Annual Report 2015

ANNUAL REPORT 2014 -2015

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The mission of a university is only as strong as the vision moving it forward. As we reflect on Fiscal Year 2014-15 and the second year of our Strategic Plan, we have seen both Mission and vision come to life.

Our Gannon University Mission is rooted in a 90-year tradition of success through which we have grown in our opportunities and in the experience we are able to provide to our students.

This experience is strengthened through the leadership present at the University, a feature that was validated this past year as The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Great Colleges to Work For report recognized Gannon for confidence in senior leadership having the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for the success of the institution.

Student, faculty and staff visionaries guiding initiatives throughout campus have created new platforms for excellence in all aspects of our Mission. Our community has come together to foster innovation and bring new

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ideas to life that have enhanced our academic offerings. This collaboration has resulted not only in new programs to respond to growing job markets, but also in creating a monumental time in our University’s history by opening a second Gannon University campus in Ruskin, Florida.

The forward-thinking minds coming together as a University and partnering with our Erie neighbors have created a newfound level of engagement with the community. Integrating the values of our Mission, expressed through social responsibility and our dedication to education and scholarship, has created unique opportunities to serve our community and enrich the lives of others.

Because the Gannon family members are continually challenging themselves to reach new heights, this dedication to community expands worldwide.

To develop a worldview that encompasses cultural understanding, as well as academic and professional development,

new university agreements have been established, and additional scholarship opportunities for travel experiences have been created. International students who represent an expanding array of countries new to the University were welcomed to campus.

Our Gannon Mission defines what we do and who we are as a University, and our vision is the result of our passion for the continued success of our community. By taking time for inward reflection on the current state of the University in a challenging time for higher education, we have come together to create a vision that drives the initiatives outlined in our Strategic Plan, enhancing value in our experience and investing in our strengths. As we look ahead to the next fiscal year, we will continue to strengthen our Gannon tradition of excellence and refine our vision for the future.

View the Annual Report Online Edition to hear more on Gannon’s Fiscal Year 2014-15.

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AT GANNON UNIVERSITY, innovation TRANSCENDS MERELY THINKING TO ALSO EMBRACE DOING. IT IS AN ENTIRE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER ON NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER REAL-WORLD CREATIVITY AT THE DYNAMIC INTERSECTION OF THEORY AND PRACTICE.

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MILLION ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

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A new campus in Ruskin, Florida was dedicated on August 19, 2015, a bold initiative to serve the needs of the growing population of both students and communities in one of America’s fastest-growing areas. An occupational therapy doctorate is the inaugural degree to be offered at the second Gannon University campus. C The Center for Business Ingenuity, dedicated in April, co-locates the Dahlkemper School of Business, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Erie Technology Incubator (ETI). The $8.5 million facility is home to the

Business Information Systems Laboratory, a high-tech, interactive environment for real-world and global business simulations, and 14 ETI residents. A In acknowledgement of the synergies that arise when related creative disciplines interact with one another, the Center for Communication and the Arts was opened in September to provide multidisciplinary education in communication studies, media production, advertising, journalism and performing arts.

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View the Annual Report Online Edition to hear more on Gannon’s efforts to foster innovation.

ANNUALREPORT.GANNON.EDU/14-15 Shortly after the Recreation and Wellness Center modernization was completed, an institutional wellness initiative was created, which has led to student employment opportunities with the Fit Crew and healthy, alternative dining at the new Fresh Café. The facility includes the region’s largest Human Performance Laboratory, and provides a venue for yearlong training and recreation for studentathletes and patrons alike.

Responding to student and community needs, new programs were initiated in forensic science, health communication (master’s), industrial engineering, pre-health qualification, public health and occupational therapy (doctorate).

1 OF ONLY 60 UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY OFFERING A FRESHWATER AND MARINE BIOLOGY MAJOR A record 200 student-athletes were named 2014-15 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes, the league’s highest percentage of scholarathletes for the third consecutive year. Additionally, 80 percent of teams qualified for postseason play.

