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U N I V E R S I T Y O F A L A S K A A N C H O R A G E

K E N A I P E N I N S U L A C O L L E G E

F Y 1 3 P B A C P R E S E N T A T I O N

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION Significant Achievements

II. FY13 BUDGET REQUIREMENTS (Attachment II) Maintaining Current Services - Fixed Cost Requirements

III. SOFT FUNDING SUPPORT

IV. PERFORMANCE MEASURES

1. Headcount & Student Credit Hours

2. Retention

3. High Demand Job Degrees

4. Generated Revenue

5. Grant-Funded Research

6. Strategic Enrollment Management Planning

7. Academic Program Outcome Assessment

V. Appendix FY14 Incremental Need Narratives (Attachment VI)

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INTRODUCTION

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

In eleven semesters, KPC E-Learning has grown 1492% in HC, 2082% in SCH and 1489% in sections offered.

E-Learning comprises 49% of KPC SCH this Spring. Last PBAC, KPC projected it would be 45%. Project 50% for Fall 2012.

KPC received Title III Grant in Fall 2008 to further develop E-Learning courses, faculty development in technology usage and technologically-enhanced student services

KPC will offer 53 E-Learning sections in Summer 2012 and 140 in Fall 2012.

Minorities—Record high: 452 in F11—↑158% since F02

AK Natives/American Indians at KPC—↑198% since F02

113 110 382 402 645 625 1051 1106 1396 1688 1799 346 405 841 1232 1812 2320

4262 4400 5850

6593 7550

010002000300040005000600070008000

E-learning Headcount & SCH

Headcount

Student Credit Hours

10.3 11 12.1 13.1 13.9 13.6 14.7 16.7

14.1 16.2

0

5

10

15

20

Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011

Percentage of Minority Students at KPC

90 106 112 129 106 111 128 194 205

268

0

100

200

300

Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011

Alaska Native/Am Indian Students at KPC

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FY13 BUDGET REQUIREMENTS

Maintaining Current Service Levels - Fixed Cost Requirements

ATTACHMENT II Current Services Budget FY13

1. Description of Current Services Kenai Peninsula College provides multiple core services relating to UAA 2017, UAA Cabinet Strategic Guidance and UAA Core Themes. These services are: instruction, student support services, student life, faculty and staff development, Public Square for the Kenai Peninsula, and, to a lesser extent, research and scholarship. These core services are at the heart of each of the five major priorities of UAA 2017, UAA Cabinet Strategic Guidance and UAA Accreditation Core Themes.

2. Incremental Cost to Maintain Current Services (Excluding Compensation)

FY13 New Base Budget Obligations:

Utilities - up 7% (1) 23,000

Base General Fixed Costs Increases - up 2.9% 30,800

Total Fixed Costs 53,800$

(1) Assuming no utility trigger mechanism

3. NGF Contribution

Dependent upon G.F. $$ received to meet salary maintenance obligations, tuition revenues will contribute to meeting fixed cost increases.

4. Reduction of Service

Current levels of service will be maintained by continuing efforts to find cost efficiencies and reductions.

5. Soft Funds in Support of Current Operations KPC has a very limited amount of soft funds which are dedicated to specific one-time needs. We do not have soft funds available to support our operating budget.

6. TVEP Funding TVEP funds have been used for the past 4 years to fund a very key instructional position in our Process Technology Program. Request for funding in this area continues to be our number one priority. If this requests remains unfunded, and the TVEP funds that are currently supporting it decline, KPC will be forced to redirect funds from other key programs and strategic goals in order to maintain this very crucial position. Please see attachment IV for further information. KPC has also received TVEP funds which have been allocated to specific one time projects. The reduction of such funds in the future would result in reallocation of funds from other priorities or postponement of needs until funding becomes available.

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SOFT FUNDING SUPPORT

DONATIONS – UA FOUNDATION FUNDS

KPC has established a good working partnership with the UA Foundation for planned giving inquiries and has received training on the foundation’s Raiser’s Edge database to enhance tracking and follow up of current donors.

