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Academic Education Committee Members
Primary Commissioner’s Office Staffer
Julie Hartley, Associate Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer
Email: jhartley@ushe.edu
Cell: 801-646-4758
Primary Institutional Consortia Group(s)
Council of Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, General Education Task Force, Board Transfer Council
General Areas of Responsibility for the Committee
Board Strategic Plan Strategies Assigned to the Committee
System Unification | · Align programs with institutional roles and minimize duplication among institutions post-merger with technical colleges: o Update and blend technical college and degree-granting policies defining award structures by institutional role (i.e., types of certificates and degrees offered). o Identify and eliminate unnecessary duplication of certificate programs between technical colleges and degree-granting institutions. o The production of research, scholarly work, and creative achievements and their impact on local communities and on the state’s economy and quality of life. o System strategies for the availability of online degree programs. o Community College Study. · Streamline articulation between technical college programs and associated degree programs. · Train boards of trustees on delegated responsibilities for program approval processes. · Update faculty workload policies and associated reporting documents to allow institutions to better align faculty work with student success initiatives and to support all USHE institutions in their efforts to attract and retain faculty and staff. |
Access | · Address and narrow participation and completion gaps for underrepresented students in Concurrent Enrollment. |
Completion | · Structure awards to facilitate completion o Streamline transfer through initiatives such the development of Direct Transfer Associate Degrees with shared lower division pathways in key majors across all degree-granting institutions; formation of a system Transfer Council; maintenance of an electronic Transfer Guide for students; policies related to transfer rights and responsibilities. o Updates to the system General Education policies. o Shared efforts to address success gaps for students from underrepresented populations in key “gateway” General Education courses. o Development of shared placement minimums and co-requisite options for key gateway courses to help academically underprepared students successfully complete credit-bearing courses as quickly as possible. o Standardize minimum scores, maximum credits, and common course number equivalencies for prior learning assessments; shared portfolio and other personalized assessments; and evaluation of the impact of credits for prior learning on student completion. |
Student Affairs Committee Members
Primary Commissioner’s Office Staffer
Melanie Heath, Associate Commissioner of Student Affairs and Access
Email: mheath@ushe.edu
Cell: 801-244-9620
Primary Institutional Consortia Group(s)
Senior Student Affairs Officers
General Areas of Responsibility for the Committee
Board Strategic Plan Strategies Assigned to the Committee
Access | · Ensure high school students are meaningfully informed on scholarships, dual enrollment, financial aid, and higher education pathways · Simplify institutional admissions processes · Ensure systemwide institutional supports for student basic needs |
Affordability | · Increase FAFSA completion |
Completion | · Ensure systemwide institutional supports for student mental health and campus safety |
Workforce Alignment | · Increase higher education participation rate of adults with/without a high school diploma |
Academic Education Committee Members
Primary Commissioner’s Office Staffer
Juliette Tennert, Chief Financial Officer
Email: juliette.tennert@ushe.edu
Cell: 385-216-1674
Primary Institutional Consortia Group(s)
Council of Presidents, Business Administrators Consortium, Institutional Budget Officers
General Areas of Responsibility for the Committee
Board Strategic Plan Strategies Assigned to the Committee
Affordability | · Develop a cost structure model to compare the cost of delivering degrees and awards for each USHE institution · Develop an expanded standard of affordability · Evaluate and prioritize state student financial aid · Expand shared services |
Technical Education Committee Overview
Technical Education Committee Members
Primary Commissioner’s Office Staffer
Kim Ziebarth, Associate Commissioner of Technical Education
Email: kim.ziebarth@ushe.edu
Cell: 801-546-1985
Primary Institutional Consortia Group(s)
Instructional Officers
General Areas of Responsibility for the Committee
Board Strategic Plan Strategies Assigned to the Committee
System Unification | · Align programs with institutional roles and minimize duplication among institutions. · Increase stackability of credentials from technical colleges to degree-granting institutions. · Merge System policies and align data and measures as appropriate. |
Completion | · Structure awards to facilitate completion and transfer. · Increase awarding of credit for prior learning. · Expand supportive entry-level education practices. |
Workforce Alignment | · Increase student participation in work-based learning. · Increase higher education participation rate of adults with/without a high school diploma. |
Affordability | · Develop a cost structure model to compare the cost of delivering degrees and awards for each USHE institution. · Develop an expanded standard of affordability. · Evaluate and prioritize state student financial aid. · Expand shared services. |
Statutory Obligations/Policy Requirements of the Board Facilitated Through the Committee
Executive Committee Members
Primary Commissioner’s Office Staffer
Dave Woolstenhulme, Commissioner
Email: David.Woolstenhulme@ushe.edu
Cell: 435-823-2294
Primary Institutional Consortia Group(s)
Council of Presidents
General Areas of Responsibility for the Committee
Board Strategic Plan Strategies Assigned to the Committee
Board Leadership | · Train boards of trustees on delegated responsibilities. · Merge system policies and align data and measures as appropriate. · Streamline presidential evaluation and R&R processes. |
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