““Making a Difference”Making a Difference”October 9, 2009October 9, 2009

Christmas Clearing CouncilChristmas Clearing Council

The CCC of Waukesha will be recognized at the annual Waukesha County Executive Awards luncheon with an honorable mention in the Small Non-Profit of the Year category.

Founded in 1949, it coordinates giving to families in need during the Christmas season.

In 2008, CCC gave to more than 4,600 children.

Claire Beglinger, president

Business Journal Education Business Journal Education CategoryCategoryCFO of the Year!CFO of the Year!

Post-Monday night Post-Monday night sighting!sighting!

“A brief moment of celebration….”

Enrollment and RetentionEnrollment and Retention

Summer School = Up 3%FA to FA Global Retention = Up .5%FF to SO Retention = 76.41% (Up 1.18%)Freshmen = 743 (Up 103, or 16% from

FA08)FT UNDG Projected = 2625

Move In Day!Move In Day!

Hall Occupancy FA09Hall Occupancy FA09

100% occupancy =1446Projected = 1520Approximately 105% occupancy

General Education Committee General Education Committee UpdateUpdateThree Summer Teams

◦ Refined specific components of the proposed new Pioneer Core Coordinated Core (freshman, sophomore and writing seminars and

capstone) Distribution Areas Cross-cultural Components (cross-cultural experience and modern

language)

◦ Gen Ed Committee will review and prepare a proposal for faculty review and approval in the fall

◦ Goals: Pilots begin fall 2010, implementation fall 2011

Nursing NCLEX UpdateNursing NCLEX Update

63 of 64 students have taken this exam60, or 95% (of the 63) have passed58, or 90.6% (of the 64) have passedCongratulations to Angie Brindowski, Genee

Brukwitzki, Joyce Ennis, and Jane Hopp

Katie SandersKatie Sanders

Her work will give students access to 100 subscription databases and almost 65,000 individual e-journals!

This is more than 3 times the number of electronic journals the library offered last year.

EElectronic Resources and Serials Librarian (also lectronic Resources and Serials Librarian (also archivist)archivist)

““You’ve Come A Long Way”You’ve Come A Long Way”

STEM Partnership in the STEM Partnership in the Neighborhood Neighborhood

Engineering Partnership with Engineering Partnership with UW-MilwaukeeUW-Milwaukee

Target Grand Opening…Target Grand Opening…Surprise!Surprise!

Target Shopping Spree!Target Shopping Spree!

Acquisition of outside Acquisition of outside resources…resources…Via the Wisconsin Campus Compact we have

an Americorps*VISTA volunteer – Please join me in welcoming Tony Boehm.

Congratulations to Pam Pinahs-Schultz, Marti Bledsoe, Christine Gravalle, Dolores Brown, Wilma Robinson, Cathy Morris and Barbara Armstrong for their work

Grant Acquisition (cont.)Grant Acquisition (cont.)

Via the NCAAOnline drug and alcohol education programCHAMPS Life Skills programThanks to Mark Krzykowski, Kris Jacobsen,

Theresa Barry, and Barbara Armstrong

Title IIITitle III

$1.9 million over five years: the largest federal grant in Carroll’s history!

Three Initiatives ◦ Faculty Engagement in Interactive Pedagogies

◦ Advisor training and development

◦ Student Success project

Title III and Gen Ed RevisionTitle III and Gen Ed Revision

Two of the Title III initiatives will be integrated into the planning and rollout of the new Pioneer Core:◦ Faculty development will focus on supporting the interactive

nature of the proposed First- and Second- Year Seminars (FYS and SYS).