FY12 data reflects receipts as of 4/2/12, including in-kind donations. Highlights of recent donor activity include additional endowed scholarship funding from Icicle Seafoods, scholarship funding from Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and a significant land donation with future sales dedicated to scholarship funding and campus “best needs” support; these funds are indicated in the graph above.

KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROPRIATION

FY13 Funding: $646.3

FUNDING SEVEN CORE POSITIONS

Developmental Advising – KRC & College Wide

Library Tech – KBC Registration Tech – KBC Student Advisor – KBC Instructional support – KBC Career Coordinator – KRC Evening Coordinator – KRC

KPC was seriously threatened with zero funding for FY12 but after focused promotional activities by the KRC Student Government and the public at large, funding was restored in the final assembly budget. At this time, $646.3 in funding has been requested by the borough mayor of the borough assembly for FY13. The assembly will vote on the budget in early June. Loss of support resulting in loss of, or decreased funding levels would be financially devastating. As scarce resources become available, KPC is slowly institutionalizing these positions.

TITLE III STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

KPC’s Title III grant, now in year 4, continues to make outstanding progress developing access to high demand programs and student support services via E-Learning/hybrid delivery.

Positions institutionalized in FY13 – 60% – eLearning Developer; 35% Activity Director; 60% Student Success Developer.

OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS/TVEP FUNDS

KPC and CTC’s TAACCCT grant, now in year 1, supports creation of open-access developmental math, English and instructional technology modules and also the delivery of the AET certificate across multiple community campuses from Anchorage.

Other restricted funds support program-specific ABE/GED instruction and small grants directed towards the self-support “Kachemak Bay Writer’s Conference” program.

- 50,000

100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000

FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12

Program Support 29,535 155,002 141,222 180,950 380,782 104,025

Scholarships 4,105 5,942 22,696 57,533 60,352 175,430

Campus Support 851 18,784 19,801 18,701 11,277 147,683

Do

nat

ion

s Program Support

Scholarships

Campus Support

as of 04-02-12

Kenai River

Campus$256.2

Seward Extension Site

$19.0

Kachemak Bay

Campus$204.8

Developmental

Advising$42.4

Tuition Waivers

$123.9

FY13 Funding Request - $646.3

College Wide

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

I. HEADCOUNT & STUDENT CREDIT HOURS (OPENING FREEZE 201201)

Fall 07-Spring 12: Academic HC ↑64% and Total Academic SCH > ↑ 57%1. FTEs > ↑ 60.9%.2

II. RETENTION

60.2%--national avg-53.7%. Since AY01, retention rate has been 55%-66%. o Lack of funding for student success; KBC advisor, remedial instructors. o Large increase in E-Learning courses that nationally have a lower retention rate is impacting

this; however, we have implemented the national “Quality Matters” program and other tools to increase retention rates in E-Learning courses.

Projection: gradual improvement as Title III efforts continue to gain traction to increase retention in E-Learning classes and also as TAACCCT grant developmental modules provide students additional support.

Measures FTFT—not accurate measure for community campuses, small cohorts, therefore below is KPC’s Learning Goal Status from the Student Learning Progress Model (Gary Rice).

After ten years, 89% of KPC students have met or are progressing toward their goal.

III. HIGH DEMAND JOB DEGREES AWARDED

Limiting factors: instructors, classrooms, labs—more faculty, staff, space=more graduates. All KPC programmatic priorities would positively impact this metric.

Projection: Increase of 4-6 per year FY13-FY15.

1 Based on SW Closing reports, Fall 2007 to Spring 2012, except for Spring 2012, which is as of 2/8/2012, Opening Freeze.

