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The University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina. 2. Leveraging Higher Education for a Stronger South Carolina. Goal 1: Making South Carolina One of the Most Educated States Goal 2: Increasing Research and Innovation in South Carolina Goal 3:

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The University of South Carolina

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  1. The University of South Carolina 2

  2. Leveraging Higher Education for a Stronger South Carolina Goal 1: Making South Carolina One of the Most Educated States Goal 2: Increasing Research and Innovation in South Carolina Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Services in South Carolina Goal 4: Realizing South Carolina’s Potential Resources and Effectiveness 3

  3. Demonstrate USC’s unequivocal support of the four major goals of higher education in SC articulated by this Commission last year • Provide a brief update on the USC eight-campus system in achieving its mission • Request CHE support of certain critical needs, recognizing FY 2012 promises to be another very difficult year 4

  4. Goal 1: Making SC one of the most educated states 5

  5. Goal 1: Making SC one of the most educated states 6

  6. Goal 1: Making SC one of the most educated states 7

  7. Goal 1: Making SC one of the most educated states 8

  8. Goal 2: Increasing Research and Innovation 26.3% Five Year Increase in Research Funding 9

  9. Goal 2: Increasing Research and Innovation 10

  10. Goal 2 Continued: Other Private Support USC System Fundraising- Historical Comparison 11

  11. Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Opportunity DegreeSC Race to the Top 12

  12. Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Opportunity 13

  13. Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Opportunity System Achievements: USC Aiken 14

  14. Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Opportunity System Achievements: USC Beaufort 15

  15. Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Opportunity System Achievements: USC Upstate 16

  16. Goal 3: Increasing Workforce Training and Educational Opportunity System Achievements: USC Regional Campuses 17

  17. University of South Carolina Achieving its Mission Quality and Value • Dual top rankings from the Carnegie Foundation: Research activity and community outreach • #1 - Undergraduate international business (USN&WR) • #1 - World’s top 100 business schools for International Business Experience (Financial Times of London) • #3 - International MBA program (USN&WR) • Ranked Number 11 - Nation’s “Most Promising and Innovative Schools” (USN&WR) • “Green” score of 95 of 99 (Princeton Review’s annual Green Rating) 18

  18. University of South Carolina Achieving its Mission Quality and Value • University 101 program among best in nation for first-year experience (USN&WR Programs to Look For) • Record $219 million in research funds • Record private giving in 09-10 • Carolina and its alumni annually contribute $4 billion to SC’s economy • USC Aiken ranked #1 and USC Upstate ranked #4 Public baccalaureate colleges in the South (USN&WR) • USC Salkehatchie: Generated over $1 million in grant funding and over $600,000 in private support 19

  19. University of South Carolina Achieving its Mission Inclusive and extensive planning: • Teaching & Learning • Research, Scholarship, & Creative Achievement • Service Excellence • Quality of Life in the University Community • Recognition & Visibility 20

  20. University of South Carolina Sample Cost Management Measures • Travel Restrictions • Faculty & Staff Hiring Freeze • Post-Retirement Hires • Under Consideration – Retirement Incentive Plan and Voluntary Separation Plan, Cell Phone limitations, Increased parking charges • Focus Carolina – Cost containment & efficiency study 21

  21. University of South Carolina Funding Priorities • Preserve Lottery scholarship funding • Support endowed chairs • Enhance the statewide virtual library • Provide regulatory relief – particularly in the capital planning process • Resist pressure to impose tuition caps and enrollment restrictions 22

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