Northern Arizona University: A University for the 21st Century

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Northern Arizona University A University for
the 21st Century

• Liz Grobsmith, Provost and Vice President for
  Academic Affairs
• Fred Hurst, Vice-President for Extended Programs
• September 29, 2004

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NAU Mission

• Provide an
• outstanding undergraduate residential education
• strengthened by research, graduate and
  professional programs
• and a responsive distance learning network
  delivering programs throughout Arizona.

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Interlocking Approaches
Graduate education and research
Distance Learning
Undergraduate residential education
ACCESS
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Carnegie classifications
Source www.carnegiefoundation.org
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Typical Characteristics of Doctoral Research
Intensive Universities

• Usually a strong economic force in their
  community
• Most students are residents of the state
• Usually do not participate in NCAA, Division I-A
  football
• Many located in smaller communities
• Balance of undergraduate education, graduate
  education and research

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NSF Award Summary for Research Support, FY 2003
Among D-R Intensive Universities, NAU is a leader
in receiving research awards
Millions
NAU
Source NSF.gov
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Select Major Grant Awards Since 2001 (some
multiple-year awards)
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Where We Are
Others are distance learning sites
Flagstaff Campus
NAU delivers programming in 102 on-the-ground
locations
Yuma
(throughout Arizona and beyond)
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Fiscal Year 2004 All Funds Sources and Uses
Source NAU Annual Report, 2003-4
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Student Demographics, Fall 2003

• NAU students are overwhelmingly from Arizona

Source NAU Planning and Institutional Research
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Student Demographics, Fall 2003

• First-year students are primarily first-time
  freshmen

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Student Demographics, Fall, 2003

• Undergraduates represent nearly 70 of all
  students

Source NAU Planning and Institutional Research
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Student Demographics, Fall, 2003

• About 25 of NAUs students are from ethnic
  minorities

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Headcount Enrollment Trends
Source NAU Planning and Institutional Research
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All Faculty By Tenure Status and Location, Fall
2003

• Distance
• Full-time Flagstaff Yuma Learning
• Tenured 442 7
• Tenure-track 118 3
• Non-tenure track 138 3
• Total Full-Time 698 13
• Part-time
• Tenured 4
• Tenure-track 2
• Non-tenure track 115 30 411
• Total Part-Time 121 30 411
• TOTAL ALL FACULTY 819 43 411

165 faculty who are full-time taught classes for
distance learning, but they were not full-time
distance learning faculty
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Distribution of Full-time Faculty, Flagstaff,
Fall, 2003 (total 698)
Approximately 80 are tenured or tenure-track
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Academic Programs, Fall 2004

• Flagstaff
• 95 Bachelor, 47 Master's, 9 Doctoral programs,
  30 undergraduate certificates, 12 graduate
  certificates
• Yuma
• 8 Bachelor, 5 Masters, 1 doctoral program,
  plus 2 certifications, 6 endorsements
• Distance Learning (on-the-ground)
• 13 bachelor, 12 Masters, 1 doctoral program,
  2 endorsements, 6 certifications
• On-line
• 13 Bachelor, 8 Masters, 6 certificates, 3
  endorsements

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Total Degrees Granted, FY99-FY04
Source NAU Planning and Institutional Research
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FY2003 Graduate Degrees Granted
Source IPEDS, 2004
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Degree Awards by Area, FY04
Flagstaff
Distance Learning
Yuma
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Northern Arizona University s Flagstaff Campus
Students

• 86 Undergraduate students
• 14 Graduate students
• 85 Full-time students
• 80 Arizona residents
• 79 Caucasian students
• 8 Hispanic students
• 7 Native American students
• 58 Female students
• Undergraduates only
• 47 under 21 years old
• 92 under 29 years old

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Northern Arizona Universitys Distance Learning
Students

• 76 Graduate students
• 24 Undergraduate students
• 77 Part-time students
• 99 Arizona residents
• 75 Caucasian students
• 14 Hispanic students
• 7 Native American students
• An average age of 35
• 74 female students
• 57 in a Masters program
• 18 in a non-degree or post-bac program

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Northern Arizona Universitys 2 2 Students at
Yuma

• 57 Undergraduate students
• 43 Graduate students
• 61 Part-time students
• 99 Arizona residents
• 52 Hispanic students
• 43 Caucasian students
• 1 Native American student
• An average age of 35
• 73 female students
• 43 Juniors or Seniors
• 8 Sophomores

