Revitalization of Canadian Undergraduate Education

1. Revitalization of CanadianUndergraduate Education Dave Marshall President, Mount Royal University Western Canadian Association of Deans of Arts and Science October 1, 2010 Banff, Alberta

2. 60% High NSSE Satisfaction - Low Federal Grants High NSSE Satisfaction – High Federal Grants Low NSSE Satisfaction - Low Federal Grants Low NSSE Satisfaction - High Federal Grants 0 200 Satisfaction % is based upon Excellent Level Responses of First Year Students Cohort of NSSE. Indicates Plotted Group Centre (Mean, Median)=(124.35 Grants, 28%) Data Sources: Maclean’s University Rankings (Nov 2009), NSSE 2008 , NSSE 2009.

3. 60% High NSSE Satisfaction - Low Research Intensity High Satisfaction - High Research Intensity Low Satisfaction - Low Research Intensity Low Satisfaction - High Research Intensity 0 $ 400,000 Satisfaction % is based upon Excellent Level Responses of First Year Students Cohort of NSSE. Indicates Plotted Group Centre (Mean, Median)=($121,098 , 28%) Data Sources: Maclean’s University Rankings (Nov 2009), NSSE 2008

4. Financial sustainability…rules for surviving the grant roller coaster…or…financial lessons my wife taught me. Savings account No base expenditures on soft money Don’t build what you cannot support under current base funds Don’t balance the budget using tuition revenues Don’t balance the budget using “accounting” measures

5. Don’t balance the budget with deferred liabilities Establish fixed revenue allocations for all areas during good times and stick with them during bad. Full disclosure of budgets…where everything comes from and where it goes. Don’t “pre-spend’” revenues you don’t yet have. If you do all of the above then salary settlements can be whatever you want as long as you are willing to face the real pain… that’s what sticking to these “rules” means

6. Thank you.