1. Higher Education Committee membership
Co-Chairs:
Shannon Reid, Director of Marketing and Communications, CCSNH
Amy Schwartz, Associate Vice Chancellor for Partnerships & Shared Services Initiatives, USNH
Members:
Tom Horgan, President and CEO, NH College and University Council
Todd Leach, Chancellor, USNH
Edward MacKay, Director, Division of Higher Education, Higher Education Commission
Michele Perkins, President, New England College
Mark Rubinstein, President, Granite State College
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2. Goals to Achieve 65x25
Increase Number of Adults With High Quality Credentials
Attract and Retain More Individuals w/ High Quality Credentials in New Hampshire
Increase employer participation in efforts that support employees with continuing education and completing their degree
Improve career pathways
Increase number of new hampshire high school students attending college in new hampshire
Improve postsecondary persistence and completion
Increase affordability
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3. STRATEGIES
Ongoing validation of prior learning assessments (PLA) and potential expansion to additional program areas
Outreach to adults that started but did not complete a degree (“non- completers”) in NH including non-returners within NH 2- and 4-year institutions
Link students to internships, practicums and apprenticeships
Support programs targeting young adults to live and work in NH
Support efforts to enroll more out-of-state students
Identify efforts to attract adults with high quality credentials to live and work in NH, including “selling” NH as a good place to move to for its robust higher education institutions/communities
Develop sector-specific workforce education pathways (Sector Partnership Initiative)
Continue working with employers to create workforce development pathways
NOTE:
These goals are not numbered by importance but simply for ease in reference.
The strategies are not prioritized. The work group did go through to identify the strategies that they believed deserved attention, but they did not rank order these.
In the next stages of work, this is something that should be considered.
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4. STRATEGIES Facilitate achievement of/toward initial credentials in HS
Expand dual enrollment programs (e.g., Running Start, early college programs) and dual admission (Dual NH)
Expand competency-based and experiential learning
Build additional robust transfer programs
Implement policies and programs that reduce time to credential and removes barriers to completion, including: Guided pathways - Block scheduling - Structured schedules - Full-time is 15 credits - Co- requisite remediation courses – Enhanced Advising
Implement outreach program to contact students who have failed to register on-time
Student loan forgiveness partnerships for employees/ educational benefit
Support scholarships for target groups
Support increase in state funding for higher education
NOTE:
These goals are not numbered by importance but simply for ease in reference.
The strategies are not prioritized. The work group did go through to identify the strategies that they believed deserved attention, but they did not rank order these.
In the next stages of work, this is something that should be considered.
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5. PRIORITIES FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND NEXT STEPS
Higher ed will continue existing efforts outlined and keep broader group informed
Seek inclusion and prioritization of 65x25 attainment in legislative advocacy efforts from the Coalition, BIA, NHCF, and other leading organizations in New Hampshire
NEXT STEPS
HEC - Identify and prioritize recommendations and strategies which are beyond the immediate scope of higher education
Work to transition/collaborate on those strategies in support of 65 by 25 goals
Continue to convene, update, share, collaborate
OTHER
Understand long-term “pipeline” needs and goals that will position NH for successful economic future
NOTE:
These goals are not numbered by importance but simply for ease in reference.
The strategies are not prioritized. The work group did go through to identify the strategies that they believed deserved attention, but they did not rank order these.
In the next stages of work, this is something that should be considered.
11/29/2018