fy15 convocation

Learn, Engage, Change

FY15 Convocation

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UAS Mission

Student Learning enhanced by faculty scholarship, undergraduate research and creative activities, community engagement and the cultures and environment of Southeast Alaska.

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UAS Core Themes

Student Success

Teaching and Learning

Community Engagement

Research and Creative Expression

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FY14 Performance

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FY14 Accomplishments

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Ketchikan Campus• Reorganized the Learning Center

• Developed a Testing Center supported by a $60,000 grant from the Ketchikan Borough

• Developed and implemented the new Maritime Multi-Skilled Worker Program in partnership with Vigor Industries

• Expanded the E-Learning opportunities in the social sciences

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Sitka Campus• Redeveloped the Fisheries Technology Program in Sitka

• Applied and received a $2.5 million TAACCCT Grant for further expansion of the Fisheries Technology Program

• Developed the Medical Assisting Certificate Program which will be approved by the Board of Regents in September

• Launched the new Law Enforcement AAS in partnership with the Alaska State Trooper Academy

• Redesigned the Dual Credit Program with Mt. Edgecumbe High School

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School of Education• Under contract operated the Department of Education and

Early Development’s Alaska Learning Network (AKLN)

• Doubled the AKLN offerings and headcount in FY14

• Provided training for K-12 teachers to teach Advanced Placement courses through AKLN in FY15

• Developed and received approval for a Superintendent’s Endorsement Program at UAS starting the summer of 2014

• Expanded the STEM offerings for classroom teachers15



School of Management• Provided a teach-out for the MBA Degree which had been

eliminated in FY13

• Continued to hone the school’s programs through the elimination of some emphasis area’s in the BBA

• Developing a new emphasis in the BBA for Management Information Systems

• Expanded offerings in the summer to further the completion agenda resulting in a 46% increase in credit hours

• Leads the university in majors with 279

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School of Arts and Sciences• First graduates from the BLA in Alaska Native Languages and Studies

• First graduates from the UAS Honors Program

• Continued regional planning with Ketchikan and Sitka regarding course and program offerings

• Continued expansion of undergraduate research and internship opportunities for A&S students

• EPSCoR Grant involved 10 faculty and a number of students and other agency researchers on the “Icefield to Estuary” study at Berner’s Bay

• Sponsored the statewide Alaska Native Studies Conference on the Juneau Campus (150 attendees)

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School of Career Education• Expanded the number of Tech Prep agreements with the

high schools throughout Southeast Alaska

• First graduates from the Mine Mechanics Program that completed the entire program from high school, to internship, to employment at HECLA Green’s Creek Mine

• Received an additional $300,000 grant from HECLA Green’s Creek to support the UAS Mine Training Center

• Upgraded equipment thorough purchases and gifts from companies

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Library• Shared catalog throughout the state library system

resulting in a $20,000 savings

• Expansion of the user-driven acquisitions program

• Participated in a study of the library space and programs including visits to other university libraries in the Northwest

• Surveyed students on library use and future needs

• Developed a Virtual Open House for E-Learners

• Continued to expand the “Featured Collections”

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FY15 Budget Planning Process and Goals

• Strategic Planning and Budgeting Advisory Committee (SPBAC):– Institutional engagement and transparency– Focus resources on student completion agenda

• Academic Program Review:– Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the

programs– Make recommendations regarding program changes,

personnel adjustments, and resource allocations

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FY15 BudgetGoals for Efficiency

• Efficient energy use in buildings• Space consolidation for efficiency and a

more navigable campus• Reduce personnel costs through attrition

and consolidation• Streamline IT costs and strategies• Pursue internal and external partnerships

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Efficiency through Energy Reduction

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UAS has reduced annual energy consumption by 11.2B BTU since FY07, avoiding over $290k in additional energy costs in FY14 alone.


