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BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD MEETING ◘ JANUARY 25, 2017 6:30 P.M. ◘ ALUMNI ROOM, RM 303 MCCARTHY CENTER

AGENDA

1.0 Chair’s Report (5 minutes) 1.1 Trustee Action Item:

Approval of November 30, 2016 Meeting Minutes ATTACHMENT 1.2 Foundation Board update

2.0 President’s Report (10 minutes)

2.2 Mid-year update on University Goals 2.2 Athletics update 2.3 Student-in-the-Spotlight ATTACHMENT

3.0 Student Trustee Report (5 minutes)

4.0 Academic Affairs (10 minutes)

4.1 Academic Affairs Subcommittee Report 5.0 Enrollment and Student Development (15 minutes)

5.1 Admissions Report ATTACHMENT 6.0 Inclusive Excellence (15 minutes) 6.1 Recruitment and retention gap update

6.2 Pathways Internship Program update 6.3 Community Engagement update:

6.3.1 MLK Youth Conference 6.3.2 MetroWest Human Services Advocacy Coalition: Unity Day

7.0 General Counsel (15 minutes) 7.1 Strategic Plan update ATTACHMENT 8.0 Administration, Finance and Technology (10 minutes)

8.1 Trustee Action Item: 8.1.1 Warren Conference Center and Inn Parcels Sale ATTACHMENT 8.1.2 Personnel Actions ATTACHMENT

8.2 Capital Funding Updates 8.3 Operating Budgets Updates

9.0 New Business

BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD MEETING ◘ JANUARY 25, 2017 6:30 P.M. ◘ ALUMNI ROOM, RM 303 MCCARTHY CENTER

10.0 Public Comment

11.0 Adjourn Open Meeting

1.0 Chair’s Report

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MINUTES ◘ BOARD MEETING ◘ NOVEMBER 30, 2016 6:30 P.M.

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In Attendance: Trustees’ Karl Bryan, Nancy Budwig, Paul Combe (by phone), Sonia Diaz, Kevin Foley, Michael Grilli, Brian Herr, Anthony Hubbard, Richard Logan, Fernando Quezada, Robert Richards (Emeritus) 1.0 Chair’s Report

Chair Logan began the meeting at 6:30 pm, explaining that the meeting format would change and would include more power point presentations by employees other than the executive staff. He welcomed new Trustee Anthony Hubbard. Chair Logan informed the Board that Trustee Combe was participating remotely, as well as Vice President Holloway, and that all votes would be done by roll call. Chair Logan called for a motion to approve the minutes of the September 28, 2016 meeting, with one change to include Trustee Neshe’s name in the list of attendees.

* * * On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call to

approve the minutes of the September 28, 2016 Board meeting with Trustee Hubbard abstaining from the vote.

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2.0 President’s Report: President Cevallos reported on the following matters:

Hope in Action – Following the presidential election, students convened to form Hope in Action, a grass roots movement to promote unity on campus. Several events around this theme are currently planned and in the planning stages;

Danforth/Framingham Letter of Intent – The University, Framingham State University Foundation, Inc., Framingham State University Foundation Supporting Organization, Inc., and the Danforth Art Museum have drafted a letter of intent (LOI) detailing plans for their future affiliation. The LOI has been approved by the Foundation, the Supporting Organization and the Danforth Board. The Town of Framingham has indicated that it will work cooperatively with the University and the Foundation to

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resolve any issues regarding the transfer of the Maynard Building. Once a final agreement is reached, the Board will be asked to give its approval.

* * * On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call to

approve the signing of the letter of intent detailing the proposed affiliation among Framingham State University, Framingham State University Foundation, Inc., Framingham State University

Foundation Supporting Organization, Inc., and the Danforth Art Museum.

* * * Student-in-the-Spotlight - Professor Steven Dinkelacker, Biology Department,

introduced student Ryan Hanscom, a biology major and senior. Both spoke about Mr. Hanscom’s experiences in conducting field research with the Nature Conservancy.

Strategic Planning – The University is currently in a strategic planning year for a new

five year plan. Actions taken to-date include: o Formed strategic planning advisory committee and hired a consultant; o Open forum information sessions being held to educate the University about its

fiscal health, academic offerings, student services, diversity and inclusion and fundraising efforts. Next information session will focus on student services on December 12, 2016 followed by a presentation about Diversity and Inclusion and Fundraising on January 25, 2017 and Academic Affairs on January 30, 2017;

o A gathering is being planned for elected officials and community leaders to share their insights with strategic planning committee and executive staff

o The strategic planning committee is currently in a data gathering phase; the University will move into the next phase of strategic planning, visioning and goal setting, after the winter break.

Framingham State University Alumni Association – Claire Ramsbottom, past President of the University’s Alumni Association, reported to the Board the Alumni Association’s mission, goals for FY2016-17, and its current activities. To note, the Association seeks to increase its emergency grant fund and scholarship fund, further diversify its membership, create new affinity groups, implement a new subcommittee structure and better inform itself about the University by hearing reports from University leaders.

3.0 Chief of Staff, General Counsel and Secretary’s Report Chief of Staff & General Counsel Rita Colucci reminded the Board of their obligation to complete an on-line ethics training and to submit their completion certificates to her.

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4.0 Student Trustee Report Trustee Bryan reported on the following matters:

Following the presidential election, students sought a vehicle to express their feelings. The fall administrator’s forum gave rise to Hope in Action, giving students from all points of view a forum to talk openly;

Registration – Students continue to feel anxious over registering for classes and some students would like to take 5 classes per semester but are stymied by policies governing the number of courses a student may take in one semester.

5.0 Academic Affairs Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs’ Linda Vaden-Goad spoke on the following matters:

Sabbatical requests total 16 for Academic Year 2017-18. Academic Deans’ Dargan, Carroll and Cote each highlighted the experiences of one faculty member who had recently completed a sabbatical;

Continued review of policies, procedures and practices; Reimagining the First Year – Data Day being held on February 15, 2016; new logo

designed with goal of encouraging students to feel they belong at FSU. 6.0 Enrollment and Student Development

Dean of Enrollment Management Jeremy Spencer presented on the following matters:

WICHE data including number of anticipated high school graduates over next 20 years, and demographic profile of those students;

Enrollment assumptions for FSU and the current enrollment model; New CRM system which allows the Admissions Office to communicate more rapidly

and effectively with prospective students; Seek to increase Financial Aid filings and to align financial aid more closely with

Admissions Office;

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Increase in “yield” events to encourage students who have been accepted to choose Framingham State.

Director of Marketing Averil Capers gave a presentation on the University’s marketing efforts:

Displayed several slides of marketing materials, including the new “My Way” campaign;

Detailed the advertising strategy including mall and bus advertising; Presented the website homepage redesign; Introduced “Campus Bird,” an interactive map and virtual tour platform that will be

available on the website. 7.0 Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sean Huddleston reported on the following matters in his division:

Increase from 26% to 30% of students of color of total student population from AY 2015-16 to AY2016-17;

Minority male population higher than minority female population; Framingham has largest percentage of minority students as compared to our sister “F &

W” schools. 8.0 Administration, Finance and Technology Executive Vice President Dale Hamel updated the Board with his “Fiscal Realities” presentation, which included the following:

Framingham State University is in a strong financial position having experienced significant enhancement in its financial position over the past decade;

Net position tripled over the past decade University was in a growth mode for the last strategic planning process, but that is not

the case during this planning year; Aggregate debt has increased by $28.1 million over ten years, while net capital

investment increased by $74.5 million;

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Current fiscal year budget is projected to be in deficit due to enrollments below target and state appropriations coverage below level service costs, and reluctance to increase student fees;

Long range pro forma budget (5 years out) does not anticipate significant increases in university revenues (and significantly below prior decade levels);

Significant progress was made over the past decade in terms of addressing priority projects from the 2008 and 2012 capital master plans;

Current capital plan identifies four remaining priority projects for revenue financing: Library, Crocker Hall, Athletic Fields, Mayhew Building;

Limited state support is anticipated for capital projects in the near term; Debt burden ratio is capped at 5% and the University is below that at 4.7% Over the past ten years:

o State appropriations have increased 3.7% annually on average o Student revenues have increased 7.3% annually (a combination of

enrollment growth and rate increases), with a portion going to financial aid;

o Instruction expenditures have increased 7.4% annually on average; o Student support services expenditures have increased 9.6% annually; o Operations and Maintenance expenditures (from Operations) have

increased 2.7% annually on average; o FSU compares very well to its sister institutions with most ratios at or

near the top of their peer group. However, current projections anticipate deficits in FY2017 and FY2018;

o Limited state support is anticipated for capital projects in the near term although FSU is positioning projects for potential deferred maintenance and targeted new initiatives funding.

Executive Vice President Dale Hamel asked for a motion to approve the personnel actions list:

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On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted by roll call to accept the personnel actions list.

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9.0 New Business

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There was no new business. 10.0 Public Comment

There was no public comment.

11.0 Adjourn Public Meeting

* * * * On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to

adjourn the open meeting.

* * * * The meeting adjourned at 8:37 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Richard C. Logan Chair

Framingham State University, Board of Trustees

Dr. F. Javier Cevallos President

Framingham State University

Foundation BoardROB RAMRATH, PRESIDENTJANUARY 25, 2017

Agenda

Historical context Background & data Financial Update

Today is a grounding conversation.In the future we’ll offer general updates.

Our Founding Established on November 10, 1981, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit MGL: Allows for the creation of non-profit foundations to solicit,

receive, and manage gifts on behalf of the public universities in the Commonwealth

“The Framingham State College Foundation, Inc. was founded in 1981 by former President D. Justin McCarthy when Dr. Alice Glover, a long-time faculty member in the science department made a large bequest. President McCarthy knew the importance of creating a separate organization that could protect and invest this and other generous gifts of the Foundation’s friends and supporters.”

MissionThe Framingham State University Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that supports the University’s goal of providing access to higher education along with educational excellence by raising and investing funds and developing friends and partners on behalf of the University and its students.

Foundation Objectives The objectives of the Foundation are to attract private funds, promote the support of business, professional and community leaders, and receive, manage and disburse resources in support of the University. The Foundation’s funds provide scholarships, enhance teaching and learning, support faculty and staff development, build library and technology resources, support the Universities infrastructure, and promote cultural and curriculum development.

Our Membership Presidents (not inclusive list…)

Edward Burke – MA State Senator Paul Combe, President and CEO of American Student Assistance Kevin Foley, AVP, Finance & General Accounting, TJX Companies, Inc.

(eight year tenure – THANK YOU Kevin!) Over sixteen years (data) have averaged 21 board members – Very

stable 23 members currently 56% Alum

High caliber people Law, engineering, psychology, marketing, legislators, accounting,

construction, business, creative arts, charity, university president, auditor, and more

The Team

Rob Ramrath President

Dr. Robert Bonnevie

Clerk

James Hastings Treasurer

EX-OFFICIO Dr. F. Javier Cevallos President, Framingham State University

Eric Gustafson Executive Director

Dr. Dale Hamel Executive Vice President

A Hierarchy

Foundation

Supporting Organization

Committees Finance

Marketing

Membership

Supporting Organization

For the exclusive benefit of the Foundation Purchase, receive, take by grant, gift, devise, bequest or otherwise,

lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, manage, employ, use and otherwise deal in and with real or personal property

Sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage, etc. of real property

Gifts Unrestricted – to greatest need Restricted

Targeted to program or scholarship Scholarships

Foundation General Scholarship Fund Permanently endowed

Generally $25K or more Based on defined criteria Spending 5% target, maintain corpus

Current use Generally $25K or more Spend down according to defined criteria

Investment & Spending Policy “Maximize the total rate of return of the portfolio, given the

investment objective, asset allocation…” We play for the long run

Leverage investment advisers Managing the assets in accordance with the guidelines Selecting, rebalancing, terminating, and making tactical shifts Monitor performance & adjust Communicate – performance & outlook Evaluate performance against benchmarks

Target rolling avg. minimum real RoR 5% = annual spend rate target Equities, cash, fixed, alternative (limited to 10%)

Investment Advisers Boston Trust

Mostly individual stocks & bonds

$4,493,040.

