Transcript Welcome to campus! - Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College: At a glance
Rankings & Recognitions
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Forbes’ Magazine: America’s Best Colleges
Princeton Review: Best in the West
Princeton Review: Best Green Colleges
COPLAC member
Officially designated as Colorado’s public liberal arts college
Student Body – Fall 2011
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Enrollment: 3,856 students
Students from 47 states, 139 American Indian tribes and Native Alaskan villages and 19 countries
Male-to-female ratio: 53:47
Multicultural population: 37%
Campus residents: 1,307
Mid-range ACT scores: 20-25
Mid-range SAT scores:
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Critical Reading: 460-570
Math: 460-560
Writing: 430-550
Average high school GPA of 2011 freshman class: 3.13
Percentage in top quarter of graduating class: 28%
Insights from This Year's Confirmations & Enrollments
Insights From This Year’s Enrollment (Fall 2012)
• Local students
• Native American students
• Athletes
• Academic programs
Old Fort Lewis Campus
The Old Fort Lewis is an approx. 6,300 acre campus located
near Hesperus that is the birthplace of Fort Lewis College.
• The Old Fort is owned by the State of Colorado, managed by the Colorado State Land
Board with Fort Lewis College as the beneficiary.
• Formerly leased to Colorado State University until 2017, but CSU left the property
early.
• The Old Fort was transferred to Colorado on the conditions (1) “…That said lands and
buildings shall be held and maintained by the State of Colorado as an institution of
learning…” and (2) “…that Indian pupils shall at all times be admitted to such school
free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with white pupils…”
• FLC is drafting a MOA with the Colorado State Land Board to formalize the College’s
relationship and use of the land.
CCHE Master Plan
CCHE Master Plan Goal #1: Increase the attainment of high
quality postsecondary credentials across the academic
disciplines and throughout Colorado in order to meet
anticipated workforce needs.
• Increase undergraduate credentials.
• Increase undergraduate STEM credentials.
CCHE Master Plan
CCHE Master Plan Goal #2: Improve student success through
better outcomes in basic skills education, enhanced student
support services and reduced average time to credential for all
students.
• Reduce completion rate disparity between remedial and non-remedial
students in English and math.
• Increase proportion of students earning 12 credits/semester and 24
credits/year.
• Increase transfer out rate of AA and AS students.
• Increase remedial completion of resident underserved students.
• Resident transfer graduates within 110% of credit hours to degree for
resident non-transfer students.
CCHE Master Plan
CCHE Master Plan Goal #3: Enhance access to and through
postsecondary education to ensure that the system reflects the
changing demographics of the state while reducing attainment
gaps among students from underserved communities.
• Reduce completion rate disparity between resident underserved students
and resident non-underserved students.
• Reduce postsecondary credential attainment disparity between resident
underserved students and resident non-underserved students.
• Increase enrollment of resident underserved students.
CCHE Master Plan
CCHE Master Plan Goal #4: Develop resources, through
increases in state funding, that will allow public institutions of
higher education to successfully meet projected enrollment
demands, lower resident students’ relative share of college
costs, and maintain the state’s position as a national leader in
the ratio of credentials produced to state investments in higher
education.
• Lower share of operating revenues from resident tuition when state
revenues for operations are increased above inflation.
• Maintain institution’s ranking regarding ratio of credentials produced.
FY 2012-13 Budget Highlights
Total State funding for FY 2012-13 decreased by $264,278
from the FY 2011-12 original budget.
Tuition revenue includes rate increases of 9.0% for resident
and 0.0% for non-resident students, as well as the adjustment
of the low end of the tuition window from 11 credit hours to
12 credit hours. The tuition revenue budget assumes flat
enrollment.
FY 2012-13 Budget Highlights
Initiatives to Strengthen the College Consistent With the
Strategic Plan:
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Funding was allocated for a learning management system. The strategic plan calls
for the development and support of an alternative curriculum and instructional
delivery model that includes online course offerings.
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Funding was allocated toward the Durango Welcome Center. Having a Fort Lewis
College presence in the Durango Welcome Center will allow the College to
capitalize on Durango’s significant tourist traffic, thereby providing exposure and
enhancing recruitment opportunities.
FY 2012-13 Budget Highlights
Faculty and Staff Salary Actions:
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Faculty and exempt staff base compensation was increased by 2.5% for FY 201213. Funding was allocated for faculty promotions. Equity adjustments of 2.8%
and 1.0% were included for faculty and exempt staff, respectively.
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Classified incentive awards – classified staff salary increases have not been
approved at the State level in three years. The Budget Committee has allocated
funding for a one-time 3.0% incentive for classified staff .
FY 2012-13 Budget Highlights
The 2012 – 2016 Fort Lewis College Strategic Plan, goal
5 (b) is as follows:
Develop a budget model and benchmarks to support this plan which are fiscally
responsible.
The goal includes the following objective:
Develop a multi-year budget, which addresses projections for the various revenue
and expenditure streams. The multi-year budget should include as an underlying
assumption the continued degradation of state support and increased reliance on
net tuition and private donation revenues.
FY 2012-13 Budget Highlights
As one part of addressing this objective, the Budget Committee
included a five-year budget model in its budget process for FY
2012-13. The five-year model included the normal budget
assumptions of enrollment, non-discretionary spending
increases and faculty and staff salary/equity increases.
Additionally, the committee assumed:
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10% annual reduction in state funding based upon the FY 12-13 funding level.
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15% annual resident tuition increases (FY 2013-14 through FY 2016-17) and 3%
annual non-resident tuition increases starting in FY 2014-15.
