report to senate on academic planning sheila embleton vice-president academic september 28, 2000
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REPORT TO SENATE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING SHEILA EMBLETON VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC SEPTEMBER 28, 2000. CONTEXT FOR PLANNING – INTERNAL: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. liberal arts professional and applied studies building on strengths engineering and applied science interdisciplinary health studies - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
REPORT TO SENATE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING
SHEILA EMBLETON
VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
CONTEXT FOR PLANNING – INTERNAL: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• liberal arts• professional and applied studies• building on strengths• engineering and applied science• interdisciplinary health studies • high quality graduate education• leading research university• internationalization• technology-enhanced learning
CONTEXT FOR PLANNING - EXTERNAL
• Demographic changes• Shifts in students’ interests• Increasing demand for TEL• Competition for faculty• Private universities and college degrees• Accountability• Fees• Trends towards targeted funding
VP (Administration)
Demographic Change: Double Cohort Scenarios, Ontario
190200210220230240250260270280290
Enrolments (000)’s
Demographic change
Demographic change plus double cohort (moderatescenario)
Demographic changeplus double cohort(extreme scenario)
PROJECTED NEW FACULTY REQUIREMENTS FOR ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES
CUMULATIVE TOTALS FROM 1997-98 TO:
2004-2005 2010-2011REQUIRED TO MEET INCREASED STUDENT DEMAND 3,800 4,500
REQUIRED TO MEET PLANNED RETIREMENTS
2,700 5,500
TOTALS 6,500 10,000
Source: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Will there be room for me?, March, 1999
YORK’S CUMULATIVE COMPLEMENT HIRING PROJECTIONS
0
400
800
2001/02 2003/04 2005/06 2007/08 2009/10
Possible Additional Staff Growth
Possible Additional Faculty Growth
Staff Required for Superbuild Enrolment Growth
Faculty Required for Superbuild Enrolment Growth
Staff RetirementReplacements
Faculty Retirement Replacements
600
200
1000
PROVINCIAL OPERATING GRANTS AND TUITION FEE REVENUE PER FTE ENROLMENT
ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES 1987-88 TO 1998-99
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Year Ending
Con
stan
t 19
98-9
9 D
olla
rs
TuitionFees
OperatingGrants
Source: COU Resource Document
YORK UNIVERSITY - GRANT AND FEE INCOME(Erosion of Budget Flexibility)
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01
Ope
ratin
g G
rant
and
Fee
Inco
me
- $ M
Actual Projected
Total Operating Grant and Fee Income
Non-Flexible Income
Source: Office of the Vice-President Finance and Administration
APPOINTMENTS PLANNING
CATEGORY OF APPOINTMENTS
Made Pending TOTAL
Fair Funding 33 36.4 69.4
ATOP (Access to Opportunities)
8 3 11
CRCs 5(recommended)
26 31
Endowed/Externally
Funded
23 2 25
TOTAL
69 67.4 136.4
Source: Office of the AVP (Academic Resource Planning) /University Secretariat
SENATE ACADEMIC PLANNING CONTEXT
• Recent revision of UAP focuses on strategic priorities relating to – enrolment – programs – pedagogy – scholarship
• Process must allow York to respond both collegially and expeditiously to external initiatives
• Overall institutional objectives must be paramount
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (UAP)
• liberal arts• professional and applied studies• building on strengths • engineering and applied science• interdisciplinary health studies • high quality graduate education• leading research university• internationalization• technology-enhanced learning
BUDGET PLANNING
• Budget planning must respond to academic planning/priorities
• Academic decision-making must take account of financial context
ENROLMENT PLANNING
• Undergraduate:
–Planning for enrolment decrease in liberal arts majors balanced with growth in applied and professional areas
DIVERSITY AND REBALANCINGProjected Changes in Distribution of Undergraduate FFTEs Between 1998/99 and 2005/06
DRAFT
-3Source: Institutional Research and Analysisas Submitted to MTCU, September 2000
-7 -5 -1 1 3
Commerce
Engineering & Applied Science
Health Professions
Math & Physical Sciences
Concurrent Education
Other
Consecutive Education
Law
%
Science
Arts
ENROLMENT PLANNING
• Double Cohort– Planning to accommodate double cohort
growth by:• some growth in liberal arts • expansion in applied and professional
areas • TEL • joint programming with CAATs
DIVERSITY AND REBALANCINGDRAFT
Projected Change in Undergraduate FFTEs Between 1998/99 and 2005/06
-200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Arts
Commerce
Science
Engineering & Applied Science
Health Professions
Math & Physical Sciences
Concurrent Education
Other
Law
Consecutive Education
Source: Institutional Research and Analysisas Submitted to MTCU, September 2000
ENROLMENT PLANNING
• Graduate: – Increase numbers to maintain balance with
undergraduate enrolments– Need to develop more specific plans for
graduate enrolment growth
YORK’S ENROLMENT PROJECTIONS
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
1999-2000
2001-2002
2003-2004
2005-2006
2007-2008
2009-2010
Additional Growth Contingent on Operating and Capital Funding
Graduate International
Graduate Domestic
Undergraduate International
Undergraduate Domestic
Students
Source: Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
• Business/Professional:Approved by Senate:– Business and Society Program accepted its first students
this past year– International BBA – Human Resources Management– Public Administration and Management– Certificate and Diploma in Non-Profit Management – Diploma in Business and the Environment In Planning:– Computational finance programming – Executive MBA
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
• Applied Science and Engineering:Approved by Senate:– BASc in engineering science– Biotechnology streamIn Planning:– Collaborative programs with Seneca in
biotechnology, chemical technology, environmental resource management, applied engineering technology
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
• Health:Approved by Senate:– School of Health Policy and Management with 3
specializations: health management; health policy; health informatics
– BSc in Nursing: program accepted its first cohort of students from collaborative programs with Seneca and Georgian this year
Under consideration:– Relationship with Canadian Memorial Chiropractic
College
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
• International Studies:Approved by Senate:– European Studies Program– International BBA accepted its first students this year
In Planning:– BA program in International Development– Certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages
(TESOL)– Program in South Asian Studies
Implementation:– APPC Task Force recommendations on international activities– Endowment of a Chair in Hellenic Studies
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
• TEL/Collaborative Programs:Approved by Senate:– Collaborative programs with CAATs:
• ecosystem management
• urban sustainability
• international project management
– Communication and Culture joint graduate program with Ryerson accepted its first students this year
In Planning:– Expansion of collaborative programming with CAATs in
applied science, business, health, and communication fields
Implementation:– New appointments to support development of TEL– New TEL building with Seneca– Office for TEL established under VPR&I to facilitate R&D