May 2011 Commissioner's Report

Commissioner’s Report
State Board of Regents
Weber State University
May 20, 2011
Presented by:
William A. Sederburg

2011 Commencement: Ceremonies
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28,322
Graduates for
USHE institutions
in spring 2011
U of U
7,416
SUU
1,741
USU
4,637
DSC
1,559
Snow
920
UVU
4,325
Thanks to Regents who attended.
Congratulations, graduates!
Weber
3,633
SLCC
4,091

2011 Commencement: Earning Potential
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Estimated contribution to Utah’s economy from
degrees earned in 2011:
Associate’s Degree: $290,728,125
Bachelor’s Degree: $611,987,404
Graduate/Professional Degree: $260,611,984
Total: $1.2 Billion

Busy time in Mudville…
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OCHE Staffing Changes
Kirsten Schroeder
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner and the State Board of Regents
Jeff Aird
UCAP Program Manager for Economic Development and Planning
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Andrew Stone
Special Assistant to the Commissioner
Mark McCain
Finance and Accounting Manager
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Blair Carruth
Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs
(Starts July 1)
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U of U Interim President
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Dr. Lorris Betz
Senior Vice President, Health Services
Executive Dean, School of Medicine
CEO, U of U Health Care System
Search Committee
chaired by
Regent Nolan Karras

OCHE Work Plan
May 17 work session
Participating Regents
Vice-Chair Bonnie Jean Beesley
Regent Nolan Karras
Regent France Davis
Regent Brent L. Brown
Regent Keith Buswell
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OCHE Work Plan: Higher Ed Advocacy
Expand “Prosperity 2020”
Social media
Expand visibility and engagement of Regents & Trustees with legislators
“Higher Ed Matters”
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OCHE Work Plan: Mission Based Funding
$950,000 distributed per budget request
Institutions to re-submit proposals
$50,000 for National Center on Higher Education Management
Study on equity and its relation to MBF
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OCHE Work Plan: Successful Student Participation
Expand the UtahScholars Initiative
Develop a volunteer “Best Practices” program
Redesign 8th grade presentation
College Access Challenge Grant
Grow Regents’ Scholarship Program
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OCHE Work Plan: Institutional Retention Policies
Measurement criteria for reporting
Identify high impact learning practices
Eliminate extraneous credits, urge “managed choices”
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OCHE Work Plan: Technology-Intensive Concurrent Enrollment Courses
Funding: $2.4M
Project Goal: Create a limited number of technology-intensive concurrent enrollment courses for high school students to engage them in college level work and move them forward on completing a post-secondary degree or certificate.
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Project Outcome
Collaboratively designed, high-impact general education courses to be delivered through concurrent enrollment using a “hybrid” instructional model.
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Project Principles for Course Development
Course development/delivery collaboration of higher education and K-12 faculty.
Courses will leverage technology to enhance learning
Online content delivery and student engagement
In-classroom instructional support
Open courseware where appropriate to reduce cost
System-wide assessment of student learning outcomes
Common assessments, rubrics, portfolios
Transparent reporting of aggregated assessment data
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Project Next Steps
Project Manager designated: Chuck Wight, U of U Dean of Graduate Studies
Technology support and coordination:
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Process
Executive Team consisting of higher education leaders from institutions, school districts, USHE and USOE
Identify national best practices for course delivery using technology
Select courses, and build inter-institutional teams to design assessments and teaching/learning materials for courses
Establish timetable June to January 2012

OCHE Work Plan: Strategic Technology Plan
2012 Regents’ policy requiring an “Institutional Strategic Technology Master Plan”
Improve state measurements of
Online courses and programs
Space efficiencies gained through technology
Status of USHE institutions relative to other states
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OCHE Work Plan: Economic Development
Expand new UCAP programs
Report degree with income earnings
Improve UtahFutures.org
Develop statewide Science, Technology and Innovation plan
Advocate for USTAR expansion
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UESP College Savings Day
May 29, 2011 is UESP 529 College Savings Day
Enter to win one of four $529 UESP college savings certificates if account is opened by 5/29/11 by a Utah resident
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Upcoming Projects/Initiatives
Women’s College Task Force
Governor will appoint
Support from UESP
Joint meeting of Executive Committees
June 27, 2011
USBE, SBR, UCAT
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Highlights for Today
Capital Development prioritization under new CDP
Conversation with WSU Students
Program approvals
Refinancing of UHEAA bonds
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May 2011 Commissioner's Report

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