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Advancing the Uni v e r sity of T ennessee, Kn o xville T o w a r ds the T op 25

Advancing the Uni v e r sity of T ennessee, Kn o xville T o w a r ds the T op 25. Rising to the Top 25 Realize UTK’s Potential to Serve the State as a Leading Public Research University. Governor's Challenge Become a Top 25 public research university in a decade Opportunity

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Advancing the Uni v e r sity of T ennessee, Kn o xville T o w a r ds the T op 25

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  1. Advancingthe UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville TowardstheTop25

  2. RisingtotheTop25 Realize UTK’s Potential to Serve the State as a Leading Public Research University • Governor's Challenge • Become a Top 25 public research university in a decade • Opportunity • Increase the quality and value of education • Further develop our strengths in research • Expand our contribution to economic growth and development • Strengthen the University of Tennessee’s flagship campus for the benefit of all Tennesseans

  3. DefiningTop25 Peer Universities and Performance Measures • Broad-basedTask Force to assess our current position relative toTop 25 public universities • Group of 27 comparison universities • Quantitative performance measures • Metrics relating to infrastructure and faculty

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  5. CurrentPosition–UndergraduateEducation Relative StandingCompared to the Top 25 Group

  6. CurrentPosition Six-Year Graduation Rates UTK’s graduation rates are the lowest among all comparison schools. 95 UVA UCLA UCBerkeley UNC GraduationRate(%) Michigan PennState UMD- Wisconsin Illinois UC-SantaBarbara CollegePark Georgia Clemson Florida UCDavis UT-Austin TexasA&M MichiganState Pitt Washington OhioState Indiana Purdue NCState Rutgers Minnesota IowaState Auburn Rank#52,59.8% 50 60 50 40 30 Rank 20 10 0 6 Source:CommonDataSets2008-2009;U.S.NewsandWorldReport;2008DataPresented–TrackingFall2002Cohort

  7. ImprovementOpportunity Six-Year Graduation Rates We need to improve more rapidly, as Minnesota and Ohio State have done. 75% OhioState,+11pts 73% 71% 69% Six-YearGraduationRate(%) Source:UTKInstitutionalData;CommonDataSets

  8. CurrentPosition–GraduateEducation Relative StandingCompared to the Top 25 Group 8

  9. GraduateEducation Number of Ph.D.s Awarded (2008 to 2009) UTK awards fewer Ph.D.s than all but two schools. 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 NumberofPh.D.sAwarded 277 300 200 100 0 University 9 Source:CommonDataSets2008-2009

  10. CurrentPosition–Research Relative StandingCompared to the Top 25 Group

  11. CurrentPosition–Faculty Relative StandingCompared to the Top 25 Group

  12. CurrentPosition–FinancialResources&Infrastructure Relative StandingCompared to the Top 25 Group

  13. ImprovementAreas Successful Universities • Case Studies • Clemson and Minnesota advanced intoUS News Top 25 ranking in the past five years • Common Characteristics • Sustained commitment to improvement, with long-term goals • Progress tracked along measurable performance dimensions • Regular reports to stakeholders • Diverse sources of funds

  14. MovingFromAnalysistoAction Our Next Steps • Next Steps • Communication to stakeholders • Specific action plans, related investments and prioritization • Potential sources of funds, including efficiency and effectiveness • October 2010 Board Meeting • Action Plan • Financial Plan • ProgressTracking and ReportingApproach

  15. Ambitious Plan • We need your help. • The journey we take is more important than achieving the goal.

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