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State of the University (#8) 2010 Spring Career Fair John F. Carney III April 28, 2010

State of the University (#8) 2010 Spring Career Fair John F. Carney III April 28, 2010. Entrepreneurs of the Year. Three S&T students have been awarded the University of Missouri System Student Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2010 Michael Orlando, Jr . R.J. Miller Colby Hall

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State of the University (#8) 2010 Spring Career Fair John F. Carney III April 28, 2010

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  1. State of the University (#8) 2010 Spring Career Fair John F. Carney III April 28, 2010

  2. Entrepreneurs of the Year • Three S&T students have been awarded the University of Missouri System Student Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2010 • Michael Orlando, Jr. • R.J. Miller • Colby Hall • Started a company utilizing S&T students to develop iPhone applications • Bar code scanning application • Small Business Innovation Research – EPA ~$70,000

  3. Status of agreement with the Governor

  4. Missouri’s Tax Credit Exemptions(4/21/10 meeting with Governor) • Low income housing tax credits (Missouri is #2) • Missouri awarded $176 million in 2007 • California with 6 times Missouri’s population awarded one-half as much • Historic preservation tax credits (Missouri is #1) • #1 in expenditures ($161 million in 2008) • Virginia only spent $80 million • In 2009, Missouri’s grew even higher, to $186 million

  5. UM Board of Curators meeting at Missouri S&T April 15-16, 2010

  6. Quote of the DayApril 16, 2010 "It seems we're pulling so hard on the reins to hold back an organization with so much potential." Bo Fraser immediate past chair UM Board of Curators

  7. Result: • Some hope that S&T will receive bonding to construct a badly needed classroom building • No help yet on securing $80 million for chemical and biological engineering, chemistry, and biological sciences complex

  8. Tuition and Fee Increases

  9. White Paper on Challenges to Teaching and Research Mission at Missouri S&T Sent to President Forsee on March 4, 2010

  10. Task Force onStudent Educational Capacityformed in 9/09 Charge To collect and review all pertinent data to assess whether the Fall 2009 student population was at, below, or above the university’s capacity to provide each student with a quality education

  11. Task Force onStudent Educational Capacity • 26 faculty, staff, administrators, and student representatives • 4 subcommittees • Faculty and academic instructional space • Student financial aid and scholarships • Campus and student support services • Campus housing, dining, and parking • Final report submitted on 4/5/10

  12. Conclusion “… the university was very close to exceeding its overall capacity to provide all enrolled students with a quality education in the fall 2009 semester.”

  13. Enrollmentend of fourth week

  14. Growth by Academic Fields2000 to 2009 • Engineering • 60% increase • Business, Computing and Information Sciences • 51% increase • Liberal Arts • 52% increase • Math and Natural Sciences • 42% increase

  15. Academic and Research Challenges • Enrollment is up • 2,100 additional headcount since 1999 (45% increase) • 1,323 more undergraduate students (34% increase) • 777 more graduate students (93% increase) • Student credit hours are up • 60,241 in 1999 • 84,979 in 2009 (41% increase) • Tenured/tenure track faculty numbers are flat • 292 in 1999 • 253 in 2000 • 288 in 2009

  16. Applications and Admitsas of 4/8 each year

  17. Controlling Enrollment Size to Maintain Quality and Budget Stability • GOAL: Keep the fall 2010 freshman class size close to 2009 class of 1,135 new students • After May 14 a decision will be made about deferring new freshmen admits, who have not deposited, to the Spring 2011 semester • A waiting-list system will be used to allow deferred students to enroll if any spaces develop due to a late withdrawal or cancellation • Deferred students will be encouraged to enroll at one of S&T’s 52 transfer partner institutions

  18. National Budget Problems • We are not unique • Many states are in crisis mode

  19. Projected State Budget Deficits in 2011 30% or more 20 - 29% 19% or less No deficit CBPP Report 01/29/2010 SOURCE: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E. McNichol & N. Johnson, 02/25/10

  20. Governors Proposing New Cuts for FY2010-11 • 45 states enacted major budget cuts to key services in 2008 and 2009: • Health Care (29 states) • Services to the elderly and disabled (24 states and the District of Columbia) • K-12 education (29 states and the District of Columbia) • Higher education (39 states) SOURCE: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, N. Johnson, P. Oliff & E. Williams, 04/19/10, http://www.cbpp.org/cms/