2 Based on total credit hours with audits and CEUs. Taken from SW closing reports, Fall 2007 to Fall 2011.

3 AY 2012 total includes projected Spring 2012 graduates.

1580 1668 1699 1890 1983 2146 2194 2338 2784 2596

9567 9708 10137 10707 12270 12901 13141 13669

15406 15037

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

Fall 2007 Spring2008





17.2

28.2

3 30.5

12.8

8.3

Total First-Time Students Fall 2001 Cohort

Graduated

Transferred out before Grad

Not Returned

Non-Degree Substantial Progress

Non-Degree Progress

Non-Degree No Progress

55 80 81 92 99 86

0

50

100

150

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

KPC High Demand Job Graduates by AY3

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V. UNIVERSITY GENERATED REVENUE

7005.6

8139.4

0.0

1,000.0

2,000.0

3,000.0

4,000.0

5,000.0

6,000.0

7,000.0

8,000.0

9,000.0


Generated Revenue

Unrestricted Revenue

Restricted Revenue

Tuition/Fees

Total Generated Revenue

UnrestrictedRevenue: Indirect, Auxiliary, UA ReceiptsRestricted Revenue: State, Federal, UA Receipts

ProjectedEnding

FY12 Projected:

↑ 16% Generated Revenue

FY12 projected revenues reflect flat restricted and unrestricted UA Receipt generation and flat auxiliary receipts. Due to enrollment increases, tuition/fee revenue continues to exceed expectations. Tuition revenue continues to fund additional instructional term faculty to further address student demand for courses, however, the additional tuition revenue just pays for the term faculty and does not pay for other necessary student support staff. KPC will once again request additional permanent tuition/fee receipt authority for $2.5 million to accommodate increasing enrollments.

V. GRANT FUNDED RESEARCH EXPENDITURES

FY12 funding level is $165,000. KPC’s only tripartite faculty member conducted a cultural analysis for Bristol Bay funded by Nature Serve conservation services under contract with the Federal EPA. KPC has limited capability to increase grant funded research.

VI. STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING

FY10 SEM plan presented to UAA, 2/10. Third revision in four years; more than any other campus. KPC conducted Strategic Planning retreat in Fall 2011, which produced a new Strategic Plan. SEM plan will be revised in Spring 2013 to incorporate the addition of student housing in August 2013.

VII. ACADEMIC PROGRAM OUTCOME ASSESSMENT

Plans completed for all programs. Faculty collecting data for all programs, courses.

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APPENDIX

ATTACHMENT VI:

FY13 INCREMENTAL REQUEST NARRATIVES

KPC PROGRAMATIC PRIORITIES

1. PROCESS TECH FACULTY (2) & PROGRAM COORDINATOR – KRC & AES

2. STUDENT SUCCESS & ENROLLMENT SERVICES ADVISOR – KBC

3. DEVELOPMENTAL ADVISOR – KPC & COLLEGE WIDE

4. LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER COORDINATOR – KBC

5. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTER TECHNICIAN – KBC


KPC KPC KPC UAA BOR KPC

Operating Budget Request (Priority Program Growth): Request Request Request Request Request Request

High Demand Jobs

Health Programs

Drop Chemistry Tenure-Track Faculty - KRC 80.0 80.0

Drop English Tenure-Track Faculty - KRC 75.0 75.0

Workforce Development

Process Technology Faculty (2) ; Program Coordinator 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0

Drop Art Tenure-Track Faculty - KBC 80.0 80.0

Student Success Initiatives

Advising, Placement, Retention

Drop Developmental/Remedial Instructors - KRC & KBC 150.0 150.0

Drop Student Services Registration & Scheduling Coordinator 66.0

Student Success & Enrollment Services Advisor - KBC 80.0 90.0 90.0 90.0

Developmental Advisor - KRC & College Wide 90.0 90.0

Learning Resource Center Coordinator - KBC 90.0 90.0

MAU Specific

Information Technology/Computer Tech - KBC 70.0 80.0 80.0 80.0

Drop Budget/Finance Fiscal Tech 2 66.0

KPC Total Request for New Initiatives 910.0 1,062.0 725.0 375.0 375.0 725.0

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ATTACHMENT VI

University of Alaska Anchorage

Incremental Request Form

PBAC Spring 2012

KPC Process Technology Faculty (2) and Program Coordinator (1)

This request was made in FY09, FY10, FY11 and FY12.

