File name: JACBudgetHearings2014_20131212_075356.dcr Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\happropriations\My Documents\JAC Audio 2014 0 ~ 12/12/2013 7:55:42 AM ~ Start Recording 21 ~ 12/12/2013 7:56:03 AM ~ Thursday 12-12-13 067 - UW - University of Wyoming 41 ~ 12/12/2013 7:56:23 AM ~ Bebout: Chairman for the Day - Introduction and Welcome. 2:32 ~ 12/12/2013 7:58:14 AM ~ McGinity: UW - Openiing remarks ...Brought staff, goals to do the best for the state of wyoming, its economy and its people. Time demands. Honored to be here. came to wyoming in 1988. Introductions: Trustees, Analyst, Coach Legerski, University is more complex economic entity to manage than a corporation. University has 24 + constiuencies. Sig mgt challenges. 12:10 ~ 12/12/2013 8:07:52 AM ~ McGinity: Personal History: born in NJ, ROTC in college, navy flight school, naval aviator, Vietnam. Started private equity company in the 80"s. Moved to wyo in 99, joined business council in 2002. Internet allowed running business from Wyoming. Director of privately and publicly traded companies. 17:27 ~ 12/12/2013 8:13:09 AM ~ Bebout: recognize President Ross. 17:40 ~ 12/12/2013 8:13:22 AM ~ McGinity: Chairman of oil gas exploration company based in Canada. Material nonpublic information aka insider information. Explanation of hostile takeover of company. Daniesl Fund at UW, CEO of University,aka VP of Academic affairs, Wanted to apply business concepts to the mgt of University. President Sternberg subscribed to land grant mission of University..not a good fit for personality.. 23:57 ~ 12/12/2013 8:19:39 AM ~ Bebout: Article on business owner/CEO versus University. Board of Trustees, would like your comments on where the University was going under the last President.. ..Where do you see us going relative to the changes we made? Welcome comments from the Board of Trustees. 25:34 ~ 12/12/2013 8:21:16 AM ~ McGinity: will talk about after finishing biographical. ... Became guide in Dubois, likes the people of Wyoming. 28:23 ~ 12/12/2013 8:24:05 AM ~ bebout: 28:26 ~ 12/12/2013 8:24:08 AM ~ McGinity: Professional role makes me responsible to the Board of Trustees and to you (the legislature) 28:57 ~ 12/12/2013 8:24:39 AM ~ McGinity: Evaluation of University - Was a research associate. ...Management team, Great students, students who love the place, Excellent researchers and teachers. University is the only 4 year in the state which means the state can focus resources on higher education in one place, which is different from most other states. Other states have land grant colleges and flag ship colleges. Strength that helps the state to be fiscally responsible. Otehr states Universities are competing for resources and students. In US overcapacity of higher education in some places. Frustration with UW at times..reflects the high expectations for the University. Particularly good in undergraduate economics, enginnering,. worldclass research brain power atmospheric research and otehr areas. Private University has a narrowere mission, while a land grant university is more difficult to manage as it is broader. Morrow Land grant act..provide education to undergraduates that is as nearly free as possible. UW has flagship purpose which is research purpose to be respected by peer univesitys and faculty tring to recruit. Purpose not to focus on individual depts, need a combination of disciplines, 39:00 ~ 12/12/2013 8:34:42 AM ~ McGinity: University Management and Leadership - Previous administration less responsive to state's needs...pressure for more responsiveness..INCAR, STEM task force. Response to requests from state were slow, reluctant, unenthusiastic, Gov and legislative insistence led to leadership change, resignation of President Buchanan. Quote - read statement of purpose of university. A focused Board of trustees, new leadership in University. 