University of Waterloo Board of Governors President s Report

University of Waterloo Board of Governors President’s Report April 3, 2012

Provincial Budget • March 27 • International students • $750 “head tax” for non-Ph. D international students (undergraduates and Master’s) • $75 per-student municipal grant downloaded to universities • Pensions (changes to administration) • Executive compensation (specifically president, provost, VPs, deans) • Capital funding • Co-op tax credit – reclassification (no impact)

Undergraduate Masters Ph. D International Student Enrolment 3000. 0 2787. 3 2500. 0 2413. 4 2130. 0 2000. 0 International FTEs 1711. 5 1809. 8 1500. 0 1000. 0 597. 7 500. 0 411. 8 271. 0 429. 6 309. 1 451. 7 377. 5 476. 3 451. 5 549. 3 0. 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Fiscal Year 2010/11 2011/12

Provincial Budget

Provincial Budget - Performance Employment Rate 6 months after graduation 2011 2010 2009 u. Waterloo 92. 5% 93. 8% 95% Ontario 91. 7% 93. 6% 94. 1% Degree Completion rates 2011 2010 2009 u. Waterloo 81. 0% 81. 3% 82. 2% Ontario 79. 7% 79. 0% 78. 3% OSAP Default Rates 2011 2010 2009 u. Waterloo 2. 1% 2. 7% 2. 8% Ontario 3. 7% 4% 3. 9% Source: Institutional Analysis and Planning

Federal Budget • $500 million over five years, starting in 2014 -15 to the Canada Foundation for Innovation • $37 million for granting councils • $15 million for Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) • $15 million for National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) • $7 million for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) • $60 million for Genome Canada • $40 million for CANARIE • $10 million for Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) • Doubling of contribution of Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to $100 million • $67 million in 2012 -13 to refocus National Research Council on “industry-relevant research” • SR&ED tax incentive program changes

Year in Review Key Priority Areas • • Mid-Cycle Review Building Leadership Student Success Advancement Research Productivity Engaging Stakeholders Highlights

Mid-Cycle Review • Review and realign goals delivered in 2006 • Engage students, faculty, staff, alumni • Create actionable goals for the next five years • Introduce an accountability framework with action plans and measures of success

Foundational Pillars • • • Academic excellence Research excellence and impact Co-operative education Graduate studies Internationalization Entrepreneurship

The Emerging Priorities (MCR) Student Opportunities and Experience Quality of Education Visibility and Outreach Image and Philosophy Resources u. W Environment Clear and Effective Leadership …contains all the details and provides a conceptual framework.

Alignment with Foundational Pillars (MCR)

Alignment with Faculty Plans (MCR) • Faculties at various stages of strategic planning • Determine how MCR goals contribute to Faculty plans • Determine how Faculty plans contribute to MCR goals • Define progress and outcome measures

Next Steps (MCR) March/April March-May April October March-May • Consult with Faculties to discuss findings and alignment with their strategic plans • Assess our current situation: government policy, climate, and progress on 6 th decade goals • Analyze and develop measures for the current initiatives • Confirm new objectives and determine measurable outcomes, actions, responsibilities and timelines

Building Leadership • Vice President Academic and Provost: Recruited and appointed Sallie Ann Keller, starting May 1, 2012 • University Secretary: Recruited and appointed Logan Atkinson, starting July 1, 2012 • Dean of Engineering: Recruited and appointed Pearl Sullivan, starting July 1, 2012 • Dean of Science: Reviewed and re-appointed Terry Mc. Mahon. • Vice President Advancement: Finalizing interviews (July 1 start date) • Vice President University Relations: Finalizing interviews (July 1 start date) • Chief of Staff: To be determined

Building Leadership • Vice President University Research: Reviewed and reappointed George Dixon • Associate Provost(s) – Associate Provost Students: Recruited and appointed Chris Read – Associate Provost IST: This position is changed to Chief Information Officer: In progress – Associate Provost International: Finalizing Interviews (July 1 start date)

