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“see tomorrow.” Feedback Session

April 15th, 2014

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We want your feedback!

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Detailed Timeline

Campus & Community Involvement

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• Town Halls• Speaker Series events• 103 Planning

Committee members• 150 Academic Brand

Initiative focus group participants

• Approximately 785 people have been involved in the planning process in some way

• Strategic Plan videos viewed 1504 times on YouTube

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Members of Working Group 1• Kimberly Anderson (Co-Chair) Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Engineering• Jane Jensen (Co-Chair) Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Study, College of Education• Patricia Burkhart Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Nursing

• Micaha Dean Undergraduate Student, Corporate Communication and Psychology• Becky Dutch Associate Dean, Biomedical Research, College of Medicine• Nelson Fields Associate Professor of Theatre Costume Design, Arts Administration, College

of Fine Arts• Chris Franklin Assistant Director of Security and Operations, Student Center• Larry Grabau Associate Dean for Instruction, College of Agriculture• Jessica Hinkle Undergraduate Student, Business Management• Nancy Johnson Associate Professor, Management, College of Business & Economics

• Pete Mirabito Associate Professor, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences• Dan Nwosu Undergraduate Student, Mechanical Engineering• Roshan Palli Undergraduate Student, Mathematical Economics and Political Science• Joe Rey-Barreau Professor, School of Interiors, College of Design• Jeff Spradling Robinson Scholars, Staff• David Timoney Enrollment Management, Staff• Benjamin Withers Professor of Art and Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate

Studies, College of Fine Arts  

Findings from Phase 1:Research and Benchmarking

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Nine Key Trends

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Structure of the Plan

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VISION

Actions Tactics Metrics

Implementation

StrengthsTrends Challenges

Goals

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Ways to Provide Feedback

• Today’s discussion…just a piece. Opportunities to discuss other pieces of the plan are coming.

• Today’s discussion…actions and tactics not implementation (Implementation planning in the summer)

• Read at your leisure and send feedback

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Create a Vibrant Undergraduate Learning Community

Strengths UK has experienced five years of record-sized first-year classes, which have

maintained academic quality above the national average. Significant growth in the number of Merit Scholars from 25 to 105 occurred in just over

two years, placing UK among the top 10 public institutions in the country. Our Living Learning Program offerings are growing from 13 in Fall 2013 to 18 by Fall

2014, and plans are in place for more growth in future years. The Honors program has expanded from 750 students overall in 2010 to

approximately 1400 students in 2014, with a goal of expanding to 2100 students by 2016.

Online credit hours increased 147 percent between Fall 2008 and Fall 2013. Revised UK Core degree requirements emphasizing inquiry-based learning and

competency-based learning outcomes.

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Create a Vibrant Undergraduate Learning Community

Challenges Among the 11 benchmark institutions identified by the 2011 University Review

Committee, UK ranks 10th in first-to-second-year retention rates.

Even though UK’s first-year students exceed the performance of their peers (identified by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education) on three of five National Survey of Student Engagement benchmarks, UK’s seniors rate UK more poorly than do their counterparts at other research universities on three of the benchmarks (academic challenge, enriching educational experience, and supportive campus environment)

Students arriving on campus underprepared.

The approval process for new academic programs is slow, variable, and unwieldy.

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Create a Vibrant Undergraduate Learning Community

Opportunities Technology has an increased presence in our teaching and learning, at UK and other

postsecondary institutions across the nation. UK’s retention rates are in need of improvement. Given the distinctive depth and breadth of our campus, increasing our

multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary degree programs has the potential of modernizing and revitalizing our educational offerings.

Classified as a Research University with Very High Research Activity by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, UK is ranked in the highest possible Carnegie classification — and has the exceptional ability to connect undergraduate students with research experiences.

Experiential education is being increasingly utilized to enhance the undergraduate curriculum.

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Create a Vibrant Undergraduate Learning Community

Three Actions

1.Focus on Integrated and Interdisciplinary Learning

2.Engage in High Impact Teaching and Learning Opportunities

3.Achieve National Excellence in Student Support to Degree

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Action 1: Focus on Integrated and Interdisciplinary Learning

Cultivate academic pride in a UK degree Increase multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary degree

programs, certificates and dual degrees Expand innovative living learning programs Embed high expectations and meaningful assessment of

student learning to demonstrate the value of a UK degree Expand opportunities for undergraduate enrichment programs

Tactics:

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Action 2: Engage in High Impact Teaching and Learning Opportunities

Tactics:Promote the use of innovative pedagogical

approaches Develop measures of instructional quality. Increase and integrate undergraduate student participation in researchIncrease and integrate student participation in experiential education and service-learningExpand opportunities for learning abroad and engaging the international community of campus and Kentucky  

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Action 3: Achieve National Excellence in Student Support to Degree

TacticsCreate a comprehensive transition model from recruitment or transfer to graduation. Improve the quality of academic advisingBlend advising and career services to improve the student experience and placement rates Develop predictive analytics of student progressEngage in college readiness and pre-UK programming through direct activities and partnerships.

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• How do we measure our success?– Quantitative Outcome Measures– Process indicators

• How will we implement these ideas?– Create Tomorrow Implementation Plan– Remember this is a six year process.

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Overview of Metrics & MeasuresAction 2: High Impact Teaching and

Learning Opportunities

•% of students in education abroad, internships, and service learning•% of students participating in research broadly defined•Increase in % of students participating in research year over year•Institute of International Education rankings •  % of class sections utilizing enhanced pedagogical methods such as adaptive learning tools, electronic textbooks, “flipped” classrooms, and online collaborative learning initiatives•Number of students participating in internships and co-op experiences

Action 1: Integrated and Interdisciplinary Learning

•Increased recognition of UK academic programs in national surveys•Alumni satisfaction•Percentage of students participating in dual majors, minors, dual degree programs•Number of dual degree programs•Number of multidisciplinary programs •Number of students participating in residential learning communities.•Number of certificate programs•Number of new undergraduate interdisciplinary majors•Number of competency-based assessments

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Overview of Metrics & Measures

Action 3: Student Support to Degree

•First-to-second year retention rate•First-to-third year retention rate•First-to-fourth year retention rate•6-year graduation rate•Transfer students’ retention•Student success after graduation•Curricular mapping from admissions to graduation•Bachelor’s degrees awarded•Satisfaction of students using advising and career services

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Sample Implementation Strategies*• Conduct a thorough audit of what academic programs we have and

how they compare to our benchmarks.• Evaluate and minimize barriers in developing or approving

interdisciplinary and inter-college programs. • Examine the resources needed to provide experiential learning

experiences (research, study abroad, service learning) including faculty time, laboratory expenses, etc.

• Create an integrated student support program with clear learning goals from recruitment, to orientation, to graduation.

• Examine the student pathway from admissions to the major to avoid obstacles (e.g. inability to compete for desired major) and maximize success.

* The Create Tomorrow Implementation Plan will be written next summer.

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What have we missed???

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Invite a friend

• Invite a colleague or community partner to participate in the review.• DUS Meeting, April 23 4 p.m., 230 Student Center• Student Forum, April 21 4 p.m., Student Center Theater • Advising Network Forum• http://www.uky.edu/strategic-plan/events• Send feedback

• seetomorrow@uky.edu• http://www.uky.edu/strategic-plan/contact-us