Undergraduate Education in the Public University Symposium

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - Friday, March 11, 2016

9:00 a.m- 4pm

David Brower Center,Goldman Auditorium, UC Berkeley Campus

Organized by the Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley, & the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium Co-Sponsors: UC Berkeley Office of the Chancellor

Symposium participants will explore the distinctive advantages and challenges research-intensive public university face in providing a quality and exceptional undergraduate education. Major public universities educate nine percent of all U.S. undergraduates; they have comprehensive academic and professional programs, world famous faculty and among the most diverse student bodies; students participate in faculty directed research, in co-curricular activities and various forms of public service; they have access to unique facilities and support services. Yet public universities also face major challenges in providing and affordable and quality undergraduate experience due to declining public investment, rising student to faculty ratios, and, some would argue, the priority faculty and institutions place on research productivity.

This symposium will generate discussion and analysis around a number of strategic questions, including: what are the characteristics and dynamics of the student experience in these large public universities? Is there a research university advantage for undergraduate education that can be identified and leveraged? Can we define and measure it? How can we scale high-impact practices that often depend on relatively low student to faculty ratios? What is the role of residential life in shaping the educational experience and personal goals of students? What cost-effective strategies can increase the enrollment capacity of public universities without decreasing the educational experience and learning outcomes of students? And if an institution determines that change is important in undergraduate pedagogy, how can it best motivate and effect change?

Day 1 (March 10) will be composed of morning and afternoon sessions organized by the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium for its members. SERU is a network of some 35 top-tier American and international universities devoted to studying and improving the undergraduate and graduate student experience at their institutions and that has generated, thus far, over 700,000 student survey responses as part of its data collection efforts.

Day 2 (March 11) will include sessions intended to seek observations and pathways for improving the undergraduate experience and featuring experts from a wide array of perspectives and experience.

PROGRAM

Location: David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 100, Berkeley, CA 94704

SERU SESSIONS	Invite only for SERU representatives and guests
9:00 - 9:15	Introduction and SERU Updates: John Douglass - CSHE/SERU Principal Researcher, UC Berkeley
9:15 - 11:00	SERU Session 1 - SERU Data & Analysis and Campus Policymaking - SERU Campus Case Examples Chair: Ronald Huesman - SERU Principal Researcher and SERU AAU Managing Director, University of Minnesota UC Berkeley - Amber Machamer - Executive Director, Office of Planning & Analysis Improving the Experience of International Students University of Minnesota - Krista Soria - Analyst & SERU Coordinator, Office of Institutional Research Campus Climate Survey Osaka University - Takahiro Saito - Associate Professor, Institute for Academic Initiatives Time Allocation UC Office of the President - Pamela Brown - Vice President for Institutional Research & Academic Planning UCLA - Kelly Wahl - Director Statistical Analysis - Academic Planning & Budget Time to Degree
11:00 - 11:15	Break
11:15 - 12:15	SERU Session 2 - SERU Analytics: Exploring New Data Uses Chair: Amber Machamer - Executive Director Office of Planning & Analysis, UC Berkeley Comment: Jenn Stringer - Associate CIO, Academic Engagement Educational Technology Services, UC Berkeley Discussion with Participants
12:15 - 1:15	Lunch
1:15 - 2:15	SERU Session 3 - A SERU International UG Comparative Discussion - Is Student Engagement a Universal Concept? Chair: Igor Chirikov - SERU-International Managing Director - CSHE UC Berkeley/Higher School of Economics Moscow Panel: LIU Shengtao - Professor Institute of Education Science, Hunan University Satoshi Watanabe - Assistant Vice President for International Affairs, Hiroshima University Ana Maria Carneiro - Center for Public Policy Study (NEPP), University of Campinas (Unicamp)
2:15 - 3:15	SERU Session 4 - Exploring Student Engagement and Post-Graduate Employment Outcomes Chair and Discussant: Henry Brady - Dean Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Presentation: Tongshan Chang with Chris Furgiuele, Xiaohui Zheng, and Susannah McCormick - UC Office of the President
3:15 - 3:30	SERU Session 5 - SERU Graduate Student Survey (GradSERU) - Update on Fall/Spring Administration Plans
OPEN SESSIONS	- Requires registration
4:00 - 4:15	Welcome and Introduction - Carol Christ - CSHE Director
4:15 - 5:30	Session 1: The Research University Advantage - Are Student Engaged or Adrift? What does the SERU Data Tell Us? Presentation: John Douglass, Igor Chirikov, and Gregg Thomson - SERU Consortium, CSHE UC Berkeley Panel: Christine Keller - Vice Present for Research and Policy Analysis, Association of Public Land Grant Universities (APLU) Josh Trapani - Associate Vice President for Research and Policy Analysis, Association of American Universities (AAU)
6:00 - 7:00	Keynote - President Mark Schlissle, President, University of Michigan
7:00 - 8:00	Symposium Reception - SERU Campus Representatives and Guests - Wolf Gallery, Brower Center
DAY 2	Friday, March 11
9:00 - 10:30	Session 2: Scaling High Impact Practices Panel: David Asai - Howard Hughes Medical Institute Michael Jackson - University of Southern California Douglas Hesse - University of Denver
10:45 - 12:15	Session 3: Cost and Capacity Panel: Jane Wellman - Senior Advisor, College Futures Joni Finney - University of Pennsylvania Candace Thille - Stanford University
12:30 - 1:30	Lunch
1:30 - 2:15	Session 4: Undergraduate Education at Berkeley - a discussion with Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Provost Claude Steele
2:15 - 2:30	Break
2:30 - 4:00	Session 5: Effecting Change Panel: Mitchell Stevens - Stanford University Barbara Bichelmeyer - University of Missouri, Kansas City Steven Brint - University of California, Riverside

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