The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Chancellor Henry’s State of the College Address

September 2, 2019

Welcome and Congratulations!

Tenure and promotion

1. Peter Ryan, Pre-Tenure Review2. Anthony Cashio, Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor3. Ryan Huish, Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor4. Trevor Makal, Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor5. Josephine Rodriguez, Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor6. Walter Smith, Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor7. Donald Sorah, Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor

New Faculty

1. Karen Carter – Assistant Professor of Information Systems2. Miranda Cashio – Instructor in Nursing3. Heather Evans – John Morton Beaty Endowed Chair in Political Science4. David Frazier – Instructor in Computer Science (hired spring 2019)5. Jinny Turman – Associate Professor of History6. Ning Zhou – Instructor in Accounting

Welcome! New Staff and Promotions – Welcome and Congratulations!

1. Quindell Dean, Assistant Coach Football

2. Christopher B. Stacy, Community Coordinator

3. Lacey Matthews, Community Coordinator

4. Rachel Cole, Assistant Lacrosse Coach

5. Alyson Ewigman, Athletic Trainer

6. Genna Kasun, Marketing Director

7. Anthony Collins, Network Engineer for Appalachian Telemental Health Network

8. Kelly Moody, Program Support Specialist for Oxbow Center

9. Sass Sloce Shepherd, Administrative Assistant to the Academic Dean

10. Brett Freeman, Campus Police Officer

11. Kalen Hunter, Program Director for GO Virginia

12. McKenna Blevins, Program Coordinator for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (promotion)

13. Kendall Malsam, Coordinator of Student Engagement

14. Kayla Baker, Program Support Specialist for WiseWorks

15. Heather Eisenhart, Media Services Associate

16. Nathan Rasnake, Assistant Director of Marketing (promotion)

“Students at Wise receive one-on-one attention from mentors and have opportunities for funding that students from other colleges would give anything to have. Close relationships with professors and funding opportunities allow UVa-Wise students not just to study abroad, but to take independent study courses, to do undergraduate research, and to develop themselves as scholars and professionals in ways that other students simply cannot.

Whether UVa-Wise alumni choose to attend graduate school or enter the job market immediately after graduation, they are more than prepared for the academic and professional challenges that await them. At a time when many colleges have forsaken broad academic training for the sake of “narrow specialization,” UVa-Wise has stayed true to its commitment to a well-rounded, liberal arts education, and the success of its graduates in the academy and on the job market attests to the merit of its ideals.

Robert Powers ‘19

Envisioning 2020: “To build excellence upon our traditional liberal arts foundation and to keep cost of attendance affordable.”

Goal 1: Pursue and achieve academic excellence as a public liberal arts institution

• Liberal Arts Core Re-envisioning

• Wise Writes

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Accreditation

• Academic Investments: Faculty salaries, New library, NMR

• Appalachian College of Pharmacy Accelerated Dual Degree Program

• Experiential learning • Faculty-mentored undergraduate research (162 presentations in 2018-2019)• Research Day and Research Blitz• UVA Wise Works - Paid internships • Study Abroad and expanded International Partnerships

Goal 2: Build a well-qualified, academically motivated, diverse student body that achieves timely graduation

Student SuccessInnoVAte2eleVate: Digital Literacy and Adaptive Learning

Faculty Advising Corps, est. 2019

Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Center, est. 2018

First Annual Pride Week, September 2 -September 7

Smiddy’s Closet with Wesley Center

NSF S-STEM Award to support high-achieving, low-income students in STEM

Carl W. Smith Bicentennial Scholarships

ROTC Program

Goal 3: Enhance and expand meaningful outreach and service to the community, region and nation

• Wise Innovation Ecosystem

• Healthy Appalachia Institute and the Appalachian Telemental Health Network with funding from the Virginia Department of Behavior Sciences

• David J. Prior Convocation Center hosted 81,867 visitors and 748 events in FY 19

• Center for Teaching Excellence

• Oxbow Center Co-working Space and Clinch River Ecological Education Center (CREEC)

• GO Virginia Growth and Diversification Plan

• Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Goal 4: Create and maintain the resources to thrive as a public liberal arts institution dedicated to excellence

• UVA-Wise Endowment at $104M

• Fundraising Progress: Gifts and pledges for FY19: $6,265,440.80

• Philanthropic Cash Flow for FY19: $10,757,746.80.

• Gifts benefitted all areas of campus including academics, athletics, campus beautification among others. Of the total number of 2,312 donors, 645 are alumni, 62 foundations and 201 corporations.

• Honor the Future Campaign will be launched publicly on October 26, 2019.

