Best Feet ForwardVarious Systemwide Supportsfor High-Impact Practices

Ken O’DonnellOffice of the Chancellor

California State University

Council for Undergraduate ResearchUniversity of San DiegoNovember 21-23, 2014

Europe’s early universities were founded in the

a. fifth century.

b. twelfth century.

c. fourteenth century.

d. sixteenth century.

Europe’s early universities were founded in the

a. fifth century.

b. twelfth century.

c. fourteenth century.

d. sixteenth century.

In universities, use of the Carnegie unit or “credit hour” dates from

a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.

In universities, use of the Carnegie unit or “credit hour” dates from

a. the 1860s.

b. the 1880s.

c. the 1910s.

d. the 1930s.

San Diegoright now

Bologna University1100 A.D.

credit hourc. 1910

San Diegoright now

Bologna University1100 A.D.

Abbott Lawrence LowellPresident, Harvard University

1917

“One of the most serious evils of American education in

school and college is counting by courses.”

“Once a credit was earned, it was as safe as anything in the world. It would be deposited and indelibly recorded in the registrar’s saving bank, while the substance of the course could be, if one wished, happily forgotten.”

Dietrich Gerhard, 1937

Fall Enrollments in U.S. Degree-granting Institutionssource: National Center for Education Statistics

186952,2861909

355,2131949

2,659,0211979

11,569,8991999

14,791,224

today20 million+

1910scredit hour

whom we teach1970top 26%

2009top 41%

enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions

enrollment by Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asians:

enrollment by students eligible for financial aid:

15% 19%

1976 1990 2009

34%

30%

1976

46%

1990 2009

66%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

46%

40%

23%

14%

Six-year graduation rates

for full-time first-time freshmen

Six-year transfer rates among degree

seekers

all students

all students

students of color

students of color

Source: Education Trust, cited in the CSU Graduation Initiative

Source: Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, cited in the CCC Student Success Task Force

Bryant MarksExecutive DirectorMorehouse Research InstituteMorehouse College

“We already know what works for at-risk students.

“It’s clear and integrated academic programs, supplemental instruction and support, and wraparound services.

“We know that.

“So then if we still have problems, then that’s an educator problem, not a student problem.”

0 01 12 2Latino/a not Latino/a

38%

55%

49%

63%65%

68%Source: CSU Northridge Institutional ResearchAugust, 2010

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity and participation in High-Impact Practices

CSU Chancellor’s General Education Advisory Group

oral communication

written communication

quantitative reasoning

critical thinking

lifelong learning

physical science

lifescience

science laboratory

arts or humanities

arts or humanities

arts or humanities

socialscience

socialscience

socialscience

cohort-based

learning community

peer mentoring

off-campus learning

The Campus as a

Living Lab

project premises:

- collaboration: CSU with CCC and local business

- Academic Affairs/ASCSU with Business and Finance

- 2013-15 implementation- longer term NSF backing

System level

Support for

Service Learning

Since 1998

Articulation and Transfer

Resource Allocation and Faculty Load

Degree Requirements

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