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Volume 11 Number3 Fa111986 TODAY MAR..YMOUNT COLLEGE PALOS VERPES, CALIFORNIA Dr. William J. Petak, Chair, Board of Trustees Carol McClung, Acting Registrar Dr. Thomas D. Wood, President Kenneth Mayer. Director of Admissions Dr. Theresa Di Rocco, Executive Vice President and Dee Y. Flornes. Director of College Relations Academic Dean (On Special Sabbatical) Maureen Herrill, Alumni Relations Director Sr. Gregory Noddy, RSHM. Acting Dean of Faculty Jane Lundberg, President. Alumni Association James Reeves. Dean of Students Sandra Capone Haney, APR. Editor Aaron Hale. Dean of Administration and Finance TOOA Y is published three times a year by the College Relations Office of Marymount College, 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East. Rancho Palos Verdes. Calif. 90274 (213) 377-5501. Photograph of Madonna and Child: John Ellis Cover. A Merry Christmas snowflake ornament for your tree. From Tite President's Desk his issue of TODAY is devoted to college We are excited and development and to the recognition of enthusiastic about what those who have materially contributed to we are doing, and we our growth. I have some random thoughts hope you will join with us Tabout that development that I would like to share in that excitement and with you. enthusiasm. Our agenda My primary concern is with the educational is unfinished, and it will progress of this institute and insuring that its growth remain so. We will never remain dynamic and based on solid research. In the experience total victory, academic context, truths change, values change, but most surely, we will and curriculum must be revised from time to time. continue to reaffirm our Teaching methods should be tried adopted, rejected, importance in the educa revised, and remodeled constantly. This should be tional scheme of things the nature of a college devoted to teaching and in California. learning. This kind of continual evaluation and We have changed our reformation is essential if we accept that man's task name- not a dramatic is to fashion the quality of his own systems, to make change, but one which the world over into something that he thinks it ought allows us some economy to be. in self-reference and in the texts of material which Schools have always been rather antiseptic when we publish. From MARYMOUNT PALOS VERDES it comes to human aims and social goals. We must COLLEGE, we are now officially MARYMOUNT help young people begin to specify the content of COLLEGE, Palos Verdes, California, and may, except their future and actively bring it into existence. Time in official documents, refer to ourselves simply as is short, our patience is too long. Too often the philo Marymount College. sophical position behind curricular reform in the The holidays are upon us. What we do with them humanities has collapsed into the simple notion of is entirely up to us. There will be some scheduled fun "getting along with others," but we are looking for and extra work, we may overindulge, we may self-determination and assertiveness which is respon become a bit weary and irritable, and all of this sible and aware and generous and concerned may be inclined to dampen our eagerness for the about the total effects of action. holiday season. I have strong feelings that the management of our But we must remember that this observance of college must reflect this same kind of responsibility. the birth of that Divine Inspiration to the Christian We must, in the matter of our fiscal security, main world is the beginning of a new year, of new oppor tain a position of self-reliance. We must be able to tunities, and we should reflect about the fact that stand before our publics and say, "This is our college, our lives can be better and that we do, indeed, and this is what we think a college should be." In have the power to make that so. Let us schedule in this journal, we are giving thanks to the many who this season a time for sharing our hopes and dreams, have supported us. All our students will benefit from for thanksgiving, for some thoughtful consideration your generous contributions to the library, scholar of the real joy that can be ours and that must not ships, and to cultural and leisure-time activities. We escape us. also have an obligation to support ourselves, how We at Marymount College wish for all of you, our ever, and are doing so through the carefully arranged, friends, a calm and a peace that will pervade your setting aside of revenue generated by certain families and that will make this a truly satisfying and auxiliary enterprises. If we are, in good faith, to solicit meaningful time of celebration. the help of others, we must be willing and able to Dr. Thomas D. Wood demonstrate our ability to help ourselves. President , 1985-1986 Board of Trustees arymount's 19-member Board of Trustees, made up of 14 lay members, including President Wood. and five M Religious, sets policy and establishes goals for the college, works with the president to Gifts & Other Sources 3.3"/o develop fund-raising programs, and oversees the Government Grants 3.2"/o college budget. Its broad range of governance Endowment 5% responsibilities help to ensure the support and success of college programs. Auxiliary Enterprises 14.8% The Development Committee is working on goals and priorities for annual giving campaigns and a capital campaign. It is also working to increase the size of Marymount's $2.7 million endowment. As a future source for funding capital improvements, the board is committed to self capitalization whereby income from designated revenue sources is set aside for this use. Budget and monetary stability is high on the list of Tuition & Fees 73. 