Welcome Week

January 15, 2013

Chancellor

Provost

Team Recognition HLC: Self-Study and Site Visit

Strategic Planning and Budgeting

Student Success: Enrollment and

Retention Update

Important Announcements

Bernie Lee Heating Plant Superintendent

Tom Wiberg Operator in Charge

Scott Ante Operator

George Eggers Operator

Tim Grosjean Operator

Phil Hagen Operator

Brent Weigelt Operator

Halbert Heating Plant

Mary Balcer

Maria Cuzzo

Eri Fujieda

Janet Hanson

Faith Hensrud

Jeff Kahler

Ryan Kreuser

Wendy Kropid

James Lane

Laura Jacobs

Peter Nordgren

Joel Sipress

Jenice Meyer

Jim Miller

Debbie Seguin

Yer Vang

The Five Criteria for Accreditation are the standards of quality by which the Commission determines whether or not we merit reaffirmation of accreditation.

Assessment of student learning is critical to accreditation and helps us to measure and evaluate our programs.

Everyone (students, faculty and staff) must be knowledgeable of our institutional strengths and areas of improvement.

The self-study evaluates operations and focuses on continuous improvement.

What did we learn through the Self-Study?

1. Mission: The institution’s mission is clear and articulated publicly; it guides the institution’s operations.

2. Ethical and Responsible Conduct: The institution acts with integrity; its conduct is ethical and responsible.

3. Teaching and Learning–Quality, Resources, and Support: The institution provides high quality education, wherever and however its offerings are delivered.

4. Teaching and Learning–Evaluation and Improvement: The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational programs, learning environments, and support services; and evaluates their effectiveness for student learning through processes designed to promote continuous improvement.

5. Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness: The institution’s resources, structures, and processes are sufficient to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its educational offerings, and respond to future challenges and opportunities. The institution plans for the future.

Federal Compliance Section ◦ Examples: Verification of Student Identity, Student

Complaint Logs, Transfer Policies, Credit Hour requirements.

Progress has been made related to concerns raised in past accreditation reviews (2003 and 2010)

Assumed Practices – minimum expectations ◦ Examples: 30 of the last 60 credits; credit for prior

learning

Public Comment

Public comments are invited through February 3rd Executive Summary is available on our campus HLC

Website You will learn how to prepare for our site visit by

participating in Enhancement Day activities If asked, please comply with any requests for evidence Participate in the site visit and welcome the HLC Peer

Review Team on March 4-6, 2013

Direct Communication

HLC Website

Promotion

External/ Public Awareness

Dr. Nathan Paul Ritchey, Team Chair Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH Dr. Jo A. Blondin Chancellor of the Ozark Campus Arkansas Tech University, Ozark, AR Dr. Bryon K. Clark Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Instruction Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK Dr. Joaquin Villegas Associate Professor, Teacher Education Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

Small Team to attend HLC Annual Conference April 2013: Prepare for “Pathways”

Continue focus on enrollment and retention

Continue work on assessment and general education

Begin strategic planning that is informed by: ◦ Self-Study and accreditation visit results

◦ Huron Consulting results

◦ Enrollment and Budget Planning

July 2012-April 2013 ◦ CIPT develops the plan to plan and gathers data for

SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats)

April 2013-March 2014 ◦ Campus engages in Strategic Planning Process to

develop a 6 year strategic plan

March 2014 ◦ Superior Visions 2020 Unveiled

Cabinet Officers continue to work within their units to look for efficiencies and reallocations.

Campus input through budget feedback is being considered.

Goal: Finalize 2014 budgets by March 1st

Executive Budget Committee will meet early this semester

Budget discussions will inform strategic planning

Reminder: Declining enrollments impact the budget

Fall Headcount Category 2006 2010 2011 2012

New Freshmen 312 380 352 366

Transfer Students 331 340 295 298

Undergrad Continuing 1983 1911 2008 1886

Total Undergraduate 2626 2631 2655 2550

Total Graduate 298 225 170 150

Total Headcount 2,924 2,856 2,825 2,700

Fall 2013 Transfer Enrollments ◦ Domestic = 252 ◦ International = 14 ◦ Distance Learning = 105 ◦ TOTAL Transfer = 371

Fall 2013 Freshmen Enrollments ◦ Domestic = 386 ◦ International = 31 ◦ TOTAL new freshmen = 417

