REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD UA Cossatot July 28, 2017

Tara Smith Deputy Director AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF LOAN ISSUE FOR ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Relevant Information • College Savings Bond Revolving Loan Fund – Arkansas State University System on behalf of Arkansas State University-Beebe and Arkansas State University-Newport • $1. 1 million for 15 years @ a rate not to exceed 1. 31% • Educational and general purposes • Revenue Funding Source: Tuition and Fee Revenue • Proceeds will be used to finance an Energy Performance Project under the guidelines of the Arkansas Energy Performance Contracting (AEPC) Program overseen by the Arkansas Energy Office and a portion of the ASUN project includes installation of a solar panel array to generate renewable energy for the campus

Tara Smith Deputy Director AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF LOAN ISSUE FOR ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Relevant Information • Arkansas Sustainable Building Design Revolving Loan – Arkansas State University System on behalf of Arkansas State University-Beebe and Arkansas State University. Newport • $1. 25 million for 10 years @ a rate not to exceed 0. 0% • Educational and general purposes • Revenue Funding Source: Tuition and Fee Revenue • Proceeds will provide needed campus-wide energy improvements to include lighting retrofits, water and waste management strategies, chiller upgrades as well as installation of other energy control mechanisms

Tara Smith Deputy Director AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF BOND ISSUE FOR UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Relevant Information • $8. 5 million for 30 years @ a rate not to exceed 5. 50% • Auxiliary purposes • Revenue Funding Source: Student Housing • Proceeds will be used to fund the design and renovation of two housing facilities

Tara Smith Deputy Director AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETED INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR 2017 -18

Intercollegiate Athletic Budget Report for 2017 -18

Intercollegiate Athletic Budget Report for 2017 -18 ASUJ ATU HSU SAUM UAFS UALR UAM UAPB UCA $- $ 2, 000 $ 4, 000 $ 6, 000 $ 8, 000 $ 10, 000 $ 12, 000 $ 14, 000 $ 16, 000 $ 18, 000 $ 20, 000 Athletic Generated Revenues Contributions Student Athletic Fees Other Auxiliary Profits Transfers from E&G Other Athletic Income Endowment and Investment Income Note: UAF has been excluded from this chart, as the UAF budget is too large to display with the budgets of the other institutions.

Athletic Fees per SSCH Institution 2016 -17 Athletic Fee 2017 -18 Athletic Fee ASUJ $19. 00 ATU $15. 50 $18. 00 HSU $17. 25 $17. 75 SAUM $18. 00 UAF $0. 00 UAFS $16. 00 $17. 00 UALR $20. 00 $21. 00 UAM $13. 00 $18. 00 UAPB $17. 00 UCA $18. 00

Athletic Certification Executive staff recommends that the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board accept the Certification of Intercollegiate Athletic Revenues and Expenditures Budgeted for 2017 -18 as prepared in accordance with Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board uniform accounting standards and definitions for athletic reporting.

Ann Clemmer Senior Associate Director for Governmental Relations/Special Projects AGENDA ITEM NO. 9 INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE: RESOLUTIONS

Institutional Certification Advisory Committee (ICAC) • 7 Colleges and Universities • 28 Programs

Dr. Marla Strecker Senior Associate Director, Academic Affairs ACADEMIC COMMITTEE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Consent Items *10. Arkansas State University Jonesboro Nurse Anesthesia Option in the Doctor of Nursing Practice *11. Henderson State University Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine *12. University of Central Arkansas Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering *13 University of Central Arkansas Master of Arts in Sport Management *Numbers refer to main agenda

Dr. Marla Strecker Senior Associate Director, Academic Affairs AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 LETTERS OF NOTIFICATION

Letters of Notification • Programs approved by the ADHE Director • Programs must be included on the AHECB agenda prior to initiation • Programs are reasonable and moderate extensions of existing certificates and degrees

Dr. Marla Strecker Senior Associate Director, Academic Affairs AGENDA ITEM NO. 15 LETTERS OF INTENT

Letters of Intent • Notification of institutional plans to offer new programs or organizational units that require Coordinating Board approval • Chief academic officers and chief executive officers can comment on the proposals before consideration by AHECB

CHAIR SHERREL JOHNSON AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: APPROVAL OF MINUTES

DR. MARIA MARKHAM AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR

ADHE Staffing ─ Angela Lasiter Career Pathways Initiative Interim Director • Began May 18, 2017 ─ Mason Campbell Academic Affairs Program Specialist • Will begin Monday, July 31, 2017

Institutional Leadership Dr. Kelly Damphousse, who has served as dean or interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma in Norman since 2013, began his duties as chancellor at A-State on July 1. He succeeds interim chancellor Dr. Doug Whitlock. A native of Canada, Damphousse served as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at OU for nine years prior to becoming dean. The college is the university’s largest and most diverse with an annual budget of $100 million, 31 academic and research units offering 60 degrees, nearly 600 faculty, more than 1, 500 instructional or support staff, and almost 10, 000 students. As dean, he worked with faculty, staff and alumni to cultivate more than $30 million in private giving to the college.

