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UI is a national and international institution and our competitors
reflect that
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UI’s Official Peer Group: UCLA, Michigan, UT-Austin, Illinois, UNC-Chapel
Hill, Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin-Madison, Arizona
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AAU
 Membership indicators are split into two segments – Phase 1
indicators and Phase 2 indicators (AAU website)
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Phase 1 Indicators: Competitively funded federal research support
Schools
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
U. Wisconsin-Madison
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
U. California, Los Angeles
Ohio State U.
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
U. Texas, Austin
U. Arizona
U. Iowa
Indiana U., Bloomington
SOURCE: National Science
Foundation, National Center
for Science and Engineering
Statistics, Higher Education
Research and Development
Survey. For more information,
see
http://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd
/2014/html/HERD2014_DST_
17.html
2010
$747,778
$545,993
$545,189
$426,359
$538,521
$399,942
$303,852
$350,308
$308,157
$282,465
$71,208
2011
$820,125
$600,843
$593,633
$489,480
$563,560
$493,130
$323,454
$355,437
$327,565
$283,627
$74,143
2012
$791,729
$606,348
$580,661
$485,462
$539,054
$445,635
$359,989
$354,873
$331,578
$269,734
$79,727
2013
$814,167
$623,237
$555,875
$494,206
$501,368
$456,590
$468,798
$372,633
$338,790
$255,329
$85,852
2014
$742,160
$610,664
$548,388
$489,767
$465,170
$454,484
$343,275
$332,758
$290,370
$235,527
$84,592
% Change
-0.75%
11.84%
0.59%
14.87%
-13.62%
13.64%
12.97%
-5.01%
-5.77%
-16.62%
18.80%
10-14 Federally Financed R&D Expenditures %
change
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
% change
-5.00%
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Phase 1 Indicators: Membership in the National Academies
Rank
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Institution
Ohio State U.
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
U. California, Los Angles
U. Arizona
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
U. Texas, Austin
U. Iowa
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
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27
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28
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30
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28
35
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FY 2013
32
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23.1%
20.5%
11.8%
7.7%
6.3%
6.2%
4.8%
3.6%
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-27.3%
National Academy Membership, % Change 2009-2013
OHIO STATE UNIV
Source: The
Center for
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University
Performance
UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES
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-30.0%
-20.0%
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Phase 1 Indicators: Citations
Schools
U. Texas, Austin
2006-2010
117,237
2007-2011
130,437
2008-2012
157,244
2009-2013
185,266
2010-2014
203,048
% Change
Indiana U., Bloomington
57,293
136,190
157,224
172,668
89,288
55.8%
Ohio State U.
173,327
183,607
223,757
246,092
263,194
51.8%
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
190,031
203,865
228,035
249,880
273,757
44.1%
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
133,879
139,152
166,521
176,364
192,311
43.6%
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
208,470
219,875
256,543
279,870
293,566
40.8%
U. Iowa
96,378
101,176
111,325
122,897
133,972
39.0%
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
313,290
331,178
376,735
411,652
430,110
37.3%
U. Wisconsin-Madison
213,960
220,842
251,100
272,998
293,408
37.1%
U. California, Los Angles
319,012
336,902
372,138
412,953
435,764
36.6%
U. Arizona
138,863
138,423
153,675
167,130
173,489
24.9%
73.2%
2010-2014 Cita ons Percent Change from 2006-2010
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
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Another way to evaluate our relative performance is:
 US News and World Report Data Points
 What are their data points?
