock interviews with 4th year
students serving as simulated clients. This forms a baseline for students and can be used
to judge improvement in communication skills during the next 3 years of the curriculum.
Introduction to Clinics Course – Year 2: A physical exam (PE) communication video is
completed for all second year students performing PE on a small animal and explaining
the exam to a classmate serving as simulated a client.
Status 2009: We are reorganizing the clinical case assessments to include cases in small
animal, equine and food animal medicine.
Implement minor degree options within the DVM major.
Status 2006: Not implemented
Status 2007: A DVM/MBA program is in the final stages of development. Data for the
development of a DVM/MPH program is being gathered.
Status 2008 - 2009: The CVHS and Spears School of Business have agreed on a joint
DVM/MBA degree program. One incoming Early Admit student has expressed interest
in participating. A joint DVM/MPH program will be explored involving CVHS, the OU
Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, and the KU Medical Center-Wichita
School of Medicine.
Increase the number of graduates entering public practice.
Status 2006: A concerted effort is underway to advertise career opportunities in public
practice. Most notable is a new course, Veterinary Professional Medicine, that includes
several class sessions hosting guest veterinarians from the USDA, public health services,
and the military. Beginning with the Class of 2003, 9 graduates have entered military
careers.
Status 2007: 3 students from the Class of 2007 reported that they accepted positions in
Federal civil service, Federal military, or State/Local government.
Status 2008 - 2009: Two students from the Class of 2009 reported accepting positions in
the military.
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Objective 2.3: Establish criteria for student career success and develop a database for
tracking student career success including national board performance, internships,
residencies, graduate degrees, etc.
Strategies:
Define and assess measures of success for our graduates.
Status: Program is being implemented to assess employer satisfaction of recent
graduates. Class of 2004 will be surveyed this year (2005) and the results reported to the
Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Status 2006: An annual program has been implemented to assess employer satisfaction
of recent graduates. Survey results are reported to the Council on Education of the
American Veterinary Medical Association.
Status 2007: An outcomes assessment plan has been implemented that includes new
graduate exit surveys, recent graduate and employer surveys, use of Banfield assessment
data, surveys of preceptorship employers, case report logs, and clinical skills checklists.
Status 2008 - 2009: Outcomes assessment activities are in their fifth year of
implementation. Instruments include graduate exit surveys, recent graduate and
employer surveys, surveys of preceptors, and case report logs. A system of clinical skills
checklists will be implemented in Fall 2009 using web-based software packages and in
collaboration with Kansas State University.
The College’s Office of Admissions will develop, in conjunction with the
College’s Outreach Office, a computer based tracking program for College
graduates to be implemented in the summer of 2005.
Status: Program is being implemented.
Status 2006: The current status of this item is unknown.
Status 2007: An ongoing project involving multiple sections from the dean’s office is
devoted to this activity.
Status 2008 - 2009: This data base is maintained through the activities of the Dean’s
office and the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Sources of data include
AVMA and OVMA membership lists, searches of information on the web, use of the
Summit system (maintained by the OSU Foundation), and OK State Veterinary Licensing
Board. Recent graduates will be re-queried immediately after graduation while their
OSU email account is still active.
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Share factors associated with career success with faculty, curriculum committee
and incorporate those measures into orientation courses for professional
students.
Status 2005: Two faculty members, Dr. Paul DeMars and Dr. Carolynn MacAllister, will
receive training this summer (2005) in the use of instructional modules (Bayer Animal
Health) for teaching leadership and communication strategies. The modules will be
incorporated into restructured core and elective courses.
Status 2006: Recent national surveys have identified a need to address non-technical
skills, knowledge, attitudes, and aptitudes in the curriculum. A workshop was held in
November 2005 to develop a strategic plan for addressing this need and this plan is being
implemented. Accomplishments to date include creation of the third year capstone
Veterinary Professional Medicine course, client simulation exercises, and expansion of
matriculant orientation to include a team building exercise modeled on the ROPES
program. The Communications Curriculum now includes core training for all Year 3
students that rotate through the Community Practice Section of Junior Techniques Course
during the spring semester. The course involves videotaping of students interviewing
individuals trained to simulate various types of clients.
Status 2007: The Communications Curriculum and Veterinary Professional Medicine
Course continue to be taught and refined. The 3rd year capstone course taught in the
spring of 2008 will contain largely practice management material. Portions of that
coverage will include ‘SKA’ oriented topics. Data collected from 4th-year preceptor
employers yielded 81.7% ‘excellent’ and 16.7% ‘good’ ratings from evaluators. Funding
for audiovisual equipment for the client interview room in the library has been obtained
from Hill’s. Incoming student orientation includes a teambuilding exercise held at the
Colvin Center.
Status 2008 - 2009: Outcomes assessment summaries are shared with the Curriculum
Committee and with faculty in general. The extent to which the Committee uses the
information to guide remodeling of the curriculum is debatable. As in 2007, outcomes
assessment data suggest that our graduates possess good SKA’s, and that our training
program is addressing this material adequately.
Goal Three. Enhance research and scholarly activities in the College.
Critical Success Factors:
Establishment of at least 3 College research focus areas
Status 2006: The major research focus areas are infectious diseases, toxicology, and lung
biology. Each has at least one subdivision. The overarching research program is
comparative biomedical research.
Status 2007: Nanotoxicology is being developed as an interdisciplinary program in the
Department of Physiological Sciences.
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Status 2008 – 2009: Major research focus areas continue to be infectious diseases,
toxicology, and lung biology. Each has at least one subdivision. One overarching theme that
ties these areas together is comparative biomedical research, another is biological response to
stressors, and a third is biodefense.
Within infectious diseases, two significant areas are emerging: one is related to tick-borne
infectious diseases, and is manifested by the establishment of the National Center for
Veterinary Parasitology and by expanded activity of the interdisciplinary tick research group;
the other is Food Animal Health and Performance where a developing collaborative spirit has
resulted in enhancement of visibility and reputation with industry and government.
New initiatives in biodefense include collaborative efforts with the University Multispectral
Laboratory; a project funded through the Western Regional Center for Biodefense and
Emerging Infectious Disease was just concluded; and a proposal for a new IDIQ contract to
test infectious agents in animal models for NIAID is pending.
Increase in extramural research funding by 10% per year
Status 2006: Extramural research funding remains relatively constant over the past 3 years.
Growth depends on research success of recent and future faculty hires.
Status 2007: New grants and contracts awarded exceeded $10M in FY2007, a significant
increase over the past 2 years.
Status 2008 – 2009: New grants and contracts awarded have declined in 2008 and 2009.
Several factors account for this, including declining funding from Federal sources as a result
of the flattened trajectory of the NIH budget and the impact of the recent recession on
industry sponsors. Declining proposal numbers in 2007 and 2008 may be a reflection of
those factors, but also serve as a leading indicator for our prospects for new awards.
For any consecutive four quarter period from FY2001 to the end of FY2009, the average new
grants and contracts awarded, in available funds, was $1,746,136 (range $2,816,387 to
$769,187); the average funds for new proposals was $8,881,238 over the same period (range
$13,451,679 to $3,635,923). The new award total for FY2009 was just over $3 million, a
quarterly average of $769,187, which is 44% of the average for any consecutive four quarters
since 2001 (it should be noted that this total was exceeded in the first two weeks of July
2009). On the other hand, FY2009 proposals totaled just over $53 million, a quarterly
average of $13,451,679, which is 151% of the average for any consecutive four quarters
since 2001. While new awards were at the lowest level since 2001, new proposals were at the
highest level since 2001. The trend relationship between these two indicators can be seen
from the figure below.
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Establishment of international partnerships with 2 or more veterinary schools in
North America or abroad for faculty exchange programs
Status 2006: Not implemented
Status 2007: Data is being gathered to develop relationships with two Mexican veterinary
schools. Visits to these schools is planned to take place in spring or summer of 2008.
Activities will focus on identification of potential areas of curricular matching, potential for
student travel opportunities, and potential for faculty research collaborations. Other
opportunities will be pursued as they present. Personnel in the OADDL hosted the Director
of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Kabul, Afghanistan for continuing education.
Status 2008 – 2009: No partnerships have been developed
Establishment of regional research alliances to increase competiveness for multi-
institutional research grants
Status 2006: Regional alliances exist with OU Health Sciences Center, University of Texas
at Galveston, Texas Tech University, the University of New Mexico, and New Mexico State
University. Iowa State University CVM is a partner in the Oklahoma NBAF plan.
Status 2007: No new regional alliances were proposed. The Oklahoma NBAF proposal was
not down selected into the final round. Our partnership with OMRF has been enhanced.
Status 2008 – 2009: We have developed several new proposals with the University
Multispectral Laboratory, including training grants for students, new Department of Defense
contracts (a $1.4 million, 3-year contract was awarded in 2008), and a new Inter-Institutional
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Personnel Transfer Agreement to facilitate collaboration at multiple sites. Our partnership
with OMRF continues to develop and a training grant proposal for a joint training program is
being developed. Interactions are developing with the Kansas Bioscience Association and
the Kansas City Regional Animal Health Corridor; Malayer recently spoke to the Kansas
City group describing CVHS capabilities and programs.
