Performance Details
University of Alaska - University of Alaska Southeast
Mission
The University of Alaska Southeast is a student-centered university that provides instruction in liberal arts, professional, and technical fields. On the homelands of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples, University of Alaska Southeast serve the coastal environments, cultures, economies, and communities of Alaska, through interdisciplinary education, workforce development, and scholarship, research, and creative activity. University of Alaska Southeast Mission Statement Board of Regents' Policy 01.01.040 Adopted 02-25-21
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- ACCESS/EQUITY: Provide services and programming that support the enrollment and educational goals of Alaska Native students. Provide access to higher education to students across Alaska.
- ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Provide a broad range of programs and services resulting in student engagement and empowerment for academic excellence.
- STUDENT SUCCESS: Provide academic support and student services that facilitate student success.
- EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: Employ faculty and staff representative of the student body.
- COMMUNITY: Provide high school students with access to university level courses to increase the likelihood of future enrollment in higher education.
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A: Result -ACCESS/EQUITY: Provide access to higher education to all Alaskans |
A1: Core Service - ACCESS/EQUITY: Provide services and programming that support the enrollment and educational goals of Alaska Native students. Provide access to higher education to students across Alaska. |
Target #1: Alaska Native students: 22% of enrolled students were Alaska Native in FY23.
UAS strives to maintain Alaska Native student enrollment of at least 20% of all enrolled students. UAS has met this target the last five fiscal years and continues to keep Alaska Native students as a priority in enrollment and student success efforts. This effort is further enhanced by the UA wide Alaska Native Success Initiative: https://alaska.edu/pres/aknativesuccess/ Related links: Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
B: Result -ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Provide academic excellence through instruction in interdisciplinary and technical fields and supporting scholarship, research and creative expression |
Target #1: Research: 29% of tenure and tenure-track faculty had a research workload in FY23.
UAS faculty conduct research and creative activities across a range of disciplines in order to address the critical issues and the unique perspectives of Southeast Alaska and beyond. Research projects, funded largely on external grants, are typically collaborative among UAS faculty as well as faculty from UAF, UAA, and universities and agencies from all over the country and world. Faculty researchers provide excellent opportunities for undergraduate students to be directly involved in the cutting-edge research that they bring in. Faculty-led innovative research also plays a fundamental part in enriching the academic experience and materials in the classrooms. Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
B1: Core Service - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Provide a broad range of programs and services resulting in student engagement and empowerment for academic excellence. |
Target #1: Student credit hours: UAS students were enrolled in 31,659 student credit hours in FY23.
UAS seeks to increase student headcount and credit hours. Overall, enrollment has declined in recent years, with several known contributors to this trend. UAS reduced the number of Art course offerings, many of which were taken by community members. This reduction led to a decline in non-degree seeking student enrollment. Further, reductions in State support, merger discussions, and the COVID-19 pandemic created uncertainty among students about enrolling. From FY21 to FY22, student credit hours declined 7%, while from FY22 to FY23 student credit hours declined 4%. UAS has a strategic enrollment plan in place, with recruitment, retention, and marketing efforts designed to increase enrollment. Since Fall 2021, new student registration has increased. However, continuing student enrollment continues to decline. UAS is focusing on retention efforts to further assist continuing students with their educational goals. Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
C: Result -STUDENT SUCCESS: Students successfully complete their educational goals |
Target #1: Completion rate: 27% of the fall 2015 first-time full-time bachelor"s seeking cohort completed any degree within 8 years.
UAS continues to focus efforts on student success. Completion rates had a decrease among first-time full-time bachelor"s seeking freshmen, which is likely due to the lower retention rates of the cohort and we expect the fall 2016 cohort to have a higher completion rate. One challenge when reviewing retention and completion rates is that UAS has many different types of students. While first-time full-time bachelor"s seeking students are the biggest percentage of new degree seeking students, they still only account for less than 20% of the incoming new degree seeking student population. UAS internally tracks the completion of other types of degree seeking students, including part-time, transfer, and other degree seeking students. This allows for enhanced understanding on student success rates across the UAS student population. Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
C1: Core Service - STUDENT SUCCESS: Provide academic support and student services that facilitate student success. |
Target #1: Retention rate: 65% of the fall 2021 first-time full-time bachelor"s seeking cohort returned in fall 2022.
