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A
Call
this
third
meeting
of
the
budget
review
subcommittee
for
post
secondary
education
to
order
good
morning
to
everyone
good
to
hear
you
here
good
to
have
the
two
of
our
universities
here
to
share
with
us
today
about
what's
going
on
with
them
and
their
budget
needs,
I
remind
everyone
to
silence
your
cell
phones
in
the
moment.
We'll
have
amy
call
the
roll
members.
Please
remember
to
indicate
whether
you're
present
in
person
remote
from
home,
remote
from
your
annex
office.
So
at
this
time
amy
will
you
call
the
roll.
A
We
do
not
have
a
quorum
for
the
purpose
of
approving
minutes,
so
we
will
address
that
at
a
future
meeting.
Our
first
presenters
today
are
the
university
of
louisville
and
asked
dr
gonzalez
and
her
guests
to
please
come
to
the
table.
I
will
ask
everyone:
when
you
come
to
the
table,
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record.
We
have
instituted
a
policy
starting
this
year
to
swear
in
all
of
our
presenters.
A
D
B
A
E
A
Or
please
please,
dr
gonzalez,
when
I
met
you
a
couple
of
months
ago,
neither
one
of
us
had
any
idea,
you'd
be
sitting
here
right
now,.
E
That's
exactly
what
plea.
C
C
I'm
pleased
to
report
that
it's
been
a
pretty
amazing
year
for
our
university,
despite
health
challenges,
economic
challenges
over
the
last
two
years,
uofl
has
continued
its
strong
academic
momentum.
We
return
to
in-person
on-campus
classes
over
the
last
two
semesters
and
remain
committed
to
providing
excellent
in-person
experiences
for
our
students.
C
We've
seen
steady
and
strong
enrollment
over
this
period
and
we've
increased
our
six-year
graduation
rate
by
1.2
percent
to
61.6
percent.
We
have
achieved
record
highs
in
our
externally
funded
research.
In
fiscal
year,
21
uofl
secured
a
record
201.5
million
for
research.
That's
an
increase
of
almost
30
million
over
the
previous
record
that
we
sat
last
year,
and
this
doesn't
include
the
money
that
we
received
from
cares.
C
Yesterday
I
had
the
pleasure
of
announcing
a
6.7
million
dollar
grant
from
the
national
institute
of
environmental
health
to
our
faculty
member,
dr
john
pierce,
wise
senior,
who
studies
the
effect
of
metals
in
lung
cancer.
Our?
U
of
l
health
system
is
stronger
than
ever
and
continues
to
grow.
The
uofl
community
and
all
the
citizens
of
the
region
are
so
grateful
for
your
support
that
allowed
us
to
acquire
the
kentucky
one
health
assets.
This
support
helped
uofl
health
become
a
thriving
enterprise.
C
That's
focused
on
the
health
of
the
region
under
tom,
miller's
leadership,
uofl
lives
by
the
principle
of
never
say
no,
and
we
mean
that
no
one
is
turned
away
from
needing
health
care
in
our
region.
So
uofl
health
is
expanding
care
in
underserved
areas,
both
in
west
louisville
and
bullitt
county
we've.
We
have
improved
access
by
recruiting
143
new
physicians
this
past
year,
with
104
of
them
serving
in
federal
underserved
areas.
C
C
As
you
may
already
know,
uofl
is
a
1.3
billion
dollar
enterprise
and
u
of
l,
health
is
a
1.5
billion
dollar
health
care
system.
We're
happy
to
report
to
the
commonwealth
that
the
state's
investment
of
nearly
130
million
to
our
university
budget
results
in
10
times
their
return
on
investment,
and
your
investment
goes
a
long
way
in
transforming
lives
right
here
at
home.
C
C
Most
notably,
we
provide
access
and
opportunity
to
all
students,
while
engaging
in
research
that
answers
the
critical
questions
of
our
time,
we're
home
to
the
highest
pell
eligible
student
population,
not
only
in
kentucky,
but
also
in
the
atlantic
coast
conference
each
year
about
37
to
40
percent
of
our
undergraduates
are
pell
eligible.
That's
meaning
students
with
the
highest
economic
need
serving
these
students
is
an
important
part
of
our
mission
and
we're
committed
to
doing
our
part
to
ensure
the
commonwealth
has
educated
workforce,
the
educated
workforce.
