Arkansas Baptist College Vision 2020

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“Where there is no vision,there is no hope.”

— George Washington Carver —

Values: Without them we are rudderless and lack direction.

Commitment: If absent, we fail.

Vision: The illumination of what can be.

Individuals, teams and organizations must be committed to the core values that guide them.They are what strengthen resolve and equip a person to do what he or she must, regardlessof the situation or challenge. Values do not shift according to changing cultural norms.They are enduring.

Arkansas Baptist College was built and resurrected on the foundation of Christian values andprinciples. Throughout our history they have been our ‘true north’ and they will steadfastlyguide us into our vision for 2020 and beyond. We clearly see that ABC is:

• Mission Driven • Academically and Professionally Integrated• Historically Grounded • Entrepreneurially Minded• Service Motivated • Fiscally Responsible• Community Empowered

As president of Arkansas Baptist College I invite you to see how our values were established inthe beginning and remain our guide into the future. They will equip us to resolutely serveone another, our students, and our community in every circumstance and generation.They are the catalyst for Growing Hope.

Dr. Fitz HillPresident, Arkansas Baptist College

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

2005-2010: Poor to Fair ..............................................................01Mission Driven ........................................................................02Historically Grounded ............................................................04Timeline: 1884-2006 ..............................................................06Service Motivated ..................................................................08Community Empowered ......................................................10Academically & Professionally Integrated ..........................12Entrepreneurially Minded ....................................................14Fiscally Responsible ................................................................162005-2011 Financial Comparisons ........................................18

2011-2015: Fair to Good ..............................................................21Invest in Human Capital ........................................................22Open Educational Access ......................................................32Deliver Educational Support ................................................33Achieve Educational Success ................................................35Support Economic Opportunities ........................................372012-2020 Financial Projections ..........................................38

2016-2020: Good to Great ..........................................................41Success is Achievable ............................................................43

Recently Completed, Under Constructionand Future Building Projects ................................................48

Campus Master Plan ....................................................................52

Board of Trustees ........................................................................54

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Our core values define us and set the standard of how we will operateas an institution. In the past five years the college laid the foundation,established vital infrastructure and charted the course it will take.Over the next ten years ABC will accomplish its vision; it will benationally known as an urban college of distinction that is focused onserving the needs of its students and community.

In 2006 Arkansas Baptist College was in criticalcondition. While committed to its historical heritageand spiritual legacy, ABC’s focus was fractured. If wewere to become a great educational institution it wasnecessary to strip away all extraneous distractions.We set our minds to accomplish our goals.

Vision 2020: Strengthened by our values andemboldened by our resolve we pledge to decisivelyaddress the needs around us. We will be an urbancollege intently focused on serving our studentsand community.

With a mission driven team and a clear vision, wewill tenaciously and systematically ‘move the needle’at Arkansas Baptist College from:

– 2005 to 2010: Poor to Fair

– 2011 to 2015: Fair to Good

– 2016 to 2020: Good to Great

“The real path to greatness, it turns out,requires simplicity and diligence. It requiresclarity, not instant illumination. It demandseach of us to focus on what is vital – and toeliminate all of the extraneous distractions.”

— Jim Collins, author, “Good to Great” —

Our mission defines, guides and drives us; itnarrows our focus to accomplish our goals.

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mission drivenAt Arkansas Baptist College we are driven, but notby the standards of the world. We are driven by ourfaith and by our commitment to ABC’s mission andits fulfillment.

“Arkansas Baptist College prepares students for a life ofservice grounded in academic scholarship, the liberalarts tradition, social responsibility, Christiandevelopment and preparation for employment in aglobal community.”

Since 2006 we diligently addressed each mission tenetas we moved from poor to fair.

Academic Scholarship• Assess the societal and academic landscapes• Determine academic gaps and develop solutions• Discover our educational niche • Recruit visionary faculty and staff to

implement the plan

Liberal Arts Tradition• Prepare those who are unprepared for higher education• Provide foundational learning• Remain forward thinking to 21st century demands

Social Responsibility• Assess and engage our community• Initiate action plans toward solutions

Christian Development• Embrace our spiritual legacy• Model our faith• Demonstrate loving our neighbors as ourselves

Preparation for Employment• Create an academic model that is integrated with

professional experience• Graduate students who are able to read

comprehensively, write effectively, thinkcritically and articulate expertly

In 1884 Arkansas Baptist College was founded toserve those who had been denied educational access.

Many could not read or write, but they weredetermined to succeed. We are devoted to ourhistorical heritage of serving the underserved.

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historically grounded

In 2006 the first building on the ABC campus andoldest African American educational building inArkansas was at risk of being demolished. The onceproud bell tower was gone. Plaster, floors and wallswere crumbling. The exterior walls neared collapse.

Arkansas Baptist College reconnected to our roots andfocused on the future by restoring Old Main. Somethought it was hopeless. Beyond repair. In manypeople’s eyes the restoration project was as likely to beaccomplished as was our vision.

By 2010 Old Main reopened its doors. Students onceagain filled its halls. Chapel services resumed. Andthe college? It took a step toward greatness.

