Presentation to Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee January 25, 2012
Senator Justin Morrill
— most widely known for sponsoring the Morrill Act, also known as the Land-Grant College Act
House Bill 20 Signed into law on January 30, 1889
University of Idaho campus — circa 1903
1899 horticulture class
College of Art & Architecture class
WWAMI — celebrating 40 years of medical education
Alumni Business Leaders Annette Elg Senior Vice President and CFO — J.R. Simplot Company
Doug and Skip Oppenheimer Owners — Oppenheimer Companies
Tom Nicholson Co-founder— Micron Technology, Inc.
Dennis Johnson President and CEO — United Heritage Financial Group
Karen Gowland Senior Vice President, General Counsel — Boise, Inc.
Ed and Doug Hawkins CEO and President — Litehouse Foods, Inc.
Jack Riggs CEO — Pita Pit USA
Government & Judiciary Leaders Speaker Denney Senator Davis Lieutenant Governor Little Senator Risch Chief Justice Burdick Attorney General Wasden
Rebecca Johnson, national scholar
Kerry Huber, enhancing Idaho’s $912M potato industry
Advancing biomedical research
Students partnering with 160 Idaho communities
ROTC — training the nation’s military leaders in all four military branches
Nationally recognized — Newsweek, Forbes, Washington Monthly
Statewide enrollment goal 16,000 by 2020
Strengths in research funding, retention and graduation
New knowledge and discoveries benefit Idaho
STEM — science, technology, engineering and math
General Education Budget 2011
2001
4.4%
8%
19%
53.7%
73%
Endowment
State Funds
41.9%
Tui3on & Fees
Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) 39.4% cumulative inflation over past decade
Student Impact 19% decrease in purchasing power
Revenue Impact An additional $33 million needed to recapture 2001 purchasing power
People Impact Eliminated a number of positions Limited hiring Payroll furlough
Program Impact Closed or consolidated 35 academic programs Reorganized three colleges Eliminated 263 small size class sections
Transformational Changes • Promoted entrepreneurial thinking to cut costs and raise revenues • Increased class and program efficiencies • Expanded on-line, dual and summer courses • Revamped financial aid program • Restructured research and economic development • Increased community involvement
Budget FY2013 request — increase Change in Employee Compensation
Industry Impact — Bob Zemetra and Idaho’s wheat research
Enrollment Workload Adjustment
Center for Advanced Energy Studies — an important return on investment
IGEM — leveraging public-private partnerships through research
Occupancy Costs
Capital budget
Thank you