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No growth in the Native American Tuition Waiver reimbursement above the FY
2011-12 funding level.
FY 2012-13 Budget Highlights
Looking at the effects of these assumptions over the next five
years enabled the committee to understand the multi-year
implications of current year funding recommendations.
The FY 2012-13 budget that was adopted considers this multiyear financial model.
Academic Action Items for 2012-13
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Timeline for Accreditation
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The Quality Initiative
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Criteria and Core Components for Accreditation
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MA in Teacher Education
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Timeline for Accreditation
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Summer 2012- Draft Quality Initiative Proposal (QIP)
September 1, 2012- Summit QIP to Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (4500
words)
Fall 2012- HLC reviews QIP for approval
Fall 2012-Winter 2015 – Map progress on QPI
Fall 2012- Create working teams for Criteria and Core Components for Assurance
Argument
Fall 2013- Begin uploading documents to Evidence file
May 2015- Submit Final Quality Initiative Report (35,000 words)
September 2015- Submit Final Assurance Argument
2015-2016 Assurance Review and Comprehensive Evaluation
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
The Quality Initiative
Overview: The Quality Initiative aims to improve four-year graduation rates by
ensuring freshmen can complete the curriculum for a baccalaureate degree program
in 4 years (8 consecutive fall and winter semesters) by establishing a policy framework
to guide them and providing them with robust degree planning and tracking
technology that will support their decision-making regarding programs of study and
courses.
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Criteria for Accreditation and Core Components
Criterion One: Mission
A. The institution’s mission is broadly understood within the institution and
guides its operations.
B. The mission is articulated publicly.
C. The institution understands the relationship between its mission and the
diversity of society.
D. The institution’s mission demonstrates commitment to the public good.
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Criteria for Accreditation and Core Components (continued)
Criterion Two: Ethical and Responsible Conduct
A. The institution operates with integrity in its financial, academic, personnel,
and auxiliary functions: it establishes and follows fair and ethical policies
and processes for its governing board, administration, faculty, and staff.
B. The institution presents itself clearly and completely to its students and to
the public with regard to its programs, requirements, faculty and staff, costs
to students, control, and accreditation relationships.
C. The governing board of the institution is sufficiently autonomous to make
decisions in the best interest of the institution and to assure its integrity.
D. The institution is committed to freedom of expression and the pursuit of
truth in teaching and learning.
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The institution ensures that faculty, students, and staff acquire, discover,
and apply knowledge responsibly.
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Criteria for Accreditation and Core Components (continued)
Criterion Three: Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support
A. The institution’s degree programs are appropriate to the degree or
certificate awarded.
B. The institution demonstrates that the exercise of intellectual inquiry and
the acquisition, application, and integration of broad learning and skills are
integral to its educational programs.
C. The institution has the faculty and staff needed for effective, high-quality
programs and student services.
D. The institution provides support for student learning and effective teaching.
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The institution fulfills the claims if makes for an enriched educational
environment.
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Criteria for Accreditation and Core Components (continued)
Criterion Four: Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
A. The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational
programs.
B. The institution demonstrates a commitment to educational achievement
and improvement through ongoing assessment of student learning.
C. The institution demonstrates a commitment to educational improvement
through ongoing attention to retention, persistence, and completion rates
in its degree and certificate programs.
Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
Criteria for Accreditation and Core Components (continued)
Criterion Five: Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
A. The institution’s resource base supports its current educational programs
and its plans for maintaining and strengthening their quality in the future.
B. The institution’s governance and administrative structures promote
effective leadership and support collaborative processes that enable the
institution to fulfill its mission.
C. The institution engages in systemic and integrated planning.
D. The institution works systematically to improve its performance.
Future Construction Projects
Future Campus Construction Priorities
• Berndt Hall Physics, Engineering, Geosciences Wing
Reconstruction
• Exercise Science/Adventure Education Whalen Gym South
Expansion
• Reed Library Expansion and Renovation
• Exercise Science/Adventure Education Whalen Gym North
Expansion
• Road Improvements (Closure of portion of 8th Avenue to traffic,
construction of new perimeter road around campus)
• Theatre Building Reconstruction
Important Updates
• Common Reading Experience
• Weapons Policy
• New Skyhawk Logo
• Signage Kiosks & Banners
• Finish in Four
• Professional Associates
Milestones
• Welcome Center
• USA Pro Cycling Challenge
• FLC-Chamber of Commerce Internship
Partnership
(Steele Brimhall and his dentistry internship pictured)
Milestones
• Geology Undergrad Research Awards
• Who’s Who Students
(Chemistry’s Amelia Burns pictured)
• Dr. Majel Boxer Named Emerging Scholar
Milestones
• Men’s Soccer National Champs… Again!
• Cycling Best in the Nation… Again!
Native American Tuition Waiver
A hearing will be held in Denver to discuss Senate Bill 3504 on August
22, 2012.
Upcoming Events/Reminders
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Fiesta on the Mesa
Wednesday, September 12; 5-8 p.m.
The Plaza
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Homecoming 2012
Monday, October 1 – Saturday, October 6
www.fortlewis.edu/homecoming
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Athletic Home Openers:
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Football: Saturday, September 8 vs. New Mexico Highlands
Women’s Soccer: Sunday, September 9 vs. Angelo State
Cross Country: Friday, September 14
Volleyball: Friday, September 14 vs. CSU-Pueblo
Men’s Soccer: Sunday, September 16 vs. Colorado Mines
• Alumni Game: Saturday, August 25
And away we go!
Go out there and do good things!