42:06 ~ 12/12/2013 8:37:48 AM ~ mcGinity: focus 1: implement plan to retain students,...Retention is percentage of studetns who begin freshman year and finish senior year. 74% for UW. CSU is 85%. Differential is money lost or wasted. Reasons sociatel, motivational, 44:17 ~ 12/12/2013 8:39:59 AM ~ Bebout: ? 44:24 ~ 12/12/2013 8:40:06 AM ~ McGinity: Admissions process of other universities is different, pride themselvs on small numbers of admits, high IQ students, try to recruit the brightest people they can, retention rates are high because once admitted, grading stds are not as strict as the admission stds. 46:02 ~ 12/12/2013 8:41:44 AM ~ Bebout: Hathaway Scholorship..positive influence on retention. 46:27 ~ 12/12/2013 8:42:09 AM ~ McGinity: We think Hathaway scholarship is great, would like to see more of them. 46:48 ~ 12/12/2013 8:42:30 AM ~ Stubson: Retention issue? Wyoming Third highest percent per capita wiht high school diplomas but amont lowest for per capita college graduates. Have we done it the most effective way..look at community colleges. Disconnect. 47:59 ~ 12/12/2013 8:43:41 AM ~ McGinity: 1. Students grow up in small towns, agricultural settings, expereince is limited. Many do not realize how far they can go and what they can accomplish if they dream about it. University should encourage them to believe they can be waht ever they want to be. Have brain power and work ethic but don't understand the opportunities. Travel Abroad Program. UW is supposed to give young folks an idea of opportunites within WYo and beyond Wyoming. 2. Delivering that result, encouragement is something we can do better. Piloting it this fall semester, full effect in 2015. Taking freshman, giving a course called feshman seminar, idea of what opportunities are available out there. 3. Bring people back to the University, alumni, who have experienced that in their career. Bring them back to talk to students in towns. 53:06 ~ 12/12/2013 8:48:48 AM ~ Harshman: Populaton centers, more to it, students leave wyoming for jobs. maybe programs are done better elsewhere. Medical education issues, Cheyenne and Casper have more...Outreach has to be crucial. Signigficant investments in community colleges where most of our students are educated. Must have a partnership. 54:58 ~ 12/12/2013 8:50:40 AM ~ McGinity: agree. managerial short sightedness of silo mentality between schools. Governor engineering and stem task force ..Science and Technological and Math Disciplines. Mandate by Governor to make it work better addresses teh compartmentalized thinking at different levels. Examples: 1How to get business ethics courses at CC to count at UW--2. CADA and Casper Colelge - degree programs that will directly benefit the economy in the Casper area. UW/Casper College Center and K-12 system are working together on a snigle degree of medical technology bachelors. it is a modal which can be rolled out across the state. STEM aspect of Governor provides opportunity to break down silos between K-12, CC and UW. Advantage of small populations. Must direct people's attention to that and make it work. 59:31 ~ 12/12/2013 8:55:13 AM ~ Bebout: Move along, but want to hear what you have to say. made a capital committment. 6 or 7 million.Mission of university..discussion from 2 board members. proper chanin of command. Footnote in budget bill - Board of Trustees can respond. 1:01:31 ~ 12/12/2013 8:57:13 AM ~ Bostrom: Board of trustees - silos between education levels need broken down. Budget fotnotes questions are being asnwered, caused some though within admin and board. Process brought together the legislature, industry on task force. Having an external review is good . 