President Rita Hartung Cheng

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National and State Context

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Changes in State Fiscal Support for Higher Education

5-Year % Changes in State Fiscal Support for Higher Education (FY11-FY16)

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Cost of Education – Student Share

Net Tuition as a Percent of Public Higher Education Total Educational Revenue

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%1989 2002 2008 2014

47%

58%

37%36%

36%

24%

Arizona Average US Average WICHE Region Average

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Arizona State Revenue to Reach Pre-recession Level in FY 2018

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Financial Outlook

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Revenue Sources

Total Revenue: $400 million

Enrollment: 21,352Total Revenue: $518 million

Enrollment: 29,031

Tuition and Fees

AuxiliaryRevenue

9%Gov’t Grants

and Contracts and Fin Aid

14%

25%

Other12%

40%FY

2008

Other12%

AuxiliaryRevenue

11%

Gov’t Grants and Contracts

and Fin Aid16%

42%

19%FY

2016

State General Fund

$17.3 million appropriation cut =16% decline in state general fund investment

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State Funding and Tuition Rates Since 1997

$10,500

$9,500

$8,500

$7,500

$6,500

$5,500

$4,500

$3,500

$2,500

$1,500

$2,259

$3,593

$4,841

$6,627

$10,358

$2,009

$5,288

$6,270 $6,800

$8,333

$6,064

$3,418

Tuition RatesState General Fund per FTE

Start of tuition pledge program

1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

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$11,331

$4,457

Net Tuition/Fee and State Appropriation Revenue

$11,277$11,817

$4,208

$12,614

$6,878

$12,089

$6,064

$12,066

$5,593

$11,260

$4,132

$12,201

$4,275 $3,418

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General Fund and Net Tuition per FTEGeneral Fund per FTE

$14,000

$12,000

$10,000

$8,000

$6,000

$4,000

$2,000

FY 2008 20 0 9 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Est.

$13,757

$8,333

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Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Outlook

16% decline in general fund investment

• FY 2016 Restoration Request: $4.2 million

• FY 2017 Restoration Request: $5.8 million

• Resident FTE Growth: $5.9 million

• Per Resident FTE Capital Growth: $3.8 million

Overall Base Increase: +$19.7 million1 x Capital: +$15 million

Priorities:– Enrollment growth support– Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff– Maintaining the viability of the PLEDGE tuition program– Capital needs

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ABOR 2025 Goals Drive student educational success and learning Advance educational attainment within Arizona

2025 Goals2016 Projections2009 Actuals

Discover new knowledge Impact Arizona

71.5%

88.3%61.2%

11,020

11,496

27,775

99,671

$0.87 billion

20,346

77.8%55.8%

8,529

15,807

30,448

6-year Graduation

Freshman Retention

$1.62 billionResearch ExpendituresDegrees in High Demand Fields

Graduate and Professional Enrollment

Graduate and Professional Degrees Awarded

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded

178,978

132,73524,702

45,186

16,276

40,02527,281

Undergraduate Enrollment

$1.12 billion

81.0%

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NAU 2025 Performance Metrics

2025 Goals2016 Actuals or Projections*2009 Actuals

57.5%

80%51.9%

1,367*

5,653

2,88416,654

$26.2 million

3,203

69.3%

52.6%

3,296*

3,881

6-year Graduation

Freshman Retention

$46.8 millionResearch ExpendituresDegrees in High Demand Fields

Graduate and Professional Enrollment

Graduate and Professional Degrees Awarded

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded

30,312

24,857

4,500

4,597

1,810

6,9305,243*

Undergraduate Enrollment

$33.9 million*

74.4%

State of the UniversityCAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE GOALS

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Goals Evolution 1955 – 2015

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Primary Functions 1976 University CabinetObjectives 1997 Institutional Self

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Institutional Goals 2015Strategic GoalsStrategic Planning & Budget Council

Global Engagement• Personal Philosophy• Self-discipline• Interrelationships of Disciplines

Cultural Heritage

Responsible Citizenship

Vocational Competence

Extended Services

Opportunities for Native Americans

• Premier Residential University• Partnerships with Community • Colleges and K-12• Distance Learning