Total New Students = 788

Regional Recruiting

Twin Cities Recruiting

International recruiting using ESLI

Adult Student recruiting and Credit for Prior Learning

Graduate Student – marketing strategy

Transfer Student Update

New Freshmen Update

Superior High School Senior Day and Junior Day Making College Accessible Red

Carpet Event – Twin Ports

College Student for a Day

44 high school visits in Northern MN and Northwestern WI

Junior Nights at local Duluth schools - Winter 2013

Over 65 high school visits and presentations

February: Hosting coffee nights for admitted students (Lakeville; Cambridge; Hudson; Hamel)

January 24: Twin Cities alumni/prospective student “meet and greet”

Science Faculty: Spoke to over 400 students in 6 different high schools about our Natural Science Programs

Joined Twin Cities Regional Recruiter Association

30 Community College visits last fall

◦ 20 in Duluth/Superior area; 6 in Twin Cities area

◦ Monthly: Lake Superior College and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Top transfer schools for Spring

(69 different institutions)

◦ Lake Superior College; UW-Baron County; WITC

◦ UMD; Fond du Lac ; College of St. Scholastica

Implementing Hobson’s for communication flow

Graduate website revised

Developed new graduate programs brochure

Purchasing mailing lists

Using both print and social media

Implemented marketing pilot program in late fall 2012 for Reading and Communicating Arts

ESLI – Memorandum of Understanding

Start Date - January 2014

Agreement is for office and classroom space – no additional cost to UW-Superior

Short-term home in Old Main

Dedicate three classrooms – Fall 2014

Compliments our advanced ESL courses

Two-year UW-System Grant focused on Prior Learning Assessment

Keith Berry and Rhoda Robinson

Extensive work with Academic Departments

Jamie White-Farnham to take on role to coordinate activities in 2013-14

Renamed: Credit for Prior Learning

Everyone is an advocate

Recruiting by Academic Departments and Programs ◦ Preview and Admit Days

◦ College Student for a Day

◦ Visits to high schools and community colleges

◦ Science Night

Coordinate your activities with Admissions

Student Success Team ◦ Early Warning System – guide for advisors

◦ Change of major alert

◦ Academic Advising – development and evaluation

◦ At risk student profile

◦ Focus on probation/suspension students

◦ Parent engagement

◦ Financial orientation for freshmen

Access2Success-Student Retention Committee ◦ Data Inventory

◦ Emergency loan fund

◦ Scholarships

◦ Student Progress Milestones

◦ Retention intervention strategies

◦ Retention reports by department and major

Enhanced Teaching and Learning – HIPs ◦ Emphasis on engagement

Creative: New tagline and visual ◦ Stamats, Higher Education Marketing

◦ November 2012 = Discovery focus groups

◦ January 29th = Creative Concepts focus groups

Prospective students

Current students

Faculty

Staff

Your input is critical!

Focus Groups: Tuesday, Jan 29th

February – Finalize creative

Feb-May: Marketing roll-out

Website Redesign: ◦ Enhanced SEO

◦ SiteImprove – link and spell check

◦ Current site updates

◦ Microsite

◦ Select redesign vendor

HLC: Self-Study and Site Visit

Strategic Planning and Budgeting

Student Success: Enrollment and retention strategies

Marketing update

Serguei Bezroukov

Ella Cross

Eri Fujieda

Jerry Hembd

Brett Jones

Michael Maguire

Brent Notbohm

Kurt Schmude

Jeffrey Schuldt

Bill Simpson

Nick Sloboda

Shevaun Stocker

David Kroll

Orv Clark

Karl Bahm To present at the Rethinking Amity

Symposium

April 19-21, 2013

Chicago, IL

Andy Breckenridge To present at the North-Central

Geological Society of America meeting

May 1-4, 2013

Kalamazoo, MI

Olawole Famule Conducted research on “The Yoruba

Visual Culture of Egungun Masquerades: Typology, Form and Meaning, and Performance Context”

August 6-30, 2012 Nigeria

David Johnson Presented at the Int’l Academy of

Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD)

January 2-5, 2013

Orlando, FL

Daniela Mansbach To present at the Western Political

Science Association Annual Conference (WPSA)

March 28-30, 2013

Hollywood, CA

Lorena Rios Mendoza Researched collected plastic debris from

the Great Lakes on board of the R/V Flagship Niagara

July 11-31, 2012

Munising, MI to Erie, PA

Zamira Simkins Presented at the Int’l Academy of

Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD)

