10 years after SPIN-UP

As a new department head in 1998 I gained access to institutional data that indicated the BS Physics program at Angelo State University would be extinct by 2006. The Department of Physics implemented several changes to increase enrollment and graduation rates in the BS Physics program. These changes involved curriculum, effectiveness, policy, recruiting, and resources. Today the department has over 160 declared majors and graduates 10-11 per year for the past 5 years. Recent Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Low Producing program closures, proposed increases in production rates, and new strategic initiatives from the Texas Tech University System will require additional solutions to remain a viable undergraduate physics program in Texas.