2006 President's Report
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IWUIndiana Wesleyan University Guard the Mission Annual Report 2006-07 Our Mission Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community committed to changing the world by developing students in character, scholarship, and leadership. Tablepresident dr. henryof Contentssmith .........................4 Dr. Henry Smith, the eighth President of Indiana Wesleyan University, looks back on the successes of his first year as President – a year that he calls “one of the most special in University history.” the institution and mission .....................6 Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian University that was founded in 1920 and is committed to liberal arts and professional education. Values and faith are emphasized in all areas of campus life. a year in the life of iwu..........................10 While Indiana Wesleyan University focused on its new president in 2006-07, the spotlight also shone on students, faculty and alumni who were honored for personal and professional achievements. building for the future ...............................14 Two new residence halls and a much-needed Academic Building greeted Indiana Wesleyan University students as they returned for the 2006-07 school year. And IWU now has 14 regional campuses. donor spotlights .......................................16 Ron and Marjorie Jones graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in the 1930s, and Clark Vandeventer graduated almost 70 years later. They share a common bond as faithful donors to their alma mater. honor roll of donors ..............................19 Indiana Wesleyan University | 3 Henry & Teresa Smith “As I become President of Indiana Wesleyan University, my primary goal and responsibility is to guard the mission of this great University. The heart and soul of that mission is to protect the spiritual heritage. I commit myself to use all of the presidential influence with which God has gifted me to prevent Indiana Wesleyan University from ever drifting from its primary purpose and losing its spiritual moorings.” 4 | Annual Report s I began my tenure as the eighthCharge The past year has beento a remarkableKeep and for the dedicated faculty, staff, and APresident of Indiana Wesleyan journey for Teresa and me personally, administrators that so faithfully serve University on July 1, 2006, my wife but especially for the University. Please our students in all three colleges. For the Teresa and I requested special prayer for walk with us in the pages that follow 20th consecutive year, IWU had a record my first year in office. as we review some of the victories and number of students. During these past 12 months, we have milestones that we were honored to Above all, a primary purpose of sensed the presence of the Lord on our celebrate, to cheer, and to rejoice! this 2006-07 Annual Report is to campus, and we thank you for praying Celebrate with us the national acknowledge and say thank you to the for Indiana Wesleyan University. recognition that IWU received from thousands of people who so graciously We also found strength and guidance the Best Christian Workplaces Institute and generously provide financial support from the words of Proverbs 3:5-6, which and from the U.S. News & World to the University. were our verses for the 2006-07 academic Report annual listing of America’s To each of you, whose name is listed year: Best Colleges. beginning on page 20, we express our Trust in the Lord with all of your heart Cheer with us (we’re still hoarse from deepest gratitude for helping make and lean not on your own understanding; cheering) the accomplishments of our another year at Indiana Wesleyan in all your ways acknowledge him, and he athletic teams in national competition. University a wonderful success. Please will make your paths straight. Rejoice with us for the record number pray that God will continue to bless of students that God entrusted to us this university. We asked that you pray specifically that I would: Hear the voice of the Lord. Have the courage to do what is right. Receive the anointing of the Holy Spirit for the work that lies ahead. Indiana Wesleyan University | 5 The Institution Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university that was founded in 1920 and is committed to liberal arts and professional education. The University received national recognition this year when it was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top master’s universities in the Midwest. A survey by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute also showed that IWU was one of America’s Best Christian Workplaces. 6 | Annual Report With a Fall 2007 enrollment of 14,756, Indiana Wesleyan University is the largest institution in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and the largest private university in Indiana. IWU is organized into three colleges: (north and south), Kokomo, Merrillville, • Williams Prayer Chapel, the spiritual • College of Arts and Sciences: Shelbyville and Greenwood. soul of the University, provides a Enrollment of 3,050 with 747 first- The University also has four education peaceful, aesthetically appealing time freshmen and a residential centers in Ohio: Cincinnati, Cleveland sanctuary for personal prayer, population of 2,382. More than 70 (east and west) and Dayton; and two reflection and meditation. undergraduate majors are offered centers in Kentucky: Lexington and • The Student Center, the social on the University’s main campus in Louisville. By offering classes at more hub of the University, offers a full Marion, Indiana. than 120 locations throughout the range of student life services and Midwest, Indiana Wesleyan has earned features including a cinema, coffee • College of Graduate Studies: a reputation as a national leader in adult house, entertainment center and Enrollment of 748 with master’s education. dining options. A recent $16 million programs in Counseling, Ministry and expansion renovated 20,000 existing Nursing, as well as a doctoral program During the past two decades, more square feet and added 66,000 square in Organizational Leadership. than $200 million in new construction and renovation have transformed the feet of new space. • College of Adult and Professional University’s physical plant into an ultra- • A multi-purpose Recreation and Studies: Enrollment of 10,958 with modern, student-focused, high-tech Wellness Center, the physical core adult students enrolled at IWU campus. of the University, features multiple regional sites throughout Indiana, The following crowning facilities on gymnasiums, weight rooms, a Ohio and Kentucky, as well as online. swimming pool, climbing wall Almost 3,800 students are pursuing the Marion campus represent the University’s commitment to holistic and other personal and corporate graduate coursework in Business, conditioning amenities. Education and Healthcare through this student formation: College, as well. • Jackson Library, the academic • The Phillippe Performing Arts Center, heart of the University, houses over the cultural center of the University, IWUOnline, the University’s innovative 142,000-bound volumes, 220,000 seats 1,200 for chapel, concerts, Internet-based delivery system, currently micro formats, 950 journal subscrip- recitals and theatrical performances. serves more than 3,000 degree-seeking tions and 75,000 full-text online This acoustically engineered building students. periodical resources. The library also was awarded the Gold Citation for exceptional architectural design. The University’s visually striking is home to the University’s “Society of 300-acre main campus in Marion is World Changers,” which was estab- In addition to new construction, the about an hour south of Fort Wayne lished to recognize prominent Ameri- stately John Wesley Administration and an hour north of Indianapolis. To cans who are the salt and light of their Building, built in 1894, has been serve adult students, the University has generation by virtue of positively completely restored and stands as a Indiana regional education centers in engaging culture through excellence in symbolic connection to the University’s Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis their chosen professions. rich past. Indiana Wesleyan University | 7 The Mission When Indiana Wesleyan University administrators and trustees gathered at the beginning of the new millennium to draft a new mission statement for the University, the first word that came into focus was “Character.” We firmly believe that the primary purpose of an education is to build ‘Character.’ That is why, with God’s blessing, ‘Character’ is – and always will be – the No. 1 goal in the University’s mission statement. 8 | Annual Report Values and faith are emphasized in and out of the classroom, extending to all areas of campus life. Indiana Wesleyan University’s mission Christian Colleges & Universities to Faculty members help students integrate is to prepare students to change the be selected. President and CEO of the faith and learning, resulting in a robust world for Jesus Christ through servant- New Media Consortium, Dr. Larry Christian worldview. The University leadership, professional excellence Johnson, identifies Indiana Wesleyan offers 78 undergraduate majors, and personal devotion. The University University as “a place where smart, including Business Administration, encourages its students, faculty, staff and creative people are devising innovative Communication Arts, Education, administrators to pursue Christ-likeness solutions to challenges we all face in Fine Art, Nursing,