Year-Two Strategies

Person responsible for implementation: Kathleen Cook

Implementation team members:

Student Success Committee members.

Action Steps:

• Update early alert system to increase retention for new freshman and transfer students.
• Creating a plan for further refinement, development and dashboards for all faculty and staff in conjunction with the Workday project to define strategies for year 3.

Person Responsible for Implementation: Patti Griffin

Implementation Team Members:

Greg Atkins, Linda Garner, Madison Barrera, Luci Williams

Action Steps:

• Collect 4-year academic plan templates for all academic programs from department chairs
• Configure templates into the Workday implementation tenant in September 2020.
• Validate and test academic plan templates until February 2021.
• Go live in production tenant for milestone 3 in February 2021.  

Evaluation:

• 100% of all academic plan templates configured, validated, and tested by February 2021

FY21 Budget Request: $0

Person Responsible for Implementation: Lisa Karlin

Implementation Team Members:

Experiential Learning Committee members.

Action Steps:

• Collaborate with academic departments to begin working on establishing a shared definition of internships for data collection and reporting purposes by January 1, 2021.
• Create NSSE education campaign for past HIP participants by February 2021.
• Partner with Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and academic departments to add internship tags to academic credit bearing internship courses in Workday by March 2021.
• Develop reports and baseline data for academic credit bearing internships by April 2021.

Evaluation:

• By the end of April 2021, a tracking system will be in place to identify academic credit bearing internship opportunities, number of student enrollees, and credit hours earned in internship courses.

Baseline Data:  Desired Outcomes Baseline and Benchmarks

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks: % Increase in NSSE Internship & HIP Measures

FY21 Budget: 

• Coordinator Position costing $39,975.00 +benefits

Person Responsible for Implementation: TBD 

Implementation Team Members: 

Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn, Gordon Carlson, Andrew Feldstein, Angela Walters, Andy Tincknell, Kristin Hurl, Taylor Kriley, & Dennis King.

Action Steps:

• Conduct an environmental scan to ascertain the current status of AI initiatives.
• Study current and future AI practices for enhancing student learning.
• Recommend next steps for the adoption of artificial intelligence technology to improve student learning.

Person Responsible for Implementation: Tim Crowley

Implementation Team Members:

RCOBE faculty member, Financial Aid representative, and Student Fiscal Services representative.

Action Steps:

• Create a task force to study the needs of our students and best-practice models for supporting students.
• Submit a recommendation to the Provost and VP of Student Affairs by May 2021.

Person responsible for implementation: Dennis King: Dennis King

Implementation Team Members:

Tim Crowley, Glen McNeil, Jon Armstrong, Vanessa Flipse, Carol Solko-Olliff, Sangki Min, Ron Manry, Kelsey Stremel, Seth Kastle, Grady Dixon, Beth Walizer, Curtis Hammeke, Derek Johnson, and Stacey Smith 

Action Steps:

• New Athletic Training Masters of Science: After KBOR and HLC approval, offer an on-campus Athletic Training graduate program starting in summer 2021. This Strategic Enrollment Plan provides funding for a faculty position and marketing money to support the launch of the program.
• Expand the Computer Science Bachelors of Science: Over the past three years, the university’s fastest-growing program has been the undergraduate Computer Science. As growth continues, this Strategic Enrollment Plan provides funding for two new faculty positions and a professional advisor over the next three years. 
• New Computer Science Masters of Science: Leveraging our undergraduate population, and meeting market demands, FHSU will begin offering an online Computer Science  graduate program in the fall of 2021. This Strategic Enrollment Plan funds a faculty position to support the launch of the program.
• Expand the RN to BSN Program: This Strategic Enrollment Plan added a profession support staff position who will assist in recruitment and retention to one of the high-demand, high-need areas for the region. 
• New online History Bachelors of Arts: Develop the remaining course needed to offer the program online. The success of the program in FY2021 will fund a faculty position for FY2022.
• New Online Bachelor of Social Work:  the BSW will launch in the fall of 2020. The success of the program will fund a faculty position in the fall of 2021.
• New Masters of Social Work Program: Approve by the KBOR, this program will be offered throughout Kansas.
• eSports: This Strategic Enrollment Plan provides funding to assist with program management, equipment start-up, recruitment, and association membership.  
• FHSU Online – Competitive Scholarships: This Strategic Enrollment Plan provides funding to assist FHSU Online in recruiting new students to FHSU.
• FHSU Online – TAGGS: This Strategic Enrollment Plan is a recruiting strategy for graduate students from the armed services.  This plan covers the gap between military tuition assistance and the cost of graduate credit.  
• FHSU Online – Virtual Events: This Strategic Enrollment Plan is a retention strategy for online students, funding includes a GA position and engagement programming for students taking courses online. 
• High School Counselor Outreach: This Strategic Enrollment Plan funds the Office of Admissions to expand the successful Counselor Lunch initiative to other areas.
• Hispanic Recruitment: Phase one funding of this plan provides funds to develop multilingual online and paper recruitment and retention materials.
• Short Courses: This Strategic Enrollment Plan provides funding for online sections to meet the needs of students in need of starting courses during a traditional semester.  
• Student Relationship Management: Funding for this plan brings three new technologies together. Customer relationship management system, Chatbot, and texting will interface with each other and Workday to support new student recruitment and ongoing student support.  
• Transfer and Military Center: This Strategic Enrollment Plan is a recruiting strategy, funding includes a position to provide unofficial transcript analysts and follow up for prospective transfer and military students. The plan also funds a part-time academic military program support position and military recruitment position. 

