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 Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, Over the past five years… 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 31,130 72,697 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75, ,940 Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity,

Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity,

ASU | Students 8,535 9,427 9,936 11,487 12,854 14,769 Overall 73% increase since 1996 Thirty-two percent of the 2006 resident freshman class are students of color (140% increase since 1996).

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: Arizona Low Income Families

Number of Enrolled First-time Freshman from Arizona Families with Income Below $18, % growth from 2002 to *288 * Students in 2005 were enrolled in the ASU Advantage Program Source: Student Financial Assistance Office

Financial Aid Awarded by Income Level Arizona Resident Full-Time Undergraduate Students Note: Data based on students who completed FAFSA Source: Student Financial Assistance Office 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 ( ) 19% increase in Pell Grant Recipients ( )

Efforts to Influence the Pipeline Admissions Requirements –Admit all qualified AZ high school graduates in top 50% Applicants must also meet ABOR competency requirements Financial Aid –$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 35% increase since FY 04 16% increase since FY 05 Currently $32.6 million –ASU Advantage Financial aid covering direct costs for low-income students (Over $12,000 annually) Source: Student Financial Assistance Office

Projected Increases in ASU Enrollment Source: Institutional Analysis Fall 2006 = 63,278

Freshman to Sophomore Persistence ASU First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen % 79%

Redesigning ASU to Embrace Change

University Wide Planning Principles 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 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 PEDESTRIAN NETWORKS / FRIENDLY STREETS BICYCLE NETWORKS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY CAMPUS AS CIVIC SPACE Inward Focus on Learning Outward Focus on Community Interconnecting Academic Communities Interweaving of Town and Gown

Research Infrastructure

Clinical Partners Multi-site research development

School-Centrism | New Schools 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 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

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 Teaching Partners Multi-Level Workforce Development

Distance Education Multi-partner, multi-location, multi-modal teaching and learning 7 Bachelor’s Degrees »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 »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

Internal ASU Technopolis InnovationSpace Masters Consulting Group Honors Consulting Spirit of Enterprise Center Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative Technology Venture Clinic Global Resolve School of Global Management & Leadership Barrett Honors College coursework Fulton Entrepreneurial Programs Office MBA Technology focus W. P. Carey Small Business Certificate for Majors Polytechnic Small Business Minor Classroom Experience Combined ExperienceBusiness Outreach University - Business Projects External W. P. Carey Entrepreneurial Coursework Draft February 2006 Enhancing ‘Employability’ through Entrepreneurship