 prestige with employers  value for students, graduates  credibility to funding agencies › akin to high grade from financial analysts › increased eligibility for major federal grants  essential to state economic development strategy

 Gaming/ Entertainment  Aerospace  Information Technology  Health / Medical  Renewable Energy  Sustainable Materials and Natural Resources

 “… Nevada lags behind other states and the nation on every indicator of innovation and Research & Development activity ”

 “ underinvestment in higher education ”  “ lack of a top- ranked Carnegie research university ”

 expand role of research universities : › Research & Innovation › Workforce Development through advanced degrees

 Utah “U-STARS” (2006)  Texas “Tier 1” Bill (2009)  Florida “Pre- eminence” Bill (2013)  Significant, multi- year enhancement of universities’ operating budgets › hire clusters of faculty in key research areas › address research capital needs

UNM

 PhDs › Humanities › Social Sciences › STEM › Other Professional  Non-Faculty Research Staff and Postdocs  Research Expenditures › S&E › Non S&E

 Analysis of faculty and staff needed to support 22,000 students › 18:1 Student: Faculty ratio  272 Faculty (39/year)  167 Staff (24/year)  121 GTA (17/year)  Results are similar to the R-VH analysis…

UtahNew MexicoUNR Total faculty Faculty in PhD programs % in PhD Programs86%82%59%

PhDs GRANTEDPhDs PER FACULTYADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNR PRODUCTIVITY - MOST EFFICIENT) ADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNM PRODUCTIVITY - LEAST EFFICIENT) NEW MEXICO UNRDIFFERENCE NEW MEXICO UNR Humanities Social Sciences STEM Other Professional Fields TOTAL

NEW MEXICOUNR S&E R&D EXPENDITURES$179,303,000$98,609,000 STEM FACULTY # AVG PER FACULTY$652,011$490,592 UNM PROD (MOST EFFICIENT) Total # STEM Fac to gen $179M:275 Additional # STEM Fac to gen $179M: 74 UNR PROD (LEAST EFFICIENT) Total # STEM Fac to gen $179M:365 Additional # STEM Fac to gen $179M:164

PhDs GRANTEDPhDs PER FACULTYADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNR PRODUCTIVITY - MOST EFFICIENT) ADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNM PRODUCTIVITY - LEAST EFFICIENT) NEW MEXICO UNRDIFFERENCE NEW MEXICO UNR Humanities Social Sicences STEM Other Professional Fields TOTAL

YRSFAC$100K/FACStaff $77,471/ Position GRAD ASST. $23K (2.5%/YEAR) OPERATING & TRAVEL ($2,500/YR/FAC) START-UP COSTS TOTAL 136$3,600,00024$1,859,31836$828,000$630,000$1,500,000$8,417, $3,690,00024$1,901,86436$848,700$630,000$1,500,000$8,570, $3,782,25024$1,945,47336$869,918$630,000$1,500,000$8,727, $3,876,80624$1,990,17236$891,665$630,000$7,388, $3,973,72624$2,035,98936$913,957$630,000$7,553, $4,073,07024$2,082,95136$936,806$630,000$7,722, $4,174,89624$2,131,08736$960,226$630,000$7,896, $27,170,749168$13,946,854252$6,249,272$4,410,000$4,500,000 $56,276,875 OFFICE SPACE REPURPOSE EXISTING SPACE FOR OFFICES $15,000,000 RESEARCH SPACE 80,000 SQ. FT $52,000,000 $123,276,875

YRSFAC$100K/FACStaff $77,471/ Position GRAD ASST. $23K/GTA OPERATING & TRAVEL ($2,500/YR/FAC) START-UP COSTS TOTAL 136$3,600,00024$1,859,31836$828,000$630,000$1,500,000$8,417, $3,690,00024$1,901,86436$848,700$630,000$1,500,000$8,570, $3,782,25024$1,945,47336$869,918$630,000$1,500,000$8,727, $3,876,80624$1,990,17236$891,665$630,000$7,388, $3,973,72624$2,035,98936$913,957$630,000$7,553, $4,073,07024$2,082,95136$936,806$630,000$7,722, $4,174,89624$2,131,08736$960,226$630,000$7,896, $27,170,749168$13,946,854252$6,249,272$4,410,000$4,500,000 $56,276,875 OFFICE SPACE REPURPOSE EXISTING SPACE FOR OFFICES $15,000,000 RESEARCH SPACE 80,000 SQ. FT $52,000,000 $123,276,875

