State of the CollegeAlan Davis, President

College AssemblyMarch 25th, 2011

State of the College

• Quarterly Reports:

• http://www.esc.edu/presidentsoffice

• 2011/12 Budget

• “New York’s Open University”

Theme A: better

• Technology

• Retention

• Scholarship

• CPIE

• Labor Relations

• Governance

• Academic Affairs

Theme B: bigger

• Retention

• New space

• Staff Climate

• Sustainability

• New hires

• 2010/11 budget

Theme C: bolder

• Giving

• Communications

• Media relations

• Government relations

• SUNY relations

Most importantly….

• 3005 degrees conferred: most in one year

Most importantly….

• 3005 degrees conferred: most in one year

• Still #1 in student satisfaction

Most importantly….

• 3005 degrees conferred: most in one year

• Still #1 in student satisfaction

• Student Academic Conference

Most importantly….

• 3005 degrees conferred: most in one year

• Still #1 in student satisfaction

• Student Academic Conference

• Individual stories

2011/12 Budget– state funding?: -10%, – SUNY allocation?: - $1 to 3 million– tuition?– new costs?: 1% raise, utilities etc.– budget development: very tight, very

conservative, new revenues, and cuts– analyzing the enrolment drop: competition

and clarity in recruitment to admission– separate the short term from long term– use our advantage and opportunity………

“New York’s Open University”

• i.e. Vision 2025 and beyond• Open University Research Group• over 20 contributors*• CPIE• prospectus and thesis by May 31st*

• first full draft 1 by ~ May 1st• governance, College Council, Foundation Board,

Webinars, e-mail, blog etc.

http://commons.esc.edu/vision2025/

“Open” means being…• receptive, honest, transparent

• innovative, progressive, creative, revealed

• unconstrained, unrestricted, unsuppressed, unfettered unlimited, unprejudiced, unchained

• accessible, reachable, available, helpful, generous, inclusive, flexible, public, tolerant

• an agent of freedom and democracy

Open learning occurs when we….• engage learners as full partners in the

formulation of their education;• create policies that respect learners’

previous educational experiences as well as their busy lives;

• develop approaches and technologies that bridge time and distance and which foster deep engagement;

• provide support services and accommodations for individual students’ circumstances.

Open learning in a digital age It also has increasing currency across

higher education: the concept of open learning has expanded with the ubiquity of the Web to include: –open content; –open software; –open networks and seminars for

professional development and training; and

–open access journals

Educause Review, Summer, 2010: the Open Edition

Open Universities

• UK• Netherlands• Germany• Nigeria• Korea• China• Japan• Greece• Cyprus• Philippines

• Turkey• Canada• Indonesia• India• Catalonia• Australia• Israel• Hong Kong• Jordan• Tanzania

Why this, why now?1

2011

• 20,200 learners• over 60,000 alumni• 35 locations in NYS• several global locations• online everywhere• partnerships• uneven growth• 2 main funding sources• changing relationship with SUNY

Vision 2025

2 parts

New York State Elsewhere

Vision 2025: part 1An extrapolation of

Vision 2015….

Part 1: focus on activity in New York State

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

evolved brand and image

based on NYOU

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

• 2015 goals met: an effective and networked college

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

• 2015 goals met: an effective and networked college

• 40,000 headcount

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

• 2015 goals met: an effective and networked college

• 40,000 headcount

• 40 + locations

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

• 2015 goals met: an effective and networked college

• 40,000 headcount

• 40 + locations

• 3500 employees

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

• 2015 goals met: an effective and networked college

• 40,000 headcount

• 40 + locations

• 3500 employees

• within SUNY: a special purpose institution

SUNY Empire State College

New York’s Open University

• 2015 goals met: an effective and networked college

• 40,000 headcount

• 40 + locations

• 3500 employees

• within SUNY: a special purpose institution

• professional doctorate?

SUNY Empire State University ?

New York’s Open University

Why this, why now?2

Open SUNY

Vision 2025: Part 2 – national and global

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

• Operated through the ESC Foundation

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

• Operated through the ESC Foundation• A portal for out of state and global learning

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

• Operated through the ESC Foundation • A portal for out of state and global learning• Expands and seeks partnerships

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

• Operated through the ESC Foundation• A portal for out of state and global learning• Expands and seeks partnerships• Small but focused administration

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

• Operated through the ESC Foundation• A portal for out of state and global learning• Expands and seeks partnerships• Small but focused administration• Attracts funding to support development, innovation, research and scholarship

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

Open SUNY

Open SUNY

• Operated through the ESC Foundation, or the RF• A portal for out of state and global learning• Expands and seeks partnerships• Small but focused administration• Attracts funding to support development, innovation, research and scholarship• Hosts or executes projects and networks in open learning for SUNY: a laboratory and incubator for SUNY

An endeavor of SUNY Empire State College

More employee opportunities through reassignments

Net revenues to support the college’s NY activities, new jobs,increased capacity for r and s

College governance provides academic oversightAdvisory committee to guide the strategic and business plan

The advantages

Why this, why now?3

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