Michael Reilly, Executive Director Council of Presidents

Washington Public Baccalaureate National Recognitions

House Higher Education Committee ♦ 1/9/12

Washington Public Baccalaureate Sector

Best six-year graduation rate for public baccalaureates of any state in the nation (IPEDS).

Most productive public baccalaureate sector in the nation in awarding bachelor’s degrees per FTE enrollment (IPEDS).

Second most productive public baccalaureates in the nation in awarding graduate degrees per FTE (IPEDS).

47th lowest cost per degree or certificate (Delta Cost Project).

Washington has the best average SAT scores for any state that tests at least half its high school graduates (College Board).

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FIRST

• Direct-hire agreements with Horizon Air, American Eagle, and Pinnacle Airlines • Construction Management specialization in sustainability • Research to identify causes of wine faults and produce educational materials for small wineries • Undergraduate program in the state for Supply Chain Management • Development of software that reads mathematical texts to visually impaired students

BEST

Preparation of educators, with the 5th largest college of education in the nation. CWU graduates innovative teachers and administrators whose leadership and quality dominates annual recognition for the state's best educators:

Superintendent of the Year 2010 Dr. Mary Alice Heuschel, Renton School District 2009 Steve Chestnut, Selah School District Washington State Principal of the Year 2010 Jennifer Shaw, Franklin Pierce HS, Tacoma

2010 Glenn Malone, Wildwood Park Elementary School, Puyallup

2009 Aaron Leavell, Bremerton HS, Bremerton

2008 Stacy Locke, Eisenhower HS, Yakima

2006 Beth VanderVeen, Burlington-Edison HS, Burlington

Washington State Teacher of the Year 2009 Susan Johnson, Cle Elum-Roslyn HS

2008 Laura Jones, Pasco HS, Pasco

BEST • Collegiate facility in the Northwest for industrial and engineering technology, LEED Platinum-accredited Hogue Hall Addition • Wine business faculty in the world. Amy Mumma won the top award of the International Wine Women Awards in Paris, France

• Music education with every specialization in the program earning coveted invitations to regional and national performances in 2011

ONLY

• Public university in the Northwest that offers a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation, with the only CRJ-200 turbo-jet trainer and technically advanced turboprop flight trainer. • University in the Pacific Northwest that can see earthquakes and other land movement as they're happening via the only GPS network in the Pacific Northwest. • Para-medicine degree program in the nation to focus upper- division study on para-medicine and one of the only programs that is accredited. • Accredited wine-business bachelor's degree in the nation. • Degree programs in the state for Heavy Civil Engineering Technology, Safety and Health Management, and Technology Education.

The Evergreen State

College

Quality Education • Among U.S. News & World Report’s

2012 Edition of America’s Best Colleges

- Ranked among the top regional institutions in the West

- Ranked in the top 10 public institutions in the West

- Evergreen recognized for its focus on teaching, the College’s first year experience, and Evergreen’s “learning community” approach

• Included in The Princeton Review’s List of The Best 376 Colleges

• Recognized among Colleges That Change Lives, Colleges of Distinction, and Making a Difference Colleges

• Ranked #1 in undergraduate degree production for Native American students in Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by Diverse Issues in Higher Education

• Among the Nation’s top public affairs graduate schools in the 2012 edition of the Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group

• Ranked #11 on Peace Corps’ 2011 rankings of colleges and universities in the small category

• Among the top 50 Alma Maters for the Class of 2011 National Board Certified Teachers

Serving

Students • Military Times Magazine ranks Evergreen

as 16th among all colleges in the nation in

assisting veterans. The highest ranking

of any college in the Northwest

• Included in the G.I. Jobs 2012 College

List

• One of four colleges in the Pacific

Northwest included in the Fiske Guide’s

2011 Best Buy

• In the top ten of schools for lowest

average debt on graduation according to

Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public

Colleges

• Noted as top Green purchaser among

colleges and universities by the

Environmental Protection Agency

• Earned a Sustainability Tracking,

Assessment, and Rating System

(STARS) Silver Star from the

Association for the Advancement of

Sustainability in Higher Education

• Named one of America’s Top 20

Coolest Schools by Sierra Magazine

Sustainability

Eastern Washington University

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Eastern Washington University

EWU distinctions:

College of Arts, Letters, and Education:

• More than 100 acting principals and school administrators in

Washington State are graduates of EWU's Educational

Leadership program.

• The Athletic Training Program has a 100% pass rate on national

boards (with a national average of 64%). Athletic Training

students won first place in the Knowledge Competition at the

2009 National Athletic Training Conference.

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Eastern Washington University

College of Business and Public Administration:

• Professor William Kelley – American

Planning Association, Small Town/Rural

Planner of the Year Award 2007-08

• Princeton Review – Best Business Schools

in U.S.

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Eastern Washington University

College of Science, Health, and Engineering:

• EWU is hosting a regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to be

held April 5-7, 2012 in Reese Court. Approximately 45 high school

teams have registered to compete, including last year’s FRC World

Champion team.

• The Dental Hygiene Clinic at EWU-Spokane (Riverpoint campus)

served more than 6800 patients last year by providing dental services

to uninsured patients. The department’s Kids Day clinics provide free

and low-cost comprehensive dental services to low -income children

(usually about $30,000 worth of services a day). Also, the department

hosted a dental camp to introduce young people to opportunities that

are available to them in the STEM fields

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Eastern Washington University

International Outreach

• 1+2+1 Sino American Dual Degree Program: EWU is

one of 18 US universities participating in the

program with 82 Chinese university partners and the

fifth US institution to join program in 2005.

