Moving Kansas Forward - Fort Hays State University

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January 20155

Education equals prosperity

Fo t Hays Fort H ys State University Ha

Moving Movi in ng Kansas K

Forward FForw orw or w Destination of Choice • Programs of Distinction • People of Excellence

TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview: A Message from President Mirta M. Martin ............................... 4 Destination of Choice ...................................... 6 Programs of Distinction ................................... 8 People of Excellence ...................................... 10 Commitment to Accountability .......................12 Planning for the Future.................................. 14

Education equals prosperity

Overview

Partnership

A Message from President Mirta M. Martin

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Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature are facing significant budget challenges as they chart the course to a prosperous future for all Kansans. With those challenges come opportunities. Just as the Governor and the Legislature are determined to do “big things” that will create meaningful change, so, too, is Fort Hays State University committed to providing the kind of quality education that feeds the engines of commerce.

A trained, educated workforce is the bedrock for economic growth. By the end of this decade, two out of every three jobs available in our nation will require more than a high school education. That number is even higher in Kansas, at 71 percent. FHSU educates workers for careers in a new and expanding economy, which will lead to higher personal incomes and general prosperity for our state.

With our Programs of Distinction and our People of Excellence, Fort Hays State has become the Destination of Choice for students who want to succeed. We already offer a variety of Programs of Distinction in business, in education, in the arts, in the health professions and in our Virtual College, but there is room for more.

We are committing resources to improve our technology infrastructure, implement a research-informed curriculum, expand experiential learning, and unleash the awesome talents of our faculty and staff to create for our students the best possible educational experience.

We cannot achieve the excellence and outcomes we seek without building a truly inclusive culture, so we will incorporate the experiences and perspectives of the broadest possible diversity of students, faculty and staff.

A truly inclusive culture requires each of us to embrace the importance of diverse perspectives.

It is one thing to say we are world ready, it is quite another to be world ready. To that end, we will create new, globally literate learning communities, physically on our campus and digitally through our Virtual College. These communities will foster both intellectual and personal engagement, and they will result in enhanced understanding, innovation, scholarship and impact.

As Abigail Adams once wrote, “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought with ardor and vigilance.”

Fulfilling our mission will require us to attract more talent, more partners, more investors, more students and more resources to our university and to our region. How will we do this? How will we make Fort Hays State, in the broadest possible sense, the Destination of Choice?

The answer lies in the quality of our people and programs, the inclusiveness of our culture, and the transformational

“At Fort Hays State, we are carefully marshaling our resources to serve our students and the state of Kansas by providing the high-quality education that creates success.

Working together with all our partners, we will make it happen.” power of our commitment to entrepreneurship, innovation, student success and scholarship.

We will utilize our strengths to the fullest. We will continue to develop Programs of Distinction across the breadth of our university. We will build a student village and an Honors College to welcome our bright minds. We will seek out program-specific and internationally recognized accreditations that affirm our programs are the best of the best and that enhance our academic standing.

These credentials will give our graduates a critical competitive advantage and add value to our alumni’s degrees. They will allow us to attract more high-performing students, more distinguished faculty and more international partners.

If someone were to ask, “Why such an emphasis on inclusiveness and global understanding from a University in the middle of western Kansas?” I would answer in this way. Are there any commodities more global than food and energy? Are there any communities that would benefit more from reaching new markets? From worldwide connections that will expand opportunities and create jobs? From injections of creative ideas and talented human capital?

From experiences that will change the way our children view the world and the way they view themselves?

These are bold, forward-thinking initiatives, ones that will require us to call upon our pioneering spirit. Indeed, the same pioneering spirit that sustained Fort Hays State for the last 113 years emboldens us today.

I envision all of our students, individually and collectively, connected to a support system dedicated to their success.

This system would include our faculty and staff, hundreds of public and private partners, and our 68,000 alumni located across the globe.

I envision a University where our students are the co-creators of their education, actively engaged with faculty mentors in learning, in research, in the arts and in community service.

I envision a University where scholarship and creativity will generate new intellectual property; where the power of our ideas will fuel a growing entrepreneurial and

creative community. A community that will create meaningful career opportunities for our graduates and enrich the cultural fabric of our region.

