Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Yes In-Article Careers: 3 With the pending closure of Iowa Wesleyan, Plunkett will have led two colleges that shut down.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

As fundraising fell far short of the goal , Chung stepped in with a $2 million loan. But employees say the partnership with Primacorp blew the institution way off course, with administrators pursuing initiatives that have failed to yield new enrollments. The college was closed in 1993, and Chung later moved his operations to Canada.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 11, 2023

Loyalty” should not be based on fundraising. The higher ed fundraising model is broken since it essentially involves asking graduates to donate because they graduated. The EvoLLLution , which launched in January 2012, serves over 2,000 contributors and attracts approximately 60,000 monthly visitors.

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