I am now in my fifth year at Midway

University. The institution has come a

long way over the last few years, and I

wanted to share a number of milestones

and accomplishments with you. When I

joined Midway in 2013, we faced many

challenges including declining enroll-

ments, expenses that exceeded revenues,

cash flow shortages, an identity crisis,

and poor community relations. We took

several significant and quick steps to pre-

serve our 170-year-old historic institution.

This report is just a small glimpse of what

we have achieved working together. We

have transformed our institution from a

college to a university, transitioned from

a women’s-only residential campus to a

fully coeducational institution, and grew

an athletics program with 92 student-

athletes to one that anticipates 400

student-athletes next fall. We have

managed a great deal of change in an

extremely short time frame.

Amidst significant change, however,

we have remained committed to our

values, traditions, and mission to

provide students with an education

that leads to rewarding careers and

responsible citizenship.

Please join me in celebrating our successes and continue to support Midway University as we serve our students and the community.

Sincerely,

John P. Marsden, Ph.D. President, Midway University

PRESIDENT’S REPORT MIDWAY UNIVERSITY / / BY THE NUMBERS FALL 2017

Dear Friends,

In This Issue • Institutional Milestones

• Enrollment Numbers

• Campus News and Events

• Rankings

• Academic News

• Athletics Highlights

• Partnerships

• In the Community

Institutional Milestones• Midway College transitioned to Midway

University in 2015 to better reflect the institution’s mission, expansion of graduate programs, and increase in inter-national recruitment efforts.

• In fall 2016, Midway University suc-cessfully transitioned from an all-wom-en’s university to a fully coeducational institution and integrated males into athletics and the residential campus.

• The University was reaccredited by the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in 2015 for another 10 years with no stipulations.

• Midway University launched a capital cam-paign in early 2017 to support quick growth through improvements to existing campus facilities, the expansion of the student cen-ter, and the construction of an on-campus baseball park. The campaign is now within $1.2 million of reaching that goal.

Rankings

• Ranked in Top 100 Regional Universities South by U.S. News & World Report

• Ranked in Top 20% of Nursing Schools (East) by NurseJournal.org –  America’s Best Nursing Schools & Colleges (Eastern)

• AffordableCollegesOnline.com  ranked Midway University #2 in Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Healthcare Management

• AffordableColleges.com ranked Midway University #4 in Best Value for Online Bachelor’s in Elementary Education

• Ranked 7th by CollegeChoice.com – 30 Best Online Bachelor’s in Elementary Educa-tion Degrees 2017

• Review the more than 20 rankings at www.midway.edu/rankings.

• In 2016, Midway University cele-brated 50 years of nursing education. Enrollment Numbers

• In fall 2017, Midway University reported an overall enrollment of 1,217 students with record enrollments in the traditional undergraduate and graduate programs for two years in a row.

• Men now make up 32 percent of the traditional undergraduate students at Midway, up 10 percent from 2016.

• Out-of-state students make up 20.4 percent of the traditional undergraduate student body; 8 percent are international students from 15 different countries.

• For fall 2017, the University’s incoming freshman class totaled 204 new students, with total undergraduate enrollment at 482, which is the highest tradtional

undergraduate enrollment in recent history.

• Enrollment in graduate programs is at an all-time high with 217 students.

FRANCISCO’S FARM ARTS FESTIVAL AT MIDWAY UNIVERSITYThe University once again hosted the 14th annual Francisco’s Farm Arts Festival in May 2017, welcoming thousands of visitors during

the two-day juried arts festival.

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• At the annual Spotlight Awards in May 2017, Rob Samuels accepted the Pinkerton Vision Award for his late grandmother, Margie Samuels, who was a pioneer for women in the bourbon industry. The Parrish-Roach Family was presented with the Midway University Legacy Award for their long-time service to Midway.

Campus News & Events• Midway University Board of Trustees

welcomed two new members.

Linda Pavey Amy Wickliffe

• Midway University created a new Ambassador program. The Midway Ambassadors Association is made up of community leaders, alumni, educators and others who advocate for, recruit, sup-port and represent the University.  Currently there are 15 members, most of whom reside in the greater Midway area.

• More than 25 businesses participated in our inaugural Meet Me @ Midway event to provide business resource information and job opportunities to our students.

Midway University, in partnership with KHSAA, held its first Female Athlete of the Year Awards Luncheon in May 2017 honoring the best athlete in each sport. Brooke Forde, Sacred Heart, Swim-ming, was the recip-ient of the overall award for 2017.

• The University Comm Center has now become the Eagle Outlet

where students can purchase apparel and other logo merchandise.

• Dining services opened “The Nest Café” in August 2017 to offer snacks,

coffee, grab-and-go meals and limited menu items to students throughout the day and evening.

