Student Achievement and Attainment
Daniel M. White
University of Alaska, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research
June 3, 2016
Achievement & Recognition
UAA anticipates students will receive more than 2,500 degrees and certificates in AY16, matching, if not surpassing, the 2,561 total from AY15.
Achievement & Recognition
Fulbright Scholars
• Ben Hurst, 2016-17 Fulbright Teaching Scholar, is the ninth German language student at UAA to receive this award.
• Chrystalyn Lemieux received a 2016-17 Fulbright Student Award to Canada.
• 13 UAA students in the past decade havereceived this prestigious award.
Achievement & Recognition
Congress-Bundestag Scholar
• Veronica Martinez, a UAA mechanical engineering student who has studied the German language for seven years, was named a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals scholar for 2016-17.
Achievement & Recognition
UAA debate team members Jonathon Taylor and Johanna Richter qualified for the elimination rounds at the World Universities Debating Championships, one of only eight teams from the U.S. qualifying, and the only non-Ivy League public university to advance. Sarah Elton and Sam Erickson reached the semifinals in the U.S. Universities Debate Championships.
National & International Success for UAA Debate Team
Achievement & RecognitionNational Competitions
• Kenai Peninsula College teams finished second and third in the National Science Foundation’s 2016 National Process Technology Troubleshooting Competition.
• UAA Construction Management students took second and third place at this year’s National Associated Schools of Construction Competition.
Achievement & RecognitionCivic-Engaged Research Awards
• Isaac Yep, a UAA Mechanical Engineering student, received the Alex Hills Engineering & Civic Engagement Award to build a prototype STEM educational instrument.
• Jana Lekanoff, a UAA anthropology student, received the Second Bridge Award to travel to Unalaska for research on her project, “Place Names of Unalaska Island.”
Achievement & Recognition
Showcasing UAA Student Research & Creative Activity
Achievement & RecognitionStudent Athletes
• Women’s Basketball team was runner-up for the the NCAA 2016 Division II Championship, a first for UAA.
• 2015 GNAC Champions in Volleyball
• Track & Field Honors• Cody Thomas, Male
Athlete of the Year• Joyce Chelimo, Female
Athlete of the Year • Department Wide Average GPA of 3.25 in AY16
• 2,100 plus hours of community service
• 25 college graduates this May 1st
Student Attainment
Katie Rubin (right), a UAF doctoral student working with mammal curator Link Olson at the Museum of the North, has been awarded a graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation. She is studying hibernation in hoary marmots.
Erin Shew (left), a graduate student in Arctic and Northern Studies at UAF’s College of Liberal Arts, has been awarded the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The fellowship is a unique educational experience for graduate students interested in national policy decisions affecting ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources.
Katie is not holding a marmot, that’s a sloth.
Student Achievement
Biology and wildlife Ph.D. student Roxanne Beltran (right) delivered the best pre-doctoral spoken presentation at the 2015 Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Institute of Arctic Biology Assistant Professor Greg Breed is her advisor. She earned her master’s degree from UAA.
Saurabh Suryawanshi (left), a master’s student in petroleum engineering, earned third place in the student presentation and poster contest at the 2016 American Association of Drilling Engineers Fluids Conference in Houston, Texas.
John Barefoot, Mitali Chandnani, Alby Harris, Emily Pendergrass, and Bakul Mathur were advised by UAF Professor of Geology Catherine Hanks
Student AchievementA team of five UAF geoscience and engineering graduate
students won first place at the regional 2016 Imperial Barrel Awards competition.
UAF College of Engineering and Mines Steel Bridge Team, coached by Professor Leroy Hulsey, won the Northwest Regional Competition again!
The team represented the Pacific Northwest Region at the national event in Provo, Utah.
Student Achievement
Achievement & Attainment
UAF School of Management is set to have a record 144 graduates for this academic year, which is up from 109 last year and surpasses the previous record of 126 in 2014.
