Higher Education in Review

 Minnesota has two public higher education systems. Higher Education in Minnesota

 Minnesota also has a variety of private higher education institutions  Coordination by the Office of Higher Education Higher Education in Minnesota

 MnSCU system was created in 1995  Merged all public schools, except the University of Minnesota  Efficiency, centralized services, oversight Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

 State and tuition funded  System gets over 60% of its funding from tuition  System has over 416,000 students  Subject to legislative oversight and direction Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

 Broad Liberal Arts Education  Technical/Career Training  Customized Training Institutional Missions:

 Five campuses and 65,000 students  Split focus between education and research  Less legislative oversight University of Minnesota

 Established in 1851  The Minnesota Constitution continues all “rights, immunities, franchises and endowments” previously conferred A “Land Grant” School

 Private four-year non-profit colleges and private, for-profit institutions  No direct state aid  Students are eligible for financial aid  Institutions almost free from state oversight Private Colleges

 Over 95,000 full-time two-year students  Online-intensive: 10,000 courses online  Educates 63% of the state’s undergraduates  Tuition Average: $5,370 The MnSCU System:

 15-member Board  6 year terms: 8 representing regions, 3 at-large, one labor  2 year terms: 3 students Board of Trustees

Shared Governance  “means that a decision on a significant issue has been fully, deliberately and inclusively considered by the campus and then communicated. It means every effort has been made to fully inform and provide ample opportunities for participation.” Who’s in Charge?

 Why is shared governance important?  How do you see shared governance in action on your campus?

 Who? ◦ Legislature ◦ Board of Trustees ◦ Chancellor ◦ Vice Chancellors ◦ Presidents/Leadership Council ◦ Provosts ◦ Students, Faculty, Staff Shared Governance

 Vice Chancellors  Associate Vice Chancellors  Other Staff  Students  MSCF, IFO, MAPE, MSUAASF, AFSCME  Lawmakers  Media Other Decision-Makers

 New Chancellor  Strategic Framework  New Action Plan = BIG Ideas ◦ Online Learning ◦ Transfer ◦ Affordability ◦ Completion ◦ Access MnSCU System Issues

 Move towards shared services  Contract negotiations  6 new board members  Tuition-setting: ◦ Tuition cap in ◦ Cuts at the state level System “Climate”

 2012 Session:  $94.7 million in bonding projects and asset preservation  $457,000 in equipment  Tuition cap Legislative Climate

 2013 Session:  Election!  Budget year- will allocate to MnSCU  Projected $1.1 billion shortfall  MnSCU was cut 10% in last biennium, $60 million each year  No tuition cap Legislative Climate