◦ Advisors will be trained to support faculty advising in FYS and SYS

National Science Foundation National Science Foundation CPATH Grant CPATH Grant $200,000 over two years Multidisciplinary project in computational

science and “computational thinking” Aim: to strengthen skills of students

pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees Christopher Kuster, assistant professor of

mathematics; Chenglie Hu, professor of computer science are directors

Thanks to Chris Kuster, Chenglie Hu, Jane Hopp, John Symms, Christopher May, David Simpson, Barbara Armstrong and Patty Giorgi Borteck

Ganfield GymnasiumGanfield Gymnasium

Otteson TheatreOtteson Theatre

Exterior Master Plan Exterior Master Plan

9 open forums $300,000 budgeted for FY 09-10

“Another brief moment of celebration….”

Undergraduate Enrollment Undergraduate Enrollment FY91-FY09FY91-FY09

Reality Check!Reality Check!

Yaffe & Company SurveyYaffe & Company Survey259 private colleges in 39 states67% were freezing salaries for FY1053% were cutting benefits (health and/or

retirement)Cuts “indicate that colleges are really under

intense stress.”

“…now it’s on to next year—and beyond!”

Questions?Questions?

Partnerships in AsiaPartnerships in Asia

Thank you to the individuals Thank you to the individuals assisting with the Vietnam assisting with the Vietnam Summer InstituteSummer Institute

Graduate CenterGraduate Center

Freshman Profile (N=463 or Freshman Profile (N=463 or 63%)63%)14 had perfect attendance in high school18 Eagle Scouts/19 Girl Scout

Gold/Silver/BronzeAverage ACT Score = 23.5119 CPR Certified/109 First Aid Certified/33

Certified Lifeguards/28 Certified Nursing Assistants

58,537 Hours of Service while in high school (Ave. 126.43)

Freshman Profile (cont.)Freshman Profile (cont.)

57% have traveled to another country/visiting 73 countries

90% of the students surveyed indicated that Carroll was their first choice.

Top reasons:◦ Close to home ◦ Size◦ Atmosphere/beautiful campus◦ Nursing major◦ Family attended (28%)◦ Intended major available

Members of this class have performed at:◦ Carnegie Hall◦ Ellen DeGeneres Show◦ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade◦ London’s New Year's Day Parade◦ Disney World

Freshman Profile (cont.)Freshman Profile (cont.)

Many have published manuscripts One student has traveled to 46 states and

another has camped in 38 statesOne student completed the “Hustle Up The

Hancock”One student was a national champion tri athlete

at age 14 and has competed in 2 world championships

One student has more than 20 piercingsOne student owns an online arcadeTwo students attended the most recent

presidential inaugurationAnd, one student is a knife and battle ax thrower!

Phase II for Fall 20Phase II for Fall 201111

Tuition and fees at Carroll and Tuition and fees at Carroll and WAICU CompetitorsWAICU Competitors

FY09 FY10$29,096 $29,096 Marquette

$28,000 $28,250 Carthage

$26,522 $26,972 St. Norbert

$24,245 $25,445 Ripon

$21,970 $22,937 Carroll

$19,798 $19,900 Concordia

Crossing FAFSACrossing FAFSA

Marquette 174 13.4%UW-Milwaukee 153 11.8%Carthage 127 9.8%UW-Whitewater 110 8.5%UW-Madison 101 7.8%Concordia 91 7.0%UW-La Crosse 83 6.4%UW-Oshkosh 78 6.0%St. Norbert 64 4.9%UW-Steven's Point 52

4.0%

Faculty/Staff Position CountFaculty/Staff Position CountSince Fall 2004Since Fall 2004

Faculty Staff Total

Fall 2004 154 143 297Fall 2005 164 155 319Fall 2006 168 164 332Fall 2007 187 185 372

29.4% increaseFall 2008 192 233 425

24.6% increaseFall 2009 200 240 (estimates)

HH11NN11

Yes, the virus has found its way to Carroll.Pam Dolata and Theresa Barry will continue

to monitor the path of this unpredictable virus

We will keep you (and, of course, students) informed

C U DowntownC U Downtown

18 businesses provided discounts to those with a Carroll ID on May 7.

9 area businesses routinely accept Carroll PiONEer card in payment.

Historic downtown WaukeshaHistoric downtown Waukesha