Realize. It starts with you. The Operating Grant and Shifting

Patterns of Student Demand

Implications for Academic Planning

Thomas ChaseProvost and Vice-President (Academic)

University of Regina Senate3 June 2015

Credit Hours taught, by Faculty

(excluding CCE teaching)

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

55,775 55,841 53,735 50,796 49,439 46,475 45,346 43,489 40,977 39,404

9,945 9,761 9,139 9,049 9,8668,941 7,772 7,040 6,729 5,913

35,173 33,53232,045

30,051 31,99730,682 35,677 37,176 38,860

37,431

21,531 25,32024,607

23,796 24,706

19,435 16,872 17,468 16,24616,887

5,288 6,9728,880

9,354 8,559

6,897 6,636 6,045 6,084 6,687

21,84221,873 21,950

21,843 23,034

24,663 25,560 23,686 23,416 22,859

14,043 11,536 11,78811,420

12,542

13,665 14,314 15,625 18,18616,899

11,349 11,31310,255

9,5989,741

10,100 12,078 11,136 10,27510,827

1811.25 4134.375 7482.75 10755

Nursing

FGSR (GSPP)

KHS

Engineering

Education

Social Work

Business Admin

Science

Fine Arts

Arts

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 est. 14-15$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

Arts Bus Admin Education Engineering Fine Arts KHS Science Social Work

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Graph B: Budget $ per weighted FLE, by Faculty

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University Expenses2015-16 Operating Budget ($m)

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$154.6

$8.7 $2.9 $7.7$33.1

$207 million

Salaries and Benefits (70.5%)

Scholarships

Library Ac-quisitions

Utilities

Other

University Revenue 2015-16 Operating Budget

($m)

$111.8$74.5

$14.6 $6.2

$207 million

Provincial Grant

Tuition/Fees

Cost Recover-ies

Other

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Operating grant: historic % increases

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0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Annual Percentage Increase

The New Normal?

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

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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.

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

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Tenure-track appointments

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Year Number2014 417

2013 408

2012 405

2011 399

2010 391

2009 398

2008 384

2007 382

2006 378

2005 383

Term appointments

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Year Number2014 31

2013 30

2012 37

2011 45

2010 33

2009 31

2008 28

2007 33

2006 36

2005 45

Sessionals

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Year Number2013 – 2014

374

2012 – 2013

374

2011 – 2012

403

2010 – 2011

384

2009 – 2010

393

2008 – 2009

407

2007 – 2008

416

2006 – 2007

423

2005 – 2006

434

2004 – 2005

400

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)

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Thank You

All budget materials and presentations available online at

www.uregina.ca/orp/budget/2015-16-budget.html

Comments welcome atbudget@uregina.ca

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