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Board of Trustees Meeting

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Durham Campus Renovations

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Durham Campus Repair and Renovation Needs

  • $50 million in Repair and Renovation (R&R) needs
    • New chiller
    • Building envelope (windows, waterproofing, roofs)
    • Life safety (elevators, HVAC)
    • Flooring

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  • Funding sources
    • State capital and R&R funding
    • Private support

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NCSSM’s Largest Ever Private Gift

$7.5 million in 2019 from an anonymous alumni donor�

  • Renovate all residence halls
  • Create an academic commons with an approximately 22,000 sq ft addition to the Bryan building that will integrate dining, the library, and gathering and collaboration spaces.
  • Total cost = approximately $21- 30 million

Video of student reaction to the gift

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2021-22 Budget Update

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State Revenues

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Year-to-Date Comparison of Revenues

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2021-23 Legislative and Budget Agenda

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UNC System Budget Request

  • Enrollment Growth Funding
    • FY 2020-21 funding made recurring ($98,000 for NCSSM)
    • New recurring enrollment growth funding in FY 2021-22 and 2022-23 (allocation would be based on actual enrollment in online and open enrollment courses)

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  • Allow 5% Carryforward Authorization to be used for purposes other than Repairs & Renovations

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NCSSM-Morganton Funding

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Building Reserves

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Employee Compensation

  • UNC System employees receive the same compensation increases as other state employees if increases are provided.

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NCSSM 2021-23 Capital and R&R Request

  • FY 2021-22 (NCSSM Request)
    • Capital = $5.5 million
    • R&R = $12.1 million

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  • FY 2022-23 (NCSSM Request)
    • Capital = $1 million
    • R&R = $2.65 million

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2021-23 NCSSM Capital R&R Biennium Budget Request (BOG)

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FY 2021-22 = $13.35 million

  • HVAC Upgrades = $2 million
  • Chiller Replacement = $3 million
  • Building Envelope Repairs = $5.85 million
  • Cafeteria Renovation = $2.5 million

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FY 2022-23 = $12.4 million

  • Academic Commons Renovation = $12.4 million

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Employee Compensation Plan Goals

  • Have all SHRA employees compensated at or above 90% of the market rate for their position based on the UNC System career-banding guidelines.

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  • Have EHRA faculty salaries at or above the highest-paying K-12 school districts in the state.

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  • Have all EHRA non-faculty and SAAO positions at or above the 50th percentile of the market rate for their position based on the salary ranges for UNC System Constituent Institutions.

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Employee Compensation Plan - Funding Needed

Employee Group

Actual Year 1

2020-21

Year 2

2021-22

Year 3

2022-23

Year 4

2023-24

Year 5

2024-25

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$162,423

$100,000

$200,000

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$200,000

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$60,837

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$66,740

$41,289

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$290,000

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Employee Compensation Plan

Funding Sources

Actual Year 1

2020-21

Year 2

2021-22

Year 3

2022-23

Year 4

2023-24

Year 5

2024-25

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$160,000 - Total

$200,000 - Total

($40,000 increase)

$200,000 - Total

$200,000 - Total

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$200,000 -

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Recurring State Funds (Includes: 2% Legislative Increase each year (Yrs 1-3), new state funds and/or budget efficiencies

$513,626 - Total

(Includes additional appropriation for Morganton and budget reallocations)

$763,626 - Total

($250,000) in new recurring funds)

$964,915 - Total

($201,289 in new recurring funds)

$1,164,915 - Total

($200,000 in new recurring funds)

$1,164,915 -

Total

($200,000 in new recurring funds if needed)

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$673,626

$963,626

$1,164,915

$1,164,215

$1.164,915

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Employee Compensation Plan - Assumptions

  • NCSSM Foundation will provide funding for this purpose beginning in FY 2020-21 ($160,000) and in FY 2021-22 and FY 2024-25 ($200,000 each year) until state funding can offset

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  • There is an approved state budget

  • Additional recurring state funding and/or budget efficiencies must be realized over the courses of FY 2021-22 - FY 2024-25 in order to reach goals and offset NCSSM Foundation funding by 2024-25 ($200,000).

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  • Market rates for SHRA and EHRA-NF do not change

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  • NCSSM teachers continue to get state salary increases at the same rate as K-12 teachers and local supplements do not increase in comparison school districts

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NCSSM Budget Planning

  • Departments preparing 1% and 2% budget reduction scenarios
    • at this point we are hopeful that there will not be state reductions

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  • Unrestricted budget request - $2,401,945
    • $110,000 increase from FY 20-21
      • An increase to Development of $70,000 to cover the cost of hiring a stewardship officer as identified in the campaign plan.
      • An increase of $40,000 for employee compensation increases as part of 5-year plan to increase employee compensation to “market-rate” targets.

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  • Also requesting $74,695 in carryforward from FY 20-21 due to COVID-19.

