“Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation” –John F. Kennedy

Chancellor’s Innovation

Award Proposal

2015

ACCESSAccessible Campus Commitment to Education for Sustained Service

A Focus on Cultural Work Environment

Enviable Current

Physical Work Environment

Voiced Need for Better Work/Life

Balance

Maintaining UC Merced’s

Pioneer Spirit

ACCESS Innovation Proposal

What is ACCESS?Accessible Campus Commitment to

Education for Sustained Service

UC Merced Tuition coverage for employees, or their children

Coverage determined by years of service

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1yr tuitio

n5yrs

2yrs tuitio

n

10yrs

4yrs tuitio

n

15yrs

Why ACCESS? Improves work

environment by engaging employees

ACCESS Innovation Proposal

Increased Creativity

Higher Productivit

y

Better Customer Service

Improved Work

Environment

Engaged Employee Benefits

What is an Engaged Employee?

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Inspired by Work

Committed to Work

Fascinated by Work

29% of employees have all three attributes

How does ACCESS Promote Engagement?

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Recognition for Accomplishments

•Provides incentive for dedicated service

•Retains employees with aligned higher education priority

Work/Life Balance

•Actively supports delicate balance with opportunity for children

Talent Acquisition

•Attracts applicants with higher educational goals

ACCESS Implementation

Leverage UC Merced’s size (1,800 FTE vs.

average15,000 FTE)

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Capital Kick Start

Regular Investment

s

Maintained ACCESS Funding

Action Plan to develop operational

and financial structures

Eventual maturity into ACCESS Endowment

ACCESS Investment

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Capital in ACCESS Fund isn’t “spent” – it’s held as an investment for future campus

Campus Capital

ACCESS Fund

Invested

ACCESS Student

Admitted

ACCESS Funding Released

All Other

Funding Sources

ACCESS Maturity Model

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UCM ACCESS Implemented

Sister Campuses Adopt ACCESS

Cross-feed of Eligible Students Across ACCESS Campuses

ACCESS Campus employee eligible for tuition coverage at any other ACCESS campus

ACCESS Embodies Pioneer Spirit

ACCESS leverages Engaged Employees to manifest real change in UC Merced’s work environment

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Employee Priorities

Campus Culture

ACCESS Creates

Alignment

UC System Mission

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Proceeds to Our group is committed to investing in

UC Merced! Any winnings received will be donated

to UC Merced’s Alumni Association

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