Then & Now: The Report of the President, 2013 by Tulane University

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The Report of the President, 2013

Tulane’s alumni base also grew from 87,580 in 1998 to a current tally of 117,066. Tulane alumni can now be found in virtually every country in

The Report of the President, 2013

the world and in the case of at least one Tulane

where are they now?

graduate, Doug Hurley who piloted the space shuttle Endeavour, even out of this world.

Board of Tulane

SENIOR UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 2013

Darryl D. Berger, chair Michael G. Bagneris J. David Barksdale Martha W. Barnett Clement C. Benenson Gayle M. Benson Carol L. Bernick Kim M. Boyle Scott S. Cowen Glenn M. Darden Dana L. Day Robert M. Devlin David F. Edwards Stephanie S. Feoli Timothy B. Francis Michael A. Friedman David C. Friezo Jill H. Glazer William A. Goldring Matthew B. Gorson Jerry M. Greenbaum Douglas J. Hertz Walter S. Isaacson Lisa P. Jackson Christopher M. James James M. Lapeyre Jr. Wayne J. Lee Sherry M. Leventhal Michael F. McKeever Elizabeth S. Nalty Jeanne C. Olivier R. Hunter Pierson Jr. Rick S. Rees Lawrence M.v.D. Schloss Richard K. Schmidt Albert H. Small Jr. Phyllis Miller Taylor Celia S. Weatherhead John C. Williams Sr. Linda S. Wilson Andrew B. Wisdom E. Richard Yulman

Scott S. Cowen, President Yvette M. Jones, Executive Vice President for University Relations and Development Michael A. Bernstein, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Lee Hamm, Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Medicine Anthony P. Lorino, Senior Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer Victoria D. Johnson, General Counsel Charlie McMahon, Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer Anne Baños, Chief of Staff and Vice President for Administrative Services Richard P. Dickson, Director of Athletics DEANS Nicholas J. Altiero, School of Science and Engineering Pierre Buekens, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Carole Haber, School of Liberal Arts Lee Hamm, School of Medicine, and Senior Vice President James MacLaren, Newcomb-Tulane College Ronald E. Marks, School of Social Work Richard A. Marksbury, School of Continuing Studies David Meyer, Law School Lance Query, Libraries and Academic Information Resources Kenneth Schwartz, School of Architecture Ira Solomon, A. B. Freeman School of Business Tom Stafford, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Looking back on the years I have been honored to serve as president of Tulane University, I am struck by how much things have changed at our beloved 180-year-old institution. The oaks still keep watch and the azaleas still bloom every spring on the uptown campus. The pines still tower over the Primate Center and the streets and sidewalks are as bustling as ever around the downtown campus. But in so many fundamental and profound ways

Tulane is a different institution than it was 16 years ago. We have completely reimagined the university, overhauled our undergraduate curriculum, created new schools, greatly expanded programming and leadership opportunities for female students, refocused and

enhanced our graduate programs and opened satellite campuses in

Mississippi and Texas. We are now one of only a handful of schools in the country that are members of the AAU and included in the very top

categories for research and civic engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only the beginning.

On the following pages I would like to take you on a journey of words and pictures that reveal the new Tulane University. You will no doubt smile at some of the photos and remembrances along this journey. Was that

really just a field back then? Did we used to hold classes in there? Is that my old laboratory? What was I thinking wearing that?

But between the shock of recognition and the comfort of reminiscence, I hope you will see a university on the move, one that used its storied achievements and sterling reputation as a firm foundation from which to launch more than a decade and a half of innovation, change and empowerment. I hope you will see the many ways that you have created this new Tulane. For me, it all started in 1998â&#x20AC;Ś

The lifeblood of universities that funds student scholarships, professorships, facilities, operations and more, the endowment was in

the endowment.

critical short supply at Tulane back then. But thanks to the

generosity and commitment of so many of you, we were able to increase Tulaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endowment from $539 million in 1998 to a record $1.2 billion today. This means Tulane can recruit the highest quality students regardless of financial need, attract the best professors, fund groundbreaking research and continue Tulaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning community service initiatives.

1 .2 billion $

Tulane more than doubled the level of total private giving to the university from $36.1 million in 1998 to $84.9 million in 2013. All told, Tulane raised $1.2 billion since 1998. The university also achieved a record level of research awards during this time period,

The numbers.

which provided funding for everything from lifesaving medical research to vital studies on the environment, rising sea level, advances in nanotechnology, limb regeneration, the development of renewable fuels and much, much more. This enhanced the new Tulaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation as one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading research institutions.