1. Educate students for employers 2. Research, appropriate for stae of wyoming ...Failed in past becasue we intend to do that...Retention rates/Hathaway scholorship - program has unintended consequences, based on GPA, ACT, hoped it would get students to study with rigor. INstead students are not taking harder courses because it may impact the GPA. Going forward with personnel changes, goal changes. 1:06:33 ~ 12/12/2013 9:02:15 AM ~ Bebout: Appreciate the direction the University is going. 1:07:10 ~ 12/12/2013 9:02:52 AM ~ Esquibel: For last 10 years, daughters in college.. 2 attended UW, not doing a good job of attracting higher tier of students. consider UW a continuation of high school. Try to attract better students. 1:08:09 ~ 12/12/2013 9:03:51 AM ~ Bostrom: ..Need to market the University better, product is student, buniversity is a business, work with high schools, Issue - ex: Worland; counselors look north ..do they understand what is available at UW? Culture shift. have to market . 1:10:15 ~ 12/12/2013 9:05:57 AM ~ Meier: UW has to be all things to all peopel, coordinate silos, Do it from perspective of people you serve and not your own self interest. Quote from Roanld Reagan:- Ecomic and personal freedoms, 1:12:32 ~ 12/12/2013 9:08:14 AM ~ Bebout: Footnote - go through it - have responses. 1:14:01 ~ 12/12/2013 9:09:43 AM ~ Bostrom: Report - i- current practices for artwork...established an art committee.review for value, location, long term, recommendation, President of UW and President of Trustees approve. 2; selection of deans - Not a process that allows an individual to make decision escept possible president of UW - has been done as requested. Footnote result of concern of veto power for individuals and individual colleges. 1:17:08 ~ 12/12/2013 9:12:50 AM ~ Bebout: Deans work for the President and for the Board. Chain of command issue 1:17:27 ~ 12/12/2013 9:13:09 AM ~ Bostrom: 3 -selection and retaining of staff for energy dept. 1:17:54 ~ 12/12/2013 9:13:36 AM ~ Bebout: Wyo set up school of energy - wanted involvement. shown by taking it out of your budget and funding it seperately. Responded to old main, not to legislature 1:18:32 ~ 12/12/2013 9:14:14 AM ~ Bostrom: agree. cultural shift of listening to Gov office, legislature and citizens. 1:19:11 ~ 12/12/2013 9:14:53 AM ~ Bebout: Commentary 1:19:19 ~ 12/12/2013 9:15:01 AM ~ Bostrom: 4 . building constructed prior to 1980, approval razing of historicall bldg. 1:19:51 ~ 12/12/2013 9:15:33 AM ~ Boswell: concern component of future building plans inc. razing Merrit Hall, plan did not give replacement. Desire of UWto involve legislature before building is razed, review of plans, recognition of opportunity for legislature to hve a voice. Pasture and blocks around it - identify historic buildings, maintain and respect historic ..renewed interst for board and administration to respect external characteristics of building on campus, had been strayed from. reason for straying could have been from cost. Appearance is important and historical is important. 1:22:49 ~ 12/12/2013 9:18:31 AM ~ harshman: Footnote - recommended policy requires legislative approval. How has it changed? 1:23:11 ~ 12/12/2013 9:18:53 AM ~ Boswell: Report to legislature --Cautious with moving forward on some recommendations, waiting for feedback. 1:24:03 ~ 12/12/2013 9:19:45 AM ~ bebout: Architectural features - discussion of engineering building - architect would not listen, just wanted the money. 1:24:32 ~ 12/12/2013 9:20:14 AM ~ Bostrom: ..No disagreement with Board of Trustees - using native sandstone costs more money. We know that and know importance of. 1:25:39 ~ 12/12/2013 9:21:21 AM ~ Bebout: Long range plan, do not need it in statute 1:25:53 ~ 12/12/2013 9:21:35 AM ~ Bebout: Matching funds, UW foundation. 1:26:06 ~ 12/12/2013 9:21:48 AM ~ Ross: Working with foundation, hosted meeting in Casper with JAc and foundation members. How do we as legislatures understand what is going on...how is money tracked. Judiciary bills will address concerns. Much of it was educational for us-how and where money is being spent. 