I envision a University with engaged and impactful alumni who are willing to direct their gifts of time and philanthropy to our students and who are willing to connect our graduates with prospective employers.

I can foresee a University where every student who seeks an internship will get one. The greatest predictor in career success is not necessarily a major or grades, it is the completion of an internship.

I can foresee a University where more and more of our students will study abroad. The chance to experience another culture, to spend some time far from home was once a luxury of the college experience. That’s no longer true. Learning to interact with other cultures has become a necessity in the global marketplace.

Fort Hays State has been blessed with an incredible faculty and staff who each day model for our students honor, character, patriotism and civic consciousness. They contribute their energy, their time and their talents selflessly to this community.

We have been blessed with partners and supporters who believe in the mission of Fort Hays State and understand just how transformative our success can be to the future of our state, our nation and around the world.

We have been blessed with a growing national and international reputation that amplifies the impact of our endeavors.

And, we have been blessed with support from our governor, our elected officials, our Regents and our colleagues in higher education.

At Fort Hays State, we are carefully marshaling our resources to serve our students and the state of Kansas by providing the high-quality education that creates success. Working together with all our partners, we will make it happen.

irta M. Martin, Ph.D. Mirta esident, Fort Hays State University President,

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Section 2

Destination of Choice Fort Hays State University is among the fastest-growing post-secondary institutions in the nation. Over the last five years, enrollments grew by 22 percent. If you break down those enrollments, you will find that FHSU is serving 7,141 Kansans. That growth represents a 20-percent increase in the number of in-state students. At the same time, the University is attracting more out-of-state students, demonstrated by the five-year increase of 25 percent more non-residents. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, we are the sixth-fastest-growing public college in the United States. Fort Hays State is clearly a Destination of Choice.

Fastest Growing Public Colleges 2002 to 2012 Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

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California State University – Channel Islands Florida Gulf Coast University University of Washington at Bothell University of West Alabama Thomas Edison State College Fort Hays State University University of Houston – Victoria Texas A&M International University Arkansas Tech University University of Washington at Tacoma

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Enrollment Fall 2002 630 5,109 1,636 2,002 9,225 6,392 2,183 3,723 5,855 2,111

Enrollment Fall 2012 4,920 13,445 4,172 4,943 20,606 13,310 4,335 7,213 10,950 3,919

Percent Increase 681.0% 163.2% 155% 146.9% 123.4% 108.2% 98.6% 93.7% 87.0% 85.7%

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Fort Hays State University Headcount Enrollment Fall 2009 to Fall 2014 Source: KBOR Data Book

14,000 13,500 13,000 12,500 12,000 11,500 11,000 Enrollment

Fall 2009 11,308

Fall 2010 11,883

Fall 2011 12,802

Fall 2012 13,310

Fall 2013 13,441

Fall 2014 13,825

2012 6,745

2013 6,900

2014 7,141

2013 6,541

2014 6,684

Fort Hays State University Resident Enrollment Fall 2009 to Fall 2014 Source: KBOR Data Book

7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 Resident

2009 5,963

2010 6,123

2011 6,441

Fort Hays State University Non-Resident Enrollment Fall 2009 to Fall 2014 Source: KBOR Data Book

6,800 6,600 6,400 6,200 6,000 5,800 5,600 5,400 5,200 5,000 Non-Resident

2009 5,345

2010 5,760

2011 6,361

2012 6,565

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Section 3

Programs of Distinction One of the major factors contributing to Fort Hays State University becoming a Destination of Choice is its Programs of Distinction. These programs attract innovative faculty, dedicated staff and growing numbers of students. Our graduates contribute to the development of the Kansas economy and are recognized on a regional and national basis for their excellence.

College of Business and Entrepreneurship A team of FHSU students placed second in the nation and was awarded $20,000 in November 2014 at the Microsoft Be U Hackathon in Redmond, Washington. Teams were originally assembled from 25 universities across the nation and competed for 12 spots at the semi-finals.

