UW Board of Governors President s Report October 25

UW Board of Governors President’s Report October 25, 2011

Ontario Election – October 6, 2011 Liberal minority government – the first since 1985 • Record low turnout – 49. 2 per cent • John Milloy - Minister of Community and Social Services and Government House Leader • Glen Murray - Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Premier Mc. Guinty has signaled he will govern on issue-by-issue basis rather than seek accord with another party Election Promises: • Create 60, 000 post-secondary spaces by 2015 • Build 3 new satellite campuses by 2015 • Introduce a 30 per cent tuition cut for undergraduates Context – fiscal realities (provincial and international) as significant constraint • $16 Billion budget deficit • Fall Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review • Drummond Commission • Budget likely in March 2012 Advocacy strategy • Maintain engagement with all parties • “Every vote counts” – connections with MPPs a priority

International Rankings QS Top University Rankings • • Waterloo is 160 th, down from 145 th in 2010 Waterloo the 9 th highest-ranked Canadian university, down from 7 th in 2010 Faculty Ranking 2010 2011 Engineering & Technology 39 56 Natural Sciences 80 116 Life Sciences and Medicine 176 236

Shanghai Jiao Tong 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities • Waterloo placed in the 151 -200 ranking cluster • Same ranking we achieved in 2010, improving from 201 -302 in 2009 • Top Canadian Universities: • Toronto (26) • UBC (37) • Mc. Gill (64) • Mc. Master (89) • Alberta, Montreal (102 -150) • Calgary (151 -200) • Waterloo ranks in 52 -75 range with Mc. Gill in Engineering Technology/Computer Sciences category

Times Higher Education 2011 -2012 World University Rankings • University of Waterloo placed in the 201 -225 category, along with the University of Western Ontario • 9 Canadian schools made it into the top 200 – – – – – University of Toronto (19) UBC (22) Mc. Gill (28) Mc. Master (65) Alberta (100) Montréal (104) Queen’s (173) Victoria (177) Ottawa (185)

Institution 2011 2010 University of Toronto 19 17 UBC 22 30 Mc. Gill 28 35 Mc. Master 65 93 Alberta 100 127 Montréal 104 138 Queen’s 173 201+ Victoria 177 130 Ottawa 185 201+ Dalhousie 201+ 193 Simon Fraser 201+ 199 University of Waterloo 201 -225 201+ Western 201 -225 201+ Source: THE World University Ranking Oct 2011

School Teaching- The Learning Environment (30%) Research – Volume, Income and Reputation (30%) Citations – Research influence (30%) Industry Income – Innovation (2. 5%) International Outlook – Staff and Students (7. 5%) Toronto 76. 9 87. 4 86. 5 44. 9 69. 0 UBC 68. 6 78. 6 85. 2 40. 6 88. 7 Mc. Gill 72. 8 78. 4 77. 1 35. 1 81. 4 Mc. Master 41. 9 49. 9 85. 5 97. 5 72. 0 Alberta 50. 6 54. 4 51. 7 53. 7 71. 9 Montréal 54. 5 47. 0 48. 7 81. 3 79. 5 Queen’s 39. 7 36. 1 49. 3 87. 5 65. 0 Victoria 16. 8 31. 5 79. 2 26. 8 70. 5 Ottawa 38. 9 34. 8 54. 8 36. 9 49. 6 Waterloo 35. 8 44. 2 32. 5 32. 7 62. 1 Western 38. 8 34. 3 38. 5 41. 9 55. 7 Source: THE World University Ranking Oct 2011

Centre of Excellence for Research, Training, and Innovation In Seniors Health Care and Wellness • 192 -bed facility located on the north campus • $20 M in capital funding from Ontario government + $625, 000 in annual operating/curriculum funding • $3 M in capital costs + $45 M over 20 years from the Schlegel Family to support research chairs Source: Communications and Public Affairs, August 29, 2011 5 Graduate Students Win Vanier Awards • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships worth up to $50, 000/year for 3 years • 4 students received NSERC Vanier Awards, 1 received a CIHR Vanier (UW’s first)

