K-State at Salina

2. K-State at Salina Entrepreneurial Development Center

3. A New Approach Incorporating Existing • Academic Excellence at K-State at Salina • Technical Training at NCKTC • Technical Training at SATS • Academic Excellence at KWU A Partnership Leveraging Existing Central KS Strengths

4. Background and Overview Dr. M. Duane Nellis Provost Kansas State University

5. Kansas State University Mission – Kansas State University is a comprehensive, research, land-grant institution first serving students and the people of Kansas, and also the nation and the world. Since its founding in 1863, the University has evolved into a modern institution of higher education, committed to quality programs, and responsive to a rapidly changing world and the aspirations of an increasingly diverse society. Together with other major comprehensive universities, Kansas State shares responsibilities for developing human potential, expanding knowledge, enriching cultural expression, and extending its expertise to individuals, business, education, and government.

6. K-State at Salina K-State at Salina’s College of Technology and Aviation is nationally known for its quality educational programs, faculty expertise, laboratory and learning environments, and outstanding graduates. The College continuously adapts to changing needs, continues to develop and implement creative learning environments, emphasizes undergraduate education and life-long learning, and instills in graduates a sound ethical and technological base on which productive careers can be established in order to meet the needs of the 21st century.

7. Salina Area Technical School The Salina Area Technical School, in partnership with the community, has been committed to providing students with opportunities to acquire the specific workplace skills and attitudes necessary to be contributing members in a rapidly changing global society since 1965.  The School has helped prepare students for vocational and technical careers.

8. NCKTC North Central Kansas Technical College, an institution of Higher Education, provides life-long educational opportunities to a diverse population leading to productive lives for the benefit of a global society. We are dedicated to providing a curriculum in a supportive learning environment designed to promote a personalized educational experience which will enhance an individual's opportunity to develop to his or her full potential.

9. Kansas Board of Regents The BOR manual states: “Each public, postsecondary institution shall address technical education within their individual missions, as appropriate, in accordance with the following roles and scope…. • Technical Schools – noncredit courses, customized training, and technical certificate level • Universities – noncredit courses, customized training, technical certificate, technical associate and bachelor degree levels and above.”

10. Merger and Partnership The existing missions of the institutions are complimentary in nature, and a merger with SATS coupled with an NCKTC partnership should broaden and enhance the statewide mandate of Kansas State University and provide a model for future collaborative education in Kansas.

11. The Vision Entrepreneurial Development Center Dr. Dennis K. Kuhlman Dean – K-State at Salina

12. Entrepreneurial Development Center • Facilitate community engagement • Leverage existing community resources • Support economic development • Industrial training • Continuous educational opportunities • Entrepreneurial business development

13. Guiding Characteristics • Responsiveness • Respect for partners • Academic neutrality • Accessibility • Integration • Coordination • Resource Partnerships

14. Entrepreneurial Development Center Provide the education and training connections and entrepreneurial support that would enable individuals to secure employment within a specific industry or occupational sector, to encourage individuals to seek levels of education and employment in that sector, or to develop an idea or establish a new entrepreneurial enterprise. Adapt existing programs and services from regional educational institutions, add new programs that are needed, and maintain higher levels of development opportunities enabling individuals to advance to meet their educational, professional, employment, or entrepreneurial goals.

15. Entrepreneurial Development Center • Industrial training programs to support regional industrial needs, • Vocational technical training programs to develop a skilled workforce, • Certificate programs to enhance training levels, • Workforce training to support economic development initiatives, • Management and other university degree programs at all levels to support professional development, • Skill assessment and retraining advisement for those choosing to change careers or facing employment loss due to downsizing or mechanization, • Technical, business, and developmental assistance to support entrepreneurial development.

16. Center Establishment • Incorporate SATS as Department of Applied Technology within K-State at Salina. • Establish formal partnership with NCKTC for enhanced technical education. • Establish formal partnership with Kansas Wesleyan University to enhance educational opportunities.

