Berklee Town Meeting, August 11, 2004

Meeting Agenda

FOUR SCENARIOS FOR BERKLEE'S FUTURE
A discussion facilitated by Sara Regan, with President Roger Brown

Scenario 1: A Premier Private College, read by George Monseur—a no growth story

• 3,800 Students, 850 Employees
• Managed admissions criteria with greater selectivity
• Intensified enrollment management
• Faculty-student ratio remains unchanged
• Enhanced facilities
• Improve/increase student housing and communal spaces
• Increase tuition, fees, and fundraising to cover increased operating costs

Scenario 2: Reaching for Excellence, read by Lynette Gittens—a moderate growth story

• 2% to 3% increase in size annually
• Modify open access admissions criteria
• Maintain current enrollment management strategy
• Faculty/student ratio maintained
• Modest increase in size of faculty and staff
• Technology upgrades
  
• Enhancements to facilities for students and faculty

Scenario 3: The Next Big Thing, read by Jacki Murray—an aggressive growth story

• Intensified recruitment program
• More liberal enrollment policies
• Rapid growth of student population
• Curriculum development and faculty recruitment modeled to manage student growth
• Increase in size of faculty, aggressive recruitment
• Expanded facilities for students
• Technology upgrades and improved teaching facilities
• Slight reduction in teacher/student ratio

Scenario 4: Reinventing the College, read by Karen Wacks—an international growth story

• Intensified recruitment program for increased accessibility
• National and international satellite sites
• Boston-based campus to maintain modest growth
• Rapid enrollment growth at satellite sites
• Continuous flow of students to satellite campuses
• Exchange programs for faculty and students
• Increased focus on major and instrumental make-up
• Online college aggressive growth

These scenarios and the accompanying stories are for discussion only, and not meant to represent specific strategic alternatives for Berklee's future.