Observations Observations of a of a

Transplant:Transplant:

From the Midwest to the From the Midwest to the NorthwestNorthwest

Columbus, OhioColumbus, Ohio

Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, Washington

Perhaps…..Perhaps…..

Learn a little about how geography Learn a little about how geography affects our states and institutionsaffects our states and institutions

Learn a little about these 2 Learn a little about these 2 institutionsinstitutions

learn how to look at other learn how to look at other institutions to do your own institutions to do your own comparing and contrasting.comparing and contrasting.

50% of the Population 50% of the Population w/in 1 hr.w/in 1 hr.

<5% of the Population w/in <5% of the Population w/in 1 hour1 hour

Now the dry Now the dry details…..details…..

States/City comparisonStates/City comparison

Washington/ Washington/ SeattleSeattle

Ohio/ Ohio/ ColumbusColumbus

State State PopulationPopulation

6.4 Million6.4 Million 11.5 Million11.5 Million

City City population population (MSA)(MSA)

3.5 Million3.5 Million 1.7 Million1.7 Million

Cost of LivingCost of Living

IndexIndex121.5121.5

(Seattle)(Seattle)99.899.8

(Columbus)(Columbus)

University ComparisonUniversity Comparison

University of University of WashingtonWashington

The Ohio The Ohio State State UniversityUniversity

EstablishedEstablished 18611861 1870 1870

(land grant)(land grant)

School/School/CollegesColleges

1818 1818

Acres of main Acres of main campuscampus

643 A.643 A. 1700 A.1700 A.

Student countStudent count 45,38745,387 60,000 +60,000 +

Some other points of Some other points of comparisoncomparison

University of University of WashingtonWashington

The Ohio The Ohio State State UniversityUniversity

SettingSetting UrbanUrban UrbanUrban

%age of state %age of state funding for funding for operationsoperations

15%15% 11%11%

LeadershipLeadership Board of Board of RegentsRegents

Board of Board of TrusteesTrustees

University University leadershipleadership

Pres. w/ Pres. w/ academic academic

/fiscal officer/fiscal officer

Pres. w/ Pres. w/ academic and academic and a fiscal officera fiscal officer

Decision making RiskDecision making RiskUniversity of University of WashingtonWashington

The Ohio The Ohio State State

UniversityUniversity

Decision Decision makingmaking

More More centralizedcentralized

Less Less centralizedcentralized

Physical Physical planningplanning

DecentralizedDecentralized centralizedcentralized

Risk Aversion Risk Aversion on 100 pt. on 100 pt. scalescale

9595 9090

Institutional Project Institutional Project DeliveryDeliveryUniversity of University of WashingtonWashington

The Ohio The Ohio State State UniversityUniversity

Delivery Delivery methods methods avail.avail.

5 + 63-20 + 5 + 63-20 + SLU modelSLU model

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Costs to build Costs to build wet labwet lab

~$650/SF~$650/SF ~$350/SF~$350/SF

Cost to build Cost to build dry labdry lab

~$300/SF~$300/SF ~$150/SF~$150/SF

Project Project Mgmt.Mgmt.

CPO: >$55KCPO: >$55K FOD: all workFOD: all work

Honorific spacesHonorific spaces

UW Quadrangle OSU Oval

Historic buildingsHistoric buildings

UW Denny Hall OSU Orton Hall

New BuildingsNew Buildings

UW Physics Building OSU Fisher College of Business

South Lake UnionSouth Lake Union

SummarySummary

Geography affects our educational institutions Geography affects our educational institutions Ohio State and the University of Washington Ohio State and the University of Washington

are alike in many ways; but they are also are alike in many ways; but they are also different in other waysdifferent in other ways

You can compare institutions onYou can compare institutions on Demographics, state and institutionalDemographics, state and institutional Physical settingPhysical setting LeadershipLeadership Decision making characteristicsDecision making characteristics Project management methodologiesProject management methodologies

OhioOhio

Tough to beat…..Tough to beat…..

Questions?Questions?