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The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Advancing
the Vision
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Our Future

• The vision of the Auburn University College of
  Engineering is to move into the top tier of
  engineering programs.
• The short-term goal is to position the college
  to move into the top 20 ranking by 2008.

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Why a Top Tier College of Engineering

• To offer the highest quality engineering
  education to the men and women of Alabama and the
  region
• To drive high-tech economic development for the
  State of Alabama
• To elevate the value and prestige of an Auburn
  Engineering degree
• To improve the quality of life for people
  throughout the state, region, nation and world

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Engineering Vision Strategy

• Highest Quality Facilities
• Leading National Professors
• Best and Brightest Students
• Unique opportunities for students

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Investments Required to Achieve 2008 Goal
Category Amount
Capital Projects 18.5 million
Scholarship Endowment 20 million
Fellowship Endowment 20 million
Professorship Endowment 50 million
Unrestricted Endowment 45 million
Total 153.5 million
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Facilities Projects

• Ross Hall renovation
• 13.5m total cost
• University Funding 10m
• Private support 3.5m
• Transportation Technology Center
• 108m total cost
• Federal funding 65m
• Bond issue 24m
• University Infrastructure 4m
• Private support 15m

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Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Transportation
Technology Center
Building for the Future of Alabama
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TTC the Center of Engineering Activity
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Ross Hall Renovation
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Scholarship and Fellowship Goals

• An hallmark of a distinguished program is the
  ability to attract the best and brightest
  students. As we embrace a bold vision to become
  one of the top engineering programs, we must
  build scholarship and fellowship endowments that
  enable us to compete for the nations top
  undergraduate and graduate students.

Goal Establish 40m in scholarship and
fellowship support
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Professorships Goals

• Professorships needed to Achieve Benchmarks
• 4 NAE Level at minimum of 6M each
• 6 Eminent Scholar Chairs at min. of 2M each
• 8 Endowed Faculty Chairs at min. of 1M each
• 20 Distinguished Prof. at min. of 300K each

Purpose To attract and retain leading expertise
in instruction research
Goal Establish 50m in faculty support
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Endowed Program Support

• Goal of 45m in endowed support to generate
  2.25m annually for program enhancement, examples
  include
• Equipment enhancement
• Faculty Support
• Student Support
• New program start-up and support
• Student programs and projects
• Emerging opportunities and initiatives
• Public Relations and Marketing
• Development to further enhance programs

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Engineerings Time is Now

• University reallocation program enabled
  engineering to add 22 new faculty positions
• Ginn Gift - 25m to establish Wireless program,
  create 5 new professorships, hire 2 additional
  faculty and challenge to define future Vision
• Sen. Shelby appropriation of 65m for new
  engineering complex
• Launch of University-wide campaign

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IT BEGINS AT AUBURNA CAMPAIGN FOR AUBURN
UNIVERSITY

• University Goal 500m
• 333m (66) achieved
• Engineering Goal 105m
• 63m (60) achieved
• Engineering Vision Goal 153.5m
• Launched Public Phase Feb. 3rd, 2006

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Engineering Campaign Goals and Progress
Featured Objective Campaign Goals Vision Goals Progress (12/31/05)
Student Support 21,600,000 40,000,000 15,091,170
Faculty Support 50,000,000 50,000,000 5,640,971
Programmatic Support 28,400,000 45,000,000 39,011,577
Capital Projects 5,000,000 18,500,000 3,402,705
Totals 105,000,000 153,500,000 63,146,423
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AU Campaign Goals and Progress (through
12/31/2005)
Constituency Goal Gifts Commitments12/31/05 Vision Gifts Commitments12/31/05
Agriculture 27,700,000 20,464,561 74 35,700,000 20,464,561 57
CADC 20,000,000 11,640,517 58 20,000,000 11,640,517 58
Athletics 68,400,000 78,933,887 115 90,000,000 78,933,887 88
Business 19,400,000 13,666,345 70      
Education 5,750,000 8,743,536 152 10,000,000 8,743,536 87
Engineering 105,000,000 63,146,423 60 153,500,000 63,146,423 41
Forestry 11,150,000 9,385,659 84 15,000,000 9,385,659 63
Human Sciences 8,200,000 4,302,532 52      
Liberal Arts 15,000,000 9,124,391 61      
Library 5,000,000 2,408,500 48      
Museum 15,000,000 22,234,391 148 25,000,000 22,234,391 89
Nursing 3,000,000 1,498,040 50      
Pharmacy 6,000,000 10,507,292 175 22,350,000 10,507,292 47
COSAM 16,000,000 7,826,129 49      
Vet Med 17,000,000 13,845,217 81 25,000,000 13,845,217 55
General University 82,850,000 30,888,704 37      
Graduate School 13,120,000 23,686 0      
Multicultural Affairs 650,000 - 0      
Outreach 500,000 - 0      
Research 35,280,000 5,932,472 17      
AUM 25,000,000 17,899,739 72      
TOTAL 500,000,000 332,472,021 66 396,550,000 238,901,483 60


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Strategy Summary

• Plan to achieve bold vision
• Outcome built on alumni support
• A strong foundation to build upon

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Undergraduate Engineering Degrees Awarded in
Alabama 2003-2004

• AM 68
• UAB 74
• UAH 164
• UA 203
• AU 488
• USA 70
• TU 64
• AU percent of total 42.8

Source American Society of Engineering Educators
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Example of Unique Student Opportunities

• Formula SAE 3rd overall
• Mini Baja 3rd at Midwest
• Solar Car 4th in Stock
• Solar Decathlon 3rd overall
• Tigers Aero Team 1st in East

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Research Awards

• FY98 FY04
• 11.9M 30.1M

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Engineering Goal Targets
Achieved

• Quiet Phase Goal of 63,000,000
• Committed by Dec. 31, 2005
• Campaign Goal of 105,000,000
• Committed by Dec. 31, 2007
• Vision Goal 100 - 153,500,000
• Committed by end of 2008