Graduate Programs and Research

Commitment to Native Americans

Diversity, Civic Engagement, and Community Building

Student Success

Nationally Recognized Research Excellence

Sustainability and Effectiveness

Good Citizenship

• Public Service Institution• Understanding of the Social and Natural Systems• Apply Knowledge

• Individual Development• Undergraduate and Graduate Education• Critical Examination of Ideas• Excellence

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NAU Leadership• President• Cabinet

– Strategic Planning and Budget CouncilMaster PlanEvery 5 Years

Strategic PlanEvery 2-3 Years

Performance EvaluationEvery Year

Macro BudgetEvery Year

Task Forces

OrganizedGroups

ExternalStakeholders

FacultyStudents

Staff

Standing Committees

Strategic PrioritiesEvery Year

Arizona Board of RegentsVision 2025

Divisional PlansEvery Year

Office of the GovernorOffice of Strategic Planning and BudgetingJoint Legislative Budget Committee

Strategic Planning

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Visioning Update – Campus Direction

Six months of intensive input and deliberation

More than 1,300 internal and external stakeholders: civic leaders, business leaders, highly engaged alumni, advisory boards, students, faculty, and staff.

INPUT

• MISSION (Draft) Our academic programs, research, public service, and creative endeavors enrich lives and create opportunities in Arizona and beyond. We develop solutions to challenges and drive innovation in a supportive, inclusive, and diverse environment.

• VISION (Draft)Rigorous programs and pioneering research with substantial community impact provide the foundation for transformational student opportunities that prepare graduates to excel in creating a sustainable future, nationally and globally.

DRAFT

FEEDBACK

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Brand Research

Prospect perceptions

Arizona prospects California prospects

NAU ASU UA GCU NAU ASU UA GCU

Safe 94% 59% 77% 97% 90% 69% 81% 81%

Friendly 94% 77% 83% 97% 96% 76% 85% 86%

Student-centered 92% 79% 94% 87% 86% 76% 77% 86%

Personal 83% 49% 57% 73% 69% 50% 59% 69%

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Brand Research

Arizona prospects Out-of-state prospects

Importance NAU ASU UA GCU NAU ASU UA GCU

Faculty demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching 4.7 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.5 4.0

Professors identify professional opportunities for their students 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.7 4.0

Student services are of high quality 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.1

All students have easy access to student services 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.0

Many opportunities to meet with faculty outside of classroom

4.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.0

The surrounding community contributes to the social experience

4.0 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.3

Many opportunities for undergrads to actively participate in research

4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.6 4.0 4.0

There are a lot of opportunities for outdoor activities

3.8 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.2

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Marketing and Communications Update Six months of brand research

– 2,000 current and prospective students and alumni

– Students, faculty, staff, and administrators

– Leadership

Grounded in institutional mission and values

PAYOFF

BIG IDEA

PERSONALITY

PROOF

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

MISSION

PLEDGE

MARKET-FACING MESSAGES

BRAND PLATFORM

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Accreditation

Why Accreditation Matters Accreditation is the process for assuring and improving the quality of higher education.

Criteria 1. Mission

2. Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct

3. Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support

4. Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement

5. Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness

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Accreditation

OPEN PATHWAY: Quality Initiative and Quality Assurance

NAU’s Quality InitiativeStudent Success Programs: Using Assessment as a Continual Improvement Strategy

Proposal and preparation

• Utilize QI results to improve retention

• Feedback from HLC

• Identify HLC Steering committee

• Identify Criteria Working Group leads and team members

• Collect evidence

• Engage campus community

• Identify evidence

• Draft Assurance Argument

• Continue to collect evidence

• Continue to collect evidence

• Complete Assurance Argument

• Complete Federal Compliance

August 2017

• Submit Assurance Argument and Federal Compliance Report

Fall 2017/Spring 2018

• Site Visit

Identify next QI project

AY 13-14 AY 17-18AY 15-16AY 14-15 AY 16-17

• NAU’s Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Argument DUE

Quality Initiative Report DUE

Bi-annual report updates to Strategic Planning and Budget Council

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Enrollment Update

Online Community CampusesFlagstaff Yuma

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

20,131 19,069

Total 29,031

21,107

5,166Fall 1995 Fall 2005

Fall 2015

2,238

Fall Spring Spring as Percent of Fall

FY 2011 25,204 23,409 92.9%

FY 2012 25,364 23,771 93.7%

FY 2013 26,002 24,039 92.5%

FY 2014 26,606 24,407 91.7%

FY 2015 27,715 25,590 92.3%

FY 2016 29,031 27,106 93.4%

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Enrollment Update

First-time Freshman Cohort Headcount Hispanic/Latino

2005 2015

1,4001,2001,000

800600400200

0

Hispanic/Latino Asian Native Hawaiian

Other Pacific Islander

White Black/African American American Indian/Alaska Native Two or More

First-time Freshman Cohort IPEDS Ethnicity100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%

