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Jennifer Mnookin: “We welcomed the largest and most racially diverse freshman…”

Featuring: Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents

Published February 9, 2023 | Video Starts at 02:05

Now, I'm going to start with a few words about some of our many existing strengths. Last year was a big year for us. We welcomed the largest and most racially diverse freshman class in our history. And we conferred the largest number, one of the largest numbers of degrees in our history. More than 11,000 in all. We just received final numbers for our total applicants for this next year's freshman class. (02:05–02:11)

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“We are the only university in the country to have had more than 8,200 spectators at three different women's sports in the same season.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 00:47-00:57
“More than 60% of our undergrads now graduate with zero student debt.”
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“More than one in eight sitting faculty in the US has a PhD from one of these five institutions [Berkeley, Harvard, Michigan, Stanford, UW…”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 04:31-04:37
“A roughly 700% increase in undergraduate majors in [computer science] in just the last decade, and it's now our number one undergraduate…”
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“UW Madison now supports 1 out of every 13 jobs in this state.”
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“For every dollar of state money invested in the university, we return $26.73.”
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“We are the only flagship university in the country that does not have the ability to borrow money without specific legislative approval.”
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“Our 850 student athletes achieved the highest GPA in our history last year.”
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“We've received more than 60,000 applicants for the 8,100 spots [in next year's freshman class].”
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“18,000 of our freshman applicants identify as students of color, and that's an increase of over 18% from just the year before.”
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“Over the past four years, we've more than doubled the number of undergraduates of color enrolled on this campus.”
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“We are, in fact, the number six public university in the country for our six year graduation rate.”
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“Nearly 90% of our undergrads complete their degrees in six years.”
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“Statewide that number [graduates with zero student debt] is about 37%.”
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“A research study put out last fall put us among the very top five producers of tenure track faculty in the entire United States.”
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“Last year, we brought in 168 accomplished new faculty members, the second highest number in more than a decade.”
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“We are comfortably in the top 10 US universities for total research expenditures.”
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“Panther...recently won a $10 million grant from the Department of Defense for their work to develop better ways of detecting and preventing…”
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“The Carbone Cancer Center...just got renewed by the NIH with a grade of outstanding, putting it in the top 10 to 20% of national cancer…”
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“Our Institute for Research on Poverty has won major grant funding to study the relationship between income and a child's brain development.”
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“The Waisman Center recently published some groundbreaking research that's moving us closer to understanding what causes Down syndrome.”
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“The program's been around eight years and it's a huge success.”
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“We now have 530 pledge students and graduates, 200 of whom are already teaching in school districts across Wisconsin.”
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“Extension is a serious bridge between university research and the critical work happening on the ground in communities.”
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“20 years ago, fewer than a third of our graduates were enrolled in STEM majors and today nearly half are.”
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“Last year's grads included record high numbers of bachelor degrees in high needs fields such as computer engineering and nursing.”
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“Over the last 20 years, with the help of both the state and our donors, and with the support of the system, we've invested a little over…”
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“Our current estimate for deferred maintenance alone is $2.1 billion and growing, and that's escalated from $1.5 billion just four years ago.”
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“Engineering badly needs a new building, which we hope will be funded jointly by the state and by philanthropy.”
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“Fundraising for the new building is, at this point, 90% complete.”
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“We have the smallest faculty of any of the top programs in public universities in computer science.”
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“The Humanities Building... needs $70 million in immediate repairs.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 18:41-18:53
“The last time we built a new academic building for humanities departments was in the College of Letters and science was 50 years ago.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 20:09-20:18
“We conducted three separate campus climate surveys last year for faculty, staff and students.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 21:36-21:42
“The great majority of people in our community, whether faculty, staff or students, feel respected, supported and welcomed here.”
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“We now do have our highest ever number and percentage of women, faculty, faculty of color and faculty of color from underrepresented groups.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 23:01-23:10
“Our freshman class, which is also the most racially diverse in our history.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 23:12-23:17
“Wisconsin's demographics are changing.”
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“We face a shrinking pool of college age students in this state.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 24:46-24:50
“A higher percentage of Wisconsin students are enrolling at UW Madison following their graduation than before.”
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“We have 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students from out of state on our campus right now.”
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“Among students who graduated last academic year and started working, 48% reported that they're working in Wisconsin, up from 37% just five…”
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“Among out of staters, 22% reported they're employed here and that's up from 17% five years ago.”
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“In overall research expenditures, we rank number eight nationally, and this is very strong, but it's also down from number four 10 years…”
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“Our research expenditures rose by $16 million, or 1.2%, in 2021, despite the pandemic.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 27:58-28:06
“Our national competitors grew by an average of 4%.”
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“We currently rank number eight in research expenditures overall.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 28:52-28:56
“In industry partnerships in R and D, we rank 52nd.”
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“In 2021, we increased our industry R&D expenditures by 6.5%, while nationwide industry expenditures fell by 1.3%.”
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“Workforce shortages are predicted to grow.”
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“There's also a very large state surplus currently estimated around $7.1 billion.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 30:04-30:12
“Our total economic impact on Wisconsin is estimated at nearly $31 billion a year.”
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“We were one of nine universities in the country and designated in this past year as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the…”
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“We have a 95% freshman to sophomore year retention rate.”
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“The results of the recently released Free Speech Survey by the system, combined with our own Campus Climate survey, as well as lots of other…”
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“Our School of Education has created a discussion project that's both a professional development course and a research project that has…”
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“We already do have at UW Madison an interdisciplinary and collaborative culture.”
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“Madison is one of the top 25 markets in the United States, in terms of the number of microbiologists, biochemists and other life sciences…”
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“We got to this place through creating synergies and partnerships that do crisscross industry, academia, and our whole region to create an…”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 40:29-40:42
“Back in 2018, we successfully recruited Professor Elizabeth Wright, who's shown here meeting a graduate student. She's a biochemist who's…”
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“Morgridge Institute scientists partnered with the center to produce this image.”
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“We've identified a group of areas where we're strong on the research side and where there is the potential to do more.”
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“Examples [of research areas] include clean energy and energy storage research, fusion research, climate change and sustainability, quantum…”
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“Chancellor Blank announced a new program called Bucky's Tuition Promise [in 2018].”
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“Bucky's Tuition Promise was going to cover the tuition and fees for students who had a family income below the state median here in…”
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“We are slightly increasing the eligibility requirements for Bucky's tuition promise. Instead of reaching families with AGI's adjusted gross…”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 45:55-46:09
“I'm excited to announce the creation of Bucky's Pell Pathway.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 46:13-46:18
“Bucky's Pell Pathway will ensure that our Pell eligible Wisconsin resident students... will have a pathway to complete their four year…”
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“Bucky's Pell Pathway will cover all remaining financial need after their Pell Grant and any other scholarships.”
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“There are not any state dollars involved in funding this new program.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 47:51-47:56
“We are funding it through a variety of institutional, private and external sources.”
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin addresses the Board of Regents | Uploaded February 9, 2023 | 47:56-48:02
“This university is extraordinary. It's one of our state's most precious and best tools for making a difference in creating positive futures.”
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“Without continued investment, and even increasing investment from the state, without a willingness to give us the flexibility to be nimble…”
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