NAPTF Campus Forum presentation 2013
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New Academic
Programs Task Force
Update
April, 2013
Why was the New Academic
Programs Task Force formed?
State funding continues to decline
Enrollment growth essential
UIS is at a competitive disadvantage in
recruitment because it has so few undergraduate
programs
Task Force formed to make informed collaborative
recommendations for new program priorities
Task Force Structure
voting members and non-voting support staff
voting
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4 faculty
3 deans
1 student affairs administrator
1 staff member
1 student
college representation
governance committee linkages
Members
Tim Barnett
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Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Beverly Bunch
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Professor of Public Administration, College of Public Affairs & Administration
Chair of the Campus Planning & Budgeting Committee
Patty Byrnes
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Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business & Management
Chair of the Committee on the Assessment of Student Learning
Jim Ermatinger
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Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Rebekah Grosboll
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Online Coordinator
Undergraduate General Education Advisor for the College of Public Affairs & Administration
Brian Kahn
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Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, College of Education & Human Services
Member of Undergraduate Council
Linda McCown
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Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Member, Committee on Admissions, Recruitment, & Retention
Ron McNeil
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Dean of the College of Business & Management
Will Miller
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Interim Dean of the College of Public Affairs & Administration
Jinger Sanders
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UIS Student
Support Staff
Cecilia Cornell
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Tammy Craig
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Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
Ray Schroeder
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Brookens Library
Director of Collections & Scholarly Communications for the Library
Karen Moranski
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Administrative Assistant to the Provost
Stephen McMinn
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Interim Director of Admissions
Monica Kroft
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Director of Career Services
Lori Giordano
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Faculty Associate, Provost’s Office
Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning
Director of the Center for Online Learning, Research, & Service
Aaron Shures
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Associate Provost and Director of Budget & Financial Analysis
Background
Call to faculty and academic professionals for ideas
Focus on prioritizing new programs that require new
resources
Does not replace governance process for curriculum
approval
Task Force members encouraged to be innovative and
open to new ideas
Process both creative and data-driven
Programs Considered
Close to 80 initial submissions
Additional suggestions received
Not all were academic majors
Some already under development
Some didn’t require new resources for start-up
Task Force members could add to list
Task Force Charge
Develop a prioritized list of viable new academic
programs, at the undergraduate level, that will
contribute to enrollment growth and academic
excellence at the University of Illinois at Springfield
Ideal academic programs will:
– provide preparation for occupations in demand at local, regional,
and/or national levels for the foreseeable future
– meet high demand from prospective undergraduate students
– fit well with the UIS mission, vision, and location
– contribute to UIS’ reputation as a premier regional university
– generate enrollment growth
Task Force Process
Identified relevant factors & data needed
Organized suggested program list
Separated out program proposals not needing new
resources
Reviewed relevant data
Considered program possibilities
Ranking of programs
No program ideas discarded
Ratings, Ratings, & More Ratings
Close to 80 suggestions were received from faculty,
academic professionals, and others
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not all suggestions were clear majors or degree programs
Task Force started with basic rating template
– tool for assessing collective view
– Evolved through five phases based on Task Force discussions and
suggestions
Meetings involved review of aggregate ratings, data,
discussion
No ideas discarded
Data Considered
Admissions data on majors requested (student demand)
State documents on higher education
Reports from Springfield Chamber of Commerce on
economic development strategies
Chicago plan for economic growth & jobs
Linkages between majors and occupations
Occupational outlook at state and national levels
Salaries (by major, by entry-level positions)
Regional competitors
Preliminary cost/revenue considerations
Relation to existing academic departments/majors
Short List: Tier 1
Digital/New/Interactive Mass Media
Finance: BBA Concentration
Exercise Science/Athletic Training B.S.
Health Services Administration
Short List: Tier 2
Actuarial Science
Ag Business: BBA Concentration
Environmental Public Health
Nursing R.N.; R.N. to B.S.N.
Some Unanticipated Convergence
February 2011 Enrollment Expansion Retreat
Suggestions*
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Finance
Marketing
Blended MBA
Liberal Arts coupled with business curricula
Education (elementary ed/early childhood)
Media/journalism/digital media
Critical analysis (data analytics)
Environmental Studies
Public Health
Public Administration
*Suggestions in color were either independently advanced by an academic department
or also emerged from NAPTF’s work
What’s Next?
Continue consideration of programs in top
tiers
Consider campus community input
Formulate recommendations for Year 1
program priorities for implementation
Review list, consider possibilities, and
formulate recommendations for Year 2 and
Year 3
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