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Journey to the Top 25 Vol Vision October 9, 2014 1 Presentation to Change Management Conference Sally J. McMillan, Vice Provost Academic Affairs University of Tennessee
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Vol Vision 2010: governor challenged UT to become Top 25 public university UT built strategic plan to support goal Undergraduate education priority 1 Three key metrics – Quality of incoming first-year students – First-year retention rates – Graduation rates 2
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Problem Identification Top 25 Committee – Select peer group – Prepare gap analysis Trends – Quality of incoming freshman class on par with peers – Retention rate of 84% was 6% below peers – Graduation rate of 60% was 15% below peers 3
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Process 4
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Actions 5
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Action Plan Profiles 6
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Finalist for APLU MVP Trailblazer UT raised – four-year graduation by 13% over seven years – six-year graduation by 8% over five years The keys to success at Tennessee were – the holistic nature of the plan – a fundamental change in culture 7
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Barriers and Challenges University culture did not encourage four-year graduation Academic support services understaffed Effective programs needed expansion Student profile had changed; university had not kept up 8
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Strategic Goals and Objectives Foundation: Elevate quality and use of student data Expect graduation in four years Provide adequate core support Support transition into first year Engage students based on a changing profile 9
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Student Data Transition to Banner Coordinate projects through SAIS team Created data reporting office in enrollment services Created Institutional Data System OIRA generated academic unit statistics Faculty-led analysis projects Administrative unit assessments 10
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Expect Graduation in Four Years Tuition structure Strategic instruction fund uTrack Messaging from day one 11
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Provide Adequate Core Support 20 new advisors Grades First Expanded tutoring and learning support One Stop Student Services 12
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Support Transition into First Year Ignite Orientation Welcome Week Nine new living/learning communities FYS 100 FYS 101 13
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Support Changing Student Profile Undergraduate research portal New strategic plan for honors Service-learning office and Smart Communities Initiative QEP: Experience Learning 14
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Costs and buy-in $10.4 million in key initiatives Board of trustees Deans, department heads, faculty Students and parents Branding and web presence External communication 15
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Lessons Learned Cross functional teams and student voices are critical Importance of holistic plan Systems and technology tools can have positive impact Importance of sense of urgency No magic bullet 16
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