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NCSSM-Morganton

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Personnel Update

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Completed Searches

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  • Administrative Assistant
  • Admissions Coordinator
  • Assistant Director - HR
  • Associate Registrar
  • Department Chair - Engineering & Computer Science
  • Department Chair - Science

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Open Searches

  • Associate Vice Chancellor for �Academic Programs
  • Business Intelligence & Systems Analyst

Anticipated Searches - Spring 2021

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  • Department Chair - Humanities
  • Department Chair - Mathematics
  • Director of Capital Projects & �Facilities Management
  • Dean of Students
  • Director of Finance & Budget
  • Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
  • Director of Academic Advising & �Academic Operations
  • Director of Mentorship & Research
  • Director of Campus Safety

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Save the Dates!

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Proposed NCSSM-Morganton Soft Opening Events

  • Week of September 20, 2021
    • 9/23: NCSSM Foundation Board Meeting
    • 9/23: Special Event for Partners and Champions

Proposed NCSSM-Morganton Grand Opening Events

  • Week of April 25, 2022
    • 4/28: Special Events for Team NCSSM
    • 4/29: Grand Opening Ceremony and Events
    • 9/24: NCSSM Board of Trustees Meeting
    • 9/25: NCSSM Open House

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    • 4/30: NCSSM Welcome Day
    • 4/30: WNC Campaign Event

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Campus Progress

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Construction Update - Scope Review

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In Scope

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  • Academic Commons
  • Residence Hall
  • Goodwin Hall
  • Jeter Hall
  • Water Tower
  • Site infrastructure
    • Fiber and utilities
    • Entry road
    • Core walkways
    • Core landscaping

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  • Barn
  • Joiner Hall
  • Student Wellness & Activities Center (SWAC)
  • Intelligent building systems
  • Site infrastructure
    • Enhanced walkways
    • Enhanced landscaping
    • Some parking areas
    • Outdoor sport courts

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Construction Update - Funding Overview

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NCSSM-Morganton Capital Funding

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  • $58M - Connect NC Bond
  • $15M - NC Appropriation
  • $2.03M - NCSSM Foundation (Morganton Restricted)
  • $4.05M - NCSSM Foundation (SWAC Restricted)
  • $700K - FY20/21 Operating Funding for Morganton

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Approximately $900K in additional funding is anticipated from the Department of Public Instruction, the city of Morganton, FY21-22 operating funds and existing gift commitments for NCSSM-Morganton.

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Construction Update - Funding Overview

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NCSSM-Morganton Capital Funding = $79.8M

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  • $75.73M - Overall project funding

($73.8M) - Existing construction scope + owner costs

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$1.95M available for overall project + $2.09M remaining in contingency funds

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  • $4.05M - SWAC project funding

($1.1M) - Existing SWAC costs

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$2.95M available for SWAC

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Construction Update - Next Steps

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Student Wellness & Activities Center

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  • Advancing early site and foundation package to State Construction Office for review
    • Benefits
      • Estimated cost - $1.5M - can be funded through existing dollars in the NCSSM Foundation (SWAC restricted)
      • Scope is inside our approved spending authority
      • Disruptive site and utility work and layback area can be completed before students arrive to campus
    • Balance of construction to complete the building will remain on hold until expanded funding and authority is available
      • Delta of remaining funding required is estimated at $7.5M

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Student Wellness & Activities Center

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$7.5 Million

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Funding required to complete construction

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Construction Update - Next Steps

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The Barn

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  • Scope has been affirmed against current bid environment and incumbent contracts on the alternate scope. Work can be advanced in the immediate term.
    • Benefits
      • Estimated cost - $4.3M - can be funded through existing dollars in the project budget ($1.95M), booked commitments ($900K), and contingency dollars on project (up to $1.5M)
      • Scope is within our approved spending authority
      • Construction can be completed before the grand opening in April 2022
    • NCSSM has also included full funding for the Barn in the proposed R&R Funding priorities for the FY21/22 budget

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The Barn

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$4.3 Million

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Construction Update - Next Steps

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Joiner Hall

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  • Scope still needs to be reviewed against the current bid environment and incumbent contracts on the alternate scope. Work can be advanced in late-2021.
  • Balance of construction to complete the building will remain on hold until expanded funding is available
    • NCSSM has included full funding - $3M - for Joiner Hall in the proposed R&R Funding priorities for the FY21/22 budget

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Historic Joiner Hall

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$3 Million

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Engagement Opportunities

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Volunteer leaders on NCSSM governing boards are invited and encouraged to:

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  • SUBSCRIBE to the NCSSM-Morganton newsletter (updates sent monthly)
  • VIEW our “Road to Morganton” short documentary series (episodes published quarterly)
  • CONTRIBUTE to support construction of our new campus
    • Join the 6 Trustees & 9 Foundation Board Members who are already contributing to NCSSM-Morganton!
  • FOLLOW the NCSSM-Morganton social media channels
  • ENJOY a masked tour of the campus construction site by scheduling a visit through Kevin Baxter.
  • And SAVE-THE-DATE to attend the soft opening events and Board meetings on the NCSSM-Morganton campus on September 23-24, 2021!