Increased funding for clinical research
Status 2006:
Status 2007: A proposal via the Morris Animal Foundation will provide funds for combined
residency/PhD program in clinical sciences. The proposal includes funds for clinical
research projects.
Status 2008 – 2009: The MAF proposal was funded. National search is underway for
participant. In the Large Animal/Food Animal area, Dr. Step has developed collaborations
and is increasingly competitive for animal health industry funding; Dr. Boileau is being
funded through a COBRE program grant from OUHSC (PI: Iandolo). We are trying to
develop additional business contacts; an animal health company is sponsoring the first major
study (vaccine-challenge trial with a food animal species) in the new ABSL facility.
Increase in the number of faculty publications in refereed journals and
presentations at national and international meetings
Status 2006: No data provided
Status 2007: No publication data provided. For the upcoming year, Dr. Michael Davis is
President of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society. The Society will hold its 26th
Annual meeting next year on Oct 29-Nov 1 in Oklahoma City. The theme will be Domestic
Animal Models of Human Respiratory Disease.
Status 2008 – 2009: No data available
Objectives:
Objective 3.1: Develop research focus areas and multi-institutional strategic alliances that
account for the majority of research activity in the College and that reflect funding areas of
importance as described by Federal agencies.
Strategies:
Focus College research resources on primary research areas.
Status: Research efforts are focused on infectious diseases – bioterrorism prevention,
toxicology, and pulmonary function.
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Status 2006: The overarching research theme for the Center is comparative biomedical
research. The 3 focus areas continue to be productive.
Status 2007: The COBRE application was not funded and focus on “Comparative
Medicine” was thought to be too broad for this program. A new research focus being
developed is “nanotoxicology”, an interdepartmental group effort on the OSU campus.
New awards of grants and contracts in FY2007 were the highest level seen to date for the
Center, exceeding $10M. We are pursuing more interdisciplinary research activity
centered on the focus areas, bringing additional discipline expertise such as biological
imaging into the study of these areas and growing the supporting infrastructure.
Status 2008 – 2009: College resources primarily support efforts in facilities, bridge
support, new equipment. Proposals for new construction and training programs support
the areas listed.
Develop alliances with at least three other institutions in beef cattle research,
tick-borne diseases, biodefense and emerging diseases.
Status 2006: The Center is a central player in development and implementation of the
Oklahoma Plan for the NBAF. This plan has several institutional and private industry
partners. The initial expression of interest has been selected for the next round.
Status 2007: The Oklahoma NBAF Plan was not down selected. A national center in
veterinary parasitology is under development and a funding plan from private sources has
been formulated. We are developing strategic alliances with partner companies such as
Pfizer Animal Health for Food Animal Health and Performance, and multiple companies
for the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology. We are also developing
collaborative research with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation focusing on
animal health, biological imaging and microscopy, and veterinary pathology. In October,
Pfizer Animal Health sponsored a one-day symposium at OSU on Food Animal Health
and Performance.
Status 2008 – 2009: The National Center for Veterinary Parasitology has been launched.
We are developing strategic alliances with several other partner companies, including
Pfizer Animal Health, and Intervet Schering-Plough. Efforts to develop collaborative
research with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation focusing on animal health,
biological imaging and microscopy, and veterinary pathology continue. In October,
Pfizer Animal Health again sponsored a one-day symposium at OSU on Food Animal
Health and Performance.
Dr. Michael Grigg, Chief of the Molecular Parasitology Unit at the National Institutes of
Health, is mentoring veterinary students Jared Wendte in a PhD program and Amy
Edwards in a summer internship at NIH. A collaboration with Dr. Mason Reichard,
Assistant Professor, is developing as well.
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Objective 3.2: Enhance the research infrastructure and environment within the College.
Status 2006: Starting in 2001, the following enhancements to research infrastructure have been
implemented;
1. New research laboratories (includes ABSL3) – 8 (14,434 square feet)
2. Research laboratories renovated – 12 (8,042 square feet)
3. Number of offices created or renovated – 6
Status 2007:
1. Renovations of rooms 278, 284, 284a, 285, 285a, and 286a to BSL2 standards is funded
at $646,986 and includes 2,800 square feet.
2. Cell culture room in room 261a
3. Next Level Initiative – includes $7,500,000 for renovation of rooms 004-030 (11,125
square feet) in south basement of McElroy Hall. Proposed for funding in FY2009.
4. We have implemented additional security devices (panic alarms, surveillance cameras,
improved monitoring software) for BSL-3 spaces.
5. We acquired $118,000 from Doctors Hospital Founders of Tulsa for strategic equipment
purchase and $160,000 from the VPRTT for equipment in the Animal Resources unit.
Status 2008 – 2009:
1. Renovations of rooms 278, 284, 284a, 285, 285a, and 286a to BSL2 standards ultimately
funded at a total cost $1.4 million and includes 2,800 square feet.
2. NIH Construction proposal –$15,000,000 for new construction on southwest corner of
McElroy Hall. Proposed for funding in FY2010.
3. We have upgraded systems and implemented additional security devices (panic alarms,
surveillance cameras, improved monitoring software) for BSL-3 spaces.
4. We acquired $50,000 from the Kirkpatrick and Kerr Foundations, and Pfizer Animal
Health for strategic equipment purchase; and $120,000 from the VPRTT for equipment in
the Animal Resources unit.
5. Purchased new multi-user autoclaves in McElroy Hall.
Expand opportunities for clinical research and develop a program of clinical
faculty research mentoring.
Status 2006:
Status 2007: A proposal via the Morris Animal Foundation will provide funds for
combined residency/PhD program in clinical sciences. The proposal includes funds for
clinical research projects.
Status 2008 – 2009: Project funding and recruitment is underway.
Develop annual grantsmanship training program for trainees and faculty.
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Status 2006: This has been implemented by sending faculty to grant writing workshops
held at OSU.
Status 2007: College program continues. Physiological Sciences Department has a
Research Committee for pre-review of grant applications.
Status 2008 – 2009: We continue to make grant writing workshops available. We
developed a policy that established basic parameters of department-based mentoring
programs for CVHS.
Hire a research administrative assistant to assist investigators with forms,
budgets, format, illustrations, routing, etc. and to assist college research office
with screening for funding announcements/opportunities in both basic and
clinical research.
Status 2006: Not implemented.
Status 2007: Existing employee with experience moved into Grants and Contracts
Administration role to double the FTE in support of this area. Following an upcoming
retirement, alteration of position description will result in an additional 0.5 FTE added to
support research administration.
Status 2008 – 2009: Reorganized to move experienced person into Grants and Contracts
Administration role to double the FTE in support of this area. Modified existing position
description for new employee to result in an additional 0.5 FTE added to support research
administration; training for this person is underway.
Preparing to implement a software-based grants management system that will integrate
with our financial and human resources systems. Target date is 2011 for this to be fully
implemented.
Establish a premier research seminar series, separate from existing programs,
integrating clinical and basic sciences.
Status 2006: Two new programs have been implemented: Physiological Sciences
Seminar series and the Class of 1963 Distinguished Lectureship. The 2006 Class of 1963
Distinguished Lectureship was delivered by Dr. David Swayne (Avian Influenza) from
USDA SE Poultry Disease Laboratory, Athens, Georgia.
Status 2007: Programs in 2006 continue. Physiological Sciences Seminary Series
brought in 3 outside speakers. The 2007 Class of 1963 Distinguished Lecture was
delivered by Dr. Lee Simmons, Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha.
Status 2008 – 2009: The 2008 Class of 1963 Distinguished Lecture was Dr. Larry
Barrett, director of Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory. The Sitlington Lecture in
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Toxicology was given by Dr. Michael Aschner, the Gray E. B. Stahlman Professor in
Neuroscience at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The inaugural Lundberg-
Kienlen Lecture in Biomedical Research was given Dr. Kenneth Adler, North Carolina
State University.
Develop a training program for new investigators and faculty wanting to change
research emphasis.
Status 2006: None reported
Status 2007: None reported
Status 2008 – 2009: None reported
As part of a mentoring program, foster new investigator collaborations with
established investigators to facilitate research program development.
Status 2006: This is ongoing. Examples include linking young investigators with the
research program of Dr. John Iandolo at OU HCS,
Status 2007: Two meetings were held with scientists at OMRF to foster collaborative
research efforts. Areas of mutual interest were identified and additional one on one
meetings are planned this year.
Status 2008 – 2009: We have funded commitments to support a post DVM training
program combining residency training in Pathology, Radiology or related discipline and a
PhD program in Biomedical Imaging at the OMRF. Recruitment is ongoing and we are
developing strategies to formalize this program through a National Institutes of Health
training grant.
Objective 3.3: Expand sources of research funding to support graduate and post doctoral
positions.
Strategies:
Seek extramural funding from private sources through interactions with
Oklahoma State University Foundation to support graduate and postdoctoral
fellowships that support major research themes.
Status 2006: A deferred gift of $1 million dollars has been obtained.
Status 2007: Proposal to Morris Animal Foundation to support clinical resident/PhD
scholars.
