2.  prestige with employers  value for students, graduates  credibility to funding agencies › akin to high grade from financial analysts › increased eligibility for major federal grants  essential to state economic development strategy

3.  Gaming/ Entertainment  Aerospace  Information Technology  Health / Medical  Renewable Energy  Sustainable Materials and Natural Resources

4.  “… Nevada lags behind other states and the nation on every indicator of innovation and Research & Development activity ”

5.  “ underinvestment in higher education ”  “ lack of a top- ranked Carnegie research university ”

6.  expand role of research universities : › Research & Innovation › Workforce Development through advanced degrees

7.  Utah “U-STARS” (2006)  Texas “Tier 1” Bill (2009)  Florida “Pre- eminence” Bill (2013)  Significant, multi- year enhancement of universities’ operating budgets › hire clusters of faculty in key research areas › address research capital needs

8. UNM

9.  PhDs › Humanities › Social Sciences › STEM › Other Professional  Non-Faculty Research Staff and Postdocs  Research Expenditures › S&E › Non S&E

12.  Analysis of faculty and staff needed to support 22,000 students › 18:1 Student: Faculty ratio  272 Faculty (39/year)  167 Staff (24/year)  121 GTA (17/year)  Results are similar to the R-VH analysis…

13. UtahNew MexicoUNR Total faculty992894540 Faculty in PhD programs 853737316 % in PhD Programs86%82%59%

14. PhDs GRANTEDPhDs PER FACULTYADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNR PRODUCTIVITY - MOST EFFICIENT) ADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNM PRODUCTIVITY - LEAST EFFICIENT) NEW MEXICO UNRDIFFERENCE NEW MEXICO UNR Humanities219120.120.1963100 Social Sciences352780.310.382126 STEM10370330.370.536388 Other Professional Fields4920290.280.3194103 TOTAL208126820.280.40241317

15. NEW MEXICOUNR S&E R&D EXPENDITURES$179,303,000$98,609,000 STEM FACULTY #275201 AVG PER FACULTY$652,011$490,592 UNM PROD (MOST EFFICIENT) Total # STEM Fac to gen $179M:275 Additional # STEM Fac to gen $179M: 74 UNR PROD (LEAST EFFICIENT) Total # STEM Fac to gen $179M:365 Additional # STEM Fac to gen $179M:164

16. PhDs GRANTEDPhDs PER FACULTYADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNR PRODUCTIVITY - MOST EFFICIENT) ADD'L FACULTY TO MEET UNMs NUMBER OF PhDs (UNM PRODUCTIVITY - LEAST EFFICIENT) NEW MEXICO UNRDIFFERENCE NEW MEXICO UNR Humanities219120.120.1963100 Social Sicences352780.310.382126 STEM10370330.370.53 74 88 Other Professional Fields4920290.280.3194103 TOTAL208126820.280.40252317

17. YRSFAC$100K/FACStaff $77,471/ Position GRAD ASST. $23K (2.5%/YEAR) OPERATING & TRAVEL ($2,500/YR/FAC) START-UP COSTS TOTAL 136$3,600,00024$1,859,31836$828,000$630,000$1,500,000$8,417,318 236$3,690,00024$1,901,86436$848,700$630,000$1,500,000$8,570,564 336$3,782,25024$1,945,47336$869,918$630,000$1,500,000$8,727,640 436$3,876,80624$1,990,17236$891,665$630,000$7,388,644 536$3,973,72624$2,035,98936$913,957$630,000$7,553,672 636$4,073,07024$2,082,95136$936,806$630,000$7,722,827 736$4,174,89624$2,131,08736$960,226$630,000$7,896,210 252$27,170,749168$13,946,854252$6,249,272$4,410,000$4,500,000 $56,276,875 OFFICE SPACE REPURPOSE EXISTING SPACE FOR OFFICES $15,000,000 RESEARCH SPACE 80,000 SQ. FT $52,000,000 $123,276,875

18. YRSFAC$100K/FACStaff $77,471/ Position GRAD ASST. $23K/GTA OPERATING & TRAVEL ($2,500/YR/FAC) START-UP COSTS TOTAL 136$3,600,00024$1,859,31836$828,000$630,000$1,500,000$8,417,318 236$3,690,00024$1,901,86436$848,700$630,000$1,500,000$8,570,564 336$3,782,25024$1,945,47336$869,918$630,000$1,500,000$8,727,640 436$3,876,80624$1,990,17236$891,665$630,000$7,388,644 536$3,973,72624$2,035,98936$913,957$630,000$7,553,672 636$4,073,07024$2,082,95136$936,806$630,000$7,722,827 736$4,174,89624$2,131,08736$960,226$630,000$7,896,210 252$27,170,749168$13,946,854252$6,249,272$4,410,000$4,500,000 $56,276,875 OFFICE SPACE REPURPOSE EXISTING SPACE FOR OFFICES $15,000,000 RESEARCH SPACE 80,000 SQ. FT $52,000,000 $123,276,875

