Department Data for SPIN-UP Regional Workshops

Please answer these questions to the best of your ability.  We will not associate any one department with data but would like to provide all participants with information that will allow them to compare their situations with other workshop participants.  We will also use the information to tailor workshops to the interests of participants.

If you have completed a departmental self study recently and would be willing to send us a copy, we would appreciate it.

Name of Department and Institution:  _________________________

1.  What degree programs (undergraduate and graduate) do you offer?

2.  How many physics majors have graduated in your department each year from 2005 to 2009?

2005:  _____      20006:  ______   2007: _______   2008: ______     2009: _____

3.  How many majors are currently enrolled from sophomore to senior year?

4.  How many freshman majors entered your program last year?

How many students transfer into your program from other colleges on average each year?

How many students transfer into your program from other majors within your university?

5.  In an average semester, how many students enroll in service courses taught by your department?  (Please include general physical science, astronomy etc.)
 
6.  How many tenure line faculty members are in your department?

7.  How many full time temporary faculty members are in your department?

8.  How many part-time faculty do you have?

9.  Are you on semesters or quarters?  ________ How many credits are faculty expected to teach each semester/quarter?  (Please indicate how many credits are given for a typical course or lab and whether your department awards credit for sponsoring undergraduate research.

10.  What is your annual operating budget?

What is your annual income from departmental endowments or lab fees, if any?

11.  How much external funding from grants and contracts does your department attract annually on average?

12.  How many publications do all faculty members in the department produce annually?

13.  What changes have you made in your curriculum recently?

14.  What does your department do very well?

15.  What is the greatest challenge currently facing your department?

16.  What issues would you like to discuss during the workshop?

Please return to Ruth Howes at rhowes@bsu.edu or 714 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501.
If you have questions, call Ruth Howes at 505-955-0826.