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President’s Report to Faculty Meeting

September 25, 2026

Timothy E. Sams, Ph.D.

President

The Office of the President

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Agenda

IITB @ OW
Vitals & Budget
Rankings
NSB Challenges

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Vitals & Budget

Enrollment- Fall ‘26

4963/4831 (goal) 810 Frosh (new record)

Housing 752/ 714 (goal)

Budget

Not realizing enrollment financial gains 1) Retention 2) Receivables

Not getting enough from The State to meet rising costs

Approximately $4M gap (Reserves)
‘26-’27 Reserves use goal is $1M
Reductions across all areas of the budget

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IIT Bombay × SUNY Old Westbury

A Partnership for Ethical, Humanistic Engineering & Global Opportunity

Shared vision. Global ambition. Opportunity without borders.

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Four Reasons This Partnership Makes Sense

Opportunity & STEM

Old Westbury is committed to leading at the intersection of diversity and STEM education and research.
Be a beacon of opportunity and excellence for the immediate community and the world.
Become a go-to institution for the global Indian community.

Technology & Mission

The next frontier of social justice is framed within emerging technocracy.
Expand access to emerging technologies so no community is left behind.
The institutions are mission aligned: transformative education, ethical leadership, societal responsibility, integrity, engagement, global citizenship, and a more just and sustainable world.

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The Big Idea

“Will North and West capacities respond to

South and East needs?”

Former Congressman Walter Fauntroy

Technology and innovation should not remain concentrated in the global North and West.
Our partnership seeks to direct technological and innovation prowess toward acute global challenges.
IIT's innovation strengths + Old Westbury's ethical and social-justice leadership = a model for inclusive transformation.

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A Shared Vision: Three Pillars

Transformative Education

Expand world-class educational opportunities
Deepen inquiry and research on the world's most pressing problems
Create postgraduate opportunities that change lives and communities

Global Platform

Build a world-class residential educational and research platform at Old Westbury
Enable robust exchange of people and ideas across two worlds
Elevate Old Westbury and amplify IIT Bombay and its alumni globally

Shared Impact

A partnership of institutions + stakeholders that measurably improves lives and outcomes around the world

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Ethical & Humanistic Engineering

Engineering in Emerging Areas

Why we do it

Focus on impact
Apply engineering and innovation to human needs
Keep equity, ethics, and social justice at the center
Ensure no community or nation is left behind

How we stay cutting edge

Emerging-area program offerings
Research and IP development
Responsive workforce development
Programs that resonate with this generation of students

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The Global Campus at Old Westbury

IIT-OW

A world-class residential educational and research platform

A physical and intellectual bridge between IIT Bombay and SUNY Old Westbury

A place for sustained exchange of students, faculty, researchers, ideas, and innovation

A platform that strengthens Old Westbury's role while expanding IIT Bombay's global reach and alumni impact

No best-kept secrets: make excellence visible, accessible, and consequential

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IITB@OW

Entire project funded by newly raised money
Project will support and enhance existing programs
Governance will be shared, curricular and otherwise
Greater detail coming

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SUNY

IITB

SUNY Old Westbury × IIT Bombay

Four Strategic Pathways

A Comparative Regulatory Roadmap

Joint Degree, Entirely On-Campus

Joint Degree with Distance Learning modality

III

Free-Standing New Institution

The (Ming Chuan) Additional-Location Model

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Phased Approach

Phase 1

Launch minors…to majors/graduate

Establish first engineering lab and research space

Establish innovation to market space/center

Establish Fin-Tech Center

School of Ethical and Humanistic Engineering

Phase 2

Global Campus…w/Ghandi Peace Garden