The addition of new programs led to the creation of the Center for Advanced Engineering. Located at 130 W. Eighth St. in the former ETI building, it is home to the departments of biomedical, industrial and mechanical engineering, and includes innovative labs with 3D and robotic technology, multi-function classrooms and faculty offices.

THE ONLY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING MOTION-CAPTURE CENTER IN THE REGION Through a generous $1.1 million donation, the Gannon University STEM Center was created to implement free-of-charge tutorial opportunities for students that utilize current best practices in STEM education. It will also allow for collaboration with STEMfocused community partners to

improve the STEM graduation rate and strengthen the Erie workforce.

Two student teams in the biomedical engineering and entrepreneurship programs took home the top prizes, and seven total awards, at the Erie Collegiate Innovation Showcase, winning a collective total of more than $7,000.

Distance education at Gannon has seen success in a new form of online learning with the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in criminal justice titled, Investigative Concepts: FBI Major Case #203 “Pizza Bomber.” Since it began in April 2014, the MOOC has run four times and included 2,303 participants from eight countries.

During Fiscal Year 2014-15, the University collectively received 30 grants, resulting in a total of $1,598,533.

STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURES: GOAL ONE Initiative Market and Delivery for Growth Teaching and Engagement for Learning Process Improvement for Institutional Effectiveness

Success Measure

Year One Result

Year Two Result

Online Student Enrollment

232

281

Investment in Faculty Scholarship and Development

$388,300

$410,996

New Program Enrollment

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THE IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSITY ON THE community EXTENDS BEYOND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT AND THE SKILLS ITS GRADUATES CONTRIBUTE TO THE REGION’S LABOR FORCE. PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION; VOLUNTEERING FROM THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF; AND MOBILIZING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL FOR THE COMMON GOOD ARE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AT GANNON.

42,038

SERVICE-LEARNING HOURS BY STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AT 247 SITES 4

Gannon University was among the 240 U.S. colleges and universities selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification.

This honor recognizes Gannon’s deep historical commitment to service and care for humanity and the Erie community.

A new organization to uplift the neighborhood surrounding Gannon’s campus was created by Gannon University’s Erie-GAINS

initiative. Our West Bayfront was organized to enhance the quality of life in Erie’s west bayfront neighborhoods by promoting civic involvement, thoughtful development, historic preservation and neighborhood pride. On behalf of Our West Bayfront, Gannon University received a $25,000 Keystone Communities grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development that was matched by the National Fuel Gas Company in support of this Erie-GAINS initiative.

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View the Annual Report Online Edition to hear more on Gannon’s efforts to engage in the community.

ANNUALREPORT.GANNON.EDU/14-15 The Gannon Goodwill Garden grew fresh produce and herbs that were planted and harvested by 77 volunteers, 28 of whom were new, and who gave a total of 261 service hours. The garden received three new fruit trees, piloted its first bed-lending program with three local organizations, installed two new vertical planters created by students in a first-year engineering class, and has donated over 978 pounds of its harvest to local food pantries. C

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TON REDUCTION IN ANNUAL CARBON FOOTPRINT THROUGH LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS An Erie-GAINS signature project, the Club Fit program expanded from teaching fitness and nutrition to girls at East High School to teaching girls at Strong Vincent High School as well. Seventy percent of participants increased their exercise time from one day or less per week to three days or more per week.

Gannon participated in the second annual Summer Jobs and More (J.A.M.) program for Erie County employing eight local high school

students for 20 hours per week in 2014. Employment at Gannon through the summer program increased in 2015 to 15 students, collectively earning over $19,500. A Since the collaborative creation of the St. Peter Cathedral-Gannon Professional Development School in 2013, Gannon education students and faculty have provided over 2,600 hours of one-on-one classroom instruction, with 2,421 of those hours being completed between 2014-2015.

