PROCESS CHART FOR THE GREEN RIBBON COMMISSION

October 20, 2017

  • President Brown announces the creation of the Green Ribbon Commission on Prioritization and Budget Alignment and asks Dr. Patricia Higgins to chair the task

December 11, 2017

  • Dr. Higgins meets with President Brown to formalize the task and outline the purpose
  • Drs. Brown and Higgins identify possible Commission participants
  • 39 individuals are invited from KSU administrators; faculty and staff (active and retired); KSU alumni; KSU students; Kentucky Department of Education and retired educators

December 18, 2017

  • First meeting of the Commission held at Alumni House
  • Purpose of the Commission shared and roles of Commissioners identified
  • Examined program reviews from other Kentucky universities and prior reviews completed for KSU
  • Reviewed CPE expectations
  • Eight groups established with table leaders and tasks to be accomplished

January 12, 2018

  • Guidelines and criteria outlined to conduct the reviews
  • Questions outlined to be considered when completing the program reviews

January 26, 2018

  • Received corrected program data sheets from Dr. Kirk Pomper and Ms. Kimberly Sipes
  • Decided to use average enrollment data for three years (2014–17) to determine programs for intensive review
  • Used CPE guidelines for viable programs to make cutoff decisions based on enrollment
  • 19 programs out of 37 were identified for intensive reviews
  • Participated in discussions related to factors to consider for making decisions about program continuation and a rubric to use • Agreed that chairs/faculty of programs being considered for elimination should have an opportunity to meet with Commission members to provide information about their programs
  • Agreed that chairs/faculty of programs being considered for elimination should have an opportunity to meet with Commission members to provide information about their programs

February 2, 2018

  • Full-day retreat at Capital Plaza Hotel
  • Group work to complete written program reviews and report on findings

February 16, 2018

  • Dr. Higgins receives and reviews completed program reviews of 80 percent of programs

February 21–25, 2018

Rough draft of report sent to the chairs of the Commission groups, provost and the president. Report includes:

  • Approved programs
  • Current number of full-time and part-time employees
  • Degrees awarded over three years
  • Enrollment by gender and race over three years/retention rate
  • Summary of findings on program continuation decisions
  • Individual program review documents
  • Number of grants that have impacts on students, program delivery instruction, etc.
  • Program review summary, recommendations and rationales
  • Summary of recommendations for continuation and budgetary implications
  • Program recommendations sheets/guidelines for each intensely reviewed program
  • Summary of program continuation decisions
  • Individual pie charts for the 17 intensely reviewed programs
  • Department budgets and average costs as of February 2018
  • Example of one program, a rubric and the program review template (of what each program review consisted of)
  • Progress chart of Commission actions

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