Status 2008 – 2009: MAF proposal funded; see OMRF program above.
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Establish interactions with State Health Department and Federal Agencies such
as Centers for Disease Control and the Departments of Homeland Security,
Defense and Justice to support research, graduate education, and post-doctoral
training in areas important in biodefense-related activities.
Status 2006: Nothing reported
Status 2007: In January 2006, two students and one faculty member attended a one-day
symposium at the Centers for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta focusing on the
connections between Public Health and Veterinary Medicine. This symposium will occur
again in January 2008 and one faculty member and six students are scheduled to attend.
Dr. Malayer attended two-day meeting in fall 2006 at Emory University in Atlanta
sponsored by the CDC, the Association of Public Health Colleges and the Association of
Veterinary Medical Colleges to develop a national agenda promoting partnerships
between Public Health and Veterinary Medicine.
For the past several years, Dr. Malayer has served on review panels making funding
recommendations to Homeland Security on program grants to minority-serving
institutions, and on fellowship and scholarship programs.
Status 2008 – 2009: A proposal for graduate fellowships in Biodefense-related discipline
is pending with the Department of Homeland Security. If successful this would fund
graduate students from several disciplines. Malayer led this effort, working with
interdisciplinary team, including VPRTT McKeever, the UML, and NIMFFAB (DASNR
program). A second, similar proposal is in preparation for September submission to NSF.
Goal Four. Expand College Outreach programs and funding to address the needs of
animal owners, veterinarians, College alumni, and the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical
Association.
Critical Success Factors:
The College Outreach program will have at least 3 full-time equivalent companion,
farm animal, and equine extension veterinarians
Status 2006: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension has employed 2 area extension veterinary
medicine beef cattle specialists. These specialists work with college faculty on a variety of
issues.
Status 2007: The director’s position was converted from 75% to 100%
Status 2008 – 2009: No additional positions have been added to Outreach program
The College will hire adequate support staff to assist the extension veterinarians
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Status 2005 - 2009: The Outreach office continues to have a single staff person.
The budget of the College Outreach Office will be increased to support faculty, staff,
publications, and seminars
Status 2006: The budget from OCES has not increased during the past 3 years.
Status 2007 – 2009: The OCES has not increased. Outreach continues to function at a high
level despite under funding from OCES
Attendance at Outreach and alumni functions will increase by 10% annually
Status 2006: Attendance has increased more than 10%.
Status 2007: Attendance at Fall Conference 2007 and at alumni receptions was the highest in
recent years.
Status 2008 – 2009: Attendance at Summer (2008 – 2009) and Fall Conference (2008)
continues to be very stable.
Objectives:
Objective 4.1: Enhance communication and exchange information freely with clients,
referring and local veterinarians, CVM alumni, and the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical
Association.
Strategies:
The College will continue to publish an alumni newsletter.
The College will continue to publish a newsletter to referring veterinarians.
The College will continue to host continuing education seminars and a fall
conference featuring lectures and wet labs on subjects of small, exotic, equine,
and farm animal medicine and surgery given by faculty members and invited
speakers.
The College will continue to publish a companion animal newsletter to clients
established with the hospital for more than one year.
Status: All of these strategies have been or are being implemented. In addition, an
Advancement Leadership Team has been implemented to enhance communications,
marketing, public relations and alumni affairs. The ALT is chaired by the Dean of
Veterinary Medicine and reports to the Veterinary Administrative Council. It includes
faculty and staff representation.
Status 2006: These strategies continue to be operational. Attendance and ratings by
participants has been excellent.
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Status 2007: Same as 2006. A weekly college e-newsletter, Net Vet Weekly, has been
instituted
Status 2008 – 2009: All strategies continue. The Companion Animal Newsletter is sent
to a mailing list of interested pet owners and breeders involved in the companion animal
industry. The newsletter is sent to approximately 20 private Oklahoma practices for
distribution to their clients.
Objective 4.2: Enhance animal and public health through veterinary and public education
programs and through effective communication with owners, veterinarians, media and
general public.
Strategies:
The College will collaborate with other state agencies to promote the health and
welfare of animals and provide information for legislators, administrators, and
educators in the state and surrounding region.
Status: The Office of Veterinary Continuing Educations has coordinated programs for
training veterinarians in biodefense principles with the State Department of Health.
Status 2006: These programs continue to be offered. Workshops held in Stillwater and
Ardmore during August were very well attended.
Status 2007: The collaborative programs continue to be offered but changed program to
be a Problem Based Approach (PBA) to Diagnostic Disease Incidents in an interactive
format- Stillwater and McAlester
Status 2008: The above programs continue to be offered in PBA format style- Stillwater
and Tulsa
Status 2009: The above programs continue to be offered in PBA format style – Stillwater
and Midwest City
The College will offer one-hour client education seminars on the subjects of
small, exotic, equine, and farm animal health and welfare.
Status: Programs have been implemented with monthly Pet Health Seminars offered at
CVHS; Horse Owners Annual Seminar; and Payne County Cattlemen’s Seminar(s)
Status 2006 : These programs continue to be offered - Monthly (school year calendar) Pet
Care, Annual Horse Owner Seminar ; Payne County Cattlemen’s seminar
Status 2007: These programs continue, changed the Payne County Cattlemen’s Seminar
to be called Hot Topics for Payne County Cattle Owner. A weekly column, Veterinarian
on Call, has been implemented in several newspapers.
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Status 2008: These programs continue
Status 2009: The Pet care Seminar and Annual Horse Owners Seminar have continued;
currently waiting to schedule the Payne County Cattlemen’s seminar
The College will publish a farm animal newsletter to client producers.
Status 2006 – 2009: Not implemented
The College will publish a newsletter to equine clients.
Status 2006 - 2009: Not implemented
Objective 4.3: Increase funding for Outreach programs and personnel.
Strategies:
The Office of Outreach along with the Veterinary Administrative Council will
develop a plan for fiscal growth that will include state funds, private donations,
and income.
Status: The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service funded 2 beef production
specialists for 2 areas in Oklahoma. The CVHS will provide programmatic support to the
specialists. No funds are coming directly to Extension Veterinary Medicine.
Status 2006: This program continues to be implemented. At this time, the program
appears to be successful.
Status 2007: Program continues
Status 2008 – 2009: State funds have not increased for the past 3 years. Outreach has
developed several sponsors for Fall Conference and other events.
The College will solicit corporate, alumni and private sponsorship for Outreach
programs.
Status 2006: Sponsorships for speakers and events – Fall conference
Status 2007: Sponsorships for speakers and events – Fall conference and CE program for
CVHS referring small animal veterinarians
Status 2008 Sponsorships for speakers and events – Fall Conference
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Status 2009 Sponsorships for speakers and events – Fall Conference and CE program in
conjunction with student Veterinary Business Management Association program for
CVHS small animal referring veterinarians
Goal Five. The College will continue to efficiently use and strive to expand its fiscal and
physical resources to enhance its mission.
Critical Success Factors:
Install emergency power and security for critical research areas
Status 2006: Accomplished in certain areas
Status 2007: The south research area of McElroy does not have a generator.
Status 2008 – 2009: This continuing need remains unfunded; will require $1.5 to $2 million
to accomplish. The proposed new addition will have its own backup power systems.
Develop a paperless medical record information system for clinical use and didactic
teaching and integrate the system with the Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching
Hospital, necropsy service, clinical pathology laboratory, radiology, and Oklahoma
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory services
Status 2006: UVIS has been purchased and implemented in OADDL. The system has not
been implemented in the VMTH.
Status 2007: UVIS is being implemented in VTH this year.
Status 2008 – 2009: UVIS has not been implemented in VMTH. In use in OADDL.
Construct state-or-the-art veterinary critical care facilities within the Boren
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
Status 2006: From a private donor, funds have been secured to develop plans for an equine
critical care unit. An architectural firm has been hired. Funding for the unit will private
contributions.
Status 2007: Plans have been developed for construction of equine and small animal critical
care units. Development programs have been implemented for each project. About 50% of
SACCU funds have been raised. Equine CCU project has raised about $100,000.
Status 2008 – 2009: The SACCU was funded by private donations and construction will be
completed August 1, 2009. The ECCU development project has raised approximately $1.3
million of the $3.0 million required. Equipment for a new cardiology center and
catheterization facility was funded and implemented.
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Expand and renovate the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Status 2006: $12.7 million dollars have been appropriated for this project. Development
of final plans is underway.
Status 2007: Ground breaking ceremony November 1. 95% plans available November
15.
Status 2008 -2009: As of July, 2009, construction is nearly complete.
Build a multi-user educational center
Status 2006: An architectural firm has been employed to design an Academic Center
(various options) to include at least one classroom (capacity – 100) and faculty offices for
Veterinary Clinical Sciences. An additional classroom will designed with various options
for location.
Status 2007: Complete plans are available. Project delayed due to cost of $5.5 million
dollars ($1.0 million in reserve for project)
Status 2008 - 2009: Plans for the Academic Center have been altered to accommodate an
enlarged auditorium (capacity 140). Funding for this project is not yet available,
although it is the highest priority capital project currently.
