UW Board of Governors President ’ s Report October 25, 2011

1. UW Board of Governors President’s Report October 25, 2011

2. Ontario Election – October 6, 2011 • Liberal minority government – the first since 1985 • Record low turnout – 49.2 per cent • John Milloy - Minister of Community and Social Services and Government House Leader • Glen Murray - Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities • Premier McGuinty has signaled he will govern on issue-by-issue basis rather than seek accord with another party • Election Promises: • Create 60,000 post-secondary spaces by 2015 • Build 3 new satellite campuses by 2015 • Introduce a 30 per cent tuition cut for undergraduates • Context – fiscal realities (provincial and international) as significant constraint • $16 Billion budget deficit • Fall Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review • Drummond Commission • Budget likely in March 2012 • Advocacy strategy • Maintain engagement with all parties • “Every vote counts” – connections with MPPs a priority

3. International Rankings QS Top University Rankings • Waterloo is 160th, down from 145th in 2010 • Waterloo the 9th highest-ranked Canadian university, down from 7th in 2010

4. Shanghai Jiao Tong 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities • Waterloo placed in the 151-200 ranking cluster • Same ranking we achieved in 2010, improving from 201-302 in 2009 • Top Canadian Universities: • Toronto (26) • UBC (37) • McGill (64) • McMaster (89) • Alberta, Montreal (102-150) • Calgary (151-200) • Waterloo ranks in 52-75 range with McGill in Engineering Technology/Computer Sciences category

5. Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings • University of Waterloo placed in the 201-225 category, along with the University of Western Ontario • 9 Canadian schools made it into the top 200 • University of Toronto (19) • UBC (22) • McGill (28) • McMaster (65) • Alberta (100) • Montréal (104) • Queen’s (173) • Victoria (177) • Ottawa (185)

6. Source: THE World University Ranking Oct 2011

7. Source: THE World University Ranking Oct 2011

8. Centre of Excellence for Research, Training, and Innovation In Seniors Health Care and Wellness • 192-bed facility located on the north campus • $20M in capital funding from Ontario government + $625,000 in annual operating/curriculum funding • $3M in capital costs + $45M over 20 years from the Schlegel Family to support research chairs • Source: Communications and Public Affairs, August 29, 2011 • 5 Graduate Students Win Vanier Awards • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships worth up to $50,000/year for 3 years • 4 students received NSERC Vanier Awards, 1 received a CIHR Vanier (UW’s first)

9. Update on leadership searches • University Secretary • VP Academic & Provost • VP Advancement • VP External • VP University Research • Associate VP Students • Associate VP IST • Associate VP International • Dean of Engineering • Dean of Science

10. Purpose: • Engage students, faculty, staff, alumni • Review Sixth Decade Plan • Build on EC’s 10 priority areas for 2011-2012 • Approach: • Two-stage consultations: • Stage One (September – December) • Stakeholder meetings • Online survey • Email • Stage Two (Starting February) • Focus Groups • Report by March 2012

11. Mid-Cycle Review update • Total number of planned sessions: 44 (September 12 – December 6) • Total number of sessions completed: 28 (as of October 24) • Number of participants so far: • 65 students • Over 700 faculty/staff • 25 alumni/donors • Online survey being sent to all students, faculty, staff and 67,000 alumni • Over 400 survey responses to date

12. 2011 Performance Indicators http://analysis.uwaterloo.ca/pubs/uwpi.php

13. Operating Revenue by Source

14. Total Sponsored Research Awards by Source

15. Count of Full-time Faculty by Gender and Percentage Female

16. FTE Enrolment – Undergraduate and Graduate

17. Top-5 Source Countries for uWaterloo 2010/11 MYAA Total International Enrolment (2010/11): 3,512

18. International Students as % of their Respective Populations

19. Full-time Student to Full-time Tenure and Tenure-stream Faculty Ratio as Compared to U15 Universities 2009/10

20. uWaterloo Student to Faculty Ratio Compared to Ontario System

21. University of Waterloo Class Size2010/11 MYAA

22. 2011 NSSE: How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?

23. Fall 2010 Enrolment Headcount2010/11 MYAA

24. Under-Represented Students2010/11 MYAA • Registered Students with Disabilities • Full-Time students - 1,250 • Part-Time students – 227 • Self-Declared First Generation Students • 1,100 or 5% • Self-declared Aboriginal Students • 105 or 0.5%

25. Student Access Guarantee (SAG)2010/11 MYAA • Also funded from our Tuition Set-Aside funds: • $3.8 M in entrance bursaries and scholarships • $2.0 M in work placement support • $0.5 M in part-time and out-of-province bursaries • $1.5 M in additional bursaries

26. College Transfers2010/11 MYAA Applications to First Year in 2010: • *excludes students who apply for transfer into year 2+ • Credit Transfer Allocation Survey Results • 1,595 students at uWaterloo who had previously attended a college • Area of concern and focus for TCU

27. e-Learning2010/11 MYAA

28. Retention2010/11 MYAA

29. Velocity and Entrepreneurship2010/11 MYAA Most recent year of operations (2010): • Students/young entrepreneurs engaged = 181 • Start-up Companies created = 23 • Students hired = 18 • Products and Services Developed = 33 • Jobs Created = 100 • Licenses Negotiated = 4