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Thomas F. GeorgeNovember 2009

Fall Update

UMSLExceptional . Metropolitan . Education

UMSL received full accreditation from Higher Learning Commission Continued accreditation without

stipulations … placing UMSL in the top 5%

Speaks well to the quality of programs, students, staff, faculty and supporters


U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate International Business

program ranked 15th nationally … 7th year in top 20

Graduate Criminology and Criminal Justice program ranked 4th

Both programs were the only ones of their kind ranked in Missouri


Curators’ Professor of Biology Robert Ricklefs was elected to the National Academy of Sciences Only Missourian elected to NAS in

2009 Election is one of the highest

honorsfor a scientist or engineer

Bob was recognized for his researchin ecology and studies of birds


Professor of English Richard Cook was one of only 220 people nationally to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship Fellowship supports individuals who have

demonstrated exceptional scholarship and creativity

Recently wrote biography of NY writer/critic Alfred Kazin

Published by Yale Press


UMSL … Saviors of our Cities UMSL ranked 14th nationally in

survey released earlier this month

Survey gauges economic, social and cultural impact in metro areas

Tied with UMKC, Houston

Pennsylvania 1Southern Cal 2

Dayton 3Pittsburgh 4

IU-PUI 5Creighton 6

Case Western 7Tulane 8

Portland State 9Drexel 10

Virginia Commonwealth 11Louisville 12

Rochester 13UMSL 14UMKC 14

Houston 14Emory 17

Wisconsin-Milwaukee 18Carnegie Mellon 19

Rhode Island 20


UMSL breaks several enrollment records 10% increase in first-time, full-time

students 5% increase in transfer students

16,548

15,000

15,500

16,000

16,500

17,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Beats previous recordof 16,094 students


UMSL breaks several enrollment records 31% of students listed as minorities 20% of students listed as African

Americans 24 %of students enrolled in graduate

programs


UMSL goes public with its … Gateway for Greatness campaign Gateway for Greatness initiative seeks to

raise a minimum of $100 million by July 2012

Silent phase began in July 2005

$83 million to date


Community has been receptive to UMSL’s campaign for private support Despite tough economic times … UMSL

set a fundraising record in FY2009

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

$30,000,000

FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009

$27 Million


Thirteen individuals and corporations have made gifts of $1 million or more to date With gifts totaling $4 million, the

Express Scripts family last week became the largest donors to the Gateway campaign $2.5 million from Express Scripts Inc. $500,000 from George and Melissa Paz $1 million from the Express Scripts

Foundation


100% Participation

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