• Students Abby Flaig and Ibeth Morales spent part of their summer studying abroad in Vietnam. Students Sahvanna Chaffins, Cait Smith and Monze Silva traveled to London with Dr. Becky Briley to study literature.

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to confer emeritus status upon Dr. William Brown, a longtime staff member, upon his retirement in May 2017. Dr. Brown began his career at Midway in 1996.

Student Perspective“Midway’s close knit family atmosphere is what kept me coming back every year. I loved being in a place where everyone accepted me and wanted to watch me grow. You don’t get that at a lot of universities.” —Hailey Roby ‘17 English

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Academic News• The Associate Nursing Program and the

RN-BSN Program earned continuing ac-creditation from the Accreditation Com-mission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

• Midway University added a Bourbon Studies Minor to complement the tourism industry in the state. A first of its kind, this program is focused on training students for the hospitality side of the business.

• Building upon Midway University’s signature undergraduate programs in nursing, the Master of Science in Nursing was launched as a fully online program with tracks in Nursing Education and Administration in 2016.

• Midway University added four concen-trations to the MBA program in tourism and event planning, equine management, healthcare management, and sports management.

• The Master of Education was recently launched with a tuition rate that is the lowest in the state of Kentucky.

Partnerships• The Midway University Path Mentor-

ing program received a $15,670 grant from Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky to support its outreach to high school students.

• Midway University received funds from the Equestrian Events Inc. (Rolex Three-Day Event) towards the construction of run-in sheds.

• Tempur-Sealy made generous donations over the last two years to provide new Tempur-Pedic mattresses for all of Midway University’s housing units.

• The Office of Academic Affairs created The Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation that provides faculty development for full-time and part-time faculty for face-to-face and online courses.

• Hands-on learning opportunities were integrated in our distinctive Equine program, which is support-ed by our on-campus 200-acre working horse farm. Equine Rehabilitation, one of only three programs in the United States, is offered within this program.

• An Office of Multicultural and International Affairs was created to support the institution’s international partnerships. The Office has hosted five cohorts of educators from Panama for eight week immersion programs focusing on pedagogy and technology in the classroom and will host a sixth cohort in early 2018.

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• Women’s Golf won the 2017 River States Conference (RSC) Champion-ship. They played in the 2017 NAIA National Tournament and ranked #23 nationally in the final 2017 NAIA poll.

Athletics • Six teams from Midway University earned

the designation of NAIA Scholar-Team including: women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis.

• Midway University was named an NAIA Champions of Character Five Star Institu-tion at the Gold Level, which is the highest finish in the institution’s history.

• Women’s Basketball was the River States Conference (RSC) Co-Division Champions for 2016-2017.

• Senior Pitcher Hector Quinones was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2017 MLB Draft.

• For the 2017-18 academic year, Midway University has 340 student-athletes participating in 17 sports

• Men’s wrestling, men’s volleyball, and women’s track and field will be added for the 2018-19 academic year. Additionally, a dance team will be incor-porated into the existing cheerleading program. With the additional sports, Midway Athletics will offer opportunities in 20 sports and expand to over 400 student-athletes.

• Student-athletes posted an impressive cumulative GPA of 3.06 for the 2016-2017 school year.

• In Spring 2017, 160 student-athletes were named to the AD’s Honor Roll (3.0 or better GPA) representing 14 sports. Seventy-two of those student-athletes were named to the Dean’s List (3.6 or better GPA) and 34 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA.

• Rusty Kennedy was named RSC Athletic Director of the Year 2016-2017.

• John Kenger was voted RSC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year.

• Otis Smith was named RSC W. Golf Coach of the Year.

FAMILY WEEKEND AT MIDWAY UNIVERSITY During Family Weekend in September, families attended faculty presentations, an athletic pep rally, a lunch on the lawn, and enjoyed the Midway Fall Festival.

• In partnership with the City of Midway, the University was able to make significant improvements to the softball field over the summer months to improve the playing field and upgrade fencing.

• The University continues to support local events through sponsorships and staffing information booths. This year’s local events include the Midway Fall Festival, Midsummer Nights in Midway, and the Versailles Twilight Festival.

• During Orientation Weekend in August, more than 140 Midway University students, faculty and staff members ded-icated their time volunteering in the community as part of the annual Midway Day of Service. Work included assisting

Habitat for Humanity with two home build-ing projects, assembling Water with Blessings filtration kits, cleaning up Midway’s Walter Bradley Park and the community garden, working on the University’s equine farm, and spending time with seniors at The Homeplace at Midway.

• At the University’s annual Day for Midway on October 10, 2017, the Midway Woman’s Club received the Community Spirit Award for 95 years of community service.

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