Twelve teams were flown to Microsoft headquarters. The FHSU team was one of them. The Hackathon, sponsored by the United Athletes Foundation and Microsoft, was a competition for app development with the goal of promoting diversity in the field of computer programming.

The FHSU team’s app was URHere, a system to allow indoor navigation, similar to GPS, in large commercial buildings such as hospitals, malls and airports.

College of Education and Technology Elementary and secondary education programs at FHSU were given Top Rank status in the 2014 report of the National Council on Teacher Quality, an organization that uses the most stringent and extensive data collection routines in its mission of “ensuring that every child has an effective teacher.” In assessing 2,400 educational programs in more than 1,100 institutions, FHSU’s secondary education program was ranked third in the nation for quality, and elementary education programs collectively were No. 12. Only 12 other institutions in the country had two or three programs in Top Rank status.

College of Health and Life Sciences The history of the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Health and Life Sciences is filled with distinguished faculty and alumni whose accomplishments are known to scholars worldwide. That is evident in the recent work of two undergraduate botanists who won awards for posters at the annual national conference of the Botanical Society of America. The posters detailed some of their research and earned mention in the fall 2014 Planet Science Bulletin published by the Botanical Society. One poster won the Society’s Li-COR Prize in the physiological section as the best presentation made by any student, undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. The other poster was given the Student Presentation Award in the physiological section.

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College of Arts and Sciences The University’s most academically diverse college, Arts and Sciences, also has a variety of Programs of Distinction. The arts, political science and sociology programs provide examples. Two programs in art draw national and international acclaim: graphic arts, whose graduates are sought after by the top advertising agencies in the world; and ceramics, whose students and faculty are at the forefront of ceramic arts. The Department of Political Science’s online degree program is ranked in the top 15 nationally by Social Science Careers. The sociology program is distinguished for, among other things, requiring undergraduate students to take a class in grant writing. Current students and former students from the Grant Proposal Development Class have written proposals that have garnered well more than $2 million in grants for various agencies and organizations.

KAMS The Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science, established in 2006 by the Kansas Legislature, is located on the FHSU campus. KAMS is the state’s premier earlyentry-to-college program for high school juniors and seniors. KAMS students are fully immersed into the college environment. Students hold leadership positions in academic and social organizations, earn 68 hours of college credit, and conduct a public presentation of their academic research.

With most of its graduates opting to continue their education at in-state universities, it has been highly effective at slowing the “brain drain” from Kansas. To date, 81 percent of KAMS graduates have opted to continue their education at Kansas institutions. Because of its success and with support from the Kansas Legislature, KAMS will be expanded beginning this year to include annual summer sessions, ensuring that even more of our state’s brightest minds stay in Kansas.

Virtual College FHSU’s Virtual College is ranked consistently by numerous ratings bodies among the top in the nation for quality and affordability. These assessments come from U.S. News & World Report, GetEducated.com, OnlineU.org, TheBestSchools.org and others. At FHSU, 27 bachelor’s programs and 14 master’s degree programs are offered online through the Virtual College.

The excellence of the Virtual College classes, which are created by the core faculty on the Hays campus, has produced phenomenal growth. After the Educational Technology and Continuing Education areas were merged in 1997 to form the Virtual College, Fort Hays State had 800 online students in fall 1998. The Virtual College enrollment at the beginning of the current academic year was 5,860, an astounding increase of 732.5 percent.

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Section 4

People of Excellence The foundation of any University is its faculty. Fort Hays State University depends heavily on full-time faculty to do the teaching. On the Hays campus, 93 percent of all classes are taught by full-time faculty. In China, that percentage is even higher, at 97 percent. The Virtual College uses faculty adjuncts to teach only 40 percent of those classes. Regardless, faculty are paramount to the University’s success, and the University is justly proud that it has so many excellent faculty members. The following are just a few of the People of Excellence who make the University great.

