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FY15 Convocation

FY15 Convocation. UAS Mission. Student Learning enhanced by faculty scholarship, undergraduate research and creative activities, community engagement and the cultures and environment of Southeast Alaska. UAS Core Themes. Student Success Teaching and Learning Community Engagement

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FY15 Convocation

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  1. FY15 Convocation

  2. UAS Mission Student Learning enhanced by faculty scholarship, undergraduate research and creative activities, community engagement and the cultures and environment of Southeast Alaska.

  3. UAS Core Themes • Student Success • Teaching and Learning • Community Engagement • Research and Creative Expression

  4. FY14 Performance

  5. FY 14 Performance

  6. FY 14 Performance

  7. FY 14 Performance

  8. FY 14 Performance

  9. FY 14 Performance

  10. FY 14 Performance

  11. FY 14 Performance

  12. FY14 Accomplishments

  13. FY14 Accomplishments Ketchikan Campus • Reorganized the Learning Center • Developed a Testing Center supported by a $60,000 grant from the Ketchikan Borough • Developed and implemented the new Maritime Multi-Skilled Worker Program in partnership with Vigor Industries • Expanded the E-Learning opportunities in the social sciences

  14. FY14 Accomplishments Sitka Campus • Redeveloped the Fisheries Technology Program in Sitka • Applied and received a $2.5 million TAACCCT Grant for further expansion of the Fisheries Technology Program • Developed the Medical Assisting Certificate Program which will be approved by the Board of Regents in September • Launched the new Law Enforcement AAS in partnership with the Alaska State Trooper Academy • Redesigned the Dual Credit Program with Mt. Edgecumbe High School

  15. FY14 Accomplishments School of Education • Under contract operated the Department of Education and Early Development’s Alaska Learning Network (AKLN) • Doubled the AKLN offerings and headcount in FY14 • Provided training for K-12 teachers to teach Advanced Placement courses through AKLN in FY15 • Developed and received approval for a Superintendent’s Endorsement Program at UAS starting the summer of 2014 • Expanded the STEM offerings for classroom teachers

  16. FY14 Accomplishments School of Management • Provided a teach-out for the MBA Degree which had been eliminated in FY13 • Continued to hone the school’s programs through the elimination of some emphasis area’s in the BBA • Developing a new emphasis in the BBA for Management Information Systems • Expanded offerings in the summer to further the completion agenda resulting in a 46% increase in credit hours • Leads the university in majors with 279

  17. FY14 Accomplishments School of Arts and Sciences • First graduates from the BLA in Alaska Native Languages and Studies • First graduates from the UAS Honors Program • Continued regional planning with Ketchikan and Sitka regarding course and program offerings • Continued expansion of undergraduate research and internship opportunities for A&S students • EPSCoR Grant involved 10 faculty and a number of students and other agency researchers on the “Icefield to Estuary” study at Berner’s Bay • Sponsored the statewide Alaska Native Studies Conference on the Juneau Campus (150 attendees)

  18. FY14 Accomplishments School of Career Education • Expanded the number of Tech Prep agreements with the high schools throughout Southeast Alaska • First graduates from the Mine Mechanics Program that completed the entire program from high school, to internship, to employment at HECLA Green’s Creek Mine • Received an additional $300,000 grant from HECLA Green’s Creek to support the UAS Mine Training Center • Upgraded equipment thorough purchases and gifts from companies

  19. FY14 Accomplishments Library • Shared catalog throughout the state library system resulting in a $20,000 savings • Expansion of the user-driven acquisitions program • Participated in a study of the library space and programs including visits to other university libraries in the Northwest • Surveyed students on library use and future needs • Developed a Virtual Open House for E-Learners • Continued to expand the “Featured Collections”

  20. FY15 Budget Planning Process and Goals • Strategic Planning and Budgeting Advisory Committee (SPBAC): • Institutional engagement and transparency • Focus resources on student completion agenda • Academic Program Review: • Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the programs • Make recommendations regarding program changes, personnel adjustments, and resource allocations

  21. FY15 BudgetGoals for Efficiency • Efficient energy use in buildings • Space consolidation for efficiency and a more navigable campus • Reduce personnel costs through attrition and consolidation • Streamline IT costs and strategies • Pursue internal and external partnerships

  22. Efficiency through Energy Reduction UAS has reduced annual energy consumption by 11.2B BTU since FY07, avoiding over $290k in additional energy costs in FY14 alone.

