Commissioner Report to the Regents

Commissioner’s Report
“News from Lake Wobegone”
August 28, 2009Utah State University

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Welcome back to school!

Enrollment Growth
Preliminary Reports
SLCC + 18%
UVU + 12 %
Dixie + 23%
Budget cuts -17%

Enrollment Growth =
More adjunct faculty
Fewer advisors
Less student support services

New Century Scholarship
Entitlement Program
5 year window of use
No application process
Annually funded after the fact
Two big issues
Underfunding by $1.5 mil.
No consistent earlywarning of students

New Century Scholarship
Rewrite legislation
Limit over-all cost of entitlement
Move to scholarship system
Establish criteria

Regents’ Scholarship
Not established as Entitlement
Better notification system
Still $200,000 shortfall

Funding for Next Year
Committee “instructed” us to pay
Two plans for funding
Re-allocation from within higher education
New resources
Supplemental
ARRA Money
Restructuring ofRegents’ Scholarship
Significant uncertainty

CEU / USU Update
Meetings of CEU/USU administrators
Cory Duckworth as Transition Director
Decision-making process
Meeting with key leaders
Report to me and presidents
Maintain SBR Committee for oversight

Cory Duckworth
Observations:

Cluster AccelerationProgram
Weber State University
Aerospace
Business advisorygroups
Strategic Plan
Utah Valley
Digital media
Consultant
Leadership team
SLCC
Energy
Consultant
Planning

Community College Task Force
Meeting regularly
Identifying key services
Interim report in October

UHEAA
Federal legislation
Restructuring activity
Loan volume + 40%

Internal Issues
StephanieDavis
Web page redo
Campus visits for budget review

State Issues: Budget
$650 to $700 million shortfall
$400 millionreflected in 17% cut
$250-$300 million in mandated costs
Budget Request
Further cuts of 1, 3 or 5%
Mandatory expenditures

State Issues: Governor Herbert

Education is 1 of 3 priorities
No tax increases
Pragmatic approach
Appointment backlog

Progress on Goals: Participation
African-American leadership luncheon
Counselor conference held on August 5
College Access Challenge Grant renewed
UtahFutures.org (college preparation web utility)
FAFSA Events
Academic & financial planning
Utah Scholars Initiative
Sub-grants for service learning and communityoutreach to underserved students

Progress on Goals: Completion

Progress on Goals: Economic Development
Economic Development (Strategic Goal #3)
Measurable objectives
Cluster Acceleration Partnerships (CAP) pilot programs (Tab P)
Stewardship Audits
Institutional Research
Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA)
USHE At-A-Glance
Utah IR Fall Meeting (Nov. 11-13)

Highlights of Meeting
Scholarship Funding
Mission Based Funding
Capital Facilities
Configuration Document
USU Master Plan

Thank you!