84.9

million

in private

giving

in mid-October! So I always knew Tulane was a hot school. But the new Tulane is hotter

hot, hot, hot.

than ever. Tulane quadrupled the number of first-year

undergraduate applicants from 7,780 in 1998 to more than 32,000 today. In fact, in 2010 Tulane received 40,000 applications, more than any private university in the country! And Tulane was twice named one of the nation’s “Hottest Schools” by Newsweek.

applicants in 2013

fogged up when I exited my car. And this was

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On one of my first trips to Tulane my glasses

set records in terms of academic achievement and SAT scores. Tulane’s undergraduate enrollment rose from 5,366 in 1998 to 6,508 in 2013 and its total full-

new students for a new tulane.

time enrollment rose from 11,945 in 1998 to 13,462 in 2013. In 1998, the average SAT score of the incoming class was 1278. For the class of 2017, SAT scores had risen to 1332, well above the national average. Besides their achievements in the classroom, today’s Tulane students arrive at campus with much more experience in community engagement and are fully prepared to fulfill and exceed Tulane’s undergraduate community service requirement, an essential part of the new Tulane’s mission.

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During this period, Tulane’s incoming classes

In an uptown campus lab, senior Maria Perez conducts research on a model to study the differences in males and females with ADD and ADHD, as part of the neuroscience summer research program at Tulane.

The new Tulane also offers classroom interaction, experiential learning and real-world opportunities undreamed of by previous generations of Tulanians. Innovative learning advances include an undergraduate public health degree that now enrolls 450 students, a neuroscience program that is one of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest-growing undergraduate

not your parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tulane.

majors, more than 250 service-learning

courses and a teacher certification program. We are also one of the first universities in the country to offer undergraduates the opportunity to minor in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurs apply business principles to solve problems ranging from poverty to environmental degradation. Tulaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social entrepreneurship program is unique in that it is open to all students regardless of their major. The synergy of English, chemistry, business, architecture, political science and other majors working together yields amazing results.

250 service

learning courses

has allowed it to increase its selectivity. In 1998, Tulane accepted 78 percent of students who sought to fill its freshman class. In the fall of 2013, it

picky picky.

accepted just 26 percent. It is one of the few areas where the numbers are dropping at Tulane—but that’s a good thing. Selectivity is a key factor in assessing a university’s overall quality. The best professors teaching the best minds exemplifies the new Tulane.

Tulane’s increased prominence and popularity

is only the first step. Ensuring that those same students return to Tulane year after year until their graduation—what’s known as retention in the parlance of higher education admission—is the ultimate goal. By providing our first- and second-year

keeping them green. students with more campus resources to assist them in the transition to university life, Tulane has boosted its retention rate to 90 percent, up from 85 percent in 1998. This also makes the new Tulane an even more valued member of the New Orleans community. College graduates often choose to live in their alma mater’s hometown. So more new Tulane graduates means more new New Orleanians.

Attracting the nation’s top students to Tulane

Donna and Paul Flower Hall for Research and Innovation.

Building, the Donna and Paul Flower Hall for Research and Innovation, Goldring/Woldenberg II (home of the Freeman School of Business), the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, the Murphy Building, the J. Bennett Johnston

building us up.

Health & Environmental Research Building, the Regional Biosafety Laboratory, Turchin Stadium, the Willow Student Residence, Wall Residential College, Weatherhead Hall, University Square, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, the Barbara Greenbaum House at Newcomb Lawn, Devlin Fieldhouse, the Hertz Center and, of course, Yulman Stadium, are just some of the nearly $800 million in new and renovated facilities at Tulane since 1998.

million

Sam Israel Jr. Environmental Sciences

800

may need a map to get around. The Merryl and

If you have not visited Tulane since 1998, you

Tulane rising sophomore Clare Tuck interacts with a child in the Charankot slum in northern India.

Besides our many new and renovated buildings, we also expanded the number of Tulaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campuses during this time, opening campuses in Houston and in Biloxi and Madison, Mississippi. Tulane greatly expanded its international presence as well, establishing

more tulane everywhere.

partnerships that span the globe. A dual degree

with Xiamen University and Zhejiang University in China through the A. B. Freeman School of Business are just two of the latest examples. In fact Tulane currently has 40 major academic programs and projects active in 20 different countries. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not including our many study abroad programs. We are anchored in New Orleans, but our classrooms extend far beyond the boundaries of campus. Society is our laboratory, and a better world is our mission.