17. University -- PhD Degree -- MS Degree -- BS Degree Community College -- Associate Degree Downsizing Entrepreneurial Development Vocational Training Center -- Certificate WORK FORCE Lifelong Learning Industrial Training Skills Assessment High School Graduation High School

18. Forging A New Regional Partnership:K-State at Salina/NCKTC Clark Coco, President North Central Kansas Technical College

19. Partnership Advantages • New regional center for technical education • New educational options for students • Focus on technical education • Sharing resources • Enhanced workforce development

20. NewRegional Center for Technical Education • Research shows students attending technical schools and colleges come from regional associated school districts and communities, in addition this same research shows, students graduating or completing their technical education program often choose to stay regionally attached to the communities from which they come. • New regional center will provided highly trained and skilled work force that could attract business and industry providing economic growth for the region.

21. New educational options for students • Seamless regional programs for technical education students from secondary schools through bachelors degrees and beyond. • Expansion of business and industry involvement at all levels of technical education in the region.

22. Focus on Technical Education • Simply put; what we do is teach a focused curriculum related to technical training. Every decision that is made by our institution leads to a greater enhancement of the delivery technical education for our students. Every dollar our institution receives also leads to a greater enhancement of technical education for our students. In addition we have the ability to make quick changes in programming which allows us to be responsive to educational training opportunities for business and industry, while at the same time maintaining the high standards presently set by our institution. (Skills USA) • This partnership would create what the State of Kansas lacks a major regional player in technical education with the resources to meet the needs of both the student, business and industry.

23. Sharing Resources One of the key benefits of any partnership is the ability to share resources with one another. There are several areas of cooperation that would allow each of our institutions to benefit. One immediate and low-cost benefit to K-State, NCKTC and SATS is that since, we teach many of the same courses, our institutions would have a larger pool of faculty with which to share instructional practices.

24. Vocational technical training programs • Each program offered would be expected to meet enrollment standards to justify viability. • Faculty should be fully qualified in a manner that is justifiable and appropriate for the areas of teaching concentration. • Faculty staffing should be at the appropriate levels to support effective learning. • Vocational training programs should be structured such that they provide the opportunity for students to pursue AAS degrees.

25. Industrial training • Workforce training shall encompass industry-specific short courses and workshops. • Industrial Training would build upon the successful training history of K-State at Salina, SATS, and NCKTC to meet the needs of local and regional industry. • Training needs and programs offered would be based upon the advice of an industrial advisory committee, comprised of local industrial and business leaders.

26. Certificate programs • Each program should be fully justifiable according to industrial need and student enrollment/placement. • Programs should be structured to operate year around and are expected to have a minimum enrollment of 12 students for each session. • Each should be certified by an agency appropriate to the subject area (FAA, Cummings, Microsoft, etc.) • Programs should be structured such that they provide a seamless avenue to life long learning • for example, construction trades should feed into the Associates of Technology in Construction degree program, which can feed into the BS of Technology Management.

27. Workforce training Workforce training would encompass: • industry-specific short courses, • workshops, • designated training needs, • or programs offered based upon the advice of an industrial advisory committee.

28. USD 305 Expectations • Funding must follow SATS programming needs, • Local governance to allow local input into future directions, • Opportunities for high school students must be continued, • Commitment to workforce training in support of business and industry.

29. K-State at SalinaDepartment of Applied Technology • SATS becomes the Department of Applied Technology within the College of Technology and Aviation structure. • Base budget of SATS is folded into K-State at Salina’s base budget. • Kansas State University budget process ensures access to technical training funding at State level. • SATS students become members of the KSU family.

30. The Department of Applied Technology would: • Maintain viable vocational training programs, • Industrial leaders will assist addressing educational and training needs of regional employers, • Create connections with jobs or careers, • Utilize advisory councils to ensure program relevance, • Maintain program competencies and assessment of graduate performance, • Ensure that curricula meet or exceed industry skill standards, certifications or licensing requirements.

