Five Year Progress Report

Slide 1: WELCOME! Opening Conference – 2007- 2008 Five Year Progress Report

Slide 2: “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly, you are doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi

Slide 3: Mission Statement • Ferrum College is a liberal arts institution founded on Christian principles and related to the United Methodist Church. It is our mission to educate students in the disciplines of higher learning and to help them be thoughtful and perceptive, to be articulate and professionally capable, and to be caring and concerned citizens in their community, nation, and world. We therefore commit ourselves to developing the whole student, both in openness to a wide range of intellectual discovery, and in the physical, spiritual, and social aspects of life. • Our campus environment supports service to others and the development of a personal code of values. Toward these ends, we expect all members of the campus community to treat each other with compassion, to respect each other’s diverse qualities and backgrounds, and to support each other in the common pursuit of insight and discovery. In all these endeavors, we encourage students, faculty, and staff to appreciate excellence and to dedicate themselves to achieving it.

Slide 4: Vision Statement Ferrum College’s unparalleled setting in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains forms an inspiring backdrop for a unique and multifaceted educational experience that will focus on leading-edge learning opportunities, diverse outdoor, cultural, and service activities, and spiritual enrichment.

Slide 5: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Full-time enrollment, which measures success on the basis of recruitment and  retention of the student body. • Student success, which measures success in terms of academic standing and persistence  to graduation. • Financial health, which measures success in terms of comparable salaries, competitive facilities, and a Financial Composite Index  that is reported in the annual audit.

Slide 6: Progress Report 2002-2007 People  Programs  Places 

Slide 7: Enrollment  2002 2007 • Total Enrollment 975 1200+ • New Students 383 600 • Diversity 28% 36% • Honors Students __ 50 NOTE: Discount rate continues to be below the median for comparable schools

Slide 8: Academic Affairs 2002 2007 ~Six Divisions, Six Chairs ~Three Schools, Three Assoc. Deans ~Two Semester Calendar ~New Calendar with E-Term ~Gen. Ed. Majors/Minors- ~New Gen. Ed. Program-Integrated little course integration learning models ~“Idea” of Pathways Proposed ~Pathways to Success Program* at 2003 winter retreat fully implemented ~Minimal Faculty/ ~Stratton House Colloquoy/many Staff Development other opportunities/initiatives * (interdisciplinary; curricular/co-curricular; service/experiential)

Slide 9: Academic Affairs, Cont.  2002 2007 ~Paper Records & Registration ~On-line Registration & Catalog, etc. ~No Benchmarking; ~Benchmarking of faculty salaries, minimal data-based programs; decision making based decision making on research & analysis ~Minimal IR Function ~Expanded IR Function ~Lack of Comprehensive ~Hallmarks, Student Learning Assessment Assessment Program Outcomes, assessment at unit levels, etc. ~Inconsistent Planning ~Planning, Assessment & Budgeting transparent, functional & integrated

Slide 10: Student Affairs  2002 2007 ~Collaboration ~Integration ~Student Achievement Team ~Student Affairs active campus-wide ~Area Assessments ~Campus-wide assessment ~Separate Career Services & ~Career & Leadership Center Student Activities functions ~Res. Student Apt. Bldgs. ~ 2 ~Res. Student Apt. Bldgs. ~ 11 ~Bonner exits Student Affairs ~Bonner returns to SA as part of “Leadership Initiative” ~Bassett Exodus ~ Creation of “Middle Bassett” ~Parents as Problems ~“Parents as Partners”

Slide 11: Information Services  2002 2007 Campus Internet 3 MB/sec 40 MB/sec Student Computing Dorm Desktops Laptops Campus Wireless None Pervasive Telephone System Landline only Cell + Landline Card-access to Dorms None In new dorms Course-management Moodle ANGEL Software < 5% classes 65% classes Administrative Computing Hand entries iAssistant Computer Labs 3 labs 6 labs Classroom Technology Limited Extensive

Slide 12: Institutional Advancement  2002 2007 Total Giving − $2.4M Total Giving − $3 M • • Alumni Giving − 15% Alumni Giving* − 20%* • • Alumni Chapters − 1 Alumni Chapters − 13 • • Ferrum Fund − $$286K Ferrum Fund − $478K+ • • Average Gift − $1,157 Average Gift − $1,538 • • *National Benchmark (total dollars given by alumni increased over 75% in last FY)

Slide 13: Business Affairs  2002 2007 Endowment $34,353,920 $46,768,000 Spending Policy 13% 5%* Operating Budget $17,993,142 $29,159,767 Salary/Fringe $10,832,699 $12,264,069 Net Revenue $-0.40% $ +2.6% $60M $84M Physical Plant Value *Best practices

