UW Senate Environmental Scan September 2004

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UW SenateEnvironmental ScanSeptember 2004
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National picture
Provincial picture

• Rae Review
• COU update
• OSOTF
• Research funding

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Rae Review
Rae review

• Announced May 18 budget by Greg Sorbara
• Mandate to
• recommend how to best provide high quality,
  accountable, affordable post secondary education
  for Ontarians
• create a funding framework encompassing private,
  public, students

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Rae Review
Rae review timeline

• Ongoing discussions with student groups, faculty,
  university/college heads, international
  representatives
• Discussion draft this fall
• October 29 and November 25 visits to Waterloo
  Region
• Report with recommendations to McGuinty by
  January 2005

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Rae Review
Rae panel members

• Leslie Church, law student at U of T
• Ian Davidson, chief of police for Greater Sudbury
  
• the Honourable William Davis, former premier and
  education minister
• Don Drummond, senior VP and chief economist for
  TD Bank Financial Group
• Dr. Inez Elliston, educator and community worker
• Richard Johnston, president of Centennial College
  
• Huguette Labelle, chancellor of University of
  Ottawa

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Rae Review
Rae review

• UW preliminary brief sent July 2004 recommends
• Increase funding to national average over 3
  years to top 10 of publicly funded institutions
  over next 5 years
• Greater flexibility on setting fees with greater
  responsibility for ensuring access
• 20 premium in funding formula for co-op
• Increase employer tax credit to 2,500/ term

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Rae Review
Rae review

• MQTWW brief to come
• COU brief to come
• October 29 roundtable dialogue with PSE
  stakeholders in K-W
• November 25 town hall meeting in K-W
• http//www.raereview.on.ca

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COU Update
COU Update

• COU paper suggests no need for a post-secondary
  advisory body in Ontario
• Suggests buffer body will not address primary
  issues of inadequate funding
• Recommends it not be a priority at this time
• Should UW take a position?

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OSOTF
OSOTF

• Overall Program Matching Ceiling for UW
  8,954,955
• 2003-04 Ceiling
  257,497
• 2004-05 Ceiling 1,197,683
• 2005-06 Ceiling 1,119,369
• 2006-07 Ceiling 1,119,369
• etc. to 2011
• Cash donations to August 31 554,900
• (to date govt match is 449,800)
• Outstanding pledges 659,900
• (145.3K due by Mar. 31/05, remainder after March
  31/05)
• Verbal Pledges 1,453,500
• Total Cash/Pledges/Verbal 2,668,300 (max. by
  12/05)

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Graduate student funding
Graduate student funding

• 8.7 million for grad scholarships raised to date
  in the Campaign
• UW is triggering in range of 1.5 million per
  year in government matching

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RT Park developments
RT Park developments

• Sybase to move in Oct. 9 with 300 people public
  open house planned for early Nov.
• Multi-tenant facility moving ahead hope to have
  amended agreement signed with govt by Oct. 1
  groundbreaking planned for Innovation Week Oct.
  25 - 29
• Accelerator Centre Board of Directors formed
• The Hon. Joe Cordiano to attend special
  announcement tomorrow