Muhlenberg College Source Book 2011-2012 Source Book 2011-2012 • Edited By: Nicole Hammel • Director, Institutional Research & Records • Published October 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011-2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE COLLEGE 4 I. Description 4 1. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLEGE 4 2. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE COLLEGE 5 3. DIVERSITY STATEMENT OF THE COLLEGE 5 4. THE YEAR IN REVIEW, 2010-2011 6 5. CENTERS AND INSTITUTES 6 6. PROGRAMS OF STUDY 8 7. SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 9 8. DEPARTMENTAL MAJOR PROGRAMS 11 9. THE WESCOE SCHOOL OF MUHLENBERG COLLEGE 15 II. Facilities 16 1. MAJOR FACILITIES 16 2. MUHLENBERG COLLEGE PROPERTIES 20 3. RESIDENCE CAPACITIES 23 III. Academic Resources and Technology 24 1. TREXLER LIBRARY 24 2. MARTIN ART GALLERY 25 3. ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER 25 4. WRITING CENTER 26 5. INFORMATION TECHNOLOG 27 6. THE CAREER CENTER 28 IV. Finance 29 1. STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (ACTUAL) 29 2. ACTUAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES, PERCENTAGE 30 3. ENDOWMENT STATISTICS, DOLLAR AMOUNTS BY FISCAL YEAR 31 4. ANNUAL PRIVATE GIFTS, DOLLAR AMOUNTS BY FISCAL YEAR 31 5. ANALYSIS OF GENERAL SUPPORT GIFTS, PERCENTAGES BY FISCAL YEAR AND SOURCE 31 6. GRAPH: ANNUAL PRIVATE GIFTS BY FISCAL YEAR AND COMPONENT 32 7. GRAPH: GENERAL SUPPORT GIFTS, 2010-2011 BY SOURCE 32 8. SELECTED MAJOR GRANTS 33 PERSONNEL 35 I. Organization 35 1. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 35 2. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 36 3. SENIOR STAFF ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES 39 4. MANAGERS REPORTING DIRECTLY TO SENIOR STAFF 40 5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE 42 6. CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE 43 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE SOURCE BOOK 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011-2012 II. Faculty 44 1. DAY COLLEGE FACULTY DEMOGRAPHICS BY SEX, EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND RANK 44 2. AVERAGE FULL-TIME FACULTY SALARIES BY DOLLAR AMOUNTS 45 3. FULL TIME FACULTY SALARY INCREASES BY FISCAL YEAR 45 4. FACULTY COMMITTEES AND OFFICES, 2011-2012 46 5. FACULTY AWARDS 49 6. FACULTY & STAFF PUBLICATIONS, 2010-2011 53 III. Employees 56 1. COLLEGE PERSONNEL, FALL 2011 BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS, SEX AND CLASSIFICATION 56 2. EMPLOYEE CENSUS BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND CLASSIFICATION 56 3. POSITIONS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM 57 STUDENT 58 I. Admission 58 1. INCOMING CLASS ADMISSIONS PROFILE 58 2. GRAPH: PERCENT OF ACCEPTANCES 59 3. GRAPH: ENROLLMENT YIELD 59 4. SAT SCORES OF INCOMING CLASS 60 5. ADMISSIONS APPLICATION OVERLAP 60 II. Enrollments 61 1. DAY COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS 61 2. GRAPH: DAY COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS 61 3. ENROLLMENT SNAPHOT FALL 2011 62 4. DAY STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY STATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE 63 5. DAY STUDENT ENROLLMENT PERCENTAGES BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION 64 6. DAY STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY ETHNIC GROUP 64 7. RETENTION RATES BY CLASS 65 8. GRAPH: RETENTION RATES FROM FIRST TO SECOND YEAR 65 9. GRADUATION RATES BY CLASS YEAR 66 10. GRAPH: GRADUATION RATES BY CLASS YEAR 66 11. DAY STUDENTS IN SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, FALL 2011 BY CLASS YEAR 67 12. LOCATION OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS, FALL 2011 BY COUNTRY AND INSTITUTION 68 13. GRAPH: LOCATIONS OF STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS, FALL 2010 BY COUNTRY 69 14. WESCOE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM 70 15. SUMMER STUDY ENROLLMENTS 70 16. WESCOE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS DEGREE COMPLETION PROGAM 71 III. Majors, Minors, and Degrees 72 1. MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY BY SEX, DAY STUDENTS 72 2. MINOR FIELD OF STUDY BY SEX, DAY STUDENTS 73 3. EDUCATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS BY CLASS YEAR, DAY STUDENTS 73 4. MAJORS OF GRADUATES BY GRADUATION YEAR AND ADMINISTRATIVE COLLEGE 74 5. MINORS OF GRADUATES BY GRADUATION YEAR AND ADMINISTRATIVE COLLEGE 75 6. TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM COMPLETIONS BY GRADUATION YEAR, DAY STUDENTS 75 7. GRAPH: FIELD OF STUDY DISTRIBUTION MAY 2011 GRADUATES 76 8. DEGREES GRANTED BY GRADUATION YEAR AND ADMINISTRATIVE COLLEGE 76 9. MAJOR CERTIFICATES GRANTED BY YEAR 77 10. GRAPH: MAJOR CERTIFICATES GRANTED BY FIELD OF STUDY 2007-2011 77 IV. Career Plans and Awards 78 1. SUMMARY OF CAREER PLANS, DAY STUDENTS 78 2. RECIPIENTS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 79 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE SOURCE BOOK 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011-2012 V. Student Life 85 1. STUDENT GOVERNMENT 85 2. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 86 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY, 2011-2012 87 4. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS, 2002-2011 88 VI. Student Costs 93 1. STUDENT COSTS 93 2. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PER STUDENT 94 3. