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Page 1: Saint Paul, Minnesota. Where is Minnesota? Twin Cities – Minneapolis and Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Page 2: Saint Paul, Minnesota. Where is Minnesota? Twin Cities – Minneapolis and Saint Paul

Where is Minnesota?

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Twin Cities – Minneapolis and Saint Paul

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Types of American UniversitiesResearch Universities

Will have undergraduate, masters level, and robust doctoral programs Faculty emphasis is on research; teaching is assigned to graduate

students

Teaching Universities and Colleges Liberal arts colleges center on undergraduate education;

may have limited graduate programs More comprehensive universities will have undergraduate,

and master’s level; doctoral programs are applied research Faculty emphasis is on teaching students

Each can be either private or public Now also proprietary – operate primarily as teaching

universities

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Contrast Logo StatementsUniversity of Minnesota

Driven to discover

Metropolitan State UniversityWhere life and learning meet

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Historical Beginning -- 1971

• Locations throughout the Twin Cities

• Serve primarily employed persons seeking additional education or persons who have already attended junior or vocational colleges

• Emphasize teaching not research• Offer convenient hours and

schedules• Bring the teachers to where the

students live and work rather than forcing students to uproot

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Urban UniversityStudents are working adults

Classes are usually in the evening or weekend

No residences for students, no athletic teams

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In 1971 - serving working adults who lacked a complete university degree was regarded as “weird”

Today many universities are competing for this type of student

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Today@ Metropolitan State10,000 students

Goal to have 20,000

Nearly all undergraduates are transfer students

30% students and 25% of facultyfrom minority populations

Average age of students: 32 years

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Diverse StudentsMy experience : 27 different countries

Europe – Bulgaria, Belarus, RussiaMiddle East – IranAfrica – Kenya, Nigeria, LiberiaSouth America – Guyana, BrazilAsia – Laos, Nepal, India

Most health science students are immigrants and refugees, not students with international visa

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No gapNo gap in graduation rate between majority

and minority populations of students

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Community EngagementPart of the mission statement: “The

university is committed to academic excellence and community partnerships through curriculum, teaching, scholarship and services designed to support an urban mission.”

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Examples within Health Sciences

Love Grows Here – partnership with a nearby Lutheran Church to provide health services to homeless persons and families

Political engagement within Health Policy class

Health services to persons with pervasive mental illness

Dental services to those without source of payment

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Prior Learning AssessmentGetting Credit for What You Know

Student Designed Independent Study (SDIS)Peace Corps StudentMobilizing for Medical Disaster Relief

SDIS can be used prospectively as well

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•22 Classrooms

• 6 Computer Laboratories

• 3 Temporary Science Labs

• 1 Psychology Lab

• 9 Conference Rooms

•Have a small classroom building opening in Fall 2011

•Need a Science Building

Saint Paul Campus

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Leased Facility with limited opportunities

•36 Classrooms

• 4 Computer Laboratories

• 2 Temporary Science Labs

• 1 Conference Room

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•14 Classrooms

• 2 Computer Laboratories

• 1 Conference Room

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Co-Located with Hennepin Technical College in

Brooklyn Park

•6 Dedicated Classrooms

• 2 Computer Laboratories

• 1 Forensic Science Laboratory

• 1 Conference Room

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Contrasting RolesFaculty Role

Student Role

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Faculty Workload 1 European credit = 0.6 American credit

Faculty teach 24 credits in academic yearAt Metro we receive 3 credits for student

advising

Summer teaching is a special workload

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Other expectationsScholarly or creative achievement or

research

Continuing preparation and study

Contribution to student life and growth

University and community service

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Student WorkloadTraditional undergraduate workload

16 credits

At Metropolitan State8 credits is full time workloadInternational students must take 12 to retain

student visa

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Courses both classroom and online

Students expected to either attend and participate in classroom based courses weekly or do weekly assignments in an online course

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Health Policy Assignments(spread over 15 weeks)Module 1 – 3 short essays and a 10 point quizModule 2 – 2 discussion forum questions plus 1

follow up discussion postingModule 3 – 50 point quizModule 4 – 1 discussion forumModule 5 – patient safety policy paper, nursing

workforce journal club, and a 10 point quizModule 6 – 50 point quizModule 7 – 3 discussion forums questions plus

1 short essay

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Additional AssignmentsPolicy issue paperAnalysis of a health policy committee hearingBriefing paperReport of briefing experience

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Grading Scale75% to pass

95% for an A

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College of Nursing and Health SciencesRelatively new and expected to evolve to

College of Health and Human Services

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Nursing ProgramsRN-BSN – bachelor’s degree completion program

Entry Level MSN – prepares person with degrees in other field to become professional nurses

MSNLeadership and ManagementNurse EducatorEnding Nurse Practitioner programs at this level

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Doctoral ProgramsDoctor of Nursing Practice

Post master’s program offered in consortium with two sister state universities with any emphasis

BSN-DNP – will begin in Fall of 2012 to prepare family health nurse practitioners

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Dental HygieneBS in Dental Hygiene or Dental Hygiene Post

BaccalaureatePrepares dental hygienists to provide

assessment and evaluation and preventive services in other locations than a typical dental office in order to meet the needs of underserved and special populations

Can do some beginning restorative functions as well

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Oral Health Care PractitionerFirst in the United States

Dual license as dental hygienist and advanced dental therapist

Provides assessment and evaluation, preventive, restorative, and therapeutic services to underserved members of the societyFirst 2000 hours of practice on site with dentistAfter 2nd exam, more independent practice

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Invitation to Participate in Intercultural Communication Class

Online course – fall, spring, and summer semester

Seeking participants in other countries for the last five weeks

No cost to students to participate

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Thank you for your kind attention.