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SNHU The Annual Report 2007-2008
Southern New Hampshire University Annual Report 2007-2008
THE ANNUAL REPORT: 2007-2008 Dear Reader, Welcome to the 2008 Annual Report. The question I am asked almost every day now is "How is the university faring in these tough economic times?" The media has been regularly reporting on university staff cuts or hiring freezes, cancelled building projects, cuts in athletic teams, and decimated endowment portfolios. Against that sobering backdrop, we are doing well. Unlike the very wealthy institutions, we do not depend on our endowment for our operating budgets. By contrast, many of the Ivy League institutions derive as much as 30 percent of their operating budgets from endowment returns. To be honest, we look forward to that time when we can indeed rely more fully on a larger endowment, but now is not that time. Also, unlike many of our peers, we serve many student markets and are thus less vulnerable to a downturn in one area. For example, while the worsening economy in 2008 depressed graduate enrollments somewhat, we far surpassed our projections for full-time undergraduate enrollments in September. Like all of our peers, we are watching closely our undergraduate admissions numbers for next fall. As you might expect given the rising unemployment rate and general public anxiety, we are seeing an increase in financial aid requests. Students and their families are taking more time to make a final decision and even when they do, the months ahead will test the certainty anyone feels about early enrollment indicators. However, we continue to see growth in our Online and Military enrollments and our new low-cost Advantage Program has garnered national attention, including a segment on CBS Evening News. Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Page 14 Incredibly, despite the freeze of credit markets this past year, we closed on our most recent bond with terms more favorable than we originally projected and Standard & Poors actually upgraded our credit rating from BBB- to BBB. This allowed us to proceed with our new academic building and dining hall. The former will be ready for next September's class and the dining hall, a more complex project, will open in January 2010. In October, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved our new Strategic Plan, the culmination of 18 months work that involved hundreds of stakeholders. It is an ambitious plan that calls for a major re-engineering of our General Education program, the foundation of the SNHU undergraduate experience, as well as capacity building in service of aggressive growth for our non-traditional programs (Graduate, Online, and Continuing Education). The goal is to expand the university and significantly strengthen our financial footing over the next five years. You will hear much more about these efforts in the months to come. Our goal is for SNHU to come out of this recession stronger than it was when it began. Sincerely, Paul J. LeBlanc--President "The goal is to expand the university and significantly strengthen our financial footing over the next five years." 4 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 The Strategic Plan The Plan Our Strategy Beginning in August 2007, the university's Strategic Planning Steering Committee launched efforts to create a new strategic plan for the university. Members gathered research and internal data; conducted roundtable discussions with students, staff and faculty; and interviewed employers, donors, community members and partners. Months of diligent work included compiling this information, drafting goals, presenting ideas to the Faculty Senate and other members of the university community and refining the plan with the Academic and Executive councils. In the fall of 2008, the board of trustees approved the plan, outlined on the following pages. The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 5 Strategic The Plan � Improve the quality of our programs and services. � Strengthen our reputation and financial standing. � Aggressively expand our enrollments and program offerings for nontraditional students. We will leverage our history of quality, career-oriented programs and innovative delivery with a new innovative General Education program and re-engineered student-focused operations. We will offer high-quality and relevant programs, personalized attention, and "dayone readiness" for the workplace in a flexible, "anytime/anyplace" model of delivery. We are facing shifting demographics, increased competition and challenging times ahead. Our strength and position will be ongoing innovation in program delivery, our multiple revenue streams, the expansion of nontraditional programs, our ability to attract and retain more students, smart financial management and best-in-our-class operations. Our Goals Goal One: Study and Succeed Develop a transformative, competencybased General Education program that engages students and provides academic success, career readiness, and the ability to understand and navigate cultures different from their own. 6 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 The Strategic Plan � Shift the General Education program from the traditional distributional approach to a competency-based model that blends intellectual and communication skills development, professional and social responsibility, and knowledge acquisition. � Increase full-time faculty involvement in the General Education program while continuing to value and support the work that full-time faculty do within their disciplines (teaching at the upper levels, advising, scholarship and research and service). � Develop sustainable assessment processes that encourage regular examination and improvement of the General Education program. � Organize the university's business units to better align with the execution of policies, procedures, services and systems. � Implement new communication, training and support mechanisms to ensure and amplify the success of the above strategies. Goal Four: Stability and Strength Goal Three: Innovate and Expand Build the financial strength of the university and insulate the institution from the impact of enrollment and economic downturns. � Raise between $15 million and $20 million of additional endowment funds by June 30, 2015, not including $7 million from the state of New Hampshire's Unique Scholarship Program. � Generate increasingly larger annual operating surpluses that range from 3.4 percent to 8.4 percent of the projected operating budget in accordance with the schedule outlined in the full plan. � Increase our unrestricted annual fundraising by 10 percent per year in accordance with the schedule outlined in the full plan. � Realize a long-term investment return that averages between 6.8 percent and 8.8 percent annually on invested endowment and other nonoperating reserves and a return on debt service reserves of 3 percent to 5 percent. � Incrementally reduce our endowment spending from its current level of 5 percent to 4 percent on the restricted portion of our reserves by June 30, 2012, by freezing the draw at its current dollar amount. The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 7 Goal Two: Service and Systems Establish our adult-learner-focused programs (graduate, School of Professional and Continuing Education and SNHU Online) as models of innovative delivery, high-level service, strong revenue production and top-quality academic offerings while aggressively increasing enrollments. Create a high level of service for all students to make navigation through the university's policies and systems friendly, easy and flexible. Base that environment on policies and systems that are efficient and