Transcript No Slide Title

Report on the State
of the University
A Presentation by Chancellor
Robert Hemenway
September 2007
KU fall enrollments show measured growth
30000
29613
Steady growth of 8%
over the past 10 years
29500
29000
28500
28000
27407
27500
27000
26500
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Impressive gains in minority student
enrollment and retention
 In Fall 2006, minority student enrollment at Lawrence
rose to 3,198 students, the largest on record
 76.4% of minority freshmen returned for their sophomore
year in Fall 2006, compared to 70.3% in Fall 1996
National Jurist magazine in March
ranked the KU School of Law 2nd in
the nation for its student diversity.
KU recorded a 201% increase in
enrollment of minority students between
2000 and 2005. At the same time, minority
enrollment declined by at least 5% at more
than half of the nation’s law schools
Freshman ACT scores at record high
 In Fall 2006, 31% of KU first-time
freshmen scored 27 or higher on the
ACT or converted SAT equivalent,
compared to 14% nationally
 The average freshman ACT score of
24.6 is a KU record and well above
the national average of 21.9
KU faculty’s record of distinction
35 Guggenheim Fellows
12 National Academy Members
1 Institute of Medicine
2 National Academy of Sciences
4 National Academy of Engineering
5 National Academy of Public
Administration
35 American Association for the
Advancement of Science Fellows
280 Faculty Fulbrights
Recent national recognition of KU faculty
 National coach of the year: KU debate coach Scott Harris
 Council on Foreign Relations: Provost Richard Lariviere
 Named by President Bush to the National Science
Board: Thomas Taylor, distinguished professor of ecology
and evolutionary biology
Scott
Harris
Richard Lariviere
 Diverse Magazine’s list of top 10 “emerging scholars”:
professor of economics Elizabeth Asiedu
 1st place, international competition on protein
structure: assistant professor of molecular biosciences
Yang Zhang
 National Reilley Award for contributions in
electroanalysis: associate vice provost for research
George Wilson
Elizabeth Asiedu
 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand
Master: professor of English James Gunn
 Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame: professor
of chemistry Gary Grunewald
Success recruiting minority faculty
400.0
A 75% increase in minority
350
350.0
faculty over 10 years
300.0
250.0
200
200.0
150.0
100.0
50. 0
0.0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Steady increase in number of women faculty
1,000
A 41% increase in women
948
950
faculty over 10 years
900
850
800
750
700
670
650
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
KU students’ record of prestigious
scholarships and fellowships
25
24
43
16
16
19
5
9
401
Ruth Ann French-Hodson of
Partridge, KU’s 25th Rhodes
Scholar
Rhodes Scholars
Mellon Fellows
Goldwater Scholars
Truman Scholars
Udall Scholars
Boren Graduate Fellows
Javits Fellowships
Marshall Scholars
Fulbright Fellows
National recognition of KU’s reputation
One of only 34 public members of the
prestigious Association of American Universities
U.S. News: KU is tied for 38th among public
universities. 23 KU graduate programs rank
in the Top 25; 43 programs in the Top 50.
Princeton Review: KU is “a College with a
Conscience” for its ability to blend academics
and community service
The Milken Institute: KU 9th in the world for
driving new patents through the innovation
pipeline
American Academy of Family Physicians:
School of Medicine No. 1 in the nation for both
the number and percentage of graduates
entering family medicine residencies
13 KU programs ranked in Top 10
U.S. News ranks 13 KU graduate programs in the Top
10 at the nation’s public universities:













City Management and Urban Policy 1st in nation
Special Education 1st in nation
Community Health 2nd in nation
Paleontology 3rd in nation
Public Management Administration 4th in nation
Occupational Therapy 4th in nation
Audiology 5th in nation
Public Affairs 5th in nation
Speech-Language-Pathology 6th in nation
Petroleum Engineering 7th in nation
Social Work 8th in nation
Nursing Midwifery 9th in nation
Physical Therapy 10th in nation
23 KU programs ranked in Top 25
A total of 23 KU graduate programs rank in the Top 25










