Mid-Year Address January 20, 2011 Larry Goodwin, President
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Mid-Year Address
January 20, 2011
Larry Goodwin, President
The College of St. Scholastica
Science Initiative
Faculty/Staff Campaign: *222 donors (41% participation) *$104,239 to date ($65,000 designated for Science)
Science Initiative: *$4.8M raised ($6M goal)*April/May 2011 groundbreaking
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Growth Strategy
• Maintain 2,200 traditional, undergraduate
• Increase Graduate and Extended Studies (GEO) by 5-10% per year
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Centennial Update• Official Kick-off: January 2012• Anniversary: September 12, 2012• Theme: “For the Love of Learning”• 20+ volunteer Steering Committee• Questions or ideas?
*Ann Elliott, Centennial Coordinator*Bob Ashenmacher, Executive Director of College Communications
• centennial.css.edu
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HLC Accreditation • Sister Edith Bogue, Steering Committee Chair
• Seven sub-committees
• Timetable:*Create draft self-study report during 2010-11*Circulate draft for review in early 2011-12*Submit report in late spring/summer 2012*Accreditation visit scheduled for fall 2012
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Board of Trustees Meeting• Friday, February 11, 2011
• Major items: 1. Tenure decisions
2. Sponsorship 3. Student housing options
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Housing Goals
• House all first-year students in dorms and suites
• House sophomores in suites and apartments
• Provide more housing for juniors and seniors
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Housing Needs
75 beds to relieve overflow and motel housing+
48 beds to replace Groves+
House more juniors and seniors =
200 additional beds
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Rochester Campus Update
• New location• Opening February 2011 • New concept ~
BlueStone Café• State-of-the-art
technology• Flexible meeting areas
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Mission/Values Survey• Next survey slated for late March 2011
• All employees invited to participate
• Actions from previous surveys:*Increased emphasis on one-College mindset*President’s Leadership Group*Shared Governance and Communication
• Participation is important!
2011-12Institutional Objectives
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Mission~ Shaped by the Catholic Benedictine heritage,
the College of St. Scholastica provides intellectual and moral preparation for responsible living and meaningful work ~
Vision~ Graduate leaders
who will serve and transform the world ~
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Overall Priorities
I. Distinctive Educational Experience
II. Culture of Achievement
III. Cultivation and Stewardship of Resources
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I. Distinctive Educational Experience
Goal 1: Integrate Catholic Benedictine values into the life of the College
• Focus on value of hospitality
Goal 2: Prepare students to live and work in a diverse world
• Recruit and hire diverse faculty and staff.
Goal 3: Emphasize faculty-student interaction, collaborative learning and experiential learning
• Develop Center for Teaching and Learning
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II. Culture of Achievement Goal 1: Improve retention, graduation and
placement rates • Increase the proportion of first-year, traditional
students taught by full-time faculty• Create integrated first-year experienceGoal 2: Strengthen academic quality• Assess online and extended programs • Prepare for HLC accreditationGoal 3: Enrich campus life and student support • Implement OneStop• Stage a successful Centennial celebration
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III. Cultivation and Stewardship of Resources
Goal 1: Diversify College’s revenue streams • Increase GEO enrollment and revenue
Goal 2: Cultivate human resources • Develop leadership training opportunities
Goal 3: Improve campus facilities • Develop a comprehensive, long-range facilities plan• Address Student Housing issues.
Have a great semester!