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Recommended Measures of Accountability


New or significantly modified measures of accountability are marked by an asterisk (*).

I. Faculty-Focused Measures
II. Student-Focused Measures
III. External Impact Measures
IV. Reporting Vehicles

I. Faculty-Focused Measures

* Citation ranking among peer institutions (Appendix G)
Total $ per year awarded to UW through grants and contracts
* Impact of total $ per year awarded to UW through grants and contracts (Appendix H)
1. Number of FTE faculty fully supported by grant and contract funds
2. Number of FTE staff fully supported by grant and contract funds
3. Number of students supported
* Ranking among the 25 peer research universities and among all universities based on grants and contracts (Appendix I)
* Number of faculty creative/artistic presentations/performances per year (Appendix J)
* Transfer of Knowledge - (to be developed) (Appendix K)

II. Student-Focused Measures

(Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional School Students)

* Proportion of UW baccalaureate degree recipients who report meaningful learning experiences in research with UW faculty (Appendix L)
* Proportion of Masters and Ph.D. recipients who have secured employment by the time of their graduation (Appendix M)
* Proportion of Masters and Ph.D. recipients whose employment represents their first choice position (Appendix M)
* Proportion of Ph.D. recipients who have published by the time of graduation (Appendix M)
Number of degrees awarded
Number of degrees awarded to minority students
Retention of undergraduate students
Graduation Efficiency Index (Appendix D)
Graduation rate: proportion of freshman class graduating within 5 years
Instructional productivity - Total degrees per FTE
Instructional productivity - Student FTEs per type of faculty
* Number of student creative/artistic presentations/performances per year (Appendix J)

III. External Impact Measures

* Public service and outreach activities
* Regular longitudinal surveys of alumni
* Economic impact and commercialization of UW research (Appendix N)

IV. Reporting Vehicles

* Sections in the President's Annual Report with both a summary of the preceding data and appropriate narrative vignettes (Appendix O)
*Periodic reporting by Advisory Board on Accountability

New or significantly modified measures of accountability are marked by an asterisk (*).

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