Manchester Magazine Supplement December 2013

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3Transition!Big news on campus: PresidentSwitzer to retire; Trustees name Dave McFadden as successor

Realizing the dream“My experiences at Manchesterhave shown me what I want to do with my life.”

8The Spartan stretchPERC addition brings “higherlevel of learning,” saysJeff Beer, athletic training director

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At the Fall 2013 meeting, the Board of Trustees announced that significant leadership transition is on the horizon for Manchester University.

“It is with deep respect and admiration that the Board has accepted the retirement of President Jo Young Switzer, effective June 30, 2014,” said Marsha Palmer ’68 Link, chair of the Board of Trustees.

There’s more Big News: Acting on its succession plan, the Board unanimously named Dave McFadden ’82, executive vice president and dean of the College of Pharmacy, to the presidency, effective July 1, 2014.

As its first female president, Jo Young ’69 Switzer has championed her alma mater to critical successes and exciting community collaborations, said Link. “President Switzer has led Manchester at a pace and with a

strategic focus unprecedented in the history of Manchester. She has led from within and has also risen to great respect across higher education as a dynamic and thoughtful leader.”

Among the transformations at Manchester during the past 9½ years of the Switzer leadership cabinet:

• 25 percent enrollment increase

• Four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy program on a new campus in Fort Wayne with $35 million in seed funds from Lilly Endowment Inc.

• More than $90 million raised so far toward the $100 million Students First! campaign

• $17 million Science Center, $8 million Union, $9 million Academic Center, $1.5 million PERC classroom and locker room addition – all on a greener North Manchester campus

• Transition from college to university, reflecting the growing complexity of the 125-year-old institution

• Enhanced visibility, including national recognition for MU’s volunteer programs, workplace quality, three-year degree and affordable excellence

• Collaboration in initiatives to strengthen northeast Indiana

“During her presidency, Jo has been bold, courageous and always steadfast to the Mission of Manchester University,” said Link. “Her outstanding ability to communicate effectively to a diverse group of stakeholders has created not only greater visibility for the University, but has expanded the impact of the institution in the northeast Indiana community and across higher education.”

When members of the Board of Trustees selected Switzer in 2004, they knew her well for her academic leadership and communication skills. She was Manchester’s vice president and dean for academic affairs and former chair of the Department of Communication Studies. She stepped comfortably into the president’s role, stressing stewardship and accountability.

For all that has been – Thanks!For all that will be – Yes! – Dag Hammarskjöld


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In anticipation of her retirement, the Board of Trustees last spring appointed a Succession Planning Committee of Trustees, faculty and staff, modeling best practices in higher education for succession planning.

A member of the president’s leadership cabinet, McFadden is executive vice president and dean of the College of Pharmacy. He has deep roots in Manchester University and the Church of the Brethren, which founded Manchester 125 years ago.

“Dave is ready, respected and deeply connected and committed to Manchester,” said Link. “He has led Manchester’s bold enrollment initiatives and his due diligence was instrumental in the Board’s decision to add a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy program on a Fort Wayne campus.

“He brings to this presidency a keen understanding of both Manchester’s past, as well as proven experience in bringing innovative and visionary ideas to the University’s future. The variety of his experiences at MU, along with his high energy and dedication to MU’s Mission, will provide continued great leadership that will sustain our thriving university.”

As executive vice president and MU’s former enrollment expert, McFadden spearheaded the Fast Forward three-year degree and Triple Guarantee programs that are enhancing Manchester’s enrollment and national profile. “Dave has helped people see that Manchester has always been a place of affordable excellence,” President Switzer said.

McFadden coordinated the feasibility study that led to the Board of Trustees’ decision to establish a Pharmacy program on a Fort Wayne campus. He became dean of the College of Pharmacy in May 2012, continuing as MU’s executive vice president.

A peace studies, economics and political science major at Manchester, McFadden earned a Ph.D. in political science at Claremont Graduate University. He led Manchester’s enrollment initiatives beginning in 1993, also serving as an assistant professor of political science, with particular interest in environmental policy.

Vocation is that place to which you are called where

your deep joy meets the world’s great need.

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McFadden also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Bethany Theological Seminary. He is a former chair of the boards of the Community Foundation of Wabash County, Manchester Main Street Inc., HOPE community-supported agricultural organization and Manchester Church of the Brethren. He has served as an enrollment management and accreditation consultant to other colleges and universities and as a visiting evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission.


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Realizing the Dream


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Martin Garcia ’16 wants to become a doctor. “My dream is to go into an M.D. and a Ph.D. program and become a medical doctor and do research as well.”

“Manchester University is the place where I started my journey,” says the gregarious sophomore chemistry major from La Porte, Ind. Martin is the first in his family to attend college, the recipient of MU financial support and mentoring designed to make excellent higher education affordable.

Martin caught the attention of Independent Colleges of Indiana, which is celebrating him and 30 other first-generation high achievers who are “Realizing the Dream.” With Martin’s and his family’s commitment and hard work, along with mentoring, donor-funded scholarships and amazing opportunities at Manchester, Martin truly is realizing his dream – and he’s only a sophomore!

Last summer, Martin earned an undergraduate research fellowship with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Boise State University. There’s more: As part of the experience, he presented his research to the Idaho Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

This January, he will travel deep into Nicaragua with MU alumni health professionals for the annual Medical Practicum. Not only will Martin help improve the lives of underserved residents of Nicaragua, he also will serve as an interpreter, using his MU Spanish minor. The S. Bruce Kauffman ’68 Memorial Scholarship Fund is making this life-changing trip possible.

“I would never have imagined I would be doing this,” says Martin. “My experiences at Manchester have shown me what I want to do with my life. I want to be a scientist.”