Gannon’s Catholic Identity was celebrated with the continuation of two distinguished lecture series. Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Ph.D., astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, delivered the inaugural Bishop Donald Trautman Lecture in Catholic Theology, while the Thomas J. and Mary H. Loftus Lecture on Catholic Thought and Action was given by the Rev. Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference in Washington, D.C.

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BOOKS CIRCULATED BY 10 LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES

The University composed a plan for campus identity and wayfinding to better identify the physical makeup of campus, while featuring Gannon’s tradition, school spirit and Catholic Identity. During Summer 2015, Gannon-branded benches and waste receptacles were installed on campus, while the iconic arch received fresh paint and updated lighting. B

STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURES: GOAL TWO Initiative

Success Measure

Year One Result

Year Two Result

Market and Delivery for Growth

Diverse Student Enrollment (Domestic)

363

399

Teaching and Engagement for Learning

Student Experiential Learning Participation

96%

97%

Positive Response to Impact Survey on Community Need

71%

94%

Process Improvement for Institutional Effectiveness

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AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH TO TEACHING CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT CATALYST TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF GANNON UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY, BUT ALSO PEOPLE AROUND THE world, VIA RESEARCH, DISCOVERY AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE GLOBALLY EXCELLENT AND INTERNATIONALLY RELEVANT TEACHING, RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN AN INTENTIONAL, RECIPROCAL AND COMMITTED WAY.

$88,000 ENDOWED GIFTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT TRAVEL

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The Gannon community has access to a systematic set of campus-wide, cross-departmental initiatives that are building an international culture on campus and preparing students to become global citizens. These Global Possibilities Are Provided By The Barker Globalization Institute, which contributes $100,000 to globalization of the curriculum.

Ten faculty members are leading the Institute’s curriculum initiative by learning to globalize their courses and teaching other faculty members how to do the same.

These lead faculty members taught the inaugural Barker Curriculum Initiative Summer Institute, where 11 additional faculty members participated with the goal of redesigning a course to incorporate global competency content and learning outcomes for students.

Collectively, the 21 faculty members are working toward redesigning 31 global-infused courses.

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View the Annual Report Online Edition to hear more on Gannon’s efforts to develop a worldview.

ANNUALREPORT.GANNON.EDU/14-15 New cooperative agreements were signed for the exchanges of faculty and students between Gannon University and institutions of higher learning on two continents.

Exchanges of students, faculty and administrators will soon begin with Esslingen University of Applied Sciences in southern Germany, while a new credittransfer program from the three-year engineering diploma programs at Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic to Gannon’s electrical engineering program was added to the curriculum. Gannon now has 11 cooperative agreements with universities worldwide. A Gifts donated through the generosity of Gannon Trustees, alumni and partners provided students with $40,168 in scholarship opportunities for global experiences, while additional gifts totaling $23,275 were provided for faculty international exchanges and partnerships.

existing faculty-led travel courses, providing $5,000 scholarships for selected courses. Through these scholarships, two new programs and six existing travel courses led students and faculty to 10 domestic and international locations. In the 2015-16 year, newly developed GIFT courses will travel to 11 international locations.

staff accompaniers. Collectively, participants traveled to nine locations, providing service to domestic and international communities, including Zambia, Detroit and Haiti. C

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Sixty-six students and 14 facilitators in the University’s Transforming Residents Abroad Via Engaged Learning (T.R.A.V.E.L.) program visited three continents during seven trips. The groups spent a year together in intentional learning communities in Gannon residence halls, preparing for their journeys, studying the topic of their choice and learning about their destinations. Currently, eight trips are in formation for the 2015-16 Academic Year.

Many new and returning participants engaged in 20142015 Alternative Break Service Trips, including 18 student leaders, 56 student participants and 18 faculty/

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STUDENTS IN 30 STATES AND THREE COUNTRIES: ONLINE PROGRAM ENROLLMENT The University now offers seven online academic programs, enrolling 281 students. Fifty-six percent of these students are enrolled in Gannon Online Learning Degrees (GOLD).