Slide 14: 2002- 2007 Then & Now

Slide 15: Cell Tower 2002 2007

Slide 16: Christian Ministries Building 2007 2002

Slide 17: Stanley/Schoolfield Patio 2002 2007

Slide 18: Stanley Library

Slide 19: The Clay Studio 2007 2002

Slide 20: Exterior of News Café addition to Bookstore

Slide 21: FerrumPLUS! Franklin Hall 2007 2002

Slide 22: Franklin Hall

Slide 23: Beckham Hall 2007 2002

Slide 24: Roberts Hall

Slide 25: Arthur Hall

Slide 26: Moore Hall

Slide 27: More Academic & Faculty Spaces

Slide 28: Britt Hall

Slide 29: Richeson Hall “New” History Faculty Offices

Slide 30: Academic Resources Center waiting area

Slide 31: Garber Hall Renovations

Slide 32: In the Spirit of Welcome & Hospitality, WE’VE ROLLED OUT THE “RED CARPET” FOR OUR STUDENTS!

Slide 33: Franklin Hall Study Nook

Slide 34: BRI Classroom

Slide 35: Franklin Hall Mezzanine Pineapple – Symbol of Hospitality

Slide 36: Library Foyer

Slide 37: Founders Room

Slide 38: Admissions

Slide 39: Vaughn Chapel

Slide 40: Moore Hall Apartment

Slide 41: Stratton House

Slide 42: “Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” John Wesley, Founder of Methodism

Slide 43: CAMPUS CONNECTIVITY

Slide 44: Cellular Telephone Tower

Slide 45: Wireless Internet Connection

Slide 46: Ferrum Express

Slide 47: CNN/Local and National Newspapers/Internet

Slide 48: EXPANDING OUR “WORLD VIEW”

Slide 49: Holocaust Garden

Slide 50: International Flags in Vaughn Chapel

Slide 51: E-Term in England “Peace Exchange”

Slide 52: The Best of Both Worlds!

Slide 53: Smithsonian Folklore Exhibit “Roots of Virginia”

Slide 54: ATHLETICS/ RECREATION

Slide 55: “New” Bleachers from Victory Stadium

Slide 56: Burrows Tennis Courts

Slide 57: Athletic Fields

Slide 58: Fitness Center

Slide 59: Pool Tables Fitness Center

Slide 60: Baseball Field

Slide 61: Home Game!

Slide 62: BUILDING COMMUNITY

Slide 63: “The Lighthouse”

Slide 64: Rocking Chairs!

Slide 65: Annual Ferrum College Folklife Festival “Just for Ewe!”

Slide 66: Starbucks Coffee!

Slide 67: Roberts Hall East Porch

Slide 68: Roberts Hall “Parlor”

Slide 69: Library Study Space

Slide 70: Art, Academics & Aesthetics

Slide 71: Sale Theatre Lobby

Slide 72: Giesen Gallery

Slide 73: Ken McCreedy Photo Display Lower Franklin Hall

Slide 74: Early Jane Stogner Oil Painting GARBER HALL

Slide 75: Bronze Panther Gift from Class of 2007

Slide 76: Architecture Enhanced by Nature

Slide 77: Antique Square Grand Piano GROUSEBECK HALL

Slide 78: A Quiet Moment on the Lawn

Slide 79: Ferrum College Folklife Festival American Quilts

Slide 80: Ferrum Outdoors Diorama GARBER STUDENT LOUNGE

Slide 81: Women Artists of Distinction Collection BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN ROOM

Slide 82: COMMUNITY/ EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Slide 83: Ferrum Community Health Center

Slide 84: Ferrum Community Health Center Reception Area

Slide 85: New College Martinsville

Slide 86: New College Martinsville

Slide 87: Franklin Community Center Rocky Mount

Slide 88: Community Development

Slide 89: PROTECTING OUR SAFETY; NURTURING OUR ENVIRONMENT; PREPARING FOR OUR FUTURE.

Slide 90: Campus Safety Committee (membership composed of faculty, staff & administrators) Current activities include: • Published and distributed Emergency Response Flip Charts • Added “Lockdown” procedure to Flip Chart • Purchased siren • Set up “Safety Shoe” program” for Food & Auxiliary Services and Physical Plant • Implemented Campus Conduct Hotline • Updating existing Emergency Response Plan; including, but not limited to, Pandemic Preparedness planning • Partnering with E2 Campus emergency notification system • Purchasing new radio system for campus police.

Slide 91: think green

Slide 92: New Salad Bar “thinking green!”

Slide 93: We Can See the Mountains!

Slide 94: Theme for ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-08 “Social & Economic Justice” Regional & Global Connections

Slide 95: Strategic Plan 2007-2013 updates to be presented at October 2007 Faculty/Staff Meeting

Slide 96: One Future Project- Re-purposing “Old Schoolhouse”

Slide 97: Future Norton Athletic Center

Slide 98: “You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.” Mahatma Gandhi

Slide 99: Thank You for Doing so Much to Help Create The Future!