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RTUS T VI S E ITA VER The B.E.S.T. Plan for BC A Bold Execution of a Strategic Transformation JUNE 2018 Benedict College will be a leader in providing transformative learning experiences for a diverse student body, defined by superior cultural and professional competencies that are nurtured and developed by faculty, staff and stakeholders who value innovation, customer service, community and industry engagement. Table of CONTENTS A Vision for Benedict College - 2 The B.E.S.T. Plan - 4 Strategic Priorities - 5 Key Enablers of The B.E.S.T. Plan - 6 Our Past Shapes Our Future - 7 Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management & Retention - 11 The Benedict College Experience (Co-Curricular Programs) - 14 Technology Innovation and Enterprise - 16 Capacity: Human Resources, Facilities (Student Living and Faculty/Staff Work Space - 19 Giving & Growing: Business and Finance, Institutional Advancement - 22 Marketing and Communications - 26 Appendix - 28 The B.E.S.T. Plan: A Strategic Transformation Plan for Benedict College | 1 A VISION FOR BENEDICT COLLEGE A Power for Good In the 21st Century Benedict College will be a leader in providing transformative learning experiences for a diverse student body, defined by superior cultural and professional competencies that are nurtured and developed by faculty, staff and stakeholders who value innovation, customer service, community and industry engagement. Benedict College is a college and out into the community to contribute to the where each student’s where the legacy of “BC” as sustainability and economic experience in academic, inclusive, pioneering, and growth of the communities residential and co-curricular “family” is respected and where they live, work and activities is transformative cherished. play. and customer-service focused; at the same time, Transformative education, Therefore, Benedict College is Benedict faculty and staff innovation in technology and not only a power for good in work in a collaborative, enterprise, and commitment society, but Benedict is transparent environment to community all merge in a committed to providing a where data- based decisions dynamic environment where transformative learning are also girded in compassion. students receive an education environment, created by that prepares them to enter highly trained and equipped Benedict College is a place of the global marketplace with professionals, that empowers full-time learning from the exceptional cultural and all students to realize their classroom, to the playing professional competencies highest potential. field, to the residence hall that will empower them 2 | The B.E.S.T. Plan: A Strategic Transformation Plan for Benedict College TThehe BB.E.S.T..E.S.T. Plan: Plan: AA StrategicStrategic TransformationTransformation PlanPlan forfor BenedictBenedict CollegeCollege || 3 The B.E.S.T. Plan The Benedict College strategic plague poor communities, under-resourced areas planning team has envisioned as well as, the lack of (Enrollment & Academic a Bold Execution of a sustainability in those Affairs); and Strategic Transformation communities (Enterprise); (B.E.S.T) for BC to position • Fostering collaboration the College to address • Providing a high quality among faculty, staff and complex issues and education, engaging co- stakeholders to ensure that challenges such as: curricular programs, the College is equipped and graduate a diverse, with reliable and consistent • The lack of business and competitive student body, technology and a sustainable technology resources that many of which come from GUIDING PRINCIPLES CUSTOMER COLLABORATION RELIABILITY INNOVATION ACCESSIBILITY SUSTAINABILITY ADAPTABILITY SECURITY SERVICE We are We are We will improve We will We will develop We are We will commit We will provide committed to dedicated to a our network and demonstrate and/ or committed to to a for a secure consistent high constructive, infrastructure to innovation in our implement maintaining a management environment for quality service to team oriented ensure reliable use of technology and financial approach of academic and technology by our students, environment, consistent tech- researching and related services commitment to continually administrative families, gathering varied nology and implementing new that the assessing the activities, colleagues, and perspectives, business and visionary are convenient, sustainability of quality of electronic all Benedict sharing operations for technologies that effective, necessary technology usage infrastructure, College friends, knowledge and faculty, staff, will enhance the intuitive, and technologies. to improve and services, stakeholders building effective students and learning readily deliver quality information, and visitors. partnerships stakeholders. and work accessible for all and appropriate and business with key environments at users. products and continuity. the college. stakeholders. services. 