Annual Report of the President
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GROWTH TRANSITION REFLECTION 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT Mission Statement: Molloy College, an independent, Catholic college rooted in the Dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. Through transformative education, Molloy promotes a lifelong search for truth and the development of ethical leadership. PRESIDENT'S LETTER There are defining times in our lives when we pause to reflect upon where we’ve been and how far we’ve come. There are also times when we look ahead and choose the next path we will follow. For Molloy College, the time to do both is now. Just as people evolve, evaluate and plan, so do institutions. As you probably know, I have decided to retire at the end of the academic year. With that, there will come a new leader, new paths and new goals for the College. It is an exciting time for me as an individual, and also as the President of Molloy. Exciting because during the better part of the year that lies ahead I will have many opportunities to reflect on the journey that Molloy and I have taken during the 20 years of my presidency. Exciting because I will have the chance to work with the individual who will lead the Molloy community. And exciting because it is time for me to step onto the next path I’ve chosen. This Annual Report of the President is the first of many opportunities for the Molloy community to review the journey that we – all of us – have taken. We will not only cover accomplishments of the last year, but will also turn an eye to the institution’s progress over the last two decades. It has been a well-planned, well-executed journey. We should all be proud of our collective achievements. The Molloy of today is very different than the Molloy of 2000, and I cannot wait to see what the next 20 years hold. Drew Bogner, Ph.D. CONTENTS ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 2018-2019 06 A Vision Realized The Evolution of 08 Academics 12 Growing Enrollment A Transformed 16 Campus 20 Service Focused Culture 41 Additional Support Public Resources 22 and Programing 42 Gifts-in-Kind Board of 26 Trustees 43 Alumni Giving 27 Accolades 44 Scholarships 28 Donors 46 Statement of Activities ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 2018-2019 A VISION Over the course of the last 20 REALIZED years, the College olloy College has been crystallized over the last two Mtransformed. decades. has evolved and Since the founding of As a result of the expert the institution in 1955 by execution of a thoughtful flourished under the Dominican Sisters of master plan, Molloy has grown Amityville, the College from a single building housing the leadership of leadership strategically guided a small women’s “commuter” and expertly orchestrated school to a thriving co-ed its president, each step along the path to campus of over 5,000 students the Molloy of today. They with three residence halls, a Dr. Drew Bogner. shepherded the institution theatre, multiple academic toward a vision that has become buildings and satellite campuses. Over the course of the last 20 years, the College has evolved and flourished under the leadership of its president, Dr. Drew Bogner. This past spring Dr. Bogner announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, and with that announcement came an opportunity to look back at Molloy’s journey. 6 Left page: Aerial view of Molloy College campus circa 1992. This page: Dr. Drew Bogner, President of Molloy College, speaks at the Shakespeare Garden Dedication in September 2017. 7 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 2018-2019 THE EVOLUTION OF ACADEMICS here was a time when to Molloy College at a time of TMolloy had a reputation heightened social awareness, the as simply an undergraduate beginning of the 21st century,” ‘Nursing’ or ‘Education’ school. said Barbara T. Schmidt, Although the College was Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Over the past considered a leader in those Vice President for Academic fields, many students interested Affairs. “He brought enthusiasm two decades in studying other academic and a commitment to a value- disciplines often went elsewhere. centered education, supporting Molloy has That dramatically changed the expansion of our academic during Dr. Bogner’s tenure. programs including the initiation expanded “Dr. Drew Bogner came of doctoral education. Under his its academic offerings to include a multitude of high-caliber programs. 