eastern kentucky university 2009 fall convocation

Re-imagine.

Fall Convocation, Aug. 17, 20091

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Welcome to EKU 2009-10

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Welcome to EKU 2009-10★Chronicle: “A Great College to Work for”

★Recognized for community and regional involvement

★Top 10% two years runningForbes: “America’s Best Colleges”

★Near top 10% in US News & World Report Top Colleges and Universities

★One of America’s most Veteran Friendly campuses3


My Performance Evaluation

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• Restored stability

• Weathering current economic storm

• You want to know:★ What is the Essential Eastern?★ What is the Power of Maroon?

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You appreciate the streamlining done.

But there is still red tape and drudgery to eliminate.

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You want to know:

★What is my view of the relationship betweeninstruction, scholarship, and service?

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Transformational leadership at Eastern during this significant era in Higher Education.


Your hope for me:

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Thank You

Dr. Rodney Piercey

Provost2007-09

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Dr. Janna Vice

Interim Provost2009-10

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Institutional Finances

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Institutional Finances

• We prepared for 4% cut

• Only had to take 2% cut

• We captured the 2% left

• Through reallocation, almost 3% more

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Institutional Finances• Stimulus funds are 7% of our state

appropriation this year• The Good News:☞ No more cuts going into this year

☞ No penalty once stimulus funds are gone

• The Bad News:☞ Stimulus dollars are nonrecurring

☞ May have another budget cut soon13


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Freshman T-Shirts

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Today’s Interpreters

★Tina Savelyev ★ Jennifer Paycheck

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EKU Enrollment Trends

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EKU Enrollment Trends

This fall: approx. 14,600 students, up 2.8%:★ 3.2% Undergraduates up★ 7% New freshmen up★ 12% African-Americans up★ 56% Online credit-hours up★ 3.8% Total credit-hours up

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EKU Graduation Trends

•Largest growth in bachelor’s degrees in Kentucky public institutions

•Over last 5 years, largest growth among 4-year institutions, increasing 48%with 60% growth in baccalaureates

•Project Graduate generated 16 more graduates this past May,20 more adults to graduate this fall

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Move-In Day

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Move-In DayDo NOT park in Martin or Wallace lots on Friday.

Park on periphery

City lot on

Crabbe St.is free

onFriday.

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Benefits

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Benefits

★Effective January 1,at no cost to employees,individual dental coverage under Option 1of University’s existing dental plan

★EKU branch of UK Federal Credit Union closing its campus facility at end of Sept.

★ 3 new ATMs will open soon

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Infrastructure Update

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Infrastructure UpdateESPC Sustainability Project

✦Will reduce energy consumption by almost $8000 per day

✦Will reduce our overall greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 76 million lbs per year

✦EKU becomes better steward of the public trust25


Click on the bottom right of homepage

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Infrastructure UpdateManchester Campus DedicationManchester Campus

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Infrastructure UpdateManchester Campus Dedication

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Infrastructure UpdateNew Science Building

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Infrastructure UpdateCB&T Phase II, Performing Arts Building

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Todd and Dupree Greek Towers

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Infrastructure UpdateWalters Hall

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Infrastructure UpdateNoel Studio for Academic Creativity

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Intramural Fields Renovation Project Is Complete34


Infrastructure UpdatePreliminary design of Stratton building addition in the works

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Personnel


Personnel

Dr. Janna Vice

Interim Provost2009-10

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PersonnelLinda FossenAVP Student

Affairsand

Dean of Enrollment

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Personnel

Russell CarpenterDirector,Studio for Academic Creativity

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Personnel

Peter CizdzielGeneral

Manager,Arlington

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Faculty/Staff Accomplishments

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• Fulbright Scholar

• 2009-10 in Slovakia

Dr. Carol RuppelModel Lab Teacher

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• In Montenegro earlier this year

Dr. Barbara HusseyEnglish Professor

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• Traveled to China as part of Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad

