University of Waterloo Board of Governors President ’ s Report April 3, 2012

1. University of Waterloo Board of Governors President’s Report April 3, 2012

2. Provincial Budget • March 27 • International students • $750 “head tax” for non-PhD international students (undergraduates and Master’s) • $75 per-student municipal grant downloaded to universities • Pensions (changes to administration) • Executive compensation (specifically president, provost, VPs, deans) • Capital funding • Co-op tax credit – reclassification (no impact)

3. International Student Enrolment

4. Provincial Budget

5. Provincial Budget - Performance Source: Institutional Analysis and Planning

6. Federal Budget • $500 million over five years, starting in 2014-15 to the Canada Foundation for Innovation • $37 million for granting councils • $15 million for Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) • $15 million for National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) • $7 million for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) • $60 million for Genome Canada • $40 million for CANARIE • $10 million for Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) • Doubling of contribution of Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to $100 million • $67 million in 2012-13 to refocus National Research Council on “industry-relevant research” • SR&ED tax incentive program changes

7. Year in Review Key Priority Areas • Mid-Cycle Review • Building Leadership • Student Success • Advancement • Research Productivity • Engaging Stakeholders • Highlights

8. Mid-Cycle Review • Review and realign goals delivered in 2006 • Engage students, faculty, staff, alumni • Create actionable goals for the next five years • Introduce an accountability framework with action plans and measures of success

9. Foundational Pillars • Academic excellence • Research excellence and impact • Co-operative education • Graduate studies • Internationalization • Entrepreneurship

10. The Emerging Priorities (MCR) Student Opportunities and Experience Quality of Education Visibility and Outreach Image and Philosophy Resources uW Environment Clear and Effective Leadership …contains all the details and provides a conceptual framework.

11. Alignment with Foundational Pillars (MCR)

12. Alignment with Faculty Plans (MCR) • Faculties at various stages of strategic planning • Determine how MCR goals contribute to Faculty plans • Determine how Faculty plans contribute to MCR goals • Define progress and outcome measures

13. Next Steps (MCR)

14. Building Leadership • Vice President Academic and Provost: Recruited and appointed Sallie Ann Keller, starting May 1, 2012 • University Secretary: Recruited and appointed Logan Atkinson, starting July 1, 2012 • Dean of Engineering: Recruited and appointed Pearl Sullivan, starting July 1, 2012 • Dean of Science: Reviewed and re-appointed Terry McMahon. • Vice President Advancement: Finalizing interviews (July 1 start date) • Vice President University Relations: Finalizing interviews (July 1 start date) • Chief of Staff: To be determined

15. Building Leadership • Vice President University Research: Reviewed and reappointed George Dixon • Associate Provost(s) • Associate Provost Students: Recruited and appointed Chris Read • Associate Provost IST: This position is changed to Chief Information Officer: In progress • Associate Provost International: Finalizing Interviews (July 1 start date)

16. Student Success • Opened the SSO in South Campus Hall for the first day of fall classes • The office merged 4 existing departments/programs in addition to several new areas. • 19 staff hired in 2011-12 and they are in the process of hiring 7 more, which will more than double the original staff complement. • Completely re-designed and launched Student Life 101, the summer pre-arrival program for first-year students. • Launched "The First Year Experience Training Institute" to prepare hundreds of student orientation leaders to help students in their transition. • Launched new Success Coaching service • Launched “University 101”course with enrolment in Spring and Fall • New 6,500 square foot space for VeloCity in Communitech Hub

17. Student Success • Loran Awards • Rotman Competition • School of Accounting and Finance - UFE Gold medal • Ontario Engineering Competition • RBC Next Great Innovator • VeloCity recipient of Communitech’s 2011 Tech Impact Award • First and second place in National Japanese Speech Contest

18. Wal-Mart Green Challenge Winners

19. Advancement • Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis: $21m -$20m Science building and Chairs, $1m Math Scholarships • Schlegel UW Research Institute for Aging: $45m Research Chairs • John Hele: $500k - Math Atrium naming in honour of Dr. Bruce White • Schwartz & Reisman Foundation: $400k International Trade Specialization Israel Experience • The Ontario College of Pharmacists: $600k to create a Professorship in Pharmacy Innovation • Alumni Bill Watson, Bill Pristanski and Gary Foerster: $25k each toward renovation of MacKirdy Hall at St. Paul's for a teaching and community space. • Elise Devitt:  $100K to refurbish the 6th floor of the Dana Porter Library • Mennonite Savings and Credit Union: $1m for the Centre for Peace Advancement at Conrad Grebel • Planned Gifts realized: Edgar Kerston $724,202 and Robbert Hartog $966,366 for Eng. 5

20. Research Productivity • Research Infosource ranking as“research university of the year” in the comprehensive category • Canada Research Chairs • Six named in March 2012 • Water- Southern Ontario Water Consortium • Aging - 192-bed long term care facility on our north campus

21. Research Productivity - Auto

22. Research Productivity • Health - CIHR grant for Geoffrey Fong $7.4 million – largest ever awarded • Digital Media - $2.5 million SSHRC grant for Neil Randall (English) and Karen Collins, (Drama and Speech Communication) for "IMMERSe: The Interactive & Multi-Modal Experience Research Syndicate.”

23. Research Productivity - Nano - Suzhou, China

24. Research Productivity - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

25. Research Productivity - Ruhr Universitat Bochum

26. Stakeholder Engagement • Over 214 events involving internal and external stakeholders: • Overseas Activities (2011-2012) • May 22-28, 2011 – Cairo (Guest speaker and lecturer – Military Technical College) • November 2-16, 2011 – Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai • Feb. 20-25, 2012 – Soochow University, Beijing, donors, alumni • March 9-14, 2012 – Germany U15, private university meetings (KIT, Cologne) • April 15-19, 2012 – Saudi Arabia – Keynote address • April 23-28, 2012 – Brazil – AUCC Mission and private corporate meetings. • Opened Hong Kong Alumni office

27. Stakeholder Engagement • Keynote addresses and panel discussions • Innovation Nation symposium (Waterloo) – September 9, 2011 • Society of Research Administrators International (Montreal) – October 24, 2011 • The Canada-US Partnership: Enhancing the Innovation Ecosystem (Ottawa) – November 2, 2011 • Festival of Thinkers (Dubai) – November 13-15, 2011 • Pollution Probe (Toronto) – November 23, 2011

28. Year in Review - Highlights • Killam Prize • Killam Fellowship • Royal Society Fellows • Canadian Index of Wellbeing • School of Public Health and Health Systems • WGSI Equinox Blueprint • Maclean’s Rankings

29. Mathematics 3

30. Engineering 6

31. Environment 3

32. New Football Field

33. Quantum Nano Building Opening September 21 2012

34. Increase and diversify income Focus on Students Further increase research productivity Satellite Campuses Review and Refocus the Sixth Decade Plan Manage Leadership Changes Priorities 2011-12

35. Develop new or revised Key Performance Indicators to ensure UW’s place among the top universities in the world Increase Income from all Sources, Reduce Cost: Financial Stability Conclude the Academic Planning Exercise: MCR Stage Two Satellite Campuses Facilitate Transitioning of the new Senior Team Priorities 2012-13