Student Success • Opened the SSO in South Campus Hall for the first day of fall classes • The office merged 4 existing departments/programs in addition to several new areas. • 19 staff hired in 2011 -12 and they are in the process of hiring 7 more, which will more than double the original staff complement. • Completely re-designed and launched Student Life 101, the summer pre -arrival program for first-year students. • Launched "The First Year Experience Training Institute" to prepare hundreds of student orientation leaders to help students in their transition. • Launched new Success Coaching service • Launched “University 101” course with enrolment in Spring and Fall • New 6, 500 square foot space for Velo. City in Communitech Hub

Student Success • • • Loran Awards Rotman Competition School of Accounting and Finance - UFE Gold medal Ontario Engineering Competition RBC Next Great Innovator Velo. City recipient of Communitech’s 2011 Tech Impact Award • First and second place in National Japanese Speech Contest

Wal-Mart Green Challenge Winners

Advancement • • • Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis: $21 m -$20 m Science building and Chairs, $1 m Math Scholarships Schlegel UW Research Institute for Aging: $45 m Research Chairs John Hele: $500 k - Math Atrium naming in honour of Dr. Bruce White Schwartz & Reisman Foundation: $400 k International Trade Specialization Israel Experience The Ontario College of Pharmacists: $600 k to create a Professorship in Pharmacy Innovation Alumni Bill Watson, Bill Pristanski and Gary Foerster: $25 k each toward renovation of Mac. Kirdy Hall at St. Paul's for a teaching and community space. Elise Devitt: $100 K to refurbish the 6 th floor of the Dana Porter Library Mennonite Savings and Credit Union: $1 m for the Centre for Peace Advancement at Conrad Grebel Planned Gifts realized: Edgar Kerston $724, 202 and Robbert Hartog $966, 366 for Eng. 5

Research Productivity • Research Infosource ranking as“research university of the year” in the comprehensive category • Canada Research Chairs – Six named in March 2012 • Water - Southern Ontario Water Consortium • Aging - 192 -bed long term care facility on our north campus

Research Productivity - Auto

Research Productivity • Health - CIHR grant for Geoffrey Fong $7. 4 million – largest ever awarded • Digital Media - $2. 5 million SSHRC grant for Neil Randall (English) and Karen Collins, (Drama and Speech Communication) for "IMMERSe: The Interactive & Multi-Modal Experience Research Syndicate. ”

Research Productivity - Nano - Suzhou, China

Research Productivity - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Research Productivity - Ruhr Universitat Bochum

Stakeholder Engagement • Over 214 events involving internal and external stakeholders: • Overseas Activities (2011 -2012) – May 22 -28, 2011 – Cairo (Guest speaker and lecturer – Military Technical College) – November 2 -16, 2011 – Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai – Feb. 20 -25, 2012 – Soochow University, Beijing, donors, alumni – March 9 -14, 2012 – Germany U 15, private university meetings (KIT, Cologne) – April 15 -19, 2012 – Saudi Arabia – Keynote address – April 23 -28, 2012 – Brazil – AUCC Mission and private corporate meetings. • Opened Hong Kong Alumni office

Stakeholder Engagement • Keynote addresses and panel discussions – Innovation Nation symposium (Waterloo) – September 9, 2011 – Society of Research Administrators International (Montreal) – October 24, 2011 – The Canada-US Partnership: Enhancing the Innovation Ecosystem (Ottawa) – November 2, 2011 – Festival of Thinkers (Dubai) – November 13 -15, 2011 – Pollution Probe (Toronto) – November 23, 2011

Year in Review - Highlights • • Killam Prize Killam Fellowship Royal Society Fellows Canadian Index of Wellbeing School of Public Health and Health Systems WGSI Equinox Blueprint Maclean’s Rankings

Mathematics 3

Engineering 6

Environment 3

New Football Field

Quantum Nano Building Opening September 21 2012

Priorities 2011 -12 Increase and diversify income Focus on Students Further increase research productivity Satellite Campuses Review and Refocus the Sixth Decade Plan Manage Leadership Changes

Priorities 2012 -13 Develop new or revised Key Performance Indicators to ensure UW’s place among the top universities in the world Increase Income from all Sources, Reduce Cost: Financial Stability Conclude the Academic Planning Exercise: MCR Stage Two Satellite Campuses Facilitate Transitioning of the new Senior Team