scalable and that allow us to compete with best-of-class providers as we expand programs and increase enrollments. � Business Process Review (BPR): Identify, rethink and revise current policies, procedures and systems that support the following two objectives. � Increase student outreach and improve the student experience by leveraging innovative models of student-relationship management (including systems, technology and activities) to aggressively expand enrollments and retain more students. � Discover, target and reach new markets (e.g., China, the Philippines) and expand existing markets (e.g., military, graduate). Building Boom The university's new 47,700-square-foot dining hall currently being constructed on the east side of North River Road will replace the dining hall in the Student Center. The university launched its 76th year in 2008 with a $20-million building project on the east side of the Manchester campus that includes a new dining hall and a new academic center. Construction on the state-of-the-art buildings began during the summer of 2008 and is scheduled to be completed in 2009. The 33,500-square-foot academic building will house the School of Community Economic Development and includes five classrooms, 24 offices, a state-of-the-art case-study room and multimedia features. There also will be a caf� and common areas and study rooms for students. The 47,700-square-foot dining hall next door will be able to seat more than 600 people and accommodate large and small functions. It will replace the dining hall in the Student Center. The project continues the university's commitment to sustainability. Among the environmentally friendly features are low-flow plumbing throughout the buildings, automatic fixtures in bathrooms, energy-efficient windows and heating and cooling systems, and automatic light features. A 150-space parking lot for resident students was completed in the fall. Visitors may notice another change as well � the 46-ton Morrissey House on North River Road was moved to make way for the new dining hall. Financing for the construction comes from $2 million in federal funding, which U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) helped procure, university capital funds and bonds. Ongoing campus improvements on the west side of campus include improving energy efficiency in older buildings by replacing windows, siding, plumbing and restroom fixtures and beautification through landscaping and painting. 8 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 Building Boom The new dining hall will be able to seat more than 600 people and accommodate large and small functions. Continuing the university's commitment to sustainability, the project will include low-flow plumbing throughout the buildings, automatic fixtures in bathrooms, energy-efficient windows and heating and cooling systems, and automatic light features. The academic building will house the School of Community Economic Development and includes five classrooms, 24 offices, a state-of-the-art case-study room and multimedia features, a caf� and common areas and study rooms for students. The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 9 Our Faculty: Making an Impact Every day, SNHU faculty are making a difference. Around the globe and in our backyards, our faculty leverage their passions into research and publications that ultimately change how we think about the world. We recognize their many contributions: Professor C. Bulent Aybar and Assistant Professor Aysun Ficici's article "Cross Border Acquisitions and Firm Value: An Analysis of Emerging Market Multinationals" was published in the Journal of International Business Studies. Associate Professor Paul Barresi's article "Navigating the Ideological and Cultural Landscapes of Environmental Policy-Making in the United States" was published in Interdisciplinary Environmental Review. 10 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 at the Environmental Sustainability: Making It Work for Your Business conference at SNHU in June. He and Professor Tosun Aricanli co-presented "Rethinking Development from a Cultural Perspective: Civil Society, Communities, and the State," a research project update, at the second annual conference on Rethinking Development in the Age of Globalization at Southern New Hampshire University in April. He presented "How to Green Your Organization from the Inside Out � Renewable Energy Hedge and REC Transfer Agreement Legal Issues" at the Going Green Expo in Boston in February. He also presented "Renewable Energy Hedge: A Tool for Institutional and Campus Sustainability � Legal Issues" at the eighth National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment in Washington, D.C., in January. He chaired Environmental Politics and the Power of Ideas and Global Climate Change I: Environment, Development, and the Challenge of Adaptation, paper panels, at the 40th annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association in Boston. Professor Robert J. Begiebing's article "A Dialogue on Mailer's Novels," written with Philip Bufithis, was published in The Mailer Review in the fall of 2008. Begiebing's "Mailer on the Eve of Ancient Evenings: A Memory in Six Parts" was published in The Mailer Review in the fall of 2008. Associate Professor Charlotte Broaden's article "Mentoring African American Expatriates: Providing the Bridge to Success," co-authored with D. Crawley and D. Motley, was published in the Journal of Diversity Management, Volume 4, No. 1. She passed the National International Trade Certificate Barresi presented "Environmental Rights, Civil Law Res Communis, and Common Law Public Trust Claims as Strategies for Redressing Global Warming Injuries Worldwide" at the 40th annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association in Boston in November and "Policy-Making for Environmental Sustainability in the United States: Eighteenth-Century Barriers to Achieving Twenty-FirstCentury Goals" at the 14th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in June. He presented "Strategic Environmental Management" SNHU Faculty Achievements 2008 exam, sponsored by NASBITE International, and received the certified global business professional title. Assistant Professor Francis N. Catano's "Childcare Worker Assumptions about Caring" was published by VDM Publishing. Catano also presented the course model "Globally Responsible Environmental and Economic Decisions" at the Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility conference at Santa Clara University in San Jose, Calif. Catano developed the course with Professor Eleanor Dunfey-Freiburger, Professor Kevin Degnan and Dean Karen Erickson. Professor Tom Chan, Professor Shahriar Movafaghi and Professor J. Stephanie Collins contributed "A Digital Rights Management System for Educational Content Distribution" to "Digital Rights Management for E-Commerce Systems," published by IDG. They also contributed "Online Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights Management" in "Online Consumer Protection: Theories of Human Relativism," published by IDG. Chan, Movafaghi and Collins' article "Championing Your Enterprise Web 2.0 Projects" was published in Business Research Yearbook. Chan's "Social Networking Site: Opportunities & Security Challenges" was published in the Handbook of Research on Social and Human Elements of Information Security. Chan, Movafaghi and Collins presented "Championing Your Enterprise Web 2.0 Projects" at the International Academy of Business Disciplines 2008 World Conference in Houston. Assistant Professor Patrick Cullen served as a consultant reviewer for Critical Issues in Politics and Justice Journal, published by Southern Utah University. He also was named a