1. SIUE Congress November 6, 2015

2. Setting the Context Decline in State support for higher education Concern over tuition increases Decline in traditional college-age students Increase in competition for students Demands of Illinois politics Realignment of SIUE’s budget

3. Decline in State Support Adjusted for inflation, there has been a 34.3% decline in Illinois state funding for higher education since FY00 For SIUE, there has been a $14m reduction since FY02 For SIUE, state support has fallen from 70% in FY02 to 40% in FY14 of our state dollars

4. The Problem of Tuition Increases Student debt is over $1 trillion 61% consider higher education to be of fair or poor value 85% say high cost is an obstacle to earning a degree At SIUE, a 130% tuition increase would be needed to offset the loss of state revenue for this year alone! SIUE has the 2 nd lowest tuition in Illinois

5. The Demographic Problem Illinois public universities have lost over 10,000 students in the past 5 years. All Illinois public universities lost enrollment this fall except SIUE, GSU, ISU, and UIC. The number of Midwest high school graduates will decline until 2022.

6. The Problem of Competition Illinois publics and privates St. Louis privates Online universities For-profits

7. Illinois Higher Education Performance-based funding “Efficiency and Effectiveness” Low-performing programs Employment of graduates

8. SIUE FY16 Strategic Budget Spending Plan