FY13 Budget Priorities 8/9/20111

The mission of the University of Alaska Southeast is student learning enhanced by faculty scholarship, undergraduate research and creative activities, community engagement, and the cultures and environment of Southeast Alaska. 2

 Student Success  Teaching and Learning  Community Engagement  Research and Creative Expression

 Core Theme ◦ The University will provide the academic support and student services that facilitate student access and completion of educational goals.  Objectives ◦ Access ◦ Preparation ◦ Success 4

 Core Theme ◦ The University will provide a broad range of programs and services resulting in student engagement and empowerment for academic excellence.  Objectives ◦ Breadth of Programs and Services ◦ Academic Excellence ◦ Quality of Faculty and Staff ◦ Effectiveness and Efficiency 5

 Core Theme ◦ The University will provide programs and services that connect with local, state, national, and international entities on programs, events, services, and research that responds to the economic, environmental, social, and cultural needs and resources of Southeast Alaska  Objectives ◦ Individual Engagement ◦ Institutional Engagement 6

 Core Theme ◦ The University will provide programs and services that support research, scholarship, and creative expression by faculty and students.  Objectives ◦ Engagement ◦ Learning Impact 7

 Continually improve academic quality  Emphasize student-centered learning  Improve assessment and accountability system  Enhance learning through technology  Expand freshmen student housing  Increase seamless collaboration  Improve enrollment management

1. Funding core services and program expansion. 2. Meeting peer university and national average graduation rates AND First-Time- Full-Time-Freshmen rates(FTFTF). 3. Adjusting to decreases in federal financial aid funding. 4. Adding more student housing. 5. Dealing with decreased funding for research.

Academic Success Coordinator Elementary Education Faculty with a Literacy focus Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation ATTAC Director/Career Trainer Assistant Professor of Fisheries Technology

 Academic Success Coordinator ◦ Central to “3” critical years and metrics  Provides direct academic help to students not ready for college math and English  Summer math boot camps for incoming freshmen ◦ Central to Student Retention  Success in 0 level math and English leads to success in other discipline courses ◦ Central to Student Completion  Advising Students into AA General Studies  AA students enroll in baccalaureate progams

◦ Teacher education theme  Meets Growing Demand for Alaskan Teachers ◦ Fulfils expectations of the UA Teacher Education Plan  Most classes are now taught with adjuncts  Needs full-time faculty to strengthen program ◦ Addresses future student recruitment and student completion  Number of degrees has doubled in last 6 years  Literacy is key to success of P-12 = future UA students

 Marine Transportation (TVEP Replacement) ◦ Provides funding stability for Workforce Development  Meets demand for maritime training  Current program growth – 10% annually ◦ Fullfils Community College Mission  AK DOL projects 8.4% growth through 2018  Active training partnership with AK Marine Highway ◦ Student Completion  Trained over 400 Alaskan mariners in FY11

 Alaska Training/Technical Assistance Center ( Soft Funding Replacement) ◦ Transitions funding to stable source  12 years of funding by EPA  Funded in FY12 with TVEP ◦ Addresses Community Public Health Needs  Safe drinking water & proper sanitation ◦ Student Completion  Maintains certification of 122 operators annually

◦ Transitions funding to stable source ◦ Addresses state’s need for a trained workforce  Current workforce is aging  Program will be face-to-face and via e-learning  Opens opportunities for state partnerships ◦ Student Completion  Successful students will obtain a certificate and/or AA degree

 Goals ◦ Accommodate demand for freshman housing ◦ Attract & retain students ◦ Provide affordable housing  Benefits ◦ Increased capacity for traditional age students ◦ Increased efficiency of residential staff ◦ Housing options for summer & conference housing 8/9/201028

 Goals ◦ Modernize and improve an aging building ◦ Address code compliance – fire safety ◦ Revise classroom space to campus support space  Benefits ◦ Pedestrian traffic segregated from vehicle traffic ◦ Cost containment for fixed cost utilities by replacing single pane windows ◦ Aesthetically attractive campus

 Goals ◦ Reroute traffic from existing road ◦ Create a well-defined entrance area  Benefits ◦ Aligns access with Student Recreation Center ◦ Decreases risk because traffic is rerouted from a high traffic zone ◦ Aesthetically attractive campus

 Goals ◦ Redesign space to meet Alaska’s demand for mine training ◦ Provide trained employees for two existing mines  Benefits ◦ Increase in High Demand Job Degrees ◦ Demonstrate responsiveness to community needs ◦ Increases university-generated revenue metric

 Goals ◦ Replace aging facility ◦ Achieve operational efficiencies ◦ Address safety concerns: Vehicle Access  Benefits ◦ Increased energy efficiency ◦ Safer working conditions