C
It
needs
to
compete
nationally
and
globally
in
july
of
2020.
The
education
trust
report
cited
uofl
is
one
of
only
two
of
the
101,
most
selective
public
universities
having
more
than
10
percent
african-american
students,
and
only
one
of
three
that
have
equal
access
for
both
black
and
latinx
students.
C
C
So
the
last
example
of
our
careful
stewardship
of
uofl
is
the
uofl
health
loan
from
the
cabinet
for
economic
development.
I've
already
mentioned
a
few
of
the
great
great
achievements
from
uofl
health
and
the
delivery
of
health
care,
but
one
of
our
greatest
points
of
pride
is
the
ability
to
pay
back
the
kedp
alone.
Early
beginning
this
april,
we
will
begin
a
series
of
four
annual
payments
to
repay
the
loan
in
accordance
with
the
loan
provisions,
which
is
well
before
these
loans.
These
payments
are
actually
due.
C
So
I
appreciate
your
patience
as
I
highlighted
some
of
our
great
successes
and
now
I'll
get
to
the
reason.
We're
really
here
today
we're
requesting
your
support
in
three
main
areas:
asset
preservation,
bucks
for
brains
and
for
an
expansion
for
our
speed
school
of
engineering
regarding
deferred
maintenance,
our
capital,
our
campus,
has
deferred
maintenance
totaling
over
one
billion
dollars.
Our
average
building
is
55
years
old,
and
these
funds
are
vital
to
restoring
maximum
functionality
and
efficiency.
As
you
can
see
in
this
picture,
in
some
areas,
our
infrastructure
requires
much
needed.
C
Repairs
or
upgrades
with
your
support.
State
funding
for
asset
preservation
would
provide
the
means
to
up
update
infrastructure
systems
such
as
our
hvac
systems.
In
many
of
our
buildings,
including
our
law,
school
and
the
school
of
music,
these
funds
will
also
be
used
to
update
electrical
and
mechanical
systems
that
serve
both
individual
buildings
and
large
sections
of
our
campus.
C
These
funds
would
repair
some
of
our
rooftops
and
windows
in
our
library
and
national
sciences
building,
and
we
would
also
upgrade
both
interior
and
exterior
lighting
to
gain
intensity
and
save
energy.
Finally,
we
have
some
areas
on
campus
that
simply
need
to
be
safer
up
to
code
and
more
conducive
to
learning
and
working.
C
The
bucks
for
brains
opportunities
is
exciting
for
us
because
of
the
significant
impact
it's
had
on.
Our
research
funding
and
activities
since
1988
uofl's,
generous
donors
have
successfully
matched
the
state's
contribution
of
118
million
of
funding
to
create
an
endowment.
That's
now
valued
at
330
million,
the
past
round
of
bucks
for
brains
has
allowed
us
to
create
89
endowed
chairs
and
18
professorships,
along
with
54
fellowships
and
mission
support
projects
to
support
our
cutting
edge
research
managed
by
the
uofl
foundation.
C
It's
important
to
note
that
the
faculty
who
have
received
funding
through
the
bucks
for
brain
program
are
responsible
for
almost
half
of
that
money.
The
201.5
million
in
in
2021.,
just
as
an
example
of
research
supported
by
bucks
for
brains.
The
photo
on
this
slide
is
of
a
young
boy
undergoing
locomotor
training
or
relearning
how
to
walk
after
paralysis.
C
The
researchers
who
pioneered
this
process
came
to
uofl
through
bucks
for
brains
and
now
had
one
of
the
nation's
leading
spinal
cord
injury
programs.
They've
been
recruited
by
many
other
of
the
nation's
finest
universities,
but
have
chosen
to
stay
in
louisville
and
kentucky
residents
are
benefiting
every
day
from
their
work.
C
In
addition
to
leading-edge
treatments,
our
bucks
for
brains
is
a
powerful
economic
development
tool.
One
of
our
first
bucks
for
brains,
hires
dr
susan
eldstad,
brought
her
team
and
significant
nih
funding
to
the
university
for
her
research
in
cell
therapy
that
successfully
treats
kidney
transplant
patients
with
a
one-time
one-time
treatment
for
a
lifetime
without
immunosuppressant
drugs.
That
technology
has
now
been
licensed
to
telarus
a
uofl
startup.
