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On April 27, 2009, during a meeting at Miami University, Vice Chancellor Rich Petrick outlined Ohio's strategic plan for higher education, submitted to the Governor on April 1, 2008. This 10-year plan focuses on improving affordability through initiatives like a tuition freeze, dual enrollment options, and affordable textbooks. Key highlights include increased campus engagement, enhanced efficiency, and better connections to business and industry, alongside ongoing support from state leadership amidst fiscal challenges. The complete plan and resources are available at http://www.uso.edu/strategicplan/.
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OACUBO State Meeting Monday, April 27, 2009 Miami University
Ohio’s Strategic Plan for Higher Education Rich Petrick Vice Chancellor for Finance Ohio Board of Regents
Higher education’s 10-year strategic plan • Submitted to the Governor on April 1, 2008 • Complete document and associated materials may be found at: • http://www.uso.edu/strategicplan/
Improved Affordability • Tuition freeze, FY 2008 – FY 2011 • Creation of more low-cost options • Dual enrollment • Seniors to Sophomores • 2+2 programs • Creation of Eastern Gateway Community College • Technical colleges now community colleges • Making textbooks more affordable • University System of Ohio - Opportunities • Increasing campus engagement – e.g., • Columbus State – $1,000 grant for older students • OU-Zanesville fee reduction • NW State tuition waivers
More Efficiency and Productivity • SSI revisions to focus $ on student success • Budget & Financial - Ohio Board of Regents • Campus efficiency mandates • FY 08 1% Mandate Target: $31.8 million Reported: $182.9 million • FY 09 3% Mandate Target: $95.5 million Reported: $236.2 million • Best practices • Statewide Procurement Reform – 2008 • \\Marge\shared_vol\Lan_shares\L-Drive\N-Drive\RP\FY 2009 Opbud\Adv OH Procurement Reform Report April 2008.pdf • Creation of the Efficiency Council – 2009 • http://www.makingopportunityaffordable.org/states-developing-innovative-strategies-bolster-degree-attainment-within-existing-funding-0
More Efficiency and Productivity • Construction Reform – Under Review –2009 • http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/local_news/stories/2009/04/15/advantage0415.pdf • Energy efficiency – HB 251 and HB 7 • Improved facility utilization • E-Learning – over 64,000 students statewide
Improved Post-secondary Education Integration • Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) • Over 47,000 students enrolled in 2007, with 118 providers • Career-Technical Education Centers • Over 100,000 students enrolled (?) in 91 Centers • Articulation and Transfer • CT2 • http://regents.ohio.gov/careertechtransfer/ct2.html
Better Connections to Business and Industry • Ohio Skillsbank • Data driven • Regionally focused • Linking job opportunities to degree production • Annual Business Survey • First one in testing • Statewide cooperative education • $100 million proposed in FY 2010 – FY 2011 • RFP has been announced
Broad Legislative, Gubernatorial, and Public Support • Strong gubernatorial leadership • Four straight years of state operating budget increases • Despite state fiscal stress, higher education largely exempt from cuts • Bi-partisan, bi-cameral support • Large infusion of federal stabilization funds • FY 2010 – $397.9 million • FY 2011 – $398.3 million (Am. Sub. H.B. 1 as introduced to the House) • Ohio seen as a leader, nationally