Educating The Next Generation of Leaders Strategic Plan

Educating The Next Generation of Leaders Strategic Plan Update Presentation to the Board of Trustees October 17, 2012

Five Broad Principles

Civic Engagement ■ 21, 451. 25 total service hours ■ 519 students completed service ■ 77 faculty/staff completed service with college sponsored program ■ 350 students in service-learning courses = 7, 153. 25 hours in the community ■ 131 community agency partnerships

Civic Engagement ■ 19 President’s Volunteer Service Award Winners ■ Reflected in Ethical Life service-learning courses ■ Deeply integrated into Strategic Initiatives: – Living Learning Communities – First Year Experience

Global Connectivity ■ Expanding Study Abroad opportunities is an important Strategic Initiative ■ We have seen significant increases in all indicators:

Global Connectivity ■ Students abroad for academic purposes: – 2009 -2010: 4 – 2010 -2011: 22 – 2011 -2012: 31 • 41% INCREASE FROM 2010 -2011!

Global Connectivity ■ Agreements with international institutions – 2009 -2010: 0 – 2010 -2011: 1 – 2011 -2012: 4 – Seoul Women’s University, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Linnaeus University

Global Connectivity ■ Connects to many other strategic initiatives as well: – Global Studies Major (6 majors currently) – Living Learning Communities • All 3 LLC’s traveling to Costa Rica this year

Global Connectivity ■ 2011 -2012 trips – John Cigliano took a group of students to Guyana – Nursing students went to Belize – Suzanne Weaver received faculty development funding to do research in Nepal

Women’s Leadership ■ Women’s Leadership Institute is an important strategic initiative – Arlene Peltola named coordinator of WLI – Partnership with Power of Women – Women’s Business Summit hosted at CCC in June with Gloria Steinem as the keynote speaker

Women’s Leadership Institute ■ Undergraduate Leadership Certificate ■ Executive Leadership Academy – Launching series of 5 seminars on topics such as: Effective Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Effective Communication, Working for Change, and Career Strategy – Aimed at entry level working women to midcareer working women

Women’s Leadership ■ Office of Leadership and Student Development – Leadership Office positions available 2012: 281 – Average number of leadership positions per student leader: 1. 39 – Percentage of traditional students in leadership positions: 26%

Women’s Leadership ■ Explicitly connected to strategic initiatives: – First Year Experience – Women’s Leadership Institute

Scholarship, Creativity, Liberal Arts ■ In 2011 -2012 – Faculty published 10 articles, 1 book chapter and one Readers Theatre script – Faculty made 25 presentations professional conference – Faculty were featured in 2 art exhibitions, acted in 1 play

Strategic Initiatives

SAGE ■ Expansion into on-line learning ■ Focus on community outreach

Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing ■ Not originally a Strategic Initiative, but part of initiative to increase graduate programming ■ Inaugural class will begin residency in Dublin in July 2012 ■ http: //mfa. cedarcrest. edu/

Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing ■ 5 students in distance mentoring with published authors ■ Mentors include Gwyneth Lewis, Poet Laureate of Wales

On-line business degree ■ Launch of first fully on-line undergraduate major ■ Business administration ■ Flexible: students can choose to do any proportion of courses on-line, from 0 -100%

Child Welfare Certificate ■ 24 students enrolled ■ Combined with – Social Work – Criminal Justice – Psychology – Business

Global Studies Major 6 majors, 1 minor

Living Learning Communities ■ Year 3 (2012 -2013) ■ C. R. E. A. T. E (Community Art) ■ C. A. R. E. (Social Justice) ■ E. A. R. T. H. (Environmental Stewardship) – Trip to Costa Rica planned for Spring 2013 – Incorporating entrepreneurship

Media Studies/New Media ■ Convergence Lab opened Fall 2011 ■ 2 Media Studies majors, 1 New Media major

Multicultural Center

Multicultural Center ■ Location in Butz ■ Formation of ALANA student group ■ Talking Circles ■ Multicultural Teas ■ Other programming

Reading Specialist: 14 students enrolled

Writing Resource Initiative ■ Partially implemented ■ Pitch the on-line journal of Art and Literature ■ http: //www. cedarcrest. edu/ca/pitch/index. s htm

Art Therapy ■ After one complete academic year, we have 33 majors enrolled. ■ Added half-time faculty in Art Therapy ■ Actively planning for a Master’s ■ Building Art Therapy Studio in Alumnae Hall

MSN – Reading Hospital ■ Not originally a strategic initiative ■ Proposal solicited by Reading Hospital in December ■ 12 students currently enrolled