State of the University

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State of the University
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
Bryan Auditorium
September 15, 2004
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WSU Benchmarking Goals
1. Undergraduate Enrollment
Controlled growth if funded 200 to 300 FTE a
year in Pullman/Spokane with increasing quality,
50 to 100 FTE a year in Vancouver and 25 to 40
FTE in Tri-Cities, primarily in upper division
and graduate.
2. Student Quality (2)
Improve the quality of the freshmen class using
an index that combines adjusted high school GPA
with SAT/ACT score so that average test scores
reach 1100 within three years and eventually
equal or exceed the peer average.
Identify a measure of student progress and meet
or exceed the peer average.
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WSU Benchmarking Goals
3. Diversity Student
Reflect states diversity in Washington high
school graduates, and maintain 75th percentile
rank among peers for student diversity relative
to state population.
4. Diversity Faculty/Staff
Increase diversity of faculty/staff by 10 to 20
percent over the next three years.
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WSU Benchmarking Goals
5. Faculty Compensation
Enhance competitive salary level reach peer
75th percentile and reach 40 percent full
professor over next five years.
6. Research, Scholarship and the Arts Success
Reach peer average (controlled for medical
schools) for research dollars per faculty member,
and reach peer 75th percentile for number of
citations per faculty.
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WSU Benchmarking Goals
7. Graduate Programs
Increase number of PhD students, strengthen key
programs, and increase the number of graduate
students by 5 percent per year.
8. Funding
Reach peer 75th percentile for expenditures per
student.
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WSU Benchmarking Goals

9. Development
WSU Foundation will advance World Class. Face to
Face. by delivering a 50 increase in fund
raising by FY 2010.
10. Athletics
Maintain balanced budget while funding
competitive programs maintain/improve student
quality increase ticket sales and revenue
overall remain competitive in PAC-10 and
nationally in major sports.
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WSU Benchmarking Goals
11. Learning Outcomes
Develop a Student Quality Index that provides
comparative data on communication, reasoning, and
computational skills and exceed the peer average
in performance.
12. International
Increase percent of international students and
increase the study abroad programs/opportunities
for both faculty and students.
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State of the University Budget
No cuts are required in FY 2005
(unlike many states)

• Small earmarked increases were provided by the
  2004 legislature for general enrollment and two
  specialty research areas

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WSU Does Well Competing for State Funds When They
are Available
HECB High Demand Funding
WSU Award
Total Pool
8.2 M
3.3 M
Round One
500 FTE
206 FTE
Round Two
3.6 M
1.9 M
328 FTE
136 FTE
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WSU High Demand Programs
( K )
Permanent annual funding increased by 5.5 M for
these high priority programs (includes 3.9 M
state, 1.6M tuition)

• Viticulture and Enology
• Pharmacy
• Nursing
• Computer Science/Mechanical Engineering
• Bioengineering
• ESL and Special Education
• Management Information Systems
• Pre-Science/Pre-Health Science

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Enrollment is Up
Freshmen and Transfer Students
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Overall University Enrollment
Fall 2004
Headcount
FTE
23,124
21,785
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Grant Funding is Up Substantially
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Additional Commitments for FY 05
2,090 K 200 K 100 K 419 K
340 K 55 K 663 K 220 K 300
K

• Additional funds to annualize costs of 1/1/04
  salary increase
• Cluster Hires
• Senior Faculty Hires
• Biotechnology Initiative
• BioInformatics
• Shock Physics
• Veterinary Medicine (OSU Replacement)
• Business Faculty
• Faculty Promotions

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Capital Budget Remains Strong
Current Major Construction

• BioTechnology/Plant Sciences
• Education Addition
• Spokane Academic Center

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State of the University Budget
Operating Budget

• Stable (for now)
• Stretched
• Uncertain

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September 15, 2004
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WSU and UW are jointly requesting funds to
sustain world class research universities
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Why Keep Research Universities Strong?
Benefits include

• Fueling innovation in the new knowledge-based
  economy
• Finding causes and cures for diseases
• Generating well paying jobs in Washington
• Keeping the states brightest students in
  Washington
• Educating students in research intensive fields

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Elements of This Coordinated Request

• Core funding to support faculty, programs,
  technology and operations at a competitive level
• Research and technology transfer designed to
  improve state economic and human health
• Enrollment growth to help meet strong student
  demand
• Capital budget that supports restoration and
  expansion of research and instructional capacity

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Core Funding

• Provide additional support per student
  incrementally each year
• Catching up with competing states will take
  several biennia

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Core Funding
The State and institutions should commit to the
following goals

• Funding per student should be no less than the
  seventy-fifth percentile of peer institutions
  nationally
• The state should cover at least half the cost of
  instruction for resident undergraduate students

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Core Funding
Real state funding per student has dropped 18
since 1993
Change in WSU State Appropriation per FTE
(Constant 2004 Dollars)
Expenditures from LEAP, FTE is actual from OFM,
IPD from Forecast Council
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Preserving Veterinary Medicine

• Replace students and funding being withdrawn by
  the State of Oregon
• This is the final installment of that funding

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Research Technology Transfer
A joint university investment for state economic
and human health
UW and WSU

• Develop new state-funded research
• Technology transfer programs
• Focused on improving human health and enabling
  the creation of new, high paying jobs
• Resolve public policy conflicts

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Research Technology Transfer
Research to Enhance Health
WSU will create interdisciplinary research teams
in

• Biomedical genomic sciences
• Health-related bioproducts
• Infectious diseases and pests
• Healthy, sustainable food systems

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Research Technology Transfer
Coordinated Technology Transfer
Coordinate UW TechTransfer and WSU Office of
Research activities to enhance the transfer of
university-based discoveries to benefit
Washingtons economy
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Research Technology Transfer
Policy Consensus Center
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Enrollment Expand Baccalaureate
Graduate/Professional Capacity
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Capital Budget
Providing quality space and infrastructure needed
to implement the Strategic Plan
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2005-07 Capital Priorities
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Bldg (REC
2) Wastewater Reclamation Project Minor Works
Preservation/Infrastructure/Equipment Tri-Cities
BioProducts Biomedical Sciences (REC 4)
Design Spokane Riverpoint Nursing Center Utility
Upgrades
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The Top Ten List
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10. Implementation of the Plan for the Regional
Campuses
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10a. Development of Our Research Stations
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9. No Budget Cuts This Spring
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8. The Creation of the Office of Undergraduate
Education
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7. Progress at the Spokane Campus
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6. Athletics Success
Holiday Bowl 2004
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5. The Creation of the Vice Presidency for Equity
and Diversity
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4. Physical Plant Development
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3. External Relations Programs and the Image of
WSU
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3a. Showcase
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2. The Recruitment and Retention of Undergraduate
Students
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1. The Research and Scholarship of Our Faculty
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State of the University
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
Bryan Auditorium
September 15, 2004
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State of the University
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
Bryan Auditorium
September 15, 2004