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Board of Trustees Appointments

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Board of Trustees Appointments - Spring 2021

  • Board of Governors Appointments (13):
    • Possible Reappointments (2):
      • CD 1 - Genevia Fulbright
      • CD 2 - Stephanie Bass
    • New Appointments (11):
      • CD’s 3,5,6,7,11, 2 non-resident, 4 Provosts
  • Legislative Appointments (6):
    • Possible Reappointments (2):
      • Speaker - Robert Freeman and Ellen Collett
      • Pres. Pro Tem - Catherine Mitchell
    • New Appointments (4):
      • 1 Speaker and 2 Pres. Pro Tem

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Board of Trustees Appointments - Spring 2021

  • Board of Governors Appointments - New/Re Appointments:
      • CD 1: Dr. Ray Spain
      • CD 2: Mr. Erik Troan ‘91 (Reappoint moved from CD 4)
      • CD 3: TBD
      • CD 4: Ms. Geneva Fulbright (Reappoint moved from CD 1)
      • CD 5: Mr. Scott Millar
      • CD 6: Ms. Ursula Dudley Ogelsby
      • CD 7: Ms.Stephanie Bass ‘91 (Reappoint moved from CD 2)
      • CD 10: TBD
      • CD 11: Mr. Nathan Ramsey (Reappoint moved from CD 10)
      • Non-resident: Ms. Christina Koch ‘97
      • Non-resident: Ms. Erin Locklear ‘93
      • Provosts:
        • Dr. Warwick Arden (Dr. Katherine Stewart), NC State
        • Dr. Sally Kornbluth, Duke
        • Dr. Beryl McEwen, NC A&T
        • Dr. Garikai Campbell, UNCA

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Spring Semester Update

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A school year like no other

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NCSSM’s Community Standards:

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  • Understand how the virus spreads
  • Good hand hygiene - Wash your hands often
  • Practice physical distancing
  • Wearing face coverings
  • Maintain clean and sanitary spaces
  • Engage in smaller groups and virtually
  • Self-check for symptoms daily
  • Seek medical care
  • Provide medical return clearance
  • Monitoring and contact tracing
  • Physical and mental well-being

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Facilities

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  • Continue enhanced cleaning protocols put in place during the fall semester

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  • Continue with facilities upgrades to support physical distancing such as having tents to promote the use of outdoor spaces for gathering when possible

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  • HVAC upgrades update

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Facilities

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  • HVAC upgrades update
    • Replaced MERV 8 filters with MERV 13
    • Replaced Air Handling Unit (AHU) in Ground Beall
    • Replaced AHU in Ground Bryan (main dining area)
    • Installed reheat coils in AHU’s serving the auditorium and music suite
    • AHU replacements in progress
      • Ground Bryan (3 units serving servery, kitchen, snack bar)
      • Hill (will be replaced with Hill renovations in summer 2021)

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Life on Campus

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Spring 2021: Life On Campus

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  • Spring 2021 COVID19 Testing Plans
    • Pre Move In Testing for each cohort
    • Weekly testing of all residential students in Cohort C
    • Optional employee testing throughout the spring semester

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  • Housing, Dining and Residence Education
    • Continuing with housing/dining density plans for spring semester

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  • Student Services
    • COVID-19 Manual
    • Health Assessment Forms
    • Community Building/Hall Programming

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  • Spring 2021 COVID-19 Testing Plans
    • Pre-Move In Testing for each cohort
    • Students: Required weekly testing
    • Employees: Optional testing throughout the spring semester
    • 0.2% positivity rate during Cohort C.

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  • Housing, Dining and Residence Education
    • Continuing with lower housing/dining density plans for spring semester.
    • 7 days/week cleaning of residence hall floors/lounges/bathrooms
    • Online ordering, grab and go dining options available.

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    • Able to do symptomatic testing of students and employees.
    • Telehealth appointments

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Spring 2021: Life On Campus

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  • Spring 2021 COVID19 Testing Plans
    • Pre Move In Testing for each cohort
    • Weekly testing of all residential students in Cohort C
    • Optional employee testing throughout the spring semester

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  • Housing, Dining and Residence Education
    • Continuing with housing/dining density plans for spring semester

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  • Student Services
    • COVID-19 Manual
    • Health Assessment Forms
    • Community Building/Hall Programming

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  • Student Services
    • Community Standards including 3 W’s, health assessment forms, and managing life on the halls.
    • Community Building/Hall Programming

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  • Counseling Services
    • Continue to support students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
    • Virtual fitness activities, PEC space usage, and IM opportunities available to students.

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Spring 2021: Life on Campus

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  • Counseling Services: Continue to supports students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness.

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  • Student Health Services

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
    • Virtual fitness activities, PEC space usage, and IM opportunities are available to students.

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  • Spring 21 Continued Points of Emphasis
    • 3 W’s (ex: reminder of physical distance and correct mask wearing)
    • Weekly Testing, daily health assessment forms
    • Mental/Physical Health: Suggested ways to connect with students to form connections, get support, and safer ways to break the bubble (ex: going for a run or bike ride with a friend instead of eating dinner inside of a restaurant).

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Spring 2021: Life on Campus

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  • Counseling Services: Continue to supports students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness.

