4. Learning Outcomes
Following this presentation colleagues will be able
to:
Articulate key events of Washington & Lee history
Express the major student organizations on campus
Describe the characteristics of a Washington & Lee applicant
Explain how development initiatives support the strategic plan
5. Presentation Overview
Quick Glance
Governance
Academics
Student Life & Activities
Admissions & Access
Development
Common Themes
6. A Quick Glance of W&L
Location: Lexington, VA Majors: 40
Founded: 1749 Minors: 20
Undergraduate Courses: 1,000+
Enrollment: 1,759
Clubs & Organizations:
Law Enrollment: 394 120+
Full-time Faculty: 173 Women Admitted to
Undergraduate Divisions:
Women Admitted to
1985
School of Law: 1972
Division III Athletics
Program
8. Mission Statement
Washington and Lee University provides a liberal arts
education that develops students' capacity to think
freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves
with honor, integrity, and civility. Graduates will be
prepared for life-long learning, personal
achievement, responsible leadership, service to others, and
engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.
10. President’s Role in Governance
Dr. Kenneth Ruscio W&L ’s Strategic Plan
Who is he? Continue Strengths of the
What does he do? Past
Recruit & Support
Exceptional Students
Recruit, Retain, & Develop
Faculty and Staff
Establish & Enhance
Academic Programs
Create a Campus of 21st
President’s Cabinet
Century
Who makes it up, why?
11. Board of Trustees & Governance
Level of Involvement
Where do they come from & cultivation
Responsibilities
Committees
Aspects of shared governance
12. Faculty Roles in Governance
6 Types of Committees
• Created by the Board of Trustees
• Administer Faculty Responsibilities
• Joining with Administrative Staff
• Ad Hoc for a time and purpose
• Academic-Program Advisory
• Administrative
American Association of University Professors
36 Indicators of Sound Governance
14. Academics
W&L
Academics
Undergraduate Graduate
Education Education
The College- The Williams
School of Law
Liberal Arts School
15. Graduate Education
School of Law
What makes it unique?
Sticker Shock
New strategy: Application fee
Faculty
Employment prospects
16. Undergraduate Education
The College - Liberal Arts
Departmental initiatives and priorities
2 years of general requirements
The Williams School of Commerce, Economics, &
Politics
Providing a strong balance with the liberal arts spirit
All students can enroll in courses offered, 40% of the student
body are majors
Reputation and Intimacy
Interdisciplinary Cross-College Offerings
18. Student Activities
Greek Life
Executive Committee
Honor System
“At Washington & Lee you have three types of students: the Greeks who like to
drink, the black students who only hang out with black students, and how do I
say this the smart kids who aren’t social”
- Jason Rodocker, Director of Campus Activities & Leadership Development
19. Greek Life
Greek Governing Bodies
16 Fraternities in IFC
6 Sororities in PHC
4 NPHC Fraternities and Sororities
79% of W&L students participate in Greek
Life.
Problems that arise:
Alcohol and drug consumption
Hazing policy
Sexual violence
Concepts of Greek Life
20. Executive Committee
Student Governing Body
Responsibilities include:
Allocating funds to student organizations
Amending the Student Body Constitution
Honor violation meetings and investigations.
21. Honor System
“On my honor, I have neither given nor received
any unacknowledged aid on this
(exam, test, paper, etc.).”
Student administered
“White Book”, guidelines about Honor System
Extends the tradition of trust
22. Oops You’ve Been CAUGHT! :
Honor System Violations
2009-2010 Academic
ANY W&L Year
student
8 investigations
4 closed hearings
3 students found NOT
Executive guilty
Committee 1 student chose to
withdraw
Hearing in
Withdraw front of
Student Body
23. Gillian, from
Hawaii
Class of 2013
Why students choose
W&L?
24. Nathaniel, from
Chicago
Class of 2014
“I chose W&L
for the support.
The teachers
are
supportive, the
students are
supportive…
Overall it was a
good choice.”