Agency Projects • Policy Review • Higher Ed Class/Comp Transition • Higher Ed Master Plan Implementation • Strategic Communications Plan • Strategic Staffing Plan • Private Career Ed Transition • ACTS Review • Arkansas Future • • • Guided Pathways Co-requisite Remediation Funding Model 15 to Finish Math Pathways Interstate Passport Career Pathways Initiative Carl Perkins Project Pipeline Repair

Project Pipeline Repair: Restoring Minority Male Participation and Persistence in Educator Preparation Programs Dr. Esther J. Robinson, Assistant Professor University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Friday, July 28, 2017 Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board

What is Project Pipeline Repair? A grant by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation that will fund the development and implementation of academic enrichment opportunities to prepare underrepresented male high school juniors and seniors for success in a postsecondary educator preparation program. A SHEEO initiative to increase the representation of minority males in the teaching profession and assist states in their efforts to stem teacher shortages. A response to a growing national crisis – the absence of a critical mass of African-American and Latino males to meet the needs of states’ increasingly diverse P-12 classrooms. It is a research-based strategy that also responds to states’ needs to address escalating teacher shortages and gaps in student achievement.

Project Goals Increase the participation and persistence of minority males in educator preparation programs at HBCUs in participating states Close academic achievement gaps and increase college readiness for participating males through extensive academic enrichment programming during junior and senior years of high school Shift the narrative to reflect education as a viable career option for minority males, emphasizing advocacy for equity and social justice Increase the number of highly competent minority male teachers to teach in underserved elementary schools and mitigate teacher shortages in participating states

Project Objectives Establish a consortium of state policy leaders and HBCUs to explore best practices to diversify teaching corps Enhance academic performance of project participants -prospective minority male teachers Prepare minority male project participants for college success and EPP completion Shift the narrative about the teaching profession and the role of HBCUs and minority males Develop strategies to scale program to more males and other HBCUs

Participating States and HBCUs STATE SHEEO HBCU Alabama Jim Purcell, Executive Director – Alabama Commission on Higher Education Tuskegee University Arkansas Maria Markham, Director Arkansas Department of Higher Education University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Louisiana Joseph Rallo, Commissioner Louisiana Board of Regents Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) Mississippi Glenn Boyce, Commissioner of Higher Education Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning South Carolina Jeff Schilz, Interim President and Executive Director South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Alcorn State University Claflin University

Project Organization and Implementation Student Recruitment and Selection Ø Dr. Garry Lewis, Project Coordinator Common Student Experiences Ø Academic/Dual Credit Courses with Embedded Writing-Intensive Learning Modules (Foundations of Education and Multicultural Education) Newsela© Academic Enrichment Ø IXL© Mentoring Ø EPP faculty Budgeting Ø Year 1 - $37, 500 Year 2 - $40, 000 Year 3 - $40, 000 Data Collection and Evaluation (SHEEO, EPP Unit, Mentors) Narrative Report Preparation (SHEEO)

Project Summary The goal is to increase the number of highly competent minority male educators to teach in underserved school systems, addressing a problem in the profession which is a concern of state policymakers, education researchers, and practitioners. Collaboration with EPPs at local HBCUs and their partner school districts is key in providing program participants with academic enrichment to prepare them for college and successful EPP completion. Knowledge produced will be disseminated to state policy leaders, to HBCUs and to EPPs at predominantly white institutions. Program completion includes dual enrollment in an EPP at an HBCU, including assistance to identify postsecondary scholarships.

THANK YOU! Director Maria Markham (Department of Higher Education) Chancellor Laurence Alexander (UAPB) Dr. Jacquelyn Mc. Cray, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. George Herts, Dean (School of Education)

Dr. Marla Strecker Senior Associate Director, Academic Affairs AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 PLACEMENT POLICY

Freshman Assessment & Placement Policy Adoption The Freshman Assessment and Placement Policy submitted to review by the AHECB in 2016 has been reviewed by the Arkansas General Assembly and is now ready to be adopted by the Board. Policy Summary Amends the current placement policy to provide guidelines for measurable exit standards for a student success plan that includes developmental (pre-college level) courses in mathematics, English composition, and reading for student placement and for successful completion of the corresponding initial college-level courses; and to provide guidelines that allow an appropriate college-level applied technical mathematics course to be accepted toward associate degrees in career and technical areas.

Dr. Marla Strecker Senior Associate Director, Academic Affairs AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 b CONCURRENT CREDIT POLICY

Concurrent Credit Policy Concurrent/Dual Course Placement/Statewide Minimum Exam Scores High school students must have scored 19 or better on the ACT Reading sub-test or equivalent test. Please refer to the annual SIS manual for ACT equivalency scores. to enroll in any general education (ACTS) course. Enrollment in English Composition and mathematics courses also require a 19 or better on the respective ACT sub-test or equivalent test. Please refer to the annual SIS manual for ACT equivalency scores. The designated exam scores are statewide minimum scores. Any college/university campus may elect to set higher minimum scores for general education concurrent courses, and may choose to require the COMPASS or ASSET score in addition to EXPLORE, PLAN, Aspire or PSAT scores.