2005 2015 2014 AZ Estimate

100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%

0%

Students from 122 Tribes Top 5 Tribe Affiliations

• Navajo Tribe • Cherokee Nation, OK • Hopi Tribe • Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma • Cherokee – Eastern Band of NC

1,241

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Retention and Student Success

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

6 years later

Start of tuition pledge program

28.5%

40.3%

Fall 2004 2008 2011Freshman cohort

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Still Enrolled at Another Institution

Graduated from NAU

Still Enrolled at NAU

Graduated from Another Institution

78.8%

6-year Success Rate STARTING FALL 2008

4-year Graduation Rate

First-time/ Full-time Freshmen

6-year Graduation Rate Goal by 2025: 57.5%

Retention Action Plan – Implementation to Start in Fall 2016

11.6%

51.3%

3.8%

12.1%

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Diversity and Inclusion 2nd in undergraduate engineering degrees awarded to Native Americans

NAU receives $3.5 million to assist Native Americans with disabilities

Mechanical engineering student Cherise John helps tribe’s economic development

Researcher Teki Sankey awaits one-of-a-kind octocopter

President Obama selects Professor Octaviana Trujillo for environmental commission

Researcher O’neil Guthrie looks through the noise to discover potential risks from jet fuel

4th in undergraduate degrees in health professions and related programs awarded to Native Americans

5th in undergraduate degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities awarded to Hispanic students

Since 2007, NAU-Yuma has been a Hispanic-Serving Institution (designation by the U.S. Department of Education)

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Commitment to Native Americans

NAU Athletics at Window Rock

Academics and Research

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New Academic Programs School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS) • Ph.D. in Informatics and Computing – interdisciplinary

– Health and bioinformatics,– Ecological and environmental informatics, and– Cyber- and software systems

Department of Mechanical Engineering (CEFNS) • Ph.D. in Bioengineering – interdisciplinary, strong connections

to the Department of Biological Sciences and the Center for Bioengineering Innovation

– Graduates will fill high demand leadership positions in industrial research including areas like prosthetics and artificial limbs

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Fiscal Years 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Physician Assistant 25 49 73 96 100 100 100

Physical Therapy 24 51 86 103 116 120 120

Occupational Therapy 25 56 99 120 135

TOTAL 49 100 184 255 315 340 355

Projected Enrollment Growth – Total Headcount

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies and Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree started in Fall 2012.

• Master’s Degree in Athletic Training starting in July 2016.

Arizona public universities working together to share faculty, facilities, technology, and supplies to increase high quality, affordable healthcare education.

Phoenix Biomedical Campus

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Faculty Spotlights

Dr. Monica Brown

Dr. Jut WynneDr. Anna Sosa

Dr. Frederick Gooding Dr. Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth

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Research Highlights and Direction Recent Grants

• $3.4 million from NASA to the Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) to fund PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology and Science)

• $3.5 million from NASA, NSF and DOE to Ecosystem Science and Society Center (Ecoss) to research changes in the Arctic and their impact on ecosystems

• $1.4 million from DOE to Ecoss to study the functional genomics of microbial carbon cycling in soils

• $1.3 million from NSF to the Center for Science Teaching and Learning to fund the Power of Data Projects

• $1 million from NIH for the NAU-UA Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention

Leadership Honors • Paul Keim named AAAS Fellow • Wally Covington honored with international lifetime achievement award

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Organizational Changes in Research

Office of Sponsored Projects = Post Award Accounting Services and Fiscal Compliance

Office of Grant and Contract Services+

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Research Spotlights

Dr. Michelle MackDr. Catherine Gehring

Doctoral candidate Betsy Goodrich and Dr. Kristen Waring

Dr. Kiona Ogle Dr. Nancy Johnson

Community Impact

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Public Service

$8 million (EPA) to support air quality programs (ITEP)

$4.6 million (DOE) for GEAR UP

$3.5 million (DOE) to establish a National American Indian Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center

$1 million (BIA) to facilitate tribal climate change adaptation planning

$650,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support aspiring health profession students and bring skilled health care to diverse communities

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20,000

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2009 2014 2015 2025

29,231

Public Service Expenditures (in $1,000)+16% by 2025

30,270 35,500

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The Martin-Springer Institute attends to the experiences of the Holocaust in order to relate them to today’s concerns, crises, and conflicts. Doris Martin interacts with students.

