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Legislative Response on Recruitment/ Retention and Lumina Update Board of Trustees

This update highlights the legislative response to the recruitment and retention of students graduating from Wyoming secondary schools, including neighboring states. It also discusses the development process of the unified plan and the importance of a skilled workforce. Next steps and potential pathways to meeting the statewide postsecondary educational attainment goal are also addressed.

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Legislative Response on Recruitment/ Retention and Lumina Update Board of Trustees

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  1. Legislative Response on Recruitment/ Retention and Lumina Update Board of Trustees September 2017 Laurie Nichols, Kate Miller, & Mary Aguayo

  2. Legislative Request 2017 SF0001 The University of Wyoming, the community college commission and each community college shall collaborate and develop a unified plan to provide a coordinated approach to the recruitment and retention of and incentives for students graduating from Wyoming secondary schools and from schools in states contiguous to Wyoming. The university, on behalf of the university, community colleges and commission, shall report their progress on the plan to the joint education interim committee and the joint appropriations committee not later than September 30, 2017, and incorporate a final plan for the legislature not later than December 1, 2017, within their respective 2019-2020 biennial budget requests.

  3. Response Development Process • Meeting 1 • June 20, 2017 • All Wyoming Presidents, their chief enrollment officers, and the Wyoming Community College Commission met in Casper • Topic: Possibilities for partnership in recruitment and retention of Wyoming and neighbor-state students

  4. Response Development Process • Meeting 2 • July 20, 2017 • All Wyoming Presidents or delegates, select board members, the Wyoming Community College Commission, and the Wyoming Department of Education met with Lumina in Rock Springs • Topic: Consider a statewide postsecondary educational attainment goal

  5. Response Development Process • Meeting 3 • October 11, 2017 • All Wyoming Presidents and the Wyoming Community College Commission will again meet in Casper • Topic: Review and finalize the Plan, determine opportunities for further development, and articulate the timeline for deliverables

  6. Response Development Process • Plan provided to UW’s Trustees • November 2017 • The Board will have the opportunity to review the plan, as developed in partnership across the state, prior to its submission to the legislature in December 2017

  7. Key Themes • creating a college-going culture, • removing barriers to college participation, • building a pipeline for Wyoming’s colleges, • developing paths to re-entry into college for Wyoming high school graduates entering higher education from the workforce, and • building pathways to completion

  8. Statewide Educational Attainment • Lumina is an independent, private foundation focused on higher educational attainment and completion • By 2025, 60% of the nation’s workforce will need a post-high school credential, but Wyoming has just 46%

  9. Importance of a Skilled Workforce • An educated workforce is a major draw for companies who can provide economic diversification • Setting and achieving a statewide postsecondary educational attainment goal is critical to meet the state’s future workforce needs

  10. Next Steps • Lumina will provide support funds to consider the goal, which can be met in 3 ways: • Joint Resolution (ex: Wisconsin) • Law (ex: Minnesota) • Governor’s executive order (ex: South Dakota)

  11. Questions?

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