• Summer Hess, an MFA student, was selected for a

Fulbright scholarship for graduate research work in

2010 – she lived in Chile for 10 months.

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University of Washington

150 years of history and impact

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UW Rankings

• #16 university in the world (Shanhai Jio Ton World Rankings)

• #25 university in the world (Times Higher Education Rankings)

• #10 public undergraduate university in America (USNWR)

• #1 public university recipient of federal research funds

• #1 public university if the world for quality and impact of research (HEEA Council)

• #1 in primary-care training, #1 in rural medicine, #1 in family medicine for the past 18 years (UWNWR)

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UW Rankings

• #1 university producing Peace Corp volunteers

• #1 “Coolest School” for sustainability (Sierra Club)

• #1 public university on the West Coast for student athlete graduation rates (NCAA)

• #1 for alumni who remain in the state (Forbes)

• A “Best Value” public college in the U.S. for the past three years (Kiplinger)

• A 2012 “Best Buy” university (Fiske)

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UW “By the Numbers”

• $9 Billion in annual economic impact

• 3rd largest employer in the state

• $1.5 Billion in external research (2011)

• Provides 1/3 of all charitable medical care in WA

• 346,000 hours of community service by UW students

• Students: 136 Fulbright Scholars, 35 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Marshall Scholars, 4 Gates Cambridge Scholars

• Faculty: 6 Nobel Laureates, 53 Institute of Medicine Members, 19 National Academy of Engineer Members, 65 National Academy of Sciences, 14 MacArthur Fellows

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UW Accomplishments & Impact Recent Accomplishments

• UW’s Shwetak Patel received a MacArthur “Genius” Award.

• Two UW students, Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle, were named Rhodes scholars. (The UW was the only public university to have more than one.)

• UW researchers worked with video gamers to crack the molecular structure of AIDS, paving the way towards a cure

• Five UW scientists were named to Forbes 2011 “30 under 30”

• Luis Fraga, associate UW vice provost, was named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the nation.

Ongoing Impact

UW Faculty and researchers have…

Developed the Hepatitis B vaccine, discovered the ultrasound, pioneered bone marrow transplantation, eradicated smallpox created new treatments for autism, sent the U.S. to the moon (seriously!)…

Washington State University by

the numbers

Plant and animal scientists ranked 6th

nationally – Thompson Reuters

Among the nation’s top 25 universities for

preparing students for workforce success –

Wall Street Journal survey of corporate

recruiters

International Business program ranked 12th

among public institutions – US News and

World Report

Washington State University by

the numbers

School of Hospitality and Business

Management ranked 9th

worldwide for top-

level hospitality research – Journal of

Hospitality & Tourism Research

WSU ranked 22nd

among “technology’s most

powerful colleges” – Daily Beast

Online degree program ranked in the top

five nationally – SuperScholar

Ranked in the top 10 nationally among

clean-tech universities -- The Cleantech

Group

What WSU means to you

• Discovering the key mechanism

behind sleep.

• Pioneering ways to produce fuel

from crops and forests.

• Unveiling why we get hungry and

when we feel full, critical aspects

of obesity and diabetes.

• Refining the treatment of prostate

cancer with light.

• Developing new, more profitable,

agricultural products.

• Monitoring and detection for

disease in plants and animals.

Western Washington University Active Minds Changing Lives

Faculty and students at Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center are developing new solar cell technology.

Faculty and students in Western’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program conduct cutting-edge research exploring the depths of the mind.

K-12 Science: Former astronaut George “Pinky” Nelson, Western’s Science, Math and Technology Education program helps schools across the state improve science instruction.

In Western’s Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management program, 98 percent of students have jobs when they graduate – and report the highest average starting salary in the College of Business and Economics.

Students and faculty from the Vehicle Research Institute made it to the top 10 of the Progressive Automotive XPRIZE to build a 100 mpg car and are exploring the use of biofuels in clean transit.

Western Washington University

Excellence in Research and Innovation

Western Washington University

By the Numbers

Best public, masters-granting institution in the Pacific Northwest, according to “U.S. News and World Report.”

“Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine” ranks Western 56th on its national list of public universities that “deliver a stellar education at an affordable price.”

The Aspen Institute ranked Western’s MBA program 87th in the world for outstanding academic programs and for integration of social and environmental concerns.

Western students who took the CPA exam for the first time in 2010 scored the nation’s eighth-best passrate among students without an advanced degree.

Third in the nation for medium-sized schools sending alumni to the Peace Corps.

“Cool Schools,” the list of environmentally sustainable college campuses by “Sierra Magazine,” ranks Western 14th in the nation.

Western Washington University

Making a Difference

Western’s Center for Economic Vitality has supported more than 1,300 businesses in Washington state since 2007, generating more than $25 million in new investment.

Western student mentors have spent more than 55,000 hours working with 2,500 area children through Compass 2 Campus.

Western students, faculty and staff contribute more than 750,000 hours of community service a year.

Western alumni are making a difference in businesses around the state. Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green (’86) is leading the team redesigning the Windows operating system. And Jason Clark (’93) is the director of the 777 manufacturing line at The Boeing Co.

Western Washington University

Student Excellence

Western students win top fellowships and awards, recently including Fulbright Scholarships, the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals.

Students voted to charge themselves a fee enabling Western to purchase 100 percent of its energy from green sources via renewable energy credits.

Western’s Model United Nations team was named Outstanding Delegation at the National Model U.N. conference in New York City.

Three journalism students won national first-place “Mark of Excellence” awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2010-11 for news photography and breaking news reporting.