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  • Student Health Services

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
    • Virtual fitness activities, PEC space usage, and IM opportunities are available to students.

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  • NCSSM Vaccination Update
    • All employees became eligible to get vaccinated on Feb. 24th.
    • Durham County Health Department
      • Feb. 26/27: Approximately 120 employees received 1st dose.
      • Mar. 4: An additional 10-12 employees received 1st dose.
    • Estimate another 40-50 employees received vaccination through other vaccine locations.
    • Working with a private company to potentially to have a one time community vaccination event.

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Academic Programs

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Spring 2021: Academic Programs

Low Density Cohort

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  • A fully remote cohort option is available for the spring semester.�
  • Cohort Totals:
    • C- 262
    • D- 289
    • CD- 57
    • Fully Remote- 62

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Spring Semester Academic Calendar

Spring semester calendar

  • J-Term January 7-22 with 66 J-Term Courses Offered
  • All students in online and residential begin February 1:
  • Remote learning February 1-5 for residential students
  • Cohort C/CD: Move-in on February 7
  • Cohort C/CD: On campus February 7 - March 19
  • Cohort C/CD: Move-out on March 19
  • All students: Remote learning March 22-26
  • Spring Break: March 29 - April 2
  • Teacher Workday: April 5 (no classes)
  • All students: Remote learning April 6-9
  • Cohort D/CD: Move-in on April 11
  • Cohort D/CD: On campus April 11 - May 20
  • Teacher Workday (No classes, except for evening and online webinars): April 26
  • Cohort D/CD: Move-out on May 20
  • Seniors on campus May 27 and 28
  • Commencement: May 29
  • Online Recognition Ceremony: June 5

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Engineering and Computer Science

  • Lab kits for Electrical, Biomedical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering and Robotics were created and sent out for second semester course.
  • Faculty teaching tools and classrooms continue upgrades of displays and teaching equipment to support hybrid teaching.
  • Education Enterprise collaborative CAD tool and web-based 3D printing interface make designing and creating more available.
  • Aerospace, BME, and Civil Engineering have residential and online students in same sections.
  • Students presenting to the Council for Entrepreneurial Development about using Machine Learning and AI to address the problem of waste contamination in recycling streams.
  • AI Program adapted humanities residential course for use by schools and teachers everywhere. Available at AIforTeachers.org - English 12 (British Literature): AI in Science Fiction

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Humanities

  • SPECIAL EVENT (Feb 22): Building Coalitions for Positive Change.
    • Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  • Art, music, and writing awards:
    • NafME (music): Tanya Qu and Dana Lee
    • Scholastic Art: Mac Barnes, Alice Zhao, Tony Kelly, Emily Yang
    • Scholastic Writing: Tony Kelly, Sherry Liu, Elijah Parish, Suhani Ramchandra, Mariah Snuggs, Emily Yang, Nathan Zang, Nina Zhou
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  • New grand piano (with special remote playing feature!) purchased
  • New streaming system in Lecture Hall and Auditorium
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  • NEW or RETURNING next year in Residential program:
    • Black Studies; North Africa and the Middle East
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    • Small class size in American Studies and “senior English” courses
    • Proposed NCSSM Writing Center

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Mac Barnes, Class of 2022

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Mathematics

Record Year for Calculus Over 250 students enrolled in AP Calculus, a new single-year record for NCSSM. Many other options available too!

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American Mathematics Competition:

  • Over 100 NCSSM students completed the AMC-12 remotely
  • Results will be in soon to determine which students will advance to the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)

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High School Mathematical Modeling Contest:

  • 3 NCSSM teams earned Finalist recognition
  • All 3 in the top 43 teams out of 779 competing

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Teaching Contemporary Mathematics Conference:

  • February 27 (125 attendees, 40 from NC public schools)

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New audio system in Watts 313 to address challenging acoustics

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New this year in Residential: Data Science Coursework

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New next year in Online: Foundations of Data Science

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Contemporary Precalculus Through Applications

  • NCSSM math department has been working with UNC Press since

2018 to publish a new version of this textbook

  • Textbook will be available digitally (free to NC students and teachers

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How We Built a Better Vaccine:

Curiosity, Persistence, & Partnerships

Concurrent Workshops

Panel Interview

  • Kizzmekia Corbett, NIH
  • Martin Fischer, Duke
  • Jackie Olich, RTI
  • Alex Tropsha, UNC

“At Risk” -

The Challenge of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials.

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NC Secretary of Commerce

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Holden Thorp, Science

CoVID-19 Symposium, 3/13/21

Webinar Link for Attendees

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Science

  • Regeneron Science Talent Search -

Record number of Scholars!

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  • NC Student Academy of Science - STEM competition with 118 students participating from 6 NC districts.

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  • Lean-In, Women in Science,

NC Science Festival - Keynote by alumna Gina Loften, CTO, Microsoft. Panel interview of 5 women in STEM.