Beasley Gallery Showcases Student Work

Cultural Vitality

Miss Indian NAU 2015

Student group C.H.E.I. hosts Annual Indigenous Bash, featuring entertainers from across the nation.

Native American dancers attend the NAU pow wow in the Walkup Skydome.

Amazing Performances

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Partnerships and Community Engagement

Lowell Observatory American Campus Communities

Northern Arizona Healthcare/ THRIVEPhoenix Biomedical CampusFour Forest Restoration Initiative

Operations

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NOWNEAR

COMPLETION

$225,000 GrantE D U C A U S E

AcademicAdvising

FacultyFeedback

StudentMentoring

CareerPlanning

Tutoring

Integrated Planning and Advising

Data Analytics

Feedback

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Objectives• Nurture a culture of collaboration• Improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency• Optimize physical capacity• Streamline communication flows

Website = Our Digital Front Door

Technology

External Site Traffic – Device Trend

100%

75%

50%

25%

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90%

7%

27%

68%

Desktop

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Tablet3%

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Space and Enrollment

400,000

350,000

300,000

250,000

200,000

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Academic square footage per student: since 2007

Fall 2005 Fall 2015Fall 2010

All Student Credit Hours298,036

All Student Credit Hours 363,032

All Student Credit Hours 211,672

Online Only 22,897

Online Only48,543

Online Only68,072

Growth of all classes taken 2005–2015: +72%

Growth of online classes taken 2005–2014: +197%

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Anthropology

School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

Applied Research And Development (ARD)

AnthropologyEngineering And Natural Sciences Building

SBS - Raul H. Castro Building

University Services Building (USB)

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Capital Needs Fully funded building renewal

formula: $112 million

Actually funded: $3 million

FY 2017 State Budget Request

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Appropriation Received2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Fire Life Safety Investments Fire Sprinklers and Alarms, Elevators, ADA

HVACCline Library, Wettaw and SBS West all have HVAC issues

Roofing Skydome Roofing

Total $15,000,000

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Facilities – New Building Openings and Needs

Science and Health Building American Campus Communities

Student and Academic Services BuildingAquatic and Tennis Complex

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Campaign Update

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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$750

$942

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Campaign Support

Faculty Support 5% Bricks & Mortar 6%

Athletics 3% 100%

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80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

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Scholarships36%

Research21%

UndesignatedPlanned Gifts

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Program Support 12%

4.1% participation by current and former employees

Next Steps

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Spring 2016 and Beyond

Vision and Mission

Brand Platform and Market-facing Messages

Advising

Retention Action Plan

Closing Only at NAU Campaign

Smart Growth

Yuma/ Prescott Valley/ PL/ Online

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YAVAPAI

FLAGSTAFF

YUMA

Show Low

Mohave

Prescott

Navajo-Hopi

Tuba City

Verde Valley

PageKayenta

KeamsCanyon

Whiteriver

Lake Havasu City

Tucson

ThatcherAravaipa

Apache Junction

Chinle

Fort Defiance

PHOENIX BIOMEDICAL

Communiversity at Queen Creek

ScottsdaleParadise Valley

Prescott Valley

Yuma-Marine Corps Air Station

Communiversity at Surprise

North Valley Glendale

Phoenix

Chandler/Gilbert

Signal Peak

MesaGateWay

East ValleyWest ValleySouth Mountain

Bullhead City

Serving Arizona

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Student Success

NAU grads earn nod as best principals, educators in the state (Rodel Foundation)

NAU students earn prestigious honors, including filmmaker and Sundance Fellow Megan Babbitt

Spring 2016 enrollment of women in STEM in CEFNS is 43 percent, national average is 28 percent

Thank you.