Environmental Scan Part IV: Government Decision Making Presentation to the Provostial White Paper Working Group – September 10, 2009 Glenn Craney Executive Director Office of Institutional Research and Analysis

OVEVIEW Provide a general overview of the environment related to government relations. –Managing dependencies –Inadequate resources –Focus on relationships In depth case study – Reaching Higher II

Designed to be Dependent Government grants and contracts –54% of total revenue –57% of operating funds –70% of capital funds across Canadian publicly supported universities ( )

Profound Inadequacies Inadequate funding levels Lack of stability Increasing interventionism No change anytime soon.

Managing the Dependency Adapt to interventionism –Government funding Government objectives Alternative revenue streams –Non-governmental sources Success depends on rewired relationships –Wag the dog

Rewired Relationships Meaningful ties –Placing, supporting, converting –Inside and outside government Winning proposals –Focus outward on solutions to funders’ problems Strategic proposals as moves in long game –Ultimate goals are constant Core values and aspirations (Who do we want to be?) –Strategy is dynamic Proposals at intersection of York’s goals and funders’ agenda Conditions and agendas change Projects build upon each other over time

Current Situation – Reaching Higher II In 2005, the Ontario Government announced “Reaching Higher” a five-year funding plan for Ontario post-secondary Institutions. COU is looking begin discussions with MTCU on the next five year funding plan set to begin in York should work now position itself as MTCU develops the new plan.

Elements of Reaching Higher Reaching Higher I had four key elements – Quality – Access – Growth – Health Human Resources Quality ~ $250 M allocated over 3 areas – Unfunded BIUs – General Quality – Special Projects

Elements of Reaching Higher Growth ~ $300 M – Focus on graduate expansion – Unexpected undergraduate expansion has been problematic. Health Human Resources ~ $100 M –Undergraduate & postgraduate MD expansion –Small amount for clinical education

Elements of Reaching Higher Access ~ $30 M across several areas – Northern Grants – Bilingual Grants – First Generation – Students with Disabilities

Possibilities for Reaching Higher II Growth – GTA Growth will be a key focus – Enrolment Contracts – Mirrors York’s Strategic Growth to rebalance –Partnerships with other postsecondary partners. Quality – Need to define what we mean by quality –Likely to continue the focus on pilot projects

Possibilities for Reaching Higher II Health Human Resources – Faculty of Health & proposed York Medical School – Focus on delivery in York Region Access – Pathways between Colleges and Universities –Build on York’s leadership in bilingual and accessibly (first generation) education

Possibilities for Reaching Higher II Other Possible Elements – Capital Planning – Explicit Link to Research – Others