special prosecutor for the Worcester County (Mass.) District Attorney's Office. Professor Tej Dhakar and Associate Professor Shaikh Hamid's article "The Behaviour of the US Consumer Price Index 1913-2003: A Study of Seasonality in the Monthly US CPI" was published in the Journal of Applied Economics, Volume 40, Issue 13. Dhakar's article "Effectiveness of an Exponentially Smoothed Ordering Policy as Compared with Kanban System," co-authored with Takayoshi Tamura, Katsuhisa Ohno and Mitsutoshi Kojima, was published in the Journal of the Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers, Volume 31, No. 1. Dhakar presented the "Efficient Heuristics for Determining Near-Optimal Lot Sizes for MRP Systems," co-authored with Tamura and Charles P. Schmidt, at the Third World Conference of Production and Operations Management in August in Tokyo. School of Liberal Arts Dean Karen Erickson was elected a 2008-2009 Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility Leadership Fellow by the National Fellowship Board of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. Associate Professor David Fehr's article "Financial Industry Certification Preparation and `Teaching to the Test'" was published in the Journal of Economics and Finance Education, Volume 7, No. 1. His article "The Adoption of Specialized High School Level Financial Literacy Curriculum Modules" was published in the Journal for Economic Educators, Volume 8, No. 1. He presented "Selecting a Strategic Partner: A Value Maximization Approach" at the Proceedings of the Academy of Business Disciplines 2008 10th annual meeting and "Potential Issues with Retirement Calculators" with Kris Bristol at the Proceedings of the Financial Education Association eighth annual meeting. Professor Philip Fellman's article "Labor Mismatch in Japan," co-authored with Hideki Takei, Yuichi Ito, and Roxana Wright, was published in the Journal of Current Business Studies, Volume 1, No. 1, by Juniata College Press in Huntingdon, Penn. Fellman also had his article "Complexity, Competitive Intelligence and the First Mover Advantage," co-authored with Jonathan Vos Post, published in the Effective Executive by A Great Place to Be Southern New Hampshire University was named in seven categories in the "2008 Great Colleges to Work For" survey conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The survey results were based on responses from more than 15,000 administrators, faculty members and staff members at 89 colleges and universities. SNHU was recognized in the "Small Colleges" category for Professional/Career Development, Life Insurance, Compensation and Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, Vacation and Paid Time Off, Disability Insurance and Health Insurance. The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 11 Green Power Challenge Winner Professor Gerald Karush and Professor Yoel CamaydFreixas' article "Reengineering Community Development for the 21st Century," co-authored with Melissa Nemon and Richard Koenig, was published by the National Academy of Public Administration in its prestigious series, Transformation Trends in Governance and Democracy. Associate Professor Desmond Keefe's book "Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls," ninth edition, co-authored with Paul Dittmer, was published in September by John Wiley & Sons Inc. Southern New Hampshire University was a national winner in the Environmental Protection Agency's 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 College & University Green Power Challenge. The challenge included 40 competing institutions representing 18 different collegiate athletic conferences nationwide. SNHU led the Northeast-10 Conference by offsetting 100 percent of its energy use by investing in renewable sources such as hydro power and wind. Assistant Professor Diane Les Becquets' book "Season of Ice" was published by Bloomsbury. The novel received a Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and an American Library Association ALA Best Book of the Year nomination. Professor Lundy Lewis and adjunct instructor Tom Adamson presented a workshop called "Immersive and Interactive Game Technology as an Experimental Test Bed for HRI" at the Workshop on Human Implications of Human-Robot Interaction at the 23rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held in July in Chicago. Lewis also presented "Considerations of Moral Ontology and Reasoning in Human-Robot Interaction," co-authored with Dorothy Minior, at the conference. He presented a workshop called "Insider Threat Detection Using Situation-Aware MAS," co-authored with Gabe Jakobson and John Buford, at the 11th International Conference on Information Fusion in Cologne, Germany, in June. He presented "Enabling Cyber Situation Awareness, Impact Assessment, and Situation Projection," co-authored AFCAI Press and the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis of India in August. It also appeared in Unifying Themes in Complex Systems, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Complex Systems. Also in Unifying Themes were his publications "Quantum Computing and Quantum Nash Equilibria," co-authored with Vos Post; "Corporate Strategy: An Evolutionary Review"; "Path Dependence, Transformation and Convergence: A Mathematical Model of Transformation to Market," co-authored with Wright and Vos Post; "Dynamic Modeling of New Technology Succession: Projecting the Impact of Macro Events and Micro Behaviors on Software Market Cycles," co-authored with Sharon Mertz and Adam Groothuis; "The Nash Equilibrium Revisited: Chaos and Complexity Hidden in Simplicity"; 12 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 and "Adaptation and Coevolution on an Emergent Global Competitive Landscape," co-authored with Vos Post and Wright. His article "The Complexity of Terrorist Networks (which also appeared in Unifying Themes) also appears in the Proceedings of the Conference of Visualization in London, 2008, which will be published in 2009 in a special edition called "Open Source Intelligence and Web Mining" of the International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations. Professor Betsy Gunzelmann's book "Hidden Dangers: Subtle Signs of Failing Schools" was published by Rowman & Littlefield Education. Her "Hidden Problems in Failing Schools" was published in Educational Horizons. SNHU Faculty Achievements 2008 with Jakobson and Buford, in a Situation Management Workshop at the IEEE Military Communications Convergence in 2008. His article "Peer-to-Peer Coupled Agent Systems for Distributed Situation Management," co-authored with Buford and Jakobson, was published in August in The Information Fusion: An International Journal on Multi-Sensor, Multi-Source Information Fusion. His article "Managing Cooperation in e-Business Systems," co-authored with Pradeep Ray, was published in Information Systems Frontiers: A Journal of Research and Innovation in May. Assistant Dean and adjunct instructor Frederick Lord's poem "Summer" was printed in River Poets Journal Chapbook in November. His pieces "Suicide Motel," "Who Made This Movie, Anyway?" and "For Infant L" were published in SNReview in the summer of 2008. His poem "Brother Snake Dogs" was published in If Poetry Journal #2 in the summer of 2008. His "The Novel I Never Did Write About Us," "Dissecting the Unicorn" and "Meaning-Making Animals" were published by Hotmetalpress on June 1. Assistant Professor Andrew Martino's article "Wonder Rediscovered" was published in The Chronicle Review, a publication of The Chronicle of Higher Education, in December. His article "The Misplaced I: `Ii fu Mattia Pascal' and the Spectrality of Identity" was published in PSA XX. Professor Nicholas Nugent's "The Re-launch