Student Achievement

Student Achievement
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Specific Action Item
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Develop recommendations for
reporting the progress towards the
key measures of success.
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7/5/2016
Deepen our collaboration with
CCSD, Nevada State, and the
College of Southern Nevada to
ensure seamless transitions into
UNLV for qualified students by
developing pipeline programs and
using appropriate contingent
admission programs and
articulation agreements.
Who is Responsible?
Each group
Mike Sauer (or designee)
Dan Gianoutsos
Gayle Juneau-Butler
Marta Meana
Joel Lieberman
Develop the funding and standards
Mary-Ann Winkelmes
for teaching excellence awards.
Student-related units on campus
work together to find new ways to
collaborate and coordinate
recruitment, admissions, retention,
and graduation activities.
Kris Shay/Mike Sauer
Gayle Juneau-Butler
Process and Timeline
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2015-2016: Each group will be charged with doing
this as part of their work.
2015-2016:
1. Mike Sauer (or designee) will convene working
group to inventory of all pipeline programs and
collaborations. Include relationship with private high
schools and Nevada Virtual Academy.
2. Academic Success Center will report on Early
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Studies Program.
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3. Gayle-Juneau-Butler will report on CSN transfer
advisors and future of that relationship.
4. Marta Meana will report on CSN High School
5. Joel Lieberman will inventory STEM recruiting
programs
2015-2016:
Convene working group, including representatives
from Faculty Senate Executive Committee,
Academic Resources, Dean(s), and CSUN. Also
consideration for someone from Education Council
and a FIR representative.
2015-2016:
Break into Student Recruitment and Student Success
1. Recruitment: Kris Shay/Mike Sauer will share
their recruitment plan with this committee and, if
needed, convene a working group with
representatives from Faculty Senate Scholarship and
Admission Committees on admissions subgroup.
a. Effort should consider any needed new policies
2. Student Success: Gayle-Juneau Butler will create
a working group including Chris Heavey, Jennifer
Keene, Joseph Dagher (CSUN), Karen Strong, Anne
White, Ann McDonough, Aaron Brown.
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December 2015 Update:
April 2016 Update:
December 2015:
Ongoing.
April 2016: (final report)
*Student Achievement Goal Area Metrics
Production Chart - Key high level metrics have
been developed for external reporting.
December 2015:
UNLV's Offices of Student Affairs and Academic
Affairs have engaged the leadership of CSN to
develop an MOU to provide high-risk UNLV
freshman applicants the ability to matriculate into
CSN for academic preparation.
April 2016:
*ESS Strategic Plan: Recruitment (final report) Mike Sauer
*Expanding Early Studies Program (final report) Ann McDonough
*Dual Enrollment High School (final report) Ann McDonough
*UNLV-CSN MOU Transfer Agreement (final
report) - Juanita Fain
*Student Success Working Group (final report) Gayle Juneau-Butler
*UNLV Math Learning Center Initiatives with
NVDOE CCSD (final report) - Bill Speer
*STEM Inventory (final report) - Joel Lieberman
& Nicholle Booker
April 2016:
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December 2015:
Ongoing.
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December 2015:
Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) has
developed a strategic plan to enhance UNLV
recruitment of high-quality in-state and out-of-state
students while enhancing UNLV's diversity and
improving RPC (retention/progression/completion).
*UNLV Teaching Awards Committee (final
report) - Mary-Ann Winkelmes
*Formation of the Education Council (final
report)
April 2016:
*Recruitment: ESS Strategic Plan (final report) Mike Sauer
* Student Success Working Group (final report) Gayle Juneau-Butler
2015-2016 Top Tier Iniative Action Plan
Student Achievement
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Specific Action Item
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Reevaluate, as appropriate,
financial aid and use of merit
awards to attract and retain those
students whom UNLV particularly
wants to recruit.
Who is Responsible?
Process and Timeline
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December 2015 Update:
April 2016 Update:
Norm Bedford
2015-2016:
Convene a working group to develop a Universitywide strategy for the coordinated administration of
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financial aid and scholarship funds for recruitment.
Committee should include Marta Meana, Foundation
representative, and admissions representative.
December 2015:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*Deferred until 2017 due to new Federal
compliance initiative implantation.
*Financial Aid Update Initial Planning
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Reevaluate the process for
recruiting undergraduates and
graduate/professional students
including key student recruiting
geographic areas, especially those
in the Western region (including
Hawaii) and internationally.
Mike Sauer
Kendall Hartley
2015-2016:
Already underway at undergraduate and graduate
level—Mike and Kendall will collaborate to address.
