2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

2009, 42% of the students were enrolled outside the traditional classroom; the university has
exceeded this benchmark.
Goal 3. “The University of Baltimore meets community, government, and not-for-profit needs in
the Baltimore metropolitan area and Maryland.” This goal reflects the university’s commitment
to serving the Baltimore region and the State of Maryland by producing graduates in high
demand fields. The benchmark for this goal is based on the number of information technology
(IT) graduates and the percentage of those graduates who are employed in Maryland. The IT
programs at UB began in the fall of 2000 and the number of IT graduates reached 54 in 2009, up
from 42 to 2008. In the 2008 survey of the bachelor degrees recipients of 2007, 91.4% of the IT
graduates indicated that they were employed in Maryland. The university has exceeded the
benchmark of 85%.
Goal 4. “The University of Baltimore contributes to the success of its mission through the
generation of self-support revenues.” UB’s strategic plan commits the university to increasing
external funding for faculty research. Sponsored-research dollars per full-time faculty declined to
$39,000 in FY 2009. This decrease is due largely to the fact that many UB faculty members
have grants from Maryland state agencies and most of these agencies have cut back on the
dollars they grant due to Maryland’s fiscal difficulties. Faculty are now being urged to seek more
stable funding from federal government agencies to make-up for the decline in state funded
activity. Entrepreneurial revenues declined to $174,427 in FY 2009. One major source of
entrepreneurial revenues is conference services. Though these revenues declined due to the
slowdown in the state and national economies, it is anticipated that revenue from conference
services will increase with improvement in the economy. The other major source of
entrepreneurial revenues is from renting parking spaces to non-UB groups and individuals. With
the huge growth in the student body over the last three years the university has no parking spaces
to rent. It is not anticipated that this source of revenue will grow.
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED BY THE COMMISSION
Explanation Required
Objective 4.2 – Increase UB’s entrepreneurial revenues by 5 percent per year through FY 2008
(from $363,094 in 2004)
The University of Baltimore’s entrepreneurial revenues decreased considerably from
$403,334 in FY 2007 to $312,484 in FY 2008. This marks the university’s lowest
amount of entrepreneurial revenues in the last four years.
UB’s Response: Entrepreneurial revenues at the University of Baltimore are generated by the
university’s Office of Auxiliary Enterprises. The two major sources of these revenues are
conferences services and leased parking, parking spaces rented to those outside the university
community. Revenues in FY 2009 from conferences services declined due to the slowdown in
the state and national economy. Leased parking rentals declined because with rapid enrollment
growth- over 17% in two years-all available parking spaces are being used by UB students. It is
estimated that revenue from conference services will go-up with improvement in the economy
but it is unlikely the revenues from leased parking will return to their former levels.
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