Update on Undergraduate Education CPE SB1 Program & Plans for This Fall

1. Update onUndergraduate Education CPE SB1 Program & Plans for This Fall August 11, 2011 Randolph Hollingsworth for Mike Mullen, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

2. UK Core and SB1 Goals: Program Integration • UK Core learning outcomes align with • KY Statewide Transfer Gen Ed outcomes, and • transition from K-12 KY Core Content Standards • UK Core Research Group to explore and build on available evidence of “what works” in a UK Core course • UK Core Learning Communities of at-risk and exploratory students (Undergraduate Studies) self-selected or formed by various combinations of UK Core courses

3. Program Integration:UK Core Design Principles Courses in UK's general education curriculum will: • use inquiry-based teaching, develop critical thinking skills • no more than equivalent of 30 credit hours • connect intentionally to student’s major field of study • smooth transition from high school to research university • develop communication skills, quantitative reasoning • lay foundation for citizenship in pluralistic society • specify learning outcomes and systematic assessment

4. UK Core Research Group piloted (launched on May 10, 2011) UK Core Research LibGuides launched UK Faculty Toolkit launched http://ukfacultytoolkit.wordpress.com UE research assistant hired (Amy Messer) – programming coordinator and data analyst Update from UGE, So far…

5. Members of the Summer 2011 cohort of the UKCore Research Group included: • Intellectual Inquiry - Arts & Creativity • 3 faculty and 1 lecturer • Art Studio, Art Education, Art History, Theatre • Composition and Communication I & II • 6 faculty, 6 lecturers, 6 graduate assistants • Communications, English, Writing/Rheteric/Design • Quantitative Reasoning - Statistical Inferential Reasoning • 2 faculty, 3 lecturers, 4 graduate assistants

6. Members of Summer’11 UK Core Research Group $1,000 stipend to: • Research models of student learning strategies appropriate to one’s academic discipline that support and illustrate the UK Core Principles. • Create at least one learning object for high-impact practices that can be scaled up and disseminated widely.

7. Questions to Guide Research and Development • What are those effective practices that your academic discipline uses to engage students – and that you plan to include in your UK Core course? • Are these practices embedded in both curricular and co-curricular activities (i.e., high-impact practices)? • How are these most effective practices from your discipline tied to the UK Core learning outcomes and how are they assessed? • How can these most effective practices be integrated across your academic program and/or other degree programs that rely on your UK Core course?

8. Librarians Supporting Research • Intellectual Inquiry - Arts & Creativity • Meg Shawhttp://libguides.uky.edu/UKCoreAC • Composition and Communication I & II • Debbie Sharphttp://libguides.uky.edu/UKCoreCC • QR - Statistical Inferential Reasoning • Tom Heckerhttp://libguides.uky.edu/UKCoresri

9. Learning Objects for High Impact Practices in a UK Core Course • Faculty pinpoint an assignment/activity/topic that usually proves difficult for students to be successful in their UK Core course • Pilot in Pbworks then publish and allow use by: • other faculty and to US exploratory students in 2011-12 courses in the 3 UK Core categories • the University of Kentucky faculty community (via the UK Faculty Toolkit) • the statewide Gen Ed faculty community (via Kentucky Learning Depot or MERLOT)

10. Learning Object Repository KYLearningDepot.org Sophia.org MERLOT.org

11. UK Faculty Toolkit Emphasizing LEAP “High Impact Practices” http://ukfacultytoolkit.wordpress.com • collaborative projects • diversity/global learning activities • community-based learning, field trips • volunteer activities, service learning • capstone projects • embedded undergraduate research

13. Cross-divisional collaboration • UK Core Learning Communities Coordinator and academic advisors • Special programs counselors/advisors and mentors, e.g., First Scholars, CARES, Robinson Scholars, Honors, UG Research • Librarians and Multi-modal Communications lab consultants for digital literacy and information literacy skill-building • Academic Enhancement’s academic consultants and peer mentors in “The Study” • UK101 Academic Orientation instructors and peer instructors • Student Government Association members, Freshman Leadership Development Program interns, Residence Life hall directors and RAs, Greek leadership, religious student groups

14. Call for new members of the UKCore Research Group (adding to wiki, monthly meetings for all) UK Faculty Toolkit expanded to showcase findings & development of UKCore Research LibGuides First-Year Skill-building and Intergroup Dialogues First-Year Leadership interns and Study Circles on Transition & Kentucky Core Content Standards Undergraduate Studies Learning Communities Plans for this fall…

16. Retention Programming raised the retention rate to over 80% for third year in a row Graduation rates still lag KY High School Grads in Transition: About UK Excellence

17. Retention and 6-Year Graduation Rates – UK and Top 20 Benchmarks for 2009 TOP 20 Georgia Tech Ohio State U Penn State Rutgers Texas A&M UC-Berkeley UC-Davis UCLA UC-San Diego U of Florida U of Illinois U of Maryland U of Michigan U of Minnesota UNC-CH U of Pittsburgh U of Texas U of Virginia U of Washington U of Wisconsin Source: UK Institutional Research

18. Retention Rates vs ACT- 2007 UK Office of Institutional Research An Equal Opportunity University

19. HS Preparation and UK Success • Students with 3.5+ HS GPA and20+ ACT • First year retention = 80-90% • 6 Year Graduation = 61 to 75% • Students with <3.5 HS GPA or<20 ACT • First year retention = 61-70% • 6 Year Graduation = 39-49%

20. Retention Programming to Date • Advising staff additions • K-Week activities • UK 101 expansion • Academic Enhancement (The Study) expansion • More freshmen living on campus • Academic Alerts and Midterm Grades • Financial Alerts and Financial Ombud • Targeted interventions by cohort

21. InformationTechnology CELT Libraries IRPE Undergraduate Experience (Simplified View) Undergraduate Education Academic Advising Academic Support Cross-college Academic Enrichment Retention Services P-20 Initiatives Student Affairs Co-curriculum K-Week UK 101 C&T Organizations LLC Housing Colleges and Departments Academic Programs Academic Advising Student Services Engagement Student Success Institutional Diversity Academic Advising & Support Engagement International Programs Study Abroad International Programming Enrollment Management Recruit and Matriculate Transfer Services Financial Aid/Scholarships Registration InformationTechnology CELT Libraries IRPE

22. Where Do Faculty Fit In? UK Core UE Strategic Plan UE will, in partnership with faculty, staff and students at UK: enhance success for students in transition ensure continued student success toward degree attainment provide enriching educational programs for all students Students will: • understand and use processes of intellectual inquiry. • demonstrate competent written, oral, visual communication skills as producers and consumers of information. • understand and use methods of quantitative reasoning. • understand complexities of citizenship and processes for making informed choices as engaged citizens in a diverse, multilingual world.

23. Enhanced assessment strategies • Student data warehouse and communications based on student characteristics • UK Freshman Interest Survey and NSSE first-year student questionnaire • UK101 Academic Orientation assessments • Career Center’s “Who Am I” survey • time management and study strategies • alcohol education quiz • Feedback from UK CORE learning communities events/activities, academic advisors, exit surveys