Update on leadership searches • • • University Secretary VP Academic & Provost VP Advancement VP External VP University Research Associate VP Students Associate VP IST Associate VP International Dean of Engineering Dean of Science

Purpose: • Engage students, faculty, staff, alumni • Review Sixth Decade Plan • Build on EC’s 10 priority areas for 20112012 Approach: • Two-stage consultations: • Stage One (September – December) • Stakeholder meetings • Online survey • Email • Stage Two (Starting February) • Focus Groups • Report by March 2012

Mid-Cycle Review update • Total number of planned sessions: 44 (September 12 – December 6) • Total number of sessions completed: 28 (as of October 24) • Number of participants so far: • 65 students • Over 700 faculty/staff • 25 alumni/donors • Online survey being sent to all students, faculty, staff and 67, 000 alumni • Over 400 survey responses to date

2011 Performance Indicators http: //analysis. uwaterloo. ca/pubs/uwpi. php

Operating Revenue by Source

Total Sponsored Research Awards by Source

Count of Full-time Faculty by Gender and Percentage Female

FTE Enrolment – Undergraduate and Graduate

Top-5 Source Countries for u. Waterloo 2010/11 MYAA Total International Enrolment (2010/11): 3, 512

International Students as % of their Respective Populations

Full-time Student to Full-time Tenure and Tenure-stream Faculty Ratio as Compared to U 15 Universities 2009/10

u. Waterloo Student to Faculty Ratio Compared to Ontario System

University of Waterloo Class Size 2010/11 MYAA

2011 NSSE: How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?

Fall 2010 Enrolment Headcount 2010/11 MYAA Age Range Headcount Total Headcount Enrolment 22, 015 Under 18 1% 18 -24 89% 25+ 10%

Under-Represented Students 2010/11 MYAA • Registered Students with Disabilities – Full-Time students - 1, 250 – Part-Time students – 227 • Self-Declared First Generation Students – 1, 100 or 5% • Self-declared Aboriginal Students – 105 or 0. 5%

Student Access Guarantee (SAG) 2010/11 MYAA 2010/11 Tuition/Book Shortfall Aid Total $ # of Accounts Expenditures for Tuition / Book SAG Amount $5, 823, 939 2, 569 Other SAG Expenditure to Supplement OSAP $1, 356, 987 558 TOTAL $7, 180, 926 3, 127 Also funded from our Tuition Set-Aside funds: • $3. 8 M in entrance bursaries and scholarships • $2. 0 M in work placement support • $0. 5 M in part-time and out-of-province bursaries • $1. 5 M in additional bursaries

College Transfers 2010/11 MYAA Applications to First Year in 2010: Total Applications Total Registrations Transfer Applications* 37, 008 423 (1% of all 1 st-year 35 (8% of FT applications) transfer applications) 6, 538 Transfer Registrations* *excludes students who apply for transfer into year 2+ Credit Transfer Allocation Survey Results • 1, 595 students at u. Waterloo who had previously attended a college Area of concern and focus for TCU

e-Learning 2010/11 MYAA Undergraduate Graduate Number of Courses 314 56 Number of Programs 12 5 29, 344 1, 422 Total Course Registrations

Retention 2010/11 MYAA 2006 Cohort 2007 Cohort 2008 Cohort 2009 Cohort 1 st to 2 nd Year 88. 3% 87. 8% 89. 4% 1 st to 3 rd Year 83. 6% 84% 85. 3% N/A

Velocity and Entrepreneurship 2010/11 MYAA Most recent year of operations (2010): • • • Students/young entrepreneurs engaged = 181 Start-up Companies created = 23 Students hired = 18 Products and Services Developed = 33 Jobs Created = 100 Licenses Negotiated = 4