serving the 21 st century student

Serving the 21st Century Student

Making a Difference for Those Who Will Define Our Future

Presented by

10 December 2014

Dr. James L. ApplegateIncoming Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education

GOAL 2025

To increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality

college credentials to 60 percent by 2025.

DEFINITION OF SUCCESS

Participation

Completion

Attainment

WHY IS ACHIEVING GOAL 2025 IMPORTANT?

TO RESPOND TO A CHANGING ECONOMY

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Canada/Japan

Korea

D.C./Massachusetts

Minnesota

North Dakota/Iowa/Connecticut

Colorado

New Hampshire/NebraskaSouth Dakota/Illinois/Pennsylvania/Vermont

Wisconsin/Washington/Hawaii

Virginia/Kansas/Rhode Island

Indiana/CA/DE/NC/MI/IDFlorida/Oregon/South Carolina/Maine

Wyoming/Georgia

Mississippi/AlabamaKY/TN/OK/AZ/AK/TX

New MexicoNevada

Louisiana/West VirginiaArkansas

Ireland

FinlandNetherlands/Switzerland

Greece

Luxembourg

Poland/Chile

Germany

Sweden

Norway/New Zealand

France/Israel

Iceland

Hungary

To Compete for JobsUS states25 to 34 year olds

Missouri/Montana

New York

New JerseyMaryland United Kingdom/Australia

Belgium/United States

SpainEstonia/Denmark

Slovenia

Utah/Ohio

TO SUSTAIN A MIDDLE CLASS AND SUPPORT A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY

WHAT MUST WE DO TO ACHIEVE GOAL 2025?

Create 21st Century Pathways To College and Career for 21st Century Students

TO SUCCEED WE MUST FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS

Of the 17.6M undergrads now enrolled 75% are juggling work, family, and school

TO SUCCEED WE MUST INCLUDE ADULT LEARNERS

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TO SUCCEED REQUIRES FAIRNESS

White Black Hispanic Asian Native American

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Degree Attainment, age 25-64

TO SUCCEED WE MUST STOP “REPRODUCING PRIVILEGE”

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THIS IS NOT “ROCKET SURGERY”: THE REMODELING IS UNDERWAY

In the District College and Credential Completion Network OSSE Scholars Program College Retention Initiative Adult College Completion Initiative (and much more!)

And Across the Country* CSU-San Diego, Riverside, Long Beach Washington State University USC Virginia Commonwealth University UNC-Wilmington Georgia State University Northeastern University (and many more!)

* The Education Trust: Advancing to Completion http://www.edtrust.org/dc/press-room/news/advancing-to-completion

BUT REMODELING IS HARD WORK!Leadership Commitment

1. Values-based culture change

2. Reallocation of resources

3. Relentless focus on data4. Culture of shared

accountability5. Partnerships with K-12,

community, employers

Redesigned Practices

1. Cohesive core curriculum2. Simplified student-

pathways3. High quality student

supports 4. Proactive/intrusive

advising5. Cohort/project based

learning

SO WHAT IS AN ADVISOR/MENTOR TO DO?

BE A VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY STUDENT• Demand a relentless focus on

transparent data to drive decisions: stop doing what doesn’t work

• Join or help create networks and partnerships supporting students’ college access and success

• Help colleges do their part and hold them accountable

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A 21ST CENTURY SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS

1. Create partnerships with K-12, faculty, employers, and the community

2. Focus on pathways to college and career (its about learning AND jobs)

3. Infuse technology to expand capacity, improve quality, and reduce costs

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A 21ST CENTURY ADVISING/MENTORING SYSTEM FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS

4. Work to provide advisors/mentors who look like the students you serve

5. Support accelerated progress to degrees6. Focus on the whole student: financial,

cultural, academic needs7. Focus on transitions (Middle to HS, HS to

college, transfer, college to work)

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A 21ST CENTURY ADVISING/MENTORING SYSTEM FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS

8. Create one stops to ensure students find all financial supports available

9. Provide students/parents with information on the value of college and the multiple paths to a credential

10. Demand information on college outcomes and help students “match” to the college that is best for them

COLLEGE FOR EVERY STUDENT: THEIR LIVES AND OUR FUTURE DEPEND ON IT

THANK YOU!DR. JAMES L. APPLEGATEJAMESLAPPLEGATE@GMAIL.COM