An unprecedented university commitment to diversity and global engagement
Complete a strategic diversity plan focused on recruitment and retention, residence life, campus culture, pedagogy, and curriculum
Complete the campus facilities audit and form a task force to develop an ADA transition plan
Continue implementation of the Multi-faith Center and Religious Community Houses Report
Participate in White House Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge
Plan for funding and development of a campus Hillel house
Plan for opening of the Multi-faith Center to include a dedication ceremony and inaugural year of specialized programming
Supporting a world-class faculty and staff
Review teaching, research, and service expectations for faculty performance as teacher-scholars
Discuss and, when possible, implement recommendations from the Academic Council’s task force reports on service, promotion and tenure, reassigned time, and department chair responsibilities
Implement and integrate the new Office of Leadership and Professional Development
Conduct successful hiring for administrative positions:
Dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
Dean and University Librarian
Assistant Vice President for Finance
Director of Campus Safety and Police
Director of Planning, Design, and Construction
Director of Foundation Relations
Support the work of the newly created Staff Advisory Council to facilitate active and direct communication between staff employees and the president
Attaining the highest levels of achievement across our academic and student life programs
Finalize proposal for a premier general studies program and, if approved, begin planning for implementation and evaluation of the program’s impact on the following areas:
Academic advising
Faculty development
Outcomes assessment
Wellness programming
Writing
Continue preparation for SACS reaccreditation; select and develop plans and budget for university’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Continue development of the School of Law
Complete application process for AALS membership
Resolve space issues as law school activities expand
Recruit a nationally recognized leader in legal scholarship and teaching
Host a successful conference on law and leadership in Spring 2012
Complete successful professional accreditations
ACEJMC re-accreditation visit in Fall 2011
ARC-PA initial accreditation visit May 3-4, 2012
Restructure leadership programs to deepen academic connections and increase leadership development opportunities
Create an office and develop signature programs for domestic study opportunities
Enroll 1,400 freshmen reflecting Elon values, especially academic ability, diversity, and a well-rounded high school experience that fits Elon’s style of engaged learning. The majority of these students will fall within a total SAT range of 1730 – 1950 with an average SAT of 1820.
Revise spring admission program with attention to recruitment strategy, communications, and orientation programs
Enroll new students in each graduate program to meet the following goals:
DPT: To enroll 44 students in January 2012
M.Ed.: To enroll 24 students in summer 2012
M.A. iMedia: To enroll 36 students in summer 2012
MBA: To enroll 55 students in AY 2011-12
Critically examine and develop Elon’s core marketing messages with an emphasis on creating sophisticated social media and interactive website resources
Develop a plan that articulates the critical role of fluency in a second language to being a global citizen and ensures that students have access to a vibrant, innovative foreign language curriculum that connects to their career aspirations
Launching strategic and innovative pathways in undergraduate and graduate education
Implement the School of Health Sciences to be housed in the Francis Center
Develop the physician assistant master’s program, including curriculum proposals and faculty-staff hiring
Recruit the first class (38 students) for January 2013
Expand the DPT program from 36 to 44 students per class
Develop curriculum and seek approval for a new post-professional degree program
Define and illustrate engaged learning at Elon; develop a plan to launch a center for engaged learning
Successfully enroll Elon’s Gap Semester Program: finalize plans for and implement a gap-semester program for approximately 15 first-year Elon students
Explore feasibility of new undergraduate/graduate programs, including full-time master’s degrees (M.A.T., M.Ed., or M.A.) in mathematics education and science education
Implement PACE (Providing Aid through Campus Employment) fund plan and work with PACE coordinator to expand the program for 2012-2013
Continue development of the School of Education partnership with the Alamance-Burlington School System; explore the feasibility of creating a university high school (early college) in cooperation with the Alamance-Burlington School System
Stewarding Elon’s commitment to remain a best-value university
Successfully conclude the Ever Elon campaign by exceeding $100 million in gift commitments by December 31, 2011
Raise $4,137,000 in undesignated and designated annual gifts to Elon University and raise $600,000 in undesignated and designated gifts to the law school
Developing innovating alumni programs to advance and support the Elon graduate
Increase alumni annual giving participation to 24 percent
Successfully execute the first phase of the Vibrant Alumni Network Plan, including implementation of a peer-to-peer communication and fund-raising model, doubling the number of alumni volunteers, and execution of an alumni volunteer summit in Spring 2012
Establishing a national tournament tradition of athletics success along with the highest academic standards for Phoenix athletics
Complete the construction of a new academic support area for athletics, ensure that all sport programs remain above the 950 APR mark, and have at least 14 sport programs achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in a semester
Create and implement a multi-year plan to increase the activity of the Phoenix Club to achieve a giving level of $1,000,000 and membership numbers approaching 2,500; 2011-2012 goals: $935,000 and 1,825 members
Advance the gender equity plan by adding 3 scholarships for women’s sport programs, acquiring a new assistant coach for volleyball, identifying funds for phase I of a new softball facility, and planning the addition of a new women’s Division I sport
Significantly enhancing Elon’s campus with premier new academic and resident facilities and a commitment to protecting our environment
Launch the newly revised and staffed Student Professional Development Center in Moseley to replace the current career center
Continue to implement the Residential Campus Plan
Finalize plan for the Global Residential Neighborhood
Develop and document ways to link academic activities with residential life, including increasing the number of learning communities with first-year course linkages
Develop neighborhood councils
Introduce and engage a new Residential Campus Faculty Fellow
Complete planning for following projects:
Master Plan documentation and analysis of classroom space utilization
Creative interiors for classrooms and faculty office pods
Possible Federal Plaza renovation
Early College facility needs
Duke Renovation after career services moves to Moseley
Communications building
Existing housing upgrade plan
Parking lot replacement (800 cars) at Francis Center
Global Residential Neighborhood
Multi-faith Center
Academic Village colonnades linking all six buildings
Moseley Center
Support progress toward Climate Action Plan implementation
Conduct FY 2011 greenhouse gas inventory
Complete and submit Elon’s first Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) report
Conduct a sustainability assessment to gauge attitudes and behaviors toward sustainability on campus
Research methods to track sustainability metrics and progress toward goals
Complete construction:
Francis Center for physical therapy education and physician assistant studies
Colonnades Housing C, D, E
Colonnades geothermal system
New playing fields at Francis Center
New road to Francis Center
Student Professional Development Center move to Moseley
Student events facility
New parking lot on Williamson Avenue (287 cars)
New bookstore (construction by private developer)
Koury Center Phase II (locker rooms, academic offices, and campus recreation expansion)
Global dining hall
Station at Mill Point housing
Complete a utility master plan for Elon to include electrical, communication, storm drainage, water, gas, steam, and chill water facilities