Maximizing International Enrollment Impact at ASUJ: Economic and Educational Benefits

1. By: G. Daniel Howard, Ph.D. Interim Chancellor Selected Institutional Highlights Faculty Conference August 17, 2011

2. Overview • History • Institution type • Governance • Budget • Accreditation • Employees • Students Served • Primary Functions • Role and Scope • Civic and Economic Benefit

3. Enrollment (Fall 2010) – Highest Enrollment Ever in ASUJ History • 10,067 = Undergraduate • 3,371 = Graduate • 13,438 = TOTAL for ADHE Reporting • 394 = English as a Second Language • 13,832 = GRAND TOTAL

4. Enrollment (Spring 2011) – Highest Spring Enrollment in ASUJ History • 9,528 = Undergraduate • 3,711 = Graduate • 13,239 = TOTAL for ADHE Reporting • 485 = English as a Second Language • 13,724 = GRAND TOTAL

5. Spring Enrollment Trends

6. Enrollment of Arkansas Residents – Highest in ASU History

7. Globalization • Bringing the World to ASU • Taking ASU to the World

8. Globalization • Help American students prepare better for the rigors of a globally connected and highly competitive marketplace • Provide exposures to different perspectives, cultures, religions, music, food, customs, and traditions • Encourage American students to strive for higher levels of performance • Facilitate global thinking and exchanges • Impact favorably the financial “bottom line” of the university and the community

9. Globalization International Student Enrollment Spring 2011(Actual) • 392= English as a Second Language • 648= Academic Programs • 1,040= Total International International Student Enrollment Mid Spring 2011 (Actual) • 434 = English as a Second Language • 648 = Academic Programs • 1,082 = Total International

10. Amount Per 100 Students • $15,000 = Average expenditure per year by international students at ASU • $1.5 million= Amount expended for each 100 international students • 2.5 = Economic multiplier • $3.75 million = Amount of economic benefit to Jonesboro for each 100 international students • $5.25 million = Total economic impact for each 100 international students enrolled at ASU Economic Impact of International Students

11. Amount Per 1,000 Students • $15,000 = Average expenditure per year by international students • at ASUJ • $15.0 million= Amount expended at ASUJ • for each 1,000 international students • 2.5 = Economic multiplier • $37.5 million = Amount of economic benefit to Jonesboro for each 1,000 international students (indirect) • $52. 5 million = Total economic impact to Jonesboro for each 1,000 international students enrolled at ASUJ (direct and indirect) Economic Impact of International Students

12. Degrees Awarded

13. Accreditation • Reaffirmation of Institution-Wide Accreditation • ASU Self-Study Steering Committee • HLC “Minimum Standards” • Self-Study Consultant • Focus: Assessment and Documentation of Continuous Quality Improvement

14. Planning • Institution-Wide Strategic Plan • Updating Other Plans • Campus Facilities Master Plan • Information Technology Plan • Emergency and Disaster Action Plan • Enrollment Management Plan • Marketing Plan • Diversity and Globalization Plan • Deferred Maintenance Plan • Campus Safety and Security Plan

15. Safety and Security • Task Force on Campus Security • Collegiate Park Apartments • Install vehicle and pedestrian gates • Install video cameras and recording equipment • Upgrade campus lighting • Expand student patrol service • Increase the number of emergency phones and ensure that all stations are painted red • Update emergency procedures handbook • Trim back shrubs/elevate tree canopies • Increase safety and security messages and training on campus • Add UPD Officers (N=3 over three years) • Encourage City to add a police precinct Budgeted Funds $350,000

16. Construction (New) • Humanities and Social Sciences Building • $32 million to $34 million • $4 million expended • Balance from state funding and/or gift(s) • ABI Commercialization Center (ABI-COM) • ≈ $1.75 million – Federal appropriation • Anticipated Completion: Summer 2011 • Railroad Overpass • $17.1 million - Federal appropriation and local contributions • Phase I completed: January 2011 (Aggie to span two railroad tracks - northernmost) • Phase II completion: February 2012 (Matthews to span one railroad track - southernmost) • Residence Halls (Living Learning Communities) • $5.76 million – bonding (100 beds) • ROTC – Completed: August 15, 2010 • STEM – Completed: September 15, 2010

17. Construction (Renovations) • Laboratories • Biology • Chemistry • Engineering • $2 million- Federal Economic Stimulus Funds • Completed: June 2011 • International English Studies Building • ≈ $1.75 million- ESL revenue • Phase I: Completed fall semester 2010 • Phase II: Onset of fall semester 2011 • Nursing and Health Professions • $350,000 - Carry over and plant funds • Completion: February 2011

18. Ranking • ASUJ is now ranked among the top southern regional institutions of higher education in the United States • Benefits of this ranking include: • Objective measure of high quality • Enhanced reputation within and outside of the university • Ability to attract a larger number of highly qualified students domestically and internationally • Advantages in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest faculty, staff and administrators • Value to ASUJ -- PRICELESS

19. Other Recognitions • Among top 10 institutions of higher education for friendliness to veterans by Military Times EDGE Magazine • Selected by the editors of Military Advanced Education (MAE) for listing in Top Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities, 4th Annual Guide, 2010-201 • Contributing Factors • Beck PRIDE Center • ROTC Program • Office of Veterans’ Services

20. Points of Pride • Highest undergraduate admission standards • Highest enrollment • Highest number of Arkansans enrolled • Highest number of degrees awarded • Highest number of credit hours produced • Highest ACT profile of students • Highest number of students attending ASU from top 25% of high school class • Highest ranking in America’s Best Colleges • Highest amount of externally funded research and sponsored programs • Highest freshman to sophomore retention rate • Highest graduation rate of student athletes • Highest number of students in the honors program • Highest number of freshmen in the honors program • Lowest percentage of students needing remedial math, English, and reading • Lowest percentage of students requiring 6th to 9th grade remediation • Highest number of students residing in residence halls • Highest number of students enrolled in complete distance learning programs • Highest number of international students • Highest number of students in the English as a Second Language Program

21. Thank you!