1. What it Means to be a Public University in the 21 st Century

2. NC State Constitution ARTICLE IX: EDUCATION Section 1. Education encouraged. Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. Sec. 8. Higher education. The General Assembly shall maintain a public system of higher education, comprising The University of North Carolina and such other institutions of higher education as the General Assembly may deem wise. … The General Assembly may enact laws necessary and expedient for the maintenance and management of The University of North Carolina and the other public institutions of higher education. Sec. 9. Benefits of public institutions of higher education. The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense.

3. Models for Funding Public Universities 1. What we mean when we say that Carolina is “proudly public.”

4. Tuition 2003-2004 Academic Year Tuition and Required Fees, Public Universities Resident UndergraduateNon-resident Undergraduate Required fees Tuition only Total Tuition and required fees Required fees Tuition only Total Tuition and required fees UNC – Chapel Hill $1,117$2,955$4,072$1,117$14,803$15,920 Berkeley$5,250- $5,730$13,730$19,460 Illinois$1,442$5,568$7,010$1,442$16,604$18,046 Virginia$1,565$4,584$6,149$1,615$20,554$22,169 Michigan$878$7,603$8,481$878$24,769$25,647

5. University Priorities 1. Strengthen faculty recruitment, retention, development. 2. Create richest possible learning environment for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. 3. Invest in centers of excellence in research and creativity. 4. Enhance Carolina’s engagement with North Carolina and the world. 5. Successfully complete campus development plan; begin Carolina North. 6. Determine strategies to direct resources to highest priorities. 7. Define Carolina’s role as a leader.

6. Engagement with N.C.

7. PROMPT Telescopes (Chile) Summer Study Abroad (Jordan) Semester in Havana Fulbright-Hays Scholar (Argentina & Uruguay) Summer Study Abroad (Egypt) Study Abroad (Tanzania) Carolina for Kiberia (Kenya) Honors Semester in Cape Town (South Africa) Study Abroad (Australia) Study Abroad (China) Singapore Summer Immersion Undergraduate Health Fellowship (India) Study Abroad (France) Summer Study Abroad (Russia) Fulbright Scholar (UK) Mexican Immigrant Project (NC) Faculty Curriculum Development Award (Canada) Kenan Institute Asia (Thailand) Engagement with the World