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Mentorship and Research

  • Mentorship Program
    • Senior Mentorship continues to operate virtually (80 students)
    • Mentorship welcomed 142 online and residential juniors
      • Foundations in Research course

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  • Summer Research & Innovation Program (SRIP)
    • Serving 175 online and residential rising seniors
      • includes 70 Mentorship students
    • Combination of in person and virtual

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  • The Mentorship Program is seeking mentors for ‘21-’22

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Commencement 2021: Saturday, May 29 at 9:00am

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  • Spring 2021 COVID19 Testing Plans
    • Pre Move In Testing for each cohort
    • Weekly testing of all residential students in Cohort C
    • Optional employee testing throughout the spring semester

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  • Housing, Dining and Residence Education
    • Continuing with housing/dining density plans for spring semester

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  • Student Services
    • COVID-19 Manual
    • Health Assessment Forms
    • Community Building/Hall Programming

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Location: NCSSM Soccer Field

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Guests: Two guests per graduate

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Admission & Seating: Guests will check in prior to the start of the event to receive armbands to allow access to the soccer field. Guest chairs will be physically distanced in pairs, and guests are asked to remain in their seats for the duration of the ceremony.

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Ceremony: Remarks from the Chancellor & Student Speakers. Awarding of diplomas will conclude the ceremony.

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Photos: NCSSM will provide a complimentary photo of each graduate receiving their diploma. For the safety of all in attendance, we cannot provide a photo area.

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Additional Information: Event will be livestreamed. Graduates attending Senior Days must remove their belongings from the residence halls prior to lining up for Commencement. Campus will close to guests after the conclusion of Commencement.

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Online Recognition Ceremony: Saturday, June 5

Option A: Outdoor Ceremony on the Soccer Field at 10:00am similar to residential Commencement followed by a physically distanced social event around campus. Event concludes at 12:30pm.

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Option B: Virtual Ceremony at 10:00am.

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Fall 2021 Calendar Dates

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  • Counseling Services: Continue to supports students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness.

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  • Student Health Services

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
    • Virtual fitness activities, PEC space usage, and IM opportunities are available to students.

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  • Friday August 13: Junior Move In Day

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  • Sunday August 15: Senior Move In Day

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  • Monday, August 16: Fall 21 Online First Day of Class

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  • Tuesday August 17: Fall 21 Residential First Day of Class / Convocation

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  • Friday Sept. 3 - Sept. 6: Labor Day Extended Weekend (No classes on 9/3 or 9/6)

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Fall 2021 Calendar Dates (cont)

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  • Counseling Services: Continue to supports students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness.

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  • Student Health Services

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
    • Virtual fitness activities, PEC space usage, and IM opportunities are available to students.

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  • Friday - Saturday Oct 29-30: Online Weekend 2

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  • Saturday Nov. 20 - Sunday Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Break

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  • Monday Dec. 6: Fall 21 Last Day of Class (Residential & Online)

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  • Tuesday Dec. 7 - Friday December 10: Fall 21 Final Exams/Assessments

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Spring 2022 Calendar Dates

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  • Counseling Services: Continue to supports students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness.

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  • Student Health Services

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
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  • Wednesday January 5 - Thursday, January 27: J-Term

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  • Monday January 17: MLK Jr. Day

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  • Monday January 31: Spring 22 First Day of Class (Residential & Online)

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  • Friday - Saturday February 25-26: Online Weekend 1

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  • Friday - Saturday March 18-19: Online Weekend 2

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Spring 2022 Calendar Dates (cont)

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  • Counseling Services: Continue to supports students with college planning, academic success, and mental health and wellness.

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  • Student Health Services

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  • Physical Activity and Wellness/NCSSM Athletics
    • Suspended Varsity Sports through the spring 2021 semester
    • Virtual fitness activities, PEC space usage, and IM opportunities are available to students.

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  • Saturday April 23: NCSSM Durham Welcome Day

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  • Saturday April 30: NCSSM Morganton Welcome Day

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  • Monday May 2 - Friday May 13: AP Exams

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  • Thursday May 19: Spring 22 Last Day of Class (Residential & Online)

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  • Friday May 20 - Wednesday May 25: Spring 22 Final Exams/Assessments

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  • Friday May 27/Saturday May 28: Commencement

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Distance Ed & Extended Programs

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2020-21 Updates in DEEP:

DEEP’s Open Enrollment Program has been instrumental in support NC schools and districts in serving students during hybrid and remote learning plans including:

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  • Serving 30 new NC schools in Fall 2020 and 20 additional new schools in Spring 2021.
  • Enrollments have continued to grow by leaps and bounds:
    • Academic year 2019 = 299 (Fall: 136 Spring: 163)
    • Academic year 2020 = 389 (Fall: 155 Spring: 234)
    • On target to continue in 2021 with Spring 2021 = 286
  • OE continues to increase the diversity in students it serves:
    • With only the fall semester to compare to 2019-20 data; Black enrollment increased from 14.6% to 15.7% and Hispanic students were up from 11.7% to 13.0%.

