1. Fall 2017 Weighted Student Credit Hour Committee
Co-chairs:
C. Mauli Agrawal, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kathy Funk-Baxter, Vice President for Business Affairs

2. CHARGE
Explore, develop and recommend strategies to optimize weighted student credit hour (WSCH) production to maximize resources from formula funding for student success initiatives and related infrastructure development.

3. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Created three sub groups to determine how to optimize student credit hours/formula funding:
Increase summer enrollment and increase online course offerings;
Course optimization and transfer students; and,
Graduate programs

4. ACTIVITIES TO DATE October 18, 2017 – Kick-off meeting;
October 31, 2017 – Initial review of sub group findings;
November 17 and 30, 2017 – Deep dive of top recommendations;
December 8, 2017 – Develop template for Phase 1 report;
January, 2018 – Meeting to refine Phase 1 report

5. SAMPLE TEMPLATE WSCH OPTIMIZATION COMMITTEE SHORT TERM Target
Brief Description
Tasks
Goals/Metrics (WSCH units or other)
Timeline
Resources Needed
Accountability
LONG TERM