Town Hall September 9, 2010 Welcome I. Fall 2010 Overview II. Construction Projects III. Building for Tomorrow

Town Hall • September 9, 2010

Welcome

I. Fall 2010 Overview

II. Construction Projects

III. Building for Tomorrow


I. Fall 2010 Overview

8,451 students (as of Sept. 7)

8,075 UG: increase of 155 UG students from Fall 2009

From Fall 1999 to Fall 2009…• Headcount enrollment increase: 81.1 percent• CCU’s growth was 57.1 percent of South Carolina’s total enrollment increase• Fastest growing public university in South Carolina


52 baccalaureate areas of studySix new: Biochemistry, BA in Economics, Graphic Design, Information Systems, BFA in Theatre Arts, BFA in Musical Theatre; specializations added to Biology, Finance, Sociology

Seven master’s degree programs With MBA, Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies, Education, three new: M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, M.Ed. in Learning and Teaching, M.A. in Writing

Do you know? Most popular majors in Fall 2010: Management, Marine Science, Biology, Psychology, Communication


Faculty and Staff

• 353 full-time teaching faculty, 83 percent with terminal degree

• 175 full-time faculty (new and replacement) hired in last three academic years

• 550 full-time staff

• 826 student employees


What our students pay…Tuition 2010-11:

• In-state: $9,390 per year • Out-of-state: $20,270 per year • Housing/Meals: app. $7,600-$8,600 per year

In-state increase of 4.92 percent this year…• Third lowest percentage increase in state• Ranked sixth of 12 for in-state tuition

Do you know?Tuition provided nearly 86 percent of the University’s 2009-10 operating budget.


Coastal Carolina University Budget

Total budget 2010-11: $148 million• 6.2 percent from state appropriations• Since 2007-08, appropriations decreased 46

percent• Lowest funded in South Carolina

Total operating (10 funds) budget 2010-11: $96 million

Do you know? The University ranks lowest in the state for assignable academic and support space per FTE student – and is the state’s lowest cost producer of an undergraduate degree.


Penny Sales Tax • Horry County citizens approved tax in 2008 for facility improvements

• Proceeds shared among Horry County Schools, HGTC, Coastal Carolina University

• Tax could generate approximately $120 million for University in 15 years

Do you know? The University has received $8.9 million from the tax from March 2009 through June 2010.


II. Construction Projects

More than $115 million in major construction under way, marking the University’s most ambitious construction program in its 56-year history.

Top priorities for future funding: • Academic Office and Classroom Building

$12 million • New Science Annex Phase III

$35 million


130,000 square feet $35 millionFunding: State Institutional BondsEstimated completion: November 2011

Student Recreation and Convocation Center


18,000 square feet$6 millionFunding: State Institutional Bonds, ICP, private giftEstimated completion: August 2011

Bryan Information Commons/Kimbel Library


Kenneth E. Swain Hall/Science Annex 40,000 square feet, laboratories and offices$15 millionFunding: State Institutional BondsEstimated start: December 2010Estimated completion: April 2012


Academic Office/Classroom Building

48,000 square feet; 103 faculty/staff offices,15 classrooms$12 millionFunding: Penny Sales TaxEstimated start: Summer 2011Estimated completion: Fall 2012


Adkins Field House$12 millionFunding: State Institutional Bonds, private giftsCompleted June 2010

Baseball/Softball Practice Hitting Facility$1.2 millionFunding: State Institutional Bonds, Renovation Reserve Completion: October 2010


Intramural Fields/Atlantic CenterAccommodate 3-4 soccer fields or two softball games; 6,000-square-foot equipment storage building$1.1 million (fields: app. $750,000; lighting: app. $360,000)Funding: Horry County Commission on Higher EducationField completion: September 2010Lighting installation: Spring 2011


Central Energy Plant$6 million Funding: Penny Sales TaxEstimated start: November 2010Estimated completion: August 2011


III. Building for Tomorrow

A. The Vision: Original Founders

“…from little acorns big oaks grow.”William F. Davis, Founder of Coastal Carolina

University

B. Culture Shift

C. Shared Path to Excellence

D. Renew Commitment


Learning is the motivation and justification for everything we do at the University – not some things, but everything.

Anonymous


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Town Hall September 9, 2010 Welcome I. Fall 2010 Overview II. Construction Projects III. Building for Tomorrow