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Adjustments to provide flexibility and additional supports for students in OE this year:

  • Offering 3 fully asynchronous courses taught by DEEP faculty and administration
  • Lifting cap on number of unique schools in an individual course

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Summer 2021 Programs

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Summer 2021 Planning

  • Low Density:
    • Campus programs will maintain current residential protocols
    • Summer Programs Leaders leveraging online experience, considering limited on-campus (small groups, staggered visits)
    • Programs for NCSSM students (Summer Bridge, Summer Leadership, SRIP) will operate in June, Summer Accelerator in July in Durham and at Brevard College in June
    • All program leads are assessing costs and benefits to ensure safe, effective programs
  • Timeline:
    • DEEP convenes Leads for planning (budget, scope): Fall 2020
    • Planning and collaboration (policy, protocol): January-March 2021
    • Leadership decision re Summer 2021: April

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Summer 2021

Accelerator

  • 12 Early Accelerator (5th-6th grade) day camp programs on campus in Durham
  • 27 online Accelerator courses for 7th-12th grade students
  • 20 residential Accelerator courses at low density in Durham and Brevard
  • All except 2 in-person courses (multiple sessions) can be switched to online if needed

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Step Up to STEM

  • Cohort 2 (rising 10th graders who participated last summer) on campus in July
  • Cohort 1 (rising 9th graders) online only

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Admissions Update

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Class of 2023

Legislative Mandate

# of bed spaces divided by the # of CD’s in the state

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340 (available bed spaces) ÷ 13 (CD’s) = 26; approximately 26 spaces per CD

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Flexibility Allowance

± 2.5% of 340 = 9 Per CD

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26 + 9 = 35 Maximum in a CD

26 – 9 = 17 Minimum in a CD

Current NC Congressional District Map - Approved 2019

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Class of 2023

  • Recruitment (Virtual):
    • August – December, visited 96 counties (High Schools Education Fairs, Conferences, Community-based Organizations, Middle Schools) (approximately 9000 plus attendees)

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  • Open House Events (Virtual):
    • November 7, 2020 (714 attendees)
    • December 5, 2020 (669 attendees)
    • Admissions Webinars (3072 participants)
    • February 6, 2021 (Middle School Open House, 667 registered and Virtual Powwow)

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  • Discovery Days (Virtual):
    • February 13 and 18

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Class of 2023- Next Steps in the Process

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Summer Ventures Selection Committee Review: Week of March 15, 2021

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Online & Residential Selection Committee Review: March 23-24, 2021

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Applicant Status Notification: March 30, 2021

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Non-Finalist Request for Waitlist: April 1-2, 2021

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Waitlist Notification: April 5, 2021

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Virtual Residential Welcome Day: April 24, 2021

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Virtual Online Welcome Day: May 1, 2021

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NCSSM Applicants by Year and CD

CD

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

1

135

9.2

139

10.7

121

9.4

85

7.0

57

3.8

2

108

7.3

93

7.1

89

6.9

99

8.2

261

17.5

3

141

9.6

117

9.0

100

7.8

80

6.6

106

7.1

4

255

17.3

237

18.2

246

19.2

240

19.8

246

16.5

5

85

5.8

71

5.4

66

5.2

71

5.9

71

4.8

6

98

6.7

77

5.9

78

6.1

71

5.9

44

2.9

7

118

8.0

98

7.5

104

8.1

85

7.0

116

7.8

8

121

8.2

90

6.9

69

5.4

97

8.0

124

8.3

9

92

6.3

94

7.2

122

9.5

115

9.5

175

11.7

10

91

6.2

65

5.0

78

6.1

62

5.1

88

5.9

11

89

6.0

80

6.1

76

5.9

64

5.3

90

6.0

12

86

5.8

98

7.5

90

7.0

85

7.0

55

3.7

13

53

3.6

45

3.5

42

3.3

58

4.8

58

3.9

TOTAL

1472

100

1304

100

1281

100

1212

100

1494

100

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NCSSM Applicant Demographics by Year

Year

Female

Male

Hispanic

AA/Black

Am Ind

Asian

White

Multiple

Other

TOTAL

Class of 2019

n

789

683

111

141

7

319

805

96

104

1472

%

53.6

46.4

7.5

9.6

0.5

21.7

54.7

6.5

7.1

100

Class of 2020

n

698

607

105

118

11

336

666

83

91

1305

%

53.5

46.5

8.1

9.0

0.8

25.8

51.1

6.4

7.0

100

Class of 2021

n

670

611

86

113

9

344

642

76

97

1281

%

52.3

47.7

6.6

8.8

0.7

26.9

50.1

5.9

7.6

100

Class of 2022

n

652

560

111

113

10

362

546

76

105

1212

%

53.7

46.2

9.2

9.3

0.8

29.9

45.0

6.3

8.6

100

Class of 2023

n

822

672

131

162

6

474

655

82

115

1494

%

55.0

45.0

8.8

10.8

0.4

31.7

43.8

5.5

7.7

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Residential Preference Class of 2023

