POSSIBILITIES - SIGNS OF NEW GROWTH

by Dr. Susanna L. Baxter, 26th President of LaGrange College

If you are like me, you long for Easter. As we have meandered through these gray, rainy days of winter, I yearn for spring. Likewise, as we have worked through COVID-induced cloudy days as an institution, I am eager for rebirth. Looking around our campus, I see many signs of new growth.

As you can see inside this issue, the college is launching several new degree programs to boost our student population. Some, like our new Ed.D., are truly groundbreaking for this institution. The Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction is the college’s first doctoral program!

The Ed.D. is joined by other new degrees, including a master’s in higher education and another in computer science. Bold steps are being taken to expand our academic offerings.

We also are working to attract more students to these programs. In January, I spent 10 days traveling in India working with a new partnership to recruit more international students to our campus. We are building relationships in South Korea and other destinations, as well. Read more about them in the feature story inside this issue.

These major steps are being taken to increase our enrollment pipeline, while other initiatives are making headway on many of our strategic plan goals. All of these things fill me with great hope and anticipation as we look toward the warmer, brighter days on the horizon.