Mid-Year Address

January 20, 2011

Larry Goodwin, President

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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!