That's
attracted
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
in
investment
and
created
many
jobs.
C
Last
year,
the
company
added
100
new
high-paying,
high-tech
jobs
in
the
commonwealth
and
the
company
is
still
growing.
Another
important
aspect
of
growing
our
research
portfolio
is
our
ability
to
attract
more
students
who
want
to
enter
stem
h
fields
because
they
will
have
the
opportunity
to
work
with
world-class
researchers.
These
students
may
become
our
next
generation
of
scientists
and
researchers.
C
The
last
area
where
we
could
use
your
support
is
growing
our
speed
school
of
engineering.
We
believe
manufacturing
drives
our
economy
and
the
speed
schools
doing
groundbreaking
work
in
this
area.
One
example
is
our
additive
manufacturing
institute
of
science
and
technology
in
the
school
of
engineering
that
is
leading
the
way
in
3d,
printing
and
related
digital
technologies.
C
One
of
their
current
initiatives
is
in
the
institute
is
the
fabrication
of
medical
and
dental
devices.
We
are,
as
they
say,
bursting
at
the
seams
in
our
engineering
school.
We
need
to
grow
both
in
space
and
enrollment,
to
meet
the
market
demand
for
engineers
and
to
support
our
groundbreaking
research.
C
Our-
u
of
l,
engineering
students
engage
in
over
1
000
internship
internship
experiences
last
year
at
more
than
250
different
companies
around
kentucky.
In
addition,
we
have
strong
and
unique
relationships
like
the
ge
first
build
makerspace
that
engages
students
and
community
members
and
continuously
brings
new
innovative
products
to
market.
C
Co-Ops
and
relationships
like
that
with
ge
appliances
are
some
of
the
ways
that?
U?
U
of
l
engineering,
help
drive
the
economy
in
kentucky
with
your
support,
we
can
build
a
new
engineering
building
that
provides
enhanced,
classroom,
lab
and
research
spaces
that
will
also
create
even
more
opportunities
to
partner
with
local
and
regional
businesses
and
industries.
C
So,
in
closing,
I
believe
the
university
of
louisville
continues
to
surpass
expectations
and
complete
compete
globally
in
education,
research
and
medicine.
We're
proud
to
be
the
commons,
well
commonwealth's,
premier
metropolitan
research
university.
Not
our!
Not
only
are
we
an
academic
institution
of
excellence,
we're
also
a
research
powerhouse
and
an
economic
engine
that
transforms
lives
for
kentuckians.
C
I
think
we've
proven
to
be
worthy
of
the
state's
investment
and
that
investment
allows
us
to
remain
a
great
place
to
learn
to
work
and
invest.
I
want
to
emphasize
that
we
would
not
be
here
today
sharing
our
accomplishments
without
your
continued
support.
Thank
you
for
all.
You
do
to
support
higher
education
in
kentucky
generally
and
specifically,
to
the
university
of
louisville.
Our
commonwealth
is
on
the
rise
and
uofl
wants
to
play
a
part
in
educating
our
citizens,
so
we
can
continue
to
grow
our
economy.
A
Well,
thank
you,
president
gonzalez,
and
up
until
a
few
days
ago,
I
represented
part
of
bullitt
county,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
uofl
and
your
medical
team
for
the
announcement.
I
was
not
able
to
make
the
groundbreaking
that
day,
but
the
hospital
edition
in
in
northern
bullitt
county
is
very
much
appreciated
and
needed
by
those
citizens.
Thank.
D
C
So
one
of
the
things
that
happened
is
is
that
the
system
provided
over
two
hundred
twenty
five
thousand
vaccines
in
twenty
one
and
twenty
eight
cova
tests
over
the
last
thirty
days
when
they
had.
I
think
that,
although
all
health
care
systems
in
the
greater
louisville
area
were
strapped
without
it,
we
would
they
would
have
been
overrun
and
not
be
able
to
treat
those
patients.
C
A
I'm
glad
we
were
able
to
be
a
part
of
providing
that
loan
and
it's
exciting
to
hear
that
you're
going
to
be
in
a
situation
where
you
can
repay
that
that
loan
earlier-
and
this
is
really
off
the
subject
of
budgetary
issues.
But
a
lot
of
people
have
questions
about
hospital
capacity.
Now,
could
you
could
you
just
share
a
little
bit?
