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Meeting Educational Needs through Partnerships and Collaboration (Chapter Five) page 53 ♦ Higher education institutions will work as partners with one another and with other entities whenever appropriate to share resources and deliver programs cooperatively to enhance learning opportunities for Nebraska residents. ♦ Higher education will work effectively with elementary and secondary schools to improve teaching and learning at all levels of education and to facilitate the transition from one level of education to another.

Excerpts Include: Mission Statement: extend faculty expertise and other resources beyond the physical limits of the campuses to meet learning needs of the State, region, and national and international audiences. Culture: Collaboration and coordination across the Regent enterprise and with other institutions and organizations, both public and private, to meet the needs of Iowans. Goals: Plan and cooperate in the delivery of distance education programs among the Regent Universities and other universities evidencing quality in similar programs. Strategic Initiatives: Explore strategic opportunities for partnership among the Iowa Regent Institutions, their regional and national affiliate groups for: 2. Enriched curricula to meet opportunities, e.g., growing international markets, especially where a single institution does not have adequate resources to undertake the cost/risk. 3. A Web-based marketing and transaction system that permits students to enroll, pay for, and authorize access to distance education courses offered by all Regent Universities and their peer group institutions. Exploring opportunities to collectively and/or individually to: Improve market responsiveness through development of processes for market analysis, selection of product and promotion to targeted markets.

Collaboration: page 118 Kansas Board of Regents Policy and Procedure Manual APPENDIX K COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM/DEGREE PROCEDURES Proposals for collaborative programs/degrees must include the following and should be limited to two pages: (a) A brief description of the nature of the collaboration and the benefits to Kansas (b) Lists of partners in the collaboration and degrees/certificates (if any) to be conferred by each partner (c) Description of faculty load and faculty compensation for each partner (d) Tuition/fees for each partner (e) Description of student support services provided by each partner (1) Academic Advising (2) Financial Aid (3) Access to facilities (4) Transcripting procedures (f) Plans for joint use of facilities (g) Plans for joint purchase and/or maintenance of facilities (1-19-05) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 25. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM/DEGREE POLICY page 148 The Kansas Board of Regents encourages and supports system-wide cooperative and collaborative efforts among postsecondary institutions within the State of Kansas and between Kansas institutions and out-of-state institutions, including international institutions. a. Defion of collaborative programs/degrees Collaborative programs/degrees are defined as programs/degrees developed and/or approved jointly by more than one institution; students from each participating institution may study parts of the program/degree at the collaborating institutions. In this policy, "program" refers to a formal academic course of study. Although most programs result in a degree or a major within a degree, in some cases, such as teaching endorsements, a program does not result in a major or a degree. b. Requirements for collaborative programs/degrees (1) Effective August 2005, all new collaborative programs must be reported to SCOCAO and SCOP according to the procedures described in Appendix K. The purpose of the report is to

APPENDIX D RESIDENCY RULES AND REGULATIONS Article 3--GUIDELINES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCY FOR FEE PURPOSES Page 88 88-3-1. Student Information. Whenever a question arises concerning a person's residence classification for fee purposes, that person shall be provided with a copy of information substantially as set forth in this regulation, together with K.A.R. 88-3-2 through 88-3-13. "Carefully read the information, statute, and regulations that follow. Then, if you believe you should be eligible for resident classification for fee purposes, complete the attached application for residence classification and submit it to the registrar within 30 days of your notification of classification as a nonresident for fee purposes. When an appeal is made by a student from a determination that the student is a nonresident, the student must pay nonresident fees at the time designated for payment of fees. If the student is found to be a resident, the difference between resident and nonresident fees will be refunded. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 77-601, et seq. decisions of the residence committee shall not be subject to further administrative review by any officer or committee of the university, or by the state board of regents." Responsibility "The responsibility of enrolling under proper residence classification for fee purposes is placed on the student. If there is any possible question of residence classification under the regulations of the state board of regents, it is the duty of the student when registering and paying fees to raise the question with the registrar. If a student enrolls incorrectly as a resident of Kansas and it is determined at a later date the student was a nonresident for fee purposes, the student shall be required to pay the nonresident fee for all terms during which the student was incorrectly registered." (Authorized by K.S.A. 76-730; implementing K.S.A. 76-729; effective, E-71-35, Aug. 20, 1971; effective Jan. 1, 1972; a

Finance Info: 3.17.18 Fiscal Provisions for Electronic and Traditional Off-campus Instruction. Page 157 3.17.20 Electronic Curriculum Development Fund. Page 159

3.14.8 Certificates: Certificates and other forms of academic recognition other than degrees may be awarded by institutions only as authorized by the State Regents and in the form approved by them for this puspose. Institutions should submit reequests to award certificates only when the certificate is identified on the transcript, diploma, or degree (See the State Regents Aademic Program Review Policy). Awards or certificates give for completion of short courses, non-credit offerings, basic education courses, or other such experiences need not be submitted for State Regents' Approval. Page 127

Academic Program Review. Page 68