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Investing in Iowa's Future: Education Appropriations and Land-Grant Mission

President Steven Leath presented Iowa State University's education appropriations on February 12, 2013, emphasizing the university's land-grant mission. The focus is on providing access to high-quality education, applying research to serve Iowa's needs, and strengthening the economy. Key priorities include student success, job-ready education, and accessible programs. The FY2014 budget requests an increase to enhance curricular quality and faculty recruitment while maintaining affordability. Strategic initiatives support economic development, job creation, and outreach across Iowa's counties.

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Investing in Iowa's Future: Education Appropriations and Land-Grant Mission

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  1. Iowa State University Education AppropriationsPresentation President Steven Leath February 12, 2013

  2. Our Land-Grant Mission • Providing access to high-quality education • Applying research to meet the needs of Iowa, the nation, and the world • Extending knowledge to strengthen Iowa’s economy and citizens’ quality of life

  3. Priorities: Student success • Value of a university experience • Nationally recognized Learning Communities • Award-winning entrepreneurial education programs • Job Ready Education • Taught by the best faculty with course work and experiences that relate directly to job skills Creating jobs, improving life for Iowans • Economic development • 5,000 companies assisted and 8,000 jobs created or retained through programs like CIRAS • Extension and outreach • Outreach to every county in Iowa

  4. FY2014 BudgetGuiding Principles • Maintain curricular & extracurricular quality • College affordability • Invest in research programs of distinction • Continuous process improvement

  5. FY2014 BudgetAppropriations Requests • Higher Education Operating Appropriations: $4.4 million increase (2.6%) • Recruit and retain top faculty to educate our students • Student success initiatives

  6. FY2014 BudgetAppropriations Requests • Budget sub items just as important to our mission • Ag Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension, Leopold Center, Livestock Disease research funding • These items are also critically important for our continued success in meeting the needs of Iowans

  7. Responsibility-Centered Financial Management • Decentralized financial management • Ability to incorporate incentives • Designed around institutional culture and management styles

  8. Holding Down Costs for Students • Eliminate or down-size low-enrollment programs (e.g. part-time Saturday MBA) • “Cloud” computing to eliminate servers • Automated admissions process • Online procurement system • Reorganize administration (colleges, departments)

  9. Percent of Executive and Administrative Employees (by headcount FY 2012) Source: US Dept. of Education IPEDS

  10. FY 2013 Academic Year Undergraduate Resident Tuition and Fees

  11. Super Bowl XLVII ISU’s Kevin Hansen!

  12. Questions?

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