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Giving Flight to Imagination

Board of TrusteesChancellor’s ReportFebruary 8, 2019

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AGENDA

A Trajectory of Success

Strategic Plan

Transformational Achievements

Records of Significance

We Need Your Help

*1251 new SAT; new target: 1310

SAT AVERAGE 869 926 1097 1170 1251*

160 176 6091,772

4,696

6,978

9,885

13,071

16,747

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GROWTH WITH QUALITY

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A TRAJECTORY OF SUCCESS

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FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER STUDENTS

A TRAJECTORY OF SUCCESS

New Freshmen Spring 2019

Total 123SAT Average 1142GPA 3.93Female % 54%Diversity 25%In-State 90%

New Transfer Students Spring 2019

Total 671GPA 3.05Female % 67%Diversity 19%In-State 88%

New Transfer Students (Main Campus Only) Spring 2019

Total 415GPA 3.00Female % 53%Diversity 19%In-State 84%

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GRADUATE STUDENTS

A TRAJECTORY OF SUCCESS

Graduate Students Spring 2019

NEW 259

TOTAL 2,192

College of Arts and Sciences 645

College of Health and Human Services 623

Watson College of Education 527

Cameron School of Business 397

LARGEST PROGRAMS

Nursing 345

Social Work 130

Business Analytics 86

Online MBA 86

Chemistry 76

NOAA/Hollings 2 3 2 8 9 3 4 31

Gilman 1 4 5 5 1 3 10 29

NSF GraduateFellowship 4 3 1 8

Fulbright 1 1 1 2 1 6

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 59 Total

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A TRAJECTORY OF SUCCESSSCHOLARSHIPS

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FIVE-YEAR GRADUATION RATES, FROM ANY UNC INSTITUTION (2012 Cohort)

33.5%

39.7%

41.6%

43.6%

46.3%

47.7%

54.0%

58.5%

62.6%

64.9%

65.6%

67.6%

73.0%

74.9%

77.5%

79.0%

89.0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

FSU

ECSU

UNCP

NCCU

NCA&T

WSSU

UNCG

UNCC

WCU

ECU

System

UNCA

ASU

UNCSA

UNCW

NCSU

UNCCH

Source: UNC System Data

61.5 National Average, 2010 Cohort

A TRAJECTORY OF SUCCESS

VISION

MISSION

VALUES

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. Our commitment to student engagement, creative inquiry, critical thinking, thoughtful expression and responsible citizenship is expressed in our baccalaureate and master’s programs, as well as doctoral programs in areas of expertise that serve state needs. Our culture reflects our values of diversity and globalization, ethics and integrity, and excellence and innovation.

UNCW will be recognized for excellence in everything it does, for its global mindset, and for its community engagement.

EXCELLENCE INTEGRITYSTUDENT FOCUS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTDIVERSITY INNOVATION

ATTRACT/RETAIN EDUCATE/ADVANCE RESEARCH

ENABLE/PLACE ORGANIZE/ENGAGE FUND/BUILD

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REALIZING THE VISION…EXECUTING THE PLAN!

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DO’S STUDENTS

DON’TS

VALUES

Envision, envision, envision No lies VALUES

Show passion and engage people No harassment or discrimination

Develop and exercise interpersonal skills No bribery

Be empathetic No funky accounting

Work hard No failure to report

DO’S AND DON’TS OF LEADERSHIP

VISIONUNCW will be recognized for excellence in everything it does,

for its global mindset, and for its community engagement.