Objectives:
Objective 5.1: Enhance College funding from governmental and private sources.
Strategies:
Expand the use of student, staff and faculty to solicit donations to support and
expand scholarships, educational and research programs and physical facilities.
Status: Implemented as a strategic component of fund raising and development.
Status 2006: We are establishing a group of students to assist with funding and
legislative activities called the Dean’s Veterinary Student Posse.
Status 2007: Veterinary student volunteers served as callers for telefund to follow up
annual fund campaign.
Status 2008 - 2009: Use of veterinary student callers has been discontinued due to lack
of efficient use of student time. During Fall Conference 2008, a new event (Cowboy
Roundup) was established. It is the venue for silent and live auction to raise money for
student scholarships. The auction is organized and run by SCAVMA with help from
CVHS development team.
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Increase and maintain tuition at 90-95% of the average for peer institutions.
Status: For FY04-05, resident and non-resident tuition and fess are 78 and 89 percent of
peers respectively. Nationally, resident and non-resident tuition and fees are 76 and 93
percent of US veterinary colleges (FY04-05 AAVMC Comparative Data) respectively.
Status 2006: For FY 05-06, resident and non-resident tuition and fees are 77 and 90
percent of peers respectively. Nationally, resident and non-resident tuition and fees are
65 and 91 percent of US veterinary colleges respectively.
Status 2007: Resident tuition and fees are 75.4% of peers, and nonresident tuition and
fees are 86.5% of peers. Resident and nonresident tuition and fees are 77.7% and 93.1%
of US veterinary colleges respectively. Plans to increase tuition and fees to 95% of peer
levels are currently on hold.
Status 2008 - 2009: Resident tuition and fees are 78% of peers, and nonresident tuition
and fees are 84% of peers. Resident and nonresident tuition and fees are 67% and 86% of
US veterinary colleges respectively. Plans to increase tuition and fees to 95% of peer
levels are currently on hold.
A 2+2 program in partnership with the University of Arizona is under development. At
full capacity, that program will yield an additional $2.5 million in tuition revenue per
year. The Clinical Year program will be scaled back so as not to compromise case
teaching materials for CVHS Year 4 students.
Prior to bringing the Arizona 2+2 program online, an enhanced transfer program will be
implemented. In this program, an additional 10 students will be admitted by transfer
beginning in Year 2 of the curriculum. At full capacity, this program will yield up to an
additional $900,000 in annual tuition revenue. At the start of the Fall 2009 semester,
enrollment was 82, 87, 84, 76 (total 329) in Years 1-4.
Enhance partnership with the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association and
other professional organizations to increase lobbying in behalf of the College.
Status: The Dean of Veterinary Medicine is a member of the OVMA executive board
and legislative committee. OVMA lobbyist has assisted CVHS in seeking funding for
remodeling and expansion of OADDL. In addition, CVHS has developed a joint
proposal with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for enhancing laboratories in
Oklahoma City and Stillwater (OADDL). Funding has been approved and is available
July 1, 2005.
Status 2006: These activities continue
Status 2007: Activities continue
Status 2008 - 2009: Activities continue
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Solicit corporate support for joint interest ventures to support expansion of
equipment and facilities.
Status: Ongoing development activity.
Status 2006: Several proposals have been presented to foundations for equipment.
Status 2007: A major plan is underway to solicit 6-7 corporations to support
development of the North American Center for Veterinary Parasitology at Oklahoma
State University.
Status 2008 – 2009: Two corporate sponsors and one private foundation have
contributed. Construction in the basement of McElroy Hall started Summer 2009.
Objective 5.2: Expand physical facilities in support of College mission.
Strategies:
Identify areas for Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory expansion
and develop architectural drawings secure funding, and begin construction of
that expansion.
Status: A proposal has been presented to Oklahoma Legislature for $12.7 million to
expand current facility by 20,000 square feet and to renovate existing laboratories. The
proposal has been funded.
Status 2006: An architect has been hired and plans are being developed.
Status 2007: Groundbreaking ceremony November 1, 2007. 95% construction plans
available.
Status 2008 – 2009: Construction should be completed by August 2009.
Select potential building sites for the educational center, secure funding, and
begin construction of that building.
Status: This project has been added to the long range capital building master plan for
Oklahoma State University.
Status 2006: An architect has been hired and a steering committee is in place to develop
plans for this facility. Several options will be considered.
Status 2007: 100% construction plans available. Project is estimated at $5.5 million and
it will be included in the Next Level Initiative for 2007-2008 legislative session. In
addition, development office has submitted 2 proposals to large foundations for partial
funding.
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Status 2008 - 2009: Construction plans have been updated to enlarge the auditorium.
Project is currently estimated to cost $8 million. The project continues to be a priority for
private and state funding. Current planning is for a capacity of 140 in the auditorium.
Identify currently available hospital space for site of equine critical care facility
construction, develop architectural plans, secure funding, and begin
construction of the facility.
Status: Plans are under development for enhancing critical care facilities in both small
animal and equine hospitals.
Status 2006: An architect has been hired to develop plans for an equine critical care unit.
Funds were provided by a private donor.
Status 2007:
1. Equine CCU: 100 % construction plans are available. A development campaign
has been developed and implemented. Total cost is estimated at $3.5 million.
2. SA CCU: 100% construction plans available. Development plan has been
implemented. Cost is estimated at $637,000 and about 50% of the cost has been
raised ($304,000).
Status 2008 – 2009: SACCU will be completed Summer 2009. Equine CCU has private
funding of approximately $1.3 million.
Convert current Department of Clinical Sciences faculty and administrative
offices to clinical seminar and teaching areas.
Status: Plans are under development for constructing faculty offices and one large
classroom on the west side of VMTH. This $4.0 million project is high priority and will
be financed by cash reserves and a possible bond program. Existing space in VMTH will
be utilized for research laboratories and teaching.
Status 2006: This project will be undertaken once the “Academic Center” is completed.
Status 2007: No change
Status 2008 - 2009: No change
Goal Six. Enhance the College’s national visibility and reputation and become ranked
among the top 15 veterinary schools in the country.
Critical Success Factors:
Host one national or regional meeting on current research topics affecting
veterinary/human medicine per year
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Status 2006: The college hosted the following meetings, symposia and lectureships:
1. Sitlington Infectious Disease Symposium
2. Sitlington Toxicology Lectureship
3. Class of 1963 Distinguished Lectureship
Status 2007:
1. Sitlington Toxicology Lectureship
2. Class of 1963 Distinguished Lectureship
Status 2008 – 2009:
1. Sitlington Toxicology Lectureship
2. Class of 1963 Distinguished Lectureship
3. Lundberg – Keinland Distinguished Lectureship
An external college advisory committee to provide stakeholder input into College
programs
Status 2006: There are 2 external advisory groups:
1. Dean’s Development Associates
2. OVMA – CVHS Liaison Committee
Status 2007: The Dean’s Development Associates met 3 times this year. The OVMA-
CVHS Liaison committee did not meet. The OADDL Advisory Committee met one time.
Status 2008 – 2009: No changes
At least one faculty member from each academic department and the Oklahoma
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will be an invited speaker at a national or
international scientific meeting
Status 2006: No data provided from departments
Status 2007: Same as 2006
Status 2008 – 2009: Assessment Outcome data from departments show the college is greatly
exceeding this critical success factor.
Develop an annual presentation and publication describing activities and
accomplishments to market the College locally and nationally
Status 2006: Two publications will be completed this fall:
1. Annual Research Report
2. Development and Marketing Brochures
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Status 2007: Both publications are available and are in use. In addition the college web site
has been updated and is source of information. A marketing brochure has been produced for
use in fund raising.
Status 2008 – 2009: Vet Cetra remains the primary national publication. In 2009, a 60th
Anniversary summary of college has been completed.
Expanded participation among College faculty for national or international
sabbatical leaves
Status 2006: One faculty member has been awarded an ACE fellowship for administrative
study at Purdue University.
Status 2007: Dr. Jerry Malayer completed an ACE Fellowship at Purdue University.
Status 2008 – 2009: No sabbatical leaves reported
A college-wide strategy for web-site development that is accessible and current
Status 2006: This continues to be a big issue in the Center. We are working to develop a
system that provides units appropriate local control of web pages. The IT group needs at
least one additional employee to meet expectations.
Status 2007: The web site has been updated. External facing pages are administered by
Derinda Lowe, Aaron Richardson, and the dean.
Status 2008 – 2009: While some progress has been made, faculty continue to have
frustrations with the college web site.
National accreditation of all academic and service programs including laboratory
animal resources
Status 2006: Academic programs are fully accredited by the Council on Education. The next
full review is 2010. The small animal hospital is accredited by the American Animal
Hospital Association. OADDL is accredited. Application for accreditation of Animal
Resources has not been submitted.
Status 2007: No change from 2006. Process has been developed for seeking AAALAC
accreditation.
Status 2008 – 2009: No change from 2006. July 2009, a committee has been charged to
finish the AAALAC application.
Objective 6.1: Enhance the College’s national research visibility.
Strategies:
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Sponsor at least one national or research scientific symposium or meeting at
Stillwater in areas of College research expertise.