1:27:24 ~ 12/12/2013 9:23:06 AM ~ bebout: University Foundation does a great job of raising money. Matching grants.. concerns over millions of dollars going in directions that legislature did not agree. people giving personal gifts have the right to go where they want....on right track. 1:28:16 ~ 12/12/2013 9:23:58 AM ~ Bostrom: Bills being presented give definition, some issues not specific enough reporting, how accounted for, reporting functionality ahs been corrected. Call the foundation to generate accountability, applicaton, distribution report. Funds being spent by donor and by the state as intended. ..... 1:29:49 ~ 12/12/2013 9:25:31 AM ~ Beebout: Foundation - have put in 185 million. When I give money, do not expect Corpus to be violated. 1:30:44 ~ 12/12/2013 9:26:26 AM ~ Bostrom: 2 yrs ago, legislative approval MIFFA allows distribution ..may use corpus for even funding .State has said not to do it. Private donors enter into an endowment agreement. Intention of donors, private and state, to be followed. 1:32:22 ~ 12/12/2013 9:28:04 AM ~ Harshman: appreciate adressing concerns. 1:32:32 ~ 12/12/2013 9:28:14 AM ~ perkins: State Treasuers Investment seminar - A donor used for a matching grant was the use of a future interest...donation had not been received. counted as a match to go forward.. How widespread is that? 1:33:55 ~ 12/12/2013 9:29:37 AM ~ Bostrom: I am not qualified to anser the question. Foundation staff and board members conversations - getting more into bequest issues.. banked on ,valued, don't know what you will receive 1:34:45 ~ 12/12/2013 9:30:27 AM ~ mcGinity: As a finance person, management of funds, cash that is not clear or unambigious makes me nervous. Foundation is semi independent but head of it is a VP of the Univesity. My alma matter got cuaght up in litigation of 100 million for unintended use of donor..settlement with sign amount of funding being returned to heirs. 1:36:32 ~ 12/12/2013 9:32:14 AM ~ bebout: callback ..written reesponse 1:36:45 ~ 12/12/2013 9:32:27 AM ~ Miller: General counsel - WOption - committment made, transfer funds. Can give an interest in property with a dollar amount of value. VP Laylock and I will get information and give it to you. I can think of one case. 1:38:02 ~ 12/12/2013 9:33:44 AM ~ Perkins: Want to encourage legacys,. i am struggling with the PV of the gift being used for a matching grant.If state comes up with money now, against a future gift..not sure hwo I feel about that. 1:39:31 ~ 12/12/2013 9:35:13 AM ~ bebout: Want a message that we are together on this...Concerns ..want people to understand legislative committment. 1:40:09 ~ 12/12/2013 9:35:51 AM ~ Bostrom: Matching program is tranformational to the University. Have people in leadrship... 1:41:13 ~ 12/12/2013 9:36:55 AM ~ Meier: In kind gifts discussion 1:41:20 ~ 12/12/2013 9:37:02 AM ~ Bebout: last one 1:41:26 ~ 12/12/2013 9:37:08 AM ~ Bsotrom& - endowed chairs...where being used and how allocated, will go forward with it. 1:41:49 ~ 12/12/2013 9:37:31 AM ~ Bebout: issue with endowed chairs, concern of state over the corpus. can argue constitutionaly that hte corpus should be maintained. 1:42:21 ~ 12/12/2013 9:38:03 AM ~ mcGinity: Management of dollars and reporting of the beneftis are important..results. Reporting across university is variable..if mgt team does job well, there will be more endowed chairs, need a systematic way of ensuring donor intent is being met. 1:43:11 ~ 12/12/2013 9:38:53 AM ~ 1:43:30 ~ 12/12/2013 9:39:12 AM ~ Bebout: Continue 1:43:49 ~ 12/12/2013 9:39:31 AM ~ McGniity: Improving student recruitment retetnion was point 1. point 2 - longer term planning process has been conceptional but not a business plan...no time line or resource allocation or benefits projected.. In planning exercise 4 for the next 3 bienniums. 