Agenda: Sept. 21, 2018 CPE Meeting
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MEETING AGENDA Friday, September 21, 2018 CPE Offices, Conf Rm A Members, Council on Postsecondary Education Ronald C. Beal, Bowling Green Shawn Reynolds, Almo Ben Brandstetter, Hebron (vice chair) Robert H. Staat, UofL (faculty member) Joe E. Ellis, Benton Sebastian Torres, NKU (student member) Kimberly Halbauer, Ft. Thomas Carol Wright, Tyner Lori Harper, Cadiz Sherrill B. Zimmerman, Prospect (chair) Lucas Mentzer, Lexington VACANT POSITION Donna Moore, Lexington Wayne Lewis, Interim Commissioner of Education Kristi Nelson, Union (ex officio, nonvoting) Vidya Ravichandran, Louisville Robert L. King, CPE President The Council on Postsecondary Education is Kentucky’s statewide postsecondary and adult education coordinating agency charged with leading the reform efforts envisioned by state policy leaders in the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997. The Council does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation, including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320, Frankfort KY 40601 Ph: (502) 573-1555, Fax: (502) 573-1535, http://cpe.ky.gov Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpenews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KYCPE Printed with state funds AGENDA Council on Postsecondary Education Friday, September 21, 2018 9:00 AM CPE Offices, Conf Rm A 1. Welcome and Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes 3 3. Executive Session 4. Council Action Items a. Amended Council Bylaws 24 b. New Academic Program - University of Kentucky 33 c. Interim Capital Projects - Kentucky State University 34 d. Common Applications 38 5. Information Items and Reports a. CPE President's Report to the Council 42 b. Update on Dual Credit: Policy, Program and Scholarship 46 c. Strengthening Partnerships and Alignment between Higher Education and the 59 Workforce - Part One of Five: The On-Ramp Initiative d. Preview of 2018 Strategic Agenda Campus Presentations 62 e. Commissioner of Education Report 63 f. Committee on Equal Opportunities Update 66 g. CPE President Search Committee Report 67 h. Reports from Institutions 68 6. Resolutions 86 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment Next meetings: November 15-16, 2018, Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College STAY CONNECTED TO THE CPE! Minutes Council on Postsecondary Education June 21, 2018 The Council on Postsecondary Education met Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., ET, at the Council offices in Frankfort, Kentucky. Chair Sherrill Zimmerman presided. No official action was taken. WELCOME Chair Zimmerman called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. The following members attended in person: Ron Beal, Ben Brandstetter, Kim Halbauer, Donna Moore, Shawn Reynolds, Robert H. Staat, Sebastian Torres, and Sherrill Zimmerman. Lori Harper attended by teleconference. Joe Ellis, Lucas Mentzer, Kristi Nelson, Vidya Ravichandran, Carol Wright, and Interim KDE Commissioner Wayne Lewis did not attend. REVIEW OF CPE staff consulted the Council with suggested amendments to the COUNCIL Council By-Laws, including updates regarding meeting participation via BY-LAWS video teleconference, nominating committee procedures, CPE president compensation, among other areas. Chair Zimmerman asked Council members to provide additional comments and suggestions to CPE staff by the next meeting for review and approval. UPDATES / The following on-going work topics were discussed: DISCUSSIONS OF ON-GOING WORK Resolution on Financial Literacy At its February 2, 2018 meeting the Council approved a resolution urging campus leaders to implement financial literacy programs and provide information with a concise snapshot of students’ cumulative debt, potential total payout, and potential monthly payments by January of 2019. Staff provided the Council with an update of work at the campuses through June of 2018. College to Career (C2C) Work Group At its April 27, 2018 meeting, the Council approved a resolution creating the College to Career Work Group to provide the Council with advice and recommendations ensuring Kentucky students graduate with the skills, abilities, experiences, and knowledge to navigate the path between college and career, and that the postsecondary education system is adequately responding to the changing workforce demands facing the state. The work group would provide findings and recommendations to the CPE board in 3 Minutes Council on Postsecondary Education June 21, 2018 the spring of 2019. Staff provided the Council with an update of the work completed to date and consulted with the Council on several discussion items include the make-up of the work group, adjusting