of Dove Case Study" was published in the textbook Marketing Management: Knowledge and Skills, 9th Edition, by J. Peter and J. Donnelly. His article "Foreign Market Entry Mode of Service Firms: The Case of U.S. MBA Programs" was published in the Journal of World Business in September. Professor Steven Painchaud received regional and international awards for Teaching Excellence from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. Assistant Professor Diana Polley's article "Americanizing Cather: Myth and Fiction in `My Antonia'" was published in "Willa Cather's My Antonia, Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations," edited by Harold Bloom. Assistant Professor Ralph Rojas Jr. presented "Corrections: A Viable Transitional Occupation" at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual conference in Cincinnati in March 2008. Professor Susan Schragle-Law, Professor Massood Samii and Chang Yan presented "A Cultural Analysis of Management Styles: The United States with a New Generation of Managers in India and China" at the Association for Global Business Conference in Newport Beach, Calif., in November. It was published in the Journal of Current Research in Global Business, Winter 2009. Professor Robert Seidman, Professor Lundy Lewis and Associate Professor Phil Funk wrote "Fluency with Alice," co-authored with former faculty member Jim Issak, a workbook published by AddisonWesley to accompany "Snyder's Fluency with Information Technology." Assistant Professor Cathy Stavenger received SNHU's Excellence in Teaching Award. Assistant Professor David Swain's article "`Not lernyd in physike': Thomas Elyot, the Medical Humanists, and Vernacular Medical Literature" was published in "Renaissance Historicisms: Essays in Honor of Arthur F. Kinney," edited by James M. Dutcher and Anne Lake Prescott. Associate Dean of the Faculty Deborah Ross Wilcox and former Shapiro Library technical services librarian received the Ann Geisel Award of Merit at the 2008 New Hampshire Library Association annual meeting. M.B.A. and SNHU Online � Simply the Best Readers of the New Hampshire Business Review praised the university's Global Master of Business Administration and SNHU Online in 2008. In a statewide NHBR readers' survey, the university won Best of Business Awards for Best M.B.A. Degree and Best Online Degree Programs. The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 13 14 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 Go-Getters Challenge 2008 Jenn Allen could hardly believe her good fortune. Two years into researching M.B.A programs and frustrated with the process, she discovered SNHU's 2008 Go-Getters Challenge, a national campaign offering a candidate who best exemplified what it means to be a go-getter a chance to earn a free Global M.B.A. Allen was deeply committed to her work with Mexico City-based Amextra, an organization focused on community development in marginalized areas. She felt an M.B.A. would provide her with knowledge she could use to lessen her organization's dependence on donations. Yet she was also adamant about staying in Mexico to continue delivering workshops for women, speaking to donors and recruiting volunteers. "That is when I found the Go-Getters Challenge, just two days before the essay deadline," she said. "After conducting more research on SNHU and the Global M.B.A., I was convinced this opportunity was the perfect fit." SNHU staff and faculty judges reviewed contest essays submitted from across the United States and narrowed the field to six semifinalists. Allen impressed the judges during her phone interview and advanced to the final three, along with a Haitian community development professional from Massachusetts and an international business professional from New Hampshire. The three finalists were required to appear live on Fox 25 in Boston to articulate why they were the best candidate. Getting to Boston from Mexico on her nonprofit salary was a challenge unto itself for Allen. "So many people gathered together to help me," she said. "My parents paid for meals, my brother paid for airfare, friends found a place for us to stay, I covered the rental car and gas and Amextra provided some `just-in-case' back-up funds. Would you believe that two friends even loaned me clothes, shoes and even jewelry to wear for the interviews?" TV viewers and the SNHU judges were impressed with Allen's message of personal and professional transformation and voted her the Go-Getters Challenge winner. She is pursuing her degree through SNHU Online, the university's distance education program. "I really am determined to show SNHU a true return on its investment; probably not financially, but in other impacting and global ways," she said. "You have now provided me the means for my continued personal transformation and to make a greater international impact." The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 15 Money Matters Statements of Financial Position | Fiscal years ending on June 30, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005. Assets Cash and cash equivalents Short-term investments, at fair value Student accounts and other receivable, net Other assets, net Contributions receivable, net Student loans receivable, net Deposits with trustees Long-term investments, at fair value Property and equipment, net Total assets 2008 $2,267,699 $16,889,064 $3,271,077 $2,833,753 $226,496 $3,869,927 $13,593,894 $16,549,248 $52,654,860 $112,156,018 2007 $2,297,538 $14,706,143 $1,604,269 $3,018,200 $148,238 $3,737,698 $13,688,671 $16,092,678 $52,436,648 $107,730,083 2006 $904,124 $13,767,385 $1,954,291 $3,002,004 $229,691 $3,801,343 $15,549,470 $13,487,123 $52,363,954 $105,059,385 2005 $709,167 $12,394,997 $1,681,855 $3,055,111 $335,214 $3,932,713 $22,738,730 $11,340,881 $43,362,744 $99,551,412 Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Student deposits and advance payments Notes and bonds payable Refundable advances � U.S. Government grants Total liabilities Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total net assets $8,747,833 $8,764,699 $57,306,407 $3,279,371 $78,098,310 $25,779,935 $1,621,418 $6,656,355 $34,057,708 $10,163,367 $6,172,903 $58,798,812 $3,275,900 $78,410,982 $22,361,465 $2,267,578 $4,690,058 $29,319,101 $10,752,600 $8,081,249 $59,047,533 $3,276,011 $81,157,393 $18,829,423 $1,600,725 $3,471,844 $23,901,992 $8,278,146 $8,062,618 $59,830,207 $3,273,691 $79,444,662 $16,115,762 $1,420,250 $2,570,738 $20,106,750 Total liabilities and net assets $112,156,018 $107,730,083 $105,059,385 $99,551,412 Financial Position (in millions) 16 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 SNHU Financial Report 2008 2007-2008 Constituent Giving Totals Southern New Hampshire University recognizes the individuals, corporations, foundations and agencies for their generous gift support from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. To them the university extends its deepest appreciation. 