Brown Advisory (new) Funds, funds of funds, individual stocks & bonds

$3,806,412

We expect accountability and performance Monthly/Quarterly reports

At least annual in-person meetings

We have fired advisers (Eaton Vance) Cash (Bank, MMDT):$888,276

Total EO Q1: $9,011,208.

Giving History

$0

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$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

$900,000

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

Scholarships Internships Campaign Total

Snapshot: 212 students directly supported 2015-2016

Investment Stewardship

$0

$1,000,000

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Funds

Current Agenda

Support the campaign Membership engagement Foundation Marketing Audacity

Show up as the jewel we are

Demonstrate value to local to dramatically increase large private and corporate gifts

2.0 President’s Report

COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN UPDATE As of January 12, 2017

Campaign Goal: $12,000,000

Campaign Raised to Date Total: $11,565,006 96% to goal 80% time elapsed

Balance to be Raised: $434,994

FY17 Goals:

Area FY16 Goal Total Raised

(Cash & Pledges)

Cash Received

Annual Giving $600,000 $194,002 $240,394 Building Endowment $150,000 $101,356 $33,939 University Facilities & Equipment $100,000 $4,253 $31,232 Faculty and Academic Programs $650,000 $1,260,038 $1,230,468

Totals: $1,500,000 $1,559,649 $1,536,033

Gift Chart - Progress Toward Goals

Gift Level # Gifts Needed

Gifts Received Balance

$1,000,000 1 0 1 $500,000 3 5 0 $250,000 6 8 0 $100,000 14 7 7 $50,000 25 11 14 $25,000 40 33 7 $10,000 100 66 34

4.0 Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs: Mid-Year Report January 2017

Year 5 of 5 – Year Strategic Plan – Selected Examples

1. Develop and retain quality faculty and staff

a. Develop recruiting strategies to attract top faculty candidates ● IN PROGRESS. Mary Miles Bibb Fellowship. A search committee has been formed to launch a search for a Mary Miles

Bibb Fellow, a position that commence in September 2017. The Mary Miles Bibb Teaching Fellows are early career faculty members who have exhibited sustained and passionate commitments to diversity and inclusion in teaching, scholarship, and/or service.

● ONGOING. Successful Diversity Hiring. We regularly support departments to send search committee representatives to professional conferences to recruit diverse and highly qualified faculty. Many departments are participating in this new practice, and it is working well. As of fall 2016, we have progressed from our baseline of 8.1% overall to 19.6% for TT faculty (our 2017 target was 10%).

● ONGOING. Sociology and Criminology Recruitment. The Department of Sociology recently recruited candidates for a tenure-track criminology position at the American Sociological Association annual conference in Seattle. One of the candidates whom they met in Seattle recently accepted a position with the department and will start in September 2017.

● ONGOING. Art and Music Recruitment. Representatives from The Department of Art and Music will attend the College Art Association Conference this year to recruit candidates for its two openings (Studio Art/Sculpture and Art History/Generalist).

b. Orient and mentor early-career faculty ● DONE. Continuing Education English Language Program. Developed a new Teacher Mentoring of TOEFL Preparation

Teachers to provide consistency throughout the programs and improve desirable outcomes. ● ONGOING. Department of Sociology Mentoring Program. The department has launched a new mentoring program

that matches junior faculty members with new faculty members. c. Support CELTSS and other faculty and staff development resources

● DONE. CELTSS Events Supporting Faculty Excellence in Teaching, Learning, Scholarship, and Service. The second annual CELTSS Faculty Writing Retreat was held in June 2016. Fall events included New Faculty Welcome Day, Fall Lyceum Lecture by Dr. Kelly Matthews, Celebration of the 2016 Distinguished Faculty Awards, and two Scholars on the Hill sessions for presenting faculty scholarship. CELTSS Director of Mentoring, Dr. Ira Silver, held four mentoring sessions for new and pre-tenured faculty.

● DONE. CELTSS Funding for Faculty Work. In fall 2016, VP Vaden-Goad approved 5 course releases for 2017 and 44 recommendations for CELTSS funding for innovation in teaching, research stipends, travel to present research, and travel for professional development.

● DONE. CELTSS Teaching Pairs. In the fall, 16 faculty visited each other’s classrooms and discussed pedagogy and improving students’ learning .The program will continue in the spring.

● ONGOING. CELTSS Contribution to Re-Imagining the First Year (RFY). Collaborating with RFY Faculty & Staff Working Group and First-Year Foundations Steering Committee, CELTSS is planning a spring Conference on Teaching.

● ONGOING. CELTSS Online Teaching Resource Center. CELTSS Directors are working with Library staff to create a LibGuide to make available a wide variety of teaching materials and resources.

● IN PROGRESS. CELTSS Annual January Day: Perspectives on Teaching and Advising includes sessions on the importance of the Humanities, Connecting Course Concepts to the Real World, and Solution Focused Academic Advising.

● IN PROGRESS. CELTSS will fund the second “Advising is Mentoring” faculty workshop. Dr. Gregory and the Academic Advising Advisory Group will offer a workshop for faculty on February 4.

● IN PROGRESS. CELTSS Day in May. CELTSS Day in May will celebrate faculty teaching, scholarship, and creativity, with a keynote presentation by Dr. David Yeager. The day will conclude with CELTSS annual “All About Personnel Actions” workshop.

● ONGOING. Project NeXT. Dr. May Chaar of the Math Department has applied to participate in Project NeXT. This is a program of the Mathematical Society of America aimed at providing mentoring to early career faculty.

● ONGOING. Project Kaleidoscope. We have partnered with our sister institutions to form a Massachusetts Chapter of PKal. The inaugural meeting was held at FSU in October. The next meeting will be at Westfield State in June.

● IN PROGRESS: Certificate in Program Assessment. Ten faculty from undergraduate and graduate programs will participate in a five workshop series in Spring 2017 focused on developing an assessment Plan. The program is sponsored by CELTSS and the Office of Assessment.

d. Provide the tools and equipment to support faculty work



● IN PROGRESS. Ceramics/Sculpture Facility and Art Studio Space for Seniors. A new space has been identified in the capital plan for migration of the Ceramics and Sculpture studio classrooms to the Mayhew Building. This move would open up space in May Hall for senior art studios.

● IN PROGRESS. LifeSize Equipped Classroom Space for Multi-institutional Learning. Hemenway Hall 107 has been designated as a classroom space for an upgrade to include the LifeSize system, which will allow classes to be taught simultaneously at FSU and other institutions. In Spring 2017, a French language class will be the pilot for the use of this technology. Fitchburg State has agreed to stream the class to us. In Fall 2017, FSU Professor Cheng-Fu Chen will stream three Chinese courses out to Fitchburg and Mass Maritime.

● ONGOING. Digital Repository. The Digital Repository team continues to maintain and promote the University’s Digital Repository. They add items into the Faculty Selected Works pages, highlight campus wide programs (including the NEASC self-study), and digitize editions of the Gatepost and other archival images. Other projects in the pipeline include the completion of the McAuliffe digital collection, the creation of an events community, and the addition of all CELTSS programs into the repository.

● DONE: Library. Upon request, purchased an Archives of American Newspapers (Readex) for History department faculty. ● ONGOING. Collaborative Response Group. The Student Assistance Team (SAT), which is made up of representatives

from residence life, campus police, the Counseling Center, the Center for Academic Success and Advising (CASA), the Office of the Dean of Students, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the faculty was formed in the fall semester. The mission of SAT is to “identify and respond to students of concern in a coordinated manner in order to promote student safety, success, and community well-being.” Specifically, the team provides a mechanism for various community stakeholders (e.g., faculty, staff, students) to share information and refer students who are identified as in need of additional support (beyond what is offered by existing offices) in academic and/or co-curricular aspects of student life. The goal of the team is to arrange for such support through a process of assessment, assistance, collaboration, and ongoing monitoring. The group meets on a weekly basis.

● ONGOING. Increased Office Space for Faculty. Faculty in Education, Political Science, Psychology and Philosophy, Sociology, and World Languages have moved to O’Connor Hall. This move has allowed all full-time faculty in most departments to have single offices. Part-time faculty are also now housed with their departments.

● ONGOING. New GIS Lab. A new GIS lab has opened. ● ONGOING. New Psychology Labs. We have moved our psychology labs from Hemenway Hall to O’Connor Hall. We

now have four psychology labs in O’Connor Hall in close proximity to the faculty offices. ● ONGOING. New Equipment Purchases. The Biology and Chemistry Departments have purchased approximately

$500,000 of equipment with the equipment allocation from the new building funds. Nursing and Computer Science are in the process of using their building funds.

● ONGOING. New Equipment Purchases. The Nursing Departmet has purchased equipment to develop new nursing simulation labs in Hemenway Hall..

● DONE. Davis Educational Foundation grant. The Office of Assessment successfully completed the two-year grant-funded project focused on faculty development in critical thinking and written communication. A report was submitted to the Davis Educational Foundation.

● IN PROGRESS. Sociology Lab and Smart Conference Room. The Department of Sociology has submitted proposals for dedicated laboratory space for Methods classes and a Smart Conference Room in O’Connor Hall to facilitate Skype class sessions with scholars around the world.

● IN PROGRESS. Alumni House Special Collections. Dr. Lori Bihler, in collaboration with Whittemore Library Staff, is working to secure the gifting of the Alumni House’s special collections to Framingham State University.

● IN PROGRESS. Mixed-Reality Simulation Lab. The Department of Education was recently awarded an equipment grant from the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education. The department has received software and equipment to provide students with simulated classroom experiences to prepare them for their student teaching placements. Course instructors will manipulate avatars in the simulations to replicate classroom settings and dynamics.

e. Strengthen academic community ● DONE. Master Contact List for Graduate Studies Faculty. In response to faculty’s request to have a consolidated list of

helpful staff contacts, Graduate Studies compiled and distributed a master contact list to all Graduate Studies faculty members.

● DONE. Department of Art and Music Retreat. The Department of Art and Music held an early summer retreat at the newly-purchased Warren Center to discuss recruitment strategies, student involvement, retention, engagement with the community, and curricular programming, including the possibility of a new BFA program.

● ONGOING. Seminars for the Presentation of Faculty Research. The Department of World Languages launched a series of department seminars for faculty to present their research to students and peers.



● ONGOING. Federal ICR rate. Grants & Sponsored Programs and executive and senior administrators are discussing the possibility of approaching a federal agency for a federal ICR rate that will replace Framingham State University’s current standard 10 percent.