MBU Priority Ranking #1 of 5

1. Request Description/Strategic Purpose.

a. To support the increasing workforce development demands of Alaska in order to provide trained

workers to fill high demand jobs by funding one full-time Process Technology faculty member at

the Kenai River Campus (KRC), hiring one full-time Process Technology faculty at the

Anchorage Extension Site (AES), and hiring one Process Technology program

coordinator/instructor.

Demand has been increasing, both by students interested in the program and by industry needing

process operators. Process Technology HC and SCH have increased accordingly:

Fall 05 Spring 12 Increase

HC 92 318 246%

SCH 1,146 1,533 34%

At AES the program is supported by only one faculty member and a few adjuncts. KRC has three

FT faculty and a few adjuncts.

In Spring 12, we are offering 29 total sections, 80 percent are full.

The only other UA campus to offer the Process Technology degree is the UAF Community &

Technical College. CTC has two full-time process technology faculty members and a full-time

program coordinator. KPC has two locations to support and does not have a program coordinator.

KPC faculty are doing 3-6 credit overloads each semester to try to handle demand.

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The large number of retiring workers in oil, gas and mining activities, and student and industry

demand makes it imperative that KPC increase its capacities in this high demand program. With a

new KRC Career & Technical Center facility approved by the Board of Regents in Feb. 2011, and

occupancy in Aug. 2013, KRC will have additional space for more students; however, in order

increase the number of graduates, more faculty are needed. A challenge remains at AES where

we will need an additional office space and additional classroom capacity.

b. Strategic Priorities. This request first firmly under Priority #5, Career and Technical Education.

KPC has requested this funding through the operating budget process for five years. One faculty

position has been funded with TVEP monies for the last four years.

c. Fill a gap, remedy a problem. As outlined on the previous page, this position solidly supports

UAA 2017 Priority A: Strengthen and Develop Total Instruction Program and Core Theme 1

Teaching and Learning by building depth, reinforcing quality, and ensuring sustainability in

preparing students for high-demand careers. The process technology program has continues to

have excellent growth potential at KPC due to an ever-increasing demand from industry and

students, and the construction of the new KRC Career & Technical Education Center.

This request would accelerate the institutional success KPC has experienced in responding to the

demand for process operators for Alaska. The KRC faculty position has been funded by TVEP;

however, those funds are not permanent and the position may not be funded after May 2012. We

are therefore at risk of losing ground in high-demand job graduates at a time when expanding

demand is critical for the state‟s economic development.

In its 2010 Year 7 Evaluation report, NWCCU noted that UAA‟s recent enrollment growth has

been „extraordinary‟ and requires monitoring to „ensure that faculty and staff resources are

adequate to support it‟ (pg. 5, NWCCU UAA Year 7 Evaluation Dec. 2010). Process Technology

is one of those areas of growth and growth of particular importance for the State of Alaska

overall. Therefore funding this request will provide the resources necessary to support this

critical area of sustained growth.

2. Internal MBU Reallocation. Due to the potential loss of TVEP funds, KPC has not filled a KRC

computer technology faculty position that was left vacant after an associate professor retired in Sept.

2010. These funds are being held to pay for the KRC process technology faculty position presently

funded through TVEP. However, not being able to fill this computer technology position is hurting the

KRC electronics and instrumentation programs since the courses he taught supported both programs and

qualified adjuncts are not available.

3. UA SWS Performance Measures.

High Demand Job Area Degrees Awarded:

a. The addition of a process technology faculty member and program coordinator would increase

the number of high demand graduates by AY14 since AY13 will be the year of hire.

b. Process technology enrollment will be tracked as the preliminary indicator of eventual increases

in high demand graduates.

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c. In AY12, KPC graduated 47 process technology graduates. This will serve as the baseline. If

funding is received KPC predicts this will grow by 8-12 per year beginning in AY16.