Houston biloxi madison Argentina australia Brazil Chile china Costa R i c a C u b a C z e ch Republic Denmark Dominican Republic egypt France Germany ghana Greece Hungary Ireland israel Italy japan jordan mali Malta mexico Netherlands peru Poland Russia senegal singapore south africa Spain Switzerland united kingdom uruguay

Tulane has a long tradition of public service, enshrined in our motto Non sibi, sed suis, “not for one’s self, but for one’s own,” and embodied in efforts such as the Community Action Council of Tulane University Students (CACTUS), one of the oldest continuously running student volunteer organizations in the country. But after Hurricane Katrina,

community engagement.

public service took on a whole new urgency, meaning and purpose at Tulane, as we became the first major private research university in the country to make public service a core requirement of its undergraduate curriculum. Our public service efforts have won Tulane some of the nation’s highest awards for civic engagement, including being one of only 17 schools named five times to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction.

build a

better

world

The Grow Dat Youth Farm is a local Tulane partnership that is empowering youth in the New Orleans area.

Since its origins in 1834 as a medical college established to fight the yellow fever epidemic

empowerment.

gripping New Orleans, empowering communities

has been a focus of Tulane. But at todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tulane, empowerment is universitywide with students, faculty and staff using their knowledge, skills and passion to build a better world for those who might never have access to a college education or the other advantages so many of us take for granted. From developing a marketing plan for a food bank in Argentina to tutoring local kids to providing quality medical care for the uninsured, Tulanians are partnering with communities throughout the world to provide education, healing and hope.

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Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority pitch in with a New Orleans cleanup project.

retiring as president of Tulane, my wonderful colleagues launched the Cowen Service Challenge with the goal of logging 750,000 hours of community service as a parting gift to me. From August 1, 2013, to May 2, 2014, Tulane

you met the challenge!

students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends surpassed that goal, recording a total of 780,347 hours spent volunteering in their communities, churches, synagogues and nonprofit or civic organizations. At tulane.edu/service-challenge,

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ceremonies for each of Tulane’s individual schools and colleges. There was no single ceremony that brought all graduates together under one roof to celebrate their achievements and their shared identity as graduates of Tulane University. That didn’t seem right to me. One of my goals when I arrived

commencement.

at Tulane was to ensure that we were a university, not a multi-versity.

I envisioned all of Tulane, from the medical school from which we originated to our newest satellite campus, functioning as one entity—a university with many parts but one united mission. So in 1999 I renewed the tradition of a Unified Commencement and, with the help of some skillful event planners on our staff, Tulane Commencements became the standard by which other university commencements are judged. Besides the country’s best graduates and families, Tulane Commencements feature world leaders and celebrities such as George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Ellen DeGeneres and Stevie Wonder. Jazz music, confetti cannon blasts and a traditional New Orleans second-line parade are all part of the fun.

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For 27 years, graduation at Tulane consisted of separate

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Another tradition renewed was the winning ways of the Green Wave. In 1998 the Green Wave football team capped a perfect

how about those greenies?

season with a victory in the Liberty Bowl. This year, under second-year coach Curtis Johnson, Tulane posted a 7-6 record and returned to bowl action against the University of Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Tulane was also awarded the American Football Coaches Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 Academic Achievement Award for posting a 100 percent graduation rate for members of its freshman football class of 2006. This is the first time Tulane has received this prestigious national honor, which is based on a six-year graduation window.

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at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla.

09/06/14

Georgia Tech Yulman Stadium

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Southeastern Louisiana Yulman Stadium

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at Duke Durham, N.C.

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at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.

10/11/14

Connecticut Yulman Stadium

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at UCF Orlando, Fla.

10/31/14

Cincinnati Yulman Stadium

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at Houston Houston, Texas

11/15/14 Memphis Yulman Stadium 11/22/14

at East Carolina Greenville, N.C.

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Temple Yulman Stadium

If you liked the Green Wave’s 2013 season, you’ll love watching your team next season

you’ll love yulman.

in brand new Yulman Stadium. In 1998 no one could

have imagined that we would play football on campus once again, just like the old days. Yet, through the years all I ever heard were stories about old Tulane Stadium. Well, the good times are back. Only now Tulane’s first on-campus stadium in 40 years will offer more than home-field advantage for the Greenies. It’s also a multi-purpose facility for various campus and community activities and a major economic boost to the New Orleans economy. Yulman Stadium is the crowning achievement of an ongoing commitment to Tulane athletics that includes new or renovated facilities for virtually all of Tulane’s teams and their fans.

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Then Now

The Report of the President, 2013

Tulane’s alumni base also grew from 87,580 in 1998 to a current tally of 117,066. Tulane alumni can now be found in virtually every country in

The Report of the President, 2013

the world and in the case of at least one Tulane

where are they now?

graduate, Doug Hurley who piloted the space shuttle Endeavour, even out of this world.

Board of Tulane

SENIOR UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 2013