2011 STUDENT AFFAIRS GOOD TO GREAT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE June 29-30, 2011 The State of Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Benjamin F. Young Vice President for Student Affairs

What is Ivy Tech?

Unique Role in Higher Education Ivy Tech shall meet the needs of state and local officials, employers, and labor organizations by designing and delivering educational training courses and programs. The primary objective of this effort shall be to provide economic and workforce development support to the state’s employers and communities, by meeting their needs for better educated and trained, more productive, and more competitive employers and citizens. In addition Ivy Tech shall provide educational opportunities and appropriate workforce development, assessment, and training to those who have graduated from high school and want to earn credits that will transfer to a four (4) year college. Excerpts from Senate Enrolled Act 296-Enacted July 1, 2005

The Community College Challenge Capacity Constraints in Staff and Facilities Low Percent of Adults with College Degree Inconsistent Transfer Policy Poor Linkage with Indiana Business Lowest Funded Higher Ed Institution Indiana’s Most Challenged Student Population 950,000 Under Prepared Adults Two-Track Education System Disproportional Number of Community College Students vs. Four-Year The Community College Challenge High Community College Tuition Below National Average Time to Degree Lack of Understanding of Value of Degrees and Certifications No Common Statewide General Education Core Lack of Statewide Data System Lack of Student Incentives to Complete AS New Community College System

Indiana Adults in Need of Education and Training (Ages 18-64), 2006 No College Education, Earning Less than a Living Wage 651,609 No High School Diploma 524,370 256,112 226,029 385,775 27,445 14,784 No College Education, Speak Little or No English 63,450 12,360 8,861

Serving Students at Risk 88,000+ on Financial Aid 20% Single Parents Median Income $19,103 (Independent FA Students) 73% Working Adults 81% Part-Time 17,859 on Food Stamps 10,630 on Medicaid

A Changing Community College Enrollment Graduates Transfer 2005 104,708 6,315 3,881 Current 166,550 12,366 11,047 Change 59% 96% 185%

Lumina’s Big Goal - Indiana 6,454+ Graduates / Per Year Ivy Tech will likely provide 75 percent

Ivy Tech Community College Outcomes Work Ready/One & Two-Year Graduates 12,366 2011 Totals Students Who Transfer 11,047 Workers Trained 23,226 Certifications Administered 40,074 Totals 86,713

Emerging Challenges

Performance Funding Indiana national leader New formulas for Indiana Successful transfer Successful remediation Completion of General Education core Student incentives

New Completion Initiatives Achieving the Dream (2009) Mandatory orientation Mandatory advising for remedial students Mandatory success courses for remedial students Remedial course completion Retention numbers increased by 20 percentage points for those students that went through the above ATD interventions

IPEDS Dilemma IPEDS Cohort (2007) Enrollment 6,898 IPEDS Cohort Graduates (2010) 608 IPEDS Cohort Transfers (2010) 1,291 Total 2010 Graduates 9,419 Total 2010 Transfers 10,047

Student Affairs Team

Student Affairs Management Groups Vice President for Student Affairs Regional Student Affairs Vice Chancellors Commencement Coordinators Executive Director for Student Life Directors of Student Life Assistant Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management Directors of Admissions Designated School Officials Assistant Vice President for Student Development Services Directors of Careers Services Directors /Coordinators of Disability Support Services Directors/Coordinators of Retention and Student Success Statewide Academic Advising Committee Assistant Vice President for Student Records Registrars

Expectations : Vice Chancellors of Student Affairs Directs total Student Affairs operation; reports directly to chancellor and enjoys spot in regional inner circle Supervises the core Student Affairs: Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar/Student Records, Career Services, Academic Advising, Student Life, Retention/Student Success, Disability Support Services, Counseling Services, Judicial Affairs, and Multicultural Affairs Manages the regional Student Affairs budget Serves as regional’s chief student advocate Responsible for staff’s growth and development Ensures compliance and regulatory requirements are met

Expectations : Vice President for Student Affairs Advances College’s mission and attainment of strategic plan Serves as the College’s chief student advocate Provides direction for development of recruitment and enrollment management processes Offers professional development experience Collaborates with College faculty-staff members to establish standards and policy development for all areas of student affairs Establishes spirit of continuous quality improvement in all elements of student affairs Promotes College’s core values Oversees non-instructional student experiences including admissions, academic advising, student records, retention and student success, registration, assessment testing, career services, disability support services, multicultural affairs, student conduct, and student life

Key Student Characteristics

69% Need Remediation

Ivy Tech and Pell Grants 54.5% of Pell recipients 50.7% of Pell dollars Recipients 2009-10 Awards Ivy Tech 68,411 $201,647,513 PU – West Lafayette 6,502 $25,386,868 IU-Bloomington 5,887 $24,226,385

23,134 Minority Students

Step Up

Opportunities for Student Affairs Implement Recommendations from the Student Affairs Degree Completion Summit Embrace the stretch goals for degree completers & graduation rate Move quickly on short-term and intermediate recommendations Support the plan to assign ownership of academic advising to student affairs Implement Student Life Model & Core Functions Reaffirm the Achieving the Dream Interventions Student Intake Process New Student Orientation Academic Advising leading to Individual Academic Plan Student Success Courses

Opportunities for Student Affairs-continued Support this year’s business process improvements: *Streamline graduation process *Student Life model & core functions *Commencement standardization *Chart Realignment Project *Reform of ATB policy *Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities *College Common Calendar Refine & Support new business improvements *Transcript evaluations *Revision of admissions application including ATB check-off *UNDI coding Uniform *Uniform reinstatement process for academic appeals *Procedures for handling disruptive students

Opportunities for Student Affairs-continued Student Affairs Vice President Reporting to President Expectations for quicker action Greater engagement with other sectors Student issues come first RSAOC needs to “pick up its game” Accelerating Greatness 2013 Strategy 1 (student preparedness, advising, degree completion) Strategy 2 (scan for state needs, global competitiveness, continuous improvement) Strategy 3 (student experience, online education, quality standards) Strategy 4 (alumni engagement, Good to Great)

Opportunities for Student Affairs-continued Serving Unrepresented Groups Addressing Twin Challenges Increase student enrollment Increase degree completion-numbers & rates Office of President Initiatives Ivy Institute of Technology Pre-Nursing: Health Care Support Curriculum Ivy Tech Online Statewide Academic Advising Model IPEDS Cohort Follow-up Corporate College Accelerated One Year Associated Degree Program Adult Degree Completion project Transfer Advocates Transfer Coordinators Office of Information Technology

Concluding Comments and Questions