Update on Financial Sustainability

2. Update on Financial Sustainability Academic Forum March 2014

3. Financial sustainability and MAP faculty positions • We will strategically allocate all future faculty and staff positions in Academic Affairs to support the master academic plan and expect that, whenever possible, future faculty positions be interdisciplinary.

4. Positions added back after recalibration--base funded • Reinstate Computer Science position • Reinstate PEHS position • Reinstate Prof Ed position • Reinstate TADD position • Reinstate Writing Center position (partial) • Reinstate history/new American History position

5. Base and AA bottom dollar funded positions 2013-2015 base funding allocation • Chemistry/pharmacy related –in process • Biology/human/anatomy/physiology-  in process, may not be successful • English/liberal education online-not yet in process • TAD-Design -  offer has been made • Economics/Environmental –in process • Psychology -  offer has been made • Exercise Sci/Exercise Physiology- not yet in process • Humanities-in process • Liberal Education online-not yet in process

6. MAP: new positions and liberal education • We also expect that faculty members hired into those positions are both willing and able to contribute to the liberal education of our students, both on-ground and online.

7. New positions contributing to liberal education • Humanities • English/Liberal Education Online (has not moved forward yet) • Economics/Environmental • Psychology

8. Financial sustainability and MAP 80/20 positions • Finally, we anticipate that new faculty lines will primarily come from expanding the 80/20 program model, providing accessibility to BSU programs for new student populations.

9. MAP 80/20 positions update • Nursing (2)-Hires were made for this past fall • Social Work distance-  fixed term position moving forward • Mass Comm (mktgcomm online)- interviews being set up • MBA (2)- interviews are in process • English Tech Writing- not yet in process • Geography- not yet in process • TAD-Technology- not yet in process • Community Health/Health Educ- not yet in process • PEDL- not 80/20 but self-sustaining • Fastrack (in progress)- not 80/20 but self-sustaining

10. MAP: size of majors • The size of all BSU majors will be limited to 60 semester hours unless state standards, accreditation rules, or data from the assessment of student learning justifies exceeding 60 semester hours. • The intent is to ensure that majors are large enough to address intended student learning outcomes, but small enough, when feasible, to allow students to earn additional credentials.

11. Size of majors • Currently 45 programs are over 60 credits.

12. Majors Over 60 Credits

13. Majors Over 60 Credits

14. Majors Over 60 Credits

15. Majors Over 60 Credits

17. MAP: ratios, course enrollments, graduate numbers • A minimum of 20 students FTE per faculty. • 20 student FTE/faculty is the approximate break‐even point for covering direct instructional costs, and the university’s indirect costs.

18. Number of students FTE per faculty • The Student FYE per Faculty FTE for 2012-13 was 20.8.

19. MAP: ratios, course enrollments, graduate numbers • Average enrollment = or >15 in upper division major courses (*exceptions-private lessons/independent study courses)

20. BSU average enrollment in upper division courses2012-2013 • 2012-2013: 19.2

21. MAP: ratios, course enrollments, graduate numbers • Average enrollment = or >12 for graduate courses.

22. BSU average enrollment for graduate courses2012-2013 • There was an average of 7.6 students per section in regularly scheduled on-campus graduate-only (6000-level) classes in 2012-2013 (see attached spreadsheet). • There was an average of 15.1 students in graduate-only (6000-level) distance education courses (almost exclusively in Education) in 2012-2013.

23. MAP: ratios, course enrollments, graduate numbers • Number of annual graduates within a major, or within a stand-alone minor: minimum UG of 10; 6 Grad.

24. Number of annual graduates within a major >=10 • 30 out of 65 (includes all undergraduate degree programs listed on next slides) • 6 out of 13 master’s programs listed on next slides

25. Number of annual graduates within a majoror stand alone minor 2012-2013

26. Number of annual graduates within a majoror stand alone minor 2012-2013

27. Number of annual graduates within a majoror stand alone minor 2012-2013

28. Number of annual graduates within a majoror stand alone minor 2012-2013

29. Graduate programs • Whenever possible, graduate programs will be delivered under the 80/20 budget model • Graduate programs should be moved to blended/hybrid or online delivery

30. Graduate programs in 80/20 model • Additional MSpEd licensures may be 80/20 and online • MBA is 80/20 and online

31. BAS degrees • Expand the number of BAS degrees articulated with technical colleges and explore the development of a College of Applied Technology.

32. BAS degrees at BSU • BAS Technology Management • BAS Applied Engineering • BAS Wilderness Management and Outdoor Recreation Planning

33. Enrollment trends: Fall semester headcountand student FTE http://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/research_effectiveness/fact_books/BSU%20Fact%20Book%202013-14.pdf • Page 2

34. Projected fall 2014 headcount and studentFTE based upon point in time indicators • Down 2-3% vs. fall 2013

36. Extra contractual teaching for 2012-2013 • 104 faculty taught more than 24 credits last fiscal year • 91 faculty taught more than 24 credits during the academic year • 46 faculty taught more than 29 credits during the academic year (OL max. of 5 allowed by contract) • 36 faculty taught more than 30 credits during the academic year • 13 faculty taught more than 40 credits during the academic year • 11 faculty taught more than 50 credits last fiscal year • 10 faculty taught 10 or more credits last summer

37. To consider • Possibly adding 9 new faculty positions this year from MAP • 9 positions at 20/1 student FTE/faculty FTE = 180 new FTE students needed to sustain new faculty hires on base budget • Highly unlikely that we will increase enrollment by that many students by the fall of 2015

38. So how do we cover costs?Revenue generation? Internal changes?Cutting costs?

39. Revenue generation? • Possibly adding 6 positions for 80/20 programs • Off-campus enrollments/programs under 80/20 model are self sustaining • Twin cities; Wyoming; online…other? • International enrollment/internationalization

40. Revenue generation? • Possibly adding 9 new faculty positions this year from MAP • Where are the growth plans?

41. Internal changes? • More classes go under regular load with new hires. 50 faculty x 3 credit extra contractual reduction = 6.25 faculty @ 24/credits • Reduce curriculum size. 45 programs are over 60 credits. If reduced by 3 credits, savings of 135 credits…conceptually. Shortens time to degree and provides more options for students

42. Internal changes? • Improve student retention. Improving fall to fall by 3% = 120 student FTE increase overall. Fall 2013 to spring 2014 retention rate of 88.1% which is down a full percentage point from last year. We are trending to a 65-66% first-year to second-year retention rate this year.  We had one of our largest first-year classes in a long time (827) and we are not keeping them. 

43. Cutting costs? • Next year faculty hires? • Reduction in the number of majors offered?

44. Program Indicators • https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/research_effectiveness/data_books/