31. Funding • The Kansas Board of Regents and accreditation standards require adequate funding to support programs. • K-State at Salina state appropriations, student tuition, and private donations are strictly utilized to support K-State at Salina. • Technical education funding would be utilized to support viable programs, according to state statute. • Kansas State University would pursue additional funding opportunities for technical education within the state system. A K-State at Salina condition of merger is that the existing state appropriations for SATS would be included in the base budget appropriations for K-State at Salina.

32. Industrial Advisory Committees All programs and offerings should be developed and maintained with extensive input of industrial advisory committees. Programs reviewed regularly to: • ensure relevant faculty qualifications, • curriculum content, • student enrollment, • placement demand, • educational objectives, and • determine continued viability. Specialized work-force training should be pursued that: • provides hands-on training meeting certification requirements of various professions, • provides structured certified training programs that meet the work-force training needs of regional business and industries, and • provides specialized workforce training that is needed to support economic development.

33. Governance • Every Program must have an industrial advisory committee. • One member of each program advisory committee is selected for membership on the Department of Applied Technology Advisory Committee. • One member of the Departmental Advisory committee will serve on the Dean’s Advisory Council. • One member of the NCKTC Board of Trustees will serve on the Dean’s Advisory Council. • The Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council will provide communication links with the NCKTC Board of Trustees.

34. High School Student Opportunities K-State at Salina has a history of providing educational opportunities for high school students. Technical education courses will be available for high school juniors and seniors from area high schools. K-State at Salina and NCKTC would continue to provide and support technical training programs, certificate programs, and workforce training. The Associate of Applied Science degree will remain available to support those students who desire to complete an associate’s degree.

35. Cost Tuition rates will be submitted by K-State at Salina following existing policies and procedures and approved by the Kansas BOR that will be competitive with current rates (tuition rates could be the existing approved rates, NCKTC rates, or unique tuition rates).

36. Student Services Technology students and NCKTC students enrolled in courses on the Salina campus may live in campus housing. Technology students and NCKTC students enrolled in courses on the Salina campus are considered Kansas State University students and have access to the recreational facilities and student events of K-State at Salina. K-State at Salina has existing full library services coupled with the academic achievement center and TRIO services to ensure student success. Recruitment, admissions, retention, financial aid, and career services would become seamless with the existing Kansas State University system (K-State at Salina currently provides full services for students).

37. Internships There are multiple methods of including internships in educational programs, all of which meet KSU and BOR requirements. K-State at Salina utilizes the coordinator of career planning and placement as an office of contact and to solicit potential faculty or student internships.

38. Qualified Admissions • Bachelor’s Degree Admissions Criteria - The Kansas Board of Regents, the governing body for all state universities in Kansas, established the following admissions requirements: Achieve a 21 composite score on the ACT assessment, or rank in the top third of your graduating class, or complete the Kansas pre-college curriculum with a 2.0 GPA. • Associate Degree Admissions Criteria - There will be open admissions for all high school graduates of any Kansas public school interested in pursuing an associate degree. • Non-degree Criteria - There will be open admissions for all high school graduates of any Kansas public school interested in pursuing a certificate program. • Exceptions - There are circumstances that may prevent students from meeting the admission requirements. As many as 10 percent of new freshmen may be offered admission based on other measures of ability to succeed at K-State (KSA 76-717).

39. Program Viability In cooperation with the universities, the Board of Regents maintains a program review cycle and process that allows the demonstration of quality programs consistent with their mission. K-State at Salina technical programs are expected to: • Maintain a minimum viable enrollment, • Have graduates each year from the program, • Have appropriate faculty to support the program, • Certificate programs will have the appropriate certification for the discipline (i.e., FAA certification for the Airframe and Powerplant program). New programs have three to five years in which to meet the review requirements. A program not meeting the above requirements is required to submit a complete report of justification including plans to correct deficiencies. A K-State at Salina condition of merger is that all programs are subject to review and must be fully justifiable, meeting University and BOR expectations. Programs found to not meet basic requirements will be required to fully justify continuation.