● ONGOING. Formalizing a time & effort policy. Grants & Sponsored Programs collaborated with Human Resources and the Provost to set a time & effort policy for FSU. This policy will document annual time commitment by faculty and staff to federal and state grant programs.

● ONGOING. Graduate Program Coordinators and Advisors periodic meetings. In addition to the offsite retreat held in May of each year, there is a Coordinator/Advisor meeting in both fall and spring, where the Dean of Graduate Studies presents program and administrative updates. All attendees are encouraged to submit ideas for discussion.

● ONGOING. STEM Faculty Fridays. STEM faculty held a series of informal Friday afternoon meetings to discuss pedagogy and research opportunities. These meetings were funded in part with money from the STEM retention grant from DHE.

● ONGOING. Chairs Retreat. The Academic Deans launched the inaugural chairs retreat in August 2017 at the Warren Center. They spend two days with chairs working on strategic planning, budgeting, student recruitment, and personnel evaluations.

2. Strengthen new student preparation, induction and early academic success

a. Improve orientation, first-year and transitional programs

● ONGOING. Re-Imagining the First Year (RFY). Framingham State University has been selected as one of 44 public universities across the nation to study and improve best practices for first-year students. We have four committees and a steering committee working steadily for the next 3 years. Our motto: “FSU Belong.” The motto highlights one of the significant constructs impeding 1st-year student success: “belongingness uncertainty.” With this motto and the logo that now accompanies it, we commit to work together across the university, recognizing our shared interest in moving our first-year students toward success. All roles matter.

● ONGOING. Retreats for New Students. Retreats for new students are elaborated each year (especially Biology and Honors), and numerous departments are developing transitional programs by working with alumni and Industry Advisory Boards. The English Department took a field trip for new majors to Literary Concord, fall 2016.

● DONE. CELTSS Participation in Reimagining the First Year. CELTSS collaborated with First-Year Foundations on a Foundations workshop for faculty and facilitators on first-year pedagogy, advising, and non-cognitive factors affecting student learning.

● ONGOING. CASA Early Academic Alert. The Early Academic Alert system was expanded in anticipation of the launch of Starfish, where CASA staff will review and respond to concerns about student progress raised by faculty.

● ONGOING. Admissions Faculty Fridays. The Academic Deans will host half-day admissions events for accepted students in their colleges beginning in spring 2017. Accepted students will attend a student panel, go on campus tours that are targeted towards their colleges, and have lunch together.

b. Build connection/community on campus ● DONE. Graduate Student Handbook. The Graduate Student Handbook was revised and redistributed for the new

academic year. Links within document to previous website were updated to now reflect new website. ● ONGOING. Graduate Student Orientation. New Student Orientation is held in August and January of each year to

welcome new Graduate Students and provide helpful information about the administrative services/offices on campus. Students then attend break-out sessions led by the Program Coordinator.

● DONE. Creation of Course Map/Schedule for Graduate Programs. All Program Coordinators were asked to develop a map/schedule of all the required courses for their programs so it is available to students (posted on Website). 100% completed.

● ONGOING. Starfish ‘Connect’ and ‘Early Alert’ will be implemented for the spring 2017 semester. ● ONGOING. Computer Science Pizza Parties. The CS department has been holding monthly pizza parties. These events

have given students the opportunity for informal interaction with faculty. Discussion topics center on academic and career planning.

● ONGOING. “Welcoming the World to FSU” Campus Tour provides continuing education ESL students the opportunity to meet with university officials and ask them questions.

● ONGOING. Continuing Education Newsletter. The Dean of CE prepared and sent an electronic fall 2016 newsletter to all matriculated CE students. The newsletter is designed to foster a greater sense of community among CE students and provide ongoing communication with them regarding courses and campus events. The newsletter will be sent three times during the year.



● DONE. English Language Programs. Continuing Education’s English Language Programs (ELP) has moved from the Maynard Building to O’Connor Hall. All ELP noncredit courses will now be held on campus, providing greater opportunities for non-native English speaking students to be integrated into the campus community.

c. Align readiness skills with college expectations ● IN PROGRESS. Expansion of Dual Enrollment Program. Through funding in the amount of $46,000 from the MA DHE

Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership Grant, continuing education has expanded opportunities for high school students to enroll in college level courses in STEM and in other academic areas. In fall 2017, college courses were offered to cohorts from Framingham High School, Keefe Technical High School and Milford High School. 58 high school students participated in the fall 2016 program. Three additional courses will be offered in spring 2017.

● DONE. Online History Skills Modules. In fall 2016, the History Department introduced six new online skills modules for use in all introductory-level history courses.

d. Strengthen assessment, advisement and placement (see 3e for assessment) ● IN PROGRESS. Assessment of Advising Process. Academic Advising Survey 2017 and PLUS Survey 2017 will be prepared

for administration this spring 2017 semester. The Director of Advising will work with chairs to tailor the assessment to department advising via department-specific, as opposed to merely standard, questions.

● ONGOING: New Math Placement Process. First-Year Programs, Academic Affairs, Math Department, Enrollment Management, Institutional Effectiveness, and CASA are collaborating on a new mathematics placement requirement and procedure based on recommendations from the MA Board of Higher Education. The Math Department is continuing this successful pilot with changes mandated by the BHE.

● Ongoing: New Developmental Math Program. The Math Department is developing a new co-requisite approach to remediation. A new Math Emporium will be developed to provide space for co-requisite lab work and for assistance for struggling math students.

e. Monitor and foster systematic and progressive preparation for graduation ● ONGOING. Meetings for Graduate Studies Personnel. The Dean of Graduate Studies has instituted meetings each

semester for all graduate coordinators, advisors, and staff, focusing on the academic aspects of student recruitment, retention, and policies. Also, this year we started a monthly brainstorming meeting for graduate and continuing education staff to address challenges and new initiatives.

● ONGOING. MA DESE EPIC grant. The College of Education garnered a $49,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through MA DESE to build collaborative ties with TEC, a consortium of public school districts, to strengthen pre-service training for students in the Education Department at FSU.

3. Pursue excellence and engagement in the academic experience

a. Increase student-faculty collaboration ● IN PROGRESS. New Dashboard Software. We will be working with faculty during the spring 2017 semesters to assist

them in maintaining information which will be used for post-tenure review, promotions, student collaboration and CVs. ● ONGOING. Honors Program Teaching Assistants. Three students have served as TAs since the inception of the

program in spring 2014. ● DONE. Honors Program Thesis Completion: A record 38 honors students completed their honors thesis during the

2015-2016 academic year. We are hoping for an equally vigorous thesis group this year. ● ONGOING. Graduate Assistantship Program. This is the 3rd year for implementing this program. Five graduate

assistantships were given to qualified graduate students for the duration of the academic year. Students were selected and assigned to interested departments on campus. Students worked 15 hours per week, supervised by faculty or staff, and gained practical experience either in research or in office management.

● ONGOING. Creating a Culture of Assessment to Enhance Library Services. This year, the Library improved student assistant customer service training, added an iPad loan program, and improved furnishings in the Periodicals study area based on feedback from previous surveys and focus groups. A follow up on the impact of these improvements will be included in the March 2017 focus group and building usage study. Plans are underway to streamline and update the Reference collection and to add electricity and workstations in the Reference Room for quiet study.

● ONGOING. Undergraduate Research Conference. Every April, the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst hosts the Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. This year, the state university presidents assisted in covering some of the costs of this event. April 24, 2015 marked the 21st installment of this conference, during which 153 students from Framingham State University presented. Participation was up from last year by 33 students (April 25, 2014 had 120 students). This year, on April 22, 2016, 165 undergraduate students presented.



● ONGOING. MERC Newsletter. The 34th edition of the MetroWest Economic Research Center (MERC) Newsletter was issued in fall 2016. The newsletter contains student interns’ articles on economic issues in MetroWest, South Shore, as well as in the 495/MetroWest region. The newsletter also provides updates of unemployment rates in selected sub-state regions in Massachusetts.

● ONGOING. MERC Advisory Board. Three MERC student interns - Timothy Bryan, James Alimi, and Matthew Diver -presented their work at the MERC Advisory Board meetings in October 2016.

● ONGOING. MERC Presentation at MetroWest Leadership Academy. MERC student intern Cecilia Valentine, Dr. Luis Rosero of Department of Economics and Prof. Donald MacRitchie of MERC presented their work at the MetroWest Leadership Academy in November 2016.

● DONE. History Student Research Presentation. History students enrolled in the fall 2016 courses HIST 250 Historical Research and Writing and HIST 450 Seminar in History presented their research as posters in a public History Research Symposium.

b. Increase experiential learning opportunities ● DONE. MSEN, Art Department, McAuliffe Center, and the DPW. Graphic Design students from the Art and Music

Department collaborated on four major “real world” projects in designing/developing identity for the MetroWest Stem Education Network, the recruitment website for FSU’s Studio Arts, the McAuliffe Center, and the Framingham Department of Public Works.

● ONGOING. Inside-Out Program. We have now completed eight courses in this prison exchange program, and have added a new site as well (pre-release facility in Framingham). An additional faculty member has been trained to teach in the program and will begin teaching in spring 2017.

● ONGOING. Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard and FSU Research Collaboration. FSU and BCH submitted a grant application to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the auspices of Dr. David Ludwig, who currently is the PI on an on-site research study related to weight loss, maintenance, and dietary balance. The total direct costs to FSU are $984,677 and the total F&A is $49,525. The total requested is $1,034,202.

● ONGOING. Political Science Department. Political Science students will participate in the National Model United Nations competition in spring 2017.

● IN PROGRESS. Entrepreneur Innovation Center (EIC) Internships. The EIC has increased its capacity for student internships with its move to 860 Worcester Road. In spring 2017 the EIC will have its largest internship class since it began with 12 students. Several of these internships are funded by FSU’S CHOICE program and by NorthEast Community Bank.

● ONGOING. Liberal Studies Degree. The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Liberal Studies offers undergraduate students the opportunity to earn academic credit for prior experiential learning. Students submit a portfolio detailing their experiences and the learning that they gained. The portfolio is then review for credit by a team of FSU faculty.

c. Strengthen citizen engagement opportunities ● ONGOING. Lifelong Learning Programs. FSU’s Continuing Education Office and the Framingham Public Library (FPL)

collaborated to offer 10 Lifelong Learning Lectures in fall 2016, and the four-week October series in Adventures in Lifelong Learning. These programs served over 400 citizens. A $1,500 grant was received from the Framingham Cultural Council for the lecture series in 2017.

● ONGOING. English Language Programs. FSU’s Continuing Education Office provided English Language Programs (ELP) to over 300 non-native speakers in fall 2016.

● ONGOING. Science on State Street. The science departments and the McAuliffe Center are planning FSU’s third Annual Science Festival for families from Framingham and the surrounding area in spring 2017. In April 2016, more than 500 people participated in a wide array of science activities on campus.

● IN PROGRESS. Campus Creative. The College of Arts and Humanities is preparing for a fall 2017festival of creativity catering toward students and the community.

● ONGOING. CLEO Initiative. A cross-division team of faculty, administrators, and staff has convened as CLEO, a planning group to advise on Civic Learning, Engagement, and Outreach at the University. An environmental scan of all of the University’s civic learning and engagement efforts has been completed, and the data analysis process has begun. The CLEO group will deliver a report to the senior staff in the 2016-2017 academic year and make some recommendations as to how to move forward with our civic learning and engagement issues. Academic Affairs has funded a civic learning and engagement faculty institute for the 2016-2017 academic year.

