Western and London: A Great Relationship

1. Western and London: A Great Relationship The Rotary Club of London • May 9, 2005

2. The Western Experience • Western provides the best student experience among Canada’s leading research-intensive universities.

3. The Western Experience • Western has nationally and internationally celebrated scholars who bring innovative approaches to teaching, learning and research. • Western offers flexibility in choice of curriculum. • Western is Canada’s premier residential university. • The Western experience promotes leadership and personal growth

4. Canada’s most beautiful campus.

5. The Globe and Mail/Strategic Counsel Student Survey

6. Western 4.05 McMaster 4.03 Queen’s 3.94 Laval 3.84 Waterloo 3.81 McGill 3.77 Alberta 3.73 UBC 3.68 Montreal 3.63 Toronto 3.60 Globe and Mail/Strategic Counsel Student SurveyGrade Point Average Assigned to Institutions by Student Survey Respondents on 1 to 5 Scale(Composite of 66 Questions) Published October 13, 2004

7. Maclean’s Magazine/Angus Reid Alumni Survey

8. Western 69% Queen’s 63% Waterloo 58% Alberta 56% McMaster 55% McGill 52% Laval 49% Toronto 48% UBC 46% Montreal 42% Maclean’s Magazine/Angus Reid Alumni SurveyPercentage of Alumni Who Were “Very Satisfied” With Educational Experience/Student Services(Composite of Seven Questions) Published November 8, 2004

9. Did you know?

10. Did you know? • Each year Western’s Dental Assistance Fund provides dental care for special needs patients in London who cannot afford to pay for treatment.

11. Did you know? • Western gave the largest single donation to United Way of any organization in the City • Western has more United Way leaders ($1,000 or more) than any other organization in London • Paul Davenport will Chair the city-wide 2005 United Way Campaign

12. Did you know ? • The Ivey school of business is teaching more than 400 of the most senior managers at City Hall how to be better at their jobs – at cost.

13. Did you know? • You will find Western people on most non-profit boards and organizations in London.

14. Did you know? • Our Schulich School of Medicine is reaching out to the community: • Mini Meds School • Meds Movies • Café Scientifique • “Cooking with Kids” • Summer skin care

15. Did you know? • Western students “Charity Ball” • 2,500 • Biggest single event at Convention Centre • Biggest single money-maker

16. President’s Report 2004 - A new approach

17. Economic Impact: • Economic benefit to London economy: $1.3 billion • University budget, re-invested locally: $850 million • Research funding: $187 million • 35,000 employees/students purchase local goods and services • 200 new jobs at Western in 2004 • Construction of 17 new buildings in 2004, providing space for students and researchers, and opportunities for industry (i.e. construction and jobs)

18. Connected to Industry Partners:A centre for knowledge transfer • Industrial contracts valued at $8 million annually include local companies: • General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada • Transform Automotive • Licensing income averages more than $.5 million annually: • Ultra-fine Powder Fluidization • DSL Hearing-aid Technology • More than 60 reports of invention and 12 patents issued since 2002

19. Connected to Industry Partners:A centre for knowledge transfer (cont.) • More than 20 start-up companies, including: • CVD Diamond (precision tooling) • Plas-Sep (plastic recycling technology) • EK3 (information technology) • Viron (anti-inflammatory proteins) • Construction of state-of-the-art leading research facilities: • Innovarium (GLP standard) • Biotron • Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel and 3 Little Pigs • Research Park and Stiller Biotechnology Commercialization Centre

20. Active in the Community:An integral part of London • 27,000 alumni currently reside in London • Administration, staff, faculty and students are involved in more than 100 community-related Boards, Associations and Agencies • Active involvement with LEDC in business development; BCIP/RIN proposals • Prominent local leaders on Western’s Board of Governors include: Don McDougall, Hank Vander Laan and John Nash

21. Active in the Community:An integral part of London (cont.) • Collaboration with the city to bring The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities to London in 2005 • University-Community research in support of the public sector (e.g. Thames Valley Children’s Centre, Children’s Aid Society) • Recruitment of top minds to London: Four Rhodes Scholars in past seven years and 72 Canada Research Chairs allocated to Western • Seymour Schulich’s gift of $26 million to Western represents the largest-ever grant to an institution in London

22. Active in the Community:Reaching Out • Bi-monthly meetings with local businesses • Development of community access point through Western’s Web site. • Technology showcases strengthen ties with industry partners • Building (local) L3 and (regional) C4 technology transfer alliances • Ivey Builds: Volunteer initiative with Habitat for Humanity to fund, design and build a wheelchair-accessible home in London

23. Active in the Community:Reaching Out (cont.) • Western Heads East: Probiotics research in Tanzania to impact local AIDS initiatives • Partnership between Ivey School of Business and city to develop a professional development program for municipal managers • Western On Route: On-campus food drive assists local charities

25. Western and London: A Great Relationship The Rotary Club of London • May 9, 2005