8 Left page: School of Business Trading Room. This page counterclockwise from top: Nursing, James E. Tobin Library, Allied Health Sciences, Speech- Language Pathology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling. 9 leadership the College has grown teaching professionals,” to an institution of distinction, said Audrey Cohan, Ed.D., committed to holistic Senior Dean for Research and education.” Scholarship. “As Chairperson, Molloy has Over the past two decades I had many discussions with Molloy has expanded its Dr. Bogner on how to develop sought to reach academic offerings to include transformative teachers with a multitude of high-caliber the skills, knowledge and all types of programs including: business, dispositions to meet the needs theatre, music therapy and of all students. The graduate students and clinical mental health counseling. programs became a reality and In addition to widening the the Department eventually has increased breadth of programs the depth of became the Division of the College’s offerings deepened Education under the guidance of efforts in as Master’s and Doctoral degree Dr. Maureen Walsh. I think of hybrid and on- programs were approved. our early conversations, and the “When Dr. Bogner arrived at development of our conceptual line delivery Molloy College, the Education framework, as the cornerstone of Department was offering the current School of Education methods of undergraduate courses and and Human Services. Dr. Bogner drafting graduate programs for certainly had the vision!” curricula. the preparation of successful During Dr. Bogner’s tenure, the M.B.A. was added with tracks in Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting and ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Healthcare Administration. 110 Additionally, in recent years Molloy has sought to 100 reach all types of students 90 and has increased efforts in 80 hybrid and on-line delivery methods of curricula. In 2018 70 the New York State Education 60 Department approved distance 50 learning education options 40 for the Education for Diverse Learners program leading to 30 the Ed.D. degree. Additionally, 20 The Barbara H. Hagan School 10 of Nursing and Health Sciences’ 0 R.N. degree completion 2000 2018 program is available in an online Undergraduate Graduate Doctoral format. 10 TIMELINE ACADEMIC PROGRAM EXPANSION 2000 - Honors Program Established 2001- Childhood Education M.S., Adolescent Education M.S., TESOL M.S. 2002 - TESOL M.S. in Childhood and Adolescent Education 2003 - Approval to confer M.B.A., Accounting Dual Degree, Management Dual Degree 2005 - Education Program accredited by NCATE 2006 - Approval to confer B.S.W., Teaching Students with Disabilities Advanced Certificate 2007 - Special Education option for all Adolescent and Childhood Education Majors in B.S. and M.S. Programs, Criminal Justice M.S., Criminal Justice Dual Degree 2008 - TESOL Advanced Certificate, Music Therapy Dual Degree 2009 - Early Childhood Majors for B.S. and M.S., M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology 2010 - Approval to confer Ph.D., Ph.D. in Nursing, Finance Dual Degree 2012 - New Media Major 2013 - Marketing Major, Nursing Administration/ Healthcare Administration Dual M.S., Nursing Informatics Advanced Certificate, Nuclear Medicine Technology B.S., Respiratory Care B.S., Theatre Arts/ CAP21 B.F.A. 2014 - Marketing M.B.A., Marketing Dual Degree, Bilingual Extension Advanced Certificate, Ph.D. Nursing Practice, Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.S. 2015 - Ed.D. in Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities, Bilingual Education Advanced Certificate, TESOL Advanced Certificate 2016 - TESOL option for all Adolescent and Childhood Education majors B.S. and M.S., Education Technology M.S. 11 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 2018-2019 GROWING ENROLLMENT all of 2019 welcomed the programs at Molloy are ‘raising Flargest-ever freshman the bar.’ They have stronger class to Molloy’s campus. The SAT scores than students two The students class of 2022 consisted of 598 decades ago. In 2001 the average students from 16 states. As the freshman SAT score was 951 and who are College’s academic program and in Fall of 2018 the average score degree offerings have increased was 1147. We have also seen attracted by and diversified, College the Doctoral student population enrollment numbers have seen a grow from 10 in 2010 to 140 in the innovative corresponding rise. 2019. The students who are “Drew is an innovative leader programs at attracted by the innovative with a vision and a plan,” said Molloy are ‘raising the bar.’ They have stronger SAT scores than students of two decades ago. 12 AVERAGE FRESHMAN SAT SCORE 1200 1150 1100 1050 1000 950 900 850 800 Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017 2018 *Revised SAT format and scoring TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT - NEW STUDENTS 1200 1150 1100 1050 1000 950 900 850 800 Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017 2018 *Revised SAT format and scoring 13 Linda Albanese, Vice President addition of residence halls. Graduate for Enrollment Management.