FY 15 Strategies for Cost savings

Space Consolidation• Bill Ray Center sale

– Reduced operating costs– $3M from sale allocated to new residence hall

• Bookstore/Health Sciences reallocation– Bookstore closed to eliminate annual subsidy– UAS and UAA Health Sciences will be consolidated in

the space

• Hendrickson/Whitehead renovation– Consolidate campus administration– Consolidate all IT operations– Unify Arts & Sciences and Education

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Position Savings• Position Eliminations

– Vice Provost for Academic Affairs– Associate Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services– Bookstore Manager– Facilities Services (2)

• Reduction through turnover– 11 long-term employees retired– Replacements hired at lower rate– Sustaining long-established vacancy policy

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Administrative Program Review

• Juneau Campus Bookstore • Recreation Center restructure• Ketchikan Learning Center

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Efficiency through Streamlined IT

• FY14 changes to reduce costs in FY15 and beyond:

– Closed low-utilization computer labs

– Consolidated IT support with Library

– Eliminated most student-use computer purchases through virtualization strategy

– Audited and streamlined data network leased circuit costs

– Reduced ongoing licensing and maintenance costs through negotiated multi-year agreements

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Efficiency through Partnerships

• Emergency Management partnership with the City & Borough of Juneau

• Substation agreement with Juneau Police Department

• Ketchikan Library Consortium

• Collaborating with UAA for Library Cataloging

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FY16 Operating Budget

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FY16 Operating Budget Priorities

• FY16 Focus:–Seeking ongoing funding of

initiatives for student disabilities services and first-time freshmen experience

–Strengthening academic program partnerships within UA

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FY16 Budget Priorities: Disability Support Coordinator

• Students seeking accommodations for disabilities - fastest growing sub-population

• Provides a vulnerable population with an invaluable connection to the University

• Directly impacts success in the classroom positively every day.

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FY16 Budget Priorities: Coordinator: First Year

Experience• Creates a Supportive Environment for First

Year Students On- and Off-Campus– On-campus students by coordinating the student

experience in the new first-year residence hall– Off-campus students by connecting them to the

campus community and peers in student housing

• Gets Students Involved

• Leads to Student Retention31


FY16 Budget Priorities: Assistant Professor of Biology-

Fisheries

• Advance preliminary discussions about proposed joint offering UAS-UAF BS & BA in Fisheries

• Strong student interest in fisheries in SE Alaska

• Increases undergraduate degrees in fisheries & graduate programs at UAF

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FY16 Capital Budget Request

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UAS FY16 Capital

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Priority PROJECTProject Type 2016 Request

1Whitehead / Hendrickson Remodel

R&R 4,485,000

2 TEC Renewal R&R 1,800,000

3 Auke Lake Student Commons NC 14,880,000

4UAS Center for Mine Training Portal

NC 1,000,000


Capital Priority #1:Hendrickson/Whitehead

Renewal

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• Replace all ventilation equipment

• New air to water heat pump system

• Consolidate administrative functions


Capital Priority #2:Technical Education

Center• Renewal Phase 3

– Improves spaces with acoustical walls, new lighting and building automation

– Provides new home for the mine training program

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Capital Priority #3: Student Commons

• Identified in the UAS Master Plan

• Strategically located between library, classrooms and freshman housing

• Expanded dining options for both new freshman housing and commuter students

• Addresses critical campus need for large and small assembly spaces

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Capital Priority #4: UAS Mine Training

Portal

• Resolves safety and access issues with current mine

• Supports:- Underground miner program

- Pathway to Mining Career

- Mine Mechanic Program

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Long Term Capital Priority:

Facilities Services Replacement• Current facility has code and

ADA deficiencies

• New facility site is identified in UAS Master Plan

• FY17 Capital is for planning & design

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Current Capital Progress

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New Freshman Residence Hall

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• 120 beds

• Opening Fall 2014


New Freshman Residence Hall

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Auke Lake Way Reconstruction

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Auke Lake Way Reconstruction

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Community Campus:Deferred Maintenance

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Ketchikan deck reconstruction

fy15 convocation

Documents

dual credit program

uas honors program

skilled worker program

alaska native languages

learning centerdeveloped

akln offerings

new emphasis

elearning opportunities