VALUESEXCELLENCE INTEGRITY

STUDENT FOCUS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTDIVERSITY INNOVATION

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TRANSFORMATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

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UNCW was elevated to “Doctoral University: High Research Activity (R2)” from a “Master’s College University: Large Program” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Obtained the approval for, and plan to launch in the fall of 2019, a B.S. in Coastal Engineering, the first of many other engineering degrees (1)

Secured the largest private gift in the university’s history – $10 million – to establish the Congdon School of Supply Chain, Business Analytics and Information Systems

Brought UNCW back to life from the devastation of Hurricane Florence

Secured more than $400 million in capital investment from private/public partnerships (P3), state bonds, emergency state/insurance/FEMA, self-liquidating projects and private funds to sustain growth in the next 10-15 years

Launched UNCW’s first nanosatellite, Seahawk-1, to capture high-resolution images of the biology of the ocean’s surfaces on SpaceX Falcon 9(1) Pending SACSCOC approval

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UNCW: “DOCTORAL UNIVERSITY: HIGH RESEARCH ACTIVITY (R2)”

OBJECTIVES• To fulfill vision: “Excellence in Everything the University Does”• To follow mission: “Doctoral Programs in Areas of Expertise that

Serve State Needs”• To realize strategic priority: “Advance Research”• To achieve research goal of $30M

IMPLICATIONS• New doctoral programs, increased research, more innovation,

creation of knowledge and contributions to economic development• Increased number of patents and copyrights• Incentives to greater entrepreneurship in the region• Attraction of great talent (students, faculty and staff)• More funding for salaries, library databases, research technicians,

facilities, post-docs and business services• Additional support for proposal development and grant administration• Changes to workload

B.S. IN COASTAL ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVES• To fulfill a technical void so much needed in the region

• To respond to market demand

• To foment innovation and entrepreneurship

IMPLICATIONS• Response to a real need in the age of climate change

• Opportunity to differentiate the university − first-ever B.S. in Coastal Engineering in the country

• Opportunity to retain talent in the region

• Chance to work collaboratively with engineering firms in the region

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OBJECTIVES• To establish world-class programs

in high-growth areas

• To attract and retain faculty and student talent

• To advance scholarships and broader program support

IMPLICATIONS• Support for building improvements,

professorships and scholarships

• Opportunity to create new programs

• Incentives for greater innovation and collaborative research

• Partnerships with firms in the region

CONGDON SCHOOL OF SUPPLY CHAIN,BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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OBJECTIVES• To restore high quality of student educational experience

• To diversify risk in the face of future disasters

• To harden the infrastructure and to increase resilience

IMPLICATIONS• Restoration of the physical plant of the university

• Secure funding for restoration and resilience

• Accommodate displaced students, faculty and staff

• Demolition of compromised housing and building new units

• Bring back Dobo Hall• Phase I: Modular units• Phase II: Applied Learning Lab• Phase III: Dobo restored

UNCW BACK TO LIFE: HURRICANE FLORENCE

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OBJECTIVES• To prepare the university for the next 10-15 years

• To put Hurricane Florence behind us

IMPLICATIONS• General: Administrative Annex

• Academic: • Veterans Hall• Modular units (Lot G and R2)• Applied Learning Lab• Restored Dobo Hall• Library renovation/expansion• Film studies studio• Parking

MORE THAN $400M IN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

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IMPLICATIONS

• Students: • New housing village• Dining facility/parking deck• New intramural fields

• Athletics: • Baseball batting facilities• Track and field renovation• Softball complex upgrades• Restrooms

MORE THAN $400M IN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

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OBJECTIVES• To capture high-resolution images of the biology of ocean surfaces

IMPLICATIONS• Establish UNCW as a leader in ocean surface investigation in addition

to vessels, drones and buoys

• Share information with partners and enhance collaboration

• Advance discovery and knowledge creation

SEAHAWK-1: MARINE SCIENCE FROM SPACE

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RECORDS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Ensured that UNCW remained the fastest-growing with quality university of all 16 institutions in the UNC System this past decade – 30% growth since 2009, accounting for 26% of the total growth of the System

Attained average SAT scores of 1,251 in our freshman class with Honors students entering at 1,383

Continued to improve our graduation rates at 4-year: 56%, 5-year: 70% and 6-year: 72%; percentages significantly above UNC System’s and national averages

Achieved all-time record graduation of STEM, Education and Health Science majors, meeting the needs of the state