January 2-5, 2013

Orlando, FL

Alisa Von Hagel To present at the Western Political

Science Association Annual Conference

March 28-30, 2013

Hollywood, CA

Scott Abrahamson

Janet Blair

Mike Bodin

Beth Constance

Laura Dahl

Brenda Dalpiaz

Ellen Fure

Wendy Little

Joe Kmiech

Mary McCauley

Debbie Seguin

Suzanne Finckler Attended HEUG annual conference

October 4-5, 2012

Wisconsin Dells, WI

Jami Koivisto To attend Alliance 2013 conference

Indianapolis, IN

Kathy O’Flanagan Attended HEUG annual conference –

October 4-5, 2012 – Wisconsin Dells, WI

Attended MN Collection Network for Students – October 14-17, 2012 – Bloomington, MN

Heather Thompson To attend training for software that is

used in the Foundation Office – Charleston, SC

Angie Hugdahl

Lisa Mattsson

Jenice Meyer

Ray Reinertsen

Allen Shepard

Scott Smith

Lynne Williams

Harry Anderson

Student Government Association

Vice President

“I believe that I will contribute to the UW-Superior Community by leading a new initiative to expand student life services for veterans and nontraditional students who are working to achieve their professional goals”.

Working at UW-Superior gives me the opportunity to: 1) Be part of a community that I believe

truly cares about its students and focuses on their needs and interests.

2) Assist a variety of students with many different goals and majors so that they can meet those goals and be successful in life.

3) Develop the skills I have learned as a Library Information Technology student and learn new skills in this field.

I am most looking forward to: Getting to know everyone

and becoming a driving force for technology on campus.

I am most looking forward to: Meeting new people.

I believe that I can contribute to UW-Superior by: Achieving my goals.

I am most looking forward to: Building connections with

students, faculty and staff, and employers in our community.

I am excited to work at UW-Superior because:

I am an alumnus of 40 years.

I am most looking forward to:

learning how public radio works; I’ve worked in commercial radio before.

“I’m thrilled to be joining a fantastic organization and to be working with awesome people.”

I am excited to work at UW-Superior because:

Of its inclusiveness, diversity, potential, and history

I am most looking forward to:

Developing opportunities for UWS growth and advancement. Watching and cheering on UWS athletics.

I am excited to work at UW-Superior because:

1. I want to be surrounded by people continually learning.

2. I value higher education.

3. I desire to learn new things and be challenged.

Enhancement Day: Preparing for our HLC Accreditation Visit

Emergency Preparedness ◦ Mobile Safety Alert System – Safe Alert

Influenza – CDC advice

Huron Consulting

Faculty and Staff education/training

Spirit Fridays – Wear UW-Superior colors

Campus Safety Website: Active Shooter Video, Handout and Article

www.uwsuper.edu/safety

S - Superior A - Awareness F - For E - Everyone Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.

www.uwsuper.edu/safe

All uwsuper emails are automatically signed up. Go to website to add personal contact.

Remind students

1. Get a flu vaccine. 2. Take everyday preventive actions. ◦ Try to avoid close contact with sick people. ◦ If you get sick, stay home at least 24 hours or until the fever

is gone. ◦ Follow public health advice. This may include increasing

distance between people. ◦ Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or

sneeze. ◦ Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and

water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.

3. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them.

Executive Order 54 - Mandatory

FERPA - Mandatory

Emergency Preparedness

Student Mental Health

Open Records/Meetings

Providing Quality Service

Sexual Harassment

Supervisor Training

Facilities Management Staffing

Auxiliary Operations: Bookstore, food service, residence life, parking, the Union, and the Wessman Arena;

Research Administration: Efficiency and effectiveness of the staffing and administrative processes; evaluation of indirect cost recovery and allocation model to ensure appropriate incentives; and

Administrative Support Staff: Evaluation of the best model to provide basic administrative support across the campus.

FRIDAYS . . .

Nicole Dunbar Christiana Conklin

Debbie Seguin Mark Merrill

Jianxin He Jim Patnaude

Jay Conley CETL

University Relations

Intellectual Development

Student Focus

Integrity

Continual Improvement

Collegiality

Community

The University of Wisconsin-Superior fosters intellectual growth and career preparation within a liberal arts tradition that emphasizes individual attention and embodies respect for diverse cultures and multiple voices.