1. Academic Leadership Retreat Susan D. Martin Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor August 26, 2014 1

2. 2  Current status as we begin 2014- 15  VolVision/Top 25 Updates  Challenges for 2014-15 and beyond Fall, 2014, Update Academic Affairs

3. 3  Incoming students  Facilities  Budget situation Starting the new year

4. Top 25 Updates 4  UT has improved on almost every metric  Significant progress towards our goals with respect to UG students  Significant progress in improving faculty compensation  We continue to build our position as an excellent public research University.

5. First-to-Second Year Retention Top 25 Target Average: 91% PRELIMINARY 5

6. Six-Year Graduation Top 25 Target Average: 78% PRELIMINARY 6

7. Ph.D. Degrees 7

8. Masters and Professional Degrees 8

9. Assistant Professor Salary 9

10. Full Professor Salary 10

11. Other Indicators  Research expenditures up in a tough climate  UG student/Tenure-line faculty: at or close to target range  Still collecting data on resources  An outstanding year in fundraising 11

12. 12  Enrollment Management (and Financial Stability?)  Data-driven Decision Making  Refresh VolVision/Top 25 Challenges for 2014-15

13. Other initiatives for this year  SACS-COC/QEP  International Initiatives  Diversity  Budget and Planning process  SIS and other data and reporting systems  SAIS Task Force  New Law Dean  Space Task Force  Sexual Misconduct policy 13

14. Questions? 14