● IN PROGRESS. College of Education. Working with Representative Chris Walsh and local parents, the College is in the initial stages of bringing to campus a Parent Resource Center which will serve to support the parents of children with learning challenges.



● ONGOING. CASA. Framingham State students continue to provide mentorship to the Framingham community through after-school programming at Musterfield Place and Bethany Hill Place as well as in collaboration with Pelham Apartments.

● ONGOING. Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) Interns. The CCF interns, working with Dr. Rutter in the Department of Sociology, are writing short articles that offer sociological perspectives on public issues in a national forum

● DONE. Election Night Viewing Event. The History Department and the Political Science Department co-sponsored an Election Night viewing event for students.

d. Grow honors and academic enrichment opportunities ● DONE. Biology Applies to Host Honors Beta Beta Beta. The Biology Department has been approved to host a chapter

of Beta Beta Beta, the Biological Honor Society. A representative of Beta Beta Beta visited campus in March to review the Department and the application. We held the inaugural induction ceremony in fall 2016.

● IN PROGRESS. Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) Student Activism Award. Two sociology majors, recently nominated by faculty and staff at FSU, were announced as winners of the SWS Student Activism Award. They will receive their award at the SWS conference in Albuquerque in February 2017.

e. Assess and document student learning and personal growth ● IN PROGRESS. Academic Program Assessment. A new reporting template for Program Assessment was developed and

used across all academic degree granting programs at FSU. This year most of the undergraduate and graduate programs submitted assessment reports. Programs without reports will send representatives to the certificate program in program assessment in order to make reporting an annual campus wide effort.

● IN PROGRESS. IACBE Accreditation: International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education self-study has been submitted. An accreditation team from IACBE will be visiting campus in late January 2017.

● IN PROGRESS. Graduate Program Assessment. All Graduate programs have assessment plans based on the FSU plan template. A graduate assistant has been hired; funding was made available through the DGCE Trust Fund to facilitate implementation of plan in fall 2016. The Graduate Student Exit survey will be administered in May 2016.

● IN PROGRESS. Graduating Graduate Students Exit Survey. The survey instrument has been revised in consultation with the Dean of Graduate Studies for usability and to obtain the results we need. The survey will be administered in spring 2017.

● IN PROGRESS. Annual Commencement Survey. The 2016-17Commencement Survey will be administered in spring 2017. Results from the previous year were compiled and uploaded to the FSU website.

● ONGOING. Writing through the Core Program. The Department of Sociology is developing an assessment program that involves student writing assessments in 100-level courses and then subsequent assessments for the same students when they have completed 300-level courses.

● ONGOING. Spanish Assessment Exam. The Department of World Languages administers Assessment Exams that measure students’ proficiency in the language at the latter part of their FSU tenure.

f. Enrich university community with diversity ● IN PROGRESS. Institutes for K-12 Teachers. The Center for Global Education offered two summer institutes for

teachers, one on climate change and the other on South Africa. ● IN PROGRESS. Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative. FSU is in the second year of a state grant to bring

intellectually disabled 18-22 year-olds to campus to audit classes and to participate in the university community through the Diverse Scholars Program. Nine Diverse Scholars representing five partner school districts participated in fall 2016 and all will be returning for spring 2017. We anticipate additional students and partner districts for fall 2017.

● IN PROGRESS. Faculty Development in Diversity. The CDI is currently running FSU’s third faculty diversity and inclusion institute, Widening the Circle. Fifteen faculty members are working with peer facilitators to develop assignments focusing on human diversity.

● DONE. Library Diversity Initiatives. The Library staff members continue to be trained and provide equipment and services to library users facing visual, hearing or mobility challenges. In addition, the Library received an American Library Association Latino Americans grant to fund several scholar talks on the associated PBS series, a photo exhibit and reception highlighting the various contributions of Latino Americans, a presentation at the Framingham Public Library by the author of the book “Wise Latinas”, and a field trip for students to the Edward Kennedy Museum.

● IN PROGRESS. Library Exhibit. Plans are underway to participate in the spring 2017 Latinos in Baseball exhibit and artifacts collection event in collaboration with the Center for Excellence and as part of the University’s Smithsonian affiliation.

● ONGOING. FSU continues membership in Bridgewater State University Leading for Change Consortium. A team of faculty and administrators have joined the consortium, which meets regularly with faculty and staff from over 20 higher education institutions in the region to develop and share benchmarks related to diversity and inclusion efforts.



● DONE. Beacon Award. Dr. Maria Bollettino (History) became the first recipient of the Beacon Award for advancing inclusive excellence at FSU.

● ONGOING. English Language Programs. Students enrolled in our English Language courses engage in intercultural discussions and experiences with one another and with students enrolled in degree programs on campus.

4. Prepare students for global citizenship and competitiveness

a. Expand global awareness through new majors and programs

● IN PROGRESS. Summer Program in China. In conjunction with Massachusetts Education International, FSU faculty will again teach courses in China during summer 2017. This is the second year of the program and it will take place in Beijing this summer.

● IN PROGRESS. International Faculty Development Seminar Grant. One faculty will be awarded the annual $2000 grant through the Office of International Education’s membership in CIEE to attend an international seminar this summer with faculty members from across the United States.

● IN PROGRESS. Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence. The Fulbright Scholar Program has selected Framingham State University’s application for funding of an international scholar in food science in the 2017-2018 academic year. The South Korean food scientist will be the second Scholar-in-Residence at FSU.

● DONE: Fulbright Scholar Program. Scholarly Resources and Collection Development Librarian, Shin Freedman, received a Fulbright award and spent the fall semester in Shanghai, China teaching Master’s-level information literacy skills to graduate students.

● ONGOING. Latin American Studies Minor. The history department has convened an interdisciplinary team of faculty to redesign the Latin American Studies minor. A log for a redesigned minor will be ready to be evaluated by governance in the 2017-2018 academic year.

● ONGOING. Semester in Quito. Dr. Pamela Ludemann, Department of Psychology and Philosophy, is currently recruiting students for a semester in Quito, Ecuador scheduled for fall 2017.

● IN PROGRESS. Anthropology Major. The Department of Sociology is planning to design a new major in anthropology. b. Integrate and grow world language programs

● DONE. New Minors in BRIC Programs. We now have built our Chinese Minor program to a total of 13 students, and we continue work on our Portuguese minor.

c. Support student international experiences ● DONE. Growth in International Opportunities for Students. 37 students studied abroad for the fall 2017 semester, an

all-time high. With several innovative new programs and collaborations, outreach to interest students was greatly expanded for the fall semester.

● ONGOING. Scholarship Awards. Total of $17,500 in scholarships for spring study abroad were awarded. Also awarded was $6,600 for conference travel, faculty led study trips and research with faculty members, bringing the total awarded for international experiences to $24,100. Last year’s total of $34,025 will be exceeded when summer, next fall and additional travel grants are awarded.

● IN PROGRESS. Faculty-led study trips. This year included Winter Break: Dr. Eck (English) India; Dr. Ludemann (Psychology & Philosophy) Costa Rica; February: Rui Zhang ( Fashion, Retailing) Las Vegas trade show; Spring break: Dr. Otto (Geography)-Paris; Summer: Prof. Noon (Fashion/Retailing) China; Prof. Schneider (Art) Amsterdam and Paris; Dr. Matthews (English) Honors Students to N. Ireland; Prof. Schwartz (Food & Nutrition) Slow Food, Italy.

● DONE. Honors Program Study Abroad. The Honors Program is again funding two full student scholarships to study in Prague this summer and plans are in the works for the second Honors Program trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland in August 2017. Feedback from returning students will encourage more participation on both the semester and summer opportunities; both are extremely affordable.

● IN PROGRESS. Showa Women’s University-Tokyo will again award 4 full scholarships to FSU students for a 3 week cultural program this summer 2017. We have two Showa University students spending spring semester on campus as exchange students.

● IN PROGRESS. Cannes Film Festival Internship: One Communication Arts major is expected to receive a scholarship from IAFSA to support participation at the festival.

d. Grow and manage FSU partnerships with international universities ● IN PROGRESS. New MOU’s being developed with Flame University (India); LASPAU (Academic and Professional

Programs for the Americas; and Gredos San Diego Cooperative in Madrid, Spain. These will provide new avenues for collaborations with FSU, its students and faculty.



● DONE. Incoming faculty led study tour from Universidad de Las Americas in Quito Ecuador. Eleven students and two faculty spent 3 weeks on campus for a Communication Arts course along with FSU students.

● IN PROGRESS. New Study Abroad/Teach Abroad program being developed with UDLA for a faculty member to take a group of students for the semester to a partner university. First launch expected for fall 2017, with Dr. Ludemann (Psychology & Philosophy).

● ONGOING. New Program Underway with Bermuda College. Students actively being recruited for transfer to FSU to finish a Baccalaureate degree. High school students are also being actively recruited to matriculate at FSU.

● IN PROGRESS. New Program to Accept Chinese Students in the graduate Professional Science Master’s program. New program agreement with Massachusetts Education International to review and accept Chinese students in specific majors beginning in fall 2017.

● IN PROGRESS. New Program Agreement with CERNET EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LTD of China. This agreement will admit qualified students to FSU who will have completed language and culture study at Massachusetts International Academy, Inc. in Marlborough, MA.

5. Strengthen and expand STEM programs and student success in STEM areas

a. Expand STEM majors, centers and research and policy analysis

● DONE. Equipment for Warren Center. The Biology Department has begun purchasing equipment to support teaching and research activities at the Warren Center.

● ONGOING. Collaboration with EDC. The McAuliffe Center has developed a collaboration with EDC, a leading educational research organization in Waltham, MA. The joint effort develops a computer science educational PD program for educators at the Center. The program is funded through MassCAN and through the National Science Foundation (NSF).

b. Improve STEM preparation and readiness ● DONE. Pre-Engineering Program Agreements. The Physics & Earth Science Department developed special transfer

agreements with UMass Dartmouth and Mass Maritime for our pre-engineering program, so that our students directly enter the BS Engineering majors at these universities.

● DONE/IN PROGRESS. MLSC grant. Framingham State University garnered a $454,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) for science equipment. This award is an amendment to the previous $3 million award that FSU was allocated by the Center for the new science facility.

c. Increase student interest, enrollment and degrees awarded in STEM majors ● DONE. Math Curriculum Review. The Math Department has conducted a review of their curriculum sequencing and

pedagogies. They have made adjustments to improve student progression through their course sequences. They have also developed focused general education courses for students in specific majors.

● DONE. Creation of a Graduate Certificate in STEM Education. Graduate Council approved this program l in Spring 2016.

● DONE. New Biochemistry Major. The Chemistry Department has developed a new major in Biochemistry which launched in Fall 2016. This interdisciplinary program is expected to attract students interested in biotechnology.

d. Improve STEM career readiness among FSU graduates ● ONGOING. Lecture Series and Mock Interviews. The Food Science program has implemented a series of invited

lectures in which representatives from various corporations in food related industries discuss their career paths and current projects. Following their presentation, the representatives conduct mock interviews with students in the program.