  23. FY 15 Strategies for Cost savingsSpace Consolidation • Bill Ray Center sale • Reduced operating costs • $3M from sale allocated to new residence hall • Bookstore/Health Sciences reallocation • Bookstore closed to eliminate annual subsidy • UAS and UAA Health Sciences will be consolidated in the space • Hendrickson/Whitehead renovation • Consolidate campus administration • Consolidate all IT operations • Unify Arts & Sciences and Education

  24. FY 15 Strategies for Cost savingsPosition Savings • Position Eliminations • Vice Provost for Academic Affairs • Associate Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services • Bookstore Manager • Facilities Services (2) • Reduction through turnover • 11 long-term employees retired • Replacements hired at lower rate • Sustaining long-established vacancy policy

  25. FY 15 Strategies for Cost savingsAdministrative Program Review • Juneau Campus Bookstore • Recreation Center restructure • Ketchikan Learning Center

  26. Efficiency through Streamlined IT • FY14 changes to reduce costs in FY15 and beyond: • Closed low-utilization computer labs • Consolidated IT support with Library • Eliminated most student-use computer purchases through virtualization strategy • Audited and streamlined data network leased circuit costs • Reduced ongoing licensing and maintenance costs through negotiated multi-year agreements

  27. Efficiency through Partnerships Emergency Management partnership with the City & Borough of Juneau Substation agreement with Juneau Police Department Ketchikan Library Consortium Collaborating with UAA for Library Cataloging

  28. FY16 Operating Budget

  29. FY16 Operating Budget Priorities • FY16 Focus: • Seeking ongoing funding of initiatives for student disabilities services and first-time freshmen experience • Strengthening academic program partnerships within UA

  30. FY16 Budget Priorities: Disability Support Coordinator • Students seeking accommodations for disabilities - fastest growing sub-population • Provides a vulnerable population with an invaluable connection to the University  • Directly impacts success in the classroom positively every day.

  31. FY16 Budget Priorities: Coordinator: First Year Experience • Creates a Supportive Environment for First Year Students On- and Off-Campus • On-campus students by coordinating the student experience in the new first-year residence hall • Off-campus students by connecting them to the campus community and peers in student housing • Gets Students Involved • Leads to Student Retention

  32. FY16 Budget Priorities: Assistant Professor of Biology-Fisheries • Advance preliminary discussions about proposed joint offering UAS-UAF BS & BA in Fisheries • Strong student interest in fisheries in SE Alaska • Increases undergraduate degrees in fisheries & graduate programs at UAF

  33. FY16 Capital Budget Request

  34. UAS FY16 Capital

  35. Capital Priority #1: Hendrickson/Whitehead Renewal • Replace all ventilation equipment • New air to water heat pump system • Consolidate administrative functions

  36. Capital Priority #2:Technical Education Center • Renewal Phase 3 • Improves spaces with acoustical walls, new lighting and building automation • Provides new home for the mine training program

  37. Capital Priority #3: Student Commons Identified in the UAS Master Plan Strategically located between library, classrooms and freshman housing Expanded dining options for both new freshman housing and commuter students Addresses critical campus need for large and small assembly spaces

  38. Capital Priority #4: UAS Mine Training Portal • Resolves safety and access issues with current mine • Supports: - Underground miner program - Pathway to Mining Career - Mine Mechanic Program

  39. Long Term Capital Priority:Facilities Services Replacement Current facility has code and ADA deficiencies New facility site is identified in UAS Master Plan FY17 Capital is for planning & design

  40. Current Capital Progress

  41. New Freshman Residence Hall • 120 beds • Opening Fall 2014

  42. New Freshman Residence Hall

  43. Auke Lake Way Reconstruction

  44. Auke Lake Way Reconstruction

  45. Community Campus:Deferred Maintenance Ketchikan deck reconstruction

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