Accounting: 34Business Administration: 44Economics: 11Emergency Management: 19
MBA: 32MS Economics: 4
Total: 144
Achievement & Attainment
Bill Bailey ’06, community and communications manager for Alyeska, Fairbanks
On the Alaska Journal of Commerce’s 2016 “Top 40 Under 40”:
Matt Carle ’00, Alaska Native program director for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Anchorage
Brix Hahn ’14, event director for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Erin Harrington ’05, executive director for The Salmon Project, Kodiak
Tom Marsik ’07, professor and program head of sustainable energy at the UAF Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham
National and International Recognition
• UAS was ranked #34 for Best Integrative Studies Program for 2016 by BestColleges.com
• Affordable Colleges Online – School of Management Bachelor of Business Administration
in Human Resource Management degree ranked #5 for academic rigor, student support, and affordability.
– The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree ranked #20.
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management degree – Recognized for fully aligning with SHRM’s HR Curriculum
guidelines• Dr. Charla Brown, Assistant Professor of Human Resource
Management – Named as a 2016 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award
regional recipient
• Senior Biology Bachelor of Science student – one of six award recipients– national competition that funds Native Americans to
attend the 2016 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
National and International Recognition
• URECA! – Three students have been awarded funding through the
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity program to work with a faculty mentor on a project of interest.
• 2016 Poetry Omnibus Collection– Works by six creative writing students were selected – Poetry Omnibus is a Juneau Arts and Humanities Council project
that places the poems on Capital Transit buses for riders to enjoy
Quality Programs• Hired a full-time term Assistant Professor of Sociology & Political
Science – Title III grant funded– Increase the number of upper division Sociology and Political
Science courses available to Alaska Native and rural students
National and International Recognition
• Fisheries Technology Program – Extraordinary growth, strong industry partners– Innovative instructional approaches
• iPad class or lab intensives
Advanced Degree Opportunities
Budget Cuts: Impact on Enrollment and Tuition Revenue
Factors:• Capacity = number of class sections available• Recruiting • Scholarships and fellowships available for
recruiting and retention• Institutional reputation• Unemployment rate (increase improves
enrollment)• Alaska population loss due to economy
Conclusion: Complex and difficult to predict, but we are working on it!
What can we control?
Capacity = number of class sections available• UAF: Faculty, Adjunct Faculty and TA losses = up to 350 fewer
sections taught = up to $4M less tuitionBut, will minimize by increasing teaching loads of remaining faculty
Recruiting• Targeting efforts, aim to make more effective despite budget
reduction
Scholarships and fellowships • Immediate effect greatest at graduate level• Anticipate up to 5% graduate enrollment decrease, particularly if
carryforward intended for Teaching Assistantships is redirected
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Enrollment History
• After 1986-1987 funding reductions and enrollment drop, enrollment rebounded and remained strong
• This was partly due to high unemployment in Alaska
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Enrollment History
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UA Enrollment and State Total GF
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AK High School Graduates, 2010-2015
Alaska High School Graduates
There is a 7% decrease in Alaska high school graduates between 2010 – 2015.
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UAA Enrolled Students by Degree Level SoughtFall 2015
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**Recent refers to students being under 20 yrs. old as of Sept. 1 of reporting year. Students 20 yrs. or older are categorized as other.
100 average Alaska 9th graders
5 UA graduates w/in6 years
29 won’t graduate
40 won’t attend college
16 go out of state
10 attend UA but are not graduated in 6 years
10 years
Student Funnel
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University of Alaska Public High School Recruitment Percent Yield, Fall 2014
UAF
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Percentage of FY 2014 Alaska public high school graduates attending the University of Alaska as first-time freshmen in fall 2014, by Alaska Borough/Census Area. Source: UA Information Systems
Banner SI, fall 2014 closing extracts; public high school graduate counts from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development website, https://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/, accessed 12/8/2015.
by Borough/Census Area
Percent Recruitment
Laura Delisle, (907) 450-8044, UAF Planning, Analysis, and Institutional Research, 12/11/2015.