1:45:00 ~ 12/12/2013 9:40:42 AM ~ Beboutsd: in past committments made on blind faith but cahnge in situation and cycles..very important to know there is a good plan. 1:45:43 ~ 12/12/2013 9:41:25 AM ~ McGinity: Plan will be programatic, operational. Focus on six areas of academic: professions critical to state and region, science and technology, cultural assets, environment and natural resources, ..rocky mtns,...environmental science. Tier 1 of gov plans. 1:47:17 ~ 12/12/2013 9:42:59 AM ~ Bebout: Research compnent - 100 Million for research.. 1:47:35 ~ 12/12/2013 9:43:17 AM ~ McGinity: Research and education of all students - 1:47:57 ~ 12/12/2013 9:43:39 AM ~ Mcginity: develop mgt and leadership abilities within the UW team, communicate more accurately and effectively with legislature and constituents. 1:48:45 ~ 12/12/2013 9:44:27 AM ~ Bebout: how? 1:48:48 ~ 12/12/2013 9:44:30 AM ~ McGinity: Starts today, will do as much as ou wish. 1:49:01 ~ 12/12/2013 9:44:43 AM ~ McGinity: Purpose to enable you to understand clearly where the Univserity is going and why..conversations as we go along. Finally - financial plan for pursuit of long term goals.. 1:49:47 ~ 12/12/2013 9:45:29 AM ~ Bebout: Committe interested in where we are going , what we want to achieve, 1:50:34 ~ 12/12/2013 9:46:16 AM ~ Dockstader: Long term strategic plans. 1:50:50 ~ 12/12/2013 9:46:32 AM ~ McGinity:2015-2020 period covered. 1:51:01 ~ 12/12/2013 9:46:43 AM ~ Meier: why water resources in there? on select water committee, research doesn't always meet goals of waer select committee..conflicts iwth legal depts., not conducive to development of wyoing water resources. 1:52:07 ~ 12/12/2013 9:47:49 AM ~ mcginity: lack of communication between water select and UW. VP Burn can talk about it. 1:52:48 ~ 12/12/2013 9:48:30 AM ~ Meier: different methodlogy to enhance communication, ..commentary... 1:53:56 ~ 12/12/2013 9:49:38 AM ~ Bebout: opportunity for callbacks 1:54:04 ~ 12/12/2013 9:49:46 AM ~ McGinity: understand importance of water to state and jeopardy to water. . State must get it right and that is our purpose. 1:54:39 ~ 12/12/2013 9:50:21 AM ~ Break. 1:54:51 ~ 12/12/2013 9:50:33 AM ~ Pause 1:54:51 ~ 12/12/2013 10:06:31 AM ~ Resume 1:55:00 ~ 12/12/2013 10:06:40 AM ~ Mai: Document 067-037 referenced. 1:56:00 ~ 12/12/2013 10:07:40 AM ~ Bebout: Page by page presentation of budget requested. 1:56:13 ~ 12/12/2013 10:07:53 AM ~ Mai: Page 1, priority 1 a and b, compensation requests. 4% biennial increase 1:58:04 ~ 12/12/2013 10:09:45 AM ~ Mai: Compensation, insurance. Page 18 budget book, $53.4M out of block grant 1:58:58 ~ 12/12/2013 10:10:39 AM ~ Mai: Engineering, page 35 and 36 of budget, $8M request, 2:00:46 ~ 12/12/2013 10:12:26 AM ~ Mai: Equipment component for highway, $3M. $7.5M of general for building. $5M general fund governor rec. 2:02:43 ~ 12/12/2013 10:14:23 AM ~ Mai: CAPCOM, page 2 of summary, $7.9M prior sessions for engineering building 2:03:10 ~ 12/12/2013 10:14:50 AM ~ Mai: Page 40, priority 2, $20M for superior faculty endowment 2:03:41 ~ 12/12/2013 10:15:21 AM ~ Mai: UW IT Request of $8.67M to bring 2007 system current 2:04:22 ~ 12/12/2013 10:16:02 AM ~ Harshman: WYMAX wireless? 2:04:31 ~ 12/12/2013 10:16:11 AM ~ Mai: No 2:04:43 ~ 12/12/2013 10:16:24 AM ~ Mai: DSL3 compliance, $1.33M, governor recommended half. Primary consultant had some health issues, so behind schedule 2:07:16 ~ 12/12/2013 10:18:57 AM ~ Mai: Off-campus facilities O&M component; Riverton, Sheridan, Casper. Governor recommendation. Denied for on-campus facilities 2:08:00 ~ 12/12/2013 10:19:41 AM ~ Mai: WY Public media; replacement of aging transmitters; governor recommendation of half of request 2:08:48 ~ 12/12/2013 10:20:29 AM ~ Mai: Stragegic community partnerships at Casper College, governor recommended of $700,000+ 2:09:17 ~ 12/12/2013 10:20:57 AM ~ Mai: $200,000 for brucellois funding 2:09:34 ~ 12/12/2013 10:21:14 AM ~ Mai: $5M for AA, final request 2:09:48 ~ 12/12/2013 10:21:29 AM ~ Mai: CAPCOM, number 2, long range development plan. governor recommendation for part of request. 