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 12% over 2023 (up 24.5% over 2022)
Further develop and scale up M.S. programs	MS Robotics MS Comp. Data Science BS+MS CSBA + CS
Grow extramural research and training program funding	Increased extramural research funding by 12% from $38M to $42.6M Increased other research funding by 72% from $11.1M to $19.1 Expenditures/faculty = $265k
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	Average # of units 14.7 in AY 2023 (up from 14.43 in AY 2022) Learning Community participation: 815 Learning Workshop participation: 784

INITIATIVE

PROGRESS

Formalize undergraduate research and internship opportunities

Average # of units 14.7 in AY 2023
(up from 14.43 in AY 2022)

Learning Community participation: 815
Learning Workshop participation: 784

Improve Graduate Student Success and Experience

INITIATIVE PROGRESS

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

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

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	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	946 grant proposals in AY 2023 (up from 682 in AY 2022)
Participate in campus-driven, interdisciplinary-based national centers	ExFAB Extreme Microbe Lab (UCR, UCSB, CPP) RAISE Center led by BCOE faculty Lithium Valley Clean Tech

INITIATIVE

PROGRESS

Strengthen BCOE’s research leadership presence

946 grant proposals in AY 2023 (up from 682 in AY 2022)

Participate in campus-driven, interdisciplinary-based national centers

RAISE Center led by BCOE faculty