Evaluation:

Many of these action steps are well underway heading into year 2.  Others are planned to begin in year 2. Certain key milestones are:

• August 2020, evaluate the research and make a recommendation regarding submission of a Bachelors of Applied Science program request to the Kansas Board of Regents.
• September 2020, promote requests for new growth initiatives at the university.
• September 2020, submit a request for an Applied Data Analytics.
• November of 2020, review new Strategic Initiatives for the FHSU Strategic Enrollment Plan.
• December 2020, review the second set of Strategic Initiatives for the FHSU Strategic Enrollment Plan.
• February of 2021, present Strategic Initiatives approved by the SEP Steering Committee to ELT.
• July of 2021, report on FY20 and FY21 SEP Strategic Initiatives.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks:

Each Action Step has its own set of benchmarks.

FY21 budget: TBD

Person responsible for implementation: Jon Armstrong

Implementation Team Members:

Vanessa Flipse; Angela Delzeit; Dennis King 

Action Steps:

• Evaluate student response by market segmentation to the net price offer.
• Assess the impact of non-financial variables (academic program offering, location, etc.).
• Establish the financial aid strategy.
• Evaluate the strategy through regular tracking of admit pool composition, student response to aid offers, aid offered to admitted students vs. aid committed to deposited students, etc.

Evaluation: 

Launched an enhanced scholarship program based on a matrix of ACT and high school GPA.

Grow the university on-campus freshmen and transfer class.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks:

Under development

FY21 budget:  TBD

Person responsible for implementation: Tisa Mason

Implementation team members:

Dr. Teresa Clounch, Dr. Grady Dixon, Dr. Nuchelle Chance, Dr. Arvin Cruz, Dr. Sheryl Crow, Gyebi Kwarteng, Shannon Lindsey, Amy Schaffer, Deborah Storer, Tina Wolbert, Jessica Albin

Action Steps:

• Conduct a gap analysis
• Create concrete action steps based upon the gap analysis
• Build out onboarding

Evaluation:

The committee was charged by President Mason in November 2020.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks:

Under development

FY21 budget: TBD

Person responsible for implementation: Mike Barnett

Implementation team members:

• Mike Barnett
• Rob Manry

Action Steps:

• Grow enrollments.
• Manage tuition rate increase.
• Influence legislative action toward an increase in state appropriated dollars.
• Increase financial support from the Fort Hays State Foundation.
• Increase grants.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks

FY20 budget:  $0

FY 21 budget:

Scholarship support from the Foundation expected to increase by $40,000 annually.

SGF support expected to decline, amounts unknown.

Tuition Rate Increase approved by KBOR of 3.75% expecting annual revenue of $1.8 million

No enrollment growth planned.

Person responsible for implementation: Dana Cunningham

Implementation team members:

Facilities Planning Committee:

• Tisa Mason
• Jill Arensdorf
• Mike Barnett
• Joey Linn
• Deb Ludwig
• Jason Williby
• Jim Schreiber
• Keith Dreher
• Mark Griffin
• Teresa Clounch
• Terry Pfeifer
• Tim Crowley
• Brad DeMers

Action Steps:

• Fiscal Year 2021: Select an architect firm to provide the necessary review involving numerous constituents throughout the campus community to determine needs and inclusions in the master plan.
• Fiscal Year 2022: Complete the master plan, present findings and conclusions to the campus community and the Kansas Board of Regents.