College of Arts and Sciences Ms. Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design, came to Fort Hays State as an instructor in 1994. Her art has carried her around the world for installations of her work, which has been influenced by her travels to art museums, galleries, fairs, conventions and archaeological zones. She has served her profession at the local, state and national levels, and her students also benefit from that service. In May 2005, Ms. Ganstrom installed “Deeply Rooted Friendship – Sias Sisters,” at Sias International University, the FHSU partner university in Xinzheng, China. Most recently, she installed and co-curated an art exhibit for a conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts at Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Art Museum. Her work is almost continuously on exhibit at multiple locations around the country. Her work has also been featured in several books on contemporary art. She earned her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from Fort Hays State.

College of Business and Entrepreneurship Dr. Dosse Toulaboe (pronounced DOE-say TWO-lah-boh), professor of economics, finance and accounting, joined the faculty in 2000.

He is a macroeconomist. The primary focus of his research is on the challenges faced by third-world countries in international trade competitiveness, currency zones and economic development. His research is valuable to the macroeconomics profession in developing strategies for long-term economic growth. He has peer-reviewed publications in regional, national and international journals and is in demand for seminars and conferences. Dr. Toulaboe’s bachelor’s degree is from the University of Lomé, in Togo. His master’s degree and doctorate are from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

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College of Education and Technology Dr. Paul Adams is FHSU’s Anschutz Professor of Education, a professor of physics and also the interim dean of the College of Education and Technology. He joined the FHSU faculty in 1986 as an instructor of physics and was promoted to professor in 2003. He has been a facilitator for two satellite missions and three NASA workshops and has worked with instructors from the French space agency and from Mexico. He is the founding director of the college’s Science and Mathematics Education Institute, which sponsors the annual Lego Robotics competition, the Girls’ Science and Math Camp, Space Week, Earth Day, and many teacher workshops. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio; his master’s degree from Washington State University, Pullman; and his doctorate from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.

College of Health and Life Sciences Dr. Greg Farley, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, joined the FHSU faculty in 1995 as an assistant professor of biology and was promoted to professor in 2007. He is also the associate curator of ornithology for FHSU’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History.

He has a wide reputation for his research, evidenced by more than 20 articles and technical reports he has published alone or as co-author with undergraduate or graduate students. He has received more than $400,000 in grants from state and federal agencies. Dr. Farley’s model is conducting research while teaching students the range of scientific inquiry, from observation through publication. His bachelor’s degree is from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; his master’s degree is from Kansas State University; and his doctorate is from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

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Section 5

Commitment to Accountability Fort Hays State University has a commitment for accountability to its students, their parents and the citizens of the state of Kansas. This commitment takes multiple forms. First is a strong belief in low tuition. According to a U.S. News and World Report ranking released in fall 2014, Fort Hays State has the second-lowest tuition and fees in the country for in-state students. Second is a commitment to increased efficiency, which is best represented by the fact we have lowered our cost of operations by $49 per credit hour over the last five years.

Third is a commitment to quality fiscal practices as found in the recent BKD audit. And last but not least is the University’s commitment to stable financial management as recognized by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.

State Audit

Credit Rating

BKD, LLP, was engaged last year, as required by Kansas Board of Regents policy, to conduct an audit and management review of Fort Hays State as a result of its change in leadership. The scope of the review was limited to transactions over the past five years related to the past president, his direct reports and all affiliated corporations as well as how conflicts of interest are managed by the University. The results of the review “identified no inappropriate disbursements” and stated that “conflicts of interest are currently being properly managed and monitored.”

The stable outlook for Fort Hays State was identified

by Standard and Poor’s credit rating and reflects our expectation that over the next few years the University will maintain balanced financial operations. Fort Hays State had positive operating results in each of the past five fiscal years on both a cash and full-accrual basis. From fiscal 2009 to fiscal 2012, adjusted operating surpluses ranged from $4.9 million to $10.4 million on a full-accrual basis.

Fiscal 2013 operating results were considered solidly positive, with a surplus of $9.4 million. Because studentrelated charges are the University’s largest revenue source at about 49.6 percent of the total, enrollment growth and tuition rate increases have been significant factors in the University’s operational success. Conservative budgeting practices and effective cost-cutting strategies have also played important roles.