Today Old Main is a symbol of our dedication to servethose who are traditionally left out of the educationalprocess. It is our place. It is our heritage.

“Arkansas Baptist College is focused on our historical heritage.It’s our foundation and roots.”

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1884: In November, E. C. Morrisfounded the Minister’sInstitute at the AnnualConvention of the ColoredBaptists of the State ofArkansas (CCB). It opened itsdoors three months later atthe Mt. Zion Baptist Church inLittle Rock, Arkansas.

Morris was born a slave in1855. He was largely self-educated and was regarded asa very well-learned man.

The executive board of theCCB hired Reverend J. P.Lawson, a white Baptistminister from Joplin, Missouri,to serve as the principaland teacher.

1885:The Minister’s Institute wasrenamed Arkansas BaptistCollege.

The school was committedto academic and culturalexcellence in the educationof future African Americanministers.

1893:Construction of Old Main at Arkansas BaptistCollege was completed.

The Old Main building is the oldest structure inthe state of Arkansas established for the purposeof educating African Americans.

The Old Main building was originally built withonly two stories. The leaders of the day believedthat the entire four floors would eventually becompleted. They faithfully continued to buildupon the initial foundation until the goal wasaccomplished.

1893:The ABC alma mater, “OurBeacon Light” was writtenby the daughter of Dr.Joseph A. Booker, Mrs. MattieBooker Perry.

1887:Dr. Joseph A. Bookerbecame the first presidentof Arkansas BaptistCollege. At the sametime, he began a longtenure as editor of thestate’s black Baptistnewspaper, The BaptistVanguard, published inLittle Rock.

1894:E. C. Morris was electedpresident of the NationalBaptist Convention. Hewas active in promotingBaptist Christianitythrough his founding ofthe National Baptist YoungPeople's Union and hisestablishment of acooperative relationshipwith the American BaptistMissionary Union andwith the Southern BaptistConvention. Morrisremained president of theNational BaptistConvention until 1915.

“It is a historical truth.No man can know where

he is going unless he knowsexactly where he has beenand exactly how he arrived

at his present place.”– Maya Angelou –

“We are not makersof history. We aremade by history.”– Martin Luther King, Jr. –

E. C. Morris

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The vision of ArkansasBaptist College is to see ourcommunity, state and nation

positively influencedthrough the integration ofacademic scholarship andChristian principles toaddress issues having a

detrimental effect on society.

1937: A former graduate of ArkansasBaptist College, Dr. Tandy W.Coggs, became its fifth presidentin 1937. He served the collegeuntil 1955.

In the 1930s the Women’sDormitory was constructed.

1947:Under the leadership of Dr.Tandy W. Coggs, the collegereceived its initial two-yearaccreditation from the ArkansasState Department of Education.

1962:Dr. James C. Oliver was namedthe tenth president of ArkansasBaptist College.

1976:The Old Main building was addedto the National Register ofHistoric Places.

1984: Arkansas Baptist Collegecelebrated its centennial year.The oldest former president,Dr. Tandy W. Coggs, wasinvited as a guest speaker.During this celebration hewas awarded the Keys to theCity by the mayor of LittleRock, Arkansas.

1985:Dr. W. Thomas Keaton was selected as the11th president of ABC. It was under hisadministration that Arkansas Baptist Collegereceived full accreditation from the HigherLearning Commission of the North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Schools and theNational Council for the Accreditation ofTeacher Education (NCATE).

2006:Dr. O. Fitzgerald Hill wasnamed the 13th presidentof Arkansas BaptistCollege. Old Main’srenovation began in 2007.

Arkansas Baptist College PresidentsDr. Joseph A. Booker, 1887-1926Rev. S. P. Nelson, 1926-1934Rev. R. C. Woods, 1934-1936Rev. S. R. Tillinghast, 1936-1937Dr. Tandy W. Coggs, 1937-1955Mr. Howard L. Johnson, 1955-1956Dr. Oscar Allen Rogers, 1956-1960Dr. Charles E. Johnson, 1960-1961Rev. P. L. Rowe, 1961-1962Dr. James C. Oliver, 1962-1982*Dr. R. C. Davis, 1982-1985Dr. W. Thomas Keaton, 1985-2001*Mrs. Mary R. Jarrett, 2001-2002Dr. Israel R. Dunn, Jr., 2002-2005*Mrs. Mary R. Jarrett, 2005-2006Dr. O. Fitzgerald Hill, 2006-Present*Denotes Interim

1884 to Present

In the 1990s HBO and theNew York Times featured thecommunity surroundingArkansas Baptist College.Why? It had the dubiousdistinction of being one of themost dangerous cities in theUnited States. To serve ourstudents and our community,ABC had to make theneighborhood safe. In 2006the work began.

In 2006 we assessed the neighborhood and realizedABC had relinquished its role as communityanchor. The facts were grim. Businesses were gone.Houses stood abandoned. Crime and violence wererampant. Student enrollment was dwindling.

Hearkening back to Christian principles we onceagain apprehended our mission. ABC was foundedto serve others; to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Our first priorities were:

1. Make the community safe.

2. Activate aggressive student recruitment efforts to reach out to those who are traditionally excluded from theeducational process.

