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nonprofit partners. Important alliances with the YMCA and naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame were strengthened. The YMCA of the uSA designated the College as a premier leadership development center and site for preparation of YMCA professionals. The College was a leader in community involvement and neighborhood revitalization. The Springfield Leaders for Tomorrow (LACeS) program helps train local community youth. USA TODAY included Springfield College in its short list of colleges and universities “Most Committed to Community Service.”


DIVERSITY, MUTUAL RESPECT, SENSE OF COMMUNITY: Strategies to enhance recruitment and reten- tion of minority students were undertaken. The Athletics Department received grants in support of diversity. new Student orientation added a cultural diversity focus and student-leader training incorporated communal values. To ensure a safe and accepting environment, the College provides public safety patrols, security escorts, and a shuttle from classes, academic programs, and activities to campus residences and parking lots. Most residence halls and academic buildings have an electronic ID access system. Guards monitor residence hall entrances from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., and the three major parking lots 24 hours each day. Security cameras, and emergency telephones are located throughout the campus, and the College conducts crime prevention and awareness programs in the residence halls.


TECHNOLOGY: A course management platform, replace- ment cycles for technology equipment, a student desktop/laptop purchasing program, and technology for communication with student-athletes and alumni were imple- mented. An educational technologist position was established. Wireless communications were implemented throughout the campus. Web enhancements including a virtual tour, Web 2.0, and real-time syndication were implemented. The College upgraded its administrative software to Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solutions. Also being implemented is the iengaged Learning initiative, an iPad-based program that is being sponsored by Academic Affairs and Information Technology Services. In the first year of the program, up to 125 faculty members will be selected to receive an iPad and participate in a faculty development program designed to support the integration of this tool into their academic instruction.


FACILITIES AND GROUNDS: In all, new construction, enhancement, and improvement projects that took place during Flynn’s presidency represent more than $120 million in investments by the College. The new construction includes the richard B. Flynn Campus union, the Senior Suites residence hall, the Wellness Center, the Field House, the new home for athletic training/exercise science, and the President’s residence. The total renovations include Judd Gymnasia and the Stitzer YMCA Center, International Hall, Cheney Hall, the


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expanded Schoo-Bemis Science Center, Hickory Hall, the Admissions Center, Weiser Hall, Herbert P. Blake Hall, the Brennan Center, Fuller Arts Center, the Beveridge Center, the new Department of Public Safety facility on Portsmouth Street, and the new Facilities and Campus Services building. Playing fields and courts that were enhanced include the Irv Schmid Sports Complex, Amos Alonzo Stagg Field, James naismith Court, the Appleton Tennis Courts, and Blake Track. The restoration of Marsh Memorial, makeovers to Locklin Hall, tree plantings and landscaping, and ongoing campus beautifi- cation projects round out the transformation.


IMAGE AND REPUTATION: The College continues to be recognized annually in the U.S.News & World Report rankings in the top tier of its category. An updated history of Springfield College was published to mark the College’s 125th anniversary in 2010. A spectator sportsmanship policy for athletics was developed and implemented. Articles about leadership and Humanics were regularly featured in Triangle magazine. A new larger-than-life statue of James naismith was placed at the head of naismith Green. noted Chinese artist Li zou visited the campus. The new Springfield College Museum opened to the public during Homecoming 2011. other strategies included increasing recognition of students, faculty, and staff; enhancing and broadening admissions and marketing efforts, such as the addition of the virtual tour to the College website; establishing quality standards to assess impact; supporting institutional priorities and unique attributes; continuing to make use of Springfield College alumni and friends to tell the Springfield College story; and building on the College’s inter- national reputation in leadership and Humanics.


DEVELOPMENT: Leadership for the 21st Century: The Campaign for Springfield College was the most ambitious fund-raising campaign in the College’s history, raising $44.5 million and surpassing its goal by 11 percent at its conclusion in 2008. All other major areas of development were strength- ened, including the Springfield College Fund and phonathon, volunteer-based fundraising, planned giving, reengagement with foundations and corporations, alumni relations, and donor communications. An astute fundraiser, Flynn was instrumental in the


planning and successful execution of the College’s first comprehensive campaign in more than 30 years. “President Flynn provided the leadership to bring in five


times more than had ever been raised in any single campaign previously at the College,” said Sally Griggs, chair of the board at the time the campaign concluded.


There is no better way to say it: Flynn was the visionary leader who proved to be the right individual for the right college at the right time in its long history.1


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