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID TOTAL AWARDS 94 4. FINANCIAL AID BY CLASS YEAR AND COMPONENT 96 ALUMNI, PARENTS and FRIENDS 96 I. Alumni 96 1. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD, 2011-2012 96 2. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS, 2011-2012 97 3. REGIONAL ALUMNI CLUBS 97 4. LIVING ALUMNI DISTRIBUTION BY CLASS YEAR 98 5. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS 1992-2011 99 6. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TRICORN AWARD WINNERS 103 7. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 104 II. Parents 106 1. THE PARENTS COUNCIL 106 III. Friends 107 1. HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS, 1992-2011 107 APPENDICES 109 I. Appendix A 1. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS 109 II. Appendix B 1. GOVERNANCE 115 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE SOURCE BOOK 3 DESCRIPTION 2011-2012 THE COLLEGE I. Description 1. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLEGE Muhlenberg College is an independent, undergraduate, coeducational institution related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1848 to provide a liberal arts education in the Judeo-Christian humanistic tradition, Muhlenberg is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and excellence. The College is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, approximately 55 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of New York City. As a liberal arts college, Muhlenberg offers programs in the humanities, the natural and social sciences, and in professional areas such as business, education, pre-medical, pre-theological, and pre-law studies. Flexibility is provided through course options and opportunities for independent study, research and internships, and through a plan for self-designed majors. The College strives to keep its curriculum vital and current with the rapidly changing intellectual world. The excellence and integrity of the Muhlenberg program have been recognized by Phi Beta Kappa and by some 13 additional national honorary societies which have established chapters at the College. Muhlenberg’s academic program is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the New York State Board of Regents. The College is on the approved list of the American Chemical Society. It is also a member of the American Council on Education, the Association of American Colleges, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, the College Entrance Examination Board, the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, the Associated Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, and the National Collegiate Honors Council. Significant in the College’s tradition are the historic ties between the College and the Lutheran Church. The name Muhlenberg College was adopted in 1867 – 19 years after the College was founded in honor of the patriarch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. The sons of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg made important contributions to the early life of our country. General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg wintered at Valley Forge with George Washington; Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg was the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives; and Henry Ernst Muhlenberg was one of the most eminent early American scientists and the first president of Franklin College, now Franklin and Marshall College. MUHLENBERG COLLEGE SOURCE BOOK 4 DESCRIPTION 2011-2012 2. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE COLLEGE Muhlenberg College aims to develop independent critical thinkers who are intellectually agile, characterized by a zest for reasoned and civil debate, knowledgeable about the achievements and traditions of diverse civilizations and cultures, able to express ideas with clarity and grace, committed to life-long learning, equipped with ethical and civic values, and prepared for lives of leadership and service. The College is committed to providing an intellectually rigorous undergraduate education within the context of a supportive, diverse residential community. We are also committed to educating the whole person through experiences within and beyond the classroom. Our curriculum integrates the traditional liberal arts with selected pre-professional studies. Our faculty are passionate about teaching, value close relationships with students, and are committed to the pedagogical and intellectual importance of research. Honoring its historical heritage from the Lutheran Church and its continuing connection with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Muhlenberg welcomes and celebrates a variety of faith traditions on campus and encourages members of the College community to value spiritual life. 3. DIVERSITY STATEMENT OF THE COLLEGE Muhlenberg College aims to develop independent critical thinkers who are intellectually agile, characterized by a zest for reasoned and civil debate, knowledgeable about the achievements and traditions of diverse civilizations and cultures, able to express ideas with clarity and grace, committed to life-long learning, equipped with ethical and civic values, and prepared for lives of leadership and service. The College is committed to providing an intellectually rigorous undergraduate education within the context of a supportive, diverse residential community…From