3. Engage business leaders and service providersto increase available resources, begin community revitalization and initiate economic development activities.

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Arkansas Baptist College isfocused on selfless servicebecause others matter.

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service motivatedIn our efforts to travel from poor to fair Arkansas Baptist College purchasednumerous buildings and lots to demolish, renovate or repurpose. The goal?Improve safety, remove blight, attract partners, and serve the community we callhome. Three businesses were revived to bring jobs and services. Communityagencies were recruited to assist us in the work. Investors caught the vision.Neighborhood beautification began and habitats for crime were removed.

The results? The area crime rate has decreased significantly. Student enrollmentsoared 290% from 287 in the fall of 2005 to 1,119 in the fall of 2010. NewMarket Tax Credits resulted in the infusion of over $20,000,000 into our campuswith an estimated subsequent economic impact of over $125,000,000 for Arkansas.Property values increased and community pride grew.

The energy and enthusiasm continue to captivate. Everyone agrees;we must work together to restore hope and build our vision. And it

all starts with selfless service to others. Because others matter.

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Arkansas Baptist Collegeis focused on community

because we areempowered by and for it.

We realize the charge and responsibilitythat has been given to us. ABC is the

educational, economic and entrepreneurialengine that drives this community.

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ABC must provide and attract the social infrastructure that weaves together thelives and futures of our neighbors. And our neighbors must believe in ABC forour future to be realized.

Since 2006 Arkansas Baptist College has:3 Removed blight3 Improved safety3 Increased community resources3 Expanded academic offerings3 Attracted athletic and arts programming 3 Constructed campus and community facilities3 Recruited dedicated leaders3 Provided educational access to non-violent offenders3 Created jobs3 Opened doors

We have moved from poor to fair. We are clearly focused on greatness. Not forthe sake of self-importance, but for the benefit of our students and community.They empower us to be who we will be. Together, we are growing hope.

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community empowered

Under Dr. Hill’s direction Arkansas Baptist College began an earnest quest toresearch and develop the most relevant academic practices that would best suitABC’s unique niche. The trustees and faculty all agreed academic rigor wasparamount, but to expect a student who has struggled to instinctively adapt wasunrealistic. The hallowed halls of traditional academia would never work.

Arkansas Baptist College is focused onintegrating academic studies with professional

experience. We believe that applied learningunited with real life experiences best

prepares our students for future jobs.

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“The task of leadership is not to putgreatness into people, but to elicit it,for the greatness is there already.”

— John Buchan —

1. Assess each student and provide the support to succeed.

2. Develop an individualized plan that best meets each student’s needs.• The GED Center opens access and

combats illiteracy• The Literacy and Writing Center develops

effective communication skills• Re-entry programs overcome some of the

barriers of incarceration• Entrepreneurialism grows solutions

3. Integrate academic studies with professional experience.• Recruit business leaders as mentors and

professional adjunct professors• Support entrepreneurial studies, new business

start-ups and community economic development efforts

• Open doors to work opportunities in the student’s field of study

academically & professionally integratedIn late 2005 the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges andSchools notified the Board of Trustees that ABC’s accreditation was severely at risk. Upon assuming the presidency,the commission instructed Dr. Hill to draft an immediate action plan to be presented during the comprehensiveaccreditation visit scheduled for April 2006. The college was reaccredited with specific directives from thecommission. From 2006 to 2010 ABC’s consistent improvement has been ongoing and the infrastructure for futureacademic programming was implemented. It includes:

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Independence is the ultimate goal. The college founders soughtfreedom from restricted access to opportunities. Many of today’sstudents seek liberation from illiteracy or other types of societalbarriers. Graduates want the advantages that come with increasedknowledge and academic training.

Entire communities want solutions;they want health, wellness and

economic stability for themselves andfor their children.

Arkansas Baptist College isfocused on entrepreneurialsolutions to personal and

social challenges.

Studies show that education and entrepreneurialism are gateways to modernday independence. We believe that by helping others grow their ownsolutions we will strengthen individuals to address societal needs andempower their communities.

Arkansas Baptist College recently announced the upcoming development andconstruction of the First Security Community Union and the Scott FordCenter for Entrepreneurship and Community Development. By integratingthe professional, entrepreneurial and academic worlds we are committed tofostering solutions within our student body and community.

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entrepreneurially minded

We often read reports of Historically Black Collegesand Universities in jeopardy of closing. In 2006Arkansas Baptist College was among them.

Direct deposits were not an option due tooutstanding and delinquent debt. Our staff wasreduced to cut costs. Facilities were in majordisrepair. Record keeping was without consistentstandards and Information Technology was nearlynonexistent. Lastly, we were at risk of losingour accreditation because of financial andacademic distress.

Any organization that moves to greatness mustrecruit the right people to the right positions to dothe best job. Dr. Hill recruited a master of financialturnaround to ABC and the college’s course changeddramatically. As a result of sound fiscalmanagement ABC improved its credit standing andis working to accrue cash reserves. After stabilizingthe institution we began to address faculty, staff andfacility shortages.

