Members of the Metro State community are invited to join the HSI Task Force for a meeting Monday, July 14, to discuss and plan how the next phase of the Hispanic Serving Institution Initiative should proceed. The meeting will be held from 1-3 p.m. in AD 570.

Included on the agenda are five items:

• Following through on Task Force Report and Recommendations
• Xcelente Marketing presentation, Campus Climate Survey
• Update, funding for 16 Task Force Recommendations
• Assistance for implementing funded recommendations
• Long-term budget planning
   a. Items from the 16 priorities for which a budget was not requested
   b. Plans for addressing additional non-priority recommendations
• Next steps for furthering and expediting HSI Initiative recommendations and goals

The 16 recommendations that the task force ranked as priorities out of the total 55 recommendations were all included in the Metro State budget approved by the Board of Trustees at its June meeting.

HSI top 16 priorities:
Below are the budget line items from the FY 2008-09 approved budget
for funding for priority numbers: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14 and 15.

The dollar numbers are either “New Base” or “Onetime.” The number of FTEs to be hired is given, and the applicable “Strategic Goal” numbers are at the end of each line.

#1 Expansion of the Excel Outreach Program (2 Outreach counselors, student ambassadors) [base] $121,000; 2.00; 1, 2, 4

#2 Facilitate transfer of students from Community College of Denver (Student Academic Success staff and student workers) [base] $72,000; 1.00; 1, 2, 4

#6 Development and implementation of pre-collegiate summer program, phase 1 [one-time] $15,000; 1, 2, 4

#7 External communication, ($15,000 collateral materials and $40,000 advertising) [one-time] $55,000; 1, 2, 4

#8 Academic Advising staff to support HSI (2 advisors {1 new, 1 designate an existing vacant}, [base] $48,400; 1.00; 1, 2, 4

#11 Constituent Relationship Management System (CRM) implem. & adopt.-- student retention module [one-time] $305,500; 1, 2, 4

#13 Living retention study, (Retention specialist, temporary hire, and program expenses) [one-time] $102,200; 1, 2, 4

#14 Schedule town hall meetings, open forums and educational opportunities for students and staff [one-time] $1,000; 1, 2, 4

#15 Create a data clearinghouse and management structure, (Data Mgmt. specialist, 1.0 FTE & program budget) [base] $83,400; 1.00; 2, 4

HSI Priorities that did not have a FY2009 budget request as of 4-2008:

#3 In-state tuition for undocumented students with Colorado High School graduation

#4 Internal communication to keep faculty, staff and alumni apprised of significant HSI newsworthy events

#5 Data collection and interpretation for all HSI activities

#9 Faculty staff development workshops on working with diverse population

#10 Bring cultural events to campus for all backgrounds (will use data from Diversity Office,
assuming Diversity Office is funded)

#12 Review and evaluate polices, statutes, institutional controls for remedial coursework, dollar request unknown)

#16 Review and evaluate full-time tenure/tenure-track faculty issues in relation to teaching 1000 level courses (Funding TBD)