Status: The college hosted the first Sitlington Infectious Diseases Symposium in April.
Several nationally recognized speakers presented at the 2-day event which was organized
by Dr. Bill Barrow. The keynote speaker was Richard Preston, author of several well
known books including the Hot Zone and The Demon in the Freezer. In addition, the
college has established an endowment from the Class of 1963 (96,500) to support a
keynote lecture at the Annual Fall Conference and Alumni Receptions. The first keynote
speaker for Fall 2005 was Dr. Stephen Sundloff, Director of the Food and Drug
Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine. These events are in addition to the
annual Sitlington Lecture in Toxicology organized by Dr. Carey Pope.
Status 2006: The 2006 Sitlington Infectious Disease Symposium focused on
Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Infectious Diseases. The keynote speaker was
Michael Dunne, Vice President of Infectious Disease Research for Pfizer Global
Research. The 2005 Sitlington Toxicology Lecture was delivered by David Dorman.
The 2006 Class of 1963 Distinguished Lectureship will be delivered by David Swayne on
Avian Influenza.
Status 2007: The 2007 Sitlington Toxicology Lecture was delivered by Dr. Ken Wallace,
immediate past president of the Society of Toxicology. The Class of 2003 Distinguished
Lecture was delivered by Dr. Lee Simmons, director of the Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha,
NE.
Status 2008 – 2009: The 2008 Sitlington Lecture in Toxicology was presented by Dr.
Michael Aschner. The 2008 Class of 1963 Distinguished Lecture was presented by Dr.
Lawrence Barrett. The Lundberg – Keinlein Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical
Research was present by Dr. Kenneth Adler.
Provide full travel funding for faculty/graduate students/residents presenting
papers at national meetings.
Status: Implemented
Status 2006: Implemented
Status 2007: Continued
Status 2008 – 2009: Continues
Encourage faculty/ graduate students/residents to present papers at national
meetings for all major disciplines.
Status 2006: Implemented
Status 2007: Continued
Status 2008 – 2009: Continues
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Encourage faculty sabbatical leaves and create opportunities for visiting faculty.
Status 2006: One faculty member has been awarded an ACE fellowship for
administrative study at Purdue University.
Status 2007: No sabbatical leave requests received
Status 2008 – 2009: No sabbatical leave requests received
Develop collaborative research projects with regional medical and dental
colleges.
Status: A Cobre grant involving scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center has been submitted for funding. This proposal, if funded, will establish
the Oklahoma Center for Comparative Medicine at the CVHS. Dr. Richard Eberle is the
primary investigator.
Status 2006: The grant submitted in 2006 was not funded. The grant will be resubmitted
in January 2007. Drs. Pope and Eberle are the principle investigators.\
Status 2007: Cobre proposal not funded
Status 2008 – 2009: Dr. Eberle submitted a proposal for supplement to the OUHSC P40
Baboon Resource Program grant to create a new position for a Comparative Medicine
faculty position at CVHS. Drs. Eberle, Maxwell, D’Offay, and Reichard are
collaborating on the P40 project.
Dr. Demars is a collaborator on an SBIR grant based at OUHSC on periodontal disease
using dogs as a model.
Dr. Hinsdale is working with the medical school at the University of Alabama-
Birmingham.
Dr. Eberle has an ongoing collaboration with Dr Kurosawa at the Boston University
Medical School and there is a pending proposal for an animal models contract through
NIAID.
Objective 6.2: Enhance College visibility for service and teaching programs nationally.
Strategies:
Consult a professional public relations person to develop a program to market
the College nationally.
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Status: The CVHS has recently hired a Coordinator of Public Relations, Marketing and
Alumni Affairs. The individual has extensive training and expertise with marketing in
the private sector.
Status 2006: CVHS has undertaken an extensive program of public relations and
marketing. Since June 2005, the following have been developed and or delivered:
1. Marketing and development brochures available Fall 2006.
2. Publication of Annual Research Report (Fall 2006)
3. Publication of Vet Cetra: Fall 2006
4. News releases sent: 125; Radio news releases sent 13; Television news releases
sent 8
5. Radio programs: 8
6. Television programs: 11
7. OSU Communications articles: 12
8. Orange Bytes: 8 articles
9. Alumni Receptions: 5 national and regional meetings
Status 2007: Annual report is available documenting extensive public relations and
marketing efforts.
Status 2008 – 2009: Same as 2007
Develop a College faculty committee to work with public relations staff to aid
dissemination and coordination of information.
Status: The Dean of Veterinary Medicine has implemented an Advancement Leadership
Team composed of staff and faculty. The purpose is to enhance communications,
marketing and reputation on a national level. The Team will report to the Veterinary
Administrative Council.
Status 2006: The Advancement Leadership Team continues to meet at appropriate times.
Status 2007: The ALT is working on the 60th anniversary events for 2008 and the
historical prospective projects.
Status 2008 – 2009: The ALT will be involved in the university capital campaign
Form an external college advisory committee to provide stakeholder input into
College programs and work with faculty committee and public relations
individual to advance the College’s image.
Status: The Dean’s Development Associates has been established and the first meeting
was held April 16, 2005. The group will focus on college development and
advancement.
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Status 2006: The group meets twice a year at CVHS. The next meeting is October 25,
2006.
Status 2007: The group met 2 times in 2007.
Status 2008 – 2009: The group continues to meet 2-3 times a year
Develop a program for public education about animal health and market the
program to television and radio stations as well as local newspaper and in states
without veterinary colleges.
Status: An agenda item for the new coordinator of Public Relations, Marketing and
Alumni Affairs. Drs. Paul DeMars and Michael Lorenz have recently completed a series
of public education programs for ESPN 2. The infomercials air weekly on national
television and are titled “Dog Sense”. The infomercials prominently credit Oklahoma
State University.
Status 2006: The Pet Health Seminars held at CVHS are advertised extensively and news
releases are generated for each presentation.
Status 2007: Ongoing
Status 2008 – 2009: Pet Health Seminars and Equine Health Seminars continue.
Develop a College display booth describing College programs and exhibit at
national and regional meetings.
Status 2006: Implemented. The display has been used at all alumni receptions at
national and regional meetings and at the OVMA annual convention.
Status 2007: Continues. A new college banner is available for celebration of the 60th
anniversary.
Status 2008 – 2009: Continues
Goal Seven. Increase academic and government partnerships nationally and
internationally.
Critical Success Factors:
Establish research development and teaching partnerships with two foreign
veterinary schools
Status 2006: Not implemented
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Status 2007: Data is being gathered to develop relationships with two Mexican veterinary
schools. Visits to these schools are planned to take place in spring or summer of 2008.
Activities will focus on identification of potential areas of curricular matching, potential for
student travel opportunities, and potential for faculty research collaborations. Other
opportunities will be pursued as they present. Personnel in the OADDL hosted the Director
of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Kabul, Afghanistan for continuing education.
Status 2008 – 2009: One faculty member will travel to Azerbaijan to deliver technical
lectures and to explore further opportunities involving OSU, the OK National Guard, and
groups in Azerbaijan. Progress on this goal will depend on the development of a sustainable
funding stream.
Establish partnerships between the College and all veterinary technician programs
in the state
Status 2006: Implemented. The VMTH has sponsored stipends for 3 technician students to
extern in the VMTH. A proposal has been presented to a foundation to increase funding for
this program.
Status 2007: CVHS continues to support the 3 veterinary technicians in Oklahoma.
Collaborative development and teaching activities are ongoing with OSU OKC.
Status 2008 – 2009: CVHS received a grant from Kirkpatrick Foundation to fund OSU OKC
technician students to extern at CVHS – VMTH. Ten veterinary technician students
participated in 2008-2009.
Objectives:
Objective 7.1: Develop international partnerships with other veterinary schools.
Strategies:
Develop list of 5-10 possible foreign schools that we could benefit by
collaboration and select 1-2 of these that appear to be the best fit, e.g., areas of
expertise, possibility for synergy.
Status: Drs. Jim and Katrina Meinkoth were visiting professors at Ross University
School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts, July 2004. Dr. Michael Lorenz visited (April
2005) St. George’s University, Grenada, to present information on OSU CVHS fourth
year program.
Status 2006: Dr. Charles MacAllister visited St. George’s University and Dr. James
Meinkoth taught at Ross University. In addition, the parasitology and toxicology groups
continue to maintain strong international collaborations with foreign institutions.
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Status 2007: Drs. Lorenz and MacAllister visited St. George’s and Ross University.
Data is being gathered to develop relationships with two Mexican veterinary schools.
Visits to these schools is planned to take place in spring or summer of 2008. Activities
will focus on identification of potential areas of curricular matching, potential for student
travel opportunities, and potential for faculty research collaborations. Other opportunities
will be pursued as they present.
Status 2008 – 2009: Drs. Lorenz, MacAllister, Ross and Meinkoth visited Ross and St.
George’s Universities.
Develop and implement short-term research exchange program with faculty and
graduate students for sharing of information and methodology.
Status 2006 - 2008: The Big 12 Faculty Fellowship program supports this strategy. This
program allows faculty members to visit an institution in the Big 12 for short term
projects. Several faculty from CVHS have participated.
