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Subject: Annual Evaluation Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:28:47 PM Central Daylight Time From: To: CC: Shirvani, Hamid Nadolny, Raymond Espegard, Duaine

Dr. Ray Nadolny, 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. As to goal 4, I accept this as having been accomplished and commend you and the campus accreditation team for everyones hard work and dedication to the effort. I am equally pleased to hear that the recommendation for the reaffirmation comes with presumably no corrective actions or recommendations and that your leadership was deemed critical to the success of the accreditation. Obviously that is something that should make you proud. Perhaps you can add to the two goals already identified with Pathways to Student Success Plan with the goal of cementing a partnership with one or more of our regional or research universities to increase baccalaureate access to the citizens of northwest North Dakota; and, finally, targeting a percentage increase in new grants and contracts.

Goal One - $1.5 million to complete Campus Drive project (previously allocated in the last biennium budget, but due to inflationary factors related to impact, were not enough to complete the project.) Ray, what you identified as goals l, 2, and 3 in your original requests were all laudable efforts and clearly necessitated considerable allocation of time and effort on your part. My concern with them, as I communicated to you at the time, was that the decision regarding their success or failure really lay outside your individual and our collective efforts. Therefore, I believed it would be in your own best interest to continue in these endeavors but to identify other goals in which your leadership skills could be evaluated. Goal Two - Base funding support from the legislature to operationalize counseling, emergency services and faculty/staff compensation awarded as one time impact funding during the legislatures 2011 special session. As you noted, December 1, 2012 Vice Chancellor Laura Glatt, Vice President James Foertsch, and Director for Human Resources Michelle Remus identified the following base costs: 1. Continue Day Time Security (1 full-time officer); 2. Continue Counseling Services (1full-time Counselor); 3. Bring Faculty salaries at least to the level of the Williston School District (Currently, the Williston School District is one of the lowest paid districts in northwest North Dakota); 4. Identify Competitive Staff Salaries and; 5. Restore three Positions that were downsized in order to increase salaries (Budget Manager, Admissions Representative, Vice President for Student Services). A week later, the Chancellor agreed to include this request as part of the $10 million university impact request. Between January 1 and April 15, 2013, both you and University System officers made case to legislature for operationalizing impact dollars to WSC. Ultimately, the North Dakota biennium budget includes base funding to address impact concerns. What I dont as yet understand is the full measure of your plans and expectations. Please submit to this office a plan for operationalizing your impact dollars.
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Goal Three - WSC to achieve 3 million dollars in new resources, i.e., $2 million from new grants and contracts; $1 million from new dollars to the Foundation. I am pleased to learn that WSC was awarded over $4 million in grants. In FY12, the Foundation received well over $1 million in new gifts of which $300,000 was dedicated to the new science building, $600,000 as a gift of real estate; $500,000 in scholarships, and $240,000 for a dedicated student meeting space. Please commit to a systematic assessment of your scholarship needs and align these with the appropriate sponsors. Goal Four - Partner with a regional college or university to increase baccalaureate access to citizens of northwest North Dakota. As we know, in January, you and the I made the case to the Legislature for the renovation of Stevens Hall to accommodate UND on the WSC campus . The North Dakota biennium budget now includes capital funding for the renovation of Stevens Hall. Goal Five - WSC continues to provide student access to a quality, affordable and accountable learning environment through reaffirmation of accreditation. Following a September 17-18 accreditation visit, the HLC reaffirmed accreditation in December in the midst of hyper economic activity.

Goal Six - Meet the implementation deadlines of the Pathways to Student Success Plan. As I understand, WSU obtained a Title III grant to directly address your implementation of a career Pathways plan for your students. The student services infrastructure was redesigned with a major focus on the creation of a comprehensive program for career counseling and advising. A part-time counselor was hired and Enrollment Services and Instruction was able to identify three key objectives and an implementation plan is now in place. Objective 1: By June 2017, graduation rates will have increased a minimum of 10% over the 2011-2012 rates AA 48; AS 11; AAS: 68; Certificates: 32. Objective 2: By September 2017, transfers from WSC to four-year colleges and universities will have increased by 33% (+ 6 students) over documented 2011 transfer rate of 20 students. Objective 3: By September 2017, the fall to fall retention rate of first-time fulltime freshman will be 65% compared to the 2010 and 2011 rate of 60%. Goal Seven - Work with the high schools to improve transparency of course outcomes in remedial/developmental work and ensure that all dual credit courses meet the established criteria. WSC has, as I understand, created a new position to work on student plans related to Pathways from the High School to the College. This included a Pathways education planner and two programs identified to pilot the project. In addition, Student Services was reengineered and one employee works solely on dual credit. A separate department (extended learning) was created and a plan is being developed to set up outreach centers in Tioga and Watford City. The outreach center will strengthen the Williston States ability to work with area high schools on developmental education and dual credit.
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The Outreach Centers will become part of Williston States FY14 goals. Overall: Ray, I know that this past year has been difficult for you and your senior staff. Nonetheless, I want you to know how much I have admired your tenacity and your dedication to the needs of the campus. These are traits which I have come to admire in your leadership skills. I know, too, that you are deeply admired by your students and staff. As someone told me recently, you are the first to turn on the lights in the morning and the last one to turn them off at night. That paints a pretty positive attitude from those who report to you. In many ways you have become somewhat of an icon of the campuss success, showing a positive attitude despite trying times, always moving the campus forward against difficult impediments. I want you to know that you are a valuable member of the North Dakota University System. I will be recommending to the Board a salary increase of 5% 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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