Are
there
issues
with
elective
procedures
being
put
off
and
what's
going
on
with
your
hospital
capacity,
your
beds
and
icu
beds
right
now,.
C
A
On
the
asset
preservation
pool,
as
I
went
through
house
committee,
sub
1
of
house
bill
1
the
budget
bill,
as
I
as
I
read,
that
is
uofl-
also
doing
an
additional
match
above
what
the
state
is,
I
believe,
is
that
15
bonded?
Could
you
elaborate
on
that.
B
We
we
would,
we
would
probably
bond,
go
to
the
market
for
the
required
match
on
the
on
the
asset
preservation
funds,
frankly
because
of
the
favorable
capital
markets
right
now
that,
along
with
this
opportunity,
I
think,
gives
us
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
be
able
to
freshen
up
the
campus
and
and
sure
up
the
infrastructure
for
the
future.
Yes,
to
answer
your
question,
the
capitol
market.
A
Well
I'll
ask
I
promise
I'll
just
ask
one
more
question
and
then
we
will
the
pharisees
think
the
members
have
questions
on
the
on
the
new
engineering
building.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
go
down
there
and
visit
that
a
couple
years
ago
I
got
to
experience
shannon's
driving
on
that
little
cardinal
mobile.
A
I
have
teaser
about
that,
but
but
anyway,
so
I
you
know,
I
saw
firsthand
with
things
like
the
the
ford
battery
plant
coming
to
glendale.
Will
you
all
be
able
to
work
with
that
is?
Is
that
part
of
your
plans
and
partnering
with
I
know
you've
got
the
ge
project?
Are
there
other
businesses
that
you're
looking
to
partner
with
to
expand
on
this
opportunity?.
D
D
So
you
know
that
that
doesn't
do
us
any
good
when
we're
recruiting
students
and
things
like
that,
because
they're
invisible,
because
they're
in
buildings
that
are
not
in
the
in
the
central
hub
of
the
of
the
engineering
campus
there.
C
I
will
say
chairman
when
we
met
with
ford.
The
other
thing
they're
interested
in
is
the
workforce,
as
kevin
said,
and
so
you
know
one
of
the
degrees
the
engineering
program
is
looking
to
create
is
engineering
technology,
and
that
was
something
that
they
were
interested
in,
so
it
was
sort
of
we
want
to
help
them
with
the
workforce
and
we
want
to
help
them
with
their
r
d.
Yep.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
appreciate
the
presentation
in
terms
of
what's
going
on
with
uofl
and
obviously
it's
a
huge,
a
huge
player
and
asset
to
to
louisville,
but
I
think
also
to
the
commonwealth
as
well.
I
wanted
to
first
of
all
comment.
I
appreciate
the
tour
that
I
took
some
time
ago
with
the
3d
computer.
I
was
quite
impressed
and
really
appreciate
the
hospitality
and
getting
some
of
the
students
that
go
through
that
process
to
have
these
parts,
particularly
in
terms
of
aviation.
F
In
terms
of
helping
that
out,
I
wanted
to
ask,
I
think,
mr
chairman,
there
is
a
350
million
dollar
applied
to
the
asset
preservation,
yeah.
F
Right
and
so
you
have
a
need
of
like
one
billion.
Obviously
I'm
sure
you
like
to
have
all
350,
but
I
think
uk
will
have
a
little
problem
with
that
as
well
as
eku
and
other
folks.
But
I
want
to
ask
a
question
in
regards
to
the
asset
preservations,
I
know
y'all
have
gone
through
a
sort
of
a
ppp
approach
to
some
of
your
facilities
and
so
forth
have
y'all
looked
at
looking
at
working
with
companies
or
organizations
when
it
comes
to
hvac
or
any
type
of
mechanical.
F
Functions
of
these
buildings
in
order
to
have
them
take
that
over
and
be
basically
get
a
feedback
or
payback
and
so
forth
to
help
fund.
Other
things
could
y'all
see
telling
where
that
stands
or.
B
We
are
exploring
an
arrangement
currently
on
a
on
a
steep
plant
that
we
have
that
it's
not
quite
fully
mature
yet
but
we're
working
through
it,
and
it
would
be
just
that
it
would
be
an
operator
coming
in
to
operate
it
and
and-
and
it
would
generate
some
some
revenue
for
the
university
to
help
invest
in
in
other
deferred
maintenance
projects,
but
just
that
one.