Student Credit Hours:

a. The addition of the AES process technology faculty would increase the SCH in process

technology by AY14 since AY13 will be the year of hire.



c. Spring 12 SCH in process technology is 1,533, a 15% increase in one year. The hiring of an

additional AES faculty member would increase SCH each semester by approximately 220 SCH

(12%) beginning in Spring 2013, assuming 12 more full-time students. KRC would not see an

increase since that position is presently filled using TVEP funds.

University Generated Revenue:

a. The addition of the AES process technology faculty would increase the SCH in process

technology by AY14 since AY13 will be the year of hire.



c. Additional tuition revenue and fees of approximately $38,000 each semester will result and KPC

would be able to fill the presently vacant computer technology faculty position.

First-Time Full-Time Undergraduate Retention:

a. The addition of an AES process technology faculty member and coordinator would increase first-

time, full-time retention by providing additional advising for students by AY14 (AY13 is the year

of the hire) and by reducing the advising load on current faculty.

b. Intro to Process Technology (PRT A101) course retention will be tracked as the preliminary

indicator of eventual increases in first-time, full-time retention.

c. PRT A101 course retention (students completing with a C or better) has been in the 80-87

percentile; these new hires would increase this already excellent metric by 2-5% beginning in

AY14.

4. Other Output Measures. The program coordinator position would increase the number of

internships. Also, the program coordinator would expand upon and enhance our existing industry

partnerships and relationship with the Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium.

5. Total Amount Requested. Two Process Technology faculty positions and one program coordinator

position.

Request Type Fiscal Year General Funds Non-General

Funds

Number of

Positions

11

Generated

One-time

Base 2013 $375,000 $77,000 3

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ATTACHMENT VI



FY13/FY14

KPC-KBC Student Success and Enrollment Services Advisor

MBU Priority Ranking #: 2 of 5


Description: KPC‟s KBC, serving a population of 14,000, does not have a permanently-funded

Student Services advisor dedicated to providing year-round consistent and comprehensive:

academic, vocational, enrollment and retention advising,

career job and exploration services to new, continuing students, and special population

students, and

advising to KBC‟s e-learning students from all over the State.

Duties will include conducting retention and student success activities, and academic and financial

aid advising that guide students in determining appropriate entry level, completing admissions,

selecting classes and developing academic plans. This role is vital to increasing student success and

enhancing the campus‟s educational quality. The position will significantly strengthen recruitment

with the area high schools‟ graduating seniors, including area Native Alaskan and Russian Old

Believer villages. Meeting the current and increasing demand for full-time comprehensive student

advising, this position will directly impact student credit hour production, retention, and student

success as well as meet a verifiable, accountable and vital function at the KPC-KBC campus.

Strategic Purpose: In the UAA 2000 NWCUU Accreditation Report, the following

recommendation was made: provide additional resources to increase the availability of student

support services at KBC.

This position has still not been funded since that report. KBC is the central resource for rural

populations, including Native Alaskans and those living off the road system on the southern Kenai

Peninsula. These populations have particular advising needs to maximize their student success. This

position has been a high-priority request for five years and has yet to be funded.

This position is central to Priority C (Expanded Educational Opportunity and Increase Student

Success) and Core Theme 3 and Priority D (Strengthen the UAA Community) and Core Theme 4.

Effective advising should show significant positive impact on the rates of retention and completion of

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student educational goals and improve student engagement with the campus community. This position

also meets statewide priorities.

It will advance the UAA operational priorities by fulfilling accreditation recommendations and

backfill for soft funding. It also meets priorities for “access persistence and completion, health and CTE

by providing effective and efficient advising, retention, student success-oriented and collaborative

activities.”

This request fills a critical gap identified in the UAA 2000 NWCUU Accreditation Report to increase

the availability of student support services at KBC by having an advisor position. KBC has used a

patchwork of soft money funds, including from the Kenai Peninsula Borough, to supply this position on a

part-time, temporary basis for three years.

2. Internal MBU Reallocation. KBC will provide related costs to support travel, IT equipment and

professional development.

