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Dr. James R. Ramsey President, University of

Louisville

January 8, 2011

Thank you for all you do!

Great to be back!

You know that I am the warm up act!

UofL Today

What Drives Us Daily1798 – 8 benefactors

“For Louisville to be a place of some

consequence…”

1997 – 138 members of the General

Assembly

“A public agenda of increasing economic

opportunity and improving quality of

life…”

Our 2020 PLAN

The GoalStrategies/Tactics

Measures of Performance

And we are making progress

Despite the tough economy and state budget cuts!

FIRST IN KENTUCKYINCREASE OF UNDERGRADUATE

DEGREES AWARDED

FIRST IN KENTUCKYINCREASE IN ALL DOCTORAL

DEGREES AWARDED

FIRST IN KENTUCKYINCREASE IN GRADUATION

RATE

FIRST IN KENTUCKYINCREASE IN AVERAGE ACT

SCORES

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN KENTUCKYIN FUNDED RESEARCH

LOWEST IN KENTUCKYINCREASE IN TUITION RATES

We’ve had lots of successBut being #1 in

Kentucky is not good enough

You Know the Challenges!

Sources: NBER, BEA, and BLS.* Lowest level during the current recession. The next two quarters (2009:III and IV) have been positive.

Peak Decline in real GDPDec-07 (IV) -3.70%Mar-01 (I) 0.40%Jul-90 (III) -1.40%Jul-81 (III) -2.90%Jan-80 (I) -2.20%Nov-73 (IV) -3.20%Dec-69 ((IV) -0.20%Apr-60 (II) -1.10%Aug-57 (III) -3.70%Jul-53 (II) -2.60%Nov-48 (IV) -1.70%

US GDP

US Non Agricultural Employment – Impacts on Real People

Dec-07Jan-08

Feb-08

Mar-08Apr-0

8

May-08Jun-08

Jul-08

Aug-08

Sep-08

Oct-08

Nov-08

Dec-08Jan-09

Feb-09

Mar-09Apr-0

9

May-09Jun-09

Jul-09

Aug-09

Sep-09

Oct-09

Nov-09

Dec-09Jan-10

Feb-10

Mar-10Apr-1

0

May-10Jun-10

Jul-10

Aug-10

Sep-10

Oct-10

Nov-10

Dec-10

-800

-600

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

-131 -54 -95

151

39

KY Non Agricultural Employment

Jan-99

Jul-99

Jan-00

Jul-00

Jan-01

Jul-01

Jan-02

Jul-02

Jan-03

Jul-03

Jan-04

Jul-04

Jan-05

Jul-05

Jan-06

Jul-06

Jan-07

Jul-07

Jan-08

Jul-08

Jan-09

Jul-09

Jan-10

Jul-10

1750.0

1770.0

1790.0

1810.0

1830.0

1850.0

1870.0

1890.0

Jan '991769.4

Oct '001833.6

Jul '031777.6

Dec '071872.4

Nov '101774.4

KY Manufacturing

Jan-99

Jul-99

Jan-00

Jul-00

Jan-01

Jul-01

Jan-02

Jul-02

Jan-03

Jul-03

Jan-04

Jul-04

Jan-05

Jul-05

Jan-06

Jul-06

Jan-07

Jul-07

Jan-08

Jul-08

Jan-09

Jul-09

Jan-10

Jul-10

200.0

220.0

240.0

260.0

280.0

300.0

320.0

308.3

Nov '10214.5

So While We Are Making Progress More/Lots More To Do

7 Strategies For Moving Forward Without State Support

MANAGING COSTS $136 MILLION

IN 7 YEARS

ASSET TRANSFORMATIONSHELBY CAMPUS

DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPSWITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR SO THAT

WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH STUDENT SERVICES

IMPROVING CONTRACT RESEARCHAND COMMERCIALIZATION OF

OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

BEING CREATIVETWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS

ENHANCING CLINICAL INCOMEFACULTY PHYSICIANS SUPPORT

OUR ACADEMIC MISSION – TEACHING AND RESEARCH

INCREASING PHILANTHROPIC/PRIVATE SUPPORT

OUR GOAL$750 MILLION

OUR PROGRESS

$750,000,000

$377,106,263

You are Family!• Support– Students– Messaging– Financial– Moral

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We need you now more than ever!

Thank you