Community Engagement in UMKC Strategic Planning

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2 Community Engagement in UMKC Strategic Planning 1933 UKC founded by KC for KC (Great City needs Great University) Trustees in charge (All KC) Joined UM System in 1963 as UMKC Trustees on Stand-by More Recent Engagement: Life Sciences Task Force (Danforth Report) 2003 UMKC Trustees Initiative 2004/2006 Blue Ribbon Task Force Time to Get It Right 2006 Time to Get Things Done 2007 UMKC Strategic Plan Update 2009 (Significant KC community engagement) AY2013 Strategic Plan developed with the UM System

3 Still Aligned Need/Strengths/Strategy 2014 Brookings Institute Study The Challenge Talent Retention!

4 UMKC Vision and Mission UMKC Vision Statement UMKC will become a model urban research university characterized by signature graduate and professional programs, a dynamic undergraduate population, a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body, and active engagement with its city and region. UMKC Mission Statement UMKC s mission is to lead in life and health sciences; to deepen and expand strength in the visual and performing arts; to develop a professional workforce and collaborate in urban issues and education; and to create a vibrant learning and campus life experience.

5 Strategy Statement By 2020 we will grow enrollment to 20,000 and increase graduation rates 10% by ensuring student success through a small-college experience as Kansas City s community-engaged urban research university while leveraging our strengths in the visual & performing arts, life & health sciences, and entrepreneurship. Strategy Metrics Baseline Target Growing enrollment: Total enrollment 16, 019 (F2012) 18,824 (2018) Growing minority enrollment 3,957 (2013) 6,212 (2018) Increasing graduation rates: Six-year rates 47.5% (2012) 52% (2018) Community engagement: # Community partnerships 190 (2012) 300 (2018) Urban Research University: Total research expenditures $35,895,567 (2011) Visual & performing arts: #Students Attending Ticketed UMKC Arts Events Life & Health Sciences research: Total expenditures $22,573,348 (2013) Entrepreneurship: Amount of revenue generated outside of state funding $50,000,000 (2018) 1,520 (2013) 2,000 (2018) $265,328,000 (FY2013) $31,500,000 (2018) $290,000,000 (2018)

6 Our strategic pathway (Expressed in 7 Themes, 12 Levers & 46 Categories of Action) Theme 1: Place Student Success at the Center Theme 2: Lead in Life and Health Sciences Theme 3: Advance Urban Engagement Theme 4: Excel in the Visual and Performing Arts Theme 5: Embrace Diversity Theme 6: Promote Research and Economic Development Theme 7: Increase Sources of Revenue (22 Categories of Action under Theme 1 - Student Success)

7 Student success Enrollment growth Theme 1: Place Student Success at the Center Lever 1.1: Improve advising for transfer students (24.4% of new students, 71.5% retention, 59.7% graduation rate) Hired transfer coordinator 8/13 Increased collaboration with top 3 colleges (40,000 students) Created 68 transfer major maps, Gen Ed equivalency with 9 feeder institutions Facilitated revaluation of 120 courses improved app for credit Facilitated changes to automate transcript evaluation Articulation agreements improved, new apps in health sciences Reverse transfer agreements (enrolled UMKC students can retroactively get their AA degrees) Bottom-line Should result in improved outcomes and higher share of students

8 Student success High Impact Learning Lever 1.2: High impact learning experiences (30% of full-time freshmen not retained are high academic performers) Establish Honors College; hire dean. o Established task force, hired search firm, 60 applicants, hire 1/15 o Hired TT faculty member, curriculum being developed Qualified to participate in National Merit Scholarship program Increase number of undergrads involved in research o Started new summer research program 28 UG (13 URM), 17 faculty o 30 projects proposed, 25 funded (Wi-Fi Honk)

9 Student Success -- Online Lever 1.4: Expand online and distance offerings, off-site offerings and use of technology in learning. Hired new Vice Provost for Online and Distance Learning. Final stages of overhauling UMKC online policies and procedures manual, with faculty input. Acquiring state authorizations and building infrastructure. o Getting required permissions to expand online offerings to other states. o Building online tutoring, marketing and recruitment services to support online. Faculty boot camps to qualify more certified online instructors. o 54 faculty have completed boot camp so far.

10 Lead in Health Sciences Theme 2: Lead in Life and Health Sciences Lever 2.1: Engage in cutting edge research and develop strategic partnerships that enable translational research opportunities. Launched Center for Health Insights (CHI) in SOM to build on bioinformatics strength. o Hired director with high-profile Cerner experience and connections. o CHI partnering with six other academic units. Increasing faculty bioinformatics expertise with hire of new SOM Dean Steven Kanter. Started Oct. 1. Made significant software infrastructure investment.

11 Embrace Diversity Theme 5: Embrace Diversity 5.1.4: Expand need-based scholarships. Using the entire recurring funding from System of $500,000 to expand the number of need-based scholarships - raising matching funds o Funding supported Opportunity grants for 250 students. o Student recipient profiles: o 96% are fulltime students o 26% in STEM degree programs o 60% living on campus o 64% have an Estimated Family Contribution of $0 o 48% are African-American, 9% Hispanic, 31% white. Developing additional needs-based scholarships on a tiered schedule, aimed at further attracting female and minority students in STEM and Black or Latino studies programs.

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