Minutes: June 10, 2011 CPE Meeting
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MINUTES CPE Meeting June 10, 2011 AGENDA Council on Postsecondary Education Friday, June 10, 2011 9:00 a.m. William T. Young Campus Center, Gym Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky Welcome Roll Call Approval of Minutes ........................................................................................................................... 1 Strategic Agenda Focus Area – Student Success 1. Overview and Update on Student Success Objectives and Strategies ............................................ 11 2. The Role of Transfer in Student Success .................................................................................... 13 BREAK 3. Campus Strategic Agenda Presentations Northern Kentucky University Western Kentucky University Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities BREAK/Lunch (Lunch provided for CPE members only.) 4. CPE President’s Report to the Council 5. ACTION: 2011-12 Tuition and Mandatory Fee Recommendations Eastern Kentucky University ................................................................................................... 15 Kentucky Community and Technical College System ............................................................... 21 Kentucky State University ...................................................................................................... 25 Morehead State University .................................................................................................... 29 Northern Kentucky University ................................................................................................ 33 University of Kentucky .......................................................................................................... 41 University of Louisville .......................................................................................................... 47 Western Kentucky University .................................................................................................. 53 6. ACTION: Special Use Fee Exception Requests Morehead State University .................................................................................................... 55 Northern Kentucky University ................................................................................................. 69 University of Louisville .......................................................................................................... 75 Western Kentucky University .................................................................................................. 83 7. ACTION: Renovate Shively Sports Center - University of Kentucky ............................................... 91 8. ACTION: Construct Hydro Therapy Training Room Addition - University of Louisville .................... 93 9. ACTION: Doctorate of Nursing Practice Proposal - Murray State University ................................. 95 10. ACTION: Kentucky Public Postsecondary Education Admission Regulation Revision ....................... 97 11. ACTION: Education Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership - Northern Kentucky University ... 135 12. ACTION: General Education Transfer Policy Revisions ............................................................. 137 13. 2011-15 Strategic Agenda Performance Metrics Update ........................................................... 151 14. CEO Report .......................................................................................................................... 153 15. Commissioner of Education Report ......................................................................................... 155 16. Executive Committee Report – President Evaluation 17. 2011-12 CPE Work Plan ........................................................................................................ 157 Resolution Reports from the Institutions ............................................................................................................ 159 Other Business Next Meeting and 2011 Governor’s Trusteeship Conference, September 22-23, 2011 Marriott Griffin Gate Resort, Lexington, Kentucky Adjournment CPE meeting materials are available on the Council web site at http://cpe.ky.gov/about/cpe/meetings/. 1 2 MINUTES Council on Postsecondary Education June 10, 2011 The Council on Postsecondary Education met Friday, June 10, 2011, at 9 a.m. at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Chair Paul Patton presided. ROLL CALL The following members were present: Glenn Denton, Dan Flanagan, Joe Graviss, Dennis Jackson, Nancy McKenney, Pam Miller, Paul Patton, Aaron Price, Marcia Ridings, Jim Skaggs, Joe Weis, and Joe Wise. Ellen Call, Terry Holliday, Donna Moore, and Lisa Osborne did not attend. WELCOME President Owen Williams welcomed the Council to Transylvania University. Governor Patton thanked President Williams and Transylvania University for hosting the Council. APPROVAL OF The minutes of the April 28 CPE meeting were approved as distributed. MINUTES STRATEGIC AGENDA Dr. Aaron Thompson, CPE’s senior vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Heidi FOCUS AREA – Hiemstra, CPE’s assistant vice president for information and research, provided an STUDENT SUCCESS overview and update on the student success objectives and strategies. Dr. Adina O’Hara, CPE’s senior associate for academic affairs, provided an update on progress toward implementation of House Bill 160 and the Kentucky Transfer Project. CAMPUS STRATEGIC Dr. James Votruba, NKU’s president, provided the Council an update on NKU’s AGENDA progress toward the Strategic Agenda. PRESENTATIONS – NORTHERN KENTUCKY Dr. Gary Ransdell, WKU’s president, provided the Council an update on WKU’s UNIVERSITY, WESTERN progress toward the Strategic Agenda. KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, AND AIKCU Dr. Gary Cox, the AIKCU president, provided a report from the independent and private institutions to the Council including progress toward the Strategic Agenda. CPE PRESIDENT’S A written report from President King was distributed. Highlights of his report include: REPORT TO THE • Project Graduate - The public universities have graduated 492 former students COUNCIL through Project Graduate as of the fall 2010 term. The campus-based program provides former students with 90 or more credit hours special incentives such as free applications, priority enrollment, and academic and career advising. Project Graduate is a good example of the extra efforts the campuses make to raise educational attainment in the Commonwealth. A total of 898 students were in the pipeline in the fall 2010 term, and more than $5 million in tuition revenue has been generated since inception. • CPE Reports All-Time High of 62,700 Graduates in 2010-11, Up 11percent - The colleges and universities conferred an all-time high of 62,700 degrees and credentials during the 2010-11 academic year, according to the preliminary annual degree report issued last month. That’s an 11 percent increase over last year and includes gains across all levels, especially in workforce-oriented certificates, diplomas, and associate and professional- practice doctorate degrees. 3 • 24th Annual Academically Proficient African-American High School Junior and Senior Conference - The Council on Postsecondary Education, in conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Education, will co-sponsor the 24th Annual Academically Proficient African-American High School Junior and Senior Conference on the campus of Morehead State University on June 17-18. The conference will acquaint students with a wide range of college planning topics including financial aid and scholarships, selecting a college and career, and developing skills for successful transitions to college. A college fair with campus representatives from across the state will follow. • Recent Presentations and Speaking Engagements – Recent presentations and speaking engagements include: o Presentation on college readiness and the implementation of the Common Core State Standards at the James B. Hunt, Jr., Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy in May. Meeting participants included SHEEOs and leaders of national and regional higher education organizations and associations. o Spoke at a national symposium in Washington, D.C., sponsored by Marc Tucker’s group, the National Center on Education and the Economy. A new NCEE report, “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Reform,” calls for a new U.S. education reform agenda based on strategies used by the top- performing nations. o Interviewed by a reporter from District Administration, a national K- 12 publication which is the counterpart to University Business. o Presented on “Stronger by Degrees,” the 2011-15 Strategic Agenda for postsecondary and adult education, to the Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents and the Marion County Industrial Foundation in Lebanon, Kentucky. • Lane Report - The publication featured many of the college access and success initiatives in the Lane One-On-One. The Lane Report is distributed statewide to business owners, top executives and professionals, state policymakers, and the higher education community. 2011-12 TUITION Dr. John Hayek, CPE’s senior vice president for budget, planning and policy, AND MANDATORY presented the staff recommendation that the Council approve the 2011-12 tuition FEE and mandatory fee proposal for Eastern Kentucky University. The EKU proposal RECOMMENDATION, submitted to the Council is in compliance with the 5 percent ceiling. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Eastern Kentucky University requested