Paying for college:
Hilary Holman-Kidd, Academic Affairs, holmankh@wou.edu
We propose to expand Salem operations to 18 courses per term to include: A path through General Education, AB in Liberal Studies (also serve as electives), MA in Organizational Leadership, course work in support of Criminal Justice, Business, Professional Writing, and Early Childhood Education. We include lease costs for the space, 50% FTE for a site director, S&S funds for building technical capacity. Note: Budget request represents the cost of all courses; anticipated revenues with modest enrollments averaging 8 students per course are $350K.
This will make degree programs, undergraduate and MA, available when and where Salem's working adult students need them. It will serve government employees, AAS degree holders (those with highly specialized career related Associate's Degrees), working adults with AAOT degrees and some college and no degree, and -- given our partnership with the WESD for space, we will be positioned to capture graduating high school students who become working adults.
Working adults Salem Government employees Transfer students, especially those who work during the day Degree completion students
We have identified the following targets for Salem. Some are benchmarks (inputs we provide, indicated with a *) and others are outcomes (targets for enrollments, indicated with a **). 2019-20: 1. Run 18 sections per term*, and average 8 students per section** who are "new to WOU" or able to take additional credits in a term due to Salem offerings. 2. Commence offering ABLS and MA-OL in Salem*. 3. Offer 2 CJ and 2 PSY courses per term*, averaging 8 students per section**, in Salem to provide face-to-face opportunities for Salem students completing these programs' requirements primarily thru online courses. 4. Offer a path through general education in Salem*, and average 6 students per section** who are "new to WOU" or able to take additional credits in a term due to Salem offerings. 2020-21 1. Run 30 sections per term*, and average 12 students per section** who are "new to WOU" or able to take additional credits in a term due to Salem offerings. 2. ABLS = 10 majors**; MA in OL = 12 graduate students** 3. Offer 2 CJ and 2 PSY courses per term*, averaging 12 students per section**, in Salem to provide face-to-face opportunities for Salem students completing these programs' requirements primarily thru online courses. 4. Offer a path through general education in Salem*, and average 10 students per section** who are "new to WOU" or able to take additional credits in a term due to Salem offerings. 5. Add 1-2 academic programs* that can be completed in Salem. 2021-22 1. Run 40 sections per term*, and average 15 students per section** who are "new to WOU" or able to take additional credits in a term due to Salem offerings. 2. ABLS = 15 majors**; MA in OL = 15 graduate students** 3. Offer 2 CJ and 2 PSY courses per term*, averaging 15 students per section**, in Salem to provide face-to-face opportunities for Salem students completing these programs' requirements primarily thru online courses. 4. Offer a path through general education in Salem*, and average 12 students per section** who are "new to WOU" or able to take additional credits in a term due to Salem offerings. 5. Add 1-2 more academic programs* that can be completed in Salem. Most of the benchmarks and outcomes can be measured from data provided in schedules and enrollments. "New to WOU" will have to be operationalized, likely as (1) first-time WOU students, or (2) a WOU student who has a break of one or more terms in their attendance history. "Able to take additional credits" will be assessed via term-by-term survey of Salem based students. Each term we can report: (1) enrollments for each course, (2) # students who meet definition of "new to WOU", (3) # of students who report that they were able to take their course because it was offered in Salem/hybrid/evening/weekend.
Benchmarks achieved 2017 ABLS Workgroup introduces idea for degree completion via flexible, convenient delivery MA in Organizational Leadership approved by Faculty Senate 2018 ABLS degree approved by Faculty Senate University provides $100k in startup funding for WOU:Salem 2018-19 WOU signs agreement with WESD for renewable lease on Professional Learning Center space 2019 WOU Salem new site, and undergraduate degree completion program, approved by NWCCU WOU:Salem offers 4 courses in Winter 2019 (average enrollment=12 students), and 8 courses in Spring 2019 (average enrollment as of March 6 = 8 students) Salem buses wrapped in Wolfie designs Outreach to community colleges and other marketing efforts Implementation plan 2019-20 Start two new programs at WOU:Salem -- MA in OL, ABLS; offer Special Education endorsement/MS in Ed at WOU:Salem; offer courses in support of Criminal Justice, Psychology, Business, Interdisciplinary Studies along with a path through new General Education. Operate 3 nights a week in 3-4 classrooms Build support and student services appropriate for scale of operations and enrollments (see Figure 4 in attached documents) Scan local real estate market for possible sites for expansion 2020-21 Continue operations and add at least two additional academic programs to WOU:Salem (under discussion: Early Childhood Education, Gerontology) Operate 4 nights a week and Saturday mornings in 4 classrooms Continue building support and student services If enrollments at WOU:Salem support it, develop ideas for expansion sites into proposals 2021-22 Continue operations and add additional academic programs to WOU:Sale Operate 3 nights a week and Saturday mornings in 4 classrooms Continue building support and student services If enrollments at WOU:Salem support it, begin development of identified additional space. For more information on plans as they stand at this time, see pages 7-21 of the substantive change proposal approved by NWCCU (see attached).
