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Click to edit Master title style President’s Update – Golden Alumni Lunch May 8, 2009
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WELCOME! It’s great to have you back on campus!
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In some ways, it’s been a crummy year…
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4 Nationally – It was an unprecedented year
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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
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Locally – KY Employment Collapse Employment Losses Cuts/Cuts/Cuts 9 for 9
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But, we all face challenges It is how we face those challenges that determines our future.
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Freshman class average ACT – 24.4 State avg. – 20.8 National avg. – 21.2 Freshman Retention rate – 77.8% U of L Freshman Class
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U of L Graduates First time more students from outside Jefferson County than inside… 2,478 degrees awarded on May 9 th Graduation rates are up to 45.7% 7 Fulbright Scholars in 2009
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Building a residential campus The ProvinceReynolds Lofts 25% living on campus Goal of 32% by 2020 $11 million investment in food and dining facilities
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Making Kentucky a better place Research Funding and NIH Funding Total grants for 2009 - $102 M
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Making Kentucky a better place Research American Heart Association names Dr. Roberto Bolli as 2008 distinguished scientist Dataseam
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Investing in quality at U of L The Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship
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Investing in quality at U of L Foundation and Alumni Gifts Record Breaking Fundraising!
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Investing in quality at U of L Alumni giving fiscal year goal increase 17%
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Making Louisville a better place to live Arts and Cultural Partnership Initiative Belknap Campus Concerts, Theatre Performances and Lectures throughout the year
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Making Louisville a better place to live Louisville Scholar House
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Making Kentucky a better place to live
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Economic Development for the Community New arena and other construction projects Shelby-Hurst Outpatient Center Louisville Arena
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Economic Development for the Community – Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) Health Science Campus and Life Sciences Center
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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 And finally! How ‘bout those Cards!
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And why do these things happen?
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Our “First Team All Americans”* Our commitment to our future… *As voted on by the President
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Marcia Hern School of Nursing Hannelore Rader University Libraries
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Christopher Doane School of Music Jim Chen Brandeis School of Law
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Mickey Wilhelm J.B. Speed School of Engineering Richard Clover School of Public Health and Information Sciences
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Edward Halperin School of Medicine Terry Singer Kent School of Social Work
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Charles Moyer College of Business J. Blaine Hudson College of Arts and Sciences
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John Sauk School of Dentistry Blake Haselton College of Education & Human Development (interim dean)
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William Pierce Graduate School (Interim Dean) Larry Cook Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
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Manuel Martinez- Maldonado Executive Vice President for Research Shirley Willihnganz Executive Vice President University Provost
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We all face challenges Thank you and have a great weekend!
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