1. Click to edit Master title style Leadership Louisville – Class of 2009 May 7, 2009

2. Thank you Leadership Louisville for 30 years of making a difference. Congratulations on your May 12 th graduation!

3. It’s been a crummy year…

4. 4 Nationally – It was an unprecedented year

5. 5 Locally – KY Employment Collapse (Nonfarm employment in thousands) Oct. 2000 1,833.6 Mar 2009 1,798.5 (p.) Jun. 2007 1,870.8 p: preliminary Jun. 2003 1,777.6 Note: Kentucky employment today is the same as a decade ago

6. 6 Loss of Manufacturing Jobs in KY Continues to be a Major Concern 308.3 218.1 (prelim)

7. We all face challenges How we face those challenges is the key to our future.

8. U of L to be Premier Nationally Recognized Metropolitan Research University Our Mandate 1997 Post Secondary Education Improvement Act 1996 Boyle Report 1998 – 2008 Challenge for Excellence We met challenge 2020 Plan

9. Critical to Public Agenda “Increase economic opportunity/quality of life for community state” * KYPCPI > 82% of national average

10. Our Focus Education Research Community

11. Freshman class average ACT – 24.4 State avg. – 20.8 National avg. – 21.2 Freshman Retention rate – 77.8% U of L Freshman Class

12. U of L Graduates Did you know that 40% of college graduates in Metro Louisville have degrees from U of L? 2,478 degrees awarded on May 9 th Graduation rates are up to 45.7% 34 Fulbright Scholars since 2003 7 Fulbright Scholars in 2009 Graduate student Boris Chernomordik wins top fellowship!

13. Making Kentucky a better place Research Funding and NIH Funding Total grants for 2009 - $102 M

14. Making Kentucky a better place Research American Heart Association names Dr. Roberto Bolli as 2008 distinguished scientist Dataseam

15. Making Kentucky a better place The Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship

16. Making Louisville a better place to live Partnership for a green city

17. Making Louisville a better place to live Arts and Cultural Partnership Initiative Belknap Campus Concerts, Theatre Performances and Lectures throughout the year

18. Making Louisville a better place to live Signature Partnership J. B. Atkinson School: Transforming into an academy for excellence!

19. Making Louisville a better place to live Louisville Scholar House

20. Making Kentucky a better place Economic Development for the Community – Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) Health Science Campus and Life Sciences Center

21. Making Kentucky a better place to live

22. Freshman class average ACT 24.4 State avg. – 20.8 National avg. – 21.2 Freshman Retention rate – 77.8% 7 Fulbright Scholars in 2007 7 Fulbright Scholars in 2008 7 Fulbright Scholars in 2009

23. Women’s Sports Basketball – Big East Runner up Big East Tourney Runner Up NCAA #3 seed Final Four! National Runner Ups! #2 in nation Track – D’Anna McCarty NCAA Champ! Softball – Top 25 Golf – Top 15 Track – Big East Champions! Men’s Sports Basketball – Big East Champs Big East Tourney Champs NCAA overall #1 seed #1 in Nation Final Poll Elite Eight #5 in Nation Golf – Top 25 Tennis – Top 25 Track – Big East runner up How ‘bout those Cards!