1. Dakota College at Bottineau
Monday, April 18, 2016

2. Achievements TRIO Grant $1.1 million for five years
Improve student success for low-income, 1st generation students
Fully implemented spring semester

3. Achievements
Accepted into Higher Learning Commission’s Persistence and Completion Academy
Part of cohort of 18 colleges/universities in the HLC service area
Will help us define, track and analyze data on student success; set clear goals and strategies for student population groups; and then implement those goals
4-year commitment

4. Achievements
9th NJCAA National Hockey Championship (Feb. 28, 2016)

5. What makes us unique? Signature programs
Nursing - in cooperation with Dakota Nursing Program
New Photography program
Aquaponics – grant funding awarded to start a new program
Natural Resource/Agriculture programs

6. Collaboration DCB Collaboration
MSU provides payroll and human resources support for DCB
DCB provides developmental education for MSU and VCSU
Partner in the Dakota Nursing Program with BSC, LRSC and WSC
MSU provides support for DCB programs in Minot
Example of Progress on Goal One.
Open textbooks have the potential to lower the cost of attendance for NDUS students.  North Dakota University System has joined The University of Minnesota Open Textbook Network, a partnership of more than 75 institutions nationwide. The Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota houses a collection of openly licensed, peer reviewed, free textbooks.
Faculty at the University of Minnesota have saved more than $500,000 in textbook costs for students. Dr. Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Distance Education and State Authorization, attended the Open Textbook Network Summer Institute this week at the U of M. Thanks to support from this Committee and funding provided by the Legislature, NDUS is launching its own Open Educational Resources Initiative. 
 NDUS will host the Open Educational Resources (OER) Summit at Valley City State University October 6 &7. Faculty, librarians, and technologists will be invited to learn from national experts. Training on these resources will be provided by U of M staff, Dr. Spilovoy, and others. In addition, the faculty baseline survey report and cost data will be published this fall. 
Example of our progress: In the Fall of 2014 Lake Region State College didn't have any faculty utilizing open educational resources (OER). Spring semester LRSC had 1 faculty utilize OER's. Speech instructor, Teresa Tande, used a free online textbook for Comm 110. Thirty-six students were enrolled in 2 sections and each student saved $67.25 by using the OER book for a total savings of $2, Biology instructor, Michelle Murphy, published a Concepts of Biology textbook available for her students to download free of charge for Biology 111 fall semester Each student will save $

7. What’s hot, what’s not What’s Hot What’s Not
What programs are hot/in demand right now, what isn’t
What’s Hot
What’s Not
Health programs, especially nursing
Shorter certificate programs with higher income potential IT
Dual credit
Programs with lower income potential are struggling

8. Future opportunities DCB’s Future Opportunities
Shorter term certificates
Additional health care programs
CTE courses and programs in Minot/new CTE programs at Bottineau
Expansion of MSU/DCB partnership in Minot
Expansion of online courses
Shared services with MSU and other NDUS institutions
Example of Progress on Goal 3:
NDUS has been making good progress in being responsive to students and businesses in our region in meeting their needs. As you know, the needs in western North Dakota are great. Here are two examples of things that happened just in the past year.
As you know, the Train/ND program is very successful in training thousands of people already in the workforce. In 2014, TrainND served nearly 19,000 people in 1,200 companies. Last year, BSC and DSU joined forces and held 12 training events for 17 businesses in Dickinson.
DSU’s CPA experience is also serving a need in western ND. One of the students in the DSU CPA experience program said that the flexible program allows her to put in class time while working with her busy schedule. She said it is providing her excellent preparation for the CPA exam. The program won an international award for innovation. The George Krull/Grant Thornton Teaching Innovation Award is one of only three accounting curriculum awards bestowed annually by the 127-year-old AICPA. The organization is the world’s largest member association representing the accounting profession, with more than 400,000 members in 145 countries.

9. Current and Future Challenges
Challenges for DCB
Revitalize natural resource programs
Upgrade Nursing program facilities
Market the college and tell the DCB story
Residence halls and dining center need major renovations, with very limited campus resources available
IT equipment is dated
State revenue shortfall and resulting impact on DCB
Deferred maintenance issues across the campus
Example of Progress on Goal 3:
NDUS has been making good progress in being responsive to students and businesses in our region in meeting their needs. As you know, the needs in western North Dakota are great. Here are two examples of things that happened just in the past year.
As you know, the Train/ND program is very successful in training thousands of people already in the workforce. In 2014, TrainND served nearly 19,000 people in 1,200 companies. Last year, BSC and DSU joined forces and held 12 training events for 17 businesses in Dickinson.
DSU’s CPA experience is also serving a need in western ND. One of the students in the DSU CPA experience program said that the flexible program allows her to put in class time while working with her busy schedule. She said it is providing her excellent preparation for the CPA exam. The program won an international award for innovation. The George Krull/Grant Thornton Teaching Innovation Award is one of only three accounting curriculum awards bestowed annually by the 127-year-old AICPA. The organization is the world’s largest member association representing the accounting profession, with more than 400,000 members in 145 countries.

10. Campus Tour Nelson Science Center Renovation - Built in 1972
- Renovate HVAC and Science Labs

11. Campus Tour DCB Dining Center/Mead Residence Hall - Built in 1961
- Dining Center not ADA accessible
- Infrastructure issues (plumbing, electrical, kitchen equipment)

12. Campus Tour Aquaponics Program
Part of effort to develop options for agricultural producers in ND
USDA funding
Started in spring semester