3. Statewide System Performance Measures.3

Student Credit Hours

This increment will increase student credit hours, tuition revenue and degree completion

beginning in FY14 with the hire of an advisor.

Return on investment will be demonstrated through increased tuition revenues and course

completion rates.

Student completion and SCH will increase by at least 10%.

4. Other Output Measures.

5. Total Amount Requested.

Request Type Fiscal Year General Funds

Non-General

Funds

Generated

Number of

Positions

One-time

Base FY13/14 90,000 50,000 1

3 For reference, please see UAA Performance ‘11, pp. 33 ff. at

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/upload/Performance-11_web-version.pdf

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ATTACHMENT VI



PBAC Spring 2012

KPC Developmental Advisor

This request was made in FY12.

MBU Priority Ranking #3 of 5


KPC is in need of permanent funding for a developmental advisor to support the increasing number of

students arriving underprepared for college coursework. KPC averages more than 260 Adult Basic

Education students each semester and an increasing number of these students elect to continue their

academic careers at KPC where in the past most have received their GEDs and stopped. These students

require strong, intensive advising in order to become successful college students and complete their

remedial instruction in order to reach the point of being able to do undergraduate-level college work. An

even larger population of underprepared students are those arriving directly from high school, and these

traditional aged students are a significant portion of KPC growth in recent years as the median age of

students entering KPC dropped from 29 years to 25 years from 1998 to 2011. This position was created

using funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and filled in October, 2011.

This position would supports Priority A (Strengthen and Develop Total Instructional Program) and

Core Theme 1, Priority C (Expand Educational Opportunity and Increase Student Success) and Core

Theme 3, and Priority D (Strengthen the UAA Community) and Core Theme 4. UA has increasingly

recognized the growing number of students needing remedial/developmental instruction particularly in

math and English disciplines. Having a dedicated advisor for students requiring remedial studies enables

those students who are not yet ready for college level work to take the courses and get the tutoring they

need so they are successful. More than 60 percent of UA students require at least one remedial

course.

KPC has seen an increase in SCH by 57% since Fall 07, and many students begin their college course

work with developmental courses. This position addresses a critical and growing need at all KPC

campuses: specialized advising and support to our growing number of developmental students. With

UA‟s emphasis on timely completion of the process of earning a degree, the successful navigation of any

developmental courses on the first attempt becomes even more critical.

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In its 2010 Year 7 Evaluation report, NWCCU noted that UAA‟s recent enrollment growth has

been „extraordinary‟ and requires monitoring to „ensure that faculty and staff resources are

adequate to support it‟ (pg. 5, NWCCU UAA Year 7 Evaluation Dec. 2010). Developmental

students represent one of those areas of growth, and this area requires dedicated and specialized

resources. Funding this request will provide the resources necessary to support this critical area

of sustained growth.

2. Internal MBU Reallocation. Since this incremental request was not supported in FY12, KPC

allocated a portion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough funds the college receives to create this position.

Funding this position via general funds will allow KPC to redirect these Borough funds to support other

KPC initiatives.


High Demand Job Area Degrees Awarded:

a. The addition of a developmental advisor will likely increase the number of high demand graduates at

KPC by 10 per year by AY15 (AY12 was the year of hire).

b. Developmental class completion rates will be tracked as the preliminary indicator of eventual

increases in high demand graduates.

c. In Fall 2007, 33.7% of KRC students in remedial math failed to complete the course with a C or

better grade. We expect to see remedial math success improve by 10% by AY14. Developmental

math enrollment averages approximately 240 students each semester. The position would increase

student success by 10%, resulting in 24 additional successful students per semester. We assume at

least 10 of these would eventually graduate with a high demand degree (increasing graduates by 17%,

from a base of 90+ KPC graduates this year).

