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Dr. W. Franklin Evans President and CEO 1 | P a g e iÉÉÜ{xxá VÉÄÄxzx YÉâÇwxÜ `ÜáA XÄ|étuxà{ XäxÄçÇ jÜ|z{à@`xÇtyxx TÑÜ|Ä F? DKJE @ WxvxÅuxÜ DG? DLCI “To try to help my fellow man to help themselves, and if a way was not open for them, I must open it myself.” 2 | P a g e 3 | P a g e 4 | P a g e Welcome to the Fall 2017-2019 edition of the Voorhees College Fact Book. The fact book provides information to external and internal constituents of the College. Data within this document is available for analysis, decision making, and dissemination. All data contained within this document is based on information filed with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the SC Commission on Higher Education, the SC Tuition Grants Commission, and IPEDS Collections Center and obtained from the Voorhees College databases. The fact book is updated annually by the Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness and Research. Every effort is made to include the most accurate and currently available data. Information in this edition reflects data available as of Fall 2017. Information covering an entire academic year is from 2017-2018. For questions, please contact Dr. Sherry Hopkins, Coordinator for Institutional Effectiveness Research at (803) 780-1036 or [email protected]. Voorhees College is a private historically black liberal arts institution affiliated with the Episcopal Church, whose mission is to produce highly qualified graduates who coalesce intellect and faith in pursuit of life-long learning, healthy living, the betterment of society, and an abiding faith in God. 5 | P a g e Dr. W. Franklin Evans Ninth President & CEO (803) 780-1019 Dr. Ronnie Hopkins Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (803) 780-1029 [email protected] 6 | P a g e 7 | P a g e The Voorhees College Board of Trustees is chartered to provide strategic leadership for the campus by working primarily with the President and the Executive Cabinet. The length of term and voting privileges for each board member can vary. Chairman – Dr. Robert L. Satcher Vice Chairman – Reverend Sam Davis Treasurer – Mr. J. Milton Pope Secretary – Ms. Leah Taylor Dr. Robert Dodd, Jr., Dr. Alan Duesterhaus, Dr. Donald Fowler, Mr. Jimmy Gardner, Dr. Robert Hymes, Mr. Alphonso Lamback, Sr., Mr. Dan Martin, Dr. Vincent McNeil, Dr. Michelle Meekins, Mr. Dane Murray, Dr. Daraka Satcher, Senator John L. Scott, Jr., Dr. Kwaku O. Temeng, Dr. Traci Young-Cooper Dr. W. Franklin Evans, President Right Reverend G. “Skip” Adams, Bishop, The Episcopal Church in South Carolina Mr. David Miller, National Alumni President Mr. Thomas Sumter, 2nd Alumni Representative Right Reverend W. Andrew Waldo, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina Ms. Christina Donovan, Student Government Representative Dr. Keathen Wilson, Faculty Representative Dr. Ronnie Hopkins, Staff Advisor/Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs Shemrico Stanley, Chief of Staff/Executive Director of Title III Programs Mrs. Diane V. O’Berry, Staff Advisor/Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs Mrs. Charlene Johnson/Staff Advisor/Vice President for Enrollment Management Dr. Gwynth Nelson/Staff Advisor/Vice President for Institutional Advancement Mrs. Menia D. Lee/ BOT Liaison Dr. Matthew A. Golson Dr. Mary Hepburn Dr. Prezell R. Robinson 8 | P a g e Goal 1. Demonstrate Academic Excellence and Distinction Goal 2. Facilitate Student Success Goal 3. Ensure Institutional Efficiency and Effectiveness Goal 4. Strengthen Resource Development 9 | P a g e Strategic Plan 2017-2022 The Strategic Guiding Principles are the ideals that decisions, actions, and initiatives will be developed and implemented. There are four over- arching strategic guiding principles essential to fulfilling the vision, mission, and future success of Voorhees College: DEMONSTRATE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE and DISTINCTION To provide and promote a learning environment of excellence and distinction centered on an engaged superlative faculty and staff committed to fostering intellectual growth, developing relevant skills and competencies, offering experimental learning reflective of students interests, and producing competent workers and leaders for globally diverse world. FACILITATE STUDENT SUCCESS To create and enhance a unique, student-focused learning environment that ensures excellence, creativity, and innovation in strategically planning and implementing initiatives to increase diversity, measures of retention and graduation, career exposure and placement, spiritual growth, and leadership development ENSURE INSTITUTIONAL EFFICIENCY and EFFECTIVENESS To establish and maintain an organizational culture designed to meet the needs and expectations of an exceptional and efficient workforce and its stakeholders where accreditation is maintained, service is promoted, technology is enhanced, systems are results-oriented, processes are thoroughly assessed, accountability is expected, and financial stability is safeguarded. STRENGTHEN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT To acquire and increase the financial and funding needs to remain an affordable institution, recognized for financial stability, unparalleled management of human and physical resources, an expanded and comprehensive donor base, and an ongoing and increasing flow of gifts and donations in order to achieve the vision, mission, and programmatic needs of the College. To View Strategic Plan Ctrl + Click to follow Link Below 10 | P a g e American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Association of Colleges and University Auditors Association of American Colleges American Association of College Registrars and Admission Officers American Association for Higher Education American Council on Education American Library Association American Personnel and Guidance Association Association for Institutional Research Association of Episcopal Colleges Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) Black Caucus of the American Library Association College Entrance Examination Board Commission on Accelerated Programs (CAP) Council for Adult & Experimental Learning (CAEL) Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) HBCU Library Alliance Institute of Internal Auditors Lyrasis National Alumni Council of the UNCF National Association of African American Honors Programs National Association of African American Studies National Association of College Admission Counselors 11 | P a g e National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) National Association of College Deans, Registrars, and Admissions Officers National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) National Association of Women's Deans and Counselors Palmetto Academic Independent Library System (PAILS) Partnership Amongst South Carolina Academic Libraries (PASCAL) Saint Monica University, Beau, Cameroon, Central West Africa Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SASFAA) South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SCASFAA) South Carolina Association of Institutional Research (SCAIR) South Carolina Association of Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs South Carolina Chamber of Commerce South Carolina Women in Higher Education (SCWHE) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Southern Association of Criminal Justice Educators Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) 12 | P a g e 13 | P a g e Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society Concert Choir Cheerleaders Dr. W. Franklin Evans Honors College Delta Mu Delta Honor Society Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Elizabeth Wright Culture Club Gentlemen’s Social Club Golden Touch Organization Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Mass Communications Club NAACP Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Pan-Hellenic Council Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Pre-Alumni Council (PAC) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Student Government Association (SGA) VC Poetic White Rose Club Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 14 | P a g e 15 | P a g e Honor society membership is based on merit and scholastic achievement; they're by invitation or application. Current societies include: Delta Mu Delta Delta Mu Delta is a business honor society that recognizes and encourages academic excellence of students. The goal is to create a community that fosters the well-being of its individual members and of the business community through life-time membership. Phi Beta Lambda Phi Beta Lambda is for students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. Alpha Kappa Mu Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society is a general scholarship honor society open to juniors and seniors in all academic areas who meet the requirements of the society. The purpose is to promote high scholarship, to cultivate a high order of personal living, and to develop an appreciation for scholarship and scholarly endeavor in others. Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Psi