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Read Chancellor Fingerhut’s 10 year plan for Ohio education


When I realized that today is indeed March 31, 2008, and that no one had mentioned anything in all the places I’d been checking over the last few days to try and keep up, so I wouldn’t be too far behind, I emailed Michael Chaney at the Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut’s office and asked – is it out?

And sure enough, he received my message just as the Chancellor was presenting the plan to the governor. How fortuitous.

I just received the e-mail but the links don’t work so I put them in myself. There’s no permalink to the news item on this page but here it is – all the plan items are in pdfs including the press release:

Chancellor Delivers 10-Year Plan for Higher Education to Governor Strickland, General Assembly

Strategic Plan CoverChancellor Eric D. Fingerhut presented a 10-year strategic plan for higher education to Governor Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly that details strategies to meet the governor’s goal of enrolling 230,000 more students while keeping more graduates in Ohio and attracting more talent to the state.

The plan promises to raise the overall educational attainment of the state of Ohio.

“This report builds upon the principles I put forth last year in creating the University System of Ohio,” Strickland said. “This 10-year plan for Ohio’s institutions of higher education will ensure not only that we dramatically expand educational opportunities for Ohioans but that we do so in a way that makes our state a world-class economic competitor.”

I’m eager to look it over.

Here’s more from the presser I received in my inbox, which included this link to the “dashboard” where progress toward the plan’s goals will be measured and posted – transparency? sunshine? We shall see.

Chancellor Delivers 10-Year Plan for Higher Education to Governor Strickland, General Assembly

COLUMBUS—Today, Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut presented a 10-year strategic plan for higher education to Governor Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly that details strategies to meet the governor’s goal of enrolling 230,000 more students while keeping more graduates in Ohio and attracting more talent to the state.

The plan promises to raise the overall educational attainment of the state of Ohio.

“This report builds upon the principles I put forth last year in creating the University System of Ohio,” Strickland said. “This 10-year plan for Ohio’s institutions of higher education will ensure not only that we dramatically expand educational opportunities for Ohioans but that we do so in a way that makes our state a world-class economic competitor.”

The plan will provide Ohioans with access to a high-quality education with a low-cost tuition by:

· Creating distinctive missions for each university leading to the establishment of Centers of Excellence that will drive the economy.
· Offering many educational options to students who can then choose the best programs at the best price to meet their needs.
· Offering associate and bachelor’s programs in core fields available at a University System of Ohio campus within 30 miles of every Ohioan.
· Allowing “Dual Admission” for students entering a community college with the intention of continuing on to a University System of Ohio university.
· Reframing the relationship between business and higher education to create new jobs and a highly skilled workforce.
· Encouraging high school students to earn college credit through “Seniors to Sophomores” and other early college credit programs.

Chancellor Fingerhut said, “Over the past year, I have met with and visited presidents, faculty, students, business leaders, legislators, and national experts to form a uniquely Ohio approach to higher education, drawing on our strengths to reclaim our premier role in the global economy.”

The plan also calls for a higher level of accountability both for individual institutions and the University System of Ohio. Additionally, it establishes performance measures that will reward excellence and
efficiency. Universities will join the national Voluntary System of Accountability, which will make data available regarding price, financial aid, degree programs, retention and graduation rates, campus safety, student satisfaction, and student learning outcomes. All of these results will be available to prospective students in an Ohio College Portrait. The performance of the University System of Ohio as a whole will be gauged according to 20 performance metrics, each measured and updated in real time at www.universitysystem.ohio.gov/dashboard.

The University System of Ohio, created through a directive of Governor Strickland, consists of 13 public universities, 1 medical college, 24 regional branch campuses, 23 community colleges, as well as adult literacy and adult workforce centers. In creating the University System of Ohio, the governor recognized that the primary way to make Ohio’s economy more competitive is by raising the aspirations and the educational levels of its citizens.

To view the full report, please visit www.universitysystem.ohio.gov.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:33 am March 31st, 2008 in Announcements, Education, Government, Ohio, Politics 

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5 Responses to “Read Chancellor Fingerhut’s 10 year plan for Ohio education”

  1. 1 Ben on March 31st, 2008 4:28 pm

    It is gonna be hard to bring change to a system that has been so entrenched in their ways.

  2. 2 Eric Fingerhut on April 1st, 2008 5:53 pm

    Thanks for helping us get the word out! Eric

  3. 3 Oengus on April 2nd, 2008 8:15 am

    I suppose that if they lower tuition costs then enrolment will increase. Could lower fees for out of state students do that, better for less would appeal to many. Each University does have individual colleges those could be improved and expanded and should have higher entrance criteria. Not that complex, find the best instructors and then fill the program with the best students by offering a superior program for less.

    If the goal is retention of graduates into the community that the University exist within then that is about Urban Planning, that about creating environs that are appealing. It also call for logical links, local job offers in the area the University is concentrating in.

    Its obvious to me that CSU should have a medical school and expanded health care curriculums and that those that enroll should be paying less than another programs. Then you have highly trained people that have low dept structures upon graduation. To go further it would be wise to open programs internationally. Then not just health care, a CIS program in health care application software, healthcare business administration. How about classes that cover the different international healthcare principals and practices, perhaps we could become the location were international healthcare is standardized.

    Marketing internationally could be done and the cost of living in North Eastern touted and even enhanced to accommodate.

  4. 4 Roland Hansen on April 3rd, 2008 7:59 am

    I hope the University of Toledo takes note of that section above that states:

    “The plan also calls for a higher level of accountability both for individual institutions and the University System of Ohio. Additionally, it establishes performance measures that will reward excellence and
    efficiency. Universities will join the national Voluntary System of Accountability, which will make data available regarding price, financial aid, degree programs, retention and graduation rates, campus safety, student satisfaction, and student learning outcomes.”

    The University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs and his administration continue to appear as though UT needs not be responsive, accountable, effective, or responsible in anything and everything to anyone or everyone.

  5. 5 Carnival of Ohio Politics Number 111 : Conservative Culture on April 5th, 2008 9:21 am

    [...] Chancellor of Higher Education Eric Fingerhut releasing his 10 year plan for Ohio’s system. Read it for yourself. Next the focus is on David Brennan and White Hat Management, the for-profit entity that runs Life [...]

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