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Arkansas Baptist College must bea good steward of our resources and

accountable to future generations. If weare not focused on fiscal responsibility,

we will not be here tomorrow.

As a testimony to ABC’s stewardship the college went from annual operatingrevenues of less than $2,000,000 in 2005 to over $16,500,000 in 2010. Technologysystems were improved and skilled faculty and staff were hired. Additionally, ABChas renovated or completed the following:

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fiscally responsible

Old MainGeneral Studies IGeneral Studies IIMen’s Residence HallStudent Union

Recording StudioG.E.D. CenterStudent Services BuildingGymnasiumParking Lots

Kiddie Kollege Community HousingAutoBaptism Car WashNeighborhood MarketYancey’s Cafeteria

Getting our financial house in order taught us that responsible administration ofrevenues and expenses is imperative for success. We cannot rest on large endowments,investments or an assurance of federal funding. An educational institution thatfocuses on entrepreneurial solutions for others must consider the same for itself.By practicing what we preach, Arkansas Baptist College is establishing a model for ourstudents, community members and other communities across the United States.

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by the numbers : 2005-2011

Student Enrollment – 2005 to 20111,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0Fall 2005

287Fall 2006

408Fall 2007

602Fall 2008

626Fall 2009

734Fall 2010

1,119Fall 2011

1,193NO. OF

STUDENTS >

Student Enrollment by Classification – 2009 to 20111,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

n Fall 2009

n Fall 2010

n Fall 2011

Freshman

459

682

781

Sophomore

167

229

230

Junior

66

110

105

Senior

42

98

77

Student Enrollment by Geography for 2011

n Arkansasn Out-of-Staten Foreign Country

Out-of-State

ForeignCountry

1%

Arkansas

71%

28%

Arkansas Baptist College prepares students for alife of service grounded in academic scholarship,the liberal arts tradition, social responsibility,Christian development and preparation foremployment in a global community.

Since 2006 ABC has experienced tremendousgrowth. We will continue attentive stewardshipof our resources to meet our students’ needs,both today and in future generations.

Fall 2011Enrollment Snapshot

Total Enrollment ......1,193 students

Gender..............................713 male

..................................480 female

Geography ..........847 from Arkansas

..................339 from out-of-state

..............7 from foreign countries

Race/Ethnicity ..............1,137 black

......................................41 white

......................................15 other

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by the numbers : 2005-2011

$25,000,000

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$0

Revenue and Expense Trend – Statement of Activities : 2006 - 2011

n Total Revenues

n Total Expenses

n Total Net Assets

2006

$2,499,077

$2,097,198

$980,603

2007

$2,927,484

$2,731,444

$1,267,144

2008

$10,423,502

$7,370,312

$4,320,334

2009

$8,577,550

$7,575,794

$5,322,090

2010

$10,724,148

$8,835,012

$7,211,226

2011

$20,240,748

$14,604,939

$12,847,035

$30,000,000

$25,000,000

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$0

Total Assets, Liabilities, Net Assests Trend : 2006 - 2011

n Total Assets

n Total Liabilities

n Total Net Assets

2006

$1,424,144

$443,541

$980,603

2007

$1,584,717

$317,573

$1,267,144

2008

$5,518,770

$1,198,436

$4,320,334

2009

$8,145,867

$2,823,777

$5,322,090

2010

$16,023,183

$8,811,957

$7,211,226

2011

$28,855,819

$16,008,784

$12,847,035

Total Revenues have increased from $2.4 millionin FYE 2006 to $20.2 million in FYE 2011.

Total Net Assets have increased from just under $1 millionin FYE 2006 to $12.8 million in FYE 2011.

Improved fiscalmanagementhas enabled

ABC to makegreat strides.

Campus andCommunity

ImprovementsSince 2006

Repurposed:

Several BlightedHomes and Lots

Old Men's Residence HallOld Dining HallOld Student Services Center

Renovated:

Old MainGED CenterLeadership HouseOff Campus HousingCooperative Baptist

Fellowship OfficeYancey's CafeteriaGarden of Eden

Produce MarketAutoBaptism Car WashGymnasiumRecording Studio

Constructed:

General Studies IGeneral Studies IIMen's Residence HallBuffalo Barn Student UnionCampus Bistro

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10

5

nearly

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Our core values are firmly established.

The future is in sight.

Please join us as we concentrate on the target activities thatwill focus our efforts as ABC leaves “Fair” behind anddeterminedly marches forward into its “Great” future.

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2011-2015 : Fair to GoodOur core values define us and set the standard of how we will operate as an institution.In the past five years we laid the foundation, established the infrastructure andcharted the course we will take. Within the next decade we will accomplish our visionof being an urban college of distinction that is focused on serving the needs of itsstudents and community.

How will we do this?Arkansas Baptist College Will Invest in Human Capital, OpenEducational Access, Deliver Educational Support, Achieve EducationalSuccess, and Develop Economic Opportunities to Grow Hope for OurStudents and Community.

The next section outlines the steps we will take. At the end of our journey we willsurvey the landscape and know that we are a great institution, that our vision has beenaccomplished, and that our students and community are better because we are here.