25. Ted DeLaney, Ph.D.
Went from university
janitor to head of the
History Department
Lexington, VA native
B.A. Washington & Lee
Ph.D. William & Mary
Founded African American
“But my greatest joy, as always, will be
working with the students.” Studies Program at W&L
- Ted DeLaney
27. Admissions Visibility
Inquiry Pool of 36,000 Traditional, yet cutting
40 states visited edge
W & L is a “four year Law School, Science
experience” Facilities, & Mass
Communication
LIVE, LEARN, ENGAGE,
EXPLORE
Liberal Arts?
Interdisciplinary Studies
28. Admissions Selectivity
Competitive admissions
Average Entering Class
process
Program, Performance, Potenti 19% Admit Rate
al for
college, Participation, Personal 50% Early Decision
ity
10% of class are legacy
Facts from 2010-2011 class: Gender Balance in Applicant
6,222 applied
Pool
1,181 accepted
473 enrolled
81% in top 10th of Class
First Generation Students: 44
29. Tuition Comparison
2010-2011 Tuition of Peer Institutions
$56,634
$60,000 $50,980
$50,630
$46,219
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
UVA W &L Wake Forest Vanderbilt University
*Out of State Tuition, Room, and Board
30. Accessibility
$50,630 Tuition Room & Board Johnson Scholarship Program
(2010-2011 school year) Largest portion of endowment
Full scholarship offered to
Quantifying Education Argument incoming students
3,500-4,000 applications
annually received prior to
Financial Aid (Class of 2014) Johnson Scholarship NOW
Average grant to students averages over 6,000
receiving aid: $35,520
25 Students receiving Pell Grant
49 Students from families earning
under $50,000 annually
Over $29 million in financial
assistance was offered to 65% of
Student Body in 2009-2010
32. “Endowment makes all the
difference” – Dr. Dawn Watkins
“The level of resources changes the
game” – Jason Rodocker
Asking students why they choose
Washington & Lee:
Dean Futrell: “Don’t say the money”
Students: “The money”
33. Development at W&L
Office reports to Vice President for University
Advancement
4 Main Fundraising Offices
Annual Fund
Major Gifts
Planned Giving
Law School Advancement
34. Endowment and Giving
Top Institution in Alumni Support
per student - $21,670
One of the Top 30 Largest Endowments
per student - $416,887
The Annual Fund received
$7,014,000 during 2009-2010
35. Honor Our Past, Build Our Future:
Fundraising Campaign
$500 Million Campaign
Launched campaign on October 22nd, 2010
Goals of Campaign
$160 million for recruiting and supporting students
$122 million for recruiting, retaining and developing faculty
and staff
$120.5 million for creating a campus for the 21st century
$37.5 million for new academic programs and enhancing
existing ones
$60 million for creating financial flexibility through the
Annual Fund
37. 1. Which Founding Father helped W&L survive with
the schools first major endowment of $20,000?
1. Benjamin Franklin
2. George Washington
3. John Adams
4. Thomas Jefferson
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38. 2. Which of these did George Washington bring
to campus when he was president?
1. The Honor Code
2. The Speaking
Tradition
3. The Law School
4. The School’s Motto
5. None of the above -
(He wasn’t
President, it was all
Bobby Lee)
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39. 3. What is an initiative the strategic plan calls for?
1. To becoming a top tier
research institution
2. To establish and enrich
academic experiences
and offerings
3. To revert campus to a
religiously affiliated
institution
4. To double enrollment to
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40. 4. What is the current sticker price of tuition at
Washington & Lee?
1. $10K – 20K
2. $20K – 30K
3. $30K - 60K
4. Too rich for my blood
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41. 5. Who controls the Honor System?
1. Students
2. SCHEV
3. Faculty & Staff
4. Dr. Ellen Plummer
5. Parents
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42. 6. Who was the better looking historian?
1. George Washington
2. Bobby E. Lee
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43. The Common Themes
Sense of Community
& Intimate Relationships
Prestige
Tradition and History
Student Self-Governance &
Autonomy
46. References
Interviews with:
Robert Koch, Teri Cugliari, Jason Rodocker, Stephen
Sneed, Katherine Brinkley, Tammy Futrell, Jim Farrar, Dr.
Dawn Watkins, Nathaniel Hayes, Gillian Johnson, Jacob Elium
Special Thanks to Bobby Lee for our new sweatshirts!
