1990-1991 Cedarville College Annual Report

Donald Rickard Vice President for Student Services Meeting Student Needs Because we deal with a changing clientele from a variety of cultures, we work at keeping abreast of the real concerns facing students. Carl Ruby has conducted research on student attitudes and seeks to address their concerns in an innovative "Thursdays Live" program. Staff and students use humor, drama, music, and discussion to help students think about some of life's most serious issues. "Straight Down" won the A league Sand Volleyball intramural tournament this past fall. John Anglea Vice President for Business Student Services Cedarville is all about students. Students are more than customers; they are "family" with one another and with faculty and staff members. One of the College 's top budget priorities this past year was increasing student aid. After intensive study , we developed a strategic plan for financial aid to assure the best use of the money available. While increasing need-based aid again , the College also initiated programs that reward performance in various academic areas. Cedarville has had large increases in the financial aid budget in recent years. Still, Cedarville does not keep pace with competitors in having grants, scholarships, and loans available for students. This has both negative and positive implications. Negatively , it means that some students who would benefit from a Cedarville education will choose to go elsewhere to get more aid. Positively, it means that Cedarville is avoiding the potential trap of buying students to maintain or increase enrollment. Several major changes affected the residence hall program. We spent more money than in previous years to improve living conditions in the residence halls by remodeling and replacing furniture. Carl Ruby, while continuing in the Counseling Service, took on a new role as associate dean-special programming. He is developing training programs for residence hall staff, coordinating programs on student issues, and working with married students. Campus Activities continues to provide creative programs for students' enrichment. Dick Walker and his team have the pulse of student needs and design innovative ways to meet thern ... from Artists Series concerts to intramural sports ... prayer meetings to Grandparents Day ... Getting Started (freshman orientation) to midnight breakfasts during exam week. Student Services also bears responsibility for maintaining standards of student life . When compared to mo s t campuses today , Cedarville' s standards are rigorous and restrictive. They contribute, however, to developing a lifestyle consistent with our Christian testimony and valued by · employers . College personnel take a positive approach to standards. They realize rules are for students' development rather than existing simply for rules ' sake. Business Affairs Cedarville has a long history of operating within its means. The tradition of a balanced budget continued again this year. The following charts and graphs portray income and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991. The Business Office oversees construction and renovation . This year, they directed considerable work which benefits our students. The addition to Alford Auditorium, the renovation of the Post Office, the launching of the Engineering/Nursing Center construction, and numerous smaller projects required oversight throughout the year. In August a major fire hit Cedarville's Service Center, damaging the building, its equipment, and our campus telephone system. No one was injured, but the fire greatly inconvenienced our Physical Plant and Construction departments during their busiest season. Insurance covered most of our losses, and we used the occasion to upgrade our aging telephone system to a state-of-the-art model that should serve us well for many years.