The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering Strategic Plan

Making a difference in the lives of our students, serving the community, and contributing to the public good through relevant research.

Sustaining and enhancing BCOE’s reputation for excellence in research and education

Meeting growing needs of engineering research and educational programs

Producing graduates who become tomorrow’s leaders

Developing and expanding the operational infrastructure required to support the strategic growth of the College

Build financial stability, resiliency, and sustainability

INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
Grow nonresident enrollment	Undergraduate Enrollment up 11% over 2022 Graduate enrollment down -1% under 2022
Further develop and scale up M.S. programs	Winter 2023 launch of MS in Computational Data Science Exploring the expansion of interdisciplinary BS+MS Exploring M.S. Bioengineering for a professional audience
Grow extramural research and training program funding	Increased # of post-docs and faculty Monthly meetings to facilitate discussion, organize, and create new research centers
Grow philanthropy campaigns

Invest in the success of the people who teach, do research, work, learn, and live at UCR

INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
Formalize undergraduate research and internship opportunities	Increased available seats and # of course offerings in critical courses Captured learning community unit and credit through new courses on professional development and training on essential skills

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Formalize undergraduate research and internship opportunities

Increased available seats and # of course offerings in critical courses

Captured learning community unit and credit through new courses on professional development and training on essential skills

INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
Expand the M.S. and Ph.D. applicant pool and become more selective while growing	MS Applicant Yield up 29% over 2022 PhD Applicant Yield up 47% over 2022

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PROGRESS

Expand the M.S. and Ph.D. applicant pool and become more selective while growing

MS Applicant Yield up 29% over 2022

PhD Applicant Yield up 47% over 2022

INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
Provide professional development opportunities	Moved to shared services staffing model for non-CS units, with increased supervisorial opportunities and more evenly distributed workload across departments.
Recognize staff contributions	A new BCOE staff awards program recognizes exceptional work and cross-college collaboration. The funds were pooled to ensure equity and increase participation, and two calls for nominations were established.

Expand the visibility and scope of influence of UCR locally, nationally, and globally

INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
Strengthen BCOE’s research leadership presence	Developed and received funding for the "Lithium Valley Clean Tech Strategy Development Consortium," a planning grant for an Economic Development Administration Tech Hub proposal.
Participate in campus-driven, interdisciplinary-based national centers	Martin Keller, Director of the National Renewable Energy Lab, delivered this year's Schultz Lecture.