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Date: September 25, 2007 3:44:21 PM EDT
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September 25, 2007 Issue III
Welcome to the third issue of “Antioch Update,” a weekly electronic newsletter that we are
sending to the Antioch community to keep everyone updated on College and University
news. It is being brought to you by the University’s Vice Chancellor for University
Advancement and the Director of the College’s News & Information Office.
Please let us know how we can make this weekly update more effective. You may send your
suggestions to Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Mary Lou LaPierre at
mllapierre@antiochseattle.edu.
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In this Issue
Collaboration in Denver
Commonly Asked Questions
Glen Helen undertakes ambitious capital improvement project
Antioch: It’s a-Happening!! by Jill Becker, Associate Professor of Dance
Herndon opens first fall exhibit by Dennie Eagleson, Professor of Photography
McGregor Wins Diversity Recognition
WYSO Weekend–All Things Antioch
Alumni And Administrative Working Group To Meet In
Denver
On October 3rd Trustees Arthur J. Zucker, board chair; Sherwood Guernsey,
Communications Committee chair; and Larry Stone, co-chair of the Board of Trustee’s
Finance Committee, will meet with a working group in Denver to review the Alumni
Board’s draft of its financial and academic business plan for a sustainable Antioch College.
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The Board and administration are pleased that the Alumni Board is working diligently to
come up with a plan that is both financially and academically feasible. They look forward
to the opportunity to see the proposal and to review and analyze it with the alumni, in an
open and collaborative manner.
Also participating in this meeting will be Chancellor Toni Murdock; CFO Tom Faecke;
Andrzej Bloch, College COO/CAO; Nancy Crow, president of the Alumni Board and
trustee; Rick Daily; Alumni Board Treasurer; and alumni Kristen Pett, Ellen Borgersen,
Matthew Derr and Dixie Maurer.
The trustees have requested that the Alumni Board present a final business plan to the full
Board at the October 25 Board meeting in Yellow Springs.
Commonly Asked Questions to the Antioch Board
In response to the many questions we have received regarding the Board’s recent decisions
and the plans for the future of Antioch College, we are including a sample of these
inquiries that we hope will be beneficial in our strengthened communications effort. Find
below a sample of the most commonly asked questions.
1. What information did the BOT review that led to the decision to suspend
operations at the College?
The Board reviewed and analyzed a substantial amount of data: fundraising and
admissions reports, focus-group and survey data, recruitment and retention data, and
detailed financial information and analyses from the College and University finance offices
as well as from outside consultants. The enrollment and financial forecasts presented to
the Board of Trustees were based on assumptions previously agreed upon by the College
and University leadership. These forecasts included modest enrollment and retention
gains, increased private support, and faculty and staff personnel reductions. This analysis
made it clear that the College could not continue operating at a financially sustainable
level past July 2008. For a summary of financial information,more….
2. Why was the decision made to suspend College operations at the Board’s
June meeting?
During the last 12 months it became apparent that there were no longer sufficient reserves
or donors willing to fund the operation of the College and that the deficit was reaching
unmanageable proportions.
By the June meeting it was evident that student enrollment and donor solicitation goals
for the College were not going to be met, and the financial forecasts indicated an inability
to pay for operations and meet the payroll beyond the next fiscal year. Although several
options were considered, the Board concluded that there was no viable option to make the
College financially sustainable.
The June decision was made, in part, to allow the faculty and staff a full year to find new
jobs, to allow incoming fourth-year students and some third year students to graduate in
April 2008, and to give other students the option to transfer to another Antioch campus or
elsewhere.
For more questions with answers download this pdf document .
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Glen Helen Undertakes Ambitious Capital Improvement
Plan
The Glen seeks to renew Outdoor Education Center, oldest such facility in the
Midwest
Thanks to funding approval from the Virginia Kettering Foundation,
Phase I improvements to the Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center,
scheduled for October 2007, can begin.
With its fifty-year history, the Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center is
the oldest such facility in the Midwest, and in need of repair.
Each year, over 3,000 elementary and secondary school children visit the Glen Helen
Outdoor Education Center. Each school group spends four days in residence in the
preserve, where students are immersed in hands-on outdoor education, grounded in state-
prescribed academic content standards. more…
Dance At Antioch
By Associate Professor of Dance, Jill Becker
Antioch: It’s a-Happening!! will take place on Monday, October 1st at 7:30pm
in the Antioch College South Gym.
Dancers from Antioch College, under the direction of Jill Becker, will
perform improvisational pieces in collaboration with New York City
based composer, director, and producer Peter Zummo. Proceeds benefit
the Antioch College Revival Fund. more…
Photography At Antioch
By Professor of Photography, Dennie Eagleson
Collaborations: A Show of Photographs by Dennie Eagleson and Antioch
Students 1991 – Present
The Herndon Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its first
fall exhibition. The exhibition will present photographs taken by
Dennie Eagleson, professor of photography at Antioch College,
made in collaboration with students and Yellow Springs residents.
Ms. Eagleson will also show new photographs from a series titled
“Life with Harry,” documenting life with her recently deceased
father-in-law, Harry Greenberg. The exhibition will also showcase
photographs created by Antioch College students from the past
sixteen years. more….
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McGregor Wins Diversity Recognition
On September 14, Antioch University McGregor was recognized by Minority Access, Inc.
for its commitment to diversity. People of color are 30 percent of McGregor’s student
population.
Antioch McGregor and nine other higher education institutions were honored for their
diversity master plans. Minority Access is a nonprofit educational organization that
supports individuals, higher education and government efforts to diversify campuses and
work sites.
All Things Antioch
Weekly Conversation with Chancellor Murdock
Listen to station manager Paul Maassen and Chancellor Toni Murdock as
they discuss All Things at Antioch. The program airs every Sunday morning,
and can be accessed on the Internet at WYSO.org in their archives.
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