University Regional Affairs:The Blueprint for Student

Attainment

Rebecca TorstrickAssistant Vice President for Regional Affairs and University Academic Planning, IUAssociate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of Anthropology, IU South BendSharon K. CalhoonAssistant Vice President for Regional Affairs and University Academic Planning, IUDirector, Institutional Research and Associate Professor of Psychology, IU KokomoJudy PalmerDirector, Office of Legislative and Policy Analysis, OVPPAGR/OVPURAPP, Indiana University

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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.

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

Why Reaching Higher in Indiana?

Source: Reaching Higher Summary Report

State Support Dropping

Higher Education = Higher Income

Source: Reaching Higher Report

Indiana’s Education Pipeline

Source: Reaching Higher Report

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.

Regionals Within IU

Source: IU Factbook 2010-11

Campus Budget Students Fall 2010 StaffingEast 32,851,398.00$ 3,365.00 377.00Kokomo 30,669,570.00$ 3,109.00 309.00Northwest 56,105,866.00$ 5,969.00 638.00South Bend $ 82,107,838.00 8,590.00 864.00Southeast 68,423,203.00$ 7,178.00 735.00

270,157,875.00$ 28,211.00 2,923.00

IU 3,025,957,826.00$ 109,445 20,016.00

Reg as% IU 9% 26% 15%

Contributions to Community

Source: IU Impact Study, Indiana Business Research Center, 2008

CampusEstimated Benefit Civic Contributions

Estimated Employment Effects (# jobs)

Estimated Economic Output Effect (in millions)

East $278,900.00 114 $22.6Kokomo $123,300.00 124 $22.6Northwest $124,800.00 283 $54.8South Bend $521,600.00 413 $66.2Southeast $681,600.00 273 $52.4

Totals $1,730,200.00 1,207 $218.60

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)

• Transparenthttp://www.iu.edu/~uapp/blueprint/index.html

Process

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

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

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

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

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

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

Process• To minimize duplication of effort, the

Affordability and Efficiency team and the Expenditure Review Committee chaired by IU East Chancellor Nassar Paydar are meeting together

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

Process• For its respective priority area, each team is

– Developing strategies– Identifying specific actions– Suggesting appropriate metrics and targets

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

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

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

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

Priority Action Teams

Steering Committee

Leadership Team

President

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

Priority Action TeamsSteering CommitteeLeadership TeamPresident

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

Preliminary Findings• Emerging Themes

– Academic Transparency and Flexibility– Student Engagement– Educational Quality and Assessment– Regional Community Connections– Regional Campus Collaborations and

Administration

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

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University Regional Affairs:The Blueprint for Student Attainment