1. Vision 2018 Surrey Board of Trade October 2nd, 2013

2. The Process  9 month process  Internal and external consultations  700 participants  Senate endorsement on April 29th  Board approval on June 5 th, 2013 2

3. OUR MISSION: We offer opportunities to achieve in a that the theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for and all learners successdiverse range of programs blend good citizenship rewarding careers.

4. i.e. a + a (including a community ) which = a new hybrid where, aligned with the needs of a 21 st century global knowledge society polytechnic university college the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

5. KPU is Canada’s leading polytechnic university, with:  all learners in campus and community life  and learning environments  scholarship and research  educators, and  relationships. engaging opencreative relevant inspiring authentic

6. 6 THE MISSION KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend the theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers. QUALITY REPUTATION RELEVANCE Successful global citizens Engaged learners Effective organization 1 2 3 1 2 3 Recognized teaching and scholarship Unique Identity Continuing professional education 3 2 1 Community engagement Expanded educational access Programs blend theory and practice

7. Goals A. Quality By 2018: 1. All KPU graduates are well-prepared for successful citizenship  i.e., all programs have clear and relevant outcomes (knowledge, skills, application, and personal and social responsibility), and our graduates can demonstrate that these outcomes have been achieved.

8. Goals A Quality By 2018: 2. KPU is a sustainable, integrated, and transparent organization that supports learning.  i.e., our operations are guided by cross-institutional communication, integrated planning, employee engagement, and shared decision-making.

9. Goals A Quality By 2018: 3. Learner engagement and retention at KPU show continuous improvement. i.e., we recognize that more engagement in an inclusive, safe and vibrant campus promotes excellence among learners.

10. Goals B Reputation By 2018: 1. KPU is internationally recognized for its teaching and its scholarship i.e., we document and share our teaching excellence and our scholarship, support innovation, and disseminate our achievements through events, publications, and awards.

11. Goals B Reputation By 2018: 2. KPU’s unique identity is clearly articulated and well understood across the University and beyond  i.e., we understand and can articulate our unique role in higher education, and we take pride in our important endeavors.

12. Goals B Reputation By 2018: 3. KPU is the foremost provider of continuing and professional education in its region  i.e., we seek and respond to the changing needs of the many busy people in our region who need or want to learn more.

13. Goals C Relevance By 2018: 1. The impact of KPU’s community engagement has doubled  i.e., we track and support our community engagement (social, cultural and economic), assess its impact, and then tell our story; our community relationships are authentic and rooted in the principle of reciprocity.

14. Goals C Relevance By 2018: 2. KPU’s operations support purposeful and sustainable learner FTE growth of at least 5% annually  i.e., growth will be achieved through improved student retention and increases in international students, continuing and professional education, and government supported FTE growth.

15. Goals C Relevance By 2018: 3. Experiential learning is integrated into every KPU program, connecting theory to application and the classroom to the community. i.e., every program includes “real world” learning and brings the learning of the community into our classroom to ensure program relevance.

16. SOME IMPLICATIONS Metrics:  Surveys: Employee Climate, Students, Grads, Community Surveys  Existing and new measures of retention, persistence, engagement etc.  Report Card

17. Student Life  First Year Initiatives  Diversity  Adult learners

18. Teaching and Learning Learning outcomes Innovation in T and L Prior Learning Technology to extend richness and reach

19. Campus Identity:  A federation of campuses within a KPU system  e.g. KPU Richmond, KPU TECH, KPU Surrey, KPU Langley

20. Map The Region

21. KPU Surrey

22. Map The Region

23. KPU TECH

24. Map The Region

25. Regional Centres Surrey: City Centre: professional education Innovation Boulevard: health technology South Surrey: Grandview Heights?

26. Testing and Refining the Plan BC Business Council: Agenda for Shared Prosperity http://www.bcbc.com/content/989/BC%20Age nda%20For%20Shared%20Prosperity%20Final%2 0Report.pdf

27. BC Business Council: Agenda for Shared Prosperity A society that enjoys shared prosperity: Continually expands and refines economic opportunities Prosperity is sustained for future generations All citizens and contribute and benefit Success is linked to economic success and mobility Public decisions are responsible and timely

28. BC Business Council: Agenda for Shared Prosperity A society that enjoys shared prosperity: Continually expands and refines economic opportunities Prosperity is sustained for future generations All citizens and contribute and benefit Success is linked to economic success and mobility Public decisions are responsible and timely

29. BC Business Council: Agenda for Shared Prosperity Recommendations: 45 recommendations: 17 explicitly involve higher education, and many others imply a role

30. Testing and Refining the Plan Our region: Access for all and growth (SBoT paper) Transfer and completion in traditional fields New areas: more skilled trades, advanced technologies, creative and digital arts, professional and graduate education

31. Thank you alan.davis@kpu.ca @presadavis Thank you