UAS continues to focus on retention strategies to increase overall retention rates. One challenge when reviewing persistence and retention rates is that UAS has many different types of students. While first-time full-time bachelor"s seeking students are the biggest percentage of new degree seeking students, they still only account for about 20% of the incoming new degree seeking student population. UAS internally tracks the persistence and retention of other types of degree seeking students, including part-time, transfer, and other degree seeking students. This allows for enhanced strategic planning efforts in terms of targeted persistence and retention efforts. Additionally, UAS has a strategic enrollment plan in place, with recruitment, retention, and marketing efforts to assist in increasing persistence and retention. These efforts are showing early signs of success, with retention rates increasing since FY20. Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
D: Result -EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: Provide a great place to work for all employees |
Target #1: Employee retention: 85% of all full-time UAS employees in FY22 were still working at UAS in FY23.
UAS employee retention has remained steady over time with an average of 81% of employees retained each year. UAS strives to create a great place to work for all employees. As we navigate out of repercussions from the global pandemic and budget shortfalls from the economic downturn, we remain committed to taking care of our students, faculty and staff. Early in 2021, UAS engaged Great Colleges to Work For to assess our employee workplace experience. The voluntary, confidential survey was launched in March and the data is used to continue the process of creating the best workplace possible. We receive topline reports annually that summarize the organizational competencies and relationships that most directly impact and influence our culture. Furthermore, staff council regularly conducts surveys regarding staff morale and conducted specific COVID-19 remote work surveys to check in with employees and make recommendations to leadership to improve morale. These efforts are reflected in the increasing retention of UAS employees. Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
D1: Core Service - EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: Employ faculty and staff representative of the student body. |
Target #1: Alaska Native employees: 10% of UAS employees are Alaska Native.
UAS has made it a priority to recruit and retain Alaska Native employees. The average annual percentage of regular employees who are Alaska Native or American Indian is 9%, while over 20% of the student body is Alaska Native or American Indian. The overall goal is to align employee diversity with student diversity. This effort is further enhanced by the UA wide Alaska Native Success Initiative: https://alaska.edu/pres/aknativesuccess/ Related links: Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
E: Result -COMMUNITY: Maintain relevance with Southeast Alaska needs |
Target #1: Experiential learning: 18% of degree seeking students enroll in experiential learning opportunities.
UAS strives to provide programs and services that align with the local needs of Southeast Alaska. As part of this, UAS students are encouraged to engage in research, creative activities, practicum, internships, and other experiential learning inside and outside the classroom. Many UAS programs incorporate experiential learning ("learning by doing," often outside the traditional classroom) as a matter of course, getting students out into the surrounding environment of Southeast Alaska. Other students are paid to work as lab and field research assistants for UAS faculty or local agencies and organizations. In addition, students can obtain university funding to pursue research and creative project ideas. Target Last Modified: 08/22/2023 |
E1: Core Service - COMMUNITY: Provide high school students with access to university level courses to increase the likelihood of future enrollment in higher education. |
Target #1: High school student enrollment: There were 666 high school students enrolled at UAS in FY23.
UAS welcomes registration of high school and homeschool students who are prepared for college-level work and our dual enrollment policies are designed to allow access to courses in a manner that supports student success. Some UAS courses are offered by agreement at a high school as a means of promoting career and technical education and other pathways. Under such an agreement, high school instructors teach college-level classes in local high schools. In fall 2020, UAS collaborated with UAF, joining the Alaska Advantage program which provided UAS and UAF online courses to high school students from participating school districts at a discounted rate. High school student enrollment has continued to increase since this partnership. Dual enrollment is a priority at UAS. Target Last Modified: 09/01/2023 |
Last refreshed: 04/19/2024 05:00 pm