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University of Louisville
“UofL shall be a premier metropolitan research
university”-- HB1 (1997)
A 10-year proven record of success: It is time to
finish the job
Presentation to Board of Overseers
Government and Community Relations
Committee 1/3/08
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UofL’s strategic plan
“Kentucky cannot grow and prosper and be successful if Louisville doesn’t grow and prosper, and Louisville won’t if the University of Louisville doesn’t assume a leadership position.”
-- James R. Ramsey President University of
Louisville
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Boyle Report – 1996
Community Agenda to Build
Economy
House Bill 1 - 1997
A Public Agenda for Higher
Education to Build Economy
Challenge for Excellence
U of L 10 Year Plan
1998 - 2008
Where we have come from…
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Challenge for Excellence 1998-2008
In 2006, two years ahead of schedule, UofL declared victory in the Challenge. 10 of 11 goals completed1 goal well within reach
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Educational Excellence1.Achieved Carnegie Research Extensive
status2.Improved quality
Improved ACT scores from 21.2 to 24.3 Increased graduation rate from 33.2% to 43.6% Increased retention rate from 72.1% to 78.2% Increased endowed chairs from 54 in 1999 to 125
in 2007 Increased PhD recipients from 76 in 1999 to 144
in 20063.Achieved national recognition
Wall Street Journal survey named UofL one of the top 30 feeder schools to nation’s top graduate schools
Record number of student awards (Fulbright, Goldwater, etc.)
30 nationally recognized programs in 2007
A Proven Record of Success1998-2007
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Research and Development1.Fastest growing research university
in the nation Total research grew from $28.9 million in
1999 to $101 million in 2007 Federal research grew from $15 million in
1999 to $80.4 million in 2007
2.Translational research improving people’s lives Cancer
More than 15 new cancer drugs under development – top 5 in the country
Nationally sponsored research funding grew from $300,000 in 1999 to $44 million in 2007
Cancer capital campaign topped its $60 million, five-year goal in only 18 months; campaign continues
A Proven Record of Success1998-2007
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A Proven Record of Success1998-2007
2. Translational research improving people’s lives Stroke
1. Created first accredited stroke center in Kentucky2. Robot program – Owensboro/Madisonville/Lebanon
Hearts1. Established Cardiovascular Innovation Institute2. Implanted first self-contained artificial heart in 20013. Established first Center for Environmental
Cardiology Parkinson’s
1. Established Movement Disorders Program to diagnose and treat Parkinson’s and related diseases.
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A Proven Record of Success1998-2007
2. Translational research improving people’s lives
Logistics and Distribution Institute/ Metropolitan College
Key to UPS expansion
College of Education & Human Development
$20.5 million grant for vocational education center
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Proven Record of Success1998-2007
Accountability1.Economic Development
Business start-ups grew from 0 to 24 between 1999 and 2007
40 patents issued between 1998 and 2007 for a cumulative total of 55
47 licenses and options issued between 1999 and 2007 for a cumulative total of 62
Health Sciences TIF -- $2.2 billion
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Accountability2.Community Partnerships
Metropolitan College – UofL/KCTCS/UPS
Signature Partnership – Louisville West End
Urban Solutions Center – Kentucky League of Cities
Partnership for a Green City JCPS – i.e. $25 million grant from
General Electric Co. VA Hospital Museum Plaza Scholar House
Proven Record of Success1998-2007
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Proven Record of Success1998-2007
“It’s time to finish the job.”-- President James Ramsey State of the University address September 2007
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It’s Time to Finish the Job
Strategic Plan 2008-2020 Vision Goals
Business Plan Strategies Tactics Funding Plan
Capital Campaign Branding Effort
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Finishing the Job
1. Educational ExcellenceUofL commits to the “double the numbers”
plan:Increasing the number of baccalaureate degrees
awarded each year from 2,328 in 2007 to 3,074Improving 6-year graduation rate from 44% in
2007 to 60.4%Increasing first-year retention rate from 77.9% to
80.3%Increasing the number of transfer students from
1,249 to 1,730/year
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Finishing the Job
1. Educational Excellence UofL will improve the learning environment
and promote student success by:Growing its faculty by 373 by 2020Improving the student/tenure-track faculty ratio
from 21.4 -1 to 15-1Increasing percentage of on-campus students from
20% to 35%Offering PhDs in 23 new areas, such as bioethics,
neurosciences, justice administration, meteorology (UPS)
Increasing PhD graduates from 144 to 350Accomplishing all 14 goals set in 2007 Ideas to
Action plan
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Finishing the Job
2. Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity UofL will grow its research and service
missions by:Adding 60 new investigators and 30 new scholars in
the next five yearsGrowing research from $115 million to $400 millionLeading transformation of community/regional
economy $20.5 million DOE workforce grant Haymarket/HSC development ($2.2 billion) Shelby Campus research park Cultural/artistic driver
Museum Plaza Fine Arts growth
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Finishing the Job
3. Community EngagementUofL will continue and expand its faculty
and student presence in the community by:Being designated a Carnegie
“Community Engagement” institutionBeing designated a Carnegie “Curricular
Engagement” institutionFounding the Center for Urban Solutions
to address issues in cities around the state.