Arkansas Baptist College: clearly focused on growing hope.

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Since the 1950s international scholars have proposed that investing in people isthe most important capital expenditure an organization, community or nationcan make. This perspective of viewing people as assets (worthy of investment) incontrast to resources (which are easily expendable) is now recognized as a viableprocess for moving people from poverty to productivity.

Many African American communities have been in decline since desegregationwhen strong role models left to attain a perceived worldly success. Unfortunately,when identifiable positive role models left, negative role models becameprevalent. As a result, in many black communities there has been a sinkingstandard of living, rising blight, increasing gang activity and mountingblack-on-black crime.

It is time to put the neighbor back in the hood.

“Schooling, a computer training course, expenditureson medical care, and lectures on the virtues ofpunctuality and honesty are also capital. That isbecause they raise earnings, improve health, or add toa person’s good habits over much of his lifetime.Of course, formal education is not the only way toinvest in human capital. Workers also learn and aretrained outside schools, especially on the job.”

– Gary S. Becker, Human Capital,The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, 2008

Arkansas Baptist College believes there must be investment in moralvalues, education and health to improve the net worth of a

community’s human capital. ABC also believes this investment willaddress disparities and ultimately turn a community around.

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invest in human capital

Arkansas Baptist College is committed to its investment in human capital.

In her book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Dr. Ruby K. Payne states thereare two primary factors impacting an individual’s ability to escape poverty andachieve success: a positive relationship with someone who is willing to invest in thatperson’s life and an education.

Proponents of the human capital theory believe there are three effective inputs thatwill grow intellectual capital in underdeveloped economies –

Moral Values, Health and Wellness, and Education.

ABC will expand its investment position as we focus on these four input areas:

• Developing positive mentoring relationships that examine possibilitiesrather than succumbing to obstacles

• Teaching and modeling moral values• Improving employability with an education that is relevant for a

knowledge-based economy• Increasing access to health and wellness resources

ABC will look to critical benchmarks to validate success as we move from fair togood, and then from good to great. The return on this investment will be seen inchanged lives and communities as educated students assume the mantle of servantleadership in their homes and at work.

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Relationships

While the acquisition of tangible capital assets is dependent on the abilityto leverage monetary and financial resources, the root of human capitaldevelopment is relationships. Everyone associated with Arkansas BaptistCollege must know and exhibit that our students are number one. It willbe the responsibility of each employee to dignify each other, our studentsand our community members with the respect that is due to anyone createdin the image of God.

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Moral Values

Originally known as the Minister’s Institute, ABC was founded by both black andwhite religious leaders in 1884. ABC will persistently pursue its spiritual heritage asthe college espouses the importance of morality for achieving genuine success. As aninstitution we will:

• Recruit positive role models from the community whose ethical standards will not be influenced by the current popular culture

• Enhance the Religious Studies program to fully explore divine righteousness and how it can be applied to spiritually benefit individuals, families, and communities

• Re-establish our role in growing moral leadership for the community as we develop a Religious Studies graduate program

• Reconnect to our historical roots among black churches and in the Baptist community while growing relationships with all races, churches and denominations

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Health and Wellness

It is difficult to be a successful college student or employee if you are worriedabout healthcare costs, proper nutrition and childcare. Since 2006 ArkansasBaptist College forged relationships with local providers and agencies to helpbridge the gap between needs and services. Much remains to be done, but thefirst steps toward greatness are a necessary start.

The Kids First Community Health Center will be aninvestment in human capital by providing

comprehensive healthcare for our children.

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Our relationships with the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, ArkansasChildren’s Hospital, St. Vincent Health System, UAMS, Baptist Health andArkansas Department of Health continually seek ways to expand availability of services.

Our goal is to have a Kids First primary healthcare facility by 2013and a community Health and Wellness Center by 2015.

The ABC Community is currently a “food desert” which is defined as a censustract where a substantial number of residents have low access to a supermarket orlarge grocery store. ABC is working to remove our community from thisdesignation. The college purchased and renovated a produce market, remodeledYancey’s Cafeteria, and is developing aquaculture to increase the availability ofnutritious food. ABC will continue to increase food availability and choice overthe next five years.

The Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship and CommunityDevelopment will play an active role in growing retail and servicebusinesses to benefit our city, state and nation.

Childcare is available on-campus at the Arkansas Baptist College “KiddieKollege.” Over the next five years we will explore ways to expand our servicesand restore our teacher education program.

By 2015 the “Kiddie Kollege” will increase its earlyeducation opportunities.

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Education

Today’s technological advances are quickly exceeding traditional academia’s ability tokeep pace. While it is imperative to lay a formal foundation that develops criticalthinking and problem solving skills, we must also expand our human capitalinvestments to include non-traditional experiences and richer subject matter.

We believe that education is not “one-size-fits-all.” A standardized test score shouldserve as an indicative benchmark rather than a restriction from higher educationopportunities. It is important to recognize each student’s position on the educationalspectrum, to account for individual learning differences, and to provide experiencesoutside the classroom that keep pace with modern advances. We must reach peoplewhere they are and then take them where they both want and need to go.