The total online enrollment has grown by approximately 50 students from Fiscal Year 2013-14 to Fiscal Year 2014-15.

STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURES: GOAL THREE 596 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS REPRESENT 33 COUNTRIES Focusing on both academics and accessibility, the Gannon: Inspired Faculty-Led Travel (GIFT) program was created to focus on the development of new and

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Success Measure

Year One Result

Year Two Result

Market and Delivery for Growth

International Student Enrollment

420

596

Teaching and Engagement for Learning

Study and Service Abroad Participation (Students, Faculty/ Staff)

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222

Student Retention

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ACROSS THE GLOBE Global Possibilities Provided By The Barker Globalization Institute

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Home Country of Gannon Students

In Spring 2015, Gannon students came from 33 different countries including: Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Peoples Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, United Kingdom and Vietnam

International Partner University

Universities abroad that have agreements with Gannon to exchange students and faculty

Alternative Break Service Trip (ABST)

During semester breaks, Gannon students, staff and faculty use their breaks to serve others domestically and internationally

Transforming Residents Via Engaged Learning (T.R.A.V.E.L.)

Students lived together in residence halls to study the destination of their choice before traveling abroad

Gannon-Inspired Faculty Travel (G.I.F.T.)

Our faculty experts are leading the way inside the classroom and around the globe on these faculty-led trips

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total economic impact on the region

$196,000,000

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IMPACT

UNIVERSITIES EXIST TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND SHAPE OUR SOCIETY FOR THE BETTER. TODAY, UNIVERSITIES ARE ALSO POWERHOUSES FOR economic growth, HELPING TO BUILD A MORE RESILIENT ECONOMY AND CREATE JOBS. HELPING BUSINESSES TO FLOURISH AND HARDWORKING PEOPLE TO BE FINANCIALLY SECURE IS CONSISTENT WITH GANNON UNIVERSITY’S MISSION. IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT The University creates an impact on employment in the Erie region by providing jobs for 1,525 employees (606 full-time, 919 parttime).

An investment of over $21.8 million in current capital projects was made, employing over 150 construction and service workers on various sites.

Forty local businesses and companies have participated in three Technology Business Accelerator sessions, which are funded by a grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development.

IMPACT ON ECONOMY Students and employees purchased $563,050 in goods and services using Gannon ID cards at 26 participating businesses.

Local vendors were awarded $16 million in annual contracts.

Employee compensation reached a total of $38 million.

IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Seven hundred local high school juniors and seniors received $2 million in reduced tuition costs and earned 3,423 college credits through Gannon’s Dual Enrollment Program.

The Erie Technology Incubator (ETI) currently provides nearly 50 active business mentors and assisted 25 startup companies as ETI clients.

The Small Business Development Center provided 5,489 consulting hours to existing and startup companies in Erie, Warren, Crawford and Mercer Counties, which impacted 374 jobs, resulted in the creation or purchase of 42 companies and created $16.1 million in capital formation.

IMPACT ON PHILANTHROPY GO College is a $2.2 million, fiveyear commitment that provides various services to encourage postsecondary education. At Strong Vincent High School, 96 percent of those who participated in GO College applied to college and 92 percent were accepted. At East

High School, 100 percent of those who participated in GO College applied to college and 80 percent were accepted.

Ten students are attending Gannon in Fall 2015 through the Archbishop Gannon Scholarship program, receiving the equivalent of $285,900 in tuition support.

IMPACT ON SERVICE More than 2,400 clinical services were provided to area residents and neighbors of the Nursing Center at the John E. Horan Garden Apartments in Erie.

Fifty-three calls not related to the University were responded to by Gannon’s Police and Safety officers.

Ninety-two resources and 668 attendees filled Gannon’s Hammermill Center for the Veteran’s Resource Expo to connect veterans with various available services. The event was hosted by the University and coordinated

by State Senator Sean Wiley with the Erie County Vietnam Veterans Memorial organization.