16.8% Alumni $362,409 21.4% Constituent Giving Total $2,156,362 Corporations and Organizations $461,316 $3,003,679 37.5% Faculty, Staff, Parents and Friends $809,777 Government and Other Support Constituent Giving plus Government and Other Support Total: 24.3% $5,160,041 Foundations $522,860 The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 17 How It All Adds Up Statements of Unrestricted Revenues and Expenses | Fiscal years ending on June 30, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005. Operating Revenues Tuition and fees Residence and dining Less student aid Tuition and fees, net Other auxiliary enterprises Contributions Government grants � technology Grants and contracts Long-term investment income Other interest income Gain (loss) on sale of investments Other income Total operating revenues Net assets released from restrictions Total operating revenues and net assets released from restrictions Expenses Instruction Academic support Student services General institutional Auxiliary enterprises Total operating expenses Increase in unrestricted net assets from operations 2008 $81,103,743 $13,489,545 ($16,329,857) $78,263,431 $1,992,584 $1,035,448 $0 $2,001,444 $1,223,545 $554,580 ($232,816) $2,029,415 $86,867,631 $406,464 $87,274,095 $32,482,585 $6,891,932 $11,636,345 $16,106,778 $14,708,456 $81,826,096 $5,447,999 2007 $74,156,065 $12,356,927 ($14,766,248) $71,746,744 $1,602,141 $685,623 $0 $2,387,754 $1,267,303 $588,919 $139,829 $1,367,237 $79,785,550 $71,029 $79,856,579 $30,336,176 $6,098,674 $11,012,498 $15,397,877 $14,004,888 $76,850,113 $3,006,466 2006 $68,829,141 $11,153,519 ($14,011,866) $65,970,794 $1,570,595 $514,791 $248,000 $1,967,118 $851,938 $470,022 $258,566 $1,569,169 $73,420,993 $49,020 $73,470,013 $27,009,133 $5,772,513 $10,688,428 $14,497,544 $12,834,960 $70,802,578 $2,667,435 2005 $62,962,964 $10,517,498 ($13,369,369) $60,111,093 $1,504,490 $666,495 $497,050 $1,830,297 $455,055 $506,285 $84,666 $1,537,695 $67,193,126 $55,230 $67,248,356 $24,103,710 $5,351,867 $9,493,665 $13,619,094 $12,001,212 $64,569,548 $2,678,808 Nonoperating Unrealized gains (losses) on unrestricted investments (Loss) gain on sale of property Settlement expenses Write off of accounts receivable � other Extinguishment of debt Net assets released from restrictions Increase (decrease) in unrestricted net assets from nonoperating revenue (expense) Increase in unrestricted net assets ($665,974) $0 ($1,000,000) ($363,555) $0 $0 ($2,029,529) $3,418,470 $861,862 $0 $0 $0 ($336,286) $0 $525,576 $3,532,042 $34,137 $9,300 $0 $0 $0 $2,789 $46,226 $2,713,661 $246,820 $1,939,319 $0 $0 ($3,364,559) $12,134 ($1,166,286) $1,512,522 18 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 SNHU Financial Report 2008 Tuition and Fees (in millions) The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 19 Going Forth at 50 SNHU trustee and finance graduate Bob DeColfmacker '78 has enjoyed many successes in life, both personal and professional. He lived through Vietnam, an experience that fostered enormous personal growth. He rose through the ranks at McIntosh College, starting as a tutor and eventually guiding the institution through unprecedented expansion as its president. Most recently he took a two-year sabbatical from his position as an educational consultant to earn a degree from Harvard University. 20 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 Bob and his wife, Trish, moved to Cambridge, Mass., during his studies to soak in the full campus experience and to reflect on what life in their 50s means. "My personal view is that we spend a lot of time concentrating on careers and our families when we're young," he said. "I think you have to spend as much time thinking about what your next steps are in your 50s as you did in your 20s." Bob is approaching facing his 50s much the way he has in years past � with study and reflection. His latest read is "Passion, Risk and Adventure in the Twenty-five Years After 50" by Harvard professor Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot. "I heard once that someone who went to Vietnam had gotten into trouble and he was threatened by a superior officer. He said, `Well, what's the worst that you can do to me? Send me to Vietnam and make me work nights'"? Bob recalled "I remember that so vividly. It gave me a lot of perspective moving forward and I learned not to take things so seriously." The SNHU Board of Trustees Andrew W. "Mickey" Greene '72 Howard Brodsky Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc Bradford E. Cook Dr. Clayton Christensen Mark Ouellette '77 Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc LeBlanc has served as president and CEO of the university since July 2003. Formerly president of Marlboro College, he also was a vice president at Houghton Mifflin Company and a former English professor. He serves on many higher education and charitable boards. Andrew W. "Mickey" Greene '72, chairman, is the retired senior executive vice president of TD Banknorth Inc. and retired chairman/CEO of Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Maine. He formerly chaired the TD Banknorth board and has served on the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and Maine Hospice boards. He holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from SNHU. Mark Ouellette '77, vice chairman, is vice president of IBM Global Business Partner Sales. Since joining the company in 1977, he has held a number of executive positions in such areas as worldwide marketing, sales, finance, personal computers and more. Bradford E. Cook is an attorney, senior partner and past president of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. He is secretary of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, has served or is serving on the boards of many nonprofit organizations, and is a member of the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission. Cathy Champagne '88 Howard Brodsky is chairman, chief executive officer and co-founder of CCA Global Partners. With annual sales of $10.2 billion, CCA Global companies collectively have nearly 3,600 locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In 1997, Brodsky was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award by Ernst & Young and has been inducted into the Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame. Cathy Champagne '88 is the owner and president of Jutras Signs. She serves on the boards of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Manchester Development Corporation. Dr. Clayton Christensen is a professor at the Harvard Business School. A Rhodes Scholar, a former White House Fellow, an author and a seasoned entrepreneur, he founded three successful companies and served as assistant to U.S. Transportation Secretaries Drew Lewis and Elizabeth Dole. He has served on several boards and town government bodies and his writing has won several awards. The Annual Report | 2007-2008 | 21 Robert J. DeColfmacker '78 Donald R. Labrie '71 Dr. J. Stephanie Collins Robert Freese '89 Frederic (Rick) Loeffler Tom Dionisio '76 Dr. J. Stephanie Collins SNHU Professional Employees Association representative, is a professor of computer information technology in the School of Business. She previously taught at the University of Wisconsin and Northeastern University. She continues to work as a consultant for corporations and the government and has spoken at many conferences. Robert J. DeColfmacker '78 is president of Profero Management & Holdings, a real estate development company, and a consultant with Stevens Strategy, a higher education consulting firm. He has significant entrepreneurial experience and has also served as trustee or director in higher education and health-care-related enterprises for more than 25 years. Theresa Desfosses '72 is president and owner of State Manufactured Homes Inc., a retailer of manufactured housing, and a manufactured housing community owner/ developer. She serves on the National Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee and the Manufactured Housing Regulatory Board for the state of Maine and is a trustee for Hospice of Southern Maine. Tom Dionisio '76 is a partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group in Boston, named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2008. He is in charge of information technology for BCG's 66 offices in 28 countries and has been with the company for 11 years. Robert Freese '89 is senior vice president of marketing and fourthgeneration owner of Globe Manufacturing Company, the largest