School of Education 12th in nation
Music 12th in nation
Pharmacy 16th in nation
Public Finance and Budgeting 17th in nation
Clinical Child Psychology 19th in nation
Healthcare Management 22nd in nation
Clinical Psychology 23rd in nation
Drama/Theatre 23rd in nation
History 24th in nation
Nursing Anesthesia 25th in nation
Other signs of KU’s national distinction
Other measures routinely rank KU programs highly
 School of Pharmacy: 3rd in NIH research
funding. Awarded $14.5 million in grants in
FY 2006
 NSF-funded science and engineering
research: KU 44th among national public
research universities. KU has risen 11 places in
10 years
 KU Law: Princeton Review’s Best 270 Law
Schools
 Fiske Guide: KU one the nation’s best buys and
“a great place to be”
 KU Endowment: in top 20 of 248 public
universities (National Association of College and
University Business Officers annual survey)
Peter Ukpokodu, chair of
African and African-American
Studies
Research activity is an economic stimulus
Total Research, Development, and Training Expenditures
350
300
A 118% increase
over 10 years
250
Dollars in millions
$292m
200
150
$137m
100
50
0
FY 1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
KU provides economic value for the state
KU educational and research enterprise is
Kansas’ 6th largest employer and its
largest producer and employer of PhDs
Entity
1. Onex/Mid-Western Aircraft
2. Sprint-Nextel
3. Cessna/Textron
4. Raytheon (Beechcraft)
5. Kroger/Dillon’s
6. University of Kansas
7. IBP/Tyson’s
Source: Kansas Dept. of Commerce, KU OIRP
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Reston, VA
Providence, RI
Waltham, MA
Cincinnati, OH
Lawrence, KS
Springdale, AR
KU ranks 44th among national public
research universities
Federally financed science & engineering research expenditures
FY96
40
45
50
55
60
FY98
FY00
FY02
FY04
A pipeline of professionals for the state
142,600 KU alumni
live in Kansas
Architects: 1,264
Social Workers: 3,502
Lawyers: 3,660
Journalists: 4,593
Engineers: 5,187
Business professionals:
9,998
Teachers: 13,181
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Doctors: 3,945
Nurses: 3,226
Other medical
professionals: 3,366
Pharmacists: 1,931
KU leverages state resources:
$3 for every $1 of state funding
Sales and services of
educational departments
4%
Auxiliary
enterprises
KU Endowment
support
12%
9%
Grants
and
contracts
Other
revenue
State appropriations
4%
21%
state
funding
State
appropriations
23%
Medical service
revenue, net
10%
Tuition and fees, net of
scholarship
allowances
FY 2006
17%
10 years, $1 billion+ in campus construction
Source of funds
State General Fund:
KU Center for Research:
KU Endowment:
Other (student fees, housing fees,
parking, federal grants, research
overhead, athletics, etc.):
7%
19%
35%
39%
Areas for improvement:
A university-wide strategic plan
1. A university-wide strategic plan, which will encompass all campuses.
You will be asked to participate in a strategic planning exercise that will
help set directions for the future.
An overarching strategic plan would
connect important efforts under way
• Obtaining National Cancer Institute
designation
• The “Time is Now,” KU Medical
Center’s 10-year vision for life science
investment in Kansas City and the
region
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ 5year plan
KU Cancer Center director
Roy Jensen and Sen.
Barbara Allen display the
new Cancer Center license
plate to support breast
cancer research
Areas for improvement: Graduate in four
2. Challenge our students
to complete their degrees
more efficiently and in four
years.
Our “Graduate in Four”
message is penetrating.
But we still have too many
capable students who fail
to graduate.
Areas of improvement: Continue to grow the
research enterprise
3. Continue to grow our research
enterprise.
2000 Survey: 96 percent of Kansans
thought it important to support university
research for improved quality of life,
cures for diseases, and economic
benefits.
New goal: $400 million dollars brought
to the state each year.
Report on the State
of the University
A Presentation by Chancellor
Robert Hemenway
September 2007