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1 State of the University (#8) 2010 Spring Career Fair John F. Carney III April 28, 2010

2 Entrepreneurs of the Year  Three S&T students have been awarded the University of Missouri System Student Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2010  Michael Orlando, Jr.  R.J. Miller  Colby Hall  Started a company utilizing S&T students to develop iPhone applications  Bar code scanning application  Small Business Innovation Research – EPA ~$70,000

3 Status of agreement with the Governor

4 Missouri’s Tax Credit Exemptions (4/21/10 meeting with Governor)  Low income housing tax credits (Missouri is #2)  Missouri awarded $176 million in 2007  California with 6 times Missouri’s population awarded one-half as much  Historic preservation tax credits (Missouri is #1)  #1 in expenditures ($161 million in 2008)  Virginia only spent $80 million  In 2009, Missouri’s grew even higher, to $186 million

5 UM Board of Curators meeting at Missouri S&T April 15-16, 2010

6 Quote of the Day April 16, 2010 "It seems we're pulling so hard on the reins to hold back an organization with so much potential." Bo Fraser immediate past chair UM Board of Curators

7  Result:  Some hope that S&T will receive bonding to construct a badly needed classroom building  No help yet on securing $80 million for chemical and biological engineering, chemistry, and biological sciences complex

8 Tuition and Fee Increases Tuition Changes% IncreaseIncome Increase Undergraduate Non-Resident5.00% 776,000 Graduate Resident2.70% 41,000 Graduate Non-Resident2.70% 266,000 Supplemental Fees10.00% 570,000 1,653,000 Estimated Aid Income 392,000 Net Fee Increase 1,261,000

9 White Paper on Challenges to Teaching and Research Mission at Missouri S&T Sent to President Forsee on March 4, 2010

10 Task Force on Student Educational Capacity formed in 9/09 Charge To collect and review all pertinent data to assess whether the Fall 2009 student population was at, below, or above the university’s capacity to provide each student with a quality education

11  26 faculty, staff, administrators, and student representatives  4 subcommittees  Faculty and academic instructional space  Student financial aid and scholarships  Campus and student support services  Campus housing, dining, and parking  Final report submitted on 4/5/10 Task Force on Student Educational Capacity

12 Conclusion “… the university was very close to exceeding its overall capacity to provide all enrolled students with a quality education in the fall 2009 semester.”

13 Enrollment end of fourth week Fall Semester Headcount ActualGoal 2000200520062007200820092011 Undergraduate Students3,6984,3134,5154,7534,9125,2054,800 Graduate Students9281,2891,3431,4141,4591,6101,750 Total Enrollment4,6265,6025,8586,1676,3716,8156,550

14 Growth by Academic Fields 2000 to 2009  Engineering  60% increase  Business, Computing and Information Sciences  51% increase  Liberal Arts  52% increase  Math and Natural Sciences  42% increase

15 Academic and Research Challenges  Enrollment is up  2,100 additional headcount since 1999 (45% increase) 1,323 more undergraduate students (34% increase) 777 more graduate students (93% increase)  Student credit hours are up  60,241 in 1999  84,979 in 2009 (41% increase)  Tenured/tenure track faculty numbers are flat  292 in 1999  253 in 2000  288 in 2009

16 Applications and Admits as of 4/8 each year 200020062007200820092010 FRESHMENApplications173119992280227025462722 Admitted150717802027197622362374 TRANSFERSApplications275301316376368456 Admitted162183205235230229

17 Controlling Enrollment Size to Maintain Quality and Budget Stability  GOAL: Keep the fall 2010 freshman class size close to 2009 class of 1,135 new students  After May 14 a decision will be made about deferring new freshmen admits, who have not deposited, to the Spring 2011 semester  A waiting-list system will be used to allow deferred students to enroll if any spaces develop due to a late withdrawal or cancellation  Deferred students will be encouraged to enroll at one of S&T’s 52 transfer partner institutions

18 National Budget Problems  We are not unique  Many states are in crisis mode

19 Projected State Budget Deficits in 2011 30% or more 20 - 29% 19% or less No deficit CBPP Report 01/29/2010 SOURCE: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E. McNichol & N. Johnson, 02/25/10

20 Governors Proposing New Cuts for FY2010-11  45 states enacted major budget cuts to key services in 2008 and 2009:  Health Care (29 states)  Services to the elderly and disabled (24 states and the District of Columbia)  K-12 education (29 states and the District of Columbia)  Higher education (39 states) SOURCE: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, N. Johnson, P. Oliff & E. Williams, 04/19/10, http://www.cbpp.org/cms/

