Of the seven measures, all have been met for all practical purposes. Ground will be broken this summer for the new Information Commons with a completion date of late 1999 - early 2000. A third year with significant increases in teaching by regular faculty at the lower division at the University of Arizona has resulted in essentially all five goals being met ahead of schedule. General education at the University of Arizona is taught, by and large, by ranked faculty. Once again, the University offered a large number of freshman colloquia, essentially ensuring that anyone who wants one may enroll.
Graduates are successful in acquiring employment in their chosen fields.
All four goals for this item were achieved last year with the same quality maintained this past year. Students now report great access to faculty and even at the lower division, the number of courses taught by ranked faculty have greatly improved. The University of Arizona has adopted the image of a student-centered research university. As reported last year, student outcome measures are the result of many influences, including student academic preparation and background, as well as the impact of the University environment. Moreover, the curricular changes that have been implemented will take some time to affect student outcomes.