● IN PROGRESS. Science Communications Minor. Communications Arts, English, and several science disciplines are working toward the creation of a new minor in Science Communications. The proposal is working its way through governance.

e. Link STEM programs to the regional scientific and technology community • DONE. Development of Food Science Advisory Board. An advisory board with representatives from the local food industry

held its inaugural meeting in 2016.

6. Respond to labor market trends in academic program and center development

a. Connect regular, systematic assessment of labor market trends to program review and development.



● ONGOING. Labor Market Trend Analysis and the 5-Year Program Review. Now, we have made this review a regular part of the process.

● ONGOING. Redesign of Education’s Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Program. In response to changing labor market demands, the College of Education has redesigned the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure program.

● ONGOING. The College of Education is working to establish a Child & Family Studies Program, which, initially, will offer a major in the area of Early Childhood, including private and pre-schools settings, family day care centers, and Head Start.

b. Develop and maintain dialogue with major area employers ● IN PROGRESS. World of Work Certificate Collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University. Last February 2016,

Dr. Terry Dray, Director Graduate Advancement & Employer Engagement, Liverpool John Moores University, visited FSU to helps us prepare to tailor the collaborative program to our region and majors so that our students will qualify for the World of Work Certificate. This certificate program is unique in that it is a labor force verified certificate. LJMU is sharing the program with us at no cost, and we will be the first American University to offer it. We are in the midst of seeking funding (internally and externally).

● IN PROGRESS. Local Bank Funds Interns. The Northeast Community Bank is funding student interns for the Entrepreneur Innovation Center in the current academic year with a $10,000 grant.

● IN PROGRESS. Library. In collaboration with the Career Services department, the Library received an FY 2017 LSTA Career Resources grant to purchase electronic resources and to support programming that prepares students for the world of work.

● IN PROGRESS. English Language Courses. The Director of Continuing Education’s English Language Program has worked with several businesses to provide customized training for their employees.

c. Systematize the preparation of students for graduate and professional programs ● ONGOING. Sociology and Criminology Graduate School Events. The Department of Sociology hosts an annual graduate

school event, bringing recent alumni who are enrolled in or have attended graduate programs to discuss their experiences with current undergraduate students. Since this program has been launched, the department has seen an increase in the number of successful graduate school applications.

● DONE. New Certificate in Financial Planning (CFP) was approved by the CFP Board Registered Programs. The certificate will be offered through Continuing Education and the Business Department.

● ONGOING. Professional Continuing Education. Continuing Education continues to partner with school districts, educational consortiums and organizations throughout the Commonwealth to provide professional development programs to thousands of K-12 educators annually. A series of new Solution-Focused Therapy workshops for mental health counselors, nurses and social workers is being offered in spring and summer 2017.

d. Develop combined degree programs and new graduate programs in response to the needs of the Commonwealth ● DONE. Undergraduate Certificate Program in Enterprise Computing is now offered through the Office of Continuing

Education. The curriculum was designed for and with industry representatives to meet the need for workers with mainframe computers.

● IN PROGRESS. Undergraduate Certificate in Excellence in School Nutrition. The John C. Stalker Institute, in collaboration with the Food and Nutrition Dept., offers a 5-course certificate program for school nutrition directors and aspiring directors in Massachusetts schools, and is working with MassBay Community College to establish a school nutrition concentration within their business degree using the courses from the Certificate Program.

● IN PROGRESS. Responding to market demands for education careers. Responding to market demands for new education careers outside the K-12 classroom, the College of Education is in the process of creating a new Child and Family Studies department and is exploring a non-licensure track in the other majors in the department.

● IN PROGRESS. 3+3 Law Degree Partnership. The Pre-Law Advisor has created a 3+3 law degree collaboration with Suffolk University in Boston. Students who enter FSU as first-year students will be able to complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years. The program will go through the university governance system in fall 2016.

● IN PROGRESS. 5th-Year Master’s Programs. Development of 5-year B.A.-M.A. in English, the only such Massachusetts state university program, is under development. Also under development is a 5-year Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree in Education.

● IN PROGRESS. Master’s Programs in Social Research and Criminology. The Department of Sociology is conducting feasibility studies for two Master’s programs in Social Research and Criminology.

● IN PROGRESS. Entrepreneur Innovation Center (EIC) Grant and Change in Location. The EIC has moved from the Maynard Building to 860 Worcester Road, increasing the size and improving the layout of the center. The EIC recently received a $25,000 MassDevelopment grant to improve its infrastructure.

● IN PROGRESS. ASL 4-year Degree Program. The Department of World Languages is developing a four-year B.A. program in American Sign Language/English Interpreting.



● IN PROGRESS. FSU@MASSBAY. Continuing Education will offer two bachelor’s completion programs, Liberal Studies and Management, on the MassBay campus in Wellesley beginning fall 2017. The program is designed for students who have completed their Associate Degree in Liberal Arts or Business Administration at MassBay and would like to continue their bachelor’s degree at the Wellesley campus. The sharing of resources with MassBay enables us to offer a reduced tuition of $240 per course.

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Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs – Subcommittee Report

• Report, Academic Affairs Subcommittee Meeting

(Jan. 11, 2017)

– CELTSS January Day Breakfast and Introductions

– Faculty Evaluation Process

– Mid-Year Report

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• CELTSS January Day Breakfast and Introductions

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• Faculty Evaluation Process—professional quality

• Types of Faculty Personnel Actions (4)

• Reappointments (1-5)

• Tenure (after 5 years)

• Promotion (after 6 years, after 2)

• Promotion with Tenure

• Post-Tenure Review

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• Faculty Evaluation Process—professional quality • Evaluators

• Chairs

• Peer Evaluation Committees

• Committee on Tenure

• Committee on Promotion

• Deans

• Vice President

• President

• Board

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• Faculty Evaluation Process—professional quality • Criteria that Encompass Major Performance Domains

• Teaching Effectiveness

• Academic Advising

• Continuing Scholarship (quality, significance, relevance)

• Other Professional Activities

• Alternative Assignments

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• Faculty Evaluation Process—professional quality

• Strong policies and procedures

• We follow them carefully

• We assist faculty, chairs, committees by meeting with them, coaching them

• We assist in making the policies better

(contract negotiations, etc.)

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• Mid-Year Report – Nearing End of 5-Year Plan

• Successful Diversity Hiring

• Office Space Additions

• Re-Imagining the First Year (RFY)

• Undergraduate Research Conference

• Inside-Out Program

• Science on State Street

• Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard U/FSU Research Collaboration

• Entrepreneur Innovation Center

• Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative

• Fulbright Scholar in Residence

• Growth in International Opportunities for Students

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• Mid-Year Report – Nearing End of 5-Year Plan

• Incoming Faculty-Led Study Tour, Quito, Ecuador

• Re-Design of the Education PBTL, new 5th Year

Masters, M.Ed.

• Professional Science Masters

• Undergraduate Certificate in Excellence in School

Nutrition (5 courses)

• FSU@MassBay

• Smithsonian Affiliation – Visiting Professional

Program for Dr. Irene Porro

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Office of Grants & Sponsored ProgramsComparative Data: 01/18/2017FY 2017 versus FY 2016

FY 2017 Data NotesAmount requested: $4,800,855.30 See Pipeline document.Amount awarded: $2,001,628.24 See Pipeline document. Amount pending: $1,795,664.00 See Pipeline document.

FY 2016 Data NotesAmount requested: $4,904,281.94 See Pipeline document.Amount awarded: $1,730,179.10 See Pipeline document. Amount pending: $3,997,017.84 See Pipeline document.

Differentials: FY 2017 to-date versus FY 2016 to-date Data NotesAmount requested: -2% See Pipeline document.Amount awarded: 16% See Pipeline document. Amount pending: -55% See Pipeline document.

ICR revenue: FY 2017 to-date $145,214.38 See Pipeline document.

Grant proposal submissions in FY 2016 - Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs1/18/2017

Funder Project (PD/PI) Deadline Amount Status Awarded ICR

Bold - private

Summer 2016 - Jonathan LeeBoston Children's Hospital (BCH) BCH/FSU Food Study (Patricia Luoto) N/A $ 837,932.90 Awarded $ 837,932.90 $ 83,793.29 NSF - Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) STEM Stars (Catherine Dignam) 5/6/2016 $ 650,000.00 Declined $ - $ -

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE) - Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Program (CDEP)

FSU Dual Enrollment Program (Scott Greenberg) 6/28/2016 $ 50,000.00 Awarded $ 45,000.00 $ -

MetroWest STEM Education Network (MSEN)/Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) MSEN (Irene Porro and Margaret Carroll) 6/1/2016 $ 50,000.00 Awarded $ 13,637.00 $ -

National Science Foundation (NSF) Harvard University

Collaborative Research: From knowledge consumers to knowledge producers: A scalable experiential learning approach for psychology and related disciplines (Dawn Vreven) N/A $ 34,650.73 Awarded $ 34,650.73 $ 2,489.63

SUBTOTAL: $ 1,622,583.63 $ 931,220.63 $ 86,282.92

Summer 2016 - Patricia BossangeExecutive Office of Education (EOE) - Department of Early and Secondary Education (DESE)

Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) (LaDonna Bridges) $ 104,141.00 Awarded $ 104,141.00 $ -

Framingham Public Schools (FPS) 21st Century STEM program (Porro) 8/18/2016 $ 17,635.00 Awarded $ 17,635.00 $ -

MetroWest Health Foundation (MWHF)

Enhancing Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Training Efforts (Melinda Stoops) 4/8/2016 $ 7,800.00 Awarded $ 7,800.00 $ -

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)

LSTA Jobs/Career Information for Your Library (Bonnie Mitchell) 7/1/2016 $ 6,288.00 Awarded $ 6,288.00 $ 628.00

SUBTOTAL: $ 135,864.00 $ 135,864.00 $ 628.00


Fall 2016 - Jonathan LeeHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

USE Inclusive Excellence Grants 2017 (Dignam) 10/13/2016 $ 1,000,000.00 Pending $ -

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) Capital Program (Dale Hamel) 9/9/2016 $ 454,000.00 Awarded $ 454,000.00 $ - Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) BCH/FSU Food Study (Luoto) 11/3/2016 $ 229,573.02 Awarded $ 229,573.02 $ 22,957.30 US Department of Education TRIO Upward Bound (Colleen Coffey) 11/28/2016 $ 257,386.08 Pending $ - Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

Collaborative Workspace Program (Mark Hardie) 10/24/2016 $ 250,000.00 Awarded $ 25,000.00

Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) BCH/FSU Food Study (Luoto) N/A $ 122,501.59 Awarded $ 122,501.59 $ 12,250.16

ACLS Fellowships

An Archaeology of Anthropomorphism: understanding body-pots from first millennium CE northwest Argentina (Benjamin Alberti) 9/28/2016 $ 70,000.00 Pending

MA DESEEPIC Partnership Innovation Grant (Sue Dargan) 12/5/2016 $ 48,720.00 Awarded $ 48,520.00 $ 4,060.00

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)

MA Exploring Computer Science Partnership (Porro) 10/20/2016 $ 19,999.00 Awarded $ 19,999.00 $ 1,818.00

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

2016 Visiting Professor Program (Ishara Mills-Henry) $ 15,200.00 Awarded $ 15,200.00 $ -

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends (Kelly Matthews) 9/29/2016 $ 6,000.00 Pending $ - National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends (Ke Li) 9/29/2016 $ 6,000.00 Pending $ - SUBTOTAL: $ 2,479,379.69 $ 914,793.61 $ 41,085.46