2:10:44 ~ 12/12/2013 10:22:25 AM ~ Mai: CAPCOM, classroom adaptation. $4M; more needed 2:12:57 ~ 12/12/2013 10:24:37 AM ~ Mai: page 73 budgetl. Denial of $350,000 governor 2:13:50 ~ 12/12/2013 10:25:30 AM ~ MAI; page 78, CAPCOM, LCCC, Level II planing denied by Governor 2:14:07 ~ 12/12/2013 10:25:48 AM ~ Mai: Preliminary portion lists mission statement 2:16:30 ~ 12/12/2013 10:28:10 AM ~ Bebout: Total budget amount 2:16:39 ~ 12/12/2013 10:28:19 AM ~ Mai: $1B for biennium 2:17:10 ~ 12/12/2013 10:28:50 AM ~ McGinity: Revenue $555M 2:17:49 ~ 12/12/2013 10:29:30 AM ~ Harshman: 10 year history 2:18:08 ~ 12/12/2013 10:29:49 AM ~ Mai: Block grant portions roughly the same 2:18:33 ~ 12/12/2013 10:30:13 AM ~ Williams: Section 1 budget over last 5 years, decline in block grant via budget reductions. Additions for specific initiatives and employee benefits 2:19:43 ~ 12/12/2013 10:31:24 AM ~ Bebout: Cuts 2:19:57 ~ 12/12/2013 10:31:37 AM ~ Williams: Section 2 has grown, data services, and research enterprise has realized significant growth from federal funding. 2:21:03 ~ 12/12/2013 10:32:43 AM ~ Mai: Williams real asset. University dashboard document forthcoming. 2:23:22 ~ 12/12/2013 10:35:02 AM ~ Meier: Page 9 of budget, summary of funding. 2:24:06 ~ 12/12/2013 10:35:46 AM ~ Mai: Other funds include more than tuition 2:24:18 ~ 12/12/2013 10:35:58 AM ~ Bebout: Regional tuition comparison, WY the lowest 2:24:56 ~ 12/12/2013 10:36:36 AM ~ Harshman: 10 year history of costs 2:25:35 ~ 12/12/2013 10:37:16 AM ~ Perkins: Page 9, budget, sections 1 and 2 different than before 2:26:39 ~ 12/12/2013 10:38:19 AM ~ Mai: Page 14 and 15 summary 2:26:55 ~ 12/12/2013 10:38:35 AM ~ Nicholas: UW managed merit pay increases over 10-15 years, how> 2:27:41 ~ 12/12/2013 10:39:21 AM ~ Bebout: Also reclassification 2:27:57 ~ 12/12/2013 10:39:38 AM ~ Harshman: Average salary? 2:28:45 ~ 12/12/2013 10:40:25 AM ~ Mai: Not really reclass, but job movement 2:29:18 ~ 12/12/2013 10:40:58 AM ~ Bebout: How many vacancies? 2:29:28 ~ 12/12/2013 10:41:08 AM ~ Mai: 20 vacancies 2:29:56 ~ 12/12/2013 10:41:36 AM ~ Meier: Transfers within a specific agency, not terminals 2:30:51 ~ 12/12/2013 10:42:32 AM ~ Mai: Page 17, summary of state aid component, general fund. 2:32:09 ~ 12/12/2013 10:43:50 AM ~ Bebout: Budget reductions, staff related 2:32:25 ~ 12/12/2013 10:44:05 AM ~ Mai: 12 vacant faculty, 42 vacant staff cut during last year 2:33:03 ~ 12/12/2013 10:44:43 AM ~ Mai: page 20, 21 request for compensation component 2:33:29 ~ 12/12/2013 10:45:10 AM ~ Nicholas: Out migration issue 2:33:53 ~ 12/12/2013 10:45:34 AM ~ McGinity: Top staff being recruited by big name universities, offering larger salaries. 2:35:56 ~ 12/12/2013 10:47:36 AM ~ Gern: Randy Lewis, spider silk, loss to Utah as a star professor. Botany professor loss to Australia; Steve Jackson, botany professer, to USGS. Offer larger salaries, research funding, 2:38:33 ~ 12/12/2013 10:50:13 AM ~ Nicholas: 4% raise? 2:38:41 ~ 12/12/2013 10:50:21 AM ~ Gern: Not just about the money. 2:39:24 ~ 12/12/2013 10:51:04 AM ~ Perkins: Play to strengths? 2:39:56 ~ 12/12/2013 10:51:37 AM ~ McGinity: Yes. Faculty resources produce the students as well as research. Tier 1 initiative. 2:41:59 ~ 12/12/2013 10:53:40 AM ~ Harshman: Professor Lewis, how much more money? 2:42:15 ~ 12/12/2013 10:53:56 AM ~ McGinity: Star professor paid 25% higher than UW. $200,000 2:43:14 ~ 12/12/2013 10:54:54 AM ~ Dockstader: Opportunities to counter offer? 2:43:30 ~ 12/12/2013 10:55:11 AM ~ McGinity: Usually have chance to counter. Problem is dollar related.Declining dollars for salaries, and salaries are below market. 