UW Board of Governors Environmental Scan April 2005

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UW Board of Governors Environmental ScanApril
2005
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Discussion draft key areas
Rae Review key areas for discussion

• Improving access and success
• Improving quality of higher education
• Improving system design
• Paying for higher education
• Improving accountability

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Expected from Rae
Recommended by Rae

• Everyone is expected to do more institutions,
  government, students
• Wealthier students may be asked to pay more
• Government to put more money in the system
• Institutions to do a better job of evaluation and
  quality control
• Expectation of increased collaboration across the
  sector

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Recommended by Rae

• Framework based around 28 recommendations
• At least 1.3 billion new base funding to
  colleges and universities by 2007-08
• 700 million for quality improvements
• 180 million for expansion of graduate education
• 160 million for new enrolment and outreach, to
  expand participation in higher education

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Expected from Rae
Recommended by Rae

• A series of building blocks for funding
• Focus for making decision on fees should be on
  the institutions
• Greater flexibility in repayment options
• Retain OSOTF with a change more focus on student
  need and help to smaller institutions

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COU Advocacy Plan

• Budget submissions
• MPP meetings
• Political staff meetings
• Public service meetings
• Letters, grassroots support
• Editorial board meetings, op-ed pieces
• www.thinkontario.com

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UWs messages

• Substantial new investment in the postsecondary
  system, beginning with the 2005 budget
• Renew the OSOTF program
• Include funding for co-operative education in the
  new funding formula
• Increase the employer tax credit to 2500 per
  term

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Template letter sent to Board, Senate, Alumni
Council, Campaign leadership and other volunteer
advocates
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Principles for grad enrolment growth

• COU proposes 8 principles
• All eligible grad students should be funded
• Enrolment growth associated with demonstrated
  academic/ research strength
• OCGS appraisal pre-condition for enrolment growth
• Plan for growth doubling by 2015

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Principles for grad enrolment growth

• Separate consideration for doctoral-stream and
  professional masters enrolment
• Institutional financial support for grad students
• Increase OGS funding
• Timely completion a valid objective

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