maker on the planet David P. Lee '87 and '93 of protective clothing for firefighters and emergency firstresponders. A former police officer, he also works with the New Hampshire Marine Patrol and is a certified firefighter with the Pittsfield Fire Department. Donald R. Labrie '71 is a retired assurance partner with Ernst & Young. He has served or is serving on the boards of such organizations as the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Salvation Army and is past president of the New Hampshire Society of CPAs and the New Hampshire Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. David P. Lee '87 and '93, alumni representative, is a certified public accountant with the state of New Hampshire and has 25 years of experience in banking, health care and government accounting. He is president of SNHU's alumni board and an active community volunteer. Active in politics, he also has worked for various governors and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Frederic (Rick) Loeffler is the owner and 22 | The Annual Report | 2007-2008 The SNHU Board of Trustees L. Douglas O'Brien McGraw-Hill before joining Houghton Mifflin. She is a member of the Board of Advisors of Beacon Press in Boston. Scott V. Truncellito '93 is associate director of Global Capital Purchases for The Procter and Gamble Company. He has held assignments overseas in addition to leadership roles in both sales and purchasing during his 22-year career. An active volunteer, he is involved in fundraising for United Way and the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati and is president of the Sycamore Youth Baseball organization. Carol West, SNHU Professional Employees Association representative, is the electronic resources librarian at Shapiro Library, where she has worked since 1977. She has played a key role in the growth of technology at the library and is responsible for the management and evaluation of electronic databases and e-books and the coordination of library technology. Kimon S. Zachos is a senior partner with Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green. 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Novalis (Friederich von Hardenberg)
Novalis (nōvä´lĬs), pseud. of Friederich von Hardenberg (frē´drĬkh fən här´dənbĕrk), 1772–1801, German poet. He studied philosophy under Schiller, Schlegel, and Fichte and was especially influenced by Fichte. He later studied geology. Novalis was one of the great German romantics; his chief work was the novel Heinrich von Ofterdingen (1802), unfinished at the time of his early death from tuberculosis. It tells the story of a legendary minnesinger, whose wanderings and search for a
"blue flower"
became symbols of German romantic poetry. Novalis's grief at the death (1797) of his young love, Sophie von Kühn, found expression in a volume of beautiful and deeply religious lyrics, Hymns to the Night (1800; tr. 1889, 1948). Christendom or Europe (1826, tr. 1844) is an exposition of his Roman Catholicism.
See studies by B. Haywood (1959), J. Neubauer (1971), and J. Neuberger (1980).
Novalis (Friederich von Hardenberg): Selected full-text books and articles
Walter Jens; Hans Küng; Peter Heinegg.
Paragon House, 1991
Andrew Bowie.
Manchester University Press, 2003 (2nd edition)
Terry Pinkard.
Cambridge University Press, 2002
Frederick C. Beiser.
Harvard University Press, 1992
H. S. Reiss.
Blackwell, 1955
August Closs.
Cresset Press, 1957
Bettina L. Knapp.
Southern Illinois University Press, 1984
Maurice Maeterlinck; Montrose J. Moses.
Core Collection Books, 1978
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky.
Oxford University Press, 1995
Antoine Berman; S. Heyvaert.
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YANGON (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured when an intercity bus crashed in heavy rain on an accident-prone highway in Myanmar, police said on Tuesday.
The crash happened on Monday evening on the main road between the capital Naypyidaw and the commercial hub of Yangon.
"It was pouring with rain and the diver lost control and the bus crashed into a bridge and fell onto a rail track," said police lieutenant colonel Min Aung of the Myanmar Police Force headquarters in Naypyidaw.
He said three of the 29 injured were in a serious condition. The bus was travelling from Naypyidaw to Yangon, a day after a major Southeast Asian summit in the showpiece capital.
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Iroegbu punches his fist into his left hand, and then he says that he has made a decision: "I won't make another film until I've raised $2 million." He says that he has a fantastic script, a project called "Child Soldier," which twins a story about Africa with the story of a child soldier. Iroegbu dreams the dream of unexpected success, like the success enjoyed by the science fiction film "District 9," a low budget project from South Africa, which was filmed in only two months, became a box-office hit in the United States and was even nominated for four Oscars this year.
Iroegbu says that he knows that he has made enemies with his idea. He also knows that they will still try to sabotage his car and ambush him at night. "It makes me afraid," he says, but he adds that it's worth it, because he hopes to win an Oscar for Nollywood with his film.
"If all goes well," he says, "my film will be a 'Slumdog Millionaire'."
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Meals that Heal Grapefruit, asparagus and prunes… now, doesn't that sound like a salad with zing?
Grapefruit is a hybrid of two citrus varieties — pomelo and sweet orange. It has yellow-orange skin but the flesh may be pink, white or red depending on the cultivar. Its taste ranges from highly acidic and somewhat sour to sweet and tart.
Grapefruit has fat burning enzymes which help reduce sugar in the body and controls excessive production of cholesterol. It is a rich source of Vitamin C and helps prevent common cold and fever. It also helps reduce water retention in the legs during pregnancy. It has some essential nutrients that improve eyesight and skin.
It can be eaten as a fruit; its juice is a refreshing drink or it can be used to prepare sauces and salad dressings. Consuming grapefruit juice at bedtime helps one sleep better.
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Grapefruit, Asparagus and Prune Salad
Pink or red grapefruit: 200-250 gm
Fresh asparagus, cut diagonally into pieces: 150 gm
Chopped prunes: 75 gm
Young salad leaves, cut into small pieces: 100 gm
Finely chopped shallots: 50 gm
Juice of 2 lemons
Olive oil: 50 ml
Sugar: 30 gm
Fresh basil leaves (torn into small pieces): 15 gm
Salt to taste
Method: Peel and cut the grapefruit with a sharp knife removing all the white pith, then cut it into sections and keep refrigerated. Toss the salad greens with basil, asparagus and prunes in a bowl. Stir together chopped shallots with sugar, salt and lime juice in a small bowl, let stand for 10 minutes then whisk in oil. Just before serving, toss the grapefruit segments, asparagus, salad greens, prunes and basil with the dressing. (It can be enjoyed as a salad or as a side dish with a seafood preparation.)
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Woman pleads guilty in 'total identity theft' case
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - An illegal immigrant accused of assuming the persona of a Texas teacher pleaded guilty Monday in a case that put a face on the growing crime of "total identity theft" in the United States.
Benita Cardona-Gonzalez, a Mexican national living in Topeka, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of possessing fraudulent identification documents in a deal with prosecutors that calls for an 18-month prison term.