Martin is on the Dean’s List at Manchester, is a member of several honor societies and is active in science pre-professional and multicultural organizations. Giving back is a big part of his life, both through Volunteer Services on campus, and as a blood donor, chemistry tutor and pharmacy volunteer for La Porte Hospital. (Last year, MU students donated 40,000 hours to their communities, churches and campus.)

He is also a student admissions ambassador, giving him opportunities to explain how he is able to afford his excellent academic and inspiring journey. Martin is grateful that his MU experience is underwritten by alumni and other donors who are committed to his success.

Martin receives the four-year Dean’s Scholarship. The scholarship is drawn from MU’s endowment and The Manchester Fund, annually supported by donors who understand the value of a Manchester degree. Martin already is paying back that generosity with his service and academic spirit, and intends to continue that philanthropic tradition.

“My experiences at Manchesterhave shown me what I want to do with my life.”


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PERC addition brings “higherlevel of learning,” says Jeff Beer, athletic training director.

Jeff Beer doesn’t get much rest. And he doesn’t let Manchester’s athletic training program rest either. “I want to have the best,” says the associate professor of exercise and sports sciences. “I want to

do things that other people haven’t even thought of.”

As director of undergraduate athletic training education, Beer sees daily how the $1.5 million PERC expansion is making a huge impact on students. “A higher level of learning is occurring in this building now,” he says about the two new classrooms and the athletic training room where students get real-world clinical experiences as they attend to MU’s student-athletes. Teaching is more effective and interactive, too, with the accompanying classroom technology upgrades, Beer says.

The new facilities are the envy of many other schools. Bright, spacious learning facilities enhance student recruiting for Manchester’s already well-respected athletic training program. As a result, MU is attracting more academically strong students to the program, too, says Beer, in his eighth year at Manchester. When prospective students visit campus and see where they’ll learn, “their eyes light up.”

Athletic training students have a rigorous, demanding schedule. They stretch with courses like physiology, anatomy and pharmacology. They work alongside faculty at every MU athletic practice, game and meet — including road trips. And there are labs, service-learning projects, conferences, internships and clinical placements.

Like others on MU’s athletic training faculty, Beer teaches and advises all day. “My second job starts at 3 o’clock,” he says of the athletic practices when he, his colleagues and students work with student-athletes. Once a week he works until 11:30 p.m., because, without a field house, teams share one gymnasium for practices and games.

Beer is active outside of his demanding schedule. He writes grant proposals for MU community outreach, teaches summer courses, leads a summer camp for prospective students and is developing a spring student symposium. He and his wife, Jennifer, also an athletic trainer, are raising two young children, too.

Beer and his colleagues are raising the bar of Spartan academic standards and their commitment to MU’s program is raising enrollment. With 60 students this fall, athletic training is Manchester’s sixth-largest major. Twelve more students are earning a Master of Athletic Training degree.

“I am willing to give you everything I have,” Beer tells his students, “but if you don’t put in the effort, too, I can help you find another major. I won’t bend academically.” Ultimately, Beer says, “I’m not trying to develop an athletic training student. I’m trying to develop a whole person.”


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Nicola Jones ’15 is savoring her time at Manchester. She’s earning her degree in just 3½ years even though she’s changed her major several times – from pre-pharmacy to mathematics

to accounting to communication studies. (MU students have three semesters to lock in their majors.)

Nicola is a Dean’s List student, a testament to the guidance she gets from caring faculty members and MU’s Career Services. It’s also a reflection of a liberal arts buffet that encourages Nicola to sample the possibilities and identify her core strengths.

“Manchester is a great learning environment” both academically and personally, says Nicola. “Everybody cares about each other here. It’s a place where you can be yourself.”

Nicola’s is a familiar name on playbills and concert programs at Manchester. She plays flute and trumpet and has held the lead in campus plays. She receives e-mails from faculty she’s never had for a class congratulating her on a “great performance” or a “job well done.”

Nicola is thrilled by the personal attention she gets from faculty. Many incorporate helpful “life lessons” into their courses, she notes. “All of my professors have cared about me as an individual.”

As a student ambassador for admissions, she shares a great story of affordable excellence in higher education with prospective students and their parents: Nicola is on track to graduate debt-free in January 2015.

MU’s great academic menu and a financial aid package that included donor-funded scholarships attracted her family to Manchester. She’s also getting a big boost from her mother, who took a second job to help with her college expenses.

“My mom would never tell me I could not go to college because we didn’t have the money. We found a way thanks to Manchester!”

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When you wish upon a star … wonderful things happen!Claire Miller ’16 loves Disney movies. She hopes to work for Disney or Pixar.

The accounting major from South Bend picked Manchester University to follow her career star because of generous scholarships. She is learning that she is able to afford an excellent college experience. She receives lots more help behind the scene. Annual gifts to The Manchester Fund support small class sizes that nurture mentoring and side-by-side academic collaborations with her teachers.

With a 125-year culture of stewardship, MU also uses those annual gifts to The Manchester Fund to provide comfortable, well-lit study areas, laboratory equipment, WiFi connections across campus, a safe environment, nutritious meals and a wealth of other student-focused support.

All sizes of gifts comprise The Manchester Fund. Large donations create opportunities for major maintenance and projects. Steady, year-after-year giving pays the heating and lighting bills – kind of like a paycheck does. At Manchester, Claire is learning to give back, too. She volunteers, just as thousands of Manchester students have before her.

“My education is possible because of your generosity,” says Claire. “Won’t you make your gift today?”

To give today, in time for your 2013 tax returns, scan this QR code, visit www.manchester.edu or connect at [email protected].

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