Transcript 2011 Partnering for Success Stakeholders Conference

The Pathway to Success
2011 Stakeholders
Conference
March 31, 2011
The Pathway to Success
Partnering for Success
Serve as a
partner and
catalyst to the
redevelopment
of Terre Haute
The Pathway to Success
Partnering
for Success
Implementation Chair:
Audit Chair:
Serve as a partner
and catalyst to the
redevelopment
of Terre Haute
Diann McKee
Jay Gatrell
The Pathway to Success
Partnering for Success
Initiatives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Energize downtown to create a great
college town
Realize the full potential of the Rural
Health Innovation Collaborative
Develop the neighborhoods around
ISU
Develop a professional development
and conference center in conjunction
with an alumni center
Create a gateway to ISU and a
connection to Riverscape
Improve student housing
The Pathway to Success
Master Plan Tenets
1. Satisfy the functional needs of the academic programs.
2. Modify the housing product as required to meet modern
standards.
3. Provide on-campus athletic facilities that are competitive with the
ISU peer group.
4. Support downtown Terre Haute with the intent of realizing a vital
college town atmosphere.
5. Support the redevelopment of the riverfront in downtown Terre
Haute.
6. Improving campus circulation systems particularly for first-time
visitors.
7. The gross building square footage for non-residential facilities is
to remain at or below the current level.
8. The number of beds for students will remain at the current level.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 1: Energize downtown to
create a great college town
Team Members:
Chris Pfaff (Chair), Business Engagement Center
Maggie Slaven (Chair), Foundation
Brad Venable, Art
Scott Tillman, Facilities Management
Allan Albig, College of Arts & Sciences
Sara Williams, College of Business
Brian Hasler, Office of the President
Pam Chamberlain, Business Engagement Ctr
Katelynn Moats, Student Representative
Carrie Swanson, Student Representative
Rod Henry, Community Representative
Vonda Monts, Community Representative
• Continue involvement in Downtown Terre Haute, Inc.
• Expand scale and scope of business incubator housed in the Business
Engagement Center.
• Oversee the development of a market data packet to be shared with
Downtown Terre Haute prospects and those looking to relocate to the
downtown area.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 1: Energize downtown to
create a great college town
Audit Chair Comment
• The ISU Foundation’s new building with Barnes & Noble has opened and
construction on the Scott College of Business has begun in earnest.
• Additional opportunities are being pursued inclusive of comprehensive
student housing planning based on the results of the 2010 survey of
students.
• ISU continues to be a leader in Downtown Terre Haute, Inc. and is
working on expanding the scale and scope of the business incubator
housed in the Business Engagement Center.
Progress on this initiative is solid and impressive. All three (3) actions were
completed in FY11.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 2: Realize the full potential of
the Rural Health Innovation
Collaborative
Team Members: Biff Williams (Chair), College of Nursing, Health &
Human Services
Dan Bradley, Office of the President and Provost
C. Jack Maynard, Office of the President and Provost
Diann McKee, Office of Business Affairs and Finance
Mark Green, Office of the Provost & Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Jeff Edwards, College of Nursing, Health & Human Services
Peter Duong, I.U. School of Medicine-Terre Haute
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 2: Realize the full potential of
the Rural Health Innovation
Collaborative
• RHIC 501 (C ) (3) status obtained from IRS established the RHIC as a
separate legal entity and website created
• Vision plan completed for RHIC
• Completed feasibility study for business incubator and a health
professions workforce analysis
• Produced an annual report for RHIC
• RHIC Master Plan is underdevelopment with Ratio
• Additional partners have been added to make the RHIC more viable
• Creation of Simulation Center as a part of the RHIC (Union providing
space and equipment with ISU providing personnel)
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 2: Realize the full potential of
the Rural Health Innovation
Collaborative
Audit Chair Comment
This initiative’s progress has been substantial and demonstrates the
capacity for ISU to make a difference with respect to the economic
development trajectory of the city.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 3: Develop the neighborhoods
around ISU
Team Members: Kevin Runion (Chair), Facilities Management
Kevin Hoolehan (Chair), Foundation
Brian Hasler, Office of the President and Provost
Bryan Duncan, Facilities Management
• Since 2005, the University has systematically been acquiring properties
near campus in what have for a relatively long period of time been
classified as ‘distressed.’
• With over 200 properties purchased and razed, the resulting open space,
greenways are beginning to create an attractive neighborhood adjacent
to campus that has fostered a sense of pride in the remaining property
holders such that improvements to those structures are occurring.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 3: Develop the neighborhoods
around ISU
• The university’s ultimate goal would be to control the type and quality of
any planned improvements to the surrounding neighborhoods to the
benefit of the university and our student population, but to also return
these properties to the community as revenue generating land uses of
higher tax value than those sub-standard structures which once made up
the predominance of the area.
• Additionally, some of the properties located to the north of campus near
Union hospital may one day be re-purposed for uses associated with the
currently being planned RHIC District (housing, commercial, medical, and
light retail uses)
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 3: Develop the neighborhoods
around ISU
• In the short term, while awaiting the final re-purposing of these
neighborhoods, the university has created a park-like atmosphere for the
neighborhood including the addition of several small tree farms to
supplement future tree planting needs on our main campus.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 3: Develop the neighborhoods
around ISU
Audit Chair Comment
• As a new initiative, no formal FY11 actions were identified.
• The audit of this initiative suggests explicit benchmarks should be created
for FY12.
