Excellence – Access – Impact
Embracing Change
Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University
16th EAN Annual Conference
Galway, Ireland
June 2007
Access to Success: The Student Experience from Pre-entry to Employment
Build a
comprehensive
metropolitan
research university
that is an
unparalleled
combination of
academic excellence
and commitment to its
social, economic,
cultural, and
environmental setting.
Design Imperatives for the New American University
01. Leveraging Place
02. Societal Transformation
03. Knowledge Entrepreneur
04. Use-Inspired Research
05. A Focus On The Individual
06. Intellectual Fusion
07. Social Embeddedness
08. Global Engagement
-11% and higher decline
0% to -10% decline
1% to 10% increase
11% to 25% increase
26% to 50% increase
Over 51% increase
Over the past five years…
Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door,
Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income,
and Race/Ethnicity, 1998 - 2018
28 new public high schools (grades 9-12) have been
constructed
36,743 additional students have enrolled in these schools
Arizona Public High School Graduates
75,000
70,000
65,000
60,000
55,000
50,000
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
72,697
51,940
31,130
Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School
Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, 1998 - 2018
Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates
by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, 1998 - 2018
ASU | Students
Thirty-two percent of the 2006
resident freshman class are
students of color (140% increase
since 1996).
14,769
15,000
10,000
8,535
9,427
9,936
11,487
12,854
Overall 73% increase since 1996
5,000
0
1996
1998
2000
Undergraduate
2002
2004
Graduate
2006
Arizona Low Income Families
47%
53%
33%
67%
• 47% of all children in
Arizona live in low-income
families
• 67% of Latino children in
Arizona live in low-income
families
Source: National Center for Children in Poverty (2006) - Available at:
http://nccp.org/state_detail_demographic_AZ.html
Number of Enrolled First-time Freshman from
Arizona Families with Income Below $18,850
*288
300
488% growth from 2002 to 2005
250
205
200
150
100
67
49
50
0
2002
2003
2004
* Students in 2005 were enrolled in the ASU Advantage Program
Source: Student Financial Assistance Office
2005
Financial Aid Awarded by Income Level
Arizona Resident Full-Time Undergraduate Students 2005-2006
•189% increase in university need-based
gift aid ($25M) in the past three years
ASU Advantage (beginning Fall 2005)
•488% increase in enrolled first-time
freshmen from Arizona families with
incomes below $18,850 (2002-2005)
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
•19% increase in Pell Grant Recipients
(2002-2004)
$2,000
$0
0 - $20,000
$20,000 $34,999
$35,000 $49,999
$50,000 $64,999
$65,000 $79,999
$80,000 $119,999
$120,000+
Family Income
Aid Package
Gift Aid
Institutional Aid
Note: Data based on students who completed FAFSA
Source: Student Financial Assistance Office
Efforts to Influence the Pipeline
• Admissions Requirements
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Admit all qualified AZ high school graduates in top 50%
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Applicants must also meet ABOR competency requirements
• Financial Aid
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$94.5 million total university gift-aid (need and merit-based), a record level
246% increase in university need-based gift aid since
FY 03
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35% increase since FY 04
16% increase since FY 05
Currently $32.6 million
ASU Advantage
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Financial aid covering direct costs for low-income students (Over $12,000 annually)
Source: Student Financial Assistance Office
Projected Increases in ASU Enrollment
95,000
90,000
85,000
80,000
75,000
70,000
65,000
Fall 2006 = 63,278
60,000
55,000
50,000
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
1975
1980
Source: Institutional Analysis
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Freshman to Sophomore Persistence
ASU First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen 1994-2004
80%
78%
79%
76%
74%
72%
70%
68%
68%
66%
64%
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Redesigning ASU to Embrace Change
www.asu.edu/cdp
University Wide Planning Principles
CAMPUS AS CIVIC SPACE
INTEGRATED and EMBEDDED COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS
•MIX OF AGE, INCOME, ETHNICITY, PHYSICAL ABILITIES
•MIXED USE LIVE, LEARN, SHOP, WORK
•OUTDOOR CAFES & RESTAURANTS
COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS AS CIVIC SPACES
•HUMAN SCALE OF BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPES
Inward Focus
on Learning
Outward Focus
on Community
•SQUARES / QUADRANGLES / MARKETPLACES
•CIVIC SPACE AND PUBLIC ART AT ALL CAMPUSES
•COMPATIBLE MATERIALS PALLETTE
•SUSTAINABLE and CLIMATE RESPONSIVE PLANNING
COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS OF WELL CONNECTED DISTRICTS
• BALANCED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Interweaving of
Town and Gown
• PEDESTRIAN NETWORKS / FRIENDLY STREETS
• BICYCLE NETWORKS
• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY
Interconnecting Academic
Communities
Research Infrastructure
Clinical Partners
Multi-site research development
School-Centrism | New Schools
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Biodesign Institute
School of Life Sciences
Global Institute of Sustainability
School of Geographical Sciences
School of Global Studies
School of Global Health and Appropriate Technologies
School of Earth and Space Exploration
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
School of Family and Social Dynamics
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
School of Computing and Information Science and Engineering
University College
New Schools | New Centers
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American Indian Policy and Leadership Development Center
Center for Biology and Society
Center for Film and Media Research
Center for Metabolic Biology
Center for Nanotechnology and Society
Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes
Institute for Humanities Research
Institute for Social Science Research
MacroTechnology Works, including the Flexible Display Center
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Teaching Partners
Multi-Level Workforce
Development
•Agribusiness
•Engineering (Construction)
•Environmental Technology Honors
•Management
•Fire Science
•Law Enforcement and EMS
•Manufacturing Technology
•Nursing
•Organizational Studies
•SED Biology & Math
•Teacher Education (TEALL)
•Urban Horticulture
Distance Education
Multi-partner, multi-location, multi-modal teaching and learning
7 Bachelor’s Degrees
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Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Social Work
RN –BSN
9 Master’s Degrees
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Master of Education
Master of Public Administration
Master of Science and Technology
Master of Engineering
Master of Social Work
Master of Liberal Studies
Master of Business Administration
Master of Nursing
1 Doctorate Degree - EdD
Enhancing ‘Employability’ through Entrepreneurship
Classroom
Experience
Combined Experience
Polytechnic Small
Business Minor
Business
Outreach
Edson Student
Entrepreneur Initiative
Masters Consulting Group
W. P. Carey Small Business
Certificate for Majors
MBA Technology focus
Technology Venture Clinic
School of Global
Management & Leadership
Barrett Honors College
coursework
Spirit of
Enterprise Center
Honors Consulting
Global Resolve
ASU Technopolis
Fulton Entrepreneurial
Programs Office
InnovationSpace
W. P. Carey Entrepreneurial
Coursework
Internal
University - Business
Projects
External
Draft February 2006
www.asu.edu