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Engage departments in graduate level recruitment.
Merrill Landers is a contact for department-specific
graduate student recruitment. See also #4.
December 2015:
Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) has
developed a strategic plan to enhance UNLV
recruitment of high-quality in-state and out-of-state
students while enhancing UNLV's diversity and
improving RPC (retention/progression/completion).
April 2016:
*ESS Strategic Plan: Recruitment (final report) Mike Sauer
*Graduate College recruitment strategic plan (in
development) - Kendall Hartley
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Reevaluate the comprehensive
retention strategy.
See #4
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December 2015:
See #4.
April 2016:
*ESS Strategic Plan: Recruitment (final report) Mike Sauer
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Set enrollment targets that are
consistent with faculty target
increases for the next 5 years.
University Deans
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December 2015 Update:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*2017-18 development
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Develop a plan to continue
expansion of the Honors College to
increase the number of, and the
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UNLV opportunities for,
outstanding undergraduate students.
2015-2016:
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Develop a strategic plan for Honors College growth.
December 2015:
RPC Task Force is developing a strategic plan with
specific college-level metrics and benchmarks,
including Honors College expansion.
April 2016:
*Honors College Strategic Plan - (in
development) - Marta Meana
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Continued development of the APR Tina Kunzer-Murphy
plan for student athletes.
Ann McDonough
2015-2016:
A plan is currently in place. This plan and metrics
will be shared with the Committee.
December 2015 Update:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*Academic Progress Plan (final report) - Ann
McDonough
7/5/2016
2015-2016:
Assign to Deans with consultation with college
Faculty Senate representatives.
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2015-2016 Top Tier Iniative Action Plan
Student Achievement
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Specific Action Item
Who is Responsible?
Process and Timeline
CrossReference
December 2015 Update:
April 2016 Update:
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Develop a tracking metric for
becoming the “university of choice”
Kris Shay
for Clark County School District
graduates.
2015-2016:
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A plan and metrics to be developed and shared with
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the committee.
December 2015 Update:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*ESS Strategic Plan - in development for 2017
(final report) - Mike Sauer
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Administer the Dartmouth Survey
to alumni a few years out to get
their input on how their UNLV
education has benefitted (or not
benefitted) them.
2015-2016:
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Develop a plan to administer the survey. In addition,
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track NSSE and SSI data.
December 2015 Update:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*Alumni Survey Plan (final report)
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Examine the idea of a core graduate
student curriculum as a way of
strengthening graduate student
Not assigned
education and examine programs to
ensure a critical mass of graduate
students in thriving programs.
2015-2016:
Lower Priority
2016-2017:
Might consider mechanisms for shared courses but
probably not entire shared core curriculum.
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Carl Reiber
Start discussion of creation of a 12- Katie Humphreys
month campus (including Fridays). Sarah Heath
Z.J. Wu
2015-2016:
Lower Priority
Explore using Friday for labs or other instruction.
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Determine and implement the
optimal location for student service Juanita Fain
functions (in terms of which VP’s Carl Reiber
area).
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Colleges develop student recruiting
plans to further Top Tier goals and
Deans (with consultation with Faculty Senate
work with President/Provost to
and Kris Shay)
develop College metrics for the
year.
7/5/2016
Chris Heavey (lead)
Jim Rattigan
Tina Kunzer-Murphy
Lindsay Couzens
Judd Harbin
April 2016:
*Winter term & Weekend College discussion
under way with Educational Outreach - Peg Rees
*Expansion of Summer term and integration with
Fall/Spring discussion to begin in Fall 2016.
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December 2015 update:
No action taken.
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December 2015 Update:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*Educational Advisory Board Report:
Organizational Models for Academic Affairs and
Provost Offices (final report) - Carl Reiber
2015-2016:
Diagram where student services are located and
share with the Committee.
December 2015:
Ongoing.
April 2016:
*Juanita Fain will form committee with relevant
stakeholders including representatives from
Registrar, Student Housing, Student Life,
Financial Aid, Student Conduct, Academic
Advising and others as needed.
2015-2016:
Initial development of recruiting plans and college
metrics.
December 2015:
RPC Task Force is developing a strategic plan with
specific college-level metrics and benchmarks,
including Honors College expansion.
April 2016:
*Curricular Coherence Initiative - Reiber, Heavey,
Spenser, Korgan, Hartley.
*Initial meeting began in Spring 2016 to be
initiated in Fall 2016.
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2015-2016 Top Tier Iniative Action Plan