Fall 2016 - Patricia Bossange

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced StudyBrian Friel, Playwright: The First Decade (Matthews) 9/15/2016 $ 75,000.00 Pending $ -


MetroWest Health Foundation

Framingham State University Suicide Prevention Task Force Dialectal Behavioral Therapy Skills Group (Andrew Lipsky) 10/14/2016 $ 9,600.00 Awarded $ 9,100.00 $ -

MA DESEPilot - mixed reality simulator (Mary Grassetti) 10/3/2016 $ 9,150.00 Awarded $ 9,150.00 $ -

Framingham Cultural CouncilLifelong Learning Lecture Series (Scott Greenberg) 10/17/2016 $ 3,000.00 Awarded $ 1,500.00 $ -

SUBTOTAL: $ 96,750.00 $ 19,750.00 $ -

Winter 2016-2017 - Jonathan Lee

MA DHEMetroWest Education Center (Hamel)

1/13/2017 $ 200,000.00 Pending $ -

MA DHE100 Males to College Framingham (Coffey)

1/13/2017 $ 189,398.00 Pending $ 17,218.00

U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council"Effect of Whole-Blueberry Powder…." (Emmanouil Apostolidis) $ 66,880.00 Pending $ -

MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose Genetics Project (Bryan Connolly)

$ 10,000.00 Awarded $ 10,000.00 $ - SUBTOTAL: $ 466,278.00 $ 17,218.00

Winter 2016-2017 - Patricia BossangeSUBTOTAL:

Spring 2017 - Jonathan LeeSUBTOTAL:

Spring 2017 - Patricia BossangeSUBTOTAL:

5.0 Enrollment & Student Development

FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY- MEDIA CAMPAIGN JANUARY 2017

Program Unit Length 1/16/2017 1/23/2017 1/30/2017

5am Eye Opener News 5a-6a

Mon-Wed :30 6 6 6

Early Morning News Weather

Traffic Billboards

Mon-Wed 5a-7a :05 3 3 3

Daytime Rotation 9a-4p

Mon-Wed :30 10 10 10

Primetime Lineup Sponsorship

6p-8p Mon-Wed :10 1 1 1

Fox News 10p-11p

Mon-Fri :30 1 3 3

Late News 11p-11:30p

Mon-Fri :30 2 2 2

Jimmy Kimmel 11:35p-12:35a

Mon-Fri :30 3 3 3

Total Spots 82 26 28 28

FRAMINGHAM.EDUUpdates&Analytics

December2016Highlights

The new homepage went live on Monday, Dec. 19 with very positive reaction from the campus community. Due to the

ongoing popularity of videos on the website, we added an icon that links to the University’s YouTube channel

(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1BOxbyK4Dctt5YFj2HsipQ) to the footer of the website so that it is accessible

from any webpage on Framingham.edu. Work is progressing on the new CampusBird interactive map. Three‐

dimensional renderings of the main campus and Warren Center have been created and we are on track to launch in

February. The layout for the new FSU Difference landing page is complete, and we are working with various

departments to build content for auxiliary marketing‐focused pages, including Modern Spaces, which will showcase our

new facilities, and a new Our Students and Faculty page.

DataPoints

This data compares Framingham.edu analytics for the month of December 2015 to the month of December 2016. Similar

to our last report, overall site traffic is down very slightly – 1%. Indicators of website performance and engagement are

positive, particularly the amount of time visitors are spending on the site and the average number of pages they visit in a

session.

FRAMINGHAM.EDUUpdates&Analytics

Traffic to key recruiting‐focused landing pages is up:

Undergraduate Admissions: 4%

Information for Freshman Applicants: 11%

Academic Programs: 22%

Graduate Studies: 109%

Information for Transfer Applicants: 27%

Our homepage calls to action (Apply, Request Information, Visit FSU) are getting far more clicks in December

2016, compared to the previous year.

Admission Comparison Update for Board of Trustees

Week ending January 7 (week 27 of 2017)

Freshmen

Applications Accepts Deposits

2017 3285 1172 10

2016 3518 1083 5

2015 2921 1056 21

Transfers


2017 137 13 5

2016 90 8 6

2015 157 5 4

Readmits*


2017 5 1 0

2016 8 0 0

2015 8 1 0

Totals


2017 3427 1186 15

2016 3616 1091 11

2015 3086 1062 25

Division of Enrollment and Student Development Updates and Highlights

• Admissions Update

• New Employee Onboarding Initiative

• Student Affairs Professional Development Day

• Marketing: landing page for website and television commercial (January 16‐February 3)

• Website Analytics

Division Highlights cont’dNew Yield Events‐‐including surprise admission visits!

Division Subcommittee Meeting topics

• Demographic mapping—returners vs. non‐returners

• Career Services and Employer Relations department report

6.0 Inclusive Excellence

The FSU Beacon Award

• A monthly award to recognize FSU Faculty and Staff who make noteworthy contributions that demonstrate recognizable and outstanding efforts related to diversity, inclusion, equity and/or social justice on our campus.

• Nominations are submitted either through an online form or by paper, and are evaluated by the Beacon Award selection committee each month.

• Recipients do not receive advanced notice. The “element of surprise” helps make receiving the award a memorable event.

• NEW – We will also begin recognizing teams, departments, committees and work groups.

October 2016

Dr. Maria A. BollettinoAssociate Professor of History

• Designed and facilitated FSU’s Widening the Circle –Faculty Inclusive

• Co-covener of the Gender Interest Group

• Created two courses: Caribbean History and Slavery and Abolition.

November 2016

Dr. Patricia Sanchez-ConnallyAssociate Professor of

Sociology

• Co-leads the organization and facilitation of Hope-In-Action initiatives on campus to promote unity, solidarity, and empowerment.

• Help found and currently Co-Chairs the FSU Working Group for Parents and Care Givers with Small Childrenand the FSU Alumni of Color Network.

December 2016

Millie GonzalezEmerging Technologies and Digital Services Librarian

• Created digital repository to preserve the history of FSU diversity initiatives and efforts.

• Leading force behind the development of FSU Women Making history Now Awards.

• Co-leading Latinos in Baseball Community Collecting event.

7.0 Chief of Staff & General Counsel

and Secretary’s Report

Strategic Planning UpdateFor Board Subcommittees

SOS CONSULTING GROUP Framingham State University Planning 1

SOS CONSULTING GROUP 2

Strategic Plan Outline1. Mission:

WHAT IS OUR FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE – REASON TO EXIST?

2. Values:WHAT SHARED BELIEFS DEFINE US AND WHAT WE STAND FOR, AND ALSO SHAPE HOW WE ACT AND INTERACTAS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY ?

3. Vision: WHERE/WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE/TO GO? WHAT DO WE HOPE WILL BE DIFFERENT IN FIVE YEARS?

4. Goals: WHAT MUST WE ACHIEVE IF THE VISION IS TO BE REALIZED? (Six or so MAJOR goals)

5. Strategies: HOW WILL WE TRY TO REACH THE GOALS?

6. Critical Action Steps: WHAT EXACTLY DO WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THERE?

Note: These are usually evaluated/decided on an annual basis.

To be considered before the planning process is over:1. Resource requirements:

CAN WE AFFORD TO GET THERE?2. Success measures:

HOW WILL WE KNOW HOW FAR WE HAVE COMERELATIVE TO GOALS?

Framingham State University Planning


Envisioning the Future

In a strategic planning context, one must ask: How do we hope/expect/intend that Framingham State

University will be different/better/stronger in five years?

Current state GOALS Future visionFuture vision



FSU Today

From the survey of University leaders (executive team, trustees, strategic planning committee):

Framingham State University TODAY is…

Common themes:

• CHANGING/EVOLVING: On the move, becoming…, in transition, changing, moving in a positive direction, transitioning to a university, well positioned for the future

• A GOOD VALUE: Affordable, best value, good price, a very competitive price

• VIBRANT

• SMALL



Building Shared Vision

BUILDING SHARED VISION, according to Peter Senge in his classic, The Fifth Discipline:The practice of shared vision involves the skills of unearthing shared "pictures of the future" that foster genuine commitment and enrollment, rather than compliance.



Building Shared Vision through Inclusive Planning


All faculty and staff: Launch survey (verb prompts) for all faculty and staff linked from President’s

strategic planning memo; survey provides verbs as prompts.

n=134

Senior staff summary reports for the consultant on “current state” – area‐specific challenges,

objectives, initiatives underway, etc.

4 reports (Academic affairs, Student Affairs,

Admin/Finance/Technology, Inclusive

Excellence)

“Four F’s” exercise for faculty and staff at All‐University meeting ~ 140 attendees

Academic program evaluation (spearheaded by provost using grid provided by consultant) All deans and dept. chairs;

394 comments in total

Visioning questionnaire prepared by consultant for executive leadership team, trustees, and

planning committee

n=22

All‐faculty survey n=48

Alumni outreach n=265 recent alums

All‐staff survey n=89

Student outreach

‐ Undergraduates (day and CE)

‐ Graduate students

n=265

n=54

Meeting with Graduate Dean Yaser Najjar (Nov. 21)

Faculty round‐table meetings with the Provost (Nov. 29, Dec. 6)




2. Values:WHAT SHARED BELIEFS DEFINE US AND WHAT WE STAND FOR, AND ALSO SHAPEHOW WE ACT AND INTERACT AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY ?




6. Key Initiatives: WHAT EXACTLY DO WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THERE?






Mission: Purpose, Raison d’etre, IdentityWho/what is Framingham State University? How does it describe itself to the outside world?

Current Mission Statement

Framingham State University prepares students for a productive life, enhanced by learning and leadership that will contribute to the culturally diverse world of the twenty‐first century.

Founded by Horace Mann in 1839 as America’s first public teachers’ school, Framingham State University today offers undergraduate and graduate programs encompassing the arts and sciences and professional studies.

Committed to excellence, the Framingham State University learning community comprises teacher‐scholars, librarians, students, and staff who promote free inquiry, the respectful exchange of ideas, ethical conduct, and the belief that diversity in its many forms is essential to the educational experience. In an environment that supports active, collaborative learning, students work closely with faculty to engage significant bodies of knowledge and develop their ability to gather and evaluate information, communicate effectively, think critically and creatively, reason quantitatively, and apply information and emerging technologies.

At Framingham State University teaching is the primary role of faculty, who engage in their disciplines through instruction, scholarship, and service on campus and in their professional communities. The University serves as an important educational and cultural center in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts.

A Framingham State University education cultivates thoughtful, responsible local and global citizens, prepares students for a career, and positions them for success.



RECOMMENDATION


The strategic planning steering committee recommends that the current mission statement – not the mission, but how it is articulated – be refined (by sharpening focus on purpose and desired outcome).

The following parts of the current statement seem most salient:

Framingham State University offers undergraduate and graduate programs encompassing the arts and

sciences and professional studies. The University also serves as an important educational and cultural

center in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts.

A Framingham State University education cultivates thoughtful, responsible local and global citizens,

prepares students for a career, and positions them for success. Framingham State University prepares

students for a productive life, enhanced by learning and leadership that will contribute to the culturally

diverse world of the twenty‐first century.




2. Values:WHAT SHARED BELIEFS DEFINE US AND WHAT WE STAND FOR, AND ALSO SHAPEHOW WE ACT AND INTERACT AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY ?