CD

Female

Male

Hispanic

AmInd

Asian

Black

Island

White

Multiple

Refused

Total

%

0

2

1

1

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

3

0.3%

1

28

18

4

0

6

16

0

22

2

0

46

4.3%

2

91

103

6

0

138

7

0

25

7

17

194

18.1%

3

37

25

5

0

4

8

0

35

10

5

62

5.8%

4

113

85

31

0

39

37

0

85

16

21

198

18.5%

5

29

25

6

0

4

7

0

37

2

4

54

5.0%

6

13

15

1

0

10

3

0

11

3

1

28

2.6%

7

45

33

10

0

6

10

0

48

5

9

78

7.3%

8

49

44

12

0

27

15

0

33

8

10

93

8.7%

9

56

53

4

4

60

12

0

22

3

8

109

10.2%

10

34

23

3

0

9

9

0

35

4

0

57

5.3%

11

37

22

3

0

4

1

0

53

0

1

59

5.5%

12

19

26

8

0

17

5

0

18

3

2

45

4.2%

13

26

19

7

0

6

5

0

26

3

5

45

4.2%

Total

579

492

101

4

332

136

0

450

66

83

1071

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54.1%

45.9%

9.4%

0.4%

31.0%

12.7%

0.0%

42.0%

6.2%

7.7%

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Online Preference Class of 2023

CD

Female

Male

Hispanic

AmInd

Asian

Black

Island

White

Multiple

Refused

Total

%

1

7

4

2

0

1

2

0

6

0

2

11

2.6%

2

36

31

3

0

48

2

1

10

2

4

67

15.8%

3

26

18

4

0

1

5

0

35

2

1

44

10.4%

4

26

22

7

0

9

8

0

23

2

6

48

11.3%

5

12

5

1

0

2

0

0

12

0

3

17

4.0%

6

9

7

0

0

8

1

0

6

0

1

16

3.8%

7

26

12

3

1

2

1

0

30

1

3

38

9.0%

8

14

17

2

0

14

4

0

8

2

3

31

7.3%

9

38

28

2

1

44

2

0

12

4

3

66

15.6%

10

19

12

3

0

5

1

0

22

1

2

31

7.3%

11

16

15

1

0

2

0

1

28

0

0

31

7.3%

12

6

4

2

0

4

0

0

4

0

2

10

2.4%

13

8

5

0

0

2

0

0

9

2

0

13

3.1%

Total

243

180

30

2

142

26

2

205

16

30

423

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57.4%

42.6%

7.1%

0.5%

33.6%

6.1%

0.5%

48.5%

3.8%

7.1%

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Underrepresented Minority Applicants

Class of 2023

Class of 2022

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Tier Designations of Applicants

Class of 2023

Class of 2022

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2020 UNC Employee Engagement Survey: NCSSM Results

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Background

UNC System Office Initiative:

    • HR, ISA, OIED, Faculty Affairs, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, University Communications

Administered by:

    • ModernThink (“Great Colleges to Work For”)

Frequency:

    • Early Spring 2018, 2020, 2022
    • February 4-25, 2020 (Pre-COVID)

Population:

    • All full-time permanent employees Method:
    • Online

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Survey Methods and Reports

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Survey Instrument

  • Job Satisfaction/Support
  • Teaching Environment
  • Professional Development
  • Compensation, Benefits & Work/Life Balance
  • Facilities
  • Pride
  • Communication
  • Collaboration

61 ‘Belief’ Statements on 15 Core Dimensions

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  • Respect & Appreciation
  • Fairness
  • Policies, Resources & Efficiency
  • Faculty, Administration & Staff Relations
  • Shared Governance
  • Senior Leadership
  • Supervisors/Department Chairs
  • (New Diversity & Inclusion item in 2020)

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Survey Reports

  • Overall average ‘favorable’ and ‘unfavorable’ rating for each core dimension
  • Ratings for each individual item

Benchmarks

    • UNC System overall (2020 and 2018)
    • Note: NCSSM results are included in system overall benchmark group
    • Great Colleges participating 4-year institutions (2019)
    • Land-grant institutions (N=8)
    • Doctoral Research Universities (R1, R2 & R3; N=38)
    • Publics (N=67)
    • 10,000+ enrollment (N=40)
    • Southeast Region (N=34)

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Survey Reports

Belief statements: Breakouts by

    • Demographics
    • Employment characteristics
    • Satisfaction with benefits (by employee classification)
    • Verbatim open-end comments (by employee classification)
    • Division-level results

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Response Rates

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Response Rate: NCSSM to UNC System

NCSSM’s response rate 5th highest in the UNC System. Response rate was 3% lower than in 2018.

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NCSSM Results: Ratings and Trends

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Core Dimensions: NCSSM to UNC System

NCSSM gave more favorable ratings than the UNC system overall on 12/15 core dimensions, most notably for:

  • Teaching Environment (+16)
  • Shared Governance (+16)
  • Senior Leadership (+11)
  • Faculty, administration & staff relations (+9)

NCSSM gave less favorable ratings than the UNC system overall on only 1/15 core dimensions:

  • Facilities (-10)

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Belief Statements: NCSSM to UNC System

NCSSM’s overall average ratings were more favorable than the UNC system overall on 48 of the 61 individual belief statements, most notably (>10pts) for:

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Belief Statements: NCSSM to UNC System

NCSSM’s overall average rating was less favorable than the UNC system overall on 13 of the 61 individual belief statements:

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Belief Statements: Items Most

Favorably Rated

75% or more of NCSSM employees gave a favorable rating to 20/61 statements

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Belief Statements: Items Most

Favorably Rated (75% or more)

Job Satisfaction

  • My job makes good use of my skills and abilities.
  • I am given the responsibility and freedom to do my job.