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6 year graduation rate
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1 year retention rate
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% of small classes
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% of large classes
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Faculty salary
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Alumni giving
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Financial resources
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Others
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Overall Ranking
Schools
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Change
Indiana University--Bloomington
74
70
75
71
71
75
75
83
75
76
75
-1
Ohio State University--Columbus
60
57
57
56
53
56
55
56
52
54
52
8
University of Arizona
97
98
96
96
102
120
124
120
119
121
121
-24
University of California--Los Angeles
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
2
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
42
41
38
40
39
47
45
46
41
42
41
1
University of Iowa
60
64
64
66
71
72
71
72
73
71
82
-22
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
25
24
25
26
27
29
28
29
28
29
29
-4
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
74
67
71
61
61
64
68
68
69
71
69
5
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
27
27
28
30
28
30
29
30
30
30
30
-3
University of Texas--Austin
52
47
44
47
47
45
45
46
52
53
52
0
University of Wisconsin--Madison
34
34
38
35
39
45
42
41
41
47
41
-7
10
6 Year Graduation Rate %
Schools
Indiana University--Bloomington
Ohio State University--Columbus
University of Arizona
University of California--Los Angeles
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
University of Texas--Austin
University of Wisconsin--Madison
2006
70
59.8
54.8
86
79.8
65
84.8
53.8
80.8
71.8
77.8
2007
71
62.8
56.3
86.5
81
65.3
85.5
56.3
82
72.8
76.3
2008
71.8
65.8
57.5
87.5
81.5
65.8
86.5
58
83
74.3
77
2009
71.8
68
57.5
88.3
81.8
66
87.3
60.3
83
76
77.8
2010
72.3
70.8
57.5
88.8
82.3
66
87.5
62.8
84.8
77
79
2011
72.8
72.5
57.3
89.3
82.3
66.8
88
64.5
85
78.5
80
2012
72.5
74.3
57.8
89.5
82.8
67.8
89
66.8
86
79.5
81.3
2013
72.5
76.5
59
89.5
82.8
69
89.5
68.5
87.3
80
82
2014
73
78.8
60
90.3
83.3
70
90.3
70.3
87.8
80.3
82.5
2015
73.8
80.8
60.8
90.5
83.5
70.3
90.3
72
89
79.8
83.3
2016
75.5
82
60.8
90.8
83.5
70.3
90.5
74
89.5
80
83.5
Change
5.5
22.2
6
4.8
3.7
5.3
5.7
20.2
8.7
8.2
5.7
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Faculty Salary
Schools
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Change
Indiana University--Bloomington
52
65
69
77
76
69
68
68
66
72
79
-27
Ohio State University--Columbus
70
72
69
73
76
69
68
71
71
78
79
-9
University of Arizona
58
51
47
42
50
57
53
55
60
72
79
-21
University of California--Los Angeles
35
36
40
31
31
31
25
23
20
20
19
16
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
26
26
28
36
36
38
34
31
28
25
24
2
University of Iowa
83
93
95
94
89
88
98
98
96
96
103
-20
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
52
58
60
58
55
57
53
57
60
55
56
-4
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
47
47
40
48
50
44
53
57
53
55
74
-27
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
40
43
40
25
24
23
25
28
31
37
44
-4
University of Texas--Austin
47
36
32
42
36
38
42
38
41
43
50
-3
University of Wisconsin--Madison
47
58
62
68
67
62
57
74
96
85
86
-39
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Faculty Resources Rank
Schools
Indiana University--Bloomington
Ohio State University--Columbus
University of Arizona
University of California--Los Angeles
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
University of Texas--Austin
University of Wisconsin--Madison
2006
138
60
91
48
91
49
60
98
39
120
63
2007
136
63
84
50
81
57
69
123
40
114
69
2008
147
95
78
42
74
55
69
131
50
110
74
2009
168
100
57
42
81
52
72
72
50
107
72
2010
193
103
68
43
81
50
74
109
35
109
86
2011
183
112
78
41
78
47
70
124
47
96
78
2012
149
116
109
36
85
51
59
135
59
109
72
2013
162
125
100
35
76
48
66
150
70
115
87
2014
158
131
102
34
59
48
77
143
68
121
95
2015
164
136
106
32
55
47
68
147
68
118
91
2016
170
129
111
30
58
58
67
159
86
116
86
Change
-32
-69
-20
18
33
-9
-7
-61
-47
4
-23
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Components of Faculty Resources Rank
Metrics
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Delta
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10.4
10.8
9.9
9.5
10.1
11.6
10.6
10.7
12
12.8
-1.8
% of classes
with fewer
than 20
students
48.6
48.6
47.6
51.1
49.7
49.9
49.3
50.9
51.4
54.8
50.7
2.1
% of faculty
who are fulltime
98.2
98
98.2
98
98.2
98.1
97.9
97.8
98.3
97.8
97.12
-1.08
96.5
96.5
96.8
96.9
97.2
97.4
97.2
97.3
97.2
97.2
0.7
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
-2
% of classes
with 50 or
more students
% of full-time
faculty with
Ph.D. or
terminal
degree
Student/facult
y ratio
14
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INPUTS
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•
•
•
•
Revenues
Assets
Faculty
Staff
Intellectual
Property
• Increasing
Enrollment
• World Class
Centers
OUTPUTS
?