If neither UBAC nor Academic Affairs is able to identify the funding for Salem, we will have to scale back operations and plans.
There is no public university presence in Salem at this time (PSU has occasionally forayed there but is not offering academic programs in Salem at this time). While we will offer a path through general education (with lower division courses), this is not the focus of the Salem work. The Salem work focuses on degree completion. For that reason we don't duplicate or conflict with Chemeketa much.
1. WORKLOAD: Faculty will need to transform courses previously offered face-to-face into effective hybrid course formats. This will require time, support and resources. This is part of the reason for the Salem teaching stipends and PLC, to recognize and support that work. 2. WORKLOAD: Faculty and staff will need to reconsider classroom and support practices as we reach out to an audience of working adult learners. Such learners bring different experiences and expectations to the classroom, and they have schedule constraints/needs that we must respond to. We are building student-centered schedules (evenings, weekends, hybrids) and practices (services for Salem students) that will require investments to drive transformation from schedules, learning experiences and supports originally designed for traditional, resident college students into practices designed for working adults. Staff have been open and interested in participating (e.g., Writing Center, Student Success & Advising, Career Development). The Salem Teaching Stipends and PLC is in support of these transformations for faculty. 3. IMPACTS ON CAMPUS PROGRAMS: In our tour of campus, people have expressed concerns that we will cannibalize campus academic programs as we grow Salem programs. The goal of the Salem programs is to reach working adults who do not have access to a WOU education at this time. We are doing this through targeted academic programs, evening (and eventually Saturday) courses, hybrid courses and a convenient location in Salem. These opportunities may also draw current WOU students, but if they do so it reflects our students' preferences for opportunities like these. We are not, however, designed to draw from WOU's base of existing students, except as some students might find that the Salem opportunities ease their path to degree completion.
Personnel Instruction 18 sections per term (3 terms), at 4 credits per course and an average per credit NTT rate of $1125 = $243,000; OPE of 32% of salaries = $77,760 The model we have developed for 2019-20 is to return funding to colleges and/or divisions (deans choice) for each undergraduate course taught in Salem Salem Teaching Stipends of $1000 per section taught = $54,000; OPE of 32% for Stipends = $17,280 See attached memo to Provost (Salem Teaching Stipends file) for explanation of the need for Salem Teaching Stipends Staff 0.50 FTE Site Director = $30,900; OPE plus prorated health insurance = $18, 390 Hilary Holman-Kidd has been deeply involved in the complex logistics of setting up and running this new venture. This is a modest estimate of the effort involved. Over time, this work may be routinized but while the program is new and growing rapidly, it needs close and professional attention. See figure 4 for different triggers for the level of FTE for a site director. 0.25 FTE Academic Program Director = $32,770; OPE plus prorated health insurance = $14,737 Sue Monahan has been deeply involved in developing the academic programming for this new venture. Over time, this work may be shifted to others, but while WOU:Salem is new and growing rapidly, it needs this level of attention from someone with a strong academic background. See figure 4 for different triggers for the level of FTE for an academic director. 5.5 hours per night, 3 nights per week, 33 weeks per year, @ $11.25/hour for Student worker = $6126; OPE of 2% for student worker = $123 The student worker will allow for a more manageable and sustainable staffing of the site to emerge by 2020-21. See figure 4 for triggers for different levels of student worker support. S&S Space rent = $32048 (3 nights, 3 classrooms, 11 weeks per term, 3 terms) Per lease agreement with WESD Travel stipends of $250 (based on Monmouth Salem mileage) for 54 instructors = $13,500 Equipment and operating supplies = $25,000, including but not only: Equip 2-3 new teaching stations Expand supply of devices for students to use in class (e.g., tablets)
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