Evaluation: Process underway. Additional evaluation components and target dates are as follows:

• Completion of a revised master plan with the input of all participants:
  • Complete initial draft of plan by June of 2021.
  • Final Plan complete by March of 2022 for presentation to campus and KBOR.
  • Final draft will include scheduled of new academic buildings construction and renovations, siting of proposed construction, athletic construction, residential life construction and renovations, landscaping improvements, and classroom and lab utilizations and recommendations.
• Approval of plan by the Kansas Board of Regents.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks:

The baseline of 30% of annual overall revenue growth to improve facilities and infrastructure is established on the prior year revenue growth. For fiscal year 2020 the dollars allocated are $690,000. 

FY20 budget:  $0

FY 21 budget: $250,000

Person responsible for implementation: Dana Cunningham

Implementation team members:

Facilities Planning Committee:

• Tisa Mason
• Jill Arensdorf
• Mike Barnett
• Joey Linn
• Deb Ludwig
• Jason Williby
• Jim Schreiber
• Keith Dreher
• Mark Griffin
• Teresa Clounch
• Terry Pfeifer
• Tim Crowley
• SGA President

Action Steps:

• Annually review the highest priority needs for maintenance of facilities with emphasis on deferred maintenance items and those submitted to the KBOR as a part of the five year capital plan.
• Estimate costs to efficiently use EBF and other maintenance funds available to the campus.
• All recommendations to be reviewed by Facilities Planning Committee.
• Complete the design process required for each project as required by board policy and State rules and regulations.
• Implement and manage projects.

Evaluation:  First four action steps completed. Some projects will have completed while others may still be in process. 

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks:

The baseline of 30% of annual overall revenue growth to improve facilities and infrastructure is established on the prior year revenue growth. For fiscal year 2020 the dollars allocated are $690,000 

FY20 budget: $3,200,000 (annual estimated EBF allocation). Annual budget determined by mil levy collections of the State and distribution by the Kansas Board of Regents.  In addition $690,000 or 30% of annual new University revenue, is allocated.  Total committed FY allocation:  $3,890,000.

FY 21 budget:  anticipated to be the same as above with the possible exception of added funding from the University

Persons responsible for implementation: Chief Howell, Scott Cason

Implementation team members:

Critical Incident Policy Group Committee:

• Mike Barnett
• Joey Linn
• Joe Bain
• Jill Arensdorf
• Mark Griffin
• Heather Kaiser

Action Steps:

• Develop additional plans and strengthen existing plans with goal of completion by December of 2020.
• Continually review and update completed plans. 

Evaluation:  All action steps completed, including the creation of a strategy for continuous review and improvement.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks:

The baseline of 30% of annual overall revenue growth to improve facilities and infrastructure is established on the prior year revenue growth. For fiscal year 2020 the dollars allocated are: $690,000. 

FY21 budget: $0

Person responsible for implementation: Co-chairs Janet Stramel and Donnette Noble

Implementation team members:

Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn

Action Steps (by end of year 2 in April 2021):

• Identify community partners for KBOR Pillar 3 proposal (cybersecurity/defense incubator).
• Identify campus partners for KBOR Pillar 3 proposal (cybersecurity/defense incubator).
• Determine the approximate number of new jobs that will be created.
• Determine the approximate net importation of dollars the project will result in.
• Finalize steps two and three of the KBOR Pillar 3 proposal.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks

FY21 budget request: Undetermined

Person responsible for implementation: Co-chairs Janet Stramel and Donnette Noble

Implementation team members:

Charlene Nichols, Deb Ludwig, Devan Flegler, Greg Weisenborn, Helen Robson, Jason Harper, Karen Thal, Kelly Hovinga, Kelsey Stremel, Kendal Carswell, Reese Barrick, Rick Edgeman, Stacey Lang, and Yaprak Dalat Ward

Action Steps (by end of year 2 in April 2021):

• Complete data analysis of environment scan from year 1.
• Identify community and campus partners to engage with to address gaps and/or other areas of concern once data analysis is complete.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks

FY21 budget request: Undetermined

Person responsible for implementation: Co-chairs Janet Stramel and Donnette Noble

Implementation team members:

Charlene Nichols, Deb Ludwig, Devan Flegler, Greg Weisenborn, Helen Robson, Jason Harper, Karen Thal, Kelly Hovinga, Kelsey Stremel, Kendal Carswell, Reese Barrick, Rick Edgeman, Stacey Lang, and Yaprak Dalat Ward

Action Steps (by end of year 2 in April 2021):

• Begin developing strategies for engaging community and campus partners in addressing gaps as identified in year 2 data analysis from the environmental scan.

Desired Outcome Baseline and Benchmarks

FY21 budget request: Undetermined