• Declining Rankings
• Faculty
Resignations
• Declining Morale
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Option 1: Increase Revenues
INPUTS
•
•
•
•
•
Revenues
Assets
Faculty
Staff
Intellectual
Property
• Increasing
Enrollment
• World Class
Centers
OUTPUTS
?
• Declining Rankings
• Faculty
Resignations
• Declining Morale
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17
Trend since 2000
Reaches Zero in 2029
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Out of State Tuition and Fees
Schools
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
% Change
Indiana University--Bloomington
$18,394
$19,301
$21,037
$24,769
$26,160
$27,689
$27,689
$31,483
$31,483
$33,241
$33,741
83.43%
Ohio State University--Columbus
$18,033
$20,562
$21,177
$21,918
$22,278
$23,604
$24,630
$25,445
$25,757
$26,537
$26,537
47.16%
University of Arizona
$13,678
$15,128
$14,972
$18,676
$18,676
$22,254
$25,496
$26,231
$26,231
$28,379
$30,025
119.51%
University of California--Los Angeles
$24,305
$24,672
$26,102
$26,102
$29,897
$33,660
$34,482
$35,570
$35,574
$35,580
$35,631
46.60%
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
$22,710
$22,802
$23,896
$25,334
$26,202
$27,782
$27,700
$28,570
$29,640
$30,228
$30,786
35.56%
University of Iowa
$16,998
$18,195
$19,465
$20,658
$22,198
$23,713
$25,099
$26,279
$26,931
$27,409
$27,890
64.08%
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
$27,129
$30,179
$30,154
$32,401
$34,230
$36,163
$37,265
$39,109
$40,496
$41,811
$43,377
59.89%
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
$20,252
$21,062
$13,885
$14,634
$15,542
$15,293
$18,022
$18,022
$19,868
$20,876
$20,810
2.76%
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
$18,411
$19,681
$20,988
$22,294
$23,513
$25,280
$26,834
$28,446
$30,122
$33,624
$33,644
82.74%
University of Texas--Austin
$14,435
$20,364
$24,544
$25,722
$30,600
$31,218
$32,506
$33,060
$33,824
$34,722
$34,836
141.33%
University of Wisconsin--Madison
$21,060
$20,284
$21,438
$21,818
$22,270
$24,300
$25,421
$26,634
$26,653
$26,660
$26,660
26.59%
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In State Tuition and Fees
Schools
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Indiana University--Bloomington
$6,016
$6,310
$6,628
$8,231
$8,613
$9,028
$9,028
$10,033
$10,033
$10,388
$10,388
2016 % Change
Ohio State University--Columbus
$7,446
$8,667
$8,568
$8,679
$8,706
$9,420
$9,735
$10,037
$10,037
$10,037
$10,037
34.80%
University of Arizona
$4,494
$4,666
$4,766
$5,542
$5,542
$6,845
$9,286
$10,035
$10,035
$10,581
$10,872
141.92%
University of California--Los Angeles
$6,485
$6,485
$7,034
$7,034
$8,228
$10,781
$11,604
$12,692
$12,696
$12,702
$12,753
96.65%
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
$8,624
$8,716
$10,503
$11,261
$12,418
$13,640
$13,558
$14,428
$15,258
$15,602
$15,626
81.19%
University of Iowa
$5,612
$5,935
$6,293
$6,544
$6,824
$7,417
$7,765
$8,057
$8,061
$8,079
$8,104
44.40%
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
$8,910
$9,988
$10,341
$11,111
$11,738
$12,400
$12,590
$13,437
$13,819
$13,977
$14,336
60.90%
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
$8,622
$9,432
$9,885
$10,634
$11,542
$11,293
$13,022
$13,022
$13,618
$13,626
$13,560
57.27%
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
$4,613
$5,033
$5,340
$5,396
$5,625
$6,665
$7,008
$7,694
$8,340
$8,374
$8,562
85.61%
University of Texas--Austin
$5,735
$7,630
$7,670
$8,130
$8,930
$9,418
$9,794
$9,792
$9,790
$9,798
$9,830
71.40%
University of Wisconsin--Madison
$6,220
$6,284
$8,808
$7,568
$8,020
$9,050
$9,671
$10,384
$10,403
$10,410
$10,410
67.36%
72.67%
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

New programs
Increased philanthropy
Tuition
????
