prestige with employers
 value for students, graduates
 credibility to funding agencies

› akin to high grade from financial analysts
› increased eligibility for major federal grants

essential to state economic
development strategy



Gaming/
Entertainment

Health / Medical

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Materials
and Natural
Resources
Aerospace
Information
Technology

“…Nevada lags
behind other states
and the nation on
every indicator of
innovation and
Research &
Development
activity”

“underinvestment in
higher education”

“lack of a topranked Carnegie
research university”

expand role of
research universities:
› Research &
Innovation
› Workforce
Development
through advanced
degrees

Utah “U-STARS”
(2006)

Texas “Tier 1” Bill
(2009)

Florida “Preeminence” Bill (2013)

Significant, multiyear enhancement
of universities’
operating budgets
› hire clusters of
faculty in key
research areas
› address research
capital needs
UNM

PhDs
› Humanities
Research
Expenditures
› Social Sciences
› S&E
› STEM
› Non S&E
› Other Professional


Non-Faculty
Research Staff and
Postdocs

Analysis of faculty and staff needed to
support 22,000 students
› 18:1 Student: Faculty ratio
 272 Faculty (39/year)
 167 Staff (24/year)
 121 GTA (17/year)

Results are similar to the R-VH analysis…
Total faculty
Faculty in PhD
programs
% in PhD Programs
Utah
992
New Mexico
894
UNR
540
853
737
316
86%
82%
59%
PhDs GRANTED
PhDs PER FACULTY
ADD'L FACULTY TO
ADD'L FACULTY TO
MEET UNMs NUMBER OF MEET UNMs NUMBER
PhDs (UNR
OF PhDs (UNM
PRODUCTIVITY - MOST
PRODUCTIVITY EFFICIENT)
LEAST EFFICIENT)
NEW
MEXICO
UNR
DIFFERENCE
NEW
MEXICO
UNR
Humanities
21
9
12
0.12
0.19
63
100
Social Sciences
35
27
8
0.31
0.38
21
26
STEM
103
70
33
0.37
0.53
63
88
Other Professional Fields
49
20
29
0.28
0.31
94
103
TOTAL
208
126
82
0.28
0.40
241
317
UNM PROD (MOST EFFICIENT)
S&E R&D EXPENDITURES
STEM FACULTY #
AVG PER FACULTY
NEW MEXICO
UNR
$179,303,000
$98,609,000
275
201
$652,011
$490,592
Total # STEM Fac to gen $179M:
275
Additional # STEM Fac to gen $179M:
74
UNR PROD (LEAST EFFICIENT)
Total # STEM Fac to gen $179M:
365
Additional # STEM Fac to gen $179M:
164
PhDs GRANTED
PhDs PER FACULTY
ADD'L FACULTY TO
ADD'L FACULTY TO
MEET UNMs NUMBER OF MEET UNMs NUMBER
PhDs (UNR
OF PhDs (UNM
PRODUCTIVITY - MOST
PRODUCTIVITY EFFICIENT)
LEAST EFFICIENT)
NEW
MEXICO
UNR
DIFFERENCE
NEW
MEXICO
UNR
Humanities
21
9
12
0.12
0.19
63
100
Social Sicences
35
27
8
0.31
0.38
21
26
STEM
103
70
33
0.37
0.53
74
88
Other Professional Fields
49
20
29
0.28
0.31
94
103
TOTAL
208
126
82
0.28
0.40
252
317
YRS FAC
$100K/FAC
Staff
$77,471/
Position
GRAD
$23K
ASST. (2.5%/YEAR)
OPERATING &
TRAVEL
($2,500/YR/FAC)
START-UP
COSTS
TOTAL
1
36
$3,600,000
24
$1,859,318
36
$828,000
$630,000
$1,500,000
$8,417,318
2
36
$3,690,000
24
$1,901,864
36
$848,700
$630,000
$1,500,000
$8,570,564
3
36
$3,782,250
24
$1,945,473
36
$869,918
$630,000
$1,500,000
$8,727,640
4
36
$3,876,806
24
$1,990,172
36
$891,665
$630,000
$7,388,644
5
36
$3,973,726
24
$2,035,989
36
$913,957
$630,000
$7,553,672
6
36
$4,073,070
24
$2,082,951
36
$936,806
$630,000
$7,722,827
7
36
$4,174,896
24
$2,131,087
36
$960,226
$630,000
$7,896,210
252
$27,170,749
168
$13,946,854
252
$6,249,272
$4,410,000
$4,500,000
$56,276,875
OFFICE SPACE
REPURPOSE EXISTING SPACE FOR OFFICES $15,000,000
RESEARCH SPACE
80,000 SQ. FT $52,000,000
$123,276,875
YRS FAC
$100K/FAC
Staff
$77,471/
Position
GRAD
ASST.
$23K/GTA
OPERATING &
TRAVEL
($2,500/YR/FAC)
START-UP
COSTS
TOTAL
1
36
$3,600,000
24
$1,859,318
36
$828,000
$630,000
$1,500,000
$8,417,318
2
36
$3,690,000
24
$1,901,864
36
$848,700
$630,000
$1,500,000
$8,570,564
3
36
$3,782,250
24
$1,945,473
36
$869,918
$630,000
$1,500,000
$8,727,640
4
36
$3,876,806
24
$1,990,172
36
$891,665
$630,000
$7,388,644
5
36
$3,973,726
24
$2,035,989
36
$913,957
$630,000
$7,553,672
6
36
$4,073,070
24
$2,082,951
36
$936,806
$630,000
$7,722,827
7
36
$4,174,896
24
$2,131,087
36
$960,226
$630,000
$7,896,210
252
$27,170,749
168
$13,946,854
252
$6,249,272
$4,410,000
$4,500,000
$56,276,875
OFFICE SPACE
REPURPOSE EXISTING SPACE FOR OFFICES $15,000,000
RESEARCH SPACE
80,000 SQ. FT $52,000,000
$123,276,875

