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