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INPUTS
•
•
•
•
•
Revenues
Assets
Faculty
Staff
Intellectual
Property
• Increasing
Enrollment
• World Class
Centers
OUTPUTS
?
• Declining Rankings
• Faculty
Resignations
• Declining Morale
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INPUTS
•
•
•
•
•
Revenues
Assets
Faculty
Staff
Intellectual
Property
• Increasing
Enrollment
• World Class
Centers
OUTPUTS
Resource
Allocation
• Declining Rankings
• Faculty
Resignations
• Declining Morale
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Resources Allocation Process
 Spreading limited funds too evenly?
 How do we protect what’s important?
 To our values
 Critical for our future
 How do we protect our most important assets?
 Faculty
 Staff
 Students
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High Priority Needs
 Faculty compensation and support
 “The List”
 Protection of critical areas
 Writers’ Workshop
 UIHC
 Student mental health services
 New interdisciplinary areas
25
Might this help?
Importance to
our values
Importance to
our future
26
27
 Improve Performance
• Focus on critical activities
• Improved Resource Allocation Process
• Increase Inputs
 Maintain Current Trajectory
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 Improve Performance
• Focus on critical activities
• Improved Resource Allocation Process
• Increase Inputs
Barry
Rod
 Maintain Current Trajectory
 Your Thoughts?
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Strategic Plan Development Group
Charge (abbreviated): Develop the 2016-21 University of Iowa Strategic
Plan by June 30, 2016.
Strategy Implementation Team
Objective: Drive an ongoing, active process to achieve UI Strategic Plan
vision and goals and prioritize institutional initiatives (1-5 year issues)
Operations Team
Objective: Maintain continuous, collaborative process to recommend
actions on institutional initiatives in support of the Strategic Plan (0-18
month issues)
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STRATEGIC PLAN, 2016-2021
Strategic Plan Development Group
Institutional vision, overarching goals,
initial strategies and metrics
Mission Statement
Academic Identity Statement
Five-Year Goals
 Initial/Ongoing Strategies
 Metrics
Task
complete by
June 30,
2016
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STRATEGIC PLAN, 2016-2021
Strategic Plan Development Group
Institutional vision, overarching goals,
initial strategies and metrics
Mission Statement
Academic Identity Statement
Five-Year Goals
 Initial/Ongoing Strategies
 Metrics
Task
complete by
June 30,
2016
Ongoing,
2016-2021
Strategy Implementation
Team (SIT)
Identify, study and
recommend actions on issues
(1-5 year timeline) that
advance the UI Strategic Plan
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STRATEGIC PLAN, 2016-2021
Strategic Plan Development Group
Institutional vision, overarching goals,
initial strategies and metrics
Operations Team (OT)
Recommend actions on issues
(0-18 month timeline) that
enable SIT objectives and
maintain effective UI
operations
Mission Statement
Academic Identity Statement
Five-Year Goals
 Initial/Ongoing Strategies
 Metrics
Task
complete by
June 30,
2016
Ongoing,
2016-2021
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STRATEGIC PLAN, 2016-2021
Strategic Plan Development Group
Institutional vision, overarching goals,
initial strategies and metrics
New ideas
(faculty, staff,
and students)
Additional
planning
(subject experts)
Mission Statement
Academic Identity Statement
Five-Year Goals
 Initial/Ongoing Strategies
 Metrics
Task
complete by
June 30,
2016
Cabinet
Ongoing,
2016-2021
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Sample Issues (submitted by faculty, students, staff):
• Use strength of graduate/professional programs to enhance
undergraduate profile.
• Strengthen faculty recruitment/retention by breaking down
departmental and collegiate silos.
• Campus inclusivity – make UI nationally known.
• Strategic investments in “BIG” research initiatives.
• Redefine budget model to incentivize
• entrepreneurial ideas
• programs demonstrating growth/excellence.
• Take next steps, beyond TIER, to maximize increased operational
efficiencies and savings.
• Peer/Best-practice comparisons to gage strengths/opportunities.
• More to come…
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Strategic Plan Development Group
Charge (abbreviated): Develop the 2016-21 University of Iowa
Strategic Plan by June 30, 2016.
