College Suspension Scenarios 1 and 2
May 31 – The future status of the College will be announced as either Scenario I (Permanent Closure) or Scenario II (Suspend Operations for 3 Years)
close-college_scenario_1_2.pdf [334.33KB],
Documents
Excerpts
“Under the direction of the Chancellor, McGregor and the College will establish a process during these three years (of closure) to unify Antioch University Yellow Springs with the College remaining in name for the undergraduate residential program.”
“2007-2008 Fiscal Year: Phase out of Antioch College”
“June 30, 2008”
“If land development company has been engaged, Board approves three-year plan to open a new Yellow Springs residential undergraduate program…”
“If land development company has not been engaged, the College would move toward permanent closure.”
“YEAR ONE: 2008-2009: Ideas and Alternatives”
“July 2008: Board announces the creation of Antioch University Yellow Springs and a new $50,000,000 ‘Campaign for a New Antioch Undergraduate Program” with 50% of the goal already committed by the Board, several key donors and the development corporation.”
“New University governance system implemented.”
“Board selects an interim president of Antioch University Yellow Springs. Yellow Springs Board of Trustees created.”
“September 2008 – February 2009: ADT (Academic Design Team) conducts a series of focus groups, with national experts on various topics, to harvest ideas for a 21st century, innovative liberal arts undergraduate program. Major higher education organizations are represented, but especially AAC&U.”
(Note – AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider was a member of the University’s Renewal Commission, a board mandated curriculum change the plunged the College’s enrollment to its lowest level since 1920. In writing about the closing of Antioch College President Schneider stated, “The vision developed by the Commission remains compelling and I hope Antioch can find ways to build upon it.” http://www.aacu.org/About/statements/Antioch.cfm )
YEAR TWO: 2009-2010: Research and Design
“January – August 2010: Searches conducted for first 8 permanent core faculty (no tenure) to start September 2010”
“YEAR THREE: 2010-2011: Marketing and Recruiting”
“January 2011-June 2011: Completion of the integration of McGregor and NAUP (New Antioch Undergraduate Program) in all administrative areas.”
“YEAR FOUR: 2011-2012: The (re)Opening”
“September 2011: Antioch University Yellow Springs opens its new residential undergraduate program (NAUP) with 300 freshman.”