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ACCESS and Quality Throughout the State
Coconino Community College Page
Kayenta USD
Window Rock USD
Chinle USD
Mohave Community College Bullhead City
Tuba City USD
Keams Canyon
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff
Crownpoint Institute N.M.
Ganado USD
Mohave Community College Kingman
Northland Pioneer College Holbrook
Prescott
Northland Pioneer College Show Low
Mohave Community College Lake Havasu City
Paradise Valley Community College
Gila County CC Payson
Whiteriver
Scottsdale Community College
East Maricopa
AZ Gov. Office
Central Phoenix
Eastern Arizona College Thatcher
West Maricopa
Arizona Western College NAU Yuma
Central Arizona College Signal Peak
ASU
Globe
San Luis, Az.
U/A
Pima Community College

Nogales
NAU Owned Sites
DS3 Circuit
Not NAU Operated
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Headcount at Selected Distance Learning Sites,
Fall 2003
Urban Sites Subsidize Rural Sites
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Top Five Degree Enrollments By Delivery Area,
Fall 2003
Yuma
Flagstaff
Distance Learning
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Key Components of NAUs Distance Delivery
(including Yuma)

• 22 Agreements with all Arizona Community
  Colleges
• A variety of course/program delivery methods
  face-to-face, interactive television, web and
  hybrid.
• Accounted for 33 of total student headcount and
  25 of student FTE in Fall, 2003

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22 Expand on Demand

• SMALL POPULATION (up to 300 headcount)
• Face-to-Face and electronically-delivered
• in a variety of community locations, typically by
  part-time faculty
• No legislative support needed beyond current
  levels and formulas

• MEDIUM POPULATION (up to 3,000 headcount)
• NAU facilities on community college campuses
• Dedicated/joint NAU-community college faculty
• Some legislative support needed, but only as
  demand warrants

• LARGE POPULATION (thousands of baccalaureate
  students)
• Seek legislative support for a new university

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Distance Learning Course Delivery One Mode Does
NOT Fit All
Over 1,200 courses
Over half use non-traditional schedules (less
than standard 16-week semesters)
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Distance Learning Course Delivery Not All
Students Are Alike
Traditional (full-time, daytime) students and
non-traditional students have different time and
delivery mode preferences
Non-traditional students prefer web and hybrid
classes
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Distance Learning Programming One Type Does NOT
Fit All

• Degree and certificate programs are customized to
  student or employer needs
• Education baccalaureate (grow-your-own teachers)
  and masters programs customized to fit school
  district needs
• The Masters of Administration offers seven
  emphasis areas, plus custom option for students
  or employers
• On-line degrees in a variety of areas
• Plus traditional degree programs in a
  face-to-face setting.

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Be it partnership models, modes of delivery or
programming

• NAU delivers what is needed where its needed and
  when its needed

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• Preparing for 2020

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Flagstaff Campus Enrollment Projections
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Distance Learning Enrollment Projections
Urban enrollments will increase more quickly
than rural enrollments
Urban enrollments subsidize rural enrollments
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Distance Learning Web enrollments are growing...
Face to Face
Web
IITV
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GIS DemographicsTracking Future Needs and
Directions

• Census Data (extrapolated to 2004 2009) from
  Block Group to Zip Code to State
• Age
• 18 to 25, 25 to 54
• Educational Attainment
• High school diploma to associates degree through
  to masters or higher degree
• Ethnicity, English-Speaking
• Income levels

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GIS Demographics Tracking Future Needs and
Directions
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GIS DemographicsTracking Future Needs and
Directions
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GIS DemographicsTracking Future Needs and
Directions
Cochise County
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To Campus, or Not to Campus?

• Over the next 15-20 years, there will be an
  increase in students.
• Some of them will want a traditional college
  education
• NAU has capacity to serve some of those students
  on the Flagstaff Campus
• NAU can serve daytime, full-time students in
  partnership with community colleges
• New NAU branch or university campuses may be
  built to serve large populations

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To Campus or Not to Campus?

• Other students will need to be served where they
  live and work
• NAU can serve evening and weekend students in
  partnership with community colleges
• NAU can provide access to higher education in the
  workplace and the home
• NAU can provide access anytime, anywhere through
  technology-delivered programs

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• The Expand on Demand model has
• worked well in the past,
• works well now,
• and will work well in the future.

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Northern Arizona University A University for
the 21st Century