current trends, challenges, and opportunities in higher education
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Evaluation of some of the opportunities caused by some of the shifts in the higher education market.TRANSCRIPT
Current Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Higher Education
Augustine IacopelliAssistant Director
Wichita State University, West Campus
History of the West Campus
From Our Students’ Perspectives
• West and Main Campus Class Registration
• Degree-Bound Population• General Education v.
Upper-Level Courses• Seven of ten students learned about West
Campus classes from our schedule insert• Nearly all would recommend us to others
West Campus Mission
Wichita State University satellite campuses are committed to providing comprehensive
educational opportunities in the satellite facilities of the Wichita MSA.
The satellite campuses support the opportunities available on the main
campus and serve as a conduit to the main campus experience.
Recent Changes
• Bookstore Converted to 17th Classroom
• Additional Computers for Student Use
• New Welcome Desk in Lobby• Focus on Workforce
Development
Trends
• Increased Competition• Increased Accessibility vs. Increasing Costs• Flat traditional Student Enrollment; Growing
Non-Traditional Student Enrollment• Changing Focus from Institution-Centered to
Student Centered Mindset• Economic Uncertainty Being Offset by
Stimulus Spending
Workforce Development Opportunities
Retraining Money Available Displaced Workershttp://www.wichita.edu/retool
1. Register with Workforce Development Center2. Apply for WSU Admission3. File FAFSA4. Enroll in Courses
Education for “Clunkers?”• 15,000 local workers
aided by grant so far• $25M Waiting on
additional National Emergency Grant
• Still accepting applications for when additional funds become available