Transcript owensboro-9-24-09 - University of Louisville

2009 Presidential Outreach
Owensboro RiverPark Center
Dr. James R. Ramsey
President
September 24, 2009
Daviess County
Home of
569 Alums and 268 current students
Justin Marks – 2009 Big East Pitcher of the Year
Stewart Ijames – Cards Baseball, All American
Neil Holland – Cards Baseball
Amashi Kendall – 2007 and 2008 Kentucky State Class
AAA Track Titles
And while we are proud of athletics,
We are also thankful for other great students…
UofL and Daviess County
A Great Team
• 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
Economists like pictures and graphs
Some dots and a triangle…
Difficult/Challenging Time
• Weather
• Valued partner
• A couple of high profile individuals
And of course
• The economy
We know that nationally times have been
unprecedented…
GDP Declines During Postwar Recessions
(peak-to-trough percent change; date is year of peak quarter)
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
1948
1953
1957
1960
1970
1973
1980
1981
1990
2001
2008
1st Qtr
2009
2nd Qtr
2009
-1.8
-2.7
-3.7
-1.5
-1.1
-3.1
-2.2
-3.8
-1.4
-0.2
-4.8
-5.7
-1
…and Kentucky has not been immune
to those impacts
Nonfarm employment in thousands
Aug. 2009
1772.7(p)
Employment 2009 = employment 1999
p: preliminary
Kentucky Economy:
Manufacturing – Our Bread and Butter
Manufacturing employment (in thousands)
Aug. 2009
208.2(p)
p: preliminary
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 workforce
o More research
o Economic activity
o Commercialization
 Boyle Report (1996) and follow up community mandates
o New clusters
U of L to be Premier Nationally Recognized
Metropolitan Research University
Our Mandates
1996
Boyle Report
1997
Post Secondary Education
Improvement Act
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
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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
Why we are getting the best…
• 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
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
Startup companies (cumulative)
1998
2008
2020 Goal
1
22
34
151
722
1,064
17
73
110
Patents (cumulative)
Applications filed
License option agreements
(cumulative)
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/research
Eg. Adult Stem Cells to regenerate heart
We are driving economy…
New arena and other construction projects
Louisville Arena
ShelbyHurst
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
$55,000
Per Capita Income in All 50 States v. Adults with Bachelors Degrees or Higher
Data for 2007
$50,000
2007
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
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!