B oard of Trustees Meeting Focus Discussion May 6, 2006

B riefing on Budget Proposals from the Governor, House, and Senate President Les Wong, David Haynes, Gavin Leach and Mike Roy

General Fund Budget  Budget Goals Reduce faculty teaching loads from current levels Establish base budget funds for facilities maintenance Increase base budget funding for capital equipment replacement Provide adequate funding for Superior Edge initiative

General Fund Budget (continued)  Budget Goals (continued) : Provide start-up funding for Internationalization initiative Continue to provide financial aid funding based on current funding model Cover cost of state mandates Increase compensation base funds to meet contractual commitments and to remain competitive

GF Budget  Budget Assumptions State appropriation will increase by.3% to 1.8% Enrollment will continue to grow by about 2% Base budget reductions  SIP $1,100,000  RIF$ 700,000  Operations $ 500,000 Tuition and Fees contingent on state funding

S ummer 2000 Enrollment Retreat: A Six Year Review of Accomplishments William Bernard and Paul Duby

S ummer 2000 Retreat Objectives – What have we accomplished?  Lower Appropriation per FYES from $6,975 to $5,500  Increase FYES from 6,999 to 8,876  Increase annual Student Credit Hours from 206,881 to 266,760  Accomplished FY 03 (Now $5,238 per FYES) Fiscal Initiatives  Will be accomplished in FY 07 (Now 8,536 prelim)  Will be accomplished in FY 07 (Now 253,428 prelim)

S ummer 2000 Retreat Objectives What have we accomplished?  Increase % of out-of-state new freshman enrollment (was 21%)  Increase baccalaureate new freshman enrollment from 1,195  Increase 3 rd semester retention from 70%  Increase enrollment from 8,144 to 10, 330  Accomplished (Now 31%)  Second Highest in NMU History (Now 1,372)  Highest 3rd semester retention rate in NMU History (73%)  Projected Fall 2006 enrollment over 9,700 (highest in NMU history)

R ecruitment Initiatives  Added regional Admissions Counselor in Minnesota (apps up 20%)  Added presence of full-time admissions staff member in California  Restructured Academic Achievement Award competition  Implemented Wildcat Weekends  Provided student bus trip from Chicago  Added regional application conversion efforts  Evaluated and restructured recruitment regions

O ff Campus Academic Initiatives  USOC Coaching Program  RN to BSN Accelerated Program  Masters Degree in Nursing  Loss Prevention Baccalaureate Program

N umber of Baccalaureate New Freshmen with a HS GPA of 4.00 And ACT:C of 30+

1 st Semester Academic Performance of Baccalaureate New Freshmen

1 st Semester Clear Academic Standing and 3 rd Semester Retention Baccalaureate New Freshmen ?

W here we stand for Fall 2006?  Applications Freshmen – 4,377 Transfers – 752  Active Admissions Freshmen – 3,302 Transfers – 379  Orientation Counts Freshmen 932 Transfers 187  Applications Freshmen – 4,389 Transfers – 820  Active Admissions Freshmen – 3,282 Transfers – 417  Orientation Counts Freshmen 989 Transfers

E nrollment Outlook for Fall 2007  Fall 2007 target is 9,700 which represents a gain of at least 200 students (+2.1%)  Projected Increases will be in: Total new freshmen up from 1,874 to 1,920 (+2.5%) New transfers up from 509 to 530 (+4.1%) Continuing undergraduates up 150 (2.5%) New and continuing graduate students up 50 (6.2%)

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