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Annual Report 2014 – 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 – 2015 “When schools flourish, all flourishes.” Martin Luther Luther College High School Luther College at the University of Regina 1500 Royal Street 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, Saskatchewan · S4T 5A5 Regina, Saskatchewan · S4S 0A2 Table of Contents Message from the President ........................................................................................... 3 HIGH SCHOOL. .............................................................................................................. 6 Information Nights ..................................................................................................... 6 Enrollment .................................................................................................................... 6 Graduation ................................................................................................................... 6 Faculty/Staff Updates ................................................................................................. 6 (CAIS) Canadian Accredited Independent Schools ............................................... 7 High School Chaplaincy ............................................................................................ 7 Alumni Relations, Development & Communications ........................................... 8 A Time to Build ............................................................................................................. 9 UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ................................................................................................ 11 Luther Lecture 2014 .................................................................................................. 11 Forward Together Lecture 2015 .............................................................................. 11 Enrollment .................................................................................................................. 11 Residence .................................................................................................................... 11 Scholarships & Awards ............................................................................................ 11 Conovocation ............................................................................................................. 12 Faculty/Staff Updates ............................................................................................... 12 Celebrating Faculty Successes .......................................................................... 13 Service to the Church......................................................................................... 13 Awards & Recognition ...................................................................................... 13 Publications ......................................................................................................... 14 Grants ................................................................................................................... 17 Conferences & Conference Presentations ....................................................... 17 Service to the Community ................................................................................ 20 University Chaplaincy .............................................................................................. 21 Alumni Relations, Development & Communications ......................................... 22 ALL COLLEGE ............................................................................................................... 23 Board of Regents ....................................................................................................... 23 The Luther Story ......................................................................................................... 23 Website ....................................................................................................................... 24 Annual Appeals ........................................................................................................ 24 Founders’ Day Dinner .............................................................................................. 24 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS .............................................................................. 26 FINANCIAL REPORTS ................................................................................................. 33 Luther College, Regina. Annual Report 2014‐2015 2 Message from the President The year 2014‐2015 at our High School campus (LCHS) opened with the major event of the grand opening of our new facilities on September 9, 2014. Dignitaries attending included the Minister of Education, the Honourable Don Morgan, past presidents Morris Anderson and Richard Hordern as well as major donors Merlis Belsher (HS’53) and Gavin Semple (HS’63) and many other friends and alumni of the school. The new facilities were ready for the opening of school and there was a great spirit of celebration as old and new friends explored and experienced a refurbished Luther College High School (LCHS). Chapel continued to be held in the old gym, now called the Merlis Belsher Heritage Centre, though the configuration was different and soon thought to be better as students faced the stage and gathered on three sides of the central speaker, usually our new chaplain, Rev. David Peterson. Students were excited to use all the facilities but the Student Commons turned out to be a particularly exciting new addition for the students of LCHS. Fund‐raising for these new facilities continued with the capital campaign ATime to Build. At the end of June, 2015, over $10.5M had been raised towards the $13.5M goal. Dedicated volunteers and staff continue to work towards the goal that will ensure the school is not burdened with an onerous debt in future years. As the finishing touches were being put on the facilities, a fire occurred in the kitchen, caused by needed renovations to the duct work in the kitchen. This necessitated alternate cooking arrangements in the form of a kitchen trailer until March. Mike Stobbs and his kitchen staff endured the extra work most admirably, continuing to serve appetizing and healthy meals to our students. On January 23, 2015, a parents’ group at Luther College High School hosted the first ever ‘Black and Gold Gala’ meant to both raise funds and promote fellowship among the parents and friends of Luther College. Over 175 people attended and because of the superb organization of the parents, over $40,000 was raised for the new furniture in the Student Commons. The parent organizers themselves enjoyed their time organizing the gala and are committed to making this an annual event. The LCHS strategic plan at the LCHS campus continued to unfold with major work accomplished in the area of faculty professional development, determining and enhancing the place of the IB program in the College’s academic offerings and developing the position of Athletic Director with a renewed emphasis on the sports teams and wellness aspect of the College. The Senior Leadership Team also worked hard at determining how to maximize the use of the new facilities. Security was determined to be an issue with the new facilities but money and worktime was set aside for the summer of 2015 to ensure this aspect of the LCHS operation was addressed. Luther College, Regina. Annual Report 2014‐2015 3 At the University campus (LCUR), having had the strategic plan “Meeting the Challenges of a 21st Century Liberal Arts College” approved by our Board in June of 2014, work began on its first year of implementation. Teams were formed around themes like academic programming, student programming, student diversity, capacity building, marketing, recruiting and physical plant. With money received from the Ministry of Advanced Education to remove the asbestos in our residence, a plan to renovate the forty‐four year old structure was approved by the Board. The renovation is expected to be finished by Christmas, 2016 and involves new windows, new heating systems, new furniture, new showers and a host of aesthetic improvements like carpeting and lighting. The College also engaged a marketing firm to help develop a plan for the College who, like all other liberal arts colleges in Canada, is suffering from declining enrolments. The marketing plan was approved by the Board in June and key messages as well as significant aspects of the plan will be rolled out in the fall of 2015. In an effort to ensure that students know that our Christian context involves being hospitable to all students, gender neutral washrooms were dedicated by our chaplain in the spring of 2015. A search for a new, permanent chaplain at the LCUR campus was initiated in the spring of 2015. After interviewing four very strong finalists, the position was offered to Pastor Sean Bell who will begin in August of 2015. His crew of dedicated peer chaplains will help, most of whom have been in place for three years, to ease the transition for him and the College. With the retirement of Mary Jesse, our long‐serving and incredibly dedicated Registrar, a search was initiated by Dean Greifenhagen. Again, after interviewing a strong slate of finalists, the position was offered to Tatum Cruise who will begin her position in the summer of 2015. Our Board was very active also. Two more Regents completed training sponsored by the Ministry of Advanced Education, joining three other Regents in becoming certified Professional Directors. An Enterprise Risk Management policy, inventory and registry were developed and approved
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