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Finishing the Job
3. Community Engagement UofL will have a significant impact in
Louisville through its Signature Partnership, which will be measured against 13 objectives in four key areas:
1. Education2. Economic development3. Social and human services4. Health
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Finishing the Job
4. Diversity, Opportunity and Social JusticeThe university will continue to lead the
state in areas of diversity, opportunity and social justice by:Expanding Cardinal Covenant from $500,000
in 2007 to $3.1 million in 2020Increasing need-based and transfer aid by
$5.97 million by 2020Continuing to lead the state in Kentucky Plan
success(8 for 8 in 05, 06, 07)
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Finishing the Job
5. Accountability Increase endowment to $2 billion by 2020Attain designation as Top 20 Metropolitan Research
University Improve Sustainable Endowment Institute rating to
A(Currently a C+)
Lower space deficit from 645,000 sq.ft. to 0 sq.ft.Fully utilize underperforming assets – Shelby
CampusAdopt NASULGC voluntary system of accountability
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Finishing the Job
Ours is an ambitious plan that will require regular, significant investment from the university and from the Commonwealth.
Over and above the CPE funding request, the needs are:
FY09 $16.5m in GF appropriationFY10 Another $12.8m in GF appropriation
Assuming 9% tuition increase
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Our other priorities:Bucks for Brains
Full funding of B4B
BuildingsBelknap Academic Building -- $65 millionMDR renovation -- $22.8 millionLife Sciences Building renovation -- $30 millionCapital Renewal Pool -- $28.3 millionPJCS Expansion -- $72 million (authorization only
– agency funds)
Finish the Job
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Undervaluing Research
Growing research was a goal of HB1
SourceUniversity of
KentuckyUniversity of
LouisvilleComprehensive
Universities KCTCSAll
Institutions
CO Report 1 1.0% 1.3% 3.4% 3.3% 2.2%
2007 5.1% 6.5% 9.1% 9.2% 8.6%
2008 5.2% 2.1% 4.4% 6.3% 4.3%
2009 2 6.0% 7.9% 8.6% 10.1% 8.0%
2010 2 4.4% 6.1% 6.0% 10.2% 6.4%
Percent Increase in State Appropriation Total Base Funding By Institution (2002-2010)
1. Charlie Owens Report -- % change 1998-20062. CPE Recommended Increase
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Growing Research
And when you look at discretionary funding:
Source University of
Kentucky University of
Louisville Comprehensive
Universities KCTCS All
Institutions CPE
2009 1 5.0% 5.5% 6.3% 8.9% 6.3% 17.7%
2010 1 4.0% 4.3% 4.7% 7.7% 5.1% 5.7% Biennium
9.2%
10.0%
11.3%
17.3%
11.7%
24.4%
1 CPE Recommended Increase
By Institution (2008-2010) Percent Increase in State Appropriation Net Base Funding (Discretionary Funds)
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And a disturbing trend
Endowment Match
Research Institutions Comprehensives
1998 91.0% 9.0%
2000 83.0% 17.0%
2003 83.0% 17.0%
2008 75.0% 25.0%