The 32-year-old was accused of completely assuming the persona of Houston elementary school teacher Candida Gutierrez, who first went public in a story by The Associated Press. Gutierrez recounted how the thief not only opened bank and credit accounts, but assumed her entire persona _ using it to get a job, a driver's license, a mortgage, food stamps and even medical care for the birth of two children. All the while, the crook claimed the real Gutierrez was the one who had stolen her identity.
As part of the plea deal, Cardona-Gonzalez agreed not to contest deportation after serving her sentence.
Defense lawyer Matthew Works said after Monday's hearing in Wichita that his client was sorry and didn't intend to harm Gutierrez.
"She wanted to give her children a better life. That is what this is all about," Works said.
Gutierrez said in a phone interview Monday that she plans to attend the sentencing, which is scheduled for March 25.
"I want to see her face to face. I want to see it actually happening," Gutierrez said. "After all this time, I am still haunted. I want to be sure she is put away."
Gutierrez said she would have liked to see Cardona-Gonzalez spend a more than 18 months in prison after everything she put her through. Still, she said she was satisfied with the plea deal because she and her husband want to get the case over with and move on with their lives.
She praised the U.S. attorney's office in Kansas and said Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson even came to Houston to talk to her about the deal. He returned her original Social Security card and birth certificate, she said.
"They were pretty amazing getting on it once we contacted them," Gutierrez said. "Brent was informative and helpful. He was very efficient."
Gutierrez first learned her identity had been hijacked when she was turned down for a mortgage nearly 12 years ago. Both women claimed they were identity theft victims and sought new Social Security numbers. The Social Security Administration turned down the request from Gutierrez, instead issuing a new number to the woman impersonating her. In another twist, Gutierrez was forced to file her federal income tax forms using a special identification number usually reserved for illegal immigrants.
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The ancestors of insects most likely had bodies consisting of many similar segments with only minor aggregation of the nervous system in the anterior (head) segment. These primitive insect ancestors probably looked something like modern centipedes, with a pair of appendages on each body segment but without a well-developed head. In present-day insects the primitive segments are grouped into three regions known as the head, thorax, and abdomen.
The first six primitive segments have fused to form the head, and the appendages of these segments have become modified into antennae that bear numerous sense organs and mouthparts that convey food to the mouth. Eyes also are prominent on the head. In most insects the mouthparts, adapted for chewing, consist of several parts; behind the upper lip or labrum is a pair of hard, toothed mandibles. These are followed by a pair of structures called first maxillae, each consisting of a bladelike lacinia, a hoodlike galea, and a segmented palp bearing sense organ. The paired second maxillae are partly fused in the midline to form the lower lip, or labium. Sometimes a median tonguelike structure, called the hypopharynx, arises from the floor of the mouth.
Insect mouthparts have been modified strikingly and reflect particular methods of feeding. The dipterans (true flies) provide instructive examples. In the primitive bloodsucking flies (e.g., the horsefly Tabanus) the mandibles and maxillae form serrated blades that cut through the skin and blood vessels of the host animal. The epipharynx and hypopharynx are elongated and grooved so that, when apposed, they form a tube for sucking blood. The tonguelike labium is used for imbibing exposed fluids. Dipteran mouthparts have evolved in two directions. In the mosquitoes (Culicidae) the mandibles, maxillae, epipharynx, and hypopharynx have become exceedingly slender stylets that form a fine bundle and are used for piercing skin and entering blood vessels. The labium, elongated and deeply grooved, serves only as a sheath for the stylet bundle. In the housefly Musca, however, mandibles and maxillae have been lost; the tonguelike labium alone remains and serves for feeding on exposed surfaces. Certain flies related to Musca have reacquired a capacity to suck blood; however, since they have lost both mandibles and maxillae, a new bloodsucking mechanism has developed. Labial teeth have evolved for cutting through the skin, and the labium itself is plunged into the tissues. The stable fly Stomoxys has an arrangement of this kind. In the tsetse fly Glossina, the labium has become a fine, needlelike structure normally protected by a sheath formed from the palps of the lost maxillae.
Other mouthpart modifications of the mouthpart components provide the cutting and sucking mouthparts of fleas (Siphonaptera), plant-sucking insects (Homoptera), bloodsucking bugs (Heteroptera), honeybees (Hymenoptera), and nectar-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera).


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GM to suspend Volt output in May ahead of changeover
12:37 pm U.S. ET | April 9, 2015
GM will halt output of the 2015 Chevrolet Volt late next month, amid high stockpiles and weak sales, to prepare a Michigan plant to build a redesigned version of the plug-in hybrid. The automaker will begin production of the 2016 Volt late this summer....
Chevy, supplier tweak Volt battery pack for more range
12:01 am U.S. ET | March 30, 2015
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Ford, Honda, GM and Toyota fear they'll need to offer large incentives to meet California's mandate for zero-emission vehicles. So they are pushing the state to rewrite its formula to offer more credit for plug-in hybids such as the Chevy Volt....
GM recalls 64,000 Volts over carbon monoxide risk
4:08 pm U.S. ET | March 12, 2015
General Motors is recalling about 64,000 Chevrolet Volts from the 2011-13 model years for a software update to limit how long the car can be left idling, a move to prevent carbon monoxide buildup when a driver forgets to shut off the vehicle....
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The admissions policy of Greenspring Montessori School is based on the educational concepts of Dr. Maria Montessori. We strive to serve a broad range of socioeconomic, religious, cultural, racial, and ability groups. As often as is possible, the ages and genders of children are evenly distributed in each classroom.
Admissions policies, procedures, curriculum and faculty at Greenspring Montessori School have been approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. Greenspring Montessori School is accredited by the American Montessori Society and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and it is a member of the Association of Independent Maryland Schools.
Toddler Preschool Program (Ages 18 months-3 years)
- Children must be 18 months old at time of admission into the Young Toddler program and do not have to be toilet trained.
- Children must be 24 months old at the time of admission into the Older Toddler program and do not have to be toilet trained.
- Children should be able to separate from their parents within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the guide depending on the needs of each individual child.
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- Children must be at least two years and nine months old by September 1 and meet all requirements for placement.
- Children must be toilet trained. Diapers or pull-up diapers are not permitted. Cotton training pants are permitted.
- Children age 4 and older who have begun their Montessori education at other Montessori schools may be considered for admission as transfers.
- Children age 4 and older who have no prior Montessori experience may be considered for admission after a thorough review by the Admissions Committee.