But
we
haven't
explored
in
other
areas,
but
we
have
executed
the
energy
monetization
projects.
B
Conservative
energy
projects,
where
we're
basically
a
vendor,
provides
funding.
We
we
renovate
project
we
renovate
buildings
and
make
them
more
efficient,
use
the
utility
savings
to
help
offset
the
debt
service
costs.
F
Good
well,
good.
I
know
it's
a
little
out
of
box
thinking
or
approach,
but
obviously
just
given.
Historically,
although
it
seems
like
we've,
got
some
funds
available,
but
that's
a
flash
pan
approach
and
that's
not
sustainable.
It's
nice
to
get
a
quick
jump
into
helping
things
out,
but
we've
got
a
lot
of
things
in
the
long
term
and
I
appreciate
your
comments
in
terms
of
looking
at
some
long-term
strategies
to
help
defer
costs
and
reallocate
those
resources
to
other
areas.
F
So
that's
the
only
questions
I
had,
mr
chairman,
but
thank
you.
A
A
A
A
E
Better
fantastic
well
good
morning,
again
chair
tipton
members
of
the
committee.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
be
here
with
you
this
morning
and
to
be
able
to
share
a
little
bit
about
what
what's
going
on
at
nku
and,
of
course,
our
capital
projects
and
asset
preservation
plans
as
well.
So
I'm,
as
you
just
heard,
I'm
joined
by
carmen
hickerson,
our
avp
for
economic
engagement
and
government
relations.
E
Also
on
the
zoom
link,
I
presume
we
have
zaidi
syedzai
our
assistant
vice
president
for
facilities,
management
and
mary
polishu,
our
senior
director
for
planning,
design
and
construction,
and
we
have
a
brief
presentation
that
we
will
go
through
and
we'll
have
some
questions.
Of
course,
at
the
end
for
for.
E
They're
only
on
call
for
any
questions,
but
they
will
not
be
presenting
yes,
so
let
me
just
begin
with
a
quick
overview
of
what's
happening
at
nku
next
slide.
E
So
as
as
you
can
see,
just
a
very
s,
a
quick
snapshot,
our
fall
2021
enrollment
was
just
under
16
000
students
we
are
awarded
last
may
in
our
commencement
1800
degrees
and
credentials
conferred
to
give
you
a
point
of
reference.
We
have
seen
a
12
increase
in
the
bachelor's
degrees
awarded
over
the
past
decade.
E
E
Most
importantly,
nku
is
extremely
proud
of
serving
nearly
42
percent
of
undergraduate
students
who
are
first
in
their
families
to
attend
college,
and
nearly
a
third
of
our
students
are
pell
eligible
next
slide.
Please
we
have
a
strategic
framework
that
we
call
success
by
design.
This
is
something
that
I
had
the
privilege
to
to
work
with.
On
the
entire
campus
and
the
community
and
2019
that
the
board
of
regents
unanimously
approved
our
success
by
design
framework,
it
has
a
singular
focus
of
advancing
student
success
aligned
with
the
needs
of
the
region.
E
There
are
three
pillars
to
our
strategic
framework,
the
first
being
access.
We
are
really
keen
on
making
sure
that
we
have
provided
multiple
avenues
for
the
diverse
learners
of
the
commonwealth
and
the
region
to
be
able
to
access
nku's
educational
programs.
The
second
is
completion.
Once
they
arrive
at
nku.
E
E
E
E
This
performance
funding
model
has
been
key
to
to
ensuring
that
sixty
percent
of
kentuckians
will
hold
a
post-secondary
degree
or
credential
by
the
year.
Twenty
thirty.
We
are
on
target
to
meet
that
goal
and
with
continued
investment.
I
have
full
confidence
that
we
will
continue
to
do
so.
Nku
actually
embraces
this
challenge
of
the
performance
funding
model.
We've
actually
done
very
well
on
those
metrics
itself.
E
The
other
investments
outlined
in
house
bill
1
for
the
expansion
of
the
home
and
science
center
and
I'll
get
to
that
in
just
a
second
and
for
critical
asset
preservation
dollars,
we'll
make
sure
that
we
stay
on
top
of
this.
This
key
need
to
have
our
resources
being
used
in
the
most
fiscally
prudent
manner
going
forward.
