Monday, April 27, 2009 Miami University

Rich Petrick Vice Chancellor for Finance Ohio Board of Regents

 Submitted to the Governor on April 1, 2008  Complete document and associated materials may be found at: 

 Tuition freeze, FY 2008 – FY 2011  Creation of more low-cost options ◦ Dual enrollment ◦ Seniors to Sophomores ◦ 2+2 programs ◦ Creation of Eastern Gateway Community College ◦ Technical colleges now community colleges  Making textbooks more affordable ◦ University System of Ohio - Opportunities University System of Ohio - Opportunities  Increasing campus engagement – e.g., ◦ Columbus State – $1,000 grant for older students ◦ OU-Zanesville fee reduction ◦ NW State tuition waivers

 SSI revisions to focus $ on student success ◦ Budget & Financial - Ohio Board of Regents Budget & Financial - Ohio Board of Regents  Campus efficiency mandates ◦ FY 08 1% Mandate Target: $31.8 million Reported: $182.9 million ◦ FY 09 3% Mandate Target: $95.5 million Reported: $236.2 million ◦ Best practices  Statewide Procurement Reform – 2008 ◦ \\Marge\shared_vol\Lan_shares\L-Drive\N-Drive\RP\FY 2009 Opbud\Adv OH Procurement Reform Report April 2008.pdf \\Marge\shared_vol\Lan_shares\L-Drive\N-Drive\RP\FY 2009 Opbud\Adv OH Procurement Reform Report April 2008.pdf  Creation of the Efficiency Council – 2009 ◦ funding-0 funding-0

 Construction Reform – Under Review –2009 ◦  Energy efficiency – HB 251 and HB 7  Improved facility utilization  E-Learning – over 64,000 students statewide

 Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) ◦ Over 47,000 students enrolled in 2007, with 118 providers  Career-Technical Education Centers ◦ Over 100,000 students enrolled (?) in 91 Centers  Articulation and Transfer ◦ CT2 

 Ohio Skillsbank ◦ Data driven ◦ Regionally focused ◦ Linking job opportunities to degree production  Annual Business Survey ◦ First one in testing  Statewide cooperative education ◦ $100 million proposed in FY 2010 – FY 2011 ◦ RFP has been announced

 Strong gubernatorial leadership ◦ Four straight years of state operating budget increases  Despite state fiscal stress, higher education largely exempt from cuts  Bi-partisan, bi-cameral support  Large infusion of federal stabilization funds ◦ FY 2010 – $397.9 million ◦ FY 2011 – $398.3 million (Am. Sub. H.B. 1 as introduced to the House)  Ohio seen as a leader, nationally