University Regional Affairs: The Blueprint for Student Attainment

1. Rebecca Torstrick Assistant Vice President for Regional Affairs and University Academic Planning, IU Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of Anthropology, IU South BendSharon K. Calhoon Assistant Vice President for Regional Affairs and University Academic Planning, IU Director, Institutional Research and Associate Professor of Psychology, IU Kokomo Judy Palmer Director, Office of Legislative and Policy Analysis, OVPPAGR/OVPURAPP, Indiana University University Regional Affairs:The Blueprint for Student Attainment IU Communications and Marketing ConferenceJanuary 19, 2011

2. In the News… Why Now? • Graduation Rates Fall at One-Third of 4-Year Colleges. • College Costs Are Up Again • Some states say the money they give to colleges and universities should be linked to results.

3. International/National Scene • In the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) comparison, American students ranked 21st out of 30 in science literacy among students from developed countries, and 25th out of 30 in math literacy. • On the2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math tests, 4th graders showed no signs of progress for the first time in many years, and 8th graders tallied only modest evidence of progress. We are not advancing as we must. • Source: The White House, Educate to Innovate, http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/educate-innovate

4. Why Reaching Higher in Indiana? Source: Reaching Higher Summary Report

5. State Support Dropping

6. Higher Education = Higher Income Source: Reaching Higher Report

7. Indiana’s Education Pipeline Source: Reaching Higher Report

8. Lumina’s Big Goal • To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. • 55 percent of Indiana’s jobs will require postsecondary education by 2018. • Between now and 2018, Indiana will need to fill about 930,000 vacancies resulting from job creation, worker retirements and other factors. Of these job vacancies, 506,000 will require postsecondary credentials, while only 424,000 are expected to be filled by high school graduates or dropouts.

9. Regionals Within IU Source: IU Factbook 2010-11

10. Contributions to Community Source: IU Impact Study, Indiana Business Research Center, 2008

11. The Blueprint Process • Inclusive • Faculty and administrators from all 6 regional campuses • All campuses are represented equally • Feedback solicited from campus stakeholders (students, staff, external stakeholders) • Transparent http://www.iu.edu/~uapp/blueprint/index.html

12. Process Project director: Judy Palmer, Director of Legislative & Policy Analysis, OVPPAGR/OVPURAPP

13. Process • Six priority action teams • One faculty member and one administrator from each regional campus • Faculty were recommended by the presidents of the campus faculty governance bodies • Co-chaired by a faculty member and an administrator

14. Process • Each team focuses on one of six priorities shared by all regional campuses • Excellent, Distinctive Educational Experience • Student Success • Access and Innovation in Instruction and Curriculum • Pathways and Transitions • Affordability and Efficiency • Meeting Regional and State Needs

15. Process • To minimize duplication of effort, the Affordability and Efficiency team and the Expenditure Review Committee chaired by IU East Chancellor NassarPaydar are meeting together

16. Process • For its respective priority area, each team is • Developing strategies • Identifying specific actions • Suggesting appropriate metrics and targets

17. Process • Blueprint Steering Committee • Comprised of the priority team co-chairs • Chaired by Judy Palmer • Assemble the priority action team recommendations into a single plan

18. Process • Leadership Team • Comprised of • Vice President John Applegate • Associate VP Barbara Bichelmeyer • Regional Campus Chancellors • Review and adopt the plan • Present it to President McRobbie for endorsement

19. Timeline • Priority Action Teams submitted interim reports on December 1, 2010 • Steering committee reviewed those reports • Final PAT reports are due March 1, 2011 • Leadership & Steering Committees will complete their work in April

20. Preliminary Findings • Reminder: This is a work in progress—not the finished product. • What we have learned so far • The campuses are already doing a lot in these areas • Blueprint process encourages more collaboration

21. Preliminary Findings • Emerging Themes • Academic Transparency and Flexibility • Student Engagement • Educational Quality and Assessment • Regional Community Connections • Regional Campus Collaborations and Administration

22. How can you help us? • We are gathering input from students, staff, community/regional stakeholders • Help us get the word out to campus and community (“market the process”) • Blueprint website: http://www.iu.edu/~uapp/blueprint/index.html

23. University Regional Affairs: The Blueprint for Student Attainment IU Communications & Marketing ConferenceJanuary 19, 2011