40. Faculty Technical education requires faculty who are knowledgeable in the subject matter being taught. K-State at Salina values the technical qualifications of faculty and recognizes the value of a “degree from the school of hard knocks”. Faculty and staff at all levels are expected to focus on three expectations of their employment: • Scholarship – Faculty and staff are expected to exhibit continuous efforts to employ new and unique approaches to completion of their assigned tasks. • Service - Faculty and staff are expected to exhibit a dedication to serving the needs of our students, community, College, and University. • Appointment - Each Unclassified/Faculty member has the responsibility of addressing the specifics of their job description concentrating on student learning and efforts must be justifiable to fully leverage resources to advance the mission of the Department, College, and University. Departments containing programs that focus on technological education utilize instructors, who are not expected to have traditional University degree qualifications and are not subject to the rigors of the tenure process. However, faculty at the instructor rank have the rights and privileges of faculty as defined in the Kansas State University Unclassified Handbook. All faculty are expected to participate in continuous scholarship activities that enhance teaching skills and practical knowledge. Kansas State University supports an individualized appointment expectation which ensures the maximum flexibility in program offerings and responsiveness to recommendations of the industrial advisory committees (as outlined in the University Handbook).

41. Programs and Academics The strength of any University is in its faculty. Thus, at Kansas State University, academic decisions including program structure, content, classroom activities, program proposals, etc. are made by the faculty following a process provides accountability and Board of Regents oversight. Each institution utilizes a process whereby credit courses are subjected to a qualitative process review prior to application for course approval. The review by each institution will minimally comply with the following expectations: • courses meet the intent of K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 71-601 in respect to level of instruction • the amount of credit assigned to each course is appropriate for the skills, knowledge and competencies included therein • faculty in the discipline or technical field have either initiated the course proposal or have been meaningfully involved in its review and recommendation for approval • learning outcomes and appropriate assessment methods are clearly defined in the course outline, syllabus, and/or competencies identified • facilities, equipment, and other learning resources are adequate to support the expected learning outcomes of the course • a college “curriculum committee” or equivalent group composed of faculty and administration has reviewed the course proposals. Annually, the President and Chief Executive Officer or designee will request the chief executive officer of each institution to provide a verification that the institution complies with the above criteria relating to a qualitative process review. A K-State at Salina condition of merger is that all programs are subject to review and must be fully justifiable, meeting University and BOR expectations.

42. BOR Communications Communications relating to policy and administrative matters are to be directed to the Board from each campus through the Chancellor or President. K-State at Salina directs all communications through Kansas State University President, Dr. Jon Wefald. NCKTC communications are directed through President Clark Coco, which provides an additional communications link for Technical education. However, any group may petition the Board in writing through the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Board. All communications pertaining to institution or Board activities or responsibilities between campus officials and Board members shall be copied to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Board. (9-18-70)

43. General Education Courses There are numerous “general education courses” that can be utilized from the existing offerings of K-State at Salina. Merger would enhance these opportunities to streamline the educational process. It is recognized that not all programs need specific courses currently offered by K-State at Salina and would need to remain an integrated part of an existing program. Efforts would be made to make sure that duplication is eliminated and efficiency is encouraged.

44. Steps toward Vision • Commitment from USD 305 to enter into merger discussions to finalize details • Develop merger plan • KSU administration, USD 305 administration and BOR staff • SATS Executive Board • SATS faculty and staff

45. Steps toward Vision (cont) • Develop Finance details • Property Ownership • Bond Issue payments • Tuition, appropriation, facility maintenance • Infrastructure and support • Faculty and staff • Develop Student Support details • Financial aid consortium agreements

46. Steps toward Vision (cont) • Develop Academic Programs plan • Salina programs/HLC accreditation visit • NCKTC programs on Salina campus • Salina students on NCKTC campus • Academic efficiencies identified • Finalize partnership with NCKTC • Finalize plan for presentation by September 2007. • Implement plan July 1, 2008

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