1. Presentation to the University Budget Committee April 11, 2018
WOU IN SALEM
Presentation to the University Budget Committee
April 11, 2018

2. WHO & WHAT?
Attract new Oregon-resident students to WOU
Working adults, including State government employees
Some college, no degree
Community college graduates with career-related technical degrees (Associate of Applied Science – AAS)

4. HOW?
Student-centered delivery
Relevant and streamlined academic programs
Learning community of students and faculty

5. Evening and weekend classes Downtown Salem Location
HOW?
Student-centered delivery/Learning community of students and faculty
Convenient
Evening and weekend classes
Downtown Salem Location
Hybrid courses – optimize convenience and community
Regular, predictable scheduling
Intentional design of learning experiences
Active learning
Thematic thread(s)
Connections to civic, work and life experience

8. More programs
More students
More revenue

9. ________________________________________
HOW?
Building blocks for undergraduate programs +
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Flexible paths for several undergraduate degree programs
Salem-based 300/400-level courses
Salem-based path through GenEd
Existing online course offerings in Psychology & Criminal Justice

10. How degree requirements can be met
AB in Liberal Studies:
How degree requirements can be met
AB in LS Upper-Division Courses/Upper-Division Gen Ed
Lower-Division Gen Ed Courses
AB in LS Capstone Course
AAS Degree

11. BA/BS in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
How degree requirements can be met
AB in LS Upper-Division Courses/Upper-Division Gen Ed
Lower-Division Gen Ed Courses
IDS Capstone Course
Free Electives, filled by a combination of AB & GenEd courses

12. BA/BS in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS): Degree Completion for AAOT
How degree requirements can be met
AB in LS Upper-Division Courses/Upper-Division Gen Ed
IDS Capstone Course
Free Electives, filled by a combination of AB & GenEd courses
AAOT Transfer Degree

13. How most, if not all, degree requirements can be met
BS in Psychology
How most, if not all, degree requirements can be met
AB in LS Upper-Division Courses/Upper-Division Gen Ed
Lower-Division Gen Ed Courses
Psychology Online Offerings*
Free Electives, filled by a combination of AB, GenEd and online Psych courses

14. How most, if not all, degree requirements can be met
BS in Criminal Justice
How most, if not all, degree requirements can be met
AB in LS Upper-Division Courses/Upper-Division Gen Ed
Lower-Division Gen Ed Courses
Criminal Justice Online Offerings*
Free Electives, filled by a combination of AB, GenEd and online CJ courses

15. How most, if not all, degree requirements can be met
AB in Psychology
How most, if not all, degree requirements can be met
Lower-Division Gen Ed Courses
(AAS degree holders have typically completed WR 121, CS 121, COM 111 and one or two other courses that count in the AB Core)
Psychology Online Offerings
AAS Degree credits

16. Salem-based AB in LS plus GenEd = Flexible Degree Programs
4-year WOU student
Transfer: AAOT
Transfer: AAS
AB in Liberal Studies
YES
BA/BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
Not optimal path, but YES
BS in Psychology
AB in Psychology
BS in Criminal Justice

19. Winter 2019 start? 2/3 * total budget = $80,324
Full year * 2/3, if Winter start: $69166

20. Faculty who teach Salem-based courses commit to:
Offering the course
At least twice in the next three years
At the Chemeketa Community College Downtown Salem Center
In the evening or on a Saturday
As a hybrid course
Collaborating with
WOU’s academic technology experts to design the course, including online elements
Other faculty (through a PLC) to learn about and address the needs of working adult learners, and to enhance coherence among the constellation of courses.
Including in the course
Substantive connections to at least one of the Liberal Studies themes (e.g., the Human Condition, Global Citizenship)
An assignment where students reflect on your the in their Liberal Studies academic journal
Participating faculty receive a $1000 stipend each time they offer the course for participating in these activities.

21. INVESTMENT IN SALEM PROGRAMS DELIVERS
Programming that serves a new population of students
Incentives for faculty and programs to contribute to flexible degree programs and delivery
Hybrid courses designed to meet the needs of adult learners
4 classes per evening, 2 evenings a week in
A programmatic foundation to build on
Faculty engagement in developing skills and approaches to support adult learners
Course work that enables completion of four different WOU undergraduate degrees using flexible delivery