Over the next five years Arkansas Baptist College will enrich its educational experienceby focusing on the three areas of education that comprise our academic model:

• Formal Education• Informal Education• Entrepreneurial Education


The new Business Administration buildingwill serve as a hub for coordinating the

formal, informal and entrepreneurialeducation experiences of our students.

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Formal Education• Our core curriculum will embrace a classical liberal arts training that accents

reading, writing, public presentation, and a logical expression of sound thought. These tenets will be woven throughout the core requirements for each degree, resulting in a cohesive and concrete education that is contrasted to specialized and disconnected subject matter.

• Our continued open enrollment policies will be accompanied by increased academic rigor. The expectation of excellence will be high, but ABC’s difference will be the overarching support for each student’s success regardless of previous educational performance.

• Our expanded degree options will enable our students to actuate their moral training and social conscience. There will be a heavy focus on:

> Urban Community Leadership> Social Entrepreneurialism> Religious Studies and Christian Education> Public Administration> Health and Human Services> Business Development and Management> Core Development in Math and Science

• Our areas of study will be conveyed to the student with the technology,scheduling, accessibility and methods that best serve today’s learner.


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Informal Education• Over the next five years ABC will develop a work centered educational model

that not only allows students to pay for their education, but also provideson-the-job experiences that will give our students a post-graduation edge. Employment throughout a student’s career will teach:

> Teamwork> Time Management> Professionalism> Communication> Problem Solving> Responsibility> Fiscal Management> Workforce Skills


The purpose of the Scott Ford Center forEntrepreneurship and Community

Development is to train people in achievingpersonal economic independence and

growing solutions for communities.

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Entrepreneurial Education• The Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development will

provide students and community members the models, methods and support for growing solutions. The Center will be a “real time” educational and commerce incubator that assists successful business start-ups. Its faculty and staff will guide individuals and teams as they walk through:

> Business Idea Conception> Business Plan Development> Legal Requirements> Supply Analysis> Distribution Analysis> Financing> Stock Market Investment> Human Capital Management > Successful Start-Up> Profit/Loss Analysis> Business Management> Marketing and Promotions

Arkansas Baptist College believes the combination of formal, informal andentrepreneurial studies will prepare highly qualified frontrunners who are readyto successfully lead.

As we approach 2020 ABC’s focus on the development of human capital and itscomponents of relationships, moral values, health and wellness, and education willdemonstrate a return on investment that is not measured in dollars and cents alone.


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In 1884 the students at Arkansas Baptist College did not have a high ACT or SATscore. In fact, many were illiterate. From its origin the purpose of the college was toprovide opportunities for those who were denied educational access.

The same holds true today.

Public education is available to everyone but its current structure often limits thosewith learning differences. Most notably, males tend to struggle with the traditionalclassroom environment and as a result many abandon education as a choice ofpersonal empowerment. At that point the doors to college are often closed.Consequently, the United States is seeing a vicious cycle of increased dropoutrates, restricted career opportunities, escalating criminal activity, and growingprison populations.

Arkansas Baptist College will aggressively recruit those who excel academically andthose whom other schools do not actively recruit and admit. ABC will not denyaccess to any student who genuinely desires an education and is highly motivatedto make the necessary positive choices to improve their current situation.The college’s doors are open to anyone who desires to:

• Work hard• Overcome challenges• Obtain an education

THE GOAL: An enrollment of 2,000 students by 2015.

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open educational access

Opening our doors to anyone who is willing to work hard is only part of theABC academic process. Once enrolled, students must be supported tosucceed and excel. Those who have struggled will be remediated, trained ineffective study habits, and connected to educational outcomes that resonatewith each individual’s life goals. The more advanced will have the doorsthrown open to the opportunities and possibilities that an academically andprofessionally integrated education can bring.

ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE WILL PROVIDE:

• Academic assessment to evaluate each student’s strengths and areas of needed support

• Resources that equip prospective students with the skills for success

• Individualized academic planning that continually measures progress and intervenes with aggressive strategies when performance lags

• Methods of delivery, such as eLearning, night classes, weekend sessions,on-the-job training, project-based learning and traditional classrooms,that engage a variety of learning styles

• Integrated academic and external work opportunities for applied learning

• Opportunities to develop and begin an entrepreneurial plan while in college

We believe that our unique blend of support and acquired responsibility willprovide the opportunity to assume the accountability of adulthood in thecharting of one’s own life course. These experiences will grow our studentsinto actualized contributors for tomorrow.

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deliver educational support

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If we expand recruitment, open access, overcome obstacles,and provide immersive academic experiences, our vision willstill be unrealized. A contributing member of society is theultimate goal. ABC is firmly committed to educationalsuccess, a success that is ultimately measured by:

• Maturity• Responsibility• Independence• Employment

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achieve educational success

Access. Support. Success.The three pillars supporting the ABC academic vision.