Student Credit Hours:

a. The addition of a developmental advisor would likely increase SCH at KPC by 300-450 per semester

by AY14 (AY12 was the year of hire).


increases in SCH.


better grade. We expect to see remedial math success improve by 10% by AY14. Developmental

math enrollment was averages approximately 240 students each semester. The position would

increase student success by 10%, resulting in 24 additional successful students per semester. This

position would increase continuing student HC by 24 each semester by AY14, following which SCH

increases are expected.

University Generated Revenue:

a. The addition of a developmental advisor would likely increase total tuition revenue and fees by at

KPC by $50,000 - $76,000 per semester by AY14 (AY12 was the year of hire).

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increases in revenue.

First-Time Full-Time Undergraduate Retention:

a. The addition of a developmental advisor would likely increase retention by AY14 (AY12 was the

year of hire).

b. Math A054 and Math A055 (remedial math) student success rates will be tracked as the preliminary

indicator of eventual increases in retention.


better grade. We expect to see remedial math success improve by 10% by AY14.

4. Other Output Measures. KPC will expand marketing of remedial education opportunities at KRC

and KBC.

5. Total Amount Requested. One developmental coordinator staff position.


Non-General

Funds

Generated

Number of

Positions

One-time

Base 2013 $90,000 $125,000 1

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ATTACHMENT VI



FY13/FY14

KPC-KBC Learning Resource Center Coordinator



In Spring 11, KPC‟s KBC had a student headcount of 700 yet did not have a permanent

Learning Resource Center (LRC) coordinator. Until this year, there were just volunteer and

student tutors working out of the LRC room. With donated temporary funds this year, a half time

LRC coordinator, who offers English tutoring and coordinates LRC activities, now provides

partial staffing to supply some core “student success“ programs common to other UA campuses.

A permanent LRC coordinator position is required to provide consistent, student-centered

tutoring and student support using “best practice” services that are standard at campuses

throughout the State. During Fall 11, more than 65 students utilized KBC‟s LRC for math and

English support assistance as well as attended “success skills” workshops. Having a permanent

full time coordinator is critical to increasing the sense of campus community, enhancing student

academic outcomes and increasing student retention by fostering a holistic approach to student

development. “Best” practices, ongoing systematic assessment, collaboration and alignment with

academic departments, current technologies, and an appreciation for diverse learning styles will

be utilized.

KBC is the sole UAA campus in this region of the Kenai Peninsula, with 14,000 residents, including

Russian Old Believers and Alaska Natives. This position is central to UAA Priority C & D and Core

Themes 3 and 4. Also, it supports KPC‟s current strategic plan goal and priority to “create a permanent

Learning Resource Center at KBC, fully staffed.”

Operational priorities: accreditation recommendations, backfill for soft (donated) funds, improve

effectiveness and efficiency with which students successfully complete classes and programs due to in-

person and distance-delivered provision of tutoring and other LRC support service. Increase success of

students enrolled in health, pre-engineering and CTE courses. Maximizes utilization of infrastructure by

staffing the LRC which otherwise does not have any personnel at all.

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This request fills a critical institutional and academic support gap that KPC‟s KBC has always had

and has requested funding for more than 15 years. It was identified in UAA‟s 2000 accreditation report to

provide core “student success” services such as those provided at other campuses‟ Learning Resource

Centers are integral to all UAA campuses which have such a staffed center, except KBC.

2. Internal MBU Reallocation. KBC will provide additional part time student tutor support, facilities

supplies and equipment for this 10-month position.


a. This increment will promote student success rates in FY14 by increasing student completion and

grades through providing a FT LRC staff person to serve as writing support specialist, and LRC

collaborative and student success activities.

b. Changes in student grades, number of students served in LRC and student completers will be

tracked.

c. In fall, 2011, 65 students utilized the partially staffed (donated funds) LRC. This increment would

grow LRC utilization and student success rates in FY14.




