IU ’ s Regional Campuses: Reaching Higher with the Blueprint for Student Attainment

1. IU’s Regional Campuses: Reaching Higher with the Blueprint for Student Attainment

2. A Critical Role in ICHE’s Access-to-Completion Agenda IU’s Regional Campuses— Provide an accessibIe, affordable IU degree to a wide range of learners Produce a skilled workforce for their regions Educate the future citizens and leaders of their regions Support state and regional economic development and civic engagement

3. Regional Campuses Are A Third of Indiana University 3,777 degrees awarded in 1998-99; 5,236 degrees awarded in 2009-10 80% of regional campus alumni stay in the community Opportunities for expansion

4. Broader Access to Higher Education • Wide range of student preparation • 42 % of undergrads are first generation students • 58% of students caring for dependents • 35% work more than 20 hours per week

5. A New Higher Education Paradigm Increasingly first choice of high school graduates Wide range of baccalaureate degrees More master’s degrees Phasing out associate degrees Phasing out credit-bearing remediation

6. IU’s Strategic Focus on the Regional Campuses • Office of the Executive Vice President for University Regional Affairs • Shared Vision Statement • Blueprint for Student Attainment

7. Shared Vision Statement IU’s Regional campuses will: • Be first-choice institutions for prepared Indiana students • Effectively prepare students for productive lives as members of the workforce and engaged citizens • Be partners in enhancing the current and long-term prosperity of their communities, regions, and the state Complements individual campus situations and identities.

8. Blueprint for Student Attainment Six Key Areas: • Excellent, Distinctive Education • Student Success & Completion • Educational Access & Innovation • Pathways and Transitions • Affordability and Efficiency • Relevance to Regional & State Needs

9. Guiding Principles • COLLABORATION is the basis for progress • ENGAGEMENT of students in learning, of campuses with communities and regions • EXCELLENCE in education, research, economic development, cultivation of efficiencies

10. Implementation Already Underway. . .

11. 8 Key Areas #1 Develop pervasive student advising programs • Barriers/challenges can occur at all stages of a student’s career • Closer linkages of academic and career counseling • Complete College America grant • Championed by IU Kokomo Chancellor Michael Harris Reaching Higher: Increase student persistence by removing barriers to college completion

12. 8 Key Areas #2 Collaboratively expand online education • Regional campuses will partner in developing/providing online education programs • Championed by Barbara Bichelmeyer, Associate Vice President for University Academic Planning & IU Director of Online Education Reaching Higher: Offer quality education to Hoosiers in a variety of desired formats

13. 8 Key Areas #3: Expand programs directed toward regional needs & nontraditional students • Increase applied/active learning • Develop new degree completion programs for adults • Championed by IUSB Chancellor Mae Reck Reaching Higher: Collaborate with government and business to create a well-prepared, world-class workforce

14. 8 Key Areas #4: Deepen partnerships with Ivy Tech • Appoint Transfer Specialists on each campus • Develop more collaborative working relationships • Championed by IU East Chancellor Nasser Paydar Reaching Higher: Provide seamless transfer of courses and degrees

15. 8 Key Areas • #5 Joint inter-campus academic programs and faculty development • Alternate course scheduling for working students • Championed by IU Northwest Chancellor Bill Lowe Reaching Higher: Offer quality education to Hoosiers in a variety of desired locations and times

16. 8 Key Areas #6 Develop a robust system of data gathering and evaluation • Continue analysis of factors that contribute to low degree completion rates • Address barriers and challenges • Championed by IU Southeast Chancellor Sandra Patterson-Randles Reaching Higher: Develop data systems that will help close achievement gaps

17. 8 Key Areas #7: Consolidate back-office student services operations • Student Services Initiative • Inventory of all major sharable equipment • Championed by Jim Kennedy, Associate Vice President for University Student Services and Systems Reaching Higher: Continually seek institutional efficiencies that contribute to holding down the costs of postsecondary education

18. 8 Key Areas #8 Organization and long term planning • Creation of a Center for Regional Campus Excellence • Consider cross-campus schools or centers • Championed by John Applegate, Executive Vice President for University Regional Affairs, Planning, and Policy Reaching Higher: organizing to meet overarching goals

19. Student Attainment: The Ultimate Indicator of Our Success • Blueprint is a living document • Operationalizes Reaching Higher for the regional campuses • Enhances distinctive strengths, missions of IU’s regional campuses • Will support Reaching Higher 2.0 process

20. IU’s Regional Campuses: Reaching Higher with the Blueprint for Student Attainment