Dr. Samuel HintonEducational Studies Professor

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• Acorn Award Recipient

• EKU has the most of these of any university or college in Kentucky

Dr. Jerry CookFoundation Professor of Physics

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• 2009-11 Foundation Professor

• EKU’s highest honor for teaching excellence

Dr. Joe MolinaroArt & Design Professor

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• Lifetime Achievement AwardAssociation of American Geography

Dr. David ZurickFoundation Professor of Geography

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• Frederick D. Kagy Life Achievement Award

• Highest honor of the International Graphic Arts Education Association

Dr. David DaileyGraphic Arts Professor

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• Sexual Assault Awareness Month Award

• One of only four recognized statewide

Marta MirandaDirector, Multicultural Student Affairs, Women & Gender Studies

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• Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award

Dr. Cindy ShainDirector of Kentucky Regional Community Policing Institute

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• President’s Award from the Kentucky Health and Safety Network

Dr. Allen AultDean of College of Justice & Safety

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• $378,000 NSF Grant

• Examining potential impact of climate change on forest fires

• Involves international cooperation between USA and Mongolia

Dr. Neil PedersonBiological Sciences Professor

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• $24,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

• Developing undergraduate course

Dr. Mike AustinPhilosophy & ReligionAssociate Professor

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• NCAA 2009-10 Fellows Leadership Program

• One of only 12 athletics administrators selected nationwide

Tracy ScottAssistant Athletics Director

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• Promoting QEP

• Presenting at International Conference in Critical Thinking

Lynnette Noblitt & Beverly HartEKU Faculty Members

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• Named VP of Association for Continuing Ed. & Outreach for 2009-10

• Member 25th annual Leadership Kentucky Class

Dr. Charles HickoxDean of Continuing Ed. & Outreach

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• Serving as executive directorfor the Board of the Councilon Education on the the Deaf

Dr. Karen DilkaSpecial Education Professor

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• Serving as International President of Phi Kappa Phi honor society

Dr. Robert RogowDean of College of Business & Tech.

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Healthy You at EKU

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Healthy You at EKU

★ Culture of wellness★ We are self-insured health care provider★ The more we use, the more it costs us

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The Biggest Lifestyle Risk Factors

★ Physical activity

★ Dietary fat intake

★ Fruit & vegetable intake

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The Biggest Medical Risk Factors

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★ Weight

★ Blood Pressure

★ Cholesterol


Healthy YouAverage Annual Health Costs

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★ $3,531 for Healthy You participant★ $3,781 for non-participant

Healthy You participants cost $250 less per year.


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★ 1 in 3 EKU employees participate

★ 400+ attended health fair

★ About 200 took free health screening

★ #participants with low number of risks is up

★ #participants with high risk is down

Healthy You Participation


Healthy You at EKU Culture

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★ Positive health practices are promoted, encouraged, recognized, and rewarded

★ 22 wellness credits = (Pick one!)• $150 credit toward health care premium

• $150 into an FSA

• 1 personal holiday

• $150 cash

• 1-year membership, Fitness & Wellness Center


Campus Walking Paths

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Preparing for Flu & Emergencies

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★ Pandemic Flu Work Group is meeting regularly★ Keep up via www.prepare4flu.eku.edu★ Seasonal influenza vaccination is free

for benefitted faculty and staff

• Public Safety continues to update ourEmergency Action Plan

• Arrange for Emergency Preparedness Training by contacting EKU Police


http://www.prepare4flu.eku.edu

http://www.prepare4flu.eku.edu

CRAFT Sustainability

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CRAFT Biofuel Research

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CRAFT Sustainability

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Gathering Support

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Gathering Support

★ In the midst of oneof our nation’s worst financial crises

★ Gifts of support are up 37%

★ Total donors have increased by nearly 3%

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Coordinating University Branding