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EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DEDICATION AND BLESSING CEREMONIES

ADDITIONAL CAMPUS DEDICATION AND BLESSING CEREMONY

CAMPUS GROWTH

$200M $175M

GROWING ECONOMIC IMPACT

$150M

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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2015

PRESIDENT’S HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL WITH DISTINCTION Corporation for National and Community Service, 2015

ONLY “BEST VALUE” SCHOOL IN WESTERN PA U.S. News and World Report, 2016 Edition

ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGES IN THE NATION TO WORK FOR CONFIDENCE IN SENIOR LEADERSHIP | The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2015

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CAMPUS FACILITY FOOTPRINT (UNDER ROOF)

16%

1,488,064 1,727,482 SQUARE FT. SQUARE FT. 2013-14

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CREATING A CULTURE OF WELLNESS EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

INCREASE IN TOTAL CAMPUS FACILITY FOOTPRINT

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INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION

TRAVELING THE WORLD

104,990 MILES TRAVELED BY GANNON TRAVEL INITIATIVES

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LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE

STUDY AND SERVICE ABROAD PARTICIPATION

BREAKING UNIVERSITY RECORDS

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LARGEST FUNDRAISING YEAR IN GANNON HISTORY 2014-2015

HIGHEST RECORDED ATTENDANCE HOMECOMING REUNION WEEKEND OCTOBER 2014

GRADUATES SPRING COMMENCEMENT 2015

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Linda L. Wagner Vice President for Finance and Administration

Gannon University completed Fiscal Year 2015 with a strong financial performance. Net assets increased by $8.8 million.

The increase in net assets from operating activities totaled approximately $4.8 million and $4 million from non-operating activities. Approximately $200,000 of the non-operating increase in net assets was due to positive endowment performance. Another $3.7 million was due to nonoperating contributions to the endowment. Net tuition and fees increased by approximately $2.5 million, or four percent, over the prior year. The largest driver was an increase in full-time undergraduate enrollment.

The University has been making strategic investments to drive enrollment growth. Fall 2014 enrollment totaled 4,410 students, which included an increase of almost 200 students over the prior year, resulting in a 23-year recordhigh enrollment. These numbers included 246 new international students from 29 different countries. Auxiliary enterprise revenue grew by approximately $717,000 or 6.1 percent over the prior year.

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FINANCIALS Unrestricted and temporarily restricted contributions totaled approximately $1.4 million, and permanently restricted contributions were $3.7 million, totaling approximately $5.1 million; an increase of $568,000 over the prior year.

Federal, state and private grants totaled $1.6 million. Gannon received new grants from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, United Way, Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority and several regional foundations.

The total return on the endowment was 3.4 percent. The Endowment Fund grew from $56.1 million at the end of FY14 to $58.2 million by June 30, 2015.

This increase of $2.1 million includes both the positive returns as well as gifts to the endowment, net of spending.

Expenses increased by 6.7 percent, or $5.1 million. Compensation increased by approximately $2 million. The compensation pool for faculty and staff was 2.5 percent, which included both salary increases as well as faculty promotions in rank and staff promotions. Operating expenses increased by almost $2.4 million

over the prior year. Depreciation rose just slightly by $55,000 to almost $5 million and interest expense increased by $527,000.

Additional debt was added for the Recreation and Wellness Center and the addition of the field house.

Auxiliary enterprise expenses increased approximately $150,000 over the prior year.

Strategic investments in academic programs in FY15 included the addition of faculty and improvements to facilities.

Additional faculty members were added to the mechanical engineering, physician assistant and athletic training programs to support growth in these areas.

An additional campus, located in Ruskin, Florida, was opened this year and the inaugural class of students in the occupational therapy doctorate program began in June of this year. A feasibility study revealed that the area of highest growth in both population and health care demand is along the west coast of Florida. We expect this additional site to be financially feasible, academically successful and strongly aligned with the University’s Mission and reputation.

