1 Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Program Advisory Committee Project A joint project between Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Office of the Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs Division and Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF)

2 Project Background Phase I –On-line Survey Aggregated Results

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5 The meeting agenda for most committee meetings is planned by the faculty or division/department/progra m chair, with input from committee members and sometimes from program students

6 Most advisory committees (83%) suggest recommendations for major program revisions and improvements. If a change in the curriculum is recommended, the approval and implementation process usually takes less than a year. If the process is delayed, respondents explain that the delay is built in to the academic standards curricular review process.

7 FY04 Regional Training Workshops Background & Acknowledgements Purpose of handbook Intro of Advisory Councils Governance, Policy & Structure Advisory Council Functions Communications & Meetings Sustainability Special Considerations/Issues 82 participants Sites: –Hennepin TC (Eden Prairie) –St. Paul College –Central Lakes College (Brainerd) –South Central TC (Mankato)

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9 Phase II Activities FY05 Data Analysis of Current Practice Establishment of Project Working Group Regional Training Workshops

10 Establishment of Project Working Group Bruce Hemstad Scott Norcia Mike Lehn Vonnie Youngs Brenda Koneczny Herb O’Neil Marty Patterson Dennis Hampel Judi Anderson Dave Hellmich Steve Alston Michael Smoczyk Dan Smith Lloyd Petri Pradeep Kotzmraju Deena Allen Carol Steimer Bailey

11 Data Analysis of Current Practice Sort Survey –College –Program area

12 Regional Training Workshops Select one or more: – 1) Education and Economic Development – Making the Connection –2) Re-Engineering Career and Technical Education as a Vehicle to Improve Academic Proficiency –3) Strengthening the Role of Two-Year Colleges: Easing Student Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary –4) Reinventing Your Partnerships: A Fresh Approach to Building Relationships.

13 NORTH WEST REGION: BRUCE HEMSTAD –Minnesota State Community & Technical College –Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Wadena –Northwest Technical College – Bemidji –Northland Community & Technical College NORTH EAST REGION: SCOTT NORCIA –Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College –Lake Superior College –Northeast Higher Education District –Hibbing Community & Technical College –Itasca Community College –Mesabi Range Community & Technical College – Rainy River Community College – Vermilion Community College –Pine Technical College

14 CENTRAL REGION: JUDI ANDERSON –Alexandria Technical College –Central Lakes College –St. Cloud Technical College SOUTH WEST REGION: DENNIS HAMPEL –Minnesota West Community & Technical College –Canby Technical College –Granite Falls Technical College –Jackson Technical College –Pipestone Technical College –Worthington Community College –Ridgewater Community & Technical College

15 SOUTH CENTRAL REGION: DAVE HELLMICH –Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical –Riverland Community & Technical College –Rochester Community & Technical College –South Central Technical College METRO REGION: MARTY PATTERSON –Anoka Technical College –Anoka-Ramsey Community College –Century Community & Technical College –Dakota County Technical College –Hennepin Technical College –Inver Hills Community College –Minneapolis Community & Technical College –Normandale Community College –North Hennepin Community College –St. Paul College

16 Over 90% of the college program advisory committees responding do not advise high school programs or university programs also, although some individual members serve on similar committees for other colleges and universities.

17 “ Begin with the End in Mind” Programs that match the economic development needs of your community and graduates that possess the skills to ensure a high quality workforce.

18 Define “Economic Development” Many definitions –Creation and Retention of well- paying jobs –Improve the tax base

19 Attracting Businesses Quality of Life Skilled Professionals Proximity to markets Skilled labor pool Low business costs Access to research Climate Taxes

20 It is not education itself, but its coordination with local economic activity that matters.

21 Strengthening the Community College (Technical College) Role

22 Communication & Leadership Multi-Level Linkages Make it a three-way partnership – Secondary –Postsecondary –Business/Industry Community Outreach: Dispelling the Myths

23 Employers Supporting Career Pathways Industry Clusters –Organized groups of local businesses stimulating community awareness of and interest in career pathway opportunities. – Facilitate partnerships with the K-16 education systems and assist in the immediate and ongoing change and development of curriculum to better prepare students for these career pathways.

/16 Career Pathways 1. Precision Metal Production 2. Production Design 3.MFG-Tech 4.Engineering (Eng Tech) Mfg Industry Cluster

/16 Career Pathways 1.Precision Metal Production 2.Production Design 3.MFG-Tech 4.Engineering Mfg Industry Cluster CC Program Advisory Committee HS Program Advisory Committee

Career Pathways 1.Precision Metal Production 2.Production Design 3.MFG-Tech 4.Engineering Mfg Industry Cluster 9-14 Program Advisory Committee

Career Pathways 1. Precision Metal Production 2. Production Design 3.MFG-Tech 4.Engineering Mfg Industry Cluster 9-14 Curriculum 9-14 Staff Dev Community Outreach Career Dev WBL

28 Role of Advisory Committees Provide specifications for your program Ensure the quality of your graduates

29 ….it is NOT to Rubber Stamp your program

30 Advisory committees are a quality control function of your program and are a tool for administration and faculty to “talk to the customer”

31 Talk to you customer… What are the specifications? How will it change in the future? A “program of work” is a tool for the advisory committee to use so that it may guide education to level of specifications that it needs. –Curriculum –Staff development –Career Dev & wbl –Marketing & Advocacy –Student recruitment & placement –Program resources –Evaluation

32 Rules that are universal… In real estate, it’s location, location, location! In advisory committees, it’s employers, employers, employers!

33 Help! No one comes to meetings! Empowerment + Ownership EQUALS = Activities/Attendance + Sustainability

34 Strategies from across the country Cluster (like industries) approach from the EDC Pathway Partners (Chamber M adopt instructor) Staff Dev delivered by B/I Joint Advisory Committees (sec & ps) Thinking outside the box (13-month Mfg program) Digital Communication B/I Tours for ALL faculty in a program (including gen ed)

35 Advice for New Beginnings Business must provide leadership Relationships need to be built at ALL levels Think in SYSTEM terms –Academic & technical skills –Secondary & Postsecondary –Connect to existing entities (Chamber, EDC) Educate your community (gold-collar worker) Always focus on your mission (economic dev)

36 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FY06 To provide technical assistance to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities two-year college grantees during FY2006; working closely with administrators and faculty responsible for facilitating advisory committees and the employers who serve on those committees.

37 Grantees Alexandria Technical College & Northland Community and Technical College Lake Superior College Mesabi Range Northeast Higher Education District Minneapolis Community and Technical College Northland Community & Technical College and Minnesota State Community Technical College Northwest Technical College South Central College