What does this mean?For each student success will be manifested differently. For some ABC may provide atwo year degree that opens into another four year institution or the military. Forothers success may be a four year liberal arts degree. Certain students will determineto finish their education while starting their own business under the guidance of theEntrepreneurship Center. Internships will provide immersive off-campusexperiences, and ultimately jobs, for some. Regardless of the unique path, acontributing member of society will be the goal and the desired outcome.

ABC is committed to:• Identifying each student’s unique measurement of success• Helping each student achieve personal goals• Guiding each student to attain career objectives

How serious are we?To be a great institution we pledge to life map our students and then to seethem through to the first phases of their individualized life plan; a plan thatdistinctively defines success for them.

2011-2015 : FAIR TO GOOD >

Our mission defines, guides and drives us; itnarrows our focus to accomplish our goals.

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In 2006 many counseled Dr. Hill to focus solely on the college because therewas much to be done to keep the doors open. But as he surveyed thelandscape Dr. Hill knew that he could not build a psychological barrierbetween the college and the community. The two were intertwined. If onefell, so would the other.

And so began an innovative approach to revitalization: build the collegefrom the outside in, from the external infrastructure of the communityinward to the heart of the ABC campus.

As we move to greatness this philosophy remains. The college will be as aliveas its neighbors, its vibrancy inextricably linked to the economic health ofthe community.

It will be paramount to provide avenues for students and communitymembers to achieve economic success. Entrepreneurialism is the

outward expression of our niche. Communities and people can berevitalized when given the chance to achieve personal dreams.

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develop economic opportunities

Scheduled to open in the fall of 2012, The Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship andCommunity Development will be a hub of applied academics, immersive experientiallearning, and bold entrepreneurial solutions. It will serve as an incubator and a modelfor teaching others how to grow their own success. Some of the emergent activities include:

The Business Leaders Mentoring Consortium – an advisory councilcomprised of business leaders will provide oversight for the Center and itsdevelopment. The council’s responsibilities will include mentoring promisingstudents, supporting enterprise development, overseeing international supply anddistribution channels, and developing effective finance options.

“Who Owns the Ice House?” Entrepreneurship Program –Clifton Taubert, entrepreneur and Pulitzer nominee, and the Ewing MarionKauffman Foundation recently awarded Arkansas Baptist College one of only twoinitial seats for the launch of its revolutionary entrepreneurial program. Thetwo-part learning initiative is designed to inspire and engage America’s youth inthe unlimited opportunities that an entrepreneurial mindset can provide.

Roots Java – the coffee that builds commUNITY, is a global enterprise createdby Dr. Hill through the support of Westrock Coffee of Little Rock to assist ABCin its capital campaign efforts. Roots Java provides a social entrepreneurialismmodel for ABC students as it reinvests in communities on the North Americanand African continents. The Roots Java Café will provide workforce training anda place for people to gather for discussion and planning.

College Rock Community Development Corporation – is acommunity partnership with ABC that will oversee the creation of a strong andvibrant community filled with educational options, employment opportunities,retail and entertainment variety, and healthcare and urban housing resources.

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financial projection data : 2011-2020

Projection of Student Enrollment – 2012 to 20202,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0Fall 2012

1,193Fall 2013

1,468Fall 2014

1,818Fall 2015

2,018Fall 2016

2,018Fall 2017

2,018Fall 2018

2,018Fall 2019

2,018Fall 2020

2,018NO. OF

STUDENTS >

The keys to our success are our studentsand our partners. This is not the work ofArkansas Baptist College alone, butrather a successful collaboration ofpeople who care about the students weserve and the community we call home.

Faithful individuals, churches, businesses,foundations, financiers and governmententities empower us to realize the vision.

Laser focus on the goals, hard work,continued fiscal responsibility, andaggressive development of diversifiedrevenue streams to support humancapital investment will enable us to makeour vision a reality.

Our plan is to increase enrollmentto 2,000 students by 2015.

