Commissioner's Report- October 2010

Commissioner’s Report
Board of Regents Meeting
University of Utah
October 29, 2010

Commissioner’s Report Rundown
Budget Update
UHEAA
Legislative Agenda
Update of Governor’s Commission Report
Complete College America
Majors Meetings
1

Budget Update
Presented 2011/12 budget request to Governor Herbert on October 27
Transitioning budget to better years
Interest Areas
Educational Excellence Commission
Mission Based Funding
Operation & Maintainance
Retention
2

UHEAA
$1.2 Billion Refinancing
$401,000 Federal Grant for Refinancing
Student Loan Servicers Job Retention Program
Funds for training UHEAA Personnel for Direct Loan Servicing
3
UESP
Past the $3.5 billion level in investments

Legislative Conversations
4
Breakfast and lunch meetings with legislators prior to session
Schedule
Friday, November 12, Noon Utah Valley University & Snow College UVU Campus, Orem (Regents Brown, Campbell, Snow, Zenger)
Monday, December 6, Noon Southern Utah University & Dixie State College SkyWest Corporate Offices, St. George (Regent Atkin)
Tuesday, December 7, 7:30 am Weber State University WSU Davis Campus, Layton (Regents Garff, Haws, Karras, Marquardt, Prows)
Tuesday, December 7, Noon Utah State University & USU/CEU USU Main Campus, Logan (Regent Theurer)
Thursday, January 6, Noon University of Utah & Salt Lake Community College Little America Hotel, Idaho Room, Salt Lake City (Regents Cespedes, Davis, Holbrook, Murphy, Pitcher, Smith)
Higher Education Day Luncheon, Capitol Rotunda
Monday, February 28, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm (All Regents)

Update on Governor’s Education Excellence Commission
5
Seven Recommendations for Action Plan
Restore optional full-day kindergarten
Plan for 90% proficiency in reading and math in 3rd and 6th grades
Common Core Standards for secondary schools based upon college- and career-readiness curriculum
Expand current pilot testing program
Legislation for Mission Based Funding
Build upon and expand Utah Cluster Acceleration Program (UCAP)
Build online system for high school seniors to complete college general education requirements

Complete College America
October 20-22
Team of eight Utahns went to Denver for training session
Issues
Remediation
Structure and New Models
Reduce Time
Performance Funding
6

7
Majors Meetings
Align learning outcomes across the disciplinary areas
Focus on mathematics
Accomplished several key objectives:
Identifying common course numbering in developmental math classes
Aligning cut scores/required grades for progress to next level
Lumina Foundation Grant

Utah Cluster Acceleration Program (UCAP)
8
University Economic Development Association (UEDA) annual summit in Reno, NV
USHE, DWS and GOED will present on the UCAP model
Digital Media at UVU
Planning underway at SUU, USU/CEU, DSC and Snow

Highlights for Today
10
2020 Plan
Ideas
Institutional Statements
Technology Report
$1.5B UHEAA Refinance
U of U Report from President Young

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