the academy journal
covered by withdrawals from operating endowments dedicated to the College and Theological
School. When such withdrawals are included in
the payout rate from these dedicated endowments,
our rate dropped to 10% (3-year average market
value), a remarkable five percentage points improvement from the prior year. We are ahead of
pace to return to a 5% payout rate by 2016-2017.
In all of these areas except for enrollments, we
are ahead of plan. We continue to work towards a
near term enrollment goal of 400 and elimination
of deficits by 2016-2017. We are pleased with our
progress to date and are extremely grateful for the
support of our donors.
degrees.
New Hires
In May 2013 the college hired six new members of
the core faculty:
• Sarah Gardam (English). BA, English, BAC;
MPhil, English, Temple University.
• Marcy Latta (philosophy and writing). BS in
biology, UNC Chapel Hill, MA in philosophy, Tufts; MA and Ph.D. in philosophy, U
Penn.
• Sarah Wong (education and psychology).
BA, child psychology and early childhood
education (dual major) Smith College; MA,
Columbia University Teachers College
Enrollment and Graduation Numbers
In 2012-2013 the College fall enrollment was 242
full time equivalent students (239 undergraduates,
20 in the MARS program, and 6 in the MDiv program). In May 2013 College graduates earned the
following degrees: 29 Associates in Arts, 19 Bachelors of Arts, 10 Bachelors of Science, 1 Masters of
Arts in Religious Studies, and 2 Masters of Divinity.
• Caira Bongers (mathematics). BA, BAC; MS,
Drexel U.
• Jessica Bostock (dance). BA, Temple U;
MAEd, Arcadia U.
• Edward Higgins (science). BS, chemistry, St.
Louis U; MS, chemistry, St. Joseph’s U; MD,
St. Louis U.
Academics
Retirements
The College started a business minor and revised its business interdisciplinary program in
the spring of 2012. This was well received by the
student body, with twenty-four students joining
the business program in 2012-2013. The business
minor joins four other minors, all complementing
the college’s liberal arts majors. The College now
offers five minors: biology, business, public history,
psychology, and religion. The College also restructured its interdisciplinary major into three main
tracks (art, business, and mathematics). The more
traditional interdisciplinary program that allows
students to combine any two of eight fields continues but has been reframed for high-performing
students. The master crafts program (offerings in
metal forging, stone carving, and glass painting)
continues to grow. Twenty-eight students participated in the program offered in the summer of
2013 and gave the program rave reviews.
Academic support services expanded in 20112012 and continued to develop in 2012-2013, offering specific support in writing, mathematical,
research, and scientific reasoning skills. The program strengthens retention and progress toward
At the end of 2011-2012 three faculty members
went into partial retirement: Carroll Odhner, Soni
Werner, and Ray Silverman. At the end of 20122013 another two faculty members went into partial retirement: Stephen Cole and Grant Odhner.
All of these faculty members continue to serve
as core members of the faculty in 2013-14 but at
a two-thirds load. A long-serving member of the
associate faculty, Chris Simons, fully retired at the
end of 2012-2013. We will miss Chris’s talents and
the many ways he enriched music offerings and
programs at the College.
We are very grateful to these retiring members of the faculty who have given so generously
and fruitfully of their talents and passion over the
years.
In July 2013 Brian Henderson assumed the role
of Director of Glencairn Museum, stepping down
after 20 years full-time on the college faculty. We
will miss Brian’s extraordinary talent in the classroom and in administration. The College looks
forward to working closely with Brian in his new
role at Glencairn.
Professor Jane Williams-Hogan was awarded
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