  21. Impacts at Public Universities • Furloughs of faculty and staff are happening at many institutions including: • Clemson University • University of Illinois system • North Carolina public universities • University of Maryland system • University of Minnesota system • University of Idaho • University of Houston • University of Arizona system • University of California and California State systems • University of Georgia system

  22. SOURCE: Minnesota Daily, http://www.mndaily.com/2010/04/05/steering-through-storm Possible Program Elimination • Michigan State University is currently evaluating the discontinuation of 49 academic programs • University of Iowa faculty are considering the removal of 14 graduate programs • Florida State University has already eliminated 13 programs

  23. Let’s buck up

  24. “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” Paul Romer Stanford University Economist

  25. Total Budget FY 2010$185,235,897

  26. Advancing ExcellenceCapital Campaign Progressas of April 19, 2010 $207M

  27. Capital Projects

  28. Materials Research Center • $4.3M Renovation • Anticipated Funding • NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program • Renovation Start Date • August 2010 • Completion Date • August 2011

  29. Miner Recreation Building

  30. Kummer Student Design Center • Construction Schedule • Begin construction in June 2010 • Completion in December 2010

  31. Indoor Athletic Facility • Construction Schedule • Begin construction in May 2010 • Completion in August 2010

  32. Fitness Center

  33. Total Student Recreation Projects Total private funding still needed to complete the recreational/athletic upgrades: $3,000,000

  34. Innovation ParkTechnology Development Center • Construction Schedule • Begin construction in April 2010 • Completion in November 2010 10th Street

  35. Student Health ComplexAthletic Trainers and Student Health Services

  36. Hasselmann Alumni HouseFuture Site

  37. Hasselmann Alumni Housegroundbreaking 4/23/2010

  38. Hasselmann Alumni House • Construction Schedule • Begin construction in Spring 2011 • Completion in Fall 2012

  39. I-44 University Dr. Hwy 63 / Bishop Alumni House Hospital Student Health Complex Student Design Center 10th Street Tennis Courts Innovation Park Bldg #1 Sign Fitness Center Indoor Practice Facility

  40. Solar Car • June 20 – June 26, 2010 • Tulsa, OK – Naperville, IL • Stops and Checkpoints: Tulsa – Neosho – Topeka – Jefferson City – Rolla – Alton, IL – Normal – Naperville • Ceremonial run on June 27 to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago

  41. Chemical Engineering CarMid America Regional Competition • 1st place in race • 1st place in poster competition • 1st place for best design • 13 universities • Qualified for national competition in Salt Lake City in November

  42. Research Centers • Missouri S&T has ten research centers • Over the past eight years, the total general revenue allocation for the research centers was $16.73M • Activities through these research centers resulted in grant/contract expenditures of $98.95M, including $20.07M in indirect costs • The return on the campus investment in our research centers has been over 590%

  43. Research CentersSummary • Faculty members associated with the research centers have been advising on average about 180 master’s students and 120 doctoral students each year • Support provided by the research centers help Missouri S&T to develop nationally and internationally recognized graduate research programs feeding back into increased externally sponsored research activities • Significant impact on economic development through grants and contracts

  44. 70 undergraduate students participated • 53 projects • 18 oral presentations • 35 poster presentations • 15 academic departments represented

  45. FIRST Robotics Competition • S&T will host a Missouri State Championship weekend in Spring 2011 • The FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) is an exciting, multinational competition that teams professionals and high-school students to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. • 25 students per team (must contain female and minority students) • Participated in FIRST competitions for 3 years • Associated by corporate sponsor • Average annual budget is $27,750 • Should attract about 1,000 visitors to campus

  46. FIRST Robotics Competition FIRST Regional Competition in St. Louis in March 2010

  47. S&T Board of Trustees are providing the support for the staff excellence awards again this year

  48. Straumanis-James Hall • William J. James • Professor Emeritus of Chemistry • Senior Research Investigator in the Graduate Center for Materials Research • Arrived on the Rolla campus in 1953

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