 ~ $8M/year: additional required for personnel and operating expense  ~$5M/year: Enrollment growth + Fee increase  ~$3M/year: Gap  Potential sources of funds to bridge gap: › Increased $/WSCH › General fund  ~$67M: New/renovated facilities › Philanthropy › State

 Benchmarking through comparison › Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Arizona State › performance in each Carnegie correlate  Need to increase : › $80 million in research expenditures per year › 100 doctoral degrees awarded per year › 100 post-doctoral scholars, research faculty

 Retention/ Progression / Completion › more full-time UG students (15 to Finish) › R/P/C: improve 6-year grad rate, meet CCA › student completion drives formula funding › smaller sections taught by f/t instructors (block scheduling) drives student success  To meet these goals, F/T faculty instructional capacity must increase

 Challenge: Limited faculty size (780) › Increased course loads, larger classes › More doctoral committees per faculty member  Challenge: Low point of research ($30 m) › Decline in grant proposals, grant funding › Almost no patent, tech transfer activity  Challenge: Insufficient space (Master Plan)

 Vision/ Mission is clear: RU/ VH  Significant analysis to be done › Goals/ Objectives/ Metrics › Tactics & Strategies › Organization & Structure › People › Support Structures › Results/ Assessment of Performance

 Expand “bandwidth” for instruction, research  Target: > 1200 faculty, > 800 grad assistants › 900 tenure-eligible active-research faculty › 50 non-tenured research / clinical faculty › 250 lecturers (focused on UG education)  Faculty count not goal - means to ends › Research productivity/ economic development › Degree productivity/ workforce development

 625 current tenure-eligible lines › many recruited from Tier 1 universities › heavy instructional load for RU/ VH  assigned credit hours per semester  limited research leave opportunities › capable of higher productivity, need support › need increase of $50,000 research activity per line per year to attain RU/VH designation

 proposed : 260 new (tenure-eligible) lines › ~ 50 senior hires, ~ 200 junior hires › recruited in key ED research areas › integrated with anticipated Medical faculty › to attain RU/VH designation, each must  average $200,000 research activity annually  supervise average 3 researchers annually  research faculty ( per year total)  doctoral students / post-doctoral fellows

 200 current non-tenure-track lines › instruction-intensive (9-12 credit hours / term) › flexibility to meet enrollment needs  created 40 new lecturers since 2012 › conversion of part-time instructional budget › focused on high-demand / bottleneck areas  proposed 34 new positions › support retention, completion › funded by student fees

 current: 550 state-funded grad assistants  proposed: 260 new grad assistantships › enhance stipends to be more competitive › focused on doctoral students › focused on research, innovation areas

Year 1 (FY2016) Year 2 (FY 2017) Year 3 (FY 2018) Year 4 (FY 2019) Year 5 (FY 2020) Year 6 (FY 2021) Year 7 (FY 2022) Year 8 (FY 2023) Total Cumulative Enhancement Faculty Hires: Senior Positions Faculty Hires: Junior Positions Faculty Hires: Total Positions Academic Support Staff Positions Total Salary for Faculty and Staff Positions Graduate Student Scholarships Doctoral Instruction/ Graduate Support $1.1 MIL $1.45 MIL $1.75 MIL $2.75 MIL $14.1 MIL Annual Enhancement $4.625 MIL $7.575 MIL $7.875 MIL $8.325 MIL $9.65 MIL$10.0 MIL $60.25 MIL Cumulative Enhancement $4.625 MIL $9.25 MIL $ MIL $24.4 MIL $ MIL $40.6 MIL $50.25 MIL $60.25 MIL

 current Master Plan (15 years) › state capital funds: $182 million › campus matching funds : $131 million › build 500, 000 GSF › repurpose 200,000 GSF  UNLV School of Medicine

 One-time expenses (over 10 years) › $61 million for start-up costs for new faculty › $40 million for other research infrastructure  libraries, laboratories, instrumentation  technical support staff  current, anticipated institutional funds  indirect cost recovery  other savings

 Universities: › Higher productivity of advanced degrees › better supported, more research productive faculty › greater grant/ contract activity › enhanced community support  Regents/ NSHE: › enhanced state operational support › enhanced capital funds › public support for research & innovation mission