E
We're
really
grateful
for
your
willingness
to
show
leadership
and
support
for
higher
education
and
for
nku
in
particular,
and
I'll,
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
mention
the
support
chair,
tipton
you
and
the
rest
of
the
house
provided
in
helping
nku
exit
the
pension
last
year.
That
was
a
significant
challenge
for
us
over
many
years
and
it
has
allowed
us
to
reduce
our
costs
and
have
a
great
deal
of
fiscal
and
financial
certainty
go
into
the
future.
E
Let
me
speak
then,
to
the
capital
projects
and
asset
preservation
and
provide
you
a
little
bit
of
context
back
in
2020.
We
actually
engaged
in
creating
a
campus
physical
master
plan.
It
had
been
over
a
decade
since
nku
had
been
engaged
in
this
kind
of
a
plan
before,
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
our
physical
space
was
aligned
with
our
strategic
framework
of
success
by
design.
It's
not
just
one
thing
to
say:
you
can
put
things
in
place
for
helping
students.
Your
physical
space
has
to
be
aligned
with
that
as
well.
E
While
this,
since
this
was
completed
during
the
pandemic,
the
plan
was
very
intentional
to
take
into
account
the
changes
in
educational
delivery
and
it
advocates
for
a
very
flexible
design
system
to
support
active
project-based
learning.
So
we're
really
delighted
that
we
could
have
this
plan
developed
despite
the
challenges
of
the
pandemic.
E
What
this
plan
also
did
was
confirm
that
we
had
significant
space
shortages
in
laboratory
and
experiential
learning
spaces.
What
students
want
to
come
to
a
university
is
not
just
to
go
into
a
classroom.
They
wants
to
also
engage
with
other
aspects
working
with
faculty
and
staff
companies
and
other
projects
so
that
they
can
their
entire
experience
is
being
improved.
E
The
the
project
and
the
plan
made
sure
that
we
we
needed
extra
space
in
interdisciplinary
labs
maker
space,
as
well
as
in
our
engineering
technology
program
and
that's
what
is
reflected
in
our
request
and
our
capital
project
priority.
E
As
you
can
see,
our
credit
hours
generated
in
the
basic
sciences
is
up
nearly
70
percent.
In
the
last
five
years,
the
fall
2021
applications
for
admissions
in
basic
sciences
and
engineering
technology
is
up
over
30
percent.
In
fact,
our
nku's
engineering
technology
program
has
one
of
the
highest
enrollments
in
the
commonwealth.
E
This
particular
enrollment
addresses
shortages.
This
particular
expansion
addresses
shortages
in
experiential
learning
and
the
research
lab
space.
Our
analysis
showed
that
nku
has
left
less
than
50
percent
of
the
science
space
than
other
kentucky
regional
institutions
in
terms
of
square
footage
per
student.
E
So,
as
we
have
discovered
over
the
last
several
years,
that
experiential
learning
is
the
most
important
aspect,
not
just
of
student
learning,
but
also
of
student
retention
and
successful
graduation.
You
can
see
in
this
presentation
what
the
science
sector
expansion
will
look
like.
It
will
look
like.
Why
is
this
a
critical
need
for
us
right
now?
The
regional
demand
for
em
for
employees
that
are
skilled
in
the
stem
fields
is
unprecedented.
E
We
also
need
expansion
in
the
health
sciences
fields
and
that's
not
possible
unless
there
are
laboratories
for
some
of
the
bio
biology
and
chemistry
classes
that
we
do
offer
otherwise
those
create
bottlenecks
in
order
for
the
students
to
pursue
healthcare
professions
and
then,
finally,
our
engineering
technology
program
that
has
shown
tremendous
growth
relocating
this
to
the
to
the
science
center
expansion
will
free
up
space
and
other
areas
for
future
growth
possibilities.
So
there
is
a
domino
effect,
all
of
which
was
captured
very
effectively
in
our
master
plan
as
well.
E
Let
me
just
share
a
little
bit
of
our
student
success
in
the
sciences.
Nku's
stem
graduates
are
very
successful
in
professional
school
admissions
graduate
school
as
well
as
in
research
positions.
We
take
great
pride
in
in
really
touting
our
success
in
undergraduate
research.
As
you
can
see
from
this
presentation.
E
In
a
typical
year,
nearly
2
600
of
our
undergraduate
students,
participate
in
research
and
or
creative
activity
with
nku
faculty
members.
