Marshall Feldman, Chair
Marshall
Feldman, Chairperson
Will
Dvorak
Ed
Ferszt
Cliff
Katz
Barbara
Newman
Kat
Quina
Jayne
Richmond
Deborah
Rosen
David
Taggart
€ To address the issues of
quality, staffing, and resource allocation at the Providence Campus for daytime
programs serving ³traditional² students
€ To consult all units that would
be affected by a change in admissions policy
€ Advantages and attractiveness of such a program
€ Quality curriculum
€ Financial viability:
Self-supporting program
€ Implementation plan
Working Process
€ Recognized unique opportunities
in Providence for a program attracting students interested in urban related
issues (³evolutionary,² not ³revolutionary²)
€ Worked with departmental
representatives to develop plans for each major
€ Met with departments to
obtain support and feedback from department and tune plan accordingly
€ Developed plans for support
services in consultation with University College
€ Developed plans for General
Education courses using UC Learning Communities as a basis for breadth and
depth.
€ Determined cost based on needs
as stated by departments, projecting new lecturers and faculty for each
program.
€ Adopted a ³snapshot² approach,
utilizing 2003-2004 figures, and not incorporating projected tuition or salary
increases, promotions (would be in years subsequent to projections).
€ Developed a model
projecting overall enrollment and revenues, as well as costs, including
staffing and advising, from 2005-2011.
€ URI has a state-of-the-art
facility in Providence with underutilized resources available
9 am 4 pm weekdays.
€ Increased enrollment
pressure on the University requires an innovative response maximizing the use
of existing resources.
€ URI needs to serve the
northern part of the state, specifically the urban portion, in more visible and
tangible ways.
€ A potential group of
students living in the greater Providence area (including northwestern RI and
southeastern MA) are currently not able to access the University because of
social, demographic, or economic reasons.
€ Students seeking specialization
in urban-based issues or Providence-based organizations must now commute from
Kingston for applied opportunities.
€ The Urban Field Center,
Family Resources Partnership, Early Intervention Training Center, Community
Research and Services Team, and the Child Development Center offer
opportunities for students to engage in applied practice and research.
€ URI Programs based in
Providence have developed relationships with Providence area agencies and
businesses which allow undergraduates to participate in applied research and
practice in a community context. Current placements include the RI State House,
RI Department of Health, Head Start (Providence), Brown University Center for
Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Sexual Assault and Trauma Treatment &
Resource Center, Convention Center, law firms, Butler Hospital, Hasbro
Children¹s Hospital.
€ New faculty hires will enhance
these relationships and opportunities.
€ Nonresidential students would be
admitted to the Providence campus each year, into one of four existing
Providence programs. Eighty students will be targeted for the first two years,
which would not impact overall quality of admissions; after two years 100
students will be admitted into the program.
€ Applicants would elect to attend
the Providence campus on their application form but will be considered part of
the overall admissions cohort.
€ Freshmen and sophomores
would attend courses in 2-3 meetings per week formats, in a Learning Community
model, in order to enhance a sense of connection among nonresidential students.
€ Juniors and seniors would be
integrated into existing advanced courses available in a variety of formats.
€ Students would be permitted to
take up to 6 credits per year in Kingston without additional fees.
€ The target programs already
have active programs on the URI Providence campus and excess demand in
Kingston:
Communication
Studies (COM): Offers courses; will apply to offer the B.A.
English
(ENG): Offers the B.A.
Human
Development and Family Studies (HDF): Offers the B.S.
Psychology
(PSY): Offers the B.A.
€ General Education and elective
courses to meet the needs of these new students will be provided.
€ Academic advising is currently
available days and evenings; the proposal includes funds for increased advising
services through University College, and new faculty are designated as supports
for advising support within the majors.
€ The URI Providence campus
already features student services, including peer counseling; an Academic
Skills Center which includes a Writing Center, tutoring, and Disability
Services; and an active arts program with ongoing exhibits and shows.
€ URI Providence has a
Student Government Board with active programming.
€ Library, computing facilities,
and food services can accommodate additional students.
€ URI Providence has an on-site
Child Development Center serving students¹ children with scholarship opportunities
for students and their children, as well as training for relevant majors.
€ A ³consortium card² could be
developed along with other Providence area schools which offer discounts to
local restaurants, gym facilities, museums, and businesses such as the
Providence Place mall.
Quality:
€ A quality curriculum will
be delivered. At present most courses in the four target majors are taught by a
mix of overload / in load Kingston faculty and Ph.D.s; some programs require
that all 400 level courses are taught by Ph.D.s
€ Criteria for admissions will be
the same regardless of site specified.
€ Home departments are
responsible for hiring and monitoring, including new full-time faculty and
lecturers hired to support the program.
€ General education offerings will
cover at least as wide a selection as the learning communities in Kingston and
will be taught by instructors appointed by home departments.
