Excellence – Access – Impact

Embracing Change

Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University

16th EAN Annual ConferenceGalway, Ireland

June 2007

Access to Success: The Student Experience from Pre-entry to Employment

Build a comprehensive metropolitan research university that is an unparalleled combination of academic excellence and commitment to its social, economic, cultural, and environmental setting.

Design Imperatives for the New American University

01. Leveraging Place02. Societal Transformation03. Knowledge Entrepreneur04. Use-Inspired Research05. A Focus On The Individual06. Intellectual Fusion07. Social Embeddedness08. Global Engagement

-11% and higher decline 0% to -10% decline 1% to 10% increase

11% to 25% increase

26% to 50% increase Over 51% increase

Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, 1998 - 2018

Over the past five years…

28 new public high schools (grades 9-12) have been constructed

36,743 additional students have enrolled in these schools

Arizona Public High School Graduates

31,130

72,697

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,000

1987

-88

1989

-90

1991

-92

1993

-94

1995

-96

1997

-98

1999

-00

2001

-02

2003

-04

2005

-06

2007

-08

2009

-10

2011

-12

2013

-14

2015

-16

2017

-18

51,940

Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, 1998 - 2018

Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, 1998 - 2018

ASU | Students

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

Undergraduate Graduate

8,535 9,427 9,93611,487

12,85414,769

Overall 73% increase since 1996

Thirty-two percent of the 2006 resident freshman class are students of color (140% increase since 1996).

• 47% of all children in Arizona live in low-income families

• 67% of Latino children in Arizona live in low-income families

Source: National Center for Children in Poverty (2006) - Available at: http://nccp.org/state_detail_demographic_AZ.html

47%

53%

67%

33%

Arizona Low Income Families

Number of Enrolled First-time Freshman from Arizona Families with Income Below $18,850

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2002 2003 2004 2005

488% growth from 2002 to 2005

4967

205

*288

* Students in 2005 were enrolled in the ASU Advantage Program

Source: Student Financial Assistance Office

Financial Aid Awarded by Income LevelArizona Resident Full-Time Undergraduate Students 2005-2006

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

0 - $20,000 $20,000 -$34,999

$35,000 -$49,999

$50,000 -$64,999

$65,000 -$79,999

$80,000 -$119,999

$120,000+

Family Income

Aid Package Gift Aid Institutional Aid

Note: Data based on students who completed FAFSA

Source: Student Financial Assistance Office

•189% increase in university need-based gift aid ($25M) in the past three yearsASU Advantage (beginning Fall 2005)

•488% increase in enrolled first-time freshmen from Arizona families with incomes below $18,850 (2002-2005)

•19% increase in Pell Grant Recipients

(2002-2004)

Efforts to Influence the Pipeline

• Admissions Requirements– Admit all qualified AZ high school graduates in top 50%

• Applicants must also meet ABOR competency requirements

• Financial Aid– $94.5 million total university gift-aid (need and merit-based), a record level– 246% increase in university need-based gift aid since

FY 03• 35% increase since FY 04• 16% increase since FY 05• Currently $32.6 million

– ASU Advantage• Financial aid covering direct costs for low-income students (Over $12,000 annually)

Source: Student Financial Assistance Office

Projected Increases in ASU Enrollment

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,000

80,000

85,000

90,000

95,000

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: Institutional Analysis

Fall 2006 = 63,278

Freshman to Sophomore PersistenceASU First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen 1994-2004

64%

66%

68%

70%

72%

74%

76%

78%

80%

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

68%

79%

Redesigning ASU to Embrace Change

www.asu.edu/cdp

University Wide Planning Principles

INTEGRATED and EMBEDDED COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS

•MIX OF AGE, INCOME, ETHNICITY, PHYSICAL ABILITIES

•MIXED USE LIVE, LEARN, SHOP, WORK

•OUTDOOR CAFES & RESTAURANTS

COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS AS CIVIC SPACES

•HUMAN SCALE OF BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPES

•SQUARES / QUADRANGLES / MARKETPLACES

•CIVIC SPACE AND PUBLIC ART AT ALL CAMPUSES

•COMPATIBLE MATERIALS PALLETTE

•SUSTAINABLE and CLIMATE RESPONSIVE PLANNING

COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS OF WELL CONNECTED DISTRICTS

• BALANCED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

• PEDESTRIAN NETWORKS / FRIENDLY STREETS

• BICYCLE NETWORKS

• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

• UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY

CAMPUS AS CIVIC SPACE

Inward Focus on Learning

Outward Focus on Community

Interconnecting Academic Communities

Interweaving of Town and Gown

Research Infrastructure

Clinical PartnersMulti-site research development

School-Centrism | New Schools

• Biodesign Institute

• School of Life Sciences

• Global Institute of Sustainability

• School of Geographical Sciences

• School of Global Studies

• School of Global Health and Appropriate Technologies

• School of Earth and Space Exploration

• School of Human Evolution & Social Change

• School of Family and Social Dynamics

• School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

• School of Computing and Information Science and Engineering

• University College

New Schools | New Centers

• American Indian Policy and Leadership Development Center

• Center for Biology and Society

• Center for Film and Media Research

• Center for Metabolic Biology

• Center for Nanotechnology and Society

• Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity

• Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes

• Institute for Humanities Research

• Institute for Social Science Research

• MacroTechnology Works, including the Flexible Display Center

• Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing

•Agribusiness •Engineering (Construction) •Environmental Technology Honors•Management•Fire Science •Law Enforcement and EMS•Manufacturing Technology•Nursing•Organizational Studies •SED Biology & Math•Teacher Education (TEALL)•Urban Horticulture

Teaching PartnersMulti-Level Workforce Development

Distance EducationMulti-partner, multi-location, multi-modal teaching and learning

7 Bachelor’s Degrees» Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies» Bachelor of Liberal Studies» Bachelor of Applied Sciences» Bachelor of Science» Bachelor of Arts» Bachelor of Social Work» RN –BSN

9 Master’s Degrees » Master of Education» Master of Public Administration» Master of Science and Technology» Master of Engineering» Master of Social Work» Master of Liberal Studies» Master of Business Administration» Master of Nursing

1 Doctorate Degree - EdD

Internal

ASU Technopolis

InnovationSpace

Masters Consulting Group

Honors Consulting

Spirit of Enterprise Center

Edson StudentEntrepreneur Initiative

Technology Venture Clinic

Global Resolve

School of GlobalManagement & Leadership

Barrett Honors Collegecoursework

Fulton EntrepreneurialPrograms Office

MBA Technology focus

W. P. Carey Small BusinessCertificate for Majors

Polytechnic SmallBusiness Minor

ClassroomExperience

Combined Experience Business Outreach

University - BusinessProjects

External

W. P. Carey Entrepreneurial Coursework

Draft February 2006

Enhancing ‘Employability’ through Entrepreneurship

www.asu.edu