Objective 7.2: Actively interact with all veterinary technician training programs in the
state.
Strategies:
Develop, consistently scheduled faculty visitation program to teach and recruit
at the technician training sites.
Status 2006 - 2009: not implemented
Provide paid rotations for technician trainees in the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital.
Status 2006: Implemented. The VMTH has sponsored stipends for 3 technician students to
extern in the VMTH. A proposal has been presented to a foundation to increase funding for
this program.
Status 2007: Program funded by Kirkpatrick Foundation. Provides support for up to 10
technician students.
Status 2008 – 2009: Ten OSU OKC students participated in this program. See Critical
Success Factors
Goal Eight. Enhance the educational experience and intellectual development of graduate
and professional students.
Critical Success Factors:
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Establish alumni-funded scholarships to support tuition of at least two students in
each veterinary class
Increased scholarship endowments by 25%
A college program to assist students in career choices
Increased graduate and house officer stipends/salaries by 30% over the next 5 years
Increased enrollment in DVM – MS and DVM – PhD program by 10%
Establish an Early Admission program
Objectives:
Objective 8.1: Establish an alumni-based scholarship program to support recruitment of
high quality first – year professional students.
Strategies:
Implement a telefund campaign hosted by veterinary students to raise funds for
student scholarships.
Status: A telefund campaign has been established and has been operational for 2 years.
Trained OSU students are the callers (non veterinary students).
Status 2006: Director of Development will organize a group of veterinary students to
assist with development activities including the telefund campaign.
Status 2007: Program continues.
Status 2008 – 2009: Program was been discontinued due to time constraints of veterinary
students. Telefund is maintained by Cowboy Callers and the development office.
Focus greater than 50% of the fund raising efforts of the College Development
Office on student scholarship donations.
Status: Endowed student scholarships are the highest priority for fund raising activities.
This year, 2 new endowments totaling over $1.0 million will come on line once all legal
issues are resolved.
Status 2006: Several new annual scholarships were acquired. Endowed scholarships
continues as a major development priority.
Status 2007:
1. Annual Scholarships
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2. Endowed Scholarships
Status 2009:
1. Endowed scholarships – value: $4,560,100
2. Earnings available for awards: 132,250
3. Non-endowed (annual) awards: 62,700
4. Total available for awards: 194,950
5. Total scholarships available: 194
Objective 8.2: Increase efforts to recruit nonresidents to Oklahoma State University
College of Veterinary Medicine.
Strategies:
Develop a College plan for out-of-state recruitment of professional students.
Status: Dr. Katrina Meinkoth, Manager of Student Recruitment, travels each year to New
Jersey and Delaware to recruit students. Plans are underway to develop an updated video
tape for student recruitment. In addition, the college web site has been redesigned and
will contain an updated page for prospective students.
Status 2006: Teaching faculty have been interviewed and videos produced for inclusion
on college web site. The final program needs to be completed.
Status 2007: Web site programs have been implemented. The primary new activity in
this area is the development of a 2 + 2 program with the University of Arizona. As many
as 20 3rd and 20 4th-year students would be admitted under this plan. Plans are currently
at the exploratory stage.
Status 2008 – 2009: CVHS has received approval from A&M and State Regents to
pursue the Arizona program. Arizona will be delayed implementing program due to state
budget restrictions. CVHS received permission from State Regents to increase by 10 the
number of transfer students admitted into the second year class. Transfer activity prior to
the Fall 2009 semester has resulted in an increase of 5 nonresident students over the Fall
2008 semester.
Focus non-resident recruitment efforts in existing contract states and in states
with large populations and no veterinary school.
Status: Dr. Katrina Meinkoth, Manager of Student Recruitment, travels each year to New
Jersey and Delaware to recruit students. Plans are underway to develop an updated video
tape for student recruitment. In addition, the college web site has been redesigned and
will contain an updated page for prospective students.
Status 2006: Dr. Meinkoth has participated in 2 national recruitment efforts sponsored by
AAVMC. We believe that these efforts do not justify the costs involved.
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Status 2007: See comments regarding the University of Arizona 2 + 2 program above.
Similar contracts with states without veterinary schools will be pursued as resources
permit.
Status 2008-2009: We continue contracts with Arkansas, New Jersey and Delaware. See
comments in previous section.
Seek out opportunities to develop contracts for veterinary students with at least
two additional states without veterinary schools.
Status: Submitted a proposal to Nebraska but proposal was not accepted.
Status 2006: No new contracts have been developed.
Status 2007: See 2+2 program above.
Status 2008 – 2009: See comments in related sections
Establish a legacy program whereby children of College alumni could be
admitted as residents and by classifying nonresident graduates of OSU
undergraduate programs as residents.
Status: Proposal for legacy program presented to OSU administration but not yet
accepted. Submitted a proposal to State Regents for classifying certain undergraduate
non-resident students as residents for purposes of attending veterinary college. Proposal
was not been approved.
Status 2006: We continue to request approval for these 2 programs.
Status 2007: We continue to request approval.
Status 2008 – 2009: We continue to seek approval for the program.
Objective 8.3: Broaden exposure of veterinary students to career choice options and assist
students in making those choices.
Strategies:
The curriculum committee will review the professional curriculum for the first
two years and find areas where presentation of career options can be increased.
Status 2006: No report
Status 2007: Career options appear to be adequately covered
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Status 2008 – 2009: Career options are presented in year 1 orientation, Veterinary Ethics
and Jurisprudence, year 3 Professional Medicine Course, and by programs sponsored by
student clubs.
The curriculum committee will meet with representatives of the College of
Veterinary Medicine Advisory Group and the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical
Association, discuss options for more comprehensive presentation of career
options to students, and develop a plan to achieve this objective.
Status 2006: Several programs have been presented to students about veterinary careers
in rural communities.
Status 2007: CVHS will continue to support exposure of students to career opportunities
through recruitment of outside speakers. A new Veterinary Business Management
Association student club has been formed, and the ADAA will vigorously support
programming of this group. A formal venue for presentation of career opportunities will
be identified.
Status 2008 – 2009: While not directly related to actions of the curriculum committee,
outcomes assessments for graduates over the past 5 years indicated that students are
aware of the multitude of career opportunities available to them. Over 75% of graduates
enter private veterinary practice after graduation, however, within 5 years, many have
made shifts into non-private practice careers.
The College will implement the plan to broaden exposure of veterinary students
to career options.
Status 2006: A new course, Veterinary Professional Medicine, has been developed,
which includes exposure to public practice career opportunities. The College also
collaborates with the Academy of Rural Veterinarians to advertise career opportunities in
rural communities.
Status 2007: A venue for presentation of career opportunities will be developed, and
contact with the OVMA and the Academy of Rural Veterinary Medicine will be
maintained through the ADAA. Financing strategies for practice purchase or
establishment will be pursued through the Center for Innovation and Economic
Development and publicized to students and Oklahoma Veterinarians.
Status 2008 – 2009: The Veterinary Professional Medicine course was presented at the
end of Year 3 Spring Semester 2008 and 2009.
Objective 8.4: Expand opportunities for professional students to participate in research or
to pursue a concurrent Masters of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Strategies:
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The Research Advisory Committee and the College Graduate Coordinator will
review current combined graduate/professional degree opportunities and
programs and develop a plan to expand those opportunities for veterinary
students.
Status 2006: Considerable progress has been achieved, including: implementation of a
dual DVM-PhD program, funded by the NIH, CVHS, and endowments; availability of
research elective course opportunities; and a summer research program for first and
second year students.
Status 2007: These programs continue to be very active.
Status 2008 – 2009: These programs continue to be very active, with the exception of the
DVM/PhD, which has had problems recruiting; this is a structural problem of the way the
training grants were organized (NIH T32) and veterinary schools across the country had
similar problems. Where these programs are successful, it seems to be where there is a
medical school or similar large biomedical research enterprise on the same campus.
There is currently an ad hoc committee of faculty reviewing all elements of the graduate
program, including this one. Their report will be complete sometime in the spring of
2010.
Objective 8.5: Enhance the number of graduate students within the Veterinary Biomedical
Sciences Program.
Strategies:
Develop and implement options for combining graduate degree programs with
veterinary specialty training programs in Veterinary Clinical Sciences.
Status 2006: This option exists and is currently used by some of the residents in VCS.
Status 2007: In cooperation with the Morris Animal Foundation, a proposal has been
submitted to Kirkpatrick Foundation to fund up to 3 small animal residency – PhD
fellowships.
Status 2008 – 2009: There is currently an ad hoc committee of faculty reviewing all
elements of the graduate program, including this one. Their report will be complete
sometime in the spring of 2010.
Increase the number of clinical faculty specialists to enhance residency training
and graduate education in clinical specialties.
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Status 2006: The number of clinical specialties has not been increased. We have added a
second ophthalmologist. In 2007, we will implement clinical cardiology. Veterinary
dermatology is the most important clinical specialty to implement.
Status 2007:
1. Added ZEW trained veterinarian that is board eligible.
2. January 2008: Implement cardiology service. Faculty member is board certified
in cardiology.