- Children age 4 and older are required to schedule a one-on-one, classroom visit with a Montessori guide. Additional visits may be requested by the guide.
- We ask parents of visiting students to schedule a parent meeting with the Admissions office prior to the student visit.
- If a child has previous school experience, copies of school records will be required.
Elementary Program & Adolescent Program (Ages 6-14)
- Children entering the elementary program must be over the age of 6 by September 1 and meet all requirements for placement.
- Children who have begun their Montessori education at other Montessori schools may be considered for admission as transfers.
- Children who have no prior Montessori experience may be considered for admission after a thorough review by the Admissions Committee.
- All candidates, as part of the interviewing process, are required to spend at least a half-day in an elementary or middle school classroom.
- We ask parents of visiting students to schedule a parent meeting with the Admissions office prior to the student visit.
- Official records from the present school are required prior to classroom visits and acceptance to the program. We require a teacher recommendation and permission to speak with your child's previous teacher.
- Copies of any educational or psychological testing must be submitted before admission to the school.
- Any IEPs must be provided in their entirety before the child participates in a classroom visit.
- Education for all children, including those with special needs, will be done within the parameters of the Montessori philosophy and its implementation in the classroom.
- Specific trial periods and evaluation procedures may be established as needed.
Children with mild physical, mental, or educational differences are considered for admission. Reasonable accommodations will be made provided that no significant changes to the program are required and that the child does not pose a risk to himself or others. A recent diagnostic assessment by qualified professionals which identifies the child's needs within a mainstream environment is required. Periodic assessment may also be required during the school year and prior to re-enrollment. An educational assessment made during this time will determine:
- The child's progress.
- That our environment supports the developmental needs of the child.
- Prospective parents are required to attend a Parent Information Session or small group tour. These can be scheduled online through the website, by email, or by phone.
- An information packet consisting of our viewbook, tuition information, and additional information regarding a Montessori education will be provided to parents upon their visit.
- Observation of a class by prospective parents is required. All Parent Information Sessions and small group tours include classroom observations. Additional observations may be scheduled through the Admissions office. Observations are for adults only.
- Applications are accepted online only through the school's website. There is a $75.00 non-refundable application fee.
- After an application is submitted, and depending on the child's age, a school visit for the child may be scheduled. If applicable, school records and referrals must be received before the child visits.
- Current parents wishing to apply for admission for a sibling of a current student must fill out an online application by February 13, 2015 to receive priority over new applicants.
Enrollment contracts are offered to applicants given the following priorities:
- Returning students are given first priority until the re-enrollment deadline on February 13, 2015.
- Siblings, former Montessori families, staff children, and children from other Montessori schools are given priority over new students.
- Should the date of application be the same for two prospective students, priority is determined as outlined above, and is next given to families who have attended prospective parent education classes offered by Greenspring Montessori School.
- The number of children who can be accommodated depends on Montessori guidelines and state regulations. When space is unavailable at the time of application, children may be placed in a waiting pool at the parents request.
Enrollment Process:
- Families will be notified of their admissions status on February 20, 2015. Student who are placed in the waitpool or not accepted will be notified in writing. Accepted students will receive an email link to being online enrollment.
- Online enrollment must be submitted by Friday, March 6, 2015 or within two weeks of the offer date, at which point, the space may be offered to another family.
- After February 20, 2015, the school follows a rolling admissions policy, space permitting.
- No new applicants are admitted for the current school year after Spring Break.
- Policies contained within the enrollment contract are binding.
- Occasionally, facts and circumstances arise that require Greenspring Montessori School to dismiss a family. These decisions are very difficult and involve serious deliberations about the best interests of the school community as a whole. Accordingly, as a general rule, once a family is dismissed, they are not eligible to reapply for admission to Greenspring Montessori School.
- All class placements are made by the Placement Committee of Greenspring Montessori School.
- Children remain with their classroom guide until they are ready for placement in the next level appropriate to their educational, emotional, and social needs. Children will not be moved to a new classroom during the three-year cycle, even in the case of staff changes, unless the Director of Education or Head of School determines that a change is in the best interest of the child.
- Greenspring Montessori School reserves the right to place children in order to maintain balanced classes with respect to numbers of children, their ages, gender, and individual needs of students. Greenspring Montessori School does not accept parental requests for classroom placement.
- Families are notified of their child's placement in June of the preceding school year.
- Greenspring Montessori School will assign start dates for new students, which may differ from the announced first day of classes. The "phasing-in" of new students allows for a smooth transition for new students, while maintaining an even rhythm of classroom activities. All phasing-in will be completed by September 10.
- You will receive a letter with your child's assigned start date and details about the phase-in process in May (or, if enrolling after May, upon completion of online enrollment).
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Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon was nearly brought to tears Thursday when he was honored as winner of the prestigious Myers Brothers Award for outstanding contributions to NASCAR.
The recipient of the award given annually since 1958 is not typically given advance notice. It is awarded by the National Motorsports Press Association in honor of former NASCAR competitors Billy and Bobby Myers.
''Wow. Oh, boy. This is a surprise,'' said Gordon, who had to stop during his acceptance speech several times to compose himself. ''Couldn't somebody have warned me a little bit? Oh my goodness. This is an incredible honor. I've been coming to the banquet for the last 20 years, maybe 19, I guess. I've seen this award go to legends of our sport, those who make a mark and are recognized for their contribution.
''I'm deeply honored, proud of the work I do on and off the track and this is fantastic.''
Gordon has 87 career wins and four titles, but his off-track contributions include the Jeff Gordon Foundation that has been helping children battling cancer since 1999. The foundation supports the Jeff Gordon's Children's Hospital in Concord, N.C., and has committed to help children fight cancer in Africa.
He's also teamed with sponsor AARP's Drive to End Hunger program, which brings awareness to hunger among Americans 50 and older.
Gordon was still taken aback almost an hour after accepting the award.
''I was extremely surprised,'' he said. ''I've been coming to this event for a long time and seen the legends and pioneers of this sport get that award and I don't look at myself that way. Plus it was a surprise, and being recognized by your peers for your contributions gets me emotional. It hasn't even sunk in yet, it's huge and I'm still in shock.''
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You've probably heard about the traffic in Vietnam and how, to cross the road, you have to launch yourself into it and allow it to flow around you. It works, but it takes some faith.