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UW Senate President ’ s Report October 17, 2011. Ontario Election – October 6, 2011 Liberal minority government – the first since 1985 Record low turnout – 49.2 per cent Cabinet to be introduced October 20
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UW Senate President’s Report October 17, 2011
Ontario Election – October 6, 2011 • Liberal minority government – the first since 1985 • Record low turnout – 49.2 per cent • Cabinet to be introduced October 20 • 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
International Rankings 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)
Mid-Cycle Review update • Total number of planned sessions: 42 (September 12 – December 6) • Total number of sessions completed: 23 (as of October 14) • Number of participants so far: • 55 students • Over 500 faculty/staff • 25 alumni/donors • Online survey being sent to all students, faculty, staff and 67,000 alumni • Over 300 survey responses to date
2011 Performance Indicators http://analysis.uwaterloo.ca/pubs/uwpi.php
Enrolment – Under-Represented Students (2010/11) • 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
Top-5 Source Countries for uWaterloo (2010/11) Total International Enrolment (2010/11): 3,512
Full-time Student to Full-time Tenure and Tenure-stream Faculty Ratio as Compared to U15 Universities 2009/10
2011 NSSE: How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?