1. Provost Report at SUNY UFS Meeting
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Provost Report at SUNY UFS Meeting
Grace Wang
Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
October 20, 2017
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2. A Few Thoughts about Effective Communication
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A Few Thoughts about Effective Communication
Written communication has limitations
Face-to-face meetings are important when dealing with critical issues
Put communication mechanisms in place
Important to share the context
Be a team and face the challenges together
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3. Office of the System Provost
Grace Wang (Interim)
Director of Operations
Zulaika Rodriguez
Vice Provost and VC for Academic Affairs
Elizabeth Bringsjord
Associate Provost/Director UCAWD
Lisa McKay
Director of Budget
Peg Palmiere
VC for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Chief Diversity Officer
Carlos Medina
Associate Provost/Director of Opportunity Programs
Cheryl Hamilton
Associate Provost for Student Affairs
John Graham
Associate VC for Global Affairs
Sally Crimmins-Villela
Senior Associate Provost for Academic Services
Carey Hatch (Interim)

4. Enrollment and Completion
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Enrollment and Completion
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6. National Enrollment Trends at Public Degree Granting Institutions by 2-Year/4-Year Level, Fall 2002 to Fall 2015 Actual and Fall 2016 to Fall 2020 Projected

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Source: Projections of Education Statistics to 2025, NCES.
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Five Year Trend of Graduation Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Baccalaureate Seeking Students by University System, Fall 2005 Cohort to Fall 2009 Cohort
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9. Demographics of Students
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Demographics of Students
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10. Composition of U.S. High-school Graduates, by Race/Ethnicity
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Composition of U.S. High-school Graduates, by Race/Ethnicity
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11. SUNY Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (Fall 2016)
First student enrollment. The data brief shows you this pie chart at three different points in time: 2006, 2015, and Here you see the 2016 chart.
As a percent of SUNY’s total enrollment, Under-Represented Minority or URM enrollment is up from: % in Fall 2006 to 25.3% in 2016,
a 10 percentage point increase over ten years, up just over 1 percentage point increase since last year.
What’s happening to individual populations varies:
The proportion of White students continues to decrease, by almost 9 percentage points since 2006 to 57%; a slight drop from 58% last year.
Asian student enrollment has increased slightly over time; 1.4 percentage points since 2006; an 0.3 increase over last year.
Black or African American students increased just over 2 percentage points since 2006; an 0.2 increase over last year.
Hispanic/Latino student enrollment increased 6 percentage points since 2006, a 0.7 increase over last year.
We continue to see the biggest growth in the Hispanic population and I expect that to continue.

12. Four and Six-Year Graduation Rates for FT, FT Bacc
Four and Six-Year Graduation Rates for FT, FT Bacc. Students, URM Students Compared to Non-URM Students
I am going to spend a bit more time today talking about achievement gaps today because closing these gaps has to be one of our highest priorities.
This is a look at four year graduation rates – the blue bars on the left;
And six year graduation rates – the green bars on the right.
The top number you see is the graduation rate for non-URM students.
The bottom number is the graduation rate for URM students.
The red number in the middle is the achievement gap.
So if we look at the fall 2012 and 2010 cohorts as of 2016 [CLICK], you see we have an 11.3% achievement gap at four years; that drops to 7.8% after six years.
Here again, there is good news, just as we say with retention rates.
The four- and six-year graduation rates have increased for both the URM and Non-URM students for the five most recent cohorts.
However, the achievement gaps between the two groups has remained relatively consistent.

13. Two- and Three-Year Graduation Rates for FT, FT Associate Students, URM Students Compared to Non-URM Students over Time
Here we are look at our associate degree seeking students.
Two-year graduation rates are in blue on the left;
Three-year graduation rates are in green on the right.
In general, the two- and three-year graduation rates have increased for both the URM and Non-URM students for the five most recent cohorts.
At the same time, however, the achievement gaps between the two groups has increased for the two-year associate graduation rate and held constant for the three-year associate graduation rate.
If we look again at Fall 2013 and Fall 2014 cohorts as of 2016, we see a 12 percentage point achievement gap at the two-year graduation mark;
And a 13.2 gap at three years.
As we continue to see our graduation rates improve, we have to close the gaps.
As I mentioned, closing achievement gaps is a priority for investment fund support.

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Source: Projections of Education Statistics to 2025, NCES.
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15. The Future Workforce Needs
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The Future Workforce Needs
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16. “… about 47 percent of total US employment is at risk.”
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THE FUTURE OF EMPLOYMENT: HOW
SUSCEPTIBLE ARE JOBS TO
COMPUTERISATION?
Osborne and Frey, 2013, Oxford University
“… about 47 percent of total US employment is at risk.”
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17. Tomorrow’s Classrooms and Learning Environment
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Tomorrow’s Classrooms and Learning Environment
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19. The Large Context Drive enrollment growth Address demographic changes
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The Large Context
Drive enrollment growth
Address demographic changes
Meet critical workforce needs
Embrace academic technologies
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20. Program Proposal Statistics
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Program Proposal Statistics
495 proposals have been received last year, on average,
SUNY System Administration: 54 days
Campus: 26 days (responding to System)
NYSED: 154 days
Currently Pending at NYSED
183 Programs Pending
6.7  average months at SED
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21. Program Proposal Statistics
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Program Proposal Statistics
Roll-out of Business Intelligence tool
Enhance transparency
Improve accountability
Identify the bottlenecks
Contact the Program Review team early and frequently
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22. General Education Requirement – Revision or Not?
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General Education Requirement – Revision or Not?
This year,
Faculty governance leaders will develop a white paper to see if a revision is needed and what the best practices and challenges are
Next year, if the need for revisions is clear,
A System-wide task force will be charged to recommend specific revisions and the process for doing so
In the third year,
Finalize recommendation and begin implementation
Faculty governance leaders will be charged with development of a robust white paper over the course of this year about best practices & current challenges.
Assuming the need for revisions is clear, the white paper will inform the work of a System-wide task force who will be charged with recommending both specific revisions and the process for doing so. It’s anticipated that the Task Force work could take a full-academic year as well.
In the third year, we would finalize recommendation and begin a defined process for implementation.
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Micro-Credentialing
Drive the enrollment of non-traditional student population
The draft Task Force Report recommendations:
Campus flexibility in developing micro-credentials
Important role of faculty governance, business/industry partnerships and innovation
Implementation
Policy issues
Data
Strategic activities
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24. Open Educational Resources (OER)
51 campuses have signed up to participate
16,000 fall 2017 OER enrollments
$3 million in savings for Fall 2017 (target $2 million)
Project $5-$7 million savings for Spring and Summer 2018
$4 million funding
Funds will be distributed in 3 cycles
Focus on existing or new OER initiatives on campus

25. An Open Access Taskforce has been formed
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Open Access
An Open Access Taskforce has been formed
In the process of drafting an Open Access policy recommendation for SUNY Board of Trustees’ consideration
Faculty governance leaders will be charged with development of a robust white paper over the course of this year about best practices & current challenges.
Assuming the need for revisions is clear, the white paper will inform the work of a System-wide task force who will be charged with recommending both specific revisions and the process for doing so. It’s anticipated that the Task Force work could take a full-academic year as well.
In the third year, we would finalize recommendation and begin a defined process for implementation.
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Questions?
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