That's
another
hallmark
of
our
undergraduate
education,
60
of
chemistry,
majors
and
20
of
biology.
Majors
are
involved
in
scientific
research.
In
fact,
just
a
few
weeks
ago,
we
made
a
presentation
to
our
board
and
our
students
very
much
part
of
what
they
learned
during
this.
This
wonderful
experience
itself,
our
external
funded
research,
is
key
to
driving
those
opportunities
for
student
research,
as
is
the
space
and
equipment
that
is
needed.
E
A
little
bit
more
in
terms
of
our
asset
preservation
needs.
As
you
can
see,
nku's
1970s
era
legacy
buildings
have
critical
repair
needs.
The
two
of
our
highest
priorities
with
respect
to
asset
preservation
needs
are
going
to
be
investments
in
steely
library
and
the
fine
arts
center.
This
is
where
we
have
seen
some
real
challenges.
Over
the
last
several
years.
Our
deferred
maintenance
backlog
is
significant.
E
You've
heard
that
from
our
other
university
partners
as
well,
and
while
we
have
tried
to
address
some
of
the
most
urgent
needs,
it's
simply
not
sustainable
for
us
to
be
able
to
do
so
without
some
very
critical
needed
investment.
E
These
projects
in
the
in
the
asset
in
these
three
areas,
specifically
the
library
and
the
fine
arts
building,
have
what
I
cut.
What
I
consider
typical
projects
like
the
elimination
of
structural
issues,
hvac
elevator
and
stuff,
and
things
like
this
now.
None
of
this
looks
particularly
exciting,
but
this
is
at
the
core
of
safety
and
ensuring
that
our
students,
faculty
and
staff,
have
the
best
environment
in
which
to
promote
student
success.
So
this
will
go
a
long
way
in
helping
us
address
those
needs
as
well.
E
We
know
that
in
constrained
resources,
every
dollar
of
public
funding
implies
that
we
have
to
be
good
fiscal
stewards
of
resources,
and
nku
has
done
that
as
a
in
in
in
throughout
its
young
history,
we
are
committed
to
meeting
the
needs
of
the
commonwealth,
especially
in
growing
the
workforce
in
high
demand
fields
like
stem
healthcare,
engineering
and
technology.
E
40
of
nku
students
are
stem
age
majors,
and
that's
because
we
have
great
strength
supported
by
excellent
faculty
and
staff,
in
that
an
investment
in
nku
is
an
investment
in
the
commonwealth
and
a
variety
of
return
on
investment
rankings
have
shown
nku
to
be
a
great
fiscal
steward
and
adds
tremendous
value
to
the
entire
commonwealth
and,
of
course,
to
the
region
itself.
E
A
President
vadiyah,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
presentation
as
I'm
thinking
about.
What's
going
on
in
the
northern
kentucky
area,
I'm
reflecting
on
the
census
data
from
2020
that
whole
region
is
seeing
an
explosion
in
population
and
I'm
sure
that
presents
challenges,
but
also
presents
opportunities
for
nku.
A
E
Yeah
cha
tipton,
you
know,
that's
that's
been
a
hot
button
topic
ever
since
I
arrived
nearly
four
years
ago.
We've
had
tremendous
challenges
with
infrastructure
and
and
transportation.
E
I
think
the
region
would
benefit
tremendously
with
the
ben
branspis
brent,
spence,
bridge
expansion
and
renovation
that
is
needed.
It
is,
it
is
creating
huge
challenges
in
traffic
and
transportation.
We
have
such
back
and
forth
between
the
two
sides
of
the
river
that
it
will
really
alleviate
those
challenges.
E
Frankly
and
nku
has
always
approached
this
as
saying
what
can
we
do
to
advance
this
region
and
in,
in
my
opinion
this
will
this
will
make
a
big
difference
in
easier
access
and
flow
from
a
variety
of
of
places
back
to
kentucky
across
the
river
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
A
I
appreciate
your
comments
on
that.
I
want
to
touch
a
little
bit
on
performance-based
funding
backing.
I
believe
it's
17
when
we
actually
did
senate
bill.
153
representative
st
odds
talked
to
me
a
lot
about
the
term
equalization,
and
that
was
one
of
the
challenges
that
nku
and
wku
had
since
we've
initiated
performance-based
funding.