• The Division of Business Affairs and Finance, with the support of the
Foundation, has made significant progress.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 4: Develop a professional
development and conference
center in conjunction with an
alumni center
Team Members: Gene Crume (Chair), Foundation
Teddy Lenderman, Foundation
Bryan Duncan, Facilities Management
Jennifer Cook, Hulman Center
Candace Harper, Foundation
• Have toured facilities at Xavier University and the University of
Cincinnati with additional trips planned for the upcoming year.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 4: Develop a professional
development and conference
center in conjunction with an
alumni center
Audit Chair Comment
More robust and explicit benchmarks need to be identified if this
initiative is to continue to be a component of the strategic plan.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 5: Create a gateway to ISU and
a connection to Riverscape
Team Members: Kevin Runion (Chair), Facilities Management
Jim Jensen, Facilities Management
Scott Tillman, Facilities Management
Angie Lansing, Intercollegiate Athletics
Bryan Duncan, Facilities Management
Sister Alma Mary Anderson, Art
George Stachokas, Library
Pat Teeters, Facilities Management
• Indiana State University is a founding member of Riverscape (Wabash
River Development and Beautification Committee).
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 5: Create a gateway to ISU and
a connection to Riverscape
• The university has recognized the potential for this transformational
project to not only benefit the City of Terre Haute and the west central
Indiana region, but to provide educational opportunities and research
opportunities for students and faculty, opportunities most communities
can only dream of having at their backdoor.
• In only 5 short years the committee has been instrumental in changing
the view of what the Wabash River is, from an open smelly, muddy
‘sewer’ to a valuable natural resource.
• Development of the 7,000 acre Wabashiki (wetlands) Fish and Wildlife
Refuge is well underway with not only local volunteer support but
support from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, as well as
various environmental groups such as ‘Ducks Unlimited’
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 5: Create a gateway to ISU and
a connection to Riverscape
• In December, 2009, Indiana State University accepted the roadmap for its
future by embracing a 20 year plan to improve campus and adjacent
downtown student housing, improve academic facilities, administrative
facility improvements, and finally to ‘cross 3rd. Street (U.S. 41) and begin
development of a comprehensive athletic campus for all university
athletic programs including football, baseball, softball, track and field,
and soccer.
• Since the acceptance of the university’s master plan in December. 2009,
the university along with its partner the ISU Foundation have moved
toward purchasing property as it became available, with the current land
holdings being such that phase one the construction of a new track and
field, and soccer venue could begin within a relatively short time to
replace the antiquated Marks Field venue currently on the main campus’
western edge.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 5: Create a gateway to ISU and
a connection to Riverscape
• Discussions are also underway for such potential improvements to the
area as:
- An environmental center along the Wabash River
- Improvements to pedestrian flow and crossing at 3rd. Street (U.S. 41)
and Chestnut Street
- Creation of a newly enhanced, tree-lined with boulevard islands on
Chestnut Street from 3rd. Street east to the center of campus at Dede
Fountain.
- Extension of the community’s existing trail system from campus through
the Riverscape athletic venue campus along the eastern edge of the
Wabash River south under the U.S. 40 bridges to intersect with existing
trails located in Fairbanks Park. The ultimate goal would be for this river
trail to continue south to additional points of interest and venues.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 5: Create a gateway to ISU and
a connection to Riverscape
Audit Chair Comment
• This initiative was a start-up for FY11 and the primary actions have been
acquisition and exploration.
• No formal actions were defined for FY11.
• The audit of this initiative suggests explicit benchmarks should be created
for FY12.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 6: Improve student housing to
meet expectations and
needs of today’s students
Team Members: Mary Ellen Linn (Chair), Residential Life
David Stowe, Recreational Sports
Sue Sluyter, Dining Services
Brenda Monaghan, Residential Life
• The former Barnes and Noble space in HMSU will be converted into a 458+dining facility to augment smaller facilities in Dede I, Dede II, Dede III, Heritage
Ballroom/Lounge, and Hulman Center. Targeted completion of fall 2011.
• RFP/RFQ for A&E services for the renovation of Erickson Hall back to a
residence hall from the current academic uses and the renovation of Lincoln
Quad has been issued. Architect(s) will be selected this spring.
• Off-campus housing RFQ to identify potential developers for a mixed use
retail/student housing facility in the downtown area is being issued. Potential
developer(s) to be selected by late summer.
The Pathway to Success
Initiative 6: Improve student housing to
meet expectations and
needs of today’s students
Audit Chair Comment
• On-going long term comprehensive planning necessitates a longer timeline
than most initiatives and some actions may be abandoned. As a result,
progress has made—but tangible outcomes may be limited within any
single fiscal year.
• The efforts of the Division of Business Affairs and Finance are to be
commended. Likewise, the audit indicates that the division’s capacity to
develop campus based partnership with Residential Life (now located in
Academic Affairs) and to engage the broader campus community in the
planning process is impressive.
The Pathway to Success
Summary
Partnering for Success focuses on developing partnerships with the local
community to advance the University. This is a long-term vision with a
planning horizon beyond the initial five years as outlined in The Pathway to
Success. Many of these initiatives may take 15 to 20 years to realize the full
potential.
The Pathway to Success
Audit Chair Summary
Partnering for Success is an ambitious and essential component of the
strategic plan. While not originally a core goal, the activities and objectives
reflect the institution’s mission and importance of charting a collaborative
future for ISU, our community, and other stakeholders across the Wabash
Valley. The very nature of collaboration is time intensive as it requires
sustained relationship building and thus does not necessarily correspond to
the annual cycle of the strategic planning process. While substantial
progress has been made, the audit highly recommends reasonable
benchmarks be identified for Initiatives 3 and 5 for FY12. Additionally, the
prior benchmarks and activities associated with Initiative 4 should be more
robust and rigorous.
The Pathway to Success
2011 Stakeholders
Conference
March 31, 2011