Teaching Environment

  • There is a good balance of teaching, service and research at this institution.
  • Teaching is appropriately recognized in the evaluation and promotion process.
  • There is appropriate recognition of innovative and high-quality teaching.

Pride

  • I understand how my job contributes to this institution's mission.
  • Overall, my department is a good place to work.
  • I am proud to be part of this institution.
  • This institution's culture is special - something you don't find just anywhere.
  • All things considered, this is a great place to work.

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Supervisors/Dept. Chairs

  • I receive feedback from my supervisor/department chair that helps me.
  • My supervisor/department chair regularly models this institution's values.
  • My supervisor/department chair is consistent and fair.
  • I have a good relationship with my supervisor/department chair.

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Respect & Appreciation

  • At this institution, people are supportive of their colleagues regardless of their heritage or background.
  • We celebrate significant milestones and important accomplishments at this institution.

Senior Leadership

  • Senior leadership regularly models this institution's values.

Facilities

  • The institution takes reasonable steps to provide a safe and secure environment for the campus.

Compensation, Benefits & Work/Life Balance

  • My supervisor/department chair supports my efforts to balance my work and personal life.

Policies, Resources, Efficiency

  • This institution actively contributes to the community.

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Belief Statements: Items

Least Favorably Rated

20% or more of NCSSM employees gave a negative rating to 10/61 statements

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Belief Statements: Items Least

Favorably Rated (20% or more)

Professional Development

  • I understand the necessary requirements to advance my career.

Compensation, Benefits & Work/Life Balance

  • I am paid fairly for my work.

Facilities

  • The facilities (e.g., classrooms, offices, laboratories) adequately meet my needs

Policies, Resources, Efficiency

  • My department has adequate faculty/staff to achieve our goals.
  • Our orientation program prepares new faculty, administration and staff to be effective.

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Communication

  • Changes that affect me are discussed prior to being implemented.

Collaboration

  • I can count on people to cooperate across departments.
  • There's a sense that we're all on the same team at this institution.

Respect & Appreciation

  • I am regularly recognized for my contributions.
  • Our recognition and awards programs are meaningful to me.

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Core Dimensions Trends 2018-2020

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NCSSM Results: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Statements

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DE&I Benchmark Statements: NCSSM to UNC System

  • Highlighted statements indicate DEI statements supported by ModernThink employee engagement analyses
  • Other statements are benchmarks from the survey being assessed by UNC System disaggregated by demographic groups
  • NCSSM is quite a bit higher than the system overall for all but Q50 and Q54

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DE&I Benchmark Statements by Race and Ethnicity

  • Q45 shows large spread between employees who identified as White, Black and respondents who declined to answer.
  • Q50 was rated low overall, but more so from employees who identified as Black
  • Q61 was rated very highly with those who identified as White and Hispanic/Latino and much lower with employees who identified as Black
  • Q59 is much higher for employees who identified as Black and Hispanic/Latino than White

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DE&I Benchmark Statements by Gender

  • Female employees rated D&I statements as well as Q54 and Q44 lower than male employees
  • Male employees rated Q16 lower than female employees, and question is low overall
  • Non-binary and transgender results suppressed as in accordance with law to protect identity (<6)

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DE&I Benchmark Statements by Employee Category

  • EHRA-NF and Faculty rated Q50 much lower than SHRA
  • SHRA and EHRA-NF rated Q44 and Q16 much lower than faculty
  • Faculty ratings higher overall for each question

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Strategic Plan Alignment and Action Planning

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Integration of Results into Strategic Plan

  • Results of 2018 survey were used to inform strategic plan strategies
  • Questions from the survey are being used to assess progress on strategic plan elements and inform initiatives through planning.
    • Strategy 2: Policies, resources, efficiency
    • Strategies 6 and 7: Compensation, fairness, communication
    • Strategy 1: Facilities
    • Strategy 3: Communication and collaboration

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Some Initiatives Based on 2018 Data

  • New onboarding program
  • Enhanced mentoring program
  • New training for supervisors
  • Compliance training
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training
  • Employee compensation

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Planning Based on 2020 Data

  • Focus on dimensions with greatest unfavorability ratings
    • Facilities
    • Communication
    • Collaboration
    • Fairness
    • Policies, resources, efficiencies
    • Compensation/benefits, work life balance
  • Look at disaggregated data to focus specific strategies by employee group, division and department level.
  • Consider changes since the date of the survey with Covid and other shifts prior to implementing actions

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Communicating Results

  • DR Presentation
  • Division leadership meetings/management consults with unit results
  • Shared results with IC
  • All-employee meeting to share results/get feedback
  • All-employee Q&A on March 5th at 1pm
  • March BOT discussion

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