6. Key Initiatives: WHAT EXACTLY DO WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THERE?






FSU’s Core Values

The following shared core values direct our thinking, planning, actions, and initiatives:

• Academic Excellence: We strive to inspire a culture informed by the joy and work of learning, in which curiosity, discovery, innovation, and excellence are the driving forces in everything we do.

• Ethical Citizenship: We seek to foster a culture of ethics, integrity and respect, such that it creates the fertile ground that motivates our work and work ethic.

• Personal and Professional Growth: We aspire to create a nurturing culture where all thrive and are supported in their own paths toward lifelong growth and leadership in personal and professional ways.

• Global Stewardship: We endeavor to advance global understanding, empathy and stewardship for people and the environment, embracing diversity and a sense of community in both local and global settings.

• Public Purpose and Commitment: We strive to construct a community that is committed to public purpose, informed action and service.

• Inclusive and Collaborative Community: We seek to encourage a supportive, diverse, collaborative and cohesive environment in which we learn from each other through informed, open and clear communication.



RECOMMENDATION


The committee recommends FSU’s Core Values be reaffirmed.

SWOT AnalysisWith focus on S and W



Framingham State University TodayFSU is distinguished by its…

‐ Geographic location

‐ People

o Committed faculty (teacher‐scholars) and staff

o Accomplished alumni

o Students, who are…

Hardworking

Eager to be challenged

Appreciative

Engaged and resourceful

Well‐rounded

Diverse

Responsible

Caring

Initiative takers

Able to hit the ground running

Inspiring

‐ Relevant career preparation on a strong liberal arts

foundation

o preparing broadly educated students who will

be lifelong learners and lifelong contributors in

the workplace

‐ Flagship academic programs

‐ Leadership in higher education diversity and

inclusion practices

‐ Student‐centered approaches

‐ Individualized/personalized approach to education

‐ Opportunities for students to engage in research

and collaborate with faculty

‐ Network of connections in the community, region

and state

‐ Beautiful campus setting


Top Strengthsthose attributes or advantages that absolutely must be preserved, and/or that truly distinguish FSU, and/or that should be fortified and/or leveraged in the period ahead

‐ Teaching mission and liberal arts foundation

‐ Student:faculty ratio and small class sizes

‐ Faculty interaction/personal relationships with students

‐ Culture‐responsive pedagogy

‐ Flagship academic programs (food & nutrition, fashion, education, nursing)

‐ FSU’s centers and institutes

‐ Opportunities for engagement on and off campus

‐ Experiential learning/internships

‐ Opportunities to study abroad/commitment to global education

‐ Commitment to inclusive excellence

‐ Location

‐ Affordability/value

‐ Beautiful campus

‐ Collegiality among faculty and staff

‐ Administration’s support for faculty and teaching

Framingham State University Today


Top Concerns or Weaknesses those that are having a negative impact on student experience and/or success, or on FSU attractiveness or competitiveness in the admissions “marketplace,” or on mission delivery (quality, impact, sustainability, etc.)

‐ Retention and graduation rates

‐ Consistency of and accountability for quality teaching and quality advising

‐ Financial resources and financial flexibility

‐ Understaffing (with impact on staff morale, customer service, student satisfaction, efficiencies)

‐ Course availability and scheduling

‐ Internal communication and collaboration

‐ Academic reputation

‐ Gathering/hangout spaces for students (both undergrad and grad)

‐ Gap between reality and perception of weekend life on campus

‐ Perceived overly strict enforcement of rules; in loco parentis

‐ Customer service in key areas

‐ Wi‐fi

‐ Perception that DGCE courses are taught by unqualified faculty (plus the reality that DGCE faculty are less connected

with the University)

Framingham State University Today


UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WISH LIST (Wish were better):

Quality of teaching/accountability for poor teaching

Class availability/schedules so that graduating in 4 years were easier

Advising (ability to choose advisor; advisors who know more and can advise better, earlier/freshman‐yr advising, etc.)

Customer service in some offices

Longer hours—library, dining services, transportation, gym, eating spots on weekends

Registration process

Support/availability of services for commuters; more engagement opportunities for commuters so they feel part of the community

Earlier awareness of career services and internships

Wi‐fi

Weekend activities on campus

Gathering/hangout spaces for students

On‐campus housing options for seniors/21+

School spirit

COMMON THEMES/THREADS


VERB PROMPTS SURVEY

(Faculty & Staff)

Strengthen/enhance/build/sustain/expand

/rebuild‐restore

Resources

Facilities

Academic programs

Communication (internal)

Relationships (internal and external)

Student services

Faculty support

Professional development for faculty

and staff

Diversity

Community and cohesiveness among

departments

STAFF’s TOP STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR FSU

1. Identify new sources of funding and expand

revenues to support the mission

2. Enhance technology network and infrastructure

3. Be more accessible and affordable to qualified

students

4. Promote greater collaboration across departments

and disciplines

5. Enhance students' residential and campus life

experience

5. Increase graduation rates of under‐represented

students

6. Enhance commitment to ensuring Framingham State

is a welcoming and supportive campus environment

for any and all under‐represented or marginalized

groups

FACULTY TOP PRIORITIES FOR FSU

What would enhance effectiveness or sense

of satisfaction as teacher and scholar?

Smaller class sizes

Improved classrooms and technology

Better prepared students

More support for innovation in teaching

and inter‐disciplinarity/ inter‐

departmental collaboration

More diversity in faculty and staff

More faculty hires (to allow, among

other things, teaching more upper‐level

courses)

More professional development

More time

More funding to support scholarship


COMMON THEMES/THREADS RUNNING THROUGH ALL THE DATA AND INPUT

• Academic programs (quality of teaching, program offerings (minors, majors), distinctions, general education, liberal arts/humanities, experiential learning (coops, internships, etc.), online/hybrid courses, stop‐start‐grow opportunities, better integration of undergrad and grad programs, 4+1 options, student‐faculty collaboration)

• Student support and success (transition to university, RFY, advising, customer service orientation, course availability, registration process, path to graduation, career preparation/guidance, support for grad students who work or have families)

• Faculty support (time/teaching load/advising load, resources, professional development, scholarship, meeting needs of changing student demographic, support for visiting lecturers/adjuncts)

• Staff support (resources needed to do job well, sense of teamwork, accountability, professional development, being heard)

• Diversity and inclusion (greater diversity within staff and faculty, welcoming and supportive environment, diversity reflected in curriculum)

• Finance/financial resources/sustainability (new sources of revenue, enrollment growth)

• Marketing/image (tell our story, lack of awareness of FSU strengths, value proposition, academic reputation, grad program’s low profile)

• Community (living‐learning community, engagement of commuters in the life of the university, school spirit, internal communication, collaboration and teamwork, respect, accountability, in loco parentis, weekend activities, transportation, relationship with alumni)

• Facilities and technology (classroom updates/upgrades, gathering spaces, better technology to support teaching and learning, wi‐fi upgrade, parking)


Envisioning Framingham State University in 2021Aspirations Shared by Trustees, Senior Staff and Steering Committee via the Visioning Survey

In five years, Framingham State University will be …

Two Primary/Common Themes:

• Better known/recognized…• As the flagship education provider for MetroWest and a key partner in all aspects of this community

• For affordable quality instruction, outstanding scholarship, an unique systems of support that result in high retention rates for students regardless of background

• For providing an inclusive education for everyone through responsive, resourceful and highly relevant educational experience

• For its experiential and service learning opportunities for students on both the undergraduate and graduate levels

• For being a culturally diverse and accepting community of learners and teachers

• As an institution where students’ livers are truly transformed by their education

• For a well‐regarded hospitality program at the Warren Center

• A leader/premier… • In innovative teaching strategies

• With respect to several of its academic programs

• Providing 21st‐century programs benefiting the state and nation

• Offering convenient, accessible, and affordable education that results in job opportunities

• Specializing in liberal arts education

• Innovative programs

• Measurable outcomes in graduation rates and employment opportunities


NEASC Letter• Advancing culture of assessment

• Diversifying revenue sources to further stabilize FSU’s financial position

• Ensuring academic and student support services and faculty resources are sufficient to support growth and further the mission

• Achieving goals set for retention and graduation rates, with particular attention to increasing retention rates of commuter students

FSU Self‐Assessment• Continuing to seek ways to diversify the faculty beyond current level of 13.5% of full‐time faculty

• Improving inter‐divisional communication and collaboration

• Optimizing use of data by centralizing data management

• Growing a culture of purposeful evaluation on campus

• Increasing transparency and also student participation in governance processes

• Relieving students and their parents of assuming a greater portion of their education costs and reducing the rate of fee increases

• Increase private fundraising support to a level of sustained performance desired and necessary to have a significant impact on campus operations funding

• Meeting increased enrollments and corresponding service demands with sufficient staff positions to maintain the quality and scope of service

• Further expanding the capacity for automation of reporting of financial and other data

Envisioning Framingham State University in 2021From the NEASC Reaccreditation Letter and Self-Assessment: Areas Requiring Attention/Change/Improvement

Framingham State University Planning 22

Emerging Vision: What Won’t Be DifferentFSU will remain…

‐ a diverse, friendly, caring, and engaged living‐learning community;

‐ a public university whose foundation is the liberal arts tradition and whose faculty

place priority on teaching, advising, and helping students succeed; and

‐ an institution that believes combining critical thinking and other skills developed

through a liberal arts education with career‐focused skills acquired through

professional programs helps our graduates stand out in the workforce.

SOS Consulting Group, LLCSOS CONSULTING GROUP


Emerging Vision: How We Will Be StrongerFSU in five years will be…

‐ committed to fostering each individual student’s success and providing a life‐changing experience for all students who commit to take advantage of all that is available/offered

‐ a vibrant intellectual environment where excellence, creativity, innovation, scholarship, and leadership flourish

‐ an innovator in higher education

‐ a warm, welcoming environment

‐ thriving and financially strong

‐ doing meaningful work

‐ a key player in the MetroWest area

‐ a united community pursuing shared goals

‐ valuing everyone’s role and contributions to the mission



Vision‐Supporting Overarching Goals

SOS Consulting Group, LLC

ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AND STUDENT SUCCESS

INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

REPUTATION, RELATIONSHIPS, AND RESOURCES

‐ Provide a high‐quality, highly relevant

educational experience, rooted in the

liberal arts and sciences, that is

transformative, distinctive, and

responsive to evolving student,

workforce, and societal needs

‐ Prepare students to be ethical and

engaged citizens committed to public

purpose, inspired to serve, and eager to

play leadership roles in their

workplaces and communities

‐ Provide individualized student services

and support systems that promote

achievement of educational, personal,

and career goals

‐ Be a welcoming living‐learning community

that attracts and retains students, staff, and

faculty who embrace the University’s core

values and will enrich campus life with their

presence and engagement

‐ Foster a climate and provide necessary tools

and support to ensure that every member of

the campus community has the opportunity to

thrive and succeed

‐ Provide the physical, technological, and

administrative infrastructure necessary to

create a work environment that promotes

excellence, encourages innovation, facilitates

collaboration, and supports achievement of

strategic goals

‐ Establish a public identity and

reputation that reflect the

University’s impressive academic

strengths as well as its contributions

to and impact in the wider world

‐ Play a critical and catalytic role as a

partner in the MetroWest region’s

economic, social, and cultural

development

‐ Diversify funding sources in support

of operations and establish a

financial resources model to

promote long‐term stability and

sustainability

SOS CONSULTING GROUP


DISCUSSIONWith respect to the key elements of the vision (envisioned future state for FSU) and the overarching goals:

• What resonates or particularly excites you?