Non-General

Funds

Generated

Number of

Positions

One-time

Base FY 13/14 $72,000 $10,500-

$21,000 first

year

1

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ATTACHMENT VI



FY13/FY14

KPC-KBC Information Technology & Instructional Technician



KPC-KBC has only one staff person providing all IT services for staff, faculty, and 700 students

and two facilities. The need for a full-time, 12-month staff member who can do more than maintain

networks and computers, has become even more pronounced due to significant growth in KBC‟s E-

Learning offerings. Faculty and students require more on-campus, daily support in order to utilize the

available instructional technology. Instructors who teach online require special assistance in designing

and maintaining quality e-learning courses with up to date curriculum. Faculty require someone available

on campus to assist with the use of Blackboard and upgraded “Smart” technology equipment and to

facilitate other instructional technology techniques so as to utilize best practices, effectively use new

equipment in all classrooms, increase student retention and meet UAA goals. The demand for such

support on a daily basis has significantly increased. In Spring 12, KBC offered 38 E-L courses generating

more than 55% of KBC's SCH. Such courses require increased technology and instructional support as

increasingly do face-to-face classes. Instructors who teach online require special assistance in designing

and maintaining quality e-learning courses with up to date curriculum. In addition, a course that is video

conferenced to or from another campus (KBC had eight of those in Sp12), generally requires an in-class

IT tech visit at the start of each class. As more and more faculty and staff‟s collaborative meetings and

lectures are run via video conferencing, the pressure on the single IT staff person is extraordinary. The

need for more IT support to maintain this extraordinary growth in E-L and in-class instructional

technology is obvious. Not having such a position will continue to adversely affect faculty instructional

objectives and student outcomes.

As outlined above, this position solidly supports UAA 2017 Priority A and C (Core Theme 1 and

3) as the position strengths the instructional mission and the student support mission as well. The

position is critical to the continuing growth of KPC‟s E-L offerings and support to students, including

those pursuing high-demand careers. Video conferencing allows an efficient use of faculty resources

across the UAA system, if the technology support is present as well. Sufficient faculty technology

support is required to sustain distance education.

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This position maintains infrastructure priorities by enhancing and increasing reliability of previous

infrastructure investments in information technology. It meets operational priorities for “access” and

student success by efficiently maintaining updated equipment and assisting faculty and students in the

integrated and effective use of instructional technology in e-learning and on-campus courses in a timely,

secure and collaborative manner. Campus does not currently have campus-based instructional design

support staff. The position will help sustain previous investments and some services through the Title III

grant.

This position will improve effectiveness and efficiency of IT support services for faculty and

students.

In its 2010 Year 7 Evaluation report, NWCCU noted that UAA‟s recent enrollment growth has been

„extraordinary’ and requires monitoring to „ensure that faculty and staff resources are adequate to

support it‟ (pg. 5, NWCCU UAA Year 7 Evaluation Dec. 2010). Growth in IT instructional needs is

clear, based on the growth in KBC E-L SCH, classroom-based instructional technology use and in video

conferencing. Therefore funding this request will provide the resources necessary to support this growth

area and fill a critical gap.

2. Internal MBU Reallocation. KBC has funded E-L instructional personnel to gain significant SCH

from E-L, equipment for face-to-face instructors using E-L in the classroom, and video conferencing

technology to connect faculty and staff spread out across the Peninsula and MAU. UAA funded in FY12

an upgraded classroom and faculty office computers that require IT support. KBC will provide all other

support funds for this position.

3. Statewide System Performance Measures.4

a. By FY14, this increment will increase performance in instructional effectiveness and student

success, and increase student credit hours because FY13 will be used to hire the instructional

technology staff person. The person will be able to provide faculty and student with timely and

consistent, “best practices” instructional technology assistance. It will help institutionalize

activities from the Title 3 grant. Less “down time” of technology equipment and services will

occur due to having support/expertise from this position.

b. Effective utilization of “best practices” in instructional technology will be documented.

Increased number of courses and faculty using contemporary technology practices will be

tracked. Increased utilization of technology equipment will be tracked.

c. Sub-metric will be met in FY14.

4 For reference, please see UAA Performance ‘11, pp. 33 ff. at

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/upload/Performance-11_web-version.pdf

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