~ $8M/year: additional required for personnel
and operating expense
~$5M/year: Enrollment growth + Fee increase
~$3M/year: Gap

Potential sources of funds to bridge gap:


› Increased $/WSCH
› General fund

~$67M: New/renovated facilities
› Philanthropy
› State

Benchmarking through comparison
› Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Arizona State
› performance in each Carnegie correlate

Need to increase :
› $80 million in research expenditures per year
› 100 doctoral degrees awarded per year
› 100 post-doctoral scholars, research faculty

Retention/ Progression / Completion
› more full-time UG students (15 to Finish)
› R/P/C: improve 6-year grad rate, meet CCA
› student completion drives formula funding
› smaller sections taught by f/t instructors
(block scheduling) drives student success

To meet these goals, F/T faculty
instructional capacity must increase

Challenge: Limited faculty size (780)
› Increased course loads, larger classes
› More doctoral committees per faculty member

Challenge: Low point of research ($30 m)
› Decline in grant proposals, grant funding
› Almost no patent, tech transfer activity

Challenge: Insufficient space (Master Plan)
Vision/ Mission is clear: RU/ VH
 Significant analysis to be done

› Goals/ Objectives/ Metrics
› Tactics & Strategies
› Organization & Structure
› People
› Support Structures
› Results/ Assessment of Performance
Expand “bandwidth” for instruction, research
 Target: > 1200 faculty, > 800 grad assistants

› 900 tenure-eligible active-research faculty
› 50 non-tenured research / clinical faculty
› 250 lecturers (focused on UG education)

Faculty count not goal - means to ends
› Research productivity/ economic development
› Degree productivity/ workforce development

625 current tenure-eligible lines
› many recruited from Tier 1 universities
› heavy instructional load for RU/ VH
 assigned 4 - 6 credit hours per semester
 limited research leave opportunities
› capable of higher productivity, need support
› need increase of $50,000 research activity
per line per year to attain RU/VH designation

proposed : 260 new (tenure-eligible) lines
› ~ 50 senior hires, ~ 200 junior hires
› recruited in key ED research areas
› integrated with anticipated Medical faculty
› to attain RU/VH designation, each must
 average $200,000 research activity annually
 supervise average 3 researchers annually
 research faculty (25 - 50 per year total)
 doctoral students / post-doctoral fellows

200 current non-tenure-track lines
› instruction-intensive (9-12 credit hours / term)
› flexibility to meet enrollment needs

created 40 new lecturers since 2012
› conversion of part-time instructional budget
› focused on high-demand / bottleneck areas

proposed 34 new positions
› support retention, completion
› funded by student fees

current: 550 state-funded grad assistants

proposed: 260 new grad assistantships
› enhance stipends to be more competitive
› focused on doctoral students
› focused on research, innovation areas
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
(FY2016) (FY 2017) (FY 2018) (FY 2019) (FY 2020) (FY 2021) (FY 2022) (FY 2023)
Total
Cumulative
Enhancement
Faculty Hires: Senior
Positions
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
48
Faculty Hires: Junior
Positions
22
22
28
28
28
28
28
28
212
Faculty Hires: Total
Positions
25
25
35
35
35
35
35
35
260
Academic Support Staff
Positions
8
8
12
12
12
12
12
12
88
3.525
3.525
6.125
6.125
6.125
6.575
6.9
7.25
46.1
25
25
30
30
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
260
$1.1 MIL
$1.1 MIL
Annual Enhancement
$4.625
MIL
$4.625
MIL
$7.575 MIL
$7.575
MIL
Cumulative
Enhancement
$4.625
MIL
$9.25 MIL
$16.825
MIL
$24.4 MIL
Total Salary for Faculty
and Staff Positions
Graduate Student
Scholarships
Doctoral Instruction/
Graduate Support
$1.45 MIL $1.45 MIL $1.75 MIL $1.75 MIL $2.75 MIL $2.75 MIL
$7.875
MIL
$8.325
MIL
$32.275
$40.6 MIL
MIL
$9.65 MIL $10.0 MIL
$50.25
MIL
$60.25
MIL
$14.1 MIL
$60.25 MIL
$60.25 MIL

current Master Plan (15 years)
› state capital funds: $182 million
› campus matching funds : $131 million
› build 500, 000 GSF
› repurpose 200,000 GSF

UNLV School of Medicine

One-time expenses (over 10 years)
› $61 million for start-up costs for new faculty
› $40 million for other research infrastructure
 libraries, laboratories, instrumentation
 technical support staff
 current, anticipated institutional funds
 indirect cost recovery
 other savings

Universities:
› Higher productivity
of advanced
degrees
› better supported,
more research
productive faculty
› greater grant/
contract activity
› enhanced
community support

Regents/ NSHE:
› enhanced state
operational support
› enhanced capital
funds
› public support for
research &
innovation mission