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FY17 BUDGET REVIEW

August 21, 2015

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UAS Mission, Themes, Values & Vision

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UAS Mission

Student learning enhanced by faculty scholarship, undergraduate research and creative activities community engagement, and the cultures and environment of Southeast Alaska.

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UAS Core Themes

• Student Success

• Teaching and Learning

• Community Engagement

• Research & Creative Expression

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UAS Values

• Excellence

• Diversity

• Access

• Collaboration

• Sustainability

• Stewardship

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UAS Vision

The University of Alaska Southeast is recognized as a destination of choice for students seeking excellent academic programs and engaging learning opportunities that integrate the environment and cultures of Southeast Alaska.

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UAS Mission Fulfillment

• Degree/credential attainment: 91% increase since 2009

• Student retention/FTFT: 12% increase since 2009

• Graduate net satisfaction: leads UA with 90% satisfied/very satisfied

• Integration of three campuses in one SE regional university

• Workforce partnerships: maritime/fisheries, health, mining, legislative, business, public administration

• Alaska Native/AI faculty and staff: highest proportion in UA

• Highest proportion of online/hybrid degrees in UA system

• Alumni giving: UAS alumni give beyond UA & national averages

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Looking ahead:UAS focusing on:

• Place-based education: cultures, environment, economies of Southeast Alaska

• Exceptional, personalized service

• Interdisciplinarity as a cornerstone

• A leader in technology-enhanced learning

• High impact learning opportunities

• Impactful research & workforce development

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UAS Budget: FY14-FY16

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Budget Planning & Communication:

SPBAC

Strategic Planning & Budgeting Advisory Committee:

– Actively including all members of UAS community in budget discussions

– Advises on budget principles, priorities, and allocation

– Reviews and presents input about annual budget requests

– Promote transparency and accountability in our planning and budget processes

– Promote meaningful participation by appropriate university governance groups

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FY 14: Cost Savings & Efficiencies

• Facilities cost savings– Cost avoidance of $290.0 in FY14 energy costs due

to energy efficiencies – Space consolidation for efficiency and improved

campus navigation

• Great efficiency and improved food services through contractual change

• Shared library catalog system with UAA

• Bookstore business operations in Juneau reorganized to eliminate physical bookstore

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FY15: First Round ofBudget Reductions

Staff and Faculty Salary Savings

• Salary reductions/elimination: $611K

• Staff and faculty salary savings: retirements, attrition, decrease in overall labor pool, reconfigurations of positions.

Travel Reduction

• Reduced travel expenses by over $300K

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FY16: Deep Cuts& Hard Choices

Personnel actions:

• 27 positions eliminated (21 + 6 reserve PCNs)

• Additional savings through contract and FTE reductions.

Non-Personnel actions:

• 5% non-personnel reductions in administrative areas

• Additional travel budget reductions

• Targeted reductions in service contracts

New Revenues:

• Projected $778K increase in tuition receipts

• Projected $105K increase in fees

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FY16 Impacts:Eliminations and

Reductions

Reduced:– Summer library capacity– Breadth of library

collections– Custodial service– Campus A/V support– Summer IT Helpdesk– Travel

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Eliminated:– MBA: Masters in Business

Administration– Certificates

• Pre-Engineering• Residential Bldg Science• Automotive

– Suspension: BA Arts– Broadcast course delivery– Most campus video production

GOAL: MINIMIZE IMPACT ON INSTRUCTIONAL MISSION

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FY16 Impacts:Strategic

Enhancements• TITLE IX: Increased compliance resources

• ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTS – Northwest Coast Arts partnerships (Sealaska)– Maritime and Multi-skilled Worker (Vigor)– Medical Assisting (UAA and employers)– Marine Biology & Fisheries (TVEP)– Financial Institutions (Northrim Bank/First National)– Mine training portal assessment (TVEP)

• FACILITIES REINVESTMENT– Juneau Campus reinvestment– Ketchikan Campus: Maritime career center– Campus Life investments/Juneau: Food services

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FY17 and Beyond

Challenges, Strategies and Priorities

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FY17 Challenges

Estimated Gap: $2M to $2.75M

• GF Reduction:–$1.2M of a $15 million UA reduction–$1.9M of a $25 million UA reduction

• Salary & benefit increases: $855.0

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FY17 Strategies

• Academic excellence

• Strategic marketing

• Academic/admin reviews

• Debt-service reduction

• Industry partnerships

• Facility efficiency

• Space consolidation

• Personnel reductions

• New federal funding

• New revenue generation

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FY17 Tuition Strategies

Scenario 1:

• Lower div: +6%

• UD/Graduate: +10%

• Projected: $802K

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UAS supports different rate increases for lower-division and upper division/graduate courses:

Scenario 2:

• Lower div: +5%

• UD/Graduate: +9%

• Projected: $700K

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High-Priority Initiatives

• BS Marine Biology & Fisheries

• Teacher Education pathways

• Mine Training

• Shared Title IX Request with UAA/UAF

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UAS FY17 Capital Priorities

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ProjectProject

Type2017

RequestFuture

Request

#1 UAS Student Commons NC $10M (GF)$10M (NGF)  

#2 UAS Center for Mine Training Portal NC $1.5M (GF)

#3 Lakeside Access Improvements R&R $250K (GF) $750K

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Capital Priority #1: Student Commons

• Included in approved UAS Master Plan

• Strategically located between library, classrooms and freshman housing

• Expanded dining options for both new freshman housing and commuter students

• Enhancing student retention, campus life, and community engagement

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Capital Priority #2: UAS Mine Training

Portal• Enhances full-scale mine training opportunities

for SE Alaska residents

• Expands industry partnerships

• Supports:– Entry-level mine training– Mine Mechanic Program– Introduction to Mining

Occupations (statewide)

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Capital Priority #3: Lakeside Access

Improvements• Enhances Juneau Campus environment through

expanded access to Auke Lake

• Improves opportunities for instructional use of lakeside facilities

• Linkage to Tlingit history of Aak’w Kwaan people

• Pedestrian connection to campus trails

• Creates winter season social space to support lakeside educational venues and recreational opportunities

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