Seven Secrets to Securing Resources in Times of Diminishing Funds

1. Seven Secrets to Securing Resources in Times of Diminishing Funds Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, CHES Lisa Hicks, PhD Jennifer VanSickle, EdD

2. Introduction • Current situation in higher education • Situation at our institution • State of our department • Importance of advocacy

3. Secret Number 1 Kinesiology Advisory Board

4. Purpose • Link key community members to programs • Formal outlet for community partnerships • Sounding panel • Expertise, experience • Honest advice • Valuable input (2 new programs)

5. Steps for Creating an Advisory Board • Determine and communicate objective • Choose members (aim high!!) • Set expectations • Seek input • Respect contributions • Communicate

6. Suggestions • Communicate expectations early • Define terms (3 yrs) • Thank often (meeting, letter, website) • Tokens of appreciation • Small groups for input • Keep schedule • Faculty workload • Faculty business attire

7. Meetings • 2 times per year (fall & spring) • 9:00-11:30 a.m. • 8:30 Coffee • Lunch 11:30 • Friday mornings • All faculty attend

8. Department Gains • Networking • Market analysis • Critical feedback • Increased visibility • Stakeholders • Discipline evolution/trends • Identification of part-time faculty, expertise, quest speakers

9. Department Gains Business Plan Development Market Research Employment Opportunities Internship sites Employment Opportunities Societal Need

10. Student Gains • Early and direct contact with employers • Development of interview skills • Updated and applied curriculum • Applied Learning Opportunities

11. Advisory Board Gains • Networking • Service Outlet • Community Service • Skilled Employees

12. Membership • 7 each academic program (1st yrs) • 5 each currently (added program) • Try to keep small (suggest 8-12 most 25) • Strive for high level in company (time) • Not friends • Areas of expertise not held by faculty (clinicians)

13. Membership

14. Tokens of appreciation • Alumni Office • Development Office • Admissions Office • Extra Items • Inexpensive Tokens (mugs, water bottles, T-shirts, pedometers, etc.) • Certificates

15. Secret Number 2 A Faculty/Staff Wellness Program

16. Faculty & Staff Wellness Program

17. Purpose • Puts your department in the forefront • Showcases leadership skills and knowledge • Provides a valuable service fitness/wellness promotion • Promotes interaction with colleagues across campus

18. How • Keep it simple • Make it easy to exercise & participate • Make it fun • Prizes, giveaways, parties • Create accountability • Teams with leaders • Report results • Provide incentives • Milestone awards

19. Our program • Cost $20 • Pedometer- based • Teams • 10K a day • Report weekly totals (website) • Incentives • Milestones (70k week, 250k,500k, 1 million) • Parties • Kick-off & Wrap-Up

20. Tips for success • Quality pedometer • Dedicated staff • Reporting website • Participation fee • Team leader • Buy-in from your administration

21. Results

22. Secret Number 3 Signage

23. Signage • Create a departmental logo • Prominent displays in high traffic areas • Walls, banners

24. KINS Identification in Building

25. KINS Identification in Building

26. Secret Number 4 Displaying Faculty Posters and/or Student Work

27. Faculty Posters/Student Work • Display your work • Posters from presentations • Student work • In lobbies main entrances classrooms hallways Research posters in classrooms

28. KINS Research Posters in Entry

29. Secret Number 5 Alumni Newsletter

30. Alumni Newsletter • UINDY KINEWS • Sent twice per year • Update on Programs • Faculty & Staff Highlights • Recent Graduate Spotlights • Contacts from Alumni Office

31. Logistics • Ask for faculty/staff input • Program coordinators/directors provide program updates • Information sought from alumni • Administrative assistant compiles • Kinesiology Newsletter Dec 09.pdf

32. Secret Number 6 Career Days

33. Health Careers Day • Admissions Office sponsors Health Careers Day • KINS highlights Exercise Science and Community Health as undergraduate options for students interested in DPT, MOT, or PTA

34. Updates for Graduate Programs • University of Indianapolis known for DPT and MOT programs • Faculty in Exercise Science and Community Health create pre-PT and pre-OT curriculum guides for undergrads • Meet with DPT, MOT, PTA faculty to discuss programs, pre-requisites, match with content areas • Result has been high growth

35. Secret Number 7 Meetings with Administration

36. Meetings with Administration President Community Service/ Outreach Provost/VP Academic Affairs Research Admissions Academic Qualified/Interest

37. Overview • Faculty • Majors • Initiatives • Goals • Success Stories • Needs • Special Projects • Tour

38. State of the Department • Student enrollment has doubled every 4 years since 2000 (still growing!) • Currently ~300 students (+ 60 in 2 yrs) • 4 Majors • ~10% of day UIndy undergraduate enrollment • *2% of FTF (*total FTF for 2008-09) • Ratio KINS students to FT Faculty 52:1 (university 12:1) • Majority of KINS courses taught by adjunct/part-time faculty

39. KINS Majors to FTF 2000-2008

40. Kinesiology Strategic Plan Initiatives Underway/Complete R UIndy Fit? Undergraduate Research Kinesiology Advisory Board Alumni Outreach (social) Community Partnerships (HPE & SMGT)

41. Strategic Plan Initiatives Complete/Underway Cont. B.S. Community Health Education Scholarly Works Dissemination Learning Outcomes in EXSC Learning Outcomes in SMGT Healthy Diploma

42. KINS Faculty Scholarship 08-09 • 8 Peer Reviewed Articles Published • 3 Published Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters • 4 Peer-Reviewed Abstracts Published • 4 National Presentations • 1 Regional Presentation • 4 State Presentations • All from 5 KINS faculty members with teaching overloads!

43. Opportunities for Progress • Enrollment vs. Resources: • Quality for student learning (projects) • Advising reach (FTF deficit) • Faculty interaction with students (FTF) • Space (labs) *Small class size & low student to FTF ratio UIndy trademark.

44. Potential Opportunity • Increase FTF • Entrance to KINS Programs (qualified students) • Borrow ‘like’ faculty • MS = TAs/GAs • On-line courses Optimal • Add 3 FTF • Dev. Formula for new FTF lines across campus

45. Kinesiology Needs • Computer Lab/COW • Dedicated laboratory/teaching space • General use workout facility • Increase full-time faculty • Classrooms/Equipment • Sport Management Program Approval

46. Needs for RLFC Remodel • Computer Lab • Biomechanics Lab • Expanded Exercise Science Lab • iClassrooms (currently 1)

47. Thank you for your support of KINS students and faculty!

48. Conclusion • Doubling undergraduate enrollment every four years over past decade • Over 300 majors • New undergraduate program • Three new tenure-track faculty in four years • Must advocate for your programs!

49. Summary of Seven Secrets • Advisory Board • Faculty/Staff Wellness Program • Signage • Faculty and Student Posters • Alumni Newsletter • Career Days • Meetings with Administration

50. Questions??? rauchh@uindy.edu lhicks@uindy.edu jvansickle@uindy.edu