UAS: Looking Forward in a Time of Change · 2019-12-17 · UAS & Strategic Pathways STRATEGIC PATHWAYS: Teacher Education UAS recognized as lead university Extraordinary support due

Chancellor Rick Caulfield

Spring Startup 2017

UAS: Looking

Forward in a Time of

Change

UAS & Strategic Pathways

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

■ Why we exist: Student

Learning & Success

■ The Big Picture

■ UA Strategic Pathways

■ UAS priorities & budget

■ How you can be involved

UAS and Strategic Pathways


UAS MISSION

STUDENT LEARNING &

SUCCESS….enhanced by faculty scholarship, undergraduate

research and creative activities, community

engagement, and the cultures and environment of

Southeast Alaska.



UAS IN BRIEF

■ STUDENT PROFILE

◻ Total students: 3,000

◻ 72% part-time; 66% female

◻ 15% Alaska Native

◻ Median age: 29 years

◻ 49% credits earned online

■ INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

◻ 300 employees

◻ $55M budget

◻ $36M payroll

◻ -18.3% budget (2015-17)


THE BIG PICTURE

A CHANGING ALASKA ECONOMY

• From the age of oil to a 21st century

Knowledge Economy

• Major decline in oil revenues

• Need for new education & skills

• Alaska’s deficit: one of America’s lowest

college-going states

• Overcoming the deficit: “65% by 2025”


THE BIG PICTURE

SOUTHEAST ALASKA’S ECONOMY

2010-2015

• Population & Labor Force +4% (millennials ++)

• Unemployment -1%

• Government -5%

• Tourism +4%

• Seafood +10%

• Maritime +16%

• Healthcare 0%

• Construction +1%

• Mining +48%


WHY STRATEGIC PATHWAYS?

■ Alaska’s budget challenges

■ UA needs a sustainable fiscal plan

■ Positioning UA to create a 21st century workforce

■ Education for jobs that don’t yet exist

■ More Alaskan teachers hired: 90% by 2025

■ Meeting the needs of Southeast Alaska, and our

entire state


UAS & STRATEGIC PATHWAYS

Areas of strength

Biology/Marine Biology/Fisheries/Environ Science

Management & MPA

Teacher education and educational leadership

Marine trades

Mine training

Interdisciplinary degrees

Alaska Native languages/Northwest Coast Arts

Adult degree completion


STRATEGIC PATHWAYS PROCESS

PHASE ONE

FALL 2016

PHASE TWO

WINTER 2016

PHASE THREE

SPRING 2017

• Engineering

• Business

• Teacher education

• Athletics

• Research admin

• IT

• Procurement

• Community campuses

• eLearning

• Health

• Fisheries

• HR

• Student Affairs

• University Relations

• Social sciences

• Arts & humanities

• Physical sciences

• Mine training

• Finance

• Risk management

• Land management

• Facilities


STRATEGIC PATHWAYS:

Teacher Education

UAS recognized as lead university

Extraordinary support due to UAS productivity

The goal: 90% Alaskan teacher-hires by 2025

The challenge ahead: Creating a new UA

statewide College of Education

July 1, 2017: Report due about implementation



STRATEGIC PATHWAYS:

Opportunities

Exceptional student experiences: on campus and online

High impact learning opportunities

Teacher education and educational leadership

Undergraduate fisheries & mariculture

Alaska Native languages & Northwest Coast Arts

Online degree options

Finish College Alaska/adult degree completion

Mining, Marine & Construction Trades

Future possibilities: Maritime Academy


UA BUDGET PLANNING

Recent impacts: -18% (FY2015-17)

FY18 Regents proposal:

$341M Operating

$50M Capital--Deferred Maintenance

Strategic Investments: $13.2M

5% tuition increase

Governor’s proposal: $325M (same as 2017)

For planning purposes: -5% scenario


UAS BUDGET PLANNING

Focus on mission & priorities:

Increase enrollment

Improve retention

Improve IT services

Be a leader in Instructional Design

Strengthen the Baccalaureate Experience

Increase Diversity and Equity

Enhance Safety and Security, including Title IX


LOOKING FORWARD IN

CHALLENGING TIMES

Remembering why we’re here: student learning &

success

Acknowledging challenge of change—tough on

morale

Supporting our students and each other

Focusing on what is special about UAS: our three

campuses

Get involved: school/campus, governance groups,

Strategic Planning & Budget Advisory Committee

Thank you!

Gunalchéesh!

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UAS: Looking Forward in a Time of Change · 2019-12-17 · UAS & Strategic Pathways STRATEGIC PATHWAYS: Teacher Education UAS recognized as lead university Extraordinary support due