1. Weekend College Naples Dr. James R. Ramsey President, University of Louisville January 8, 2011

2. Thank you for all you do! Great to be back! You know that I am the warm up act!

4. UofL Today

5. What Drives Us Daily 1798 – 8 benefactors “For Louisville to be a place of some consequence…” 1997 – 138 members of the General Assembly “A public agenda of increasing economic opportunity and improving quality of life…”

6. Our 2020 PLAN The Goal Strategies/Tactics Measures of Performance

7. And we are making progress Despite the tough economy and state budget cuts!

8. FIRST IN KENTUCKY INCREASE OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AWARDED

9. FIRST IN KENTUCKY INCREASE IN ALL DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED

10. FIRST IN KENTUCKY INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATE

11. FIRST IN KENTUCKY INCREASE IN AVERAGE ACT SCORES

12. HIGHEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN KENTUCKY IN FUNDED RESEARCH

13. LOWEST IN KENTUCKY INCREASE IN TUITION RATES

14. We’ve had lots of success But being #1 in Kentucky is not good enough

15. You Know the Challenges!

16. Sources: NBER, BEA, and BLS. * Lowest level during the current recession. The next two quarters (2009:III and IV) have been positive. PeakDecline in real GDP Dec-07 (IV)-3.70% Mar-01 (I)0.40% Jul-90 (III)-1.40% Jul-81 (III)-2.90% Jan-80 (I)-2.20% Nov-73 (IV)-3.20% Dec-69 ((IV)-0.20% Apr-60 (II)-1.10% Aug-57 (III)-3.70% Jul-53 (II)-2.60% Nov-48 (IV)-1.70% US GDP

17. US Non Agricultural Employment – Impacts on Real People

18. KY Non Agricultural Employment

19. KY Manufacturing

20. So While We Are Making Progress More/Lots More To Do 7 Strategies For Moving Forward Without State Support

21. MANAGING COSTS $136 MILLION IN 7 YEARS

22. ASSET TRANSFORMATION SHELBY CAMPUS

23. DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH STUDENT SERVICES

24. IMPROVING CONTRACT RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

25. BEING CREATIVE TWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS

26. ENHANCING CLINICAL INCOME FACULTY PHYSICIANS SUPPORT OUR ACADEMIC MISSION – TEACHING AND RESEARCH

27. INCREASING PHILANTHROPIC/ PRIVATE SUPPORT

28. OUR GOAL $750 MILLION

29. OUR PROGRESS $750,000,000 $377,106,263

31. You are Family! Support –Students –Messaging –Financial –Moral Stay in touch Review of Alumni Association We need you now more than ever!

32. Thank you