Status 2008 – 2009: Implemented cardiology service in VMTH. ZEW and cardiology
programs are fully operational.
Increase stipends for graduate students, residents, and post doctoral trainees to
at least the national average.
Status 2006: Stipends for graduate students have been increased to NIH average.
In 2005-2006, stipends for clinical residents were $1,100 below the national average and
$200 above the mean stipend of peers. Stipends for interns were $3,600 above the
national average and $1,500 above peers.
Status 2007: Stipends for interns and residents are very close to the national average.
Status 2008 -2009: Stipends for graduate students have been maintained at the NIH
published level. Stipends for interns and residents are at or above the national average. In
addition, clinical interns and residents are paid additional funds for seeing emergency
cases.
Develop and implement a marketing program to publicize College research
program focus areas and associated graduate programs.
Status 2006: An annual research report has been completed.
Status 2007: See 2006. A new research report will be due in 2008.
Objective 8.6: Establish and Early Admit program
Status 2008: The Early Admissions Program began in the spring of 2008. Basic qualifications
are: ACT score of 27 or top 10% of their high school graduating class.
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Status 2009: The status of the first two Early Admit classes is summarized below:
2007-2008 Early Admit Program
Admitted 15
Applied regular F ’08 (matric. F 2009) 1
Dismissed to date 2
Matriculate F 2010 6
Active in program to date 6
2008-2009 Early Admit Program
Admitted 20
Dismissed to date 5
Applying regular F 2009 1
Plan to matriculate F 2011 or 2012 15
Active in program to date 15
Goal Nine. Enhance diversity among the student body, faculty, and staff.
Critical Success Factors:
Increased numbers of students in the professional curriculum from
underrepresented groups
Status 2006: CVHS maintains a strong enrollment in Native Americans but has not increased
enrollment of other underrepresented groups.
Status 2007: Recruitment of students from underrepresented groups would be aided greatly
by the establishment of substantial scholarship funds for these students. Actual student
enrollment by underrepresented students remains about the same as in previous years.
Status 2008 – 2009: No change from previous years. The applicant pool for African
Americans is very small regionally and nationally. In 2008, we used extensive scholarship
funds to admit a very talented black student from Oklahoma that was aggressively recruited
by other veterinary colleges.
Increased percentage of staff from underrepresented groups
Status 2006– 2009: There is no data that indicates this success factor was obtained.
Increased percentage of tenure-track and tenured faculty who are women or from
underrepresented groups
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Status 2006: The number of women faculty members has increase dramatically in the past 5
years. The number of underrepresented groups has not increased.
Status 2007: The recruitment of women faculty members continues to exceed the number of
men.
2008-2009: While the number of women faculty members has dramatically increased, the
percentage of women faculty members is slightly lower than the percentages for peer and
national institutions.
Objectives:
Objective 9.1: Develop an outreach and advisement program for recruitment and retention
of students representing underrepresented minorities and with an interest in food animal
medicine.
Strategies:
The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Office of Admissions and
Recruitment will develop and present to the Veterinary Administrative Council
a plan for recruitment of highly qualified minority students.
Status 2006: A plan is under development that will focus on developing collaborative
programs with universities in Oklahoma that have a majority of minority students.
Status 2007: Plan has not been developed.
Status 2008: No plan has been developed.
Monitor applicant pool each year to achieve increase in underrepresented
applicants per year for faculty and professional students.
Status 2006: The applicant pool is monitored: approximately 10% of enrolled students
are minorities, principally American Indians.
Status 2007: The percentage of minority students that are in the applicant pool remains
stable.
Status 2008 – 2009: The CVHS currently has 34 minority students enrolled, distributed
roughly equally across the four years of the curriculum. One minority student received
substantial tuition support in 2008, in response to recruitment offers received from other
veterinary schools.
Focus high school recruiting efforts for future applicants on 4-H and FFA
organizations and on schools in predominately Native American locations.
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Status 2006: Veterinarians for Rural Oklahoma Initiative involves these organizations
and rural high schools located in areas with large Native American populations. A new
summer camp was initiated, in collaboration with extension veterinarians, 4-H, and FFA,
focusing on high school students from rural communities. Plans are being developed to
expand this initiative to address the need to recruit a greater diversity of students.
Status 2007: The Agriculture Summer Camp was offered for the second year in 2007.
Mailings were sent to 4-H, FFA, and high school advisors containing information about
admissions in general, and the Early Admit program in particular. The CVHS hosted a
group of high-performing high school students (OSU Scholar’s Day), and described the
Early Admit program to them. Although not targeted at minority or rural students, we
also plan to visit the Oklahoma School for Science and Math to outline veterinary careers
to these outstanding students.
Status 2008-2009: Two students from OSSM participated in the NIH Summer Scholars
program in 2008. Funding was provided by CVHS. Problems in recruiting committed
students interested in a veterinary career resulted in a recommendation that this effort be
discontinued or modified. Overall application numbers were stable, as was the number of
Native American students enrolled.
Objective 9.2: Develop recruitment program and package for underrepresented faculty
and postdoctoral fellows.
Strategies:
Obtain research fellowships through federal, state and private funding agencies
to support underrepresented graduate students, faculty, and postdoctoral
fellows.
Status 2006 – 2009: Not accomplished
Develop recruitment program initiative to target underrepresented groups of
students and faculty.
Status 2006 – 2009: Not accomplished
Goal Ten. Recruit the highest quality staff members into open positions and facilitate staff
career development.
Critical Success Factors:
All open staff positions filled by 2005
Status 2006: Accomplished
Status 2007: Accomplished
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Status 2008 – 2009: Subject to budget restrictions. Some positions in VTH and OADDL
have been held open
Increased number of staff positions throughout the college to achieve a ratio of three
staff members to each faculty
Status 2006: Not accomplished
Status 2007: Not accomplished
Status 2008 – 2009: Not accomplished. Staffing in VTH has improved
Staff salaries increased to the mean for similar jobs in the Oklahoma private sector
Status 2006: Implementation of broad banding has helped but for most classified positions,
staff salaries remain below the private sector.
Status 2007: need university data
Status 2008 – 2009: Data not available
Each staff member develops an annual plan with his/her supervisor for career
development and job enhancement
Status 2006: This is a component of staff A&D.
Status 2007: Same as 2006
Status 2008 – 2009: Accomplished
Increased computer access and e-mail to all staff who desire it
Status 2006: Accomplished
Status 2007: Accomplished
Status 2008 – 2009: Accomplished
A College website containing continually updated college calendar, minutes from
administrative, faculty and staff meetings
Status 2006: The college has implemented Net Vet Weekly e-newsletter for faculty, staff
and students.
Status 2007: Accomplished
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Status 2008 – 2009: Net Vet Weekly continues. VAC minutes are being posted on college
website.
Increased hiring of certified veterinary technologists in the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital
Status 2006:
Status 2007: Accomplished
Status 2008 – 2009: Accomplished but more are needed
Objectives:
Objective 10.1: Develop defined methodology for staff career path advancement.
Strategies:
Develop resources to support Oklahoma State University’s “broad banding
program.”
Status 2006: When available to staff, CVHS has found resources to fund the increases.
Status 2007:
Status 2008 – 2009: CVHS continues to support and fund “broad banding program
Develop a program through Veterinary Administrative and Staff Councils to
provide paid time and travel funds to support staff attendance to local and
distant job/career training meetings.
Status 2006 - 2009: This had been accomplished in certain areas such as Information
Technology, medical records, biosecurity and biomedical research.
Develop defined methodology for career path advancement for each staff Job
Questionnaire and incorporate criteria for rank advancement into each
questionnaire.
Status 2006:
Status 2007:
Status 2008 -2009:
Objective 10.2: Develop a staff salary program appropriate for a professional school with
compensation equivalent to that in the Oklahoma private sector.
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Strategies:
Hire an outside consultant to review College-wide salary and benefits for staff
positions.
Status 2006 - 2009: University provides the data annually.
Develop a College plan for upgrading of staff positions and present it to
university human resources for evaluation.
Status 2006: CVHS encourages the use of broad banding as a way to upgrade staff
salaries
Status 2007 - 2009: Broad banding continues to be used for upgrading staff positions
Identify and allocate College/departmental/unit state funds to be used for staff
promotions annually.
Status 2006: Funds have not been available to accomplish this on a regular basis.
Status 2007: See 2006.
Status 2008 – 2009: 5% proficiency increases have been used extensively in the college.
Objectives 10.3: Increase staffing throughout the college, but especially in the Veterinary
Teaching Hospital.
Strategies:
Formulate a plan to expand staff through Veterinary Administrative Council,
College Faculty Council, and Staff Council to increase the ratio of staff to faculty
to 3:1.
Status 2006: Not implemented
Status 2007: Not implemented
Status 2008 – 2009: Not accomplished
Identify and allocate College funds and Veterinary Teaching hospital income to
increase staff numbers.
Status 2006:
Status 2007:
Status 2008 – 2009: The VMTH has revenue to create additional technician positions.
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Develop educational relationships among the Veterinary Teaching Hospital,
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, and veterinary technician training
programs throughout the state.
Status 2006:
Status 2007: VTH has an externship program for veterinary technician students.
