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Southern California Alumni Club Weekend College Thank You For Being Here!

Southern California Alumni Club Weekend College Thank You For Being Here!. Dr. James R. Ramsey President, University of Louisville. July 30, 2011. University of Louisville Great History/ Wonderful Tradition You Are a Part of That History/Tradition!.

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Southern California Alumni Club Weekend College Thank You For Being Here!

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  1. Southern California Alumni Club Weekend CollegeThank You For Being Here! Dr. James R. Ramsey President, University of Louisville July 30, 2011

  2. University of LouisvilleGreat History/Wonderful TraditionYou Are a Part of That History/Tradition!

  3. Our mandate Today is to build on history/tradition: (House Bill I – Postsecondary Education Reform Act of 1997) “UofL is to be A Premier Nationally Recognized Metropolitan Research University”

  4. New video

  5. As You Can See, Many Good/Great Things are Happening….

  6. August 2010 UofL receives $3.15 million grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust. Funds to support cancer research program in Owensboro Freshman Class Average ACT score of 24.5 33% scored 27 or greater on ACT 58 Valedictorians 33% college level courses in high school 59.9% outside Jefferson County 17.4% from out of state

  7. September 2010 Signature HealthCARE moves to Louisville Cardinal Singers make triumphant return to Far East CII researchers receive over $2 million grant from NIH for the next generation of artificial hearts/pumps NIH gives more than $1.5 million for interdisciplinary oncology palliative care education program

  8. October 2010 UofL's Center for Predictive Medicine, a $44 million regional biosafety research lab designed to better protect Americans from emerging biological threats KFC Yum! Center opens Kicks off with Eagles concert

  9. November 2010 UofL launches largest fundraising campaign – $750 million is goal for ‘Charting Our Course’ campaign Sign letter of intent to form statewide health network UofL researchers report cardiac stem cells as safe, effective in heart failure treatment

  10. December 2010 UofL soccer team Finishes Historic Season as NCAA Runner-Up UofL Winter Commencement at Yum! Arena 700 students participate

  11. January 2011 KPPC help schools, businesses cut energy costs 154 school districts – $28 savings per student $4.8m grant to the Kent School program aims to reduce teen pregnancy, disease risk Nursing students pass licensure exam at rate higher than national average – 97% vs. 88% national avg

  12. February 2011 $9.56 m from NIH to head multicenter cardiovascular research network Faculty from the University of Louisville's Kent School of Social Work are joining with the KIPDA Rural Diabetes Coalition to reduce the prevalence of the disease in Shelby, Bullitt and Henry counties $2.6m grant to the Office of Community Engagement to create a college-going culture among low-income, minority and potential first-generation college students

  13. March 2011 University of Louisville’s College of Business in the top 10 percent of the nation’s business schools for 2011 Mayor announces partnership with Nucleus on the "Lifelong Wellness and Aging Initiative”

  14. April 2011 UofL & Kosair Charities Autism Center UofL Nursing Faculty Honored for Race Track Clinic Success University of Louisville has earned official status as a Tree Campus USA

  15. May 2011 UofL Entrepreneurship Students – TNG Pharmaceuticals – Win National Awards Dr. Susan Harkema, UofL’s Owsley Brown Frazier Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation, hopes to get people walking again Fulbright’s – 14 & counting!

  16. May 2011 Commencement 2010-11 Over 2,600 graduates! Nursing Fellowship program for stroke care UofL and Ft. Knox discuss partnership

  17. June 2011 Campaign Results Continue to work on partnership agreement $750,000,000 Another record year for fundraising – over $125 million with more to come! $520,538,046 Audit of HSC TIF expenditure approved

  18. But it isn’t Easy • State Cuts • Federal Cuts • Earmarks • Endowment Earnings

  19. KY Non Agricultural Employment

  20. Hitting the MarkUofL Exceeds Goals & Expectations for Academic Excellence & Achievement

  21. Hitting the MarkUofL Exceeds Goals & Expectations for Academic Excellence & Achievement

  22. Hitting the MarkUofL Exceeds Goals & Expectations for Academic Excellence & Achievement

  23. Hitting the MarkUofL Exceeds Goals & Expectations for Academic Excellence & Achievement

  24. FIRST IN KENTUCKY Increase of Undergraduate Degrees Awarded

  25. FIRST IN KENTUCKY Increase In All Doctoral Degrees Awarded

  26. FIRST IN KENTUCKY Increase In Graduation Rate

  27. FIRST IN KENTUCKY Increase In Average ACT Scores

  28. HIGHEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN KENTUCKY In Funded Research

  29. LOWEST IN KENTUCKY Increase in Tuition Rates

  30. But being #1 in Kentucky is not good enough! We have more to do!

  31. Managing Costs $136 MILLION IN 7 YEARS

  32. Under Performing Assets e.g. SHELBY CAMPUS

  33. Developing Partnerships WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH STUDENT SERVICES

  34. Improving Contract Research AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  35. Being Creative TWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS

  36. Enhancing Clinical Income FACULTY PHYSICIANS SUPPORT OUR ACADEMIC MISSION – TEACHING AND RESEARCH

  37. INCREASING PHILANTHROPIC/PRIVATE SUPPORT

  38. And SoWe Will Move Forward and Build On Our Great History & Traditions!You Can Be Proud Of Your Alma Mater!

  39. Campaign video

  40. Today and going forward…We need you more than ever! • Be engaged • Help us communicate • Help us recruit • Talk to policy makers • Give back

  41. Thank you

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