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29.0 - 36.0HS Grad Count <= 10
University of Alaska Public High School Recruitment Percent Yield, Fall 2014
UAF
UASUAA
UA System
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Percentage of FY 2014 Alaska public high school graduates attending the University of Alaska as first-time freshmen in fall 2014, by Alaska Borough/Census Area. Source: UA Information Systems
Banner SI, fall 2014 closing extracts; public high school graduate counts from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development website, https://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/, accessed 12/8/2015.
by Borough/Census Area
Percent Recruitment
Laura Delisle, (907) 450-8044, UAF Planning, Analysis, and Institutional Research, 12/11/2015.
Percent Recruitment
High School Market Share
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University of Alaska Public High School Recruitment Percent Yield, Fall 2014
UAF
UASUAA
UA System
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Percentage of FY 2014 Alaska public high school graduates attending the University of Alaska as first-time freshmen in fall 2014, by Alaska Borough/Census Area. Source: UA Information Systems
Banner SI, fall 2014 closing extracts; public high school graduate counts from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development website, https://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/, accessed 12/8/2015.
by Borough/Census Area
Percent Recruitment
Laura Delisle, (907) 450-8044, UAF Planning, Analysis, and Institutional Research, 12/11/2015.
0.0 - 5.9
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29.0 - 36.0HS Grad Count <= 10
University of Alaska Public High School Recruitment Percent Yield, Fall 2014
UAF
UASUAA
UA System
0 600 1,200300 Miles
Percentage of FY 2014 Alaska public high school graduates attending the University of Alaska as first-time freshmen in fall 2014, by Alaska Borough/Census Area. Source: UA Information Systems
Banner SI, fall 2014 closing extracts; public high school graduate counts from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development website, https://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/, accessed 12/8/2015.
by Borough/Census Area
Percent Recruitment
Laura Delisle, (907) 450-8044, UAF Planning, Analysis, and Institutional Research, 12/11/2015.
Percent Recruitment
High School Market Share
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29.0 - 36.0HS Grad Count <= 10
University of Alaska Public High School Recruitment Percent Yield, Fall 2014
UAF
UASUAA
UA System
0 600 1,200300 Miles
Percentage of FY 2014 Alaska public high school graduates attending the University of Alaska as first-time freshmen in fall 2014, by Alaska Borough/Census Area. Source: UA Information Systems
Banner SI, fall 2014 closing extracts; public high school graduate counts from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development website, https://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/, accessed 12/8/2015.
by Borough/Census Area
Percent Recruitment
Laura Delisle, (907) 450-8044, UAF Planning, Analysis, and Institutional Research, 12/11/2015.
0.0 - 5.9
6.0 - 10.9
11.0 - 15.9
16.0 - 20.9
21.0 - 28.2
8.3 - 13.9
14.0 - 18.9
19.0 - 23.9
24.0 - 28.9
29.0 - 36.0HS Grad Count <= 10
University of Alaska Public High School Recruitment Percent Yield, Fall 2014
UAF
UASUAA
UA System
0 600 1,200300 Miles
Percentage of FY 2014 Alaska public high school graduates attending the University of Alaska as first-time freshmen in fall 2014, by Alaska Borough/Census Area. Source: UA Information Systems
Banner SI, fall 2014 closing extracts; public high school graduate counts from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development website, https://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/, accessed 12/8/2015.
by Borough/Census Area
Percent Recruitment
Laura Delisle, (907) 450-8044, UAF Planning, Analysis, and Institutional Research, 12/11/2015.
Percent Recruitment
High School Market Share
• Students must first apply to get a formal transfer evaluation
• Transfer students coming in with a large number of credits may be ineligible for financial aid due to restrictions related to Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Classes taken at institutions not regionally accredited don’t transfer except by petition or credit for prior learning
• A bad grade in a class transfers. The grade can only be replaced by taking the class over at the original location
• Each University has a different minimum score for accepted transfer of some CLEP and AP exams
• For-credit classes transfer across the system
Transfer Issues
• UA has many great students doing great things
• There is a lot for us to be proud of
• Enrollment in first time freshmen has dropped over the last 4 years
• Another piece of the enrollment decline is that many non-degree seeking students are taking fewer credits
• Enrollment swings are part of our history
• The percent of college going population has decreased overall since 1978
Conclusions
Thank you
Daniel M. White
University of Alaska
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research
www.alaska.edu/research
907-450-8019