21 Impacts at Public Universities  Furloughs of faculty and staff are happening at many institutions including:  Clemson University  University of Illinois system  North Carolina public universities  University of Maryland system  University of Minnesota system  University of Idaho  University of Houston  University of Arizona system  University of California and California State systems  University of Georgia system

22 SOURCE: Minnesota Daily, http://www.mndaily.com/2010/04/05/steering-through-storm  Michigan State University is currently evaluating the discontinuation of 49 academic programs  University of Iowa faculty are considering the removal of 14 graduate programs  Florida State University has already eliminated 13 programs Possible Program Elimination

23 Let’s buck up

24 “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” Paul Romer Stanford University Economist

25 Total Budget FY 2010 $185,235,897

26 Advancing Excellence Capital Campaign Progress as of April 19, 2010 $207M

27 Capital Projects

28 Materials Research Center  $4.3M Renovation  Anticipated Funding  NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program  Renovation Start Date  August 2010  Completion Date  August 2011

29 Miner Recreation Building

30 Kummer Student Design Center  Construction Schedule  Begin construction in June 2010  Completion in December 2010

31 Indoor Athletic Facility  Construction Schedule  Begin construction in May 2010  Completion in August 2010

32 Fitness Center

33 Total Student Recreation Projects Total private funding still needed to complete the recreational/athletic upgrades: $3,000,000

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35 Innovation Park Technology Development Center 10 th Street  Construction Schedule  Begin construction in April 2010  Completion in November 2010

36 Student Health Complex Athletic Trainers and Student Health Services

37 Hasselmann Alumni House Future Site

38 Hasselmann Alumni House groundbreaking 4/23/2010

39 Hasselmann Alumni House  Construction Schedule  Begin construction in Spring 2011  Completion in Fall 2012

40 I-44 10 th Street Hwy 63 / Bishop University Dr. Innovation Park Bldg #1 Tennis Courts Indoor Practice Facility Student Design Center Hospital Student Health Complex Alumni House Sign Fitness Center

41 Solar Car  June 20 – June 26, 2010  Tulsa, OK – Naperville, IL Stops and Checkpoints: Tulsa – Neosho – Topeka – Jefferson City – Rolla – Alton, IL – Normal – Naperville Ceremonial run on June 27 to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago

42 Chemical Engineering Car Mid America Regional Competition  1 st place in race  1 st place in poster competition  1 st place for best design  13 universities  Qualified for national competition in Salt Lake City in November

43 Research Centers  Missouri S&T has ten research centers  Over the past eight years, the total general revenue allocation for the research centers was $16.73M  Activities through these research centers resulted in grant/contract expenditures of $98.95M, including $20.07M in indirect costs  The return on the campus investment in our research centers has been over 590%

44 Research Centers Summary  Faculty members associated with the research centers have been advising on average about 180 master’s students and 120 doctoral students each year  Support provided by the research centers help Missouri S&T to develop nationally and internationally recognized graduate research programs feeding back into increased externally sponsored research activities  Significant impact on economic development through grants and contracts

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46  70 undergraduate students participated  53 projects  18 oral presentations  35 poster presentations  15 academic departments represented

47 FIRST Robotics Competition  S&T will host a Missouri State Championship weekend in Spring 2011  The FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) is an exciting, multinational competition that teams professionals and high-school students to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. 25 students per team (must contain female and minority students) Participated in FIRST competitions for 3 years Associated by corporate sponsor Average annual budget is $27,750  Should attract about 1,000 visitors to campus

48 FIRST Robotics Competition FIRST Regional Competition in St. Louis in March 2010

49  S&T Board of Trustees are providing the support for the staff excellence awards again this year

50 Straumanis-James Hall  William J. James  Professor Emeritus of Chemistry  Senior Research Investigator in the Graduate Center for Materials Research  Arrived on the Rolla campus in 1953

51 Straumanis-James Hall Materials Research Center  Renaming Ceremony  May 14 at 1:30 PM  $4.3M Renovation  Anticipated Funding  NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program  Renovation Start Date  August 2010  Completion Date  August 2011

52 Commencement candidate count as of 4/23/2010  Graduate Ceremony  Friday, May 14 at 6:00 PM  196 Master’s candidates  17 Ph.D. candidates  Undergraduate Ceremony  Saturday, May 15 at 11:00 AM  683 Bachelor candidates

53 Advancing Excellence Capital Campaign DVD


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