Opening MeetingSpring 2011

Increased Enrollment & Access• Undergraduate headcount up 13% over 5 years• Full-Time undergraduates up 22% over 5 years,

65% over 20 years

Increased Enrollment & Access

• 1st to 2nd year retention ranged between 70-75% for the past 4 years

• Graduation rate up 30% over 6 years; increased from 40% to 44% in the last year

• 1,047 graduated in May 2010, up from 980 in May 2009, up from 744 in 1990

Building Intellectual Capital

• Pass rate for Foundations of Reading test in September was 75%, a CSUS best

• Science majors up 21% in the last year

• Pass rates on nursing boards: 96% in 2010, 100% in 2009, never below 95%

Building Intellectual Capital

• Students needing remedial classes drops from 60% to 30% because of “Bridges” program

• Accredited programs: Chemistry, Counseling, Education, Music, Nursing, Social Work

Faculty Accolades• Connecticut Choir Director of the Year: Kevin Isaacs• Emmy Award: Liz Popiel• Recent Fulbright Fellows: Chris Kukk, Anam

Govardhan and Burt Peretti

Faculty Accolades

• National Science Foundation Awardees: James Boyle and Tom Philbrick

• Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame: Bob Campbell and Jody Rajcula

Building Connecticut’s Workforce• 38,000 WCSU graduates, 20,035 currently living in

Connecticut• Half of Connecticut’s music teachers are WCSU graduates• Graduates in graduate and professional programs at Harvard,

Yale, Columbia, Rochester, Wisconsin, Dartmouth, etc.

Economic Impact• $214 million in 2005 – that’s $3.74 for every $1 in

state allocation• 100,000 hours of annual student community service• Creation of Institute for Financial Literacy

Cultural & Community Impact, 2010

• 418 Cultural Events at WCSU • Jane Goodall fills O’Neill Center• One Book, One Community, Tim O’Brien fills Ives

Concert Hall

Cultural & Community Impact, 2010

• Ives Concert Park partnership with City of Danbury• Community Health Report Card• Hosting infrastructure for TS4NP (Technology

Solutions for Non Profits)

Responsible Financial Stewardship & Efficient Operation

• Reductions in employee categories over past five years: A&R; Clerical; Management/Confidential; Protective Services and SUOAF

• Increases only in Maintenance (4 new buildings) and AAUP• Funds in 27 vacancies reallocated since FY09

Responsible Financial Stewardship & Efficient Operation

• $2 million in reserve fund returned to state• Energy Savings: • 2010 lighting retrofit of Pinney Hall saves $30,000

annually• Building automation system that identifies energy

defects has saved $125,000 to date

Tuition Comparison

University Revenue FY ‘10

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