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Fort Hays State University Resident Tuition Rates Fall 2009 to Fall 2014 Source: KBOR Data Book $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $500 $0

AY 2010 Tuition $1,473 Required Fees $408 Total Per Semester $1,881

AY 2011 $1,517 $454 $1,971

AY 2012 $1,578 $463 $2,041

AY 2013 $1,624 $492 $2,116

AY 2014 $1,680 $499 $2,179

AY 2015 $1,725 $509 $2,234

FY 2011 $207

FY 2012 $202

FY 2013 $196

Fort Hays State University Cost Per Student Hour Source: KBOR Data Book

$350 $300 $250 $200 $150

FY 2008 $245

FY 2009 $227

FY 2010 $201

Economic Impacts of Fort Hays State University Source: FHSU and the Docking Institute of Public Affairs

Student Enrollment (Fall 2014) Operating Budget (FY 2015) Total Impact on Ellis County Wages and Salaries Impact Employment

13,825 $138.4 million $242,462,000 $126 million 2,985 jobs

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Planning for the Future The Kansas Board of Regents and Fort Hays State University are planning for the development of the future of the Kansas workforce. The Regents set three strategic goals: first, to increase Higher Education Attainment Among Kansans; second, to Improve Alignment of the State’s Higher Education System with the needs of the Kansas economy; and third, to deliver this increased and aligned higher education at Universities of Excellence.

FHSU is very proud of its role in supporting the Board’s strategic direction. In the last five years, FHSU increased its number of graduates by 42 percent. That increase was the result of serving more students and improving graduation rates. Fort Hays State also tracks all its graduates and has a 95-percent employment rate with most all of the Hays campus graduates staying in Kansas. To cope with extraordinary growth and success, Fort Hays State has a five-year plan to expand and renovate facilities. As in the past, the University doesn’t plan to ask the state to fund or finance these new buildings. The administration saves its resources until it can fund a new building. In the last 30 years, Fort Hays State has never asked the state to totally build or finance with state bonds a new building. But, the University is not satisfied. Fort Hays State is constantly re-engineering itself and its operations to increase efficiency, grow enrollments and improve quality.

Re-engineering Fort Hays State has set a dual goal of assuring maximum internal efficiency at a time when resources are most precious while also providing much-needed educational advances to equip our graduates as leaders in an expanding economy.

President Mirta M. Martin has named two re-engineering task forces to examine operations at Fort Hays State. One task force is focusing on the organization and delivery of academic programs, and the other task force is focusing more generally on the overall operations of the University. Besides reassigning duties, it will be necessary to create new positions if we are to prepare students in our tradition of excellence and innovation. The re-engineering reports are due to the President in mid-January. Following an extensive review process, operational changes will be determined in time to issue contracts in June that reflect changes in personnel assignments and duties. Fort Hays State already has a well-deserved reputation for efficiency. The re-engineering process will enable the University to guarantee even better stewardship of state funds entrusted by the Legislature and to create a new architecture for responding to emerging educational needs that will stimulate growth and prosperity for Kansans.

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Fort Hays State University Total Degrees Granted AY 2009 to AY 2014

Source: KBOR Data Book

3,500 3,250 3,000 2,750 2,500 2,250 2,000

AY 2009 2,290

AY 2010 2,351

AY 2011 2,606

AY 2012 3,060

AY 2013 3,331

2013 95%

2014 95%

AY 2014 3,252

Fort Hays State University Placement Rates 2010 to 2014

Source: FHSU Career Services

100 80 60 40 20 0

2010 94%

2011 94%

2012 95%

Five year Building Plans – $40 Million Hammond Hall Applied Technology Building Arts Building Rarick Hall Renovation

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Fort Hays State University Destination of Choice • Programs of Distinction • People of Excellence

Contact Information DeBra Prideaux Director, FHSU Alumni & Governmental Relations O: 785-628-4430 C: 785-365-6011 dprideau@fhsu.edu Jennie Adams Rose Legislative Liaison C: 785-554-0850 jennieadamsrose@yahoo.com

Dr. Mirta M. Martin President Fort Hays State University O: 785-628-4231 C: 785-639-3626 m3martin@fhsu.edu Office of the President Sheridan Hall 312 600 Park Street Hays, KS 67601-4099 www.fhsu.edu 785-628-FHSU