Complete College Tennessee Act 2010

1. UTC Faculty Senate, February 2010 H. Lyn Miles, UTC UT Faculty Council Representative Complete College Tennessee Act 2010

2. UT FACULTY COUNCIL • Represent faculty matters directly to UT system • Advise UT President • UT Task Forces • 2 Representatives per campus • Meet 3 times per year around state WEBSITE http://web.utk.edu/~utfc/ Interim President Vice President Jan Simek Bonnie Yegidis

3. Council Representatives UTK Beauvais Lyons, Chair Toby Boulet UTC Pedro Campa Lyn Miles Verbie Prevost, Trustee UTHSC George Cook Parker Suttle Karen Johnson, Trustee UTM Jenna Wright Dan McDonough

4. Faculty Council Representative FACULTY COUNCIL CHARTER “The UTFC shall be comprised of the Faculty Senate President from each of the UT System campuses. Additionally, each campus shall elect, by a simple majority, one additional full-time tenured faculty member to a three year staggered term.” FACULTY COUNCIL BYLAWS “One representative from the full-time tenured faculty of each campus with each representative serving a term of three years. Representatives may be elected to serve a second consecutive term. The manner of election of these campus representatives shall be determined by each campus and should be addressed in their Faculty Senate bylaws.”

5. Senate Executive Committee KNOXVILLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE III.2.A. Executive Council Membership shall consist of the Chair persons of the standing committees of the Senates; the officers of the Senate, including the Immediate Past President; and up to two at-large faculty members. The executive Council will include the elected faculty representative to the University Faculty Council. III.6 University Faculty Council Representative There shall be a representative of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville faculty elected by the Faculty Senate to serve a three-year term on the University Faculty Council. The representative’s term of office begins on July 1 following his/her election. The representative will attend and report on the meetings of the University Faculty Council to the Faculty Senate Executive Council and the Faculty Senate. If for any reason a representative is not able to complete his/her term, the Faculty Senate Executive Council shall elect an individual to complete the current year of the term. An election for a representative for a new three-year term is then to be conducted as per Article III, Section 3.J. by the Committee on Nominations and Appointments. UTC is the only UT campus that does not include the Representative & President-Elect on the Senate Executive Committee, along with Chairs of major committees

6. Council Achievements • Faculty-moderated list serve • Campus ombudsperson • Improved system communication • Salary data transparency • Liaison with state legislators • Explanation of state E&G funds • Faculty trustee replacement • More faculty governance • Report to trustees • Retreats with trustees • Monitor institutional progress • Risks/benefits entrepreneurial • Budget transparency • IT issues • Handbook appeal procedures • Library coordination CHALLENGES • 3% cost of living raises or $1,000 • Knoxville-centric • UTC & UTM “the undergraduate campuses”

7. Tennessee UniversityFaculty Senates (TUFS) TUFS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE • President John Nolt (UTK) • Pres-Elect Jeffrey S. Berman • Past-Pres Timothy F. Winters (AP) • Secretary H. Lyn Miles (UTC) TUFS WEBSITE http://www.memphis.edu/facultysenate/tnfacultysenates.php GOALS • 10,000 university faculty to Governor • Network with other Senates • United Voice TUFS President John Nolt • Faculty GovernanceSenate budgets, stipends, serving on Chancellor’s executive team, etc. • LegislativeBeth Harwell (R)Kim McMillan (D)Rusty Crowe (R)Jim Kyle (D) – next meeting • NationalNational Association of Faculty Senates (AAUP)

8. Tennessee’s Problem UNITED STATES • 38% of 9th graders complete Bachelor’s • Rank dropped 1st to 10thamong developed nations • First U.S. generation to be less educated than parent’s generation TENNESSEE • TN ranks 40th in nation • 24% of citizens have Bachelor’s degree • Of TN 9th graders:67% complete high school43% attend college19% complete Associates or Bachelor’s degree11% complete Bachelor’s degree Source: Complete College America & U.S. Census, 2004

9. Governor’s Mandate • “Race to the Top” funds$4B Federal funding TN seeks $501.8M • STEM economic development • $400M per year lost tax revenue because citizens are not completing college • Oversized UT & TBR administrationsWasteful spendingPoor graduation rates • GOAL: 38% college graduates from 9th grade population by 2025(up from 19%)

10. Special Higher Education Committee SENATE HOUSE Jamie Woodson Lois DeBarry Jim Kyle Craig Fitzhew Randy McNally David Hawk Andy Burke Less Winingham Delores Gresham Harry Brooks Beth Haarwell Mark Maddox Justin Wilson, Constitutional Officer

11. Graduation Within 6 Years TENNESSEE By 2025 2-year 12% 4-year 46% 70% UT UTC 42% 60% UTM 44% 60% UTK 58% 80% TBR Chatt St – 2 year 9% AP 27% UM 34% ETSU 38% TT 42% MTSU 44% UTC is below average for State & UT system

12. Complete College Tennessee Act2010 HIGHER EDUCATION • Accountable • Needs reorganization • New THEC Master Plan • Mission differentiation • Reduce degree & research duplication • Fund based on outcome, not enrollment Sponsor: Senator Jim Kyle, D-Memphis Signed into law on January 26, 2010

13. Complete College Tennessee Act2010 COORDINATION • Uniform statistical reporting • Common general education, course numbers • Note courses that do not transfer • Seamless 60 hours between 2 & 4 year(41 general education; 19 pre-major) • All associate degree students admitted to 4-year universities; dual admission • Eliminate remedial instruction at 4 yearIncorporate into existing curriculumContract with 2-year SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY • “Culture of innovation” • STEM emphasis COMMUNITY COLLEGES • Separate administration for 2 year institutions

14. Amendment 12 In the University Tract Program THEC "shall consider the views of chief academic officers and faculty senates of the respective campuses.“ Law written by TUFS & ETSU with Senator Randy Crowe—faculty writing law! Senator Rusty Crowe District 3 (ETSU Area)

15. Knoxville Emphasis • “Lift UTK “research flagship” to national research profile” • UT & Oak Ridge partnership200 new faculty positions400 new graduate students • Increase UTK research funds from $200M to $400M • UTK restrictive admission—”overflow” to UTC, UTM, TBR • UTHSC in Memphis Research Consortium

16. Messages From UT System • Uniform pre-major requirements PsychologyCommunicationsBusiness • Community colleges should match their general education to ours • UTC Senate should contact UTBOT Jim Murphy on presidential search “I am excited about what this new legislation means for higher education in Tennessee.”

17. Challenges • THEC control of targets & formulas • Impact on graduate programs • Faculty scapegoat for higher education ills • Program accreditation issues • “Wal-Mart” education • Funds to UTK & 2 year schools • UTC could be under resourced Rich Rhoda, THEC Executive Director

18. Opportunities for UTC • Sustainable campus • STEM initiatives • General educationEmulate Georgia & North Carolina • Creative Approach to “Access” • New faculty & student culture • Graduation rate3% increase per yearAdmission standards

19. Opportunity: UTC “Partnership” in Faculty Governance

20. The End Complete Education Act 2010