★ Printing Services now coordinatesEKU visual identity

★ Printing Services assists with visual identityin wide range of communications

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Aligning the EKU Web with the Authentic EKU Experience

★ The EKU Web Work Group engages university web contributors

★ Is transforming EKU Web into student-friendly experience

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Hanger Field Changes

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2009 Football Schedule

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DATE OPPONENTSept. 3 at Indiana

Sept. 19 Tennessee Tech

Sept. 26 at Murray State

Oct. 3 at Eastern Illinois

Oct. 10 Tennessee State

Oct. 17 UT-Martin (HC)

Oct. 24 at Austin Peay

Oct. 31 Southeast Missouri

Nov. 7 at Kentucky

Nov. 14 Western Carolina

Nov. 21 at Jacksonville State


We Must Love

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Eastern Must Change

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★Stability ≠ Desire for sameness

★Process, order, commitment as we work together to transform EKU

★Examine all under light ofcurrent and future priorities

★ Increaseeffectiveness and efficiency


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Gary Larson CartoonPilots in Plane


The Most Original Minds Win

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★Foolhardy risks sink the ship

★No risks = ship dead in the water

★Measured risksrock the boat without capsizing it


Our Time

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★Time of profound change

★Wrong time to hunker down

★Time to adapt, improvise, be creative

★We’ve maxed out large tuition increases

★Time of tight finances


Strategic Planning & BudgetingAre Critical

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★Reduce our 150 key performance indicators

★Focus on:

• Student Success

• Regional Stewardship

• QEP


Forces for Change

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★Technology

★Economy

★Global Warming

★Globalization

Any of these is enough to drive the most significant change to this planet since the industrial revolution.


Zogby’s 4 Meta-Movements

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★ Living with limits

★ Embracing diversity

★ Looking inward

★Demanding Authenticity

Young adults truly place a value on being “green” and view themselves as global citizens.


Phoenix is Not the Future of Higher Ed.

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1) Brick & Mortar racing toward online

2) Online suffers from “enthusiasm gap”

3) Only 27% of population and even smaller %of prospective employers attach as much value to online degree


The New Paradigm

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★Online students

★Minimal cost

★Knowledge is power


The Quick and the Dead

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★ Why are we better than competition?

★ What makes us special?

“Don’t just outcompete, reshape the terms of the competition.”


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Gary Larson CartoonModern Lions


New Priorities Conclusions

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★ We face increased scrutiny

★ Competition may drive changesin operational assumptions

★ Moving forward may require significant differentiation

★ Today’s realities will open the door to conversations about: scope, goals, and fulfillment of our mission


What do we do BEST?

“What is great today will not be good enough for tomorrow.”

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Kirby Easterling

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Toni Hacker

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The Essential Eastern

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★ A door to opportunity

★ dedicated and skilled facultyadvise, mentor, instruct in a culture of caring

★ skilled and devoted stafffacilitate teaching-learning experience

★ gives students means to earn a living,live a meaningful life

★ “Yes, and” instead of “Yeah, but”

★ Natural and physical beauty

★ Power of Maroon


Re-Imagining Ourselves

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★ Remain true to our mission

★ Focus on teaching and learning

★ T & L requires two active participants

★ For what scholarship do faculty get rewarded?


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Gary Larson CartoonFire is invented.


Re-Imagining Ourselves

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★ Service to University, not just to department

★ Even more time for professional development

★ Celebrate diversity

★ Grow opportunities forstudent and faculty exchanges

★ Important to be green andsustainable

★ Engage more in online education

★ Re-engineer processes to gain efficiencies and free resources


Our 3 Strategic Themes

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1. Student Success2. Regional Stewardship3. Quality Enhancement Program


In Closing...

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In Closing...

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★ “We cannot look for more and ingenious ways to continue to do the wrong things better.”

★ We must re-imagine and reinvent EKU while staying true to the Essential Eastern.


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Thank You


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eastern kentucky university 2009 fall convocation

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