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Playground Lessons: How Three Rival Universities Learned Sharing Just Works Better

FLORIDA CONSORTIUM

Adrianna Kezar posits that Western philosophies and values celebrate the individual and individual achievement. She basically makes the case that generally individuals are rewarded and awarded for their hard work and we, as universities, value a similar ethos. This ethos can be a detriment to higher education because the lone-wolf university model is not what business leaders tend to value when looking for competent and career-ready college graduates. - Organizing Higher Education for Collaboration, 2009

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THE GREAT RELEVANCE DEBATE Technological innovation and industry demands are now moving too rapidly for higher education to adapt in its current form. The answer to the dilemma in higher education will not be found in incremental improvement. Rather, the solution involves a systemic transformation that prioritizes more practical and applied curricula, exploits disruptive technologies, and strengthens and expands ecosystem partnerships.- The Pursuit of Relevance IBM

High-quality research institutions, especially the elite Eastern universities, have not thought about combining their strengths. The closures and mergers that have taken place have generally involved second- or third-tier institutions. Most of the great state universities have continued to expand, in response to growing populations of students and to the political pressures of geographic constituencies. Some joint programs have emerged, generally crafted by professional schools in different locations including some in the United States and other nations. But I cannot think of a single large-scale merger of any portion of two great universities in the past 25 years other than attempts to unite university-affiliated or university-owned hospitals. Almost all of those attempts have failed.- Jonathan R. Cole

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMThe Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities emerged from a common commitment to transforming students lives and the metropolitan areas that we serve at Florida International University in Miami, the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay. Together our three institutions share: Common values of serving our student bodies and promoting success in and beyond the classroom for students of all backgrounds, no matter what socioeconomic status;

Strengths as public research universities that also have earned the Carnegie Classifications of Community Engagement for Curricular Engagement, and Outreach and Partnerships; and

A preference for collaborative work to improve the lives and livelihoods of Floridas nextgeneration workforce and leaders.

The combination of resources, expertise, and commitment will allow the Consortium to launch and complete initiatives at a speed and scale that none of the universities could attain separately.

However, higher education has not traditionally played well together.

THE TRADITIONAL APPROACHONE UNIVERSITY, ONE DESTINATION

OUR APPROACH IN ONE PICTURE

The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities 3 universities lighting the way for Floridas economy It is the mission of The Consortium to aid in the economic development of Florida by capitalizing on synergy created by UCF, FIU, and USF collaborating to drive career readiness, and enhance achievement for our underrepresented and limited-income student populations. The Florida Consortium serves:63% of Floridas Population70% of all Floridas minorities47% of total SUS college enrollment

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMWE ARE BIG!

2013 Fall Enrollment29. Kansas184,07530. Iowa168,64431. Utah168,31132. Florida Consortium161,08033. Mississippi154,91634. Arkansas153,69035. New Mexico144,381Source: National Center for Education Statistics

2012-2013 Bachelors Degrees Awarded18. Wisconsin36,92719. Minnesota36,32620. Tennessee33,76621. Florida Consortium33,19822. Washington32,68923. Colorado32,44624. Maryland31,729

Fun Fact! 1 in 20 bachelors degrees awarded to Hispanic students is awarded by one of our universities.

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMOur State is Changing

PERFORMANCE PLUS OUTCOMES

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMPREDICTIVE ANALYTICSUtilize collaborative data analysis to identify students early with common risk characteristics for not completing their degrees to allow of individual and immediate interventions to increase the likelihood of success to graduationHIGH-TECH PATHWAYSMonitor student progression to degree completion using the most up-to-date tracking technology and develop on-ramping strategies to ensure successful new student transitionsTARGETED SUPPORTOffer personalized academic and engagement success coaching, mentoring and enhanced advising for students needing help to succeedCAREER READINESSIncrease internship and practicum experiences by sharing connections and resources in our three metropolitan areas and forging new partnerships by leveraging the strength of all three universities

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMOur Model

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PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS: PERFORMANCE FUNDING IN ACTION

MODEL SCORESHEET

2014-16 Consortium Highlights

December 2014: received a 5-year, $500,000 grant from the Helios Education Foundation to establish an administrative structure for the Consortium at UCF.

2014-15: Implementation of predictive analytics platforms at UCF, USF, and FIU.

March 2015 - Launched a shared internship portal and on-line virtual career fair open to all students at FIU, USF, and UCF.

July 2015 Appointed Dr. Michael Preston as Executive Director of the Consortium.

August 2015 Florida Consortium begins work on the Florida Consortium STEM collaborative funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust for $506,000. This planning grant is for Consortium STEM faculty to collaborate on a joint student success and employment placement project.

October 2015 - Florida Consortium is awarded a $200,000 communications planning grant from the Kresge Foundation.

November 2015 Florida Consortium hosted its second Virtual Career Fair with the following high point numbers = 48registered organizations/employers - 1527 student/alumniregistrants - 588 attended chat sessions.

December 2015 Florida Consortium Career Readiness Pillar hosted presentations for a shared platform for Job and Internship announcements.

February 2016 USF hosted our first Faculty Convening with over 60 FIU, USF, and UCF STEM faculty working on joint student success projects including Summer Onboarding Programs, a First Year Experience for STEM majors, Transfer Support, and Flipping the Classroom.

March 2016 the Florida Consortium will host its second Student Success Conference on the campus of Florida International University on March 21st with a focus on strategic planning aimed at 2020 outcomes.

The Old Model for solving Problems FLORIDA CONSORTIUM

The Florida Consortium Model ONE EXAMPLE - STEM

USF Classroom Design FIU Course Design UCF First Year STEM Consortium Federated DataResource AllocationProject Planning FLORIDA CONSORTIUM

K-12

990,000

State Colleges 334,958

Consortium Members 166,000FLORIDA CONSORTIUMFEDERATED DATA MINE

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMDATA ALIGNMENT

Civitas Learning

How Consortium Federated Data Can Work

Did not take courses In the right order Stayed too long In the wrong majorPoor grades in introcourses led to later FsExcess Hours Dissatisfied with Advising Uninvolved Cannot find anInternship in Miami Picked the wrong University Ran out of Financial aid Waited too long to Register for classes

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMLessons Learned

The GoodCreates a unique model because it is three, state bound universities, who can lobby and work together under the same rulesCreates a system of trust that is based on trust and verify in the best of terms.Solutions are based on collective efforts.

The BadIt can be hard to put energy into an idea like the Consortium when traditionally you are university bound. We still want to compete for resources and work together at the same time. Hard to move from a best practices model to a collaborative model.

The Ugly Need to get recognition from the Florida Legislature in the form of legislative support.Communication efforts have been a struggle. Lots and Lots and Lots of people are in charge.

FLORIDA CONSORTIUMBut what it is really about is people, Investigating together, asking questions, and using data

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The Jelly Belly Analogy

Thanks to Jane McGonigal

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A Final Thought

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