4 | The B.E.S.T. Plan: A Strategic Transformation Plan for Benedict College STRATEGIC PRIORITIES GROWING & GIVING ENGAGEMENT ACADEMIC GROWTH LIVING & WORKING Enhance revenue streams Build upon and promote the Changes in curriculum Strengthen our sense of and cost savings efforts, academic expertise, and academic policies family and community by identify and implement geographic location in the in 2017/2018 creates an first prioritizing our capitol city, and the campus new revenue streams and Optimal learning students living spaces and business and community enhance business being committed to assets in the Business environment and operating processes for Development reinforces the upgrades, repairs and improved efficiency and Center to increase campus, professional and enhancements to investment of resources. community and industry leadership promote a positive engagement and revenue development of the environment. generating activity to Career Pathways Improve the quality of position Benedict College as Initiative. learning and working a champion in the socio- spaces that enhance the economic competitiveness student, faculty and staff trajectory of South Carolina. experience through the where the legacy of “BC” as use of improved inclusive, pioneering, and “family” is respected and technology and cherished. collaboration. The B.E.S.T. Plan: A Strategic Transformation Plan for Benedict College | 5 KEY ENABLERS OF The B.E.S.T. Plan Strategic revenue growth: Manage enrollment, legislative and development priorities while enhancing entrepreneurial activities, operational efficiencies and revenue allocation to support the priorities of The B.E.S.T Plan strategic plan. Accountability and leadership: Transparent and fiscally responsible management of resources, and transparency through collaboration and data- driven decision-making. 6 | The B.E.S.T. Plan: A Strategic Transformation Plan for Benedict College OUR PAST SHAPES OUR FUTURE Founded in 1870 by a woman, Rhode Island. Adding to a small teachers and preachers, and its Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict bequest from her husband, first curriculum included by College is a private co- she provided $13,000 towards necessity, reading, writing, educational liberal arts the purchase of an 80-acre spelling, arithmetic, and religion. institution with 2,100 students plantation near Columbia as the Later, the curriculum was enrolled in its 33 baccalaureate site for a new school for the expanded to include the degree programs during the recently freed people of African traditional college disciplines and 2017-2018 academic year. In descent. Benedict Institute set an industrial department offering 2017, Benedict welcomed 744 out from humble beginnings in a carpentry, shoemaking, printing, new scholars to its park-like dilapidated former slave master’s and painting. campus nestled in the heart of mansion to prepare men and On November 2, 1894, the South the Midland community. women to be a “power for good Carolina Legislature chartered the in society.” institution as a liberal arts college Benedict College, originally and the name “Benedict Institute” Benedict Institute, was founded During the first quarter century was formally changed to “Benedict in 148 years ago under the of its existence, Benedict Institute College.” auspices of the American Baptist addressed its educational Home Mission Society. As program to the severely limited From its founding, Benedict Benedict’s first philanthropist, economic and social conditions of College was led by a succession of financial support for the the black population in the northern white Baptist ministers establishment of Benedict came South. The Institute’s original and educators. However, the year from Mrs. Benedict of Pawtucket, objective, therefore, was to train 1930 signaled the succession TThehe BB.E.S.T..E.S.T. Plan: Plan: AA StrategicStrategic TransformationTransformation PlanPlan forfor BenedictBenedict CollegeCollege || 7 of African-American male which 80 percent are full-time, $130 million. presidents that had continued and 60 percent hold doctorates until June 30, 2017, when or the equivalent. The College Going against trends, Benedict Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis was has many nationally recognized College has enrolled 50% male unanimously appointed by the professors like BC Alumnus and students while maintaining an Benedict College Board of Black Panther Illustrator, equal female population. This Trustees as the 14th President of Sanford Greene teaching in our Midlands HBCU welcomes Benedict College. She is the Fine Arts Department. students from all 46 counties in first- female President