Attracted 79 Fortune 500 companies, among many others, to the Career Center (versus 19, three years ago), enabling more students to obtain jobs

Startups flourished both at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurships (80 startups) and at the Marine Biotechnology in North Carolina – MARBIONC (12 startups)

Achieved all-time record in revenues ($367 million) and net position ($536 million); since 2015, state appropriation for the university has increased by 36%; 45% if we use 2018-19 estimate

Increased recognition of the quality of the education provided at UNCW, resulting in improved rankings

5th nationally among comprehensive universities in study abroad programs (Open Doors)

6th best public comprehensive, regional university in the South (U.S. News)

8th best online bachelor’s program nationally (U.S. News)

8th best record nationally in closing the gap between graduation rates of whites, African-Americans and Hispanics (Education Trust)

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WE NEED YOUR HELP

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RANDALL LIBRARY RENOVATION AND EXPANSION

RATIONALE:The current facility was built in 1969. It was renovated and expanded to 150,000 SF in 1987, when the university had 5,800 students. Currently, enrollment is approaching 17,000 and is likely to be over 20,000 in the next 3 to 5 years. The UNCW 2017 Master Plan indicates a library space deficit now of at least 40,000 SF.

EXPECTED TOTAL COST: $61,830,658

REQUEST: $56,330,658 given that $5,500,000 has already been appropriated for planning and design currently underway.

PHASING of REQUEST: 2019-20: $20,000,000; 2020-21: $20,000,000; 2021-22: $16,330,685.

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RANDALL LIBRARY RENOVATION AND EXPANSION

Estimated construction costs $50.0M

Contingencies 8.5M

Escalation costs 3.3M

Total $61.8M $5.5M already appropriated for design

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CARNEGIE RECLASSIFICATION TO“DOCTORAL UNIVERSITY: HIGH RESEARCH ACTIVITY”

RATIONALE: The new Carnegie reclassification recognizes the level of sponsored research already pursued at UNCW and the production of doctorates. A doctoral/research institution in Wilmington will contribute to advance research and knowledge, will expand critical workforce degree production, will turbocharge innovation and entrepreneurship and will expand economic development in a region expected to grow to 800,000 people by 2050 from 420,000 today.

The recurring investments will be used to support new doctorates in areas of expertise that serve the state needs (MISSION); to hire faculty and adjust salaries where appropriate; to support other personnel; to add resources to the library; and to bring UNCW, a high-performing institution with some of the lowest appropriations per capita in the System, in line with the other doctoral institutions in the System.

REQUEST: $15,000,000 over 3 years.

PHASING of REQUEST: 2019-20: $5,000,000; 2020-21: $5,000,000; 2021-22: $5,000,000.

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North Carolina State University Doctoral Universities: Very High Research ActivityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

East Carolina University Doctoral Universities: High Research ActivityNorth Carolina A&T State University Doctoral Universities: High Research ActivityUniversity of North Carolina Charlotte Doctoral Universities: High Research ActivityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro Doctoral Universities: High Research ActivityUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Appalachian State University Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNorth Carolina Central University Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWestern Carolina University Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsFayetteville State University Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWinston-Salem State University Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Elizabeth City State University Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse FieldsUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

University of North Carolina School of the Arts Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools

CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF UNC INSTITUTIONS

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CRITICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

RATIONALE:The launch of Coastal Engineering, Business Analytics and Health Care Administration will help address the growing needs of the region and state for these disciplines. This recurring amount will pay for faculty, teaching assistants, advisors/counselors and lab technicians.

REQUEST: 2019-20: $1,800,000

• Fastest overall growth in the System

• Connections with industry are critical for success

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CRITICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 TOTAL GROWTH

7-YEARCAGR

STEM 538 521 568 616 686 751 696 796 48% 6%

Education Preparation 387 390 395 405 412 356 407 372 -4% -1%

HealthSciences 213 241 258 304 338 476 655 829 289% 21%

Critical WorkforceTotal

1,124 1,136 1,201 1,306 1,419 1,567 1,758 1,997 78% 9%

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