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A VISION FOR IN BERKLEE 2015
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Berklee 2015 Vision Statement

Berklee Town Meeting, September 15, 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 Renese King, Student Affairs—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 Stephen Webber, MP&E—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 Bill D'Agostino, Training & Support—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 Marti Epstein, Composition—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.




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