2:44:50 ~ 12/12/2013 10:56:31 AM ~ Bebout: How many professors are in star quality and losses? 2:45:55 ~ 12/12/2013 10:57:36 AM ~ Nicholas: Need enough resources to compensate a 2nd tier professor to advance when a tier 1 professor leaves 2:46:57 ~ 12/12/2013 10:58:38 AM ~ McGinity: Better to think of professors as a team, not individuals, when dealing with issues. 2:48:00 ~ 12/12/2013 10:59:40 AM ~ Burkhart: Success in recruiting from other colleges? 2:48:18 ~ 12/12/2013 10:59:59 AM ~ Gern: Very successful at hiring at entry level, search worldwide. Need to work to retain top professors, use block grant to offer more monetary compensation. 2:50:32 ~ 12/12/2013 11:02:12 AM ~ Mai: Assistant professor level, average is 89% of competitors. Full professor is 84% of regional competitors. 2:51:19 ~ 12/12/2013 11:03:00 AM ~ Hastert: Attracting the students, reputation of university, develop a plan for recruiting best and brightest students? 2:54:30 ~ 12/12/2013 11:06:11 AM ~ Perkins: Integrating endowed shares? 2:55:00 ~ 12/12/2013 11:06:40 AM ~ McGinity: Tier 1 across the university, recuit high talent professors in chosen fields, which are deemed important to the institution. Evident in engineering, need more designated areas. Board of Trustees developing such a plan. 2:57:20 ~ 12/12/2013 11:09:00 AM ~ Stubson: 2.5% compounded, compensation 2:57:59 ~ 12/12/2013 11:09:39 AM ~ Jones: Compensation issues as related to all branches of governments and consistency as viewed by governor. Some distinction between government in general and acamdemia. 2:59:39 ~ 12/12/2013 11:11:20 AM ~ Nicholas: 2.5% salary increase across the board, or something different for the university 3:00:23 ~ 12/12/2013 11:12:03 AM ~ Jones: Block grant utilized by university as they deem it. 3:00:50 ~ 12/12/2013 11:12:30 AM ~ Mai: Page 22 thru 24, IT wireless backbone component 3:01:48 ~ 12/12/2013 11:13:28 AM ~ Bebout: page 24, bsl3? 3:02:18 ~ 12/12/2013 11:13:59 AM ~ Richards: 3 years facility without accreditation? 3:02:35 ~ 12/12/2013 11:14:15 AM ~ Mai: Lab which had inversion issue. 3:03:03 ~ 12/12/2013 11:14:43 AM ~ Harshman: WYMax, how fits in? 3:03:30 ~ 12/12/2013 11:15:10 AM ~ Aylward: Wifii, not wymax. Both need to be built out to serve university. Wifii is a 7 year old system. Wymax used extensively to connect remote buildlings to campus backbone. Wifii wanting to broaden and update. Wymax system provided by university through section 2 funds, which are generated internally. 3:06:44 ~ 12/12/2013 11:18:24 AM ~ Burkhart: Life expectancy? 3:07:03 ~ 12/12/2013 11:18:43 AM ~ Aylward: All technology should be replaced every 4 years. Several components in request: core backbone, storage, and wifii. Data center at 3/4 capacity, 3:09:07 ~ 12/12/2013 11:20:48 AM ~ Aylward: Wireless guest access and authenicated access. Fringe areas to Laramie have wireless guest access, which is limited. 3:10:18 ~ 12/12/2013 11:21:58 AM ~ Harshman: Cloud versus servers? 3:10:33 ~ 12/12/2013 11:22:13 AM ~ Aylward: Cloud is preferred, most economical is utilized 3:11:22 ~ 12/12/2013 11:23:03 AM ~ Wallis: Arrangement between uw and agencies, duplicate backup occuring for each other? 3:11:47 ~ 12/12/2013 11:23:28 AM ~ Aylward: Backup is provided for each other. Different storage platforms, upgrade needed. 3:12:36 ~ 12/12/2013 11:24:16 AM ~ Wallis: How is capacity, expanded in near future? 3:12:49 ~ 12/12/2013 11:24:29 AM ~ Aylward: Dark fiber allows UW to increase capacity at a very reasonable cost. Unlimited in the near term. 3:13:34 ~ 12/12/2013 11:25:15 AM ~ Bebout: General fund in IT expansion 3:13:49 ~ 12/12/2013 11:25:29 AM ~ Richards: General fund monies used for operations, facility construction.... 