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Subject: Annual Evaluation Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:22:31 PM Central Daylight Time From: To: CC: Shirvani, Hamid Richman, John Espegard, Duaine

Dr. John Richman, In accordance with SBHE Policy 604.1, below is my evaluation of your progress for the goals that you submitted for July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013. Goal One - Education Excellence: Graduation rates will outperform national norms. Expected Outcome: Graduation rate will always be at least 10% higher than the 2 year college national norm. This goal, while laudable in principle, shows a willingness to settle for a less than a robust approach to your graduation rate. Granted your rate is considerably higher than the two-year college annual norm, simply define your success as being at least 10% higher than the national norm seems to me to satisfy being good enough but not great. Please consider a more holistic approach to these issues including establishing retention goals and graduation rates based upon aspirational peers. Goal Two - Accessible System: Increase the total adult population (ages 25-49) enrollments. From what I can judge, your strategies have been thoughtfully put together, particularly the willingness to offer weekend, late afternoon and evening courses; the hiring of a new Dean of Extended Learning, the assembling of an Adult Learner Group, and the establishment of an adult concierge position. Here again, the establishment of formal goals for program-based enrollments will contribute to your efficiency and success. Goal Three - Fundraising: New business and industry partnerships will be developed generating an additional $1million in contributions. This goal appears to be on track with the identification of new business and industry partnerships; additions to your Program, Alliance, and Marketing Partners; and the addition of Regional Community and Student Success Partners to your existing support groups I note, too that you have a new software tool under trial to help facilitate your efforts. Please commit to a three to five-year plan linking your most competitive programs with high assays sponsors. Goal Four - Pathways to Student Success Plan: Meet the implementation deadlines of the Pathways to Student Success Plan I am pleased to learn that NDSCS is in full compliance with the Pathways plan. I would hope that where issues may arise, you and your staff members will consult in a timely way with our academic affairs personnel. Goal Five - Pathways to Student Success Plan: Work with the high schools to improve course
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Goal Five - Pathways to Student Success Plan: Work with the high schools to improve course outcomes in remedial/developmental work and ensure that all dual credit courses meet the established criteria. I am likewise pleased that NDSCS is in full compliance with the uniform set of criteria for dual credit offerings as agreed upon by NDUS and DPI. We do intend, however, to launch a longitudinal study of the dual credit courses to assess their overall effectiveness. I remain convinced that these courses can be strengthened even further. In my opinion their quality should be no less than an AP courses which, because of their rigor, seem destined to be replaced by dual credit courses. Overall: In general, I have been impressed with three aspects of your leadership. First, is that you have built a great team of people (including a key member of my staff); second, the leadership taken by your provost in bringing forth a number of new and important programs; and third, your focus on data analysis. I am told she is excellent. On the downside, I was frankly taken back by your comment at the May 9 Board meeting when, after receiving a record high budget, you postured before the Board that if unable to set your tuition at the level you intended, you would consider layoffs of your staff. Such posturing was unnecessary and appeared to many observers as highly insensitive. Furthermore, you have rather a large reserve in your budget that you can utilize at anytime. I am recommending to the Board a 3% salary increase for the coming fiscal year and continuing appointment. Thank you. H. A. Shirvani, Ph.D. Chancellor North Dakota University System 600 E Boulevard Ave, Dept 215 Bismarck ND 58505-0230 Ph: 701.328.2974 Fax: 701.328.2961 Email: ham.shirvani@ndus.edu Web: ndus.edu

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