Enrollment and Revenue
Projections
|
Year |
Number of Students |
Total Enrollment |
|
2005 |
80 |
80 |
|
2006 |
80 |
144 |
|
2007 |
100 |
220 |
|
2008 |
100 |
260 |
|
2009 |
100 |
300 |
|
2010 |
100 |
308 |
|
2011 |
100 |
316 |
Note: These figures incorporate a projected retention rate of
80% Fr-So, 85% So-Jr and Jr-Sr, and among those, 50% requiring 5 years to
complete the degree.
€ Each program developed
their own figures for additional course needs. Some existing CCE courses with
excess capacity will be converted to multi-day, daytime courses as needed; at
Junior and Senior levels students should be fully integrated from both
populations. Overall costs were comparable across programs.
€ Lecturers and Assistant
Professors were figured into instructional plans for each department; timing
was generated by departmental needs assessment. For Communications, the needs
could be met with an Assistant Professor beginning in Year 2 and an additional
lecturer in Year 3; English and Psychology would need a lecturer beginning in
Year 2 and an Assistant Professor beginning in Year 3; HDF would need an
Assistant Professor in Year 2 and additional per course instructors.
€ In some cases (e.g.,
Psychology), the lecturer and assistant professor positions would be split
between the Kingston and Providence campus, at no cost to Kingston.
€ Tenure track faculty members
would contribute to advising in Providence, and might be expected to conduct
research related to the urban setting / community issues.
To provide an appropriate range of
courses filling general education requirements, as well as additional suggested
elective courses (over and above those currently offered), new sections of
courses fulfilling the seven categories of General Education requirements would
be added at the Providence campus. These would be in addition to those new
courses offered in the four target majors, and in addition to Gen Ed courses
currently offered for nontraditional students at CCE.
€ Staffing would be by a
combination of faculty members teaching overload or in load (with mutual
agreement of the faculty member, department chair, and dean), lecturers hired
in high-impact areas, and part-time instructors hired by the respective
departments.
€ Between 46 (in year 1) and 122
(years 6 & 7) courses are needed to provide a sufficient breadth and depth
of courses.
|
Year |
COM |
ENG |
HDF |
PSY |
Gen.Ed. |
Support |
TOTAL |
|
2005 |
$3,200 |
$6,400 |
$6,400 |
$6,400 |
$258,918 |
$10,000 |
$291,318 |
|
2006 |
$69,212 |
$55,447 |
$76,679 |
$55,447 |
$459,189 |
$10,000 |
$725,974 |
|
2007 |
$124,659 |
$124,659 |
$76,679 |
$124,659 |
$632,895 |
$10,000 |
$1,093,551 |
|
2008 |
$124,659 |
$124,659 |
$76,679 |
$124,659 |
$652,095 |
$10,000 |
$1,112,751 |
|
2009 |
$124,659 |
$124,659 |
$76,679 |
$124,659 |
$747,954 |
$10,000 |
$1,208,610 |
|
2010 |
$124,659 |
$124,659 |
$76,679 |
$124,659 |
$751,154 |
$10,000 |
$1,211,810 |
|
2011 |
$124,659 |
$124,659 |
$76,679 |
$124,659 |
$751,154 |
$10,000 |
$1,211,810 |
Note: Support includes University College advising.
Note: In AY 2003-2004 figures. Tenure track faculty calculated
at Assistant Level.
|
Year |
Tuition Revenue |
|
2005 |
$411,936 |
|
2006 |
$741,485 |
|
2007 |
$1,132,824 |
|
2008 |
$1,338,792 |
|
2009 |
$1,544,760 |
|
2010 |
$1,585,954 |
|
2011 |
$1,627,147 |
Note: AY 2003-2004
Tuition Rates.
Column 2: In-state (90% of
students) tuition $4,136; Out of State (10% of students) tuition $14,268.
|
Year |
Gross Revenue |
Program Expenses |
Centennial Scholars |
Net Revenue |
|
2005 |
$411,936 |
$291,318 |
|
$120,618 |
|
2006 |
$741,485 |
$725,974 |
|
$15,551 |
|
2007 |
$1,132,824 |
$1,093,551 |
|
$39,273 |
|
2008 |
$1,338,792 |
$1,112,751 |
|
$226,041 |
|
2009 |
$1,544,760 |
$1,208,610 |
|
$336,150 |
|
2010 |
$1,585,954 |
$1,211,810 |
|
$374,144 |
|
2011 |
$1,627,147 |
$1,211,810 |
|
$415,338 |
Note: Centennial Scholars attend URI tuition-free and thus would
be an expense to the overall program.
Conclusion
€ A program geared to
Providence area context and offered at the Providence URI campus could offer a
set of new and unique opportunities to an underserved population of students;
€ This program could be viable
financially;
€ The added students, faculty and
staff could enhance program offerings for all students in Providence and, in
some cases, Kingston offerings as well.