19.  ~ $8M/year: additional required for personnel and operating expense  ~$5M/year: Enrollment growth + Fee increase  ~$3M/year: Gap  Potential sources of funds to bridge gap: › Increased $/WSCH › General fund  ~$67M: New/renovated facilities › Philanthropy › State

21.  Benchmarking through comparison › Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Arizona State › performance in each Carnegie correlate  Need to increase : › $80 million in research expenditures per year › 100 doctoral degrees awarded per year › 100 post-doctoral scholars, research faculty

22.  Retention/ Progression / Completion › more full-time UG students (15 to Finish) › R/P/C: improve 6-year grad rate, meet CCA › student completion drives formula funding › smaller sections taught by f/t instructors (block scheduling) drives student success  To meet these goals, F/T faculty instructional capacity must increase

23.  Challenge: Limited faculty size (780) › Increased course loads, larger classes › More doctoral committees per faculty member  Challenge: Low point of research ($30 m) › Decline in grant proposals, grant funding › Almost no patent, tech transfer activity  Challenge: Insufficient space (Master Plan)

24.  Vision/ Mission is clear: RU/ VH  Significant analysis to be done › Goals/ Objectives/ Metrics › Tactics & Strategies › Organization & Structure › People › Support Structures › Results/ Assessment of Performance

25.  Expand “bandwidth” for instruction, research  Target: > 1200 faculty, > 800 grad assistants › 900 tenure-eligible active-research faculty › 50 non-tenured research / clinical faculty › 250 lecturers (focused on UG education)  Faculty count not goal - means to ends › Research productivity/ economic development › Degree productivity/ workforce development

26.  625 current tenure-eligible lines › many recruited from Tier 1 universities › heavy instructional load for RU/ VH  assigned 4 - 6 credit hours per semester  limited research leave opportunities › capable of higher productivity, need support › need increase of $50,000 research activity per line per year to attain RU/VH designation

27.  proposed : 260 new (tenure-eligible) lines › ~ 50 senior hires, ~ 200 junior hires › recruited in key ED research areas › integrated with anticipated Medical faculty › to attain RU/VH designation, each must  average $200,000 research activity annually  supervise average 3 researchers annually  research faculty (25 - 50 per year total)  doctoral students / post-doctoral fellows

28.  200 current non-tenure-track lines › instruction-intensive (9-12 credit hours / term) › flexibility to meet enrollment needs  created 40 new lecturers since 2012 › conversion of part-time instructional budget › focused on high-demand / bottleneck areas  proposed 34 new positions › support retention, completion › funded by student fees

29.  current: 550 state-funded grad assistants  proposed: 260 new grad assistantships › enhance stipends to be more competitive › focused on doctoral students › focused on research, innovation areas

30. Year 1 (FY2016) Year 2 (FY 2017) Year 3 (FY 2018) Year 4 (FY 2019) Year 5 (FY 2020) Year 6 (FY 2021) Year 7 (FY 2022) Year 8 (FY 2023) Total Cumulative Enhancement Faculty Hires: Senior Positions 33777777 48 Faculty Hires: Junior Positions 22 28 212 Faculty Hires: Total Positions 25 35 260 Academic Support Staff Positions 8812 88 Total Salary for Faculty and Staff Positions 3.525 6.125 6.5756.97.25 46.1 Graduate Student Scholarships 25 30 37.5 260 Doctoral Instruction/ Graduate Support $1.1 MIL $1.45 MIL $1.75 MIL $2.75 MIL $14.1 MIL Annual Enhancement $4.625 MIL $7.575 MIL $7.875 MIL $8.325 MIL $9.65 MIL$10.0 MIL $60.25 MIL Cumulative Enhancement $4.625 MIL $9.25 MIL $16.825 MIL $24.4 MIL $32.275 MIL $40.6 MIL $50.25 MIL $60.25 MIL

31.  current Master Plan (15 years) › state capital funds: $182 million › campus matching funds : $131 million › build 500, 000 GSF › repurpose 200,000 GSF  UNLV School of Medicine

32.  One-time expenses (over 10 years) › $61 million for start-up costs for new faculty › $40 million for other research infrastructure  libraries, laboratories, instrumentation  technical support staff  current, anticipated institutional funds  indirect cost recovery  other savings

33.  Universities: › Higher productivity of advanced degrees › better supported, more research productive faculty › greater grant/ contract activity › enhanced community support  Regents/ NSHE: › enhanced state operational support › enhanced capital funds › public support for research & innovation mission