Status 2008 – 2009: See 2007 and previous sections
Allocate teaching hospital funds to support salary and/or living expense stipends
for 4 veterinary technologist interns per year.
Status 2006: Implemented for 3 veterinary technologist interns.
Status 2007: Program continues
Status 2008 – 2009: CVHS has a 30 K grant from Kirkpatrick to support this program.
Ten technician students were supported in 2008-2009.
Seek state support from legislature and Career Tech to enhance veterinary
technologist internship program at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Status 2006: Proposal sent to foundation to increase funding for additional interns.
Status 2007: Proposal funded for $30,000 with additional funding possible.
Status 2008 – 2009: No direct support from legislature or Career Tech
Objective 10.4: Integrate and enhance administration/faculty/staff communications.
Strategies
Provide computer hardware and software access for all staff through
appropriation of College/unit funds.
Status 2006: accomplished
Status 2007: Accomplished
Status 2008 – 2009: Accomplished
Place on the College webpage continually updated college calendar, minutes
from administrative, faculty and staff meetings.
Status 2006: Implemented
Status 2007: Implemented
Status 2008 – 2009: Implemented
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Goal Eleven. Recruit the highest quality faculty members into open positions and facilitate
their career development.
Critical Success Factors:
All vacant faculty positions filled
Status 2006: Currently, approximately 8 unfilled faculty positions exist.
Status 2007: Currently, 4 open faculty positions exist.
Status 2008 – 2009: Only 2 basic science position vacant. Several vacancies in clinical
sciences,
Tenure track faculty positions increased to 85 by 2006
Status 2006: The number of tenure faculty positions is about 75.
Status 2007: Not accomplished. Current number is 75.
Status 2008 – 2009: The number of tenure track faculty employed was 61 with 13 unfilled
positions. The number of non – tenure track faculty and temporary faculty was 27 and 5
respectively. Total faculty was 93. With interns and residents, the total number of faculty
(all categories) was 121. The peer rank was 11/11 and national rank was 24/28.
Annually increased scholarly activity and grant support among faculty
Status 2006:
Status 2007: New grants and contracts awarded exceeded $10M in FY2007, a significant
increase over the past 2 years.
Status 2008 – 2009: A total of 31 faculty members generated F&A income from external
grants and contracts in 2009. We have increased the total number of investigators with NIH
funding.
Average faculty salaries at all ranks at the mean for peer institutions
Status 2006: For 2005-2006, we are at 98% for professors and assistant professors and 93%
for associate professors.
Status 2007: For 2006-2007, CVHS was above the peer and national means for salaries at
the professor and assistant professor ranks.
Status 2008 – 2009: CVHS was below peer and national means at all faculty ranks. See
objective 11.3
College reappointment, promotion and tenure guidelines reviewed and updated
Status 2006: Not accomplished
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Status 2007: Guidelines for appointment and reappointment of endowed
chairs/professorships were substantially updated. Guidelines for the appointment and
reappointment of clinical track faculty are under development as are guidelines for
cumulative review of tenured faculty members.
Status 2008 – 2009: Guidelines for clinical track faculty members are in place.
Increased number of clinical specialists
Status 2006: We have increased the number of clinical specialists but we have not increased
the number of clinical specialties.
Status 2007: Clinical specialties will increase by 2 this year.
Status 2008 – 2009: Wildlife, Exotic and Zoo animal service and cardiology service are on
line.
Objectives:
Objective 11.1: Recruit and academically develop a cadre of new faculty while enhancing
support for other faculty.
Strategies:
Through College Faculty Council and Veterinary Administrative Council,
review current faculty recruitment strategies and develop a plan to enhance
recruitment.
Status 2006: We have implemented a grow our own program both on and off campus.
Status 2007: The first off campus grow our own faculty member has returned to campus
July 1 (imaging). Number 2 will return in January (cardiology).
Status 2008 – 2009: One (radiologist) faculty member trained at Ohio State (grow our
own program) left summer 2009 for private practice in Colorado. One small animal
surgeon (trained at CVHS) left summer 2008 for private practice in Louisiana.
Currently employed faculty from grow our own program include:
1. 1-small animal internal medicine (F)
2. 1-equine internal medicine (F)
3. 1-food animal medicine – production medicine (M)
4. 1- theriogenologist (F)
5. 2-anatomical pathologists (F, M)
6. 1-clinical pathologist (F)
7. 1-parasitologist (M)
8. 1-Equine Surgeon (M)
9. 1-cardiologist (F)
Numbers 1-8 (9), trained at OSU-CVHS; number 9 trained at Ohio State
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Develop a coordinated and effective faculty recruitment program.
Status 2006:
Status 2007: Efforts by faculty and administration seem to be effective given recruitment
success in the last 2 years (see previous strategy for data). National recruitment of non-
DVM research faculty fairs well.
Status 2008 – 2009: In the clinical disciplines, target training or recruitment of CVHS
DVM graduates has been successful
Develop college-wide mentoring program for all untenured faculty.
Status 2006: This has been implemented in Physiological Sciences and Veterinary
Pathobiology
Status 2007: See 2006
Status 2008 -2009: Sporadic activity
Develop a program to facilitate growth and development of tenure-track,
research-track, and clinical-track faculty at all ranks.
Status 2006:
Status 2007: This is the basis of the Next Level Campaign
Status 2008 – 2009: Start-up funds are provided to new faculty from departments and
college. No formal program exists. Responsibility resides with unit directors at this
time.
Provide appropriate college funds to provide additional compensation to
research-track faculty for graduate or professional teaching.
Status 2006-2009: Not implemented
Develop college wide guidelines for scholarship and creative activities for use in
reappointment and tenure decisions for tenure-track, clinical-track, and
research-track appointments.
Status 2006:
Status 2007: Broad based college wide guidelines are available. Responsibility for
specific guidelines lies with the individual departments.
Status 2008 -2009: See 2007
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Assess the College’s current program for distribution of facilities and
administrative costs to assure that they effectively support overall research and
scholarly growth and faculty development.
Status 2006: All policies for distribution of F&A are available at college web site. The
effectiveness of college start up funds has been recently reviewed by the Associate Dean
for Research.
Status 2008-2009: Distributed across three main categories; facilities, equipment, and
start up (including technicians and bridge funds)
Provide College support for faculty to attend grant-writing seminars or receive
professional assistance in grantsmanship.
Status 2006: Implemented
Status 2007: Continued
Status 2008 – 2009: Continued
Objective 11.3: Enhance faculty salaries at all ranks to at least the average of peer
veterinary colleges.
Strategies:
Develop realistic salary adjustments associated with promotions to associate and
full professor and allocate appropriate state funds to implement.
Status 2006 and 2007:
Status 2008 – 2009: Current promotional and award increases to base salary are:
1. To Professor: $7,500
2. To: Associate Professor: $5,000
3. To: Assistant Professor: $1,000
4. To Regents Professor: $1,500
5. Regents Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards: $1,000
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The following data show faculty salary competitiveness (From AAVMC CDR)
2005 – 2009
Data Professors
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
Peer Mean 120,394 124,670 129,198 135,719
National Mean 117,723 123,563 126,858 133,035
CVHS Mean 118,284 124,773 129,529 131,517
Peer Rank 8/11 5/11 6/11 9/11
National Rank 16/28 13/27 13/28 17/28
Peer Gap -2,110 +103 +331 -4,202
National Gap +561 +1,200 +2,671 -1,518
Peer Percent 98 100 100 97
National Percent 100.5 101 102 99
Data Associate Professors
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
Peer Mean 96,733 101,990 103,814 107,494
National Mean 93,933 99,872 101,734 105,702
CVHS Mean 90,081 93,585 98,739 101,214
Peer Rank 9/11 9/11 10/11 8/11
National Rank 20/28 22/27 21/28 21/28
Peer Gap -6,652 -8,405 -5,075 -6,280
National Gap -3,852 -6,287 -2,995 -4,488
Peer Percent 93 92 95 94
National Percent 96 94 97 96
Data Assistant Professors
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
Peer Mean 85,691 86,399 91,671 96,001
National Mean 82,062 86,387 91,550 95,656
OSU Mean 83,603 87,842 91,526 90,453
Peer Rank 6/11 5/11 7/11 10/11
National Rank 13/28 10/27 15/28 25/28
Peer Gap -2,088 +1,443 -145 -5,548
National Gap +1,541 +1,455 -24 -5,203
Peer Percent 98 102 100 94
National Percent 102 102 100 95
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Data Clinical Track Faculty
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
Peer Mean 83,446 92,918
National Mean 81,186 86,295
OSU Mean 84,873 85,989
Peer Rank 6/11 9/11
National Rank 12/27 16/27
Peer Gap +1,427 -6,929
National Gap +3,687 -305
Peer Percent 102 93
National Percent 105 100
Develop and implement a plan to annually use a percentage of faculty salary
savings funds to temporarily enhance faculty salaries to cover overload.
Status 2006 - 2009: Faculty salary savings from grants and contracts are returned to the
department. Salary savings from open faculty positions are managed centrally and can be
used to fund temporary faculty positions to assist with teaching and service activities.
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