What Is WSU

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What Is WSU?
Where are we going?
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
Vancouver
February 9, 2006
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Washington State University
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Washington State University
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What is a Research University?

• Over 4000 institutions of higher education in
  U.S.
• Approximately 125 of these are research
  universities

- The Creation of the Future
by Frank Rhodes
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Defining Characteristics

• Funded research, research space and scholarly
  expectations of the faculty
• Production of graduate and professional degrees
• Involvement of undergraduate students with
  research and graduate education

- The Creation of the Future
by Frank Rhodes
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Annual Average FTE by Campus
Academic Years 1983-2005
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WSU Annual Average FTE
Academic Years 1983-2005
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Annual Average FTE WSU Vancouver
FY 1990 - 2005
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Headcount Enrollment WSU Vancouver
Fall 1989 - 2005
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Degrees Awarded WSU Vancouver
FY 1994 - 2005
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Completions at Washington State University, FY
2005
Class of 2004-5
Baccalaureate
Masters
Doctorate
Professional
WSU
4133
730
180
174
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University Facilities are Magnets For Economic
Activity

• WSU 2005-07 Operating Appropriation 429 M

• WSU 2005-07 Operating Expenditures 1.5 B

WSU Shock Physics Building
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Technology Transfer and Innovation
Rod Croteau Taxol Licensing
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Returns on State Investment in Research
Universities (UW and WSU combined, FY 2004)
3.04 B
6.11 expended for every dollar invested
497 M
State Appropriations
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Economic Impact of Graduating Class of 2004 in
One Year
Washington Resident
Washington State
Added Personal Income
299,620,928
47,939,348
Total Revenue
General Fund Revenue
27,265,504
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Unemployment Rate and Pay Level by Educational
Attainment
For Person 25 years and over who worked
full-time, year-round
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Washington State University Industry/Commerce
Connections
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Some Examples of WSU Spin-Off Companies

• VMRD,Inc, Pullman
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman
• Decagon Devices Inc., Pullman
• Campbell Scientific, Inc., Logan, Utah
• FruitGuard, LLC, Wenatchee
• Amplicon Express subsidiary, Pullman

• Specialty crops Rainier cherries, wheat, onion
  and raspberry varieties
• Washington wine industry

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Outreach

• Center to Bridge the Digital Divide
• Extension
• Community Involvement

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Next Biennium Challenges
Enrollment Growth
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Next Biennium Challenges
Research Expansion
Ag Research Technology Building Mt. Vernon
Multipurpose Building Prosser
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Next Biennium Challenges
Regional Campus Development
WSU Vancouver
WSU Tri-Cities
WSU Spokane
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Next Biennium Challenges
Economic Development Emphasis
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Securing the Base Budget

• Energy costs
• Salary needs

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Ensuring Washingtons Future
Bio/Life Sciences Building
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What Is WSU?
Where are we going?
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
Vancouver
February 9, 2006