FY 2011 Revenues : $20,240,748 FY 2011 Expenses : $14,604,939

Other Income

0%

Gifts andDonations

34%Federal Grants-Financial

10%

FederalGrants-

Operating

24%

State Grants

2%

Auxiliary Enterprises

16% Net Tuitionand Fees

14%

Academic Support

9%

PublicService

3%StudentServices

24%

GeneralInstitutional

23%

Auxiliary Enterprises

13%Instruction

28%

financial projection data : 2011-2020

$45,000,000

$40,000,000

$35,000,000

$30,000,000

$25,000,000

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$0

Revenue and Expense Statement of Activities – Projections for 2012 to 2020

n Total Revenues

n Total Expenses

n Total Net Assets

2012

$17,579,336

$16,711,723

$13,714,648

2013

$23,639,960

$20,765,836

$16,588,772

2014

$24,922,225

$21,909,020

$19,601,977

2015

$28,068,568

$23,298,904

$24,371,641

2016

$27,887,998

$24,002,819

$28,256,820

2017

$29,110,291

$24,993,232

$32,373,879

2018

$28,489,475

$25,537,521

$35,325,833

2019

$29,314,524

$26,514,106

$38,126,251

2020

$29,992,619

$27,480,664

$40,638,206

$70,000,000

$60,000,000

$50,000,000

$40,000,000

$30,000,000

$20,000,000

$10,000,000

$0

Total Assets, Total Liabilities, Net Assets – Projections for 2012 to 2020

n Total Assets

n Total Liabilities

n Total Net Assets

2012

$38,736,664

$25,022,016

$13,714,648

2013

$48,564,420

$31,975,648

$16,588,772

2014

$51,043,572

$31,441,596

$19,601,977

2015

$55,264,532

$30,892,892

$24,371,641

2016

$58,689,175

$30,432,355

$28,256,820

2017

$62,525,825

$30,151,946

$32,373,879

2018

$53,069,452

$17,743,619

$35,325,833

2019

$55,636,812

$17,510,561

$38,126,251

2020

$57,899,936

$17,261,730

$40,638,206

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As we move from fair to good, the principle tenets of our core valueswill be exemplified in the ways we invest in human capital, open

educational access, and support economic opportunities.

The future is before us, yet we clearly see what will be. ArkansasBaptist College will be a great place to live, learn, work and

grow. But most importantly, hope will be alive and well in thelives of our students, graduates and community members.

Being great means nothingif that greatness is not used every dayfor the benefit and service of others.

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2011-2016 : FAIR TO GOOD >

2016-2020 : Good to Great

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Arkansas Baptist College: A distinctive urbancollege focused on serving the spiritual,educational and economic needs of its studentsand community.

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By the year 2020 the struggle to achieve greatness will be a memory,but ABC’s core values will endure and the lessons learned willremain. Arkansas Baptist College will continue to be:

• Mission Driven• Historically Grounded• Service Motivated• Community Empowered• Academically and Professionally Integrated• Entrepreneurially Minded• Fiscally Responsible

How will we recognize the achievement of our goals? Arkansas BaptistCollege will be a nationally recognized model of how educational accessrebuilds communities. Additionally, ABC will:

3 Serve 2,000 students3 Retain our students to complete their individualized learning plan3 Be an “Achieving the Dream” campus3 Have a nationally accredited School of Business3 Have a fully developed “Working School” model3 Provide a graduate program in Religious Studies3 Develop a Math and Science department3 Reinstate the Teacher Education program3 Offer training in Sports Management3 Host national community leadership workshops for lay people3 Be a national think tank for underserved rural and urban communities3 Secure an endowment of $35 million 3 Be debt free

success is achievable

“The most important measurementof our success will be the individual

lives and communities that areimpacted by ABC’s Christian

principles. The opportunities thatwere provided by educational

access will reap dividends in thelives of our graduates and thecommunities they embrace.”


In the Arkansas Baptist College community of 2020...

you will be free to explore and enjoy the outdoors and immediate communitysurrounding ABC because you will be safe. There will be high quality early childhoodeducational opportunities. Healthcare facilities will be accessible to everyone and

morbidity rates will decline. Quality foods will be prevalent. There will be jobs. Opengreen spaces and fitness facilities will allow children and families to play and celebratelife. Entertainment and cultural options will abound. Local retailers will have thesupport to succeed. ABC’s businesses will be reinvesting into the community. The

financing to achieve entrepreneurial dreams will be available. Property values will beimproved and new real estate development will boom. We will be a national model ofhow a collective approach to selfless service empowers communities. Together, we will

have put the “neighbor” back into our neighborhood.

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We will depend upon the Word of God to direct our path,and we will know that collaborative partnerships can work

together to address social disparities by closing health,education and economic gaps.

It will be a great place to live, learn and work.

Welcome to our future!


“A vision is seeing what nobody else sees,a reality that has not yet been born.”

— Fitz Hill —

“The real path to greatness, it turns out,requires simplicity and diligence. It requiresclarity, not instant illumination. It demandseach of us to focus on what is vital – and toeliminate all of the extraneous distractions. ”

— Jim Collins, author, “Good to Great” —

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recently completed, under constructionand future projects

First Security Community Union and Scott Ford Center forEntrepreneurship and Community Development - $3.1 M

Arkansas Baptist CollegeWomen’s Residence Hall - $8.9 M

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The Center for Performing Arts andNew Life Dream Center Headquarters - $1.8 M

Arkansas Baptist College CommunityGateway and Landscaping - $1.6 M

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Kids First Primary Healthcare Center andLoft Apartments - $9.8 M

The Community Health andWellness Center - $10 M

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Arkansas Baptist CollegeCampus Bistro - $2.8 M

J. C. Oliver Library and StudentServices Center - $733,106

Arkansas Baptist CollegeGeneral Studies Building III - $2.6 M

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Campus Master Plan : Legend(updated 11/04/2011)

arkansas baptist collegen EXISTING BUILDINGSn 1 Student Services Centern 3 Administration/Residence Halln 6 Science Buildingn 8 Campus Bistro n 9 Academic Affairsn 10 Gymnasiumn 11 Fine Arts Buildingn 12 Community Leadership Officesn 13 AutoBaptism Car Wash and

Walk-Up Fast Food Restaurantn 14 Alumni Housen 15 Cooperative Baptist Fellowshipn 16 Old Mainn 17 General Studies Building In 38 General Studies Building