Members
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Russell Ganim (Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Cheryl Reardon (VP Research & Economic Development)
Alexandra Thomas (Medicine)
David Cunning (Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Nicole Grosland (Engineering)
Carolyn Colvin (Education)
Lena Hill (Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Lon Moeller (Office of Provost)
• Rita Frantz (Nursing)
• Todd Pettys (Law)
• Ben Rogers (ITS)
• Scott Arneson (Dentistry)
• Shawn Wax (UI Foundation)
• Sarah Hansen (VP Student Life)
• David Gier (Liberal Arts and Sciences)
• Nicole Jardine (Student)
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Strategy Implementation Team
Objective: Drive an ongoing, active process to achieve UI Strategic Plan
vision and goals and prioritize institutional initiatives (1-5 year issues)
Members
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
P. Barry Butler (chair)
Rod Lehnertz (Operating Team chair)
Bruce Harreld (President, Cabinet chair)
Tom Rocklin (VP Student Life)
Carroll Reasoner (Legal Counsel)
Dan Reed (VP Research and Economic Development)
Georgina Dodge (Chief Diversity Officer)
Jean Robillard (VP Medical Affairs)
Peter Matthes (Senior Advisor to President)
• Sue Curry (Dean representative, 1-2 year term)
• Christina Bohannan (faculty representative, 1-2 year term)
• Peter Snyder (faculty representative, 1-2 year term)
• Monica Madura (staff representative, 1-2 year term)
• Matthew Watson (staff representative, 1-2 year term)
• Shaun O’Neill (student government representative,
graduate/professional, 1-2 year term)
• Keith Saunders (ex officio member, governmental)
• Ted Yanecek (team administrative support)
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Operations Team
Objective: Maintain continuous, collaborative process to recommend actions
on institutional initiatives in support of the Strategic Plan (0-18 month issues)
Members
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Rod Lehnertz (Chair)
P. Barry Butler (Strategy Implementation Team chair)
Bruce Harreld (President, Cabinet chair)
Laura McLeran (Senior Advisor to the President)
Terry Johnson (Chief Financial Officer)
Tom Rocklin (VP Student Life)
Carroll Reasoner (Legal Counsel)
Don Szeszycki (Office of the Provost representative)
Don Guckert (AVP Facilities Management)
Kevin Ward (AVP Human Resources)
Steve Fleagle (Chief Information Ofiicer)
• Alec Scranton (Dean representative)
• Steve McGuire (Faculty representative)
• Ron Weigel (UIHC representative)
• Georgina Dodge (AVP Chief Diversity Office)
• Sarah Vigmostad (Faculty representative)
• Erin Brothers (Staff representative)
• Elesa Wedemeyer (Staff representative)
• Andrew Namanny (Undergraduate student representative)
• Anh Ngo (Graduate/Professional student representative)
• Keith Saunders (Ex officio member, governmental)
• Ted Yanecek (Team administrative support)
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Tom Rocklin, VP for Student Life
Undergraduate
Students:
Capacity
Graduate Students:
Affordability
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Self-supporting system
Capacity: 6,424 (+ over 300 beds in leased
space)
Occupancy: >100%
Houses ~20% of undergraduate students, 9295% of our first-year students
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Rapid growth in
undergraduate
enrollment
6000
4000
4666
5241 5700
+22% in 3 years
2000
0
2014
2015
2016
(est)
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Demolition of
Quadrangle (-366
beds)
Petersen Hall (+501
beds, Fall 2015)
Madison St.
Residence Hall
(+1,049 beds:2017)
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More density
More expanded (temporary) housing
More leased apartments
Fewer returning students in residence hall
system
Fall 17: Return to
normal operations
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Historically, have housed very few graduate
students in university owned buildings.
Hawkeye Court: Ongoing structural and other
problems, including deteriorated building
systems
Hawkeye Drive: building systems at end of
life, inaccessible to residents with mobility
challenges
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Hawkeye Court: Demolished, replaced by
Aspire at West Campus
Hawkeye Drive: uncertain future
Vacancy
rates
0.15% to 2.34%,
depending on unit
type.
Rents
59% of IC renters
“overburdened”
(> 30% of income
to rent)
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Four graduate students; two staff members.
Report expected summer 2016
Charge:
 Gather data on challenges and preferences
 Consult with local government and non-profits
 Identify promising practices at other universities;
evaluate applicability here
 Interview potential private partners
 Make policy and practice recommendations.
 http://president.uiowa.edu/people-and-initiatives/leadership
Thank you for attending today’s Presidential Forum.
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