weekend college naples dr. james r. ramsey president, university of louisville january 8, 2011

Weekend CollegeNaples

Dr. James R. Ramsey President, University of

Louisville

January 8, 2011

Thank you for all you do!

Great to be back!

You know that I am the warm up act!

UofL Today

What Drives Us Daily1798 – 8 benefactors

“For Louisville to be a place of some

consequence…”

1997 – 138 members of the General

Assembly

“A public agenda of increasing economic

opportunity and improving quality of

life…”

Our 2020 PLAN

The GoalStrategies/Tactics

Measures of Performance

And we are making progress

Despite the tough economy and state budget cuts!

FIRST IN KENTUCKY

INCREASE OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AWARDED

FIRST IN KENTUCKY

INCREASE IN ALL DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED

FIRST IN KENTUCKY

INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATE

FIRST IN KENTUCKY

INCREASE IN AVERAGE ACT SCORES

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN KENTUCKY

IN FUNDED RESEARCH

LOWEST IN KENTUCKY

INCREASE IN TUITION RATES

We’ve had lots of success

But being #1 in Kentucky is not good

enough

You Know the Challenges!

Sources: NBER, BEA, and BLS.* Lowest level during the current recession. The next two quarters (2009:III and IV) have been positive.

Peak Decline in real GDPDec-07 (IV) -3.70%Mar-01 (I) 0.40%Jul-90 (III) -1.40%Jul-81 (III) -2.90%Jan-80 (I) -2.20%Nov-73 (IV) -3.20%Dec-69 ((IV) -0.20%Apr-60 (II) -1.10%Aug-57 (III) -3.70%Jul-53 (II) -2.60%Nov-48 (IV) -1.70%

US GDP

US Non Agricultural Employment – Impacts on Real People

Dec-07Jan-08

Feb-08

Mar-0

8

Apr-08

May-0

8Jun-08

Jul-08

Aug-08

Sep-08

Oct-08

Nov-08

Dec-08Jan-09

Feb-09

Mar-0

9

Apr-09

May-0

9Jun-09

Jul-09

Aug-09

Sep-09

Oct-09

Nov-09

Dec-09Jan-10

Feb-10

Mar-1

0

Apr-10

May-1

0Jun-10

Jul-10

Aug-10

Sep-10

Oct-10

Nov-10

Dec-10

-800

-600

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

-131 -54 -95

151

39

KY Non Agricultural Employment

Jan-99

Jul-99

Jan-00

Jul-00

Jan-01

Jul-01

Jan-02

Jul-02

Jan-03

Jul-03

Jan-04

Jul-04

Jan-05

Jul-05

Jan-06

Jul-06

Jan-07

Jul-07

Jan-08

Jul-08

Jan-09

Jul-09

Jan-10

Jul-10

1750.0

1770.0

1790.0

1810.0

1830.0

1850.0

1870.0

1890.0

Jan '991769.4

Oct '001833.6

Jul '031777.6

Dec '071872.4

Nov '101774.4

KY Manufacturing

Jan-99

Jul-99

Jan-00

Jul-00

Jan-01

Jul-01

Jan-02

Jul-02

Jan-03

Jul-03

Jan-04

Jul-04

Jan-05

Jul-05

Jan-06

Jul-06

Jan-07

Jul-07

Jan-08

Jul-08

Jan-09

Jul-09

Jan-10

Jul-10

200.0

220.0

240.0

260.0

280.0

300.0

320.0

308.3

Nov '10214.5

So While We Are Making Progress

More/Lots More To Do

7 Strategies For Moving Forward Without State Support

MANAGING COSTS $136 MILLION

IN 7 YEARS

ASSET TRANSFORMATION

SHELBY CAMPUS

DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPSWITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR SO THAT

WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH STUDENT SERVICES

IMPROVING CONTRACT RESEARCH

AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF OUR INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY

BEING CREATIVE

TWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS

ENHANCING CLINICAL INCOME

FACULTY PHYSICIANS SUPPORT OUR ACADEMIC MISSION – TEACHING AND RESEARCH

INCREASING PHILANTHROPIC/PRIVATE SUPPORT

OUR GOAL

$750 MILLION

OUR PROGRESS

$750,000,000

$377,106,263

You are Family!• Support– Students– Messaging– Financial– Moral

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We need you now more than ever!

Thank you