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NITIATIVE

Enhancing Southern Nevada’s Innovation Capacity and Advancing Regional Economic Development for the Long Term

UNLV Mission Statement (2007)

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a

research institution

committed to

rigorous educational programs

… Our

commitment to our dynamic region and State

centrally influences our research and educational programs, which

communities

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improves our local

UNLV Strategic Planning Measurable Outcomes (2011)

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Student learning and success

student retention, graduation ratios degrees granted learning outcomes (quality metrics) for general education and for degree programs – –

Advance research and innovation

research grant and contract expenditures scholarly communications (books, articles, abstracts) –

Inclusion and community engagement

diversity data on faculty and students

Updated Mission: Tier 1 Status

    Retain goals of 2007 strategic plan Update measurable outcomes of 2010 Regain lost ground of retrenchment period – – Adapt to new state, regional demands Course, degree completion (performance funding) Alignment with state, regional economic development

Why Nevada Needs Tier 1 Research Universities

    4:1 ROI economic impact for every public dollar 2:1 increase in economic impact of every additional $ of research external grants/contracts 350 high-paying jobs (in spin-off industries) for every $10m increase in research grants/ contracts Tier 1s average 12 patents/ start-ups per year

Source: Center for Economic and Business Reporting, UNLV

The Challenge for UNLV

 UNLV (2010) designated “High Research” • Tier 2 = top 4.5% of U.S. colleges, universities  Objective 2020: Enhance student success – – > 60% UG graduation rate > 25% of students are graduate, professional  • • • • Objective 2030: “Very High Research” designation, among the top 100 research institutions Tier 1 = top 2.3 % of U.S. colleges, universities 75 Tier 1 are public universities 74 Tier 1 universities have medical schools 2 minority-serving institutions currently among Tier 1 universities

Tier 1 10-Year Goals

    Full-time instructional faculty of 1200 (+330 from current) Tenure-track faculty of 975 (+250 from current) • • Six-year undergraduate graduation rate 60% 4,250 bachelors per year 1,500 graduate/professional degrees per year 850 graduate student scholarships (+300 from current)

Tier 1 20-Year Targets

    – $120 M annual sponsored research activity ($80m net increase) 100% increase annual research grant/contract expenditure per faculty member ($75,000 per faculty) – – 200 research doctorates per year (100% increase) 4250 undergraduate degrees 1500 grad/ professional degrees 30 degree programs ranked in top 100 nationally Campus space expands by 400,000 GSF