7"/o board responsibilities. The college has recently Total $5,713,132 undergone an important physical improvement program. Classrooms have been upgraded, visual and physical improvements to the campus and to property adjoining residential neighbors, and the installation of an additional 140-space parking lot on campus have been accomplished in the last two years. Trustees who have guided the college through the past 12 years of successful development have been Development 2.4% joined by a vigorous new membership of trustees Transfers 5.4"/o who share their enthusiasm for the Marymount mission. We continue to explore new ways to develop Plant Operation 7. 7% greater educational opportunities for our students by Student Aid 8.6% improving our science and computer facilities, offer Student SeNices 11 .9% ing advanced learning resources, enhancing the athletic program, and maintaining our professional and dedicated faculty. Institutional Support 18.3% The college has been doing an excellent job of Auxiliary Enterprises 19.8% preparing our students for transfer to four-year insti tutions. We intend to continue and to offer them every possible opportunity for educational success. Instruction & Academic Anthony R. Pierno, Chair Support 25.9% Development Committee, Total $5,713,132 Board of Trustees Admissions - or years the primary roll of a college colleges doing what Marymount does?" If imitation admissions office was that of the "guardian is the greatest compliment, the suggestion of imi of gates." The college admissions office tation cannot be far behind. This fact, plus Mary had the responsibility of making certain mount's rapid growth, is evidence that the college Fthat only qualified applicants would be admitted to fills an important ecological niche in higher educa the hallowed halls of learning at the nation's colleges tion. In addition to these new marketing and public and universities. Admissions offices (Marymount's relations responsibilities, the Marymount Admissions Admissions Office included) continue to perform this Office is still responsible for providing 400 qualified task. However, concurrently, two equally important freshmen every year. Inasmuch as Marymount, like tasks must now be performed in today's competitive most other independent colleges, long ago eschewed student market: A positive image must be forwarded, admission by formula, i.e., GPA plus SAT or ACT scores, and maximum visibility must be promoted. each applicant must be considered for his/her To this end, Marymount's Admissions Office is potential as a student. In attempting to assess this responsible for the design, publication and targeted potential, many factors are weighed, such as high dissemination of effective promotional publications. school GPA; class rank, if available; number of Furthermore, every year Marymount's four field repre academic classes successfully completed; Engl ish sentatives market the college to students, parents grades; grades in courses requiring writing experi and counselors throughout Southern California, ences; level of math completed; grades in classes Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, demanding daily homework, e.g ., geometry, foreign New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii language; SAT scores, especially verbal scores; and selected sites in Midwestern and Eastern United pattern of grades; absence record; high school States. Representatives also enter the foreign market attended, and many other elements of the student's in England, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, academic and personal history. Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Philippines, Thailand, All three primary Admissions Office tasks - assess Malaysia, Singapore and ment, image promotion and Indonesia. All of this is done field marketing - are inter to give Marymount a dependent. However, at the student mix similar to that ... Marymount's reputation very core of admissions of a major university, albeit for building success in building enroll in microcosm. In this way ment from 115 to over 700 in students enjoy a market successful students 11 years, is the quality of place of ideas that is not education in the classroom. present in commuter has grown ... Marymount's greatest asset institutions, and the college in marketing itself is the is better able to withstand hundreds of Marymount the vicissitudes of regional economics.