Enterprise Risk Management

Fall 2019 Enrollment Snapshot

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Degree-seeking Non-degree seeking

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Degree-seeking 1,627 1,680 1,608 1,618 1,585 1,476 1,396 1,377 1,250 1,187 1,177Non-degree seeking 388 310 459 802 706 706 632 845 849 879 519Total 2,015 1,990 2,067 2,420 2,291 2,182 2,028 2,222 2,099 2,066 1,696

Marketing Initiative

Ignited we stand

State of the ARC

This is where it all begins.

Build your tomorrow.

2019-2020 Projected RevenueBy Source

Total Projected Revenue $48,490,787

39%

7%

15%

<1%

10%

3%

4%1%

1%

9%

10%

<1%

State General Fund - $18,798,230 (41%)

State General Fund - Restricted - $3,400,195 (7%)

Tuition Revenue - $7,344,396 (15%)

Educational & General Fees - $260,769 (<1%)

Student Activity Fee - $4,611,357 (9%)

Residence Hall - $1,427,883 (3%)

Dining Services - $1,873,015 (4%)

Bookstore - $641,227 (1%)

Other Auxiliary - $713,425 (1%)

Gift & Endowment - $4,507,087 (9%)

Sponsored Programs - $4,846,203 (10%)

Local Sales & Services - $67,000 (<1%)

2019-2020 Projected Operating BudgetBy Program

Total Projected Budget $48,490,787

27%

2%

8%

5%

8%5%

9%

19%

<1%

7%

10%

Instruction - $13,045,229 (27%)

Public Service - $849,577 (2%)

Academic Support - $4,095,393 (8%)

Student Services - $2,338,003 (4%)

Institutional Support - $3,804,345 (8%)

Operation & Maint. Of Plant -$2,466,708 (5%)

Endowment & Gifts - $4,507,087 (9%)

Auxiliary - $9,266,907 (18%)

Local Sales & Services - $67,000 (<1%)

State Finanical Aid - $3,204,335 (6%)

Sponsored Programs - $4,846,203 (10%)

2018-2019 Virginia Public Comparison, Undergraduate, In-State Tuition and Fees

“70% of the [Virginia] population would hold some postsecondary credential by 2030” – The Virginia Plan for Higher Education

53.9%

47.6% 48.9%

35.9%33.0% 32.9% 32.9%

29.4% 29.3% 28.1%26.6% 26.5% 26.4% 26.0% 25.4% 25.2%

23.7%21.8%

19.7% 18.8% 17.7%

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10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Post-secondary educational attainment, Ages 25-64VDOE Region 7 (Southwest)

Source: Lumina Foundation, 2019

UVa-Wise answers the urgent call to close the educational attainment gap in Virginia; a leader and rural model

The Four Goals of the UVA-Wise Six Year Plan

1. Enhance recruitment and retention efforts

2. Expand programming to boost retention of UVa-Wise Students

3. Launch New Undergraduate Programming

4. Establish New Graduate Programs

Brand recognition is a key driver for recruitment, awareness and access to the College

A Strategic Enrollment Management Plan is under development

Strategic Enrollment Management and Retention Committee• First meeting September 13, 2019

New Recruitment Staffing Model, 2019 – onwards • Territory-based Recruiter(s)

• Two additional full-time admissions counselors in FY 2021 • Traditional recruiter for all disciplines

• Technical recruiter for technology disciplines, e.g. computer science, software engineering, cybersecurity, information technology

• In FY 2022, an additional recruiter will help create a pipeline of students for new undergraduate and graduate degree programs

A New Frontier: Affordable Access for Graduate-Level and Online Students at Wise

• Online RN to BSN for working nurses

• Planned Graduate programs• Master’s degree in Education

• MSN/Nurse Practitioner

• Planning Undergraduate programs• Applied Technology Program FY 2021

• BS in Data Science FY 2024

“[Acute care nurses and others] have been most impacted by the national shortages of health manpower, and have consistently shown the greatest number of vacancies throughout the nation, and certainly our experience is no different here. We compete heavily for these professionals and must continue to do so.”

- Alan Levine, CEO, Ballad Health

Student Success: A Focus on Student Persistence

Rigorous Academic Reinforcements

UVA-Wise Capital Outlay Priorities

1. Wyllie Hall Renovation – Future Home of Nursing Program

2. Darden Hall Renovation –Currently houses Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering

“UVA-Wise is the most important economic asset in all of Virginia's e-Region. Time and time again, the university and its leadership have supported local, regional, and state economic development efforts. Indeed, UVA-Wise is the go-to institution for VEDP’s rural and small metro technology centers initiative in Southwest Virginia. I’m hopeful we will be able to attract a big job creation opportunity in the Wise area thanks to UVA-Wise’s current programs as well as its plans for the future.”

Stephen Moret President and CEO Virginia Economic Development Partnership