2005-2010 Future Plans Addressing Campus Themes

• increase the number of North Dakota residents admitted to professional programs

  wwa (2005):	Percent of Total Enrollment as ND residents for Fall 2004 (57% Overall College; 60% Nursing Major; 54% Pharmacy Major)
  wwwtb:	Percent of Total Enrollment as ND residents (70% Overall College; 70% Nursing Major; 70% Pharmacy Major)

  
  
• increase recruitment efforts to attract qualified students (continued)

  wwa (2000):	P.Sci. Graduate Student Stipends ($800/month per student)
  wwa (2005):	P.Sci. Graduate Student Stipends ($1,200/month per student)
  wwwtb:	P.Sci. Graduate Student Stipends ($1,800/month per student)

• increase faculty participation in student affairs areas such as student recruitment efforts, student academic advising, and student organization activities and events.
• Enhance teaching effectiveness of new faculty hires by requiring their attendance in the College’s Fall Teaching Skills Seminars series

Programs

• by January 1, 2006: complete ACPE Self-Study and preparation for ACPE Evaluation Team visit for reaccreditation of the pharmacy professional program
• acquire CCNE accreditation of the undergraduate nursing program through an application (by Fall 2005) and obtaining full accreditation (by Spring 2006)
• increase interdisciplinary approaches to training students in the nursing and pharmacy professional programs
• develop an interdisciplinary training program in pharmaceutical biotechnology
• continue to support expanded hours for the Sudro Library
• through annual assessment efforts, implement a continuous quality review of the curriculum via curriculum mapping approaches and other methods
• expand experiential program rotations, preceptors, and sites sufficient to accommodate current and future enrollment including expanding student global experiences through international rotations
• continue to expand partnerships within the region at affiliated teaching institutions for co-funded faculty positions
• by Fall 2005, implement the new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program and admit initial class
• expand the innovative instruction of the Concept Pharmacy including offering programs and services to pharmacy technicians (NDSCS), practicing pharmacists, pharmacies and telepharmacy sites
• increase on-line curricular course offerings and web-based CE programs
• expand services offered by the North Dakota Institute for Pharmaceutical Care to include medication management training of pharmacists for the new Medicare Rx drug benefit
• work with state officials to develop a emergency preparedness plan for North Dakota

Leveraging Support

• During 2005-06, implement a formal fund-raising campaign for College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences faculty and staff in support of the current $75 million University campaign.
• continue efforts to increase scholarship support for nursing and pharmacy students

  wwa (2000):	Total Scholarships ($116,635 Overall College; $21,075 Nursing Program; $95,560 Pharmacy Program)
  	Endowed Scholarships ($30,260 or 26%)
  	Scholarship Amount (70% = $1,000 or more; 75% = $900 or more)
  wwa (2005):	Total Scholarships ($214,021 Overall College; $89,806 Nursing Program; $124,215 Pharmacy Program)
  	Endowed Scholarship Distributions ($17,183 or 10 %)
  	Total Scholarship Endowments ($703,591 Overall College; $140,952 Nursing; $562,638 pharmacy)
  	Scholarship Amount (69% $1,000 or more; $1,200 mean); Largest Single Scholarship = $10,000)
  wwwtb:	Total Scholarships (increase nursing and pharmacy scholarships by 3 scholarships per year and increase mean scholarship to $1,500)
  	Endowed Scholarships (add one new endowed scholarship per year)
  	Endowed Funds to support scholarly activities

  
  
• continue to expand the research grants and research emphasis of the College

  wwa (2000):	Grant Productivity ($515,741//year Direct Amount; $107,370/year Indirect Cost Recovery)
  wwa (2005):	Grant Productivity ($1,628,943/year Direct Amount; $116,070/year Indirect Cost Recovery)
  wwwtb:	Grant Productivity ($3,000,000/year Direct Amount; $250,000/year Indirect Cost Recovery)

  
  
• continue efforts to have all pharmaceutical sciences faculty funded with major competitive grants and develop individual faculty’s research capabilities to attract future nationally competitive grants

  wwa (2000):	#faculty funded with external grants (5 of 8 faculty)
  wwa (2005):	#faculty funded with external grants (7 of 8 faculty)
  wwwtb:	#faculty funded with external grants (10 of 10 faculty)

• strengthen business and industry partnerships to: expose students to career opportunities; establish experiential rotations for undergraduate students; establish research fellowships for graduate students; establish opportunities for basic science and clinical faculty to enhance scholarly activities; establish active involvement by COP faculty and students in NDSU’s Research & Technology Park involving pharmaceutical research and new business start-up companies.
• enhance infrastructure by securing sufficient funds to remodel: Sudro 26 classroom to expand its capacity from 79 to 100; Sudro 215 graduate student office to expand its capacity from 8 to 16; Sudro 20 A&B to create a new expanded computer cluster dedicated primarily for College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences use; and to install wireless technology throughout the building.

• increase the number of tenured and nontenured associate and full professors within the College

  wwa (2005):	#faculty at Associate and Full Professor status (Total College: 5 Full Professors (5 tenured) and 5 Associate Professors (3 tenured, 2 nontenured); Nursing: 1 Full Professor (1 tenured) and 1 Associate Professor (tenured); Pharmaceutical Sciences: 2 Full Professors (2 tenured) and 2 Associate Professors (1 tenured, 1 nontenured); Pharmacy Practice: 2 Full Professors (2 tenured) and 2 Associate Professors (1 tenured, 1 nontenured)
  wwwtb:	#faculty at Associate and Full Professor status (Total College: 9 Full Professors (9 tenured) and 12 Associate Professors (7 tenured, 5 nontenured); Nursing: 2 Full Professors (2 tenured) and 3 Associate Professors (2 tenured, 1 nontenured); Pharmaceutical Sciences: 4 Full Professors (4 tenured) and 4 Associate Professors (4 tenured); Pharmacy Practice: 3 Full Professors (3 tenured) and 5 Associate Professors (1 tenured, 4 nontenured)

  
  
• increase the number of NIH-RO1 grants with College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences faculty as PI

  wwa (2005):	total # NIH RO1 grants = 1
  wwwtb:	total # NIH RO1 grants = 4

• increase scholarly activity and peer reviewed publications by College faculty

  wwa (2005):	# peer reviewed publications/year (43 Total College; 9 Nursing; 22 Pharmaceutical Sciences; 12 Pharmacy Practice)
  	# major grants submitted/year (33 Total College; 9 Nursing; 22 Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2 Pharmacy Practice)
  wwwtb:	# peer reviewed publications/year (65 Total College; 15 Nursing; 30 Pharmaceutical Sciences; 20 Pharmacy Practice)
  	# external grants submitted/year (41 Total College; 5 Nursing; 30 Pharmaceutical Sciences; 6 Pharmacy Practice)

  
  
• increase new faculty start-up package for pharmaceutical sciences to $300,000 including 1:1 match with NDEPSCoR
• increase number of faculty receiving state, regional, and national recognition awards
• explore the feasibility of College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences name change to be inclusive of nursing

 

Approved by Faculty 2/02/05