Appendix A
Mission Review Funding
The University at Albany has received a
$1,500,000 Mission Review funding award to facilitate changes in and
enhancements to campus mission. This competitive award was based on the
academic merit of Albany’s proposal to:
·
Improve the academic profile of its incoming freshman class;
·
Improve its selectivity to approach (if not achieve) “Most
Selective Status”; and
·
Enhance the competitive position of the University.
This award will be made in three
installments:
2000-01: $700,000 2001-02: $500,000 2002-03: $300,000
First year funding is contingent upon an
agreed-upon Memorandum of Understanding. Second and third year funding is
contingent upon the University meeting the reporting and other requirements
detailed below.
A. Reporting
At the conclusion of each year for which
the University receives Mission Review funding, Albany will submit a report
containing a narrative section describing:
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The enhancement of
recruitment efforts and marketing initiatives[5]
that were made possible through this award, especially those intended to target
key constituency groups;
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The progress that has been
made with respect to Albany’s competitive position vis-à-vis peer and
competitor institutions (with supporting indicia);
and a data section indicating:
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The total dollar amount of
Mission Review funding allocated to honors scholarships, the number and average
dollar value of these scholarships, and the range and distribution of SAT (or
ACT) scores of students receiving them;
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A breakdown of the
selectivity of the freshman class, showing percentages by Selectivity Group as
per the chart in §1.4 (for the years 1999-2000 forward);
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The number of prospective
Albany students with combined SATs[6]
greater than or equal to 1200 who applied to the University, were accepted, enrolled, and who
returned as sophomores;[7]
and
Ø
Changes in the size and
academic profile of Albany’s freshman admissions pool and its admissions rate,
reflecting both a greater interest on the part of prospective applicants and
Albany’s increasingly selective admissions process.
B. Funding
and Reporting Schedule
Date Notes
and Conditions
Installment 1: Fall 2000 Agreed upon Memorandum of
Understanding.
Report 1: Fall 2001 With Official Student Data File,
including Freshman SAT
(or ACT) scores
and High School Averages.
Installment 2: Fall 2001 Completion of Report 1.
Report 2: Fall 2002 With Official Student Data File, including Freshman SAT
(or ACT) scores
and High School Averages.
Installment 3: Fall 2002 Completion of Report 2.
Report 3: Fall 2003 With Official Student Data File, including Freshman SAT
(or ACT) scores
and High School Averages.
C. Performance
This Mission Review award is
performance-based and funding is dependent upon Albany meeting the following
undergraduate enrollment and selectivity benchmarks.
Albany’s detailed undergraduate admissions selectivity projection is as follows:
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Regular Admits who
have an SAT score and a
High School Average |
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In Group 1 In Group 2 In Group 3 In Group 4 In Group 5 |
20.9% |
23.9% |
28.0% |
32.0% |
36.0% |
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48.9% |
50.8% |
52.0% |
52.0% |
52.0% |
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29.9% |
25.3% |
20.0% |
16.0% |
12.0% |
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0.3% |
0.0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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0.0% |
0.0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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Special Admits (EOP or Other Risk) |
18.3% |
15.7% |
14.7% |
14.0% |
13.5% |
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D. Performance Funding Adjustments
Funding will be adjusted by $2,400
for each:
Ø
First-Time Full-Time student:
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Above the aggregate
percentage level of Groups 3, 4, and 5;
-
Above the percentage level in
Special Admits; and
-
Who is a Regular Admit and
lacks either an SAT (or ACT) score or a High School Average.
Ø
Transfer student more than 2%
over approved planning levels.
[1] Numbers based on approved plan for state-funded enrollment for fall 2000. [2] Source: SUNY System Administration Document #98-656/2 (Campus Profiles). [3] Source: National Science Foundation/SRS, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, Fiscal Year 1998. Albany notes that these must be interpreted in light of the fact that National Science Foundation data are selective (focusing on the sciences) and incomplete (excluding a number of federal funding agencies). This is especially important for Albany, since NSF data exclude programs that have attracted substantial and important federal funding (e.g., the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, the National Center on English Learning and Achievement, the Center for Technology in Government).
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