A
E
Yeah,
you
know
again,
I
want
to
be
so
grateful
and
thankful
and
appreciative
both
your
of
your
specific
leadership
as
well
senator
givens
and
many
other
members
of
that
performance
performance
funding
task
force.
E
I
had
the
privilege
of
being
part
of
that
this
past
year,
as
we
had
to
take
a
new
look
at
so
on,
and
what
I
will
say
is
that
it's
got
the
right
elements
in
place
to
ensure
that
kentucky
meets
its
60
by
30
goal
and
continues
to
promote
success
in
economic
prosperity
for
the
region,
and
so
nku
has
done
really
well
under
those
performance
funding
parameters
and
my
hope
and
expectation
is
with
continued
investment.
This
is
this
is
something
we'll
continue
to
see
we
do
have
to.
E
We
do
have
to
make
sure
that
our
internal
structures
is
aligned
with
those
models,
and
that's
really
why
we
think
it's
a
great
fit
for
our
strategic
framework
over
time.
My
expectation
is
that
that
equalization
you
spoke
of
will
occur
as
the
investment
into
the
performance
funding
model
continues
to
grow.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
answer.
You
commented
about
the
need
to
grow
workforce
in
economy,
and
there
are
so
many
challenges
to
that
right
now.
There
seems
to
be
so
many
people
disengaged
from
the
workforce.
What
steps
are
nku
doing
to
re-engage?
Not
only
our
young
people,
but
our
adult
population
who
may
need
to
go
back
and
have
the
opportunity
to
retrain,
to
build
up
skills
to
re-engage
in
the
workforce
or
there's
some
specific
measures
that
you
all
been
been
able
to
take
or
looking
at.
E
I
that's
an
excellent
question,
chair
tipton
and
for
the
second
part
of
the
question,
actually
I'm
going
to
turn
to
carmen
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
exciting
things
we're
going
to
be
putting
in
place
to
both
engage
and
re-engage
and
do
some
upskilling
for
individuals
in
the
region
with
some
of
the
new
offerings
that
nku
is
planning
to
do,
but
on
the
first
point,
chair,
tipton
and
members,
as
we
all
are
aware,
two
years
of
having
to
go
through
this
has
had
has
taken
its
toll
and
we're
particularly
conscious
of
the
toll
it's
taken
on
our
students.
E
In
particular,
we
are
seeing
a
great
deal
of
mental
health
challenges.
They
were
always
present,
but
the
pandemic
has
certainly
exacerbated
those
issues
and
we're
seeing
that
more
and
more
across
the
populations
and
across
many
of
the
of
this
of
the
student
populations
we
serve.
It's
also
affecting
our
faculty
and
staff.
There's
no
question
about
what's
happening
there
as
well.
E
We're
also
making
sure
that
our
faculty
and
staff
are
not
being
left
behind
when
it
comes
to
mental
health
issues
and
and
so
on.
So
we
have
a
renewed
focus
on
bringing
the
faculty
together,
even
if
some
cases
it
happens
to
be
virtually
so
that
has
been
a
major
aspect
of
our
I
mentioned
a
few
minutes
ago,
our
partnership
with
st
elizabeth
healthcare.
That
has
been
vital
in
addressing
many
of
these
challenges
in
the
community
as
well
and
offering
ways
for
people
to
gather
and
talk
about
some
of
the
challenges.
E
G
So
part
of
my
job
at
nku
is
to
have
a
relationship
with
the
companies,
the
industry
and
the
workforce
organizations
in
our
community
and
what
we
do
is
try
to
listen
to
their
challenges,
listen
to
their
needs
and
make
sure
that
what
we're
doing
is
aligned
with
that
our
population
of
students
does
tend
to
be
older
and
it
tends
to
be
people
who
are
working
adults.
So
we
have
multiple
ways
that
we
deliver
opportunities
for
education.
We
have
the
traditional
student
pathway,
traditional
degree
pathway,
but
we
also
offer
micro
credentials.
G
We
offer
on-demand
learning
and
training
that
they
can
do
that's
non-degree
non-credit
degree
bearing,
but
it
also
gives
them
an
opportunity
to
enhance
their
skills,
whether
it's
staying
in
the
job
they're
in
or
if
they're
looking
to
change
careers.
We
also
have
had
amazing
success
with
our
accelerated
online
graduate
programs.