REVENUE Tuition and Fees, net of scholarships Federal, State and Private Grants Contributions Auxiliary Enterprises Other Total EXPENSES Compensation Operating Expenses Interest Depreciation Auxiliary Enterprises Total EXPENSES BY FUNCTION Instruction and Research Public Service Student Services Institutional Support Auxiliary Enterprises USE OF FUNDS

2013-14

2014-15

$62.7 4.0 4.6 11.7 10.8 $93.8

$65.2 3.8 5.2 12.4 4.0 $90.6

2013-14

2014-15

$52.2 15.6 1.6 4.9 2.4 $76.7

$54.2 18.0 2.1 5.0 2.5 $81.8

2013-14

2014-15

$36.2 1.6 14.0 15.3 9.6 $76.7

$38.4 1.9 16.4 15.5 9.6 $81.8

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2014-15

Student Scholarships Capital Spending Debt Retirement Endowment Activities Total

$33.5 15.9 3.1 1.9 $54.4

$35.7 17.7 1.8 3.7 $58.9

Value of Endowment

$56.1

$58.2

The Center for Business Ingenuity opened in January in a building located at 900 State St. that was gifted to the University in August 2013. This three-story office building was renovated to create a comprehensive business triad by integrating the Dahlkemper School of Business, the Erie Technology Incubator (ETI) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Human Performance Center was created in the newly modernized Recreation and Wellness Center to serve as a hub for academics, and includes a motion analysis lab and a human performance testing and training lab.

The University continues to implement the Campus Master Plan and invested in new exterior furniture that includes Gannonbranded benches, tables and

trash/recycling receptacles surrounding our buildings. These additions complement the lighting and signage that have been installed over the last few years.

A number of investments were made in FY15 expanding strategic initiatives to assure continued improvement in quality. Some of these included investments in the Student Success Center, ErieGAINS, Student Development and Engagement, International Enrollment and Student Services, and Wellness.

The Barker Globalization Institute was created this year in an effort to enhance multicultural learning opportunities, and to prepare students, faculty and staff to be competitive, socially responsible world citizens.

2014-15 REVENUE

• Tuition and Fees, net of scholarships 72% • Federal, State and Private Grants 4% • Contributions 6% • Auxiliary Enterprises 14% • Other 4%

2014-15 EXPENSES

• Compensation 66% • Operating Expenses 22% • Interest 3% • Depreciation 6% • Auxiliary Enterprises 3%

EXPENSES BY FUNCTION

• Instruction and Research 47% • Public Service 2% • Student Services 20% • Institutional Support 19% • Auxiliary Enterprises 12%

all values in millions of dollars

An administrative unit and academic program review process continued for the second year in an effort to contain operating costs. Return on investment and payback analyses have been completed for all new programs and initiatives. These will be reassessed annually to assure that targets are being met and that action will be taken as required.

The University will continue to exercise prudent fiscal management, invest in strategic initiatives to sustain and grow the University and allocate financial resources to ensure that students receive the best possible experience both in and out of the classroom.

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GANNON UNIVERSITY PLANS, BUDGETS AND INVESTS FOR long-term success.

IT ONLY MAKES SENSE; OUR STUDENTS ARE HERE TO PREPARE FOR LONGTERM SUCCESS TOO. BY WAY OF COMPARISON, WE OFFER THESE STATISTICS TO ILLUSTRATE GANNON UNIVERSITY’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS IN THE LAST DECADE AND FISCAL YEAR. 2004 Total Students Undergraduate Graduate International Minority

4,410 3,205 1,205 14% 9%

4,416 3,115 1,301 17% 9%

Freshman GPA

3.33

3.52

3.53

Freshman SAT

1,047

1,034

1,030

Retention (first to second year)

84%

83%

84%

Graduation Rates/4-year

49%

48%

50%

Graduation Rates/5-year

63%

62%

63%

Honors and Scholars Program Students

158

183

208

Student to Faculty Ratio

13:1

14:1

14:1

Student-Athletes

343

497

542

1,139

1,219

1,198

27,746

85,000

88,622

87% 98%

86% 97%

87% 92%

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1,010

1,157

32,754

35,360

42,577

Student Community Service Hours Employed after Graduation or Continuing Education Undergraduate Graduate Students Graduated Alumni Graduates This data was recorded as of September 2015.

