UW Senate President’s Report October 17, 2011
Ontario Election – October 6, 2011 Liberal minority government – the first since 1985 Record low turnout – 49.2 per cent Cabinet to be introduced October 20 Premier McGuinty has signaled he will govern on issue-by-issue basis rather than seek accord with another party Election Promises: Create 60,000 post-secondary spaces by 2015 Build 3 new satellite campuses by 2015 Introduce a 30 per cent tuition cut for undergraduates Context – fiscal realities (provincial and international) as significant constraint $16 Billion budget deficit Fall Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review Drummond Commission Budget likely in March 2012 Advocacy strategy Maintain engagement with all parties “Every vote counts” – connections with MPPs a priority
International Rankings Times Higher Education World University Rankings University of Waterloo placed in the category, along with the University of Western Ontario 9 Canadian schools made it into the top 200 –University of Toronto (19) –UBC (22) –McGill (28) –McMaster (65) –Alberta (100) –Montréal (104) –Queen’s (173) –Victoria (177) –Ottawa (185)
Institution University of Toronto1917 UBC2230 McGill2835 McMaster6593 Alberta Montréal Queen’s Victoria Ottawa Dalhousie Simon Fraser University of Waterloo Western Source: THE World University Ranking Oct 2011
SchoolTeaching- The Learning Environment (30%) Research – Volume, Income and Reputation (30%) Citations – Research influence (30%) Industry Income – Innovation (2.5%) International Outlook – Staff and Students (7.5%) Toronto UBC McGill McMaster Alberta Montréal Queen’s Victoria Ottawa Waterloo Western
Mid-Cycle Review update Total number of planned sessions: 42 (September 12 – December 6) Total number of sessions completed: 23 (as of October 14) Number of participants so far: 55 students Over 500 faculty/staff 25 alumni/donors Online survey being sent to all students, faculty, staff and 67,000 alumni Over 300 survey responses to date
2011 Performance Indicators
Operating Revenue by Source
Total Sponsored Research Awards by Source
Count of Full-time Faculty by Gender and Percentage Female
FTE Enrolment – Undergraduate and Graduate
Registered Students with Disabilities –Full-Time students - 1,250 –Part-Time students – 227 Self-Declared First Generation Students –1,100 or 5% Self-Declared Aboriginal Students –105 Enrolment – Under-Represented Students (2010/11)
Top-5 Source Countries for uWaterloo (2010/11) Total International Enrolment (2010/11): 3,512
International Students as % of their Respective Populations
Full-time Student to Full-time Tenure and Tenure-stream Faculty Ratio as Compared to U15 Universities 2009/10
2010/11 University of Waterloo Class Size
2011 NSSE: How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?