UW Senate President ’ s Report October 17, 2011

UW Senate

President’s Report

October 17, 2011

Ontario Election – October 6, 2011

Liberal minority government – the first since 1985• Record low turnout – 49.2 per cent• Cabinet to be introduced October 20

Premier McGuinty 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

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)

– McGill (28)

– McMaster (65)

– Alberta (100)

– Montréal (104)

– Queen’s (173)

– Victoria (177)

– Ottawa (185)

Institution 2011 2010

University of Toronto 19 17

UBC 22 30

McGill 28 35

McMaster 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

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

McGill 72.8 78.4 77.1 35.1 81.4

McMaster 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

Mid-Cycle Review update

• Total number of planned sessions: 42 (September 12 – December 6)

• Total number of sessions completed: 23 (as of October 14)

• Number of participants so far:• 55 students• Over 500 faculty/staff• 25 alumni/donors

• Online survey being sent to all students, faculty, staff and 67,000 alumni

• Over 300 survey responses to date

2011 Performance Indicators

http://analysis.uwaterloo.ca/pubs/uwpi.php

Operating Revenue by Source

$217.248.1%

$227.645.1%

$240.043.9%

$195.443.3%

$224.144.4%

$251.746.1%

$38.78.6%

$52.610.4%

$54.710.0%

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Total O

perating Revenue ($M

illions)

Fiscal Year

Grants Academic Fees Other Income

Total Sponsored Research Awards by Source

$115.7

$99.6 $103.0$109.7

$123.1 $127.7 $131.4

$144.1

$169.5

$190.4

$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

$120

$140

$160

$180

$200

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Am

ount Aw

arded ($Millions)

Award Year Ending

Federal Tri-Agency Federal (excluding Tri-Agency) Provincial Industry Other

Count of Full-time Faculty by Gender and Percentage Female

766 782 813857 885 921 951 987 1,003

1,023

20% 19% 20% 22%23% 24% 25% 25% 25% 25%

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600

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

# of Faculty

Year

Male Female

FTE Enrolment – Undergraduate and Graduate

12.4%12.6%

12.8%11.9%10.7%10.3%10.0%

10.1%10.0%

9.5%

29,500 28,200

26,200 25,200 24,400 23,500 23,200

22,300 21,100

19,700

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8,000

12,000

16,000

20,000

24,000

28,000

32,000

36,000

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Fiscal Year

Undergraduate Graduate Percentages Spacer Totals

• 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

Enrolment – Under-Represented Students (2010/11)

Top-5 Source Countries for uWaterloo (2010/11)

Total International Enrolment (2010/11): 3,512

International Students as % of their Respective Populations

4%5%

5%7%

8% 8% 9% 9%10% 10%

17%

19%

22%

25%

27% 28%

25% 24%

27%

30%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

% International

Fiscal Year

Undergraduate Graduate

Full-time Student to Full-time Tenure and Tenure-stream Faculty Ratio as Compared to U15 Universities

2009/10

32.129.1

27.3 26.8 26.824.0 22.9

20.9 20.1 18.9 18.5 18.2 18.1

0

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10

15

20

25

30

35

Students per F

aculty

U15 University

U15 Avg = 23.1

2010/11 University of Waterloo Class Size

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

31.0%

32.1%

33.6%

40.2%

47.6%

47.4%

48.6%

45.5%

17.2%

14.9%

14.9%

11.9%

4.3%

5.6%

2.9%

2.4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

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