• Does anything seem missing, off‐target, or otherwise of potential concern?

• Do you support our continuing in this direction, building on this foundation by identifying, for each goal, a set of strategies, initiatives, resource implications, priorities, and performance or success measures?

• What advice or ideas might you offer today as we prepare to take next steps?


SITUATION AUDITBroad engagement of key constituencies:Admin/staff, faculty, students, alumni,trustees, community leaders/partners

Strategic PlanningSteering

Committee

Goal task force

Goaltask force

Goal task force

Goal task force

Goal task force

Goal task force

1. Vision statement and goals2. Integrated strategic plan3. Priorities and resource requirements4. Alignment with DHE Vision Project

Board of Trustees

• Data/input gathering from key constituencies• Environment scan/best‐practice benchmarking• Competitive analysis/SWOT analysis

•FINAL STRATEGIC PLAN

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Dept. of Higher Ed

President

Exec Team/VPs

SOS CONSULTING GROUP

Locus and focus of workshift to these groups, withliaison to/“management” bythe steering committee.



Some Important Next Steps in the Process

• The next phase of the planning process: identifying goal‐supporting strategies, big ideas, key initiatives, critical investments

• Next phase is generative; it is not about decision making or priority setting.

• Task is to flesh out the goals by creating, in effect, mini strategic plans around each one.

• Each goal, once affirmed by President/executive team and board as the foundations on which we should keep building, will have its own design team, so to speak.

• Opportunity to cast the net more widely to engage other minds and stakeholders in the process.

• Opportunity to tap into existing groups/committees—and align with work (thinking, planning) already underway.


Some Important Next Steps in the Process

• UPCOMING CAMPUS OPEN FORUMS

Strategic Planning Update and Feedback Opportunity – January 25

Academic Affairs: Strategic Opportunities and Priorities – January 30

8.0 Administration, Finance

and Technology

Framingham State University

Request for Trustee Action

Date: January 25, 2017

Subject: Warren Conference Center and Inn Parcels Sale

RESOLUTION

The Framingham State University Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) hereby concur with the sale, by the

Massachusetts State College Building Authority (MSCBA) ‐ on behalf of Framingham State University (FSU)

‐ to the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts, of two parcels associated with the Warren Conference Center

and Inn as described in the Plans of Land (prepared by Feldman Land Surveyors, dated November 15,

2016) exhibit of the attached proposed Purchase and Sale agreement. The MSCBA will sell the identified

parcels for the specified price of two hundred ninety thousand and 00/100 ($290,000.00) dollars with

proceeds to be held by the MSCBA to fund capital adaptation and renewal projects and/or furnishings and

equipment acquisitions at/for the Warren Conference Center and Inn. Notice of any completed sale will

be provided to the full Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

ATTACHMENT January 25, 2017 Page 1 of 3

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

2nd YEAR REVIEW & REAPPOINTMENT TO 3RD YEAR

Aubrey, Luce Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 World Languages

Bell, Dwayne Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 Chemistry & Food Science

Caffrey, Mary Kate Instructor Effective: 09/01/2017

Communication Arts

Chaar, May Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 Mathematics

Deniz, Borga Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

Business

Krul, Michael Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 Mathematics

Lamontagne, Laura Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

Economics

Li, Ke Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 Sociology

Meunier, Suzanne Assistant Librarian Effective: 09/01/2017

Library

Obaid, Margaret Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 Psychology & Philosophy

Rincon, Lina Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

Sociology

Rosero, Luis Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017 Economics

Sherbine, Kortney Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

Education

ATTACHMENT January 25, 2017 Page 2 of 3 Trousdale, Rachel Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

English White, Jeffrey Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

Biology Yalowitz, Paul Assistant Professor Effective: 09/01/2017

Art & Music

FULL TIME TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS Gonsalves, Maureen Instructor Effective: 1/17/2017 Food & Nutrition Annual Salary Rate: $32,290 Nnyanzi, David Assistant Professor Effective: 1/17/2017 Sociology Annual Salary Rate: $33,267 Ray, Rahul Assistant Professor Effective: 1/17/2017 Chemistry & Food Science Annual Salary Rate: $37,500

TENURE TRACK FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

Whalley, Elizabeth Assistant Professor Effective: 9/1/2017 Sociology Annual Salary Rate: $65,930 Wickham, Catherine Assistant Professor Effective: 9/1/2017 Food & Nutrition Annual Salary Rate: $66,000

STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Stewart, Ana Assistant Director Effective: 01/17/2017 Student Accounts Annual Salary Rate: $61,000 Replacement Julie Wilson Staff Assistant – Lead Teacher Effective: 1/9/2017 Child Development Lab Annual Salary Rate: $29,700 Replacement

STAFF PROMOTIONS

Kiley, Timothy Assistant Director Effective: 1/9/2017 Facilities & Capital Planning Annual Salary Rate:

ATTACHMENT January 25, 2017 Page 3 of 3

RETIREMENTS

Cupoli, Maureen Staff Assistant Effective: 12/23/2016 Enrollment and Student Development

SEPARATIONS/RESIGNATIONS

Gomes, Vanessa Staff Assistant Effective: 1/27/2017 Financial Aid

EMERITI Farina, Louis Assistant Professor

Business Perry, Elizabeth Professor

Art & Music Taylor, Rebecca Professor

Fashion Design & Retailing

1/18/2017

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Progress in Graduate Studies

Since Last Presentation 2013/14

Board Of Trustees Meeting

January 25, 2017

New Graduate Programs

New Master’s Degrees

• Professional Science Master’s Degree in Biotechnology with a concentration in Quality Assurance. Started Fall of 2015. Began with 6 students; now 16 students.

• Master of Science with a concentration in Merchandizing. Started Fall 2015. Began with 3 students; now 10 students.

New Graduate Certificates

• Quality Assurance for Biotechnology. Started Fall 2015.

• Merchandizing.

• Assistive Technology with Advanced Internship. Started Fall 2015.

• Healthcare Administration. Started 2015.

• Human Resource Management. Started Fall 2016.

• Public Administration. Started Fall 2016.

.

1/18/2017

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Changes in Master’s Programs since 2013

Master of Arts (MA)

Concentrations in 2013

• Healthcare Administration (now independent degree program-MHA)

• Human Resource Management (now independent degree program-MHR)

• Public Administration (now independent degree program-MPA)

Concentrations in Development Stage

• English

• Criminology

• Social Research and Policy

Master of Education (MEd)


• Art

• Curriculum & Instructional Technology (Online)

• Early Childhood Education

• Education Technology (Online)

• English (Banked in Fall 2014)

• Literacy & Language

• Mathematics

• Nutrition Education (Online)

• Spanish (Banked Fall 2015)

• Special Education

• STEM

• TESL


• PBTL with MEd in Secondary Education

• Financial Management and Assessment in Higher Education

1/18/2017

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Master of Business Administration (MBA)


• Healthcare Management

• General Management


• Online General Management

• Accounting

• Finance

• Hospitality Management

• Social Work & Non Profit Management

Master Of Science (MS)


• Food and Nutrition, Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Food Science and Nutrition Science

• Nutrition Science and Informatics

• Merchandizing (New started in Fall 2015)

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Concentrations

• Nursing Education

• Nursing Leadership

1/18/2017

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Professional Master Degree Programs in 2013

None

• Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) (Professionalized Starting Fall 2015)

• Master of Human Resources (MHR) (Professionalized Starting Fall 2016)

• Master of Public Administration (MPA) (Professionalized Starting Fall 2015)

• Professional Science Master in Biotechnology (New Started in Fall 2015)

Master Degree Programs in Development Stage

• Professional Science Master in Computer Science

4+1 Programs in Development Stage

• Criminology

• English

• Food Science and Nutrition Science

• PSM in Biotechnology

• PSM in Computer Science

Changes in Graduate Certificates Since 2013 • Assistive Technology (New Started in Fall 2015) • Assistive Technology with Advanced Internship. (New Started in Fall 2015) • Biotechnology with specializing in Quality Assurance (New Started in Fall 2016) • Human Resource Management • Healthcare Administration (New Started in Fall 2016) • Instructional Technology Proficiency • Merchandizing • Nutrition Education- School Nutrition Specialist (New Started in Fall2016) • Public Administration (New Started in Fall 2016) • STEM Education • Special Needs (through IEP only) • Teaching English as a Second Language Post Masters Certificates • Nursing Education (New Started in Fall 2015) • Nursing Leadership (New Started in Fall 2016)

1/18/2017

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New International MBA Program through FSU • NEASC approved our proposal for offering the MBA program at Universidad

Metropolitan in Ecuador (UMET) starting Fall 2017

New IEP Sites Since 2013 • Xiamen International School, Xiamen, China

• Bangkok Christian College, Bangkok, Thailand

• EuroAmericano School Sur, Monterrey, Mexico

• JFK American School, Queretaro, Mexico

• Department of Defense School, Vicenza, Italy

• Bucheon University, Bucheon, South Korea

• Chosen University, Gwangju, South Korea

• Dong-a University, Busan, South Korea

• Dongguk University, Gyeongju-si, South Korea

• Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

• Kyungil University, Daegu, South Korea

• Suwon Women’s College, Suwon, South Korea

• Younghoon School District, Seoul, South Korea

Enrollment Analysis

• Enrollment is increasing: FSU IEP FSU IEP Fall 15 704 248 Spring 15 653 328 Fall 16 708 357 Spring 16 711 324 Programs showing growth • Counseling Psychology • Art • Education technology • Nursing Education • PSM-Biotechnology • MBA in Management • Curriculum and Instructional Technology • STEM • Healthcare Administration Programs showing stability in growth • Human Resource Management • Literacy and Language • Public Administration • Nursing Leadership • Food and Nutrition • Merchandizing • Elementary Education • Nutrition Education Programs showing decline • Early Childhood Education Need to be banked • Special Education Need new coordinator; recruitment & marketing plans • TESL Need new recruitment and marketing plans

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Programs Assessment

All graduate programs developed an assessment plan that included

• Learning outcomes

• Assessment tools

• Assessment rubrics

• A time table to conduct assessment

Programs That Completed the Assessment Reports

• MBA

• MHA

• MHR

• PSM-Biotechnology

Are you an in-state, out of state, or international student?

What was your zip code while attending FSU as a graduate student?

Zip Codes by County

Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Worcester County 22.81% 26 Middlesex County 27.19% 31 Norfolk County 8.77% 10 Suffolk County 7.89% 9 Plymouth County 0.88% 1 Essex County 3.51% 4 Hampshire County 0.88% 1 Bristol County 1.75% 2 Outside of Massachusetts 26.32% 30 Total 100.00% 114

Answer Response Count Response Percent In-State Student 86 62.32% Out-of-State Student 10 7.25% International Student 42 30.43% Total 138 100.00%

Source: Exit Survey May 2016

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: Why did you choose to attend FSU for your graduate program?


Did you apply to any other universities for graduate school?

What was your rating of FSU at the time you applied for admission?


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How did you finance your graduate education?


How applicable were the program requirements to your current/or future

workplace?

After completing your graduate program, how would you classify your level

of preparation?


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