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

8%  

19%  

73%  

2001  

General Education Budget

Endowment   State  Funds   Tui3on  &  Fees  

4.4%  

41.9%  53.7%  

2011  

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

•  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

Transformational Changes

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