1. Realize. It starts with you. The Operating Grant and Shifting Patterns of Student Demand Implications for Academic Planning Thomas Chase Provost and Vice-President (Academic) University of Regina Senate 3 June 2015

2. Credit Hours taught, by Faculty (excluding CCE teaching) 2

4. University Expenses 2015-16 Operating Budget ($m) 4

5. University Revenue 2015-16 Operating Budget ($m) 5

6. Operating grant: historic % increases 6 Annual Percentage Increase

7. The New Normal? If 2% or less annual increase in the operating grant is the “new normal,” what are the implications for our operations? 7

8. 8 Tuition increases  Undergraduate tuition rates rise by 3.8%, same as 2014-15.  Graduate tuition increases vary from 0% to 3.9%.  Average overall increase is 3.59%.  For an Arts student taking a 4-course load, tuition will be $87 higher than last fall.  In 2014-15, U of R Arts students paid tuition and fees less than at 41 of 59 English-language Canadian universities.  Tuition and fees will fund 36% of the operating budget.  Tuition/fee rate increases provide $2.0m additional revenue.  Scholarship expenditures will increase by $1.23m, returning 61% of tuition/fee increases.

9. Notable items  Searches approved for 8 faculty positions plus continued recruitment for Nursing  Student financial assistance increase includes $550k more for PhD scholarships  Other new support for research activities exceeds $1.2m  Executive Lead for Indigenization and Director of Alumni Affairs are now base-funded  Library acquisitions budget maintained  CCE targeted to contribute over $7.8m to the operating budgets of other units, an increase of $500k  $1.5m savings to be achieved in admin units and central services 9

10. Tenure-track appointments 10 YearNumber 2014417 2013408 2012405 2011399 2010391 2009398 2008384 2007382 2006378 2005383

11. Term appointments 11 YearNumber 201431 201330 201237 201145 201033 200931 200828 200733 200636 200545

12. Sessionals 12 YearNumber 2013 – 2014374 2012 – 2013374 2011 – 2012403 2010 – 2011384 2009 – 2010393 2008 – 2009407 2007 – 2008416 2006 – 2007423 2005 – 2006434 2004 – 2005400

13. Opportunities and challenges  Student recruitment and retention – academic advising changes, threshold course support for students, new residences, etc.  New programs, markets, revenue sources – mid-career, professional, partial-degree learners  Revitalization and revision of older programs, structures  Cost control and efficiencies (e.g., Print Optimization) 13

14. Thank You All budget materials and presentations available online atwww.uregina.ca/orp/budget/2015-16- budget.htmlwww.uregina.ca/orp/budget/2015-16- budget.html Comments welcome at budget@uregina.ca 14