3:14:04 ~ 12/12/2013 11:25:44 AM ~ Bebout: Block grant 3:14:11 ~ 12/12/2013 11:25:51 AM ~ Aylward: $10M of items which can't be afforded internally, $2.8M requests from general fund. 3:14:49 ~ 12/12/2013 11:26:30 AM ~ McGinity: Planning process will include academic matters, but administrative and planning matters, including technology 3:15:33 ~ 12/12/2013 11:27:13 AM ~ Bebout: Wireless or servers more important? 3:15:43 ~ 12/12/2013 11:27:23 AM ~ Aylward: Both are critical needs. Wireless is greatest request from student needs. Internally, servers greatest. 3:16:28 ~ 12/12/2013 11:28:08 AM ~ Hastert: US ranks 9th in technology; what to do to keep up nationally? 3:17:15 ~ 12/12/2013 11:28:56 AM ~ Aylward: Excellent progress being made by CIO and governor, especially with broadband initiative. 3:18:11 ~ 12/12/2013 11:29:51 AM ~ Hastert: Needs to be dealt with every biennium 3:18:26 ~ 12/12/2013 11:30:06 AM ~ Nicholas: Professional opinion of ETS program for state 3:18:46 ~ 12/12/2013 11:30:27 AM ~ Aylward: Doing well, should have been done 20 years ago. 3:19:00 ~ 12/12/2013 11:30:41 AM ~ McGinity: Governor's tier 1 agenda for university of how the university can be a leader in areas of academic excellence 3:20:02 ~ 12/12/2013 11:31:43 AM ~ Gern: ENCAR investment excellent. 3:20:16 ~ 12/12/2013 11:31:57 AM ~ Mai: Priority 4, biology. Operational funding. Page 24, project planning and construction. page 26, funding of 1 year - governor's recommendation 3:21:57 ~ 12/12/2013 11:33:37 AM ~ Jones: Followup on one year funding or not. 3:22:24 ~ 12/12/2013 11:34:05 AM ~ Boswell: Facility repairs was recommended for 1 year in error. Facility needs federal certification, so full amount needed. Seek support from governor to change recommendation to full funding 3:23:54 ~ 12/12/2013 11:35:34 AM ~ Moniz: Can certify building without repairs? 3:24:45 ~ 12/12/2013 11:36:25 AM ~ Boswell: Bulding needs to be fixed. 3:24:53 ~ 12/12/2013 11:36:34 AM ~ Perkins: Funds in budget for repair? 3:25:12 ~ 12/12/2013 11:36:52 AM ~ Mai: Back on track, $1.25M to repair. 3:26:08 ~ 12/12/2013 11:37:48 AM ~ Moniz: Bottom line, $1.3M for operation and $1.25M repairs? 3:26:37 ~ 12/12/2013 11:38:18 AM ~ Mai: Operations and maintenance is needed, but also needs to be repaired. 3:27:11 ~ 12/12/2013 11:38:51 AM ~ Jones: A letter from governor's office, possibly, for increased funding. 3:27:43 ~ 12/12/2013 11:39:23 AM ~ Legerski: Arena auditorium need; AA; upgrade to arena auditorium needed. 3:31:50 ~ 12/12/2013 11:43:30 AM ~ Harshman: 15,000 seats to 11,500 seats? 3:32:47 ~ 12/12/2013 11:44:27 AM ~ Legerski: Seating reduction not a problem, 2 video boards desirable. 3:35:10 ~ 12/12/2013 11:46:50 AM ~ Harshman: Proposed seating configuration changing; most of seat loss is due to video 3:36:23 ~ 12/12/2013 11:48:04 AM ~ Moniz: $5M cover all needs for Phase II; different cost for level os seating? 3:38:26 ~ 12/12/2013 11:50:06 AM ~ Burman: Yes, and better seats are more expensive, well worth it as compared regionally. 3:40:28 ~ 12/12/2013 11:52:09 AM ~ Stubson: Not part of original request, why priority now? 3:42:03 ~ 12/12/2013 11:53:44 AM ~ Burman: Personal priority, not one to prior administration. 3:42:34 ~ 12/12/2013 11:54:15 AM ~ Harshman: Similar size in region? 3:42:54 ~ 12/12/2013 11:54:34 AM ~ Burman: Some are smaller, some larger in mountain west. 3:44:07 ~ 12/12/2013 11:55:47 AM ~ Bebout: Football coach salary? 3:46:15 ~ 12/12/2013 11:57:55 AM ~ Burman: Base pay $300,000, state monies, $450,000, increases $50,000 every year, comes from private sources. Guaranteed compensation. Coach Bohl, hired from South Dakota. Buyouts of prior contract from Cowboy Joe Club. 3:49:02 ~ 12/12/2013 12:00:42 PM ~ Stubson: Coach from North Dakota 3:49:28 ~ 12/12/2013 12:01:08 PM ~ McGinity: Football coach recuitment was well done. 3:50:14 ~ 12/12/2013 12:01:55 PM ~ Burman: Governor did not include level 2 planning needs. $500,000, arena auditorium Pool is an upcoming issue 3:51:56 ~ 12/12/2013 12:03:36 PM ~ 3:52:17 ~ 12/12/2013 12:03:57 PM ~ Stop Recording