My Vision of a Community University Professor Craig Mahoney Principal & Vice Chancellor

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Our purpose is to change lives, transform communities and encourage enterprise through outstanding, distinctive and progressive higher education. Our focus is on personalised learning experiences supported by internationally recognised research and modern pedagogy. UWS graduates will be work-ready and contribute locally and globally. The UWS Story 3

Campuses in Ayr / Dumfries / Hamilton / Paisley

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University Purpose  Research & knowledge exchange  Teaching & learning  Enhancing information literacy  Changing lives  Economic drivers 7

University Purpose 1.Students as partners in the learning, teaching and research process with staff; 2.Adding to the body of knowledge through creative research and scholarship; 3.Facilitating knowledge exchange to support the needs of people locally, nationally and internationally. 8

Modern Higher Education 9 Three principal changes have recently affected higher education: 1. Digital explosion 2. Funding 3. Internationalisation

Student Learning Journey  Varies according to university, student and mission  Affected by learning model – Pace, place, mode – Technology – Learning spaces  Breaking down barriers “Universities often seem like walled off cities” 10

Academic Staff Must research & publish outputs Explore everything including teaching Make findings known Teach effectively + qualified Academic credibility Continued development 11

Students Not mere recipients of teaching, but rather Investors in education Partners in learning Co-producers of knowledge The expert student 12

Community University Features  Academically capable, globally engaged –a common goal to succeed; closely involved with the locality in a meaningful way  ‘There for the people’ – students, staff, communities  Promotes an exchange of skills and knowledge  Maintains an outward focus and reshaped corporate strategy to fit with the changing times  An advocate for lifelong learning  Widens access and promotes social inclusion 13

A Community University Is an anchor for societyChanges livesTransforms communitiesEncourages enterpriseStudent Achievement FocusFlexible curriculum & Flexible learningSocially inclusive approachAll learners valued and supportedPathways to HE enhanced 14

Lifelong Learning and Widening Access  UWS has the highest number of MD20 & MD40 students in Scotland 1,800 + students over students over 50 15

UWS: Widening Access UWS has 4 main campuses serving major population centres in Scotland. Over 7% of students studying off campus by distance learning or on 7 college campuses through partnership arrangements. 16

UWS Widening Access Over 20% of our Scottish domiciled students are from SIMD 20 areas (20% most deprived areas, Scottish Index of Multiple deprivation) Over 40% are form SIMD 40 areas (40% most deprived areas) 17

Total Economic Impact of UWS Total Economic Impact 2013/14 – GVA (£m) Local AreaScotland Total Core Impact Total Student Impact Total Knowledge Transfer Impact Total Tourism Impact Total Current Impact Graduate Premium Total Impact (inc. Grad Premium) Source: BiGGAR Economics

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The Big Dream 20 “We look forward to a time when the new ideas on models of learning, on interdisciplinarity, integrated learning, on team pedagogy, on deep learning etc. will be mainstreamed, inspiring a new generation of students to reach levels of intellectual literacy that stretch them beyond merely ‘good enough’ to ‘excellent’.” Improving the quality of teaching and learning in Europe’s HEIs, 2013

Suggested Changes 21 ESF, 2012

So Where to Now? 22 ‘The Leopard’ by Giuseppe di Lampedusa, 1958

Summary No absolute definition but….. Leaders must take responsibility for the lives entrusted to us Break down barriers to entry Support the learner journey regardless of starting point Build strong and positive community & business links Encourage return ‘business…’ 23

24 Locard Principle