the timeline in consideration of new CPE leadership, and prioritizing the next steps. Tuition and Fee Matters Staff briefed the Council and answered questions regarding the finance-related agenda items on the business agenda for June 22, 2018. These agenda items included: 2018-19 Tuition and Mandatory Fee Recommendations for all four-year public institutions and KCTCS; Asset Preservation Fee Exception Requests for Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, and Morehead State University; and 2018-19 Agency Operating Budget. A 10-YEAR President King led a discussion reflecting on his near decade of work at REVIEW OF CPE. CPE has continued to expand its role and impact despite PROGRESS reductions to the operating budget of 55 percent, and a 40 percent reduction in staff since 2008. President King commended the performance of Kentucky’s postsecondary institutions and the dedication of the CPE board and staff in helping guide this work. DINNER Following the meeting, Council members traveled to Midway, Kentucky for dinner. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT The meetings adjourned at 7:00 p.m., ET. ____________________________ ____________________________ Robert L. King Heather M. Faesy CPE President Associate, Board Relations & Special Projects 4 Minutes Council on Postsecondary Education June 22, 2018 The Council on Postsecondary Education met Friday, June 22, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., ET, at the Council offices in Frankfort, Kentucky. Chair Sherrill Zimmerman presided. WELCOME AND Chair Zimmerman called the meeting to order and welcomed ROLL CALL everyone. The following members attended in person: Ron Beal, Ben Brandstetter, Kim Halbauer, Lori Harper, Donna Moore, Shawn Reynolds, Robert H. Staat, Sebastian Torres, Sherrill Zimmerman, and Interim KDE Commissioner Wayne Lewis. The following member attended by teleconference: Kristi Nelson. The following members did not attend: Joe Ellis, Lucas Mentzer, Vidya Ravichandran, and Carol Wright. APPROVAL OF The minutes of the April 26-27, 2018 meetings were approved as MINUTES distributed. OPENING REMARKS Wayne Lewis, interim commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Education, addressed the Council and provided an update on the work being completed on revising the high school graduation requirements. A draft framework for the revised high school requirements was presented to the Kentucky Board of Education during its June 6 meeting. The draft graduation requirements suggest that all students must demonstrate their ability to read and do basic math prior to graduation. The draft requirements also suggest that students demonstrate readiness for postsecondary education or entry to a career. A first reading of the revised requirements regulation will be held during the August meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education. ANNUAL BRIEFING Pursuant to KRS 164.020(13), the Association of Independent FROM THE Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) is required by statute ASSOCIATION OF to make an annual report to the Council on Postsecondary INDEPENDENT Education. Mr. Gary Cox, AIKCU’s president, and Mr. Mason Dyer, KENTUCKY AIKCU’s vice president for external relations and information, COLLEGES & provided an update to the Council focusing on the significant and UNIVERSITIES changing role that Kentucky’s private, nonprofit colleges and (AIKCU) universities have played in Kentucky since the landmark higher education reform of 1997. The written report provided to the Council focused on growing enrollment, the importance of 5 Minutes Council on Postsecondary Education June 22, 2018 statewide student financial aid, degrees awarded, and the overarching challenges facing small, private colleges both in Kentucky and nationally. Following their report, Mr. Cox described a unique effort being undertaken by a majority of the AIKCU institutions: the Optimizing Academic Balance (OAB) study. The study, funded by a major grant from the James Graham Brown Foundation, is provides campus leaders with the information to make decisions about how to most effectively allocate scarce resources. OAB maps the costs associated with each academic program, then compares those costs with the revenue produced. To date, ten AIKCU members have completed the OAB process through phase two of the four- year project. It has already identified more than $10 million in potential efficiency gains. Dr. Michael Carter, president of Campbellsville University, spoke to the Council on how the study has impacted their operations on campus and their future decisions. 2018-19 TUITION AND Mr. Bill Payne, CPE’s vice president for finance and administration, MANDATORY FEE and Mr. Shaun McKiernan, CPE’s senior associate