The Five W’s and Hof McPherson CollegeNew Faculty Orientation, 2014

Bruce W. Clary, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Hello. I am Bruce Clary. Vice President for Academic Affairsand Professor of English

• I’m starting my 32nd year at McPherson College.

• My vita includes public school teaching, fund raising, alumniprogramming and college communications.

Introductions

Who We Are—and WhySession One

History

• 1887—McPherson College and Industrial Institute

• 1922—First accreditation

• Late ‘50s–early ’60s—flurry of construction

• 1969—800+ enrollment

• 1975—Auto restoration program launched

• 1987—Campus plan

• 2009—Michael Schneider inaugurated

Solomon Z. Sharp Founder & First President

History

Today

Michael P. Schneider 14th President of McPherson College

600 Undergrad enrollment

30% Minority enrollment

22 Average ACT

2:1 Male:Female ratio

61% Student-athletes

43.5 FTE faculty

14:1 Faculty:Student ratio

142 Total employees

Today

COB Affiliation

• 1708—Eight believers baptize themselves in the Eder River, Schwarzenau, Germany

• Forged from the influences of Pietism and Anabaptism

• Head v. heart

• Individual v. community

• MC a product of this tension

• “Continuing the work of Jesus—peacefully, simply, together”

COB Affiliation

Career-Oriented Liberal Arts

• 49—Minimum gen ed hours

• 10%—Humanities grads in 2014

• 84%—Complete an internship

• 59%—Secured employment before graduation

• 91%—Employed full-time six months after graduation

Freedom to Jump: Entrepreneurship Minor Entrepreneurship is the creative process of developing sustainable, innovative ventures that solve problems and meet the needs of the greater community. Balancing opportunity and risk, the entrepreneur manages resources and constructs solutions that benefit both self and society.

Comments? Questions?

What We DoSession Two

McPherson College is a vibrant community of persons from diverse faiths and cultural backgrounds committed to its mission: To develop whole persons through scholarship, participation and service.

Scholarship

• 30—Areas of study

• 142—Graduates in 2014, including…

• 10—First graduating cohort in M.Ed. program

• 91%—Grad school applicants admitted

• 17—Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program

• 12,000—Students in Milwaukee Continuing Ed program since 1979

Scholarship

Participation

• 430—Residential students

• 27—Active student organizations

• 14—Intercollegiate athletic teams: 7 men, 7 women

• 3—Common hours per week: Noon MWF

• Convocations

• Homecoming

• Campus Blowout / All Schools Day

Participation

• 19,969—Hours of service

• 592—Students who participated in service

• 274—Service events, projects, or activities

Service

• 33.7—Average service hours per student

• 3—Students completing more than 500 service hours

Comments? Questions?

How We Do What We DoSession Three

Topics III.A. Shared governance

III.B.–D. Organizational structure

III.E.–F. Faculty evaluations

III.G. Teacher responsibilities

Guide Classroom procedures

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