2009 Presidential OutreachOwensboro RiverPark Center

September 24, 2009

Dr. James R. RamseyPresident

Daviess CountyDaviess CountyHome of

569 Alums and 268 current studentsJustin Marks – 2009 Big East Pitcher of the YearStewart Ijames – Cards Baseball, All American

Neil Holland – Cards BaseballAmashi Kendall – 2007 and 2008 Kentucky State Class

AAA Track TitlesAnd while we are proud of athletics,

We are also thankful for other great students…

• Owensboro Medical Health Systems-(OMHS) robot

• OMHS & James Graham Brown Cancer Center clinical cancer research project

• Baccalaureate distance learning– on-site clinical nursing program announced

• DataSeam county • KY Autism Training Center – 2 providers in Owensboro

UofL and Daviess CountyA Great Team

Economists like pictures and graphsSome dots and a triangle…

• Weather

• Valued partner

• A couple of high profile individuals

And of course

• The economy

Difficult/Challenging Time

We know that nationally times have been unprecedented…

GDP Declines During Postwar Recessions(peak-to-trough percent change; date is year of peak quarter)

…and Kentucky has not been immune to those impacts

Nonfarm employment in thousands

p: preliminary Employment 2009 = employment 1999

Aug. 2009 1772.7(p)

Kentucky Economy:Manufacturing – Our Bread and Butter

Manufacturing employment (in thousands)

p: preliminary

Aug. 2009208.2(p)

We (Kentucky) face challenges

• Big challenges• Employment where we were 10 years ago

• Structural challenges• Jobs of yesterday/jobs today/jobs tomorrow• Must develop new clusters

• So we know we have a tough road ahead of us

What’s this have to do with UofL?

Postsecondary Education Improvement Act (1997)o Public agenda

Premier nationally recognized metropolitan university

o More educated workforceo More research

o Economic activityo Commercialization

Boyle Report (1996) and follow up community mandateso New clusters

U of L to be Premier Nationally Recognized Metropolitan Research University

Our Mandates

1997 Post Secondary Education

Improvement Act

1996 Boyle Report

1998 – 2008“Challenge for Excellence”

“We met Challenge”

2020 Plan

But despite challenges and cuts

we are moving forward for a better Kentucky…

Our Students…

• Freshman class average ACT– 2009 – 24.5 (p)– 1998 – 21.8

• State average – 20.8 (19.4)• National average – 21.1• 24 National Merit Scholars• More students from outside

Jefferson County than inside– 24% of students live on

campus

• Commitment to quality• Small campus experience– Freshman English classes are limited to 22

students– 19:1 student/faculty ratio– Active student advising

• 250 student organizations and growing• Our Covenant

Why we are getting the best…

Our Graduates…

• 1998 – 1,734 degrees awarded

• 2009 – 2,428 degrees awarded– 2020 Goal – 3,074

• Graduation rate increased from 30% in 1998 to 48.2% in 2009– 2020 Goal – 60%

Our Research Is growing…

Research Funding and NIH Funding

Total grants:

1998 - $39 M

2009 - $140 M

2020 Goal - $400 M

“From mind to marketplace”Drug Development/Creating knowledge for a better Kentucky

1998 2008 2020 Goal

Startup companies (cumulative) 1 22 34

Patents (cumulative)

Applications filed

151 722 1,064

License option agreements (cumulative)

17 73 110

Note: By 2008, 130 patents were issued, a 136% increase since 1998.

Helping Kentucky...

• The Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship• Argonne National Laboratory

• Cancer Care/Drugs Eg. Gardasil

• Heart care/researchEg. Adult Stem Cells to regenerate heart

We are driving economy…

New arena and other construction projects

ShelbyHurst

Louisville Arena

Haymarket

We have been and will be challenged, but we (all of us) must stay intensely

focused!4 keys to Kentucky’s future

• Education

• Education

• Education

• Education

Education Pays

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000

15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

2007

Per Capita Income in All 50 States v. Adults with Bachelors Degrees or Higher Data for 2007

Students or Inmates?

Welcome Dr. Laman Gray

Director of the University of Louisville School of Medicines Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute

Internationally-recognized leader in the fields of cardiac surgery and development of artificial hearts and circulatory support systems

THANK YOU!

Thank you Parents!

Thank you Alumni!

Thank you Friends!

Let’s make education our highest priority!