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3,441 2,430 1,011 3% 5%

Students in Gannon Housing

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2014-15 board of

TRUSTEES Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, J.C.L. • Chairperson Bishop of Erie Erie, Pa.

James E. Gehrlein ‘72 Retired Executive Area President, National City Bank Erie, Pa.

Thomas C. Guelcher ’62, ’76M Vice Chairperson Properties Director Sisters of Mercy Erie, Pa.

Rev. Scott Jabo President Cathedral Prep/Villa Maria Academy Erie, Pa.

Mark Minnaugh ‘81 Secretary EVP-CAO Giant Eagle, Inc. Allison Park, Pa. Keith Taylor, Ph.D. • President Gannon University

Robert P. Barker ‘72 Retired Executive Parker Aerospace Laguna Niguel, Calif.

Candace (Horton) Battles ‘93 Retired Social Worker Harborcreek Youth Services Erie, Pa. Rev. Msgr. Robert L. Brugger Pastor St. George Church Erie, Pa. Marcia A. Dall Executive Vice President and CFO Erie Insurance Group Erie, Pa. Tina M. (Cicchetti) Donikowski ‘85 Vice President GE Transportation Systems Erie, Pa. Sr. Mary Drexler, S.S.J. ‘71VMC Principal Villa Maria Academy Erie, Pa. Gwendolyn M. (Ralph) Garbarino, Esq. ‘82 Vice President and General Counsel Alexander, Garbarino, Neely and Hindman State College, Pa.

Rev. Msgr. Andrew H. Karg Pastor Diocese of Erie Seneca, Pa. Elisa Konieczko, Ph.D. ’84 • Associate Professor of Biology President, Gannon University Faculty Senate Brian M. Kurtz ’08 • Director of Economic Development, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership President, Gannon University Alumni Association Pittsburgh, Pa. Urban J. LaRiccia ‘59 Private Investor Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Thomas J. Loftus ’56, ’74M Retired Business Executive Lord Corporation Erie, Pa. Susan M. Nedza, M.D. ‘80 Chief Medical Informatics Officer MPA Healthcare Solutions Hinsdale, Ill. Richard G. Orlando, M.D. ‘76 Ophthalmologist/President Columbus Ophthalmology Dublin, Ohio Thomas F. Power, Jr. ‘63 Retired Business Executive Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation Green Oaks, Ill. Rev. Nicolas J. Rouch, S.T.D. ‘83 Vicar for Education Diocese of Erie Erie, Pa. James J. Rutkowski, Jr. ‘83 General Manager/Treasurer Industrial Sales and Manufacturing, Inc. Erie, Pa.

James A. Scozzie, Ph.D. ‘65 Retired Business Executive Painesville, Ohio Taylor Shaffer ’15 • President, Student Government Association Gannon University Timothy G. Shuttleworth President and CEO Eriez Magnetics Erie, Pa. Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Smith, J.C.L. Vicar General Diocese of Erie Erie, Pa. Christopher B. Snyder ‘81 Co-Founder and CEO Spectrum Direct Erie, Pa. Antoinette Spevetz, M.D. Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Oxford, Pa. Rev. Msgr. Richard J. Sullivan Pastor St. Andrew Church Erie, Pa. James F. Toohey, Esq. ‘56 Partner Quinn, Buseck, Leemhuis, Toohey & Kroto Inc. Erie, Pa. Margaret A. (Rothgery) Vanderlaan ‘89 Vice President of Corporate Communications MWH Global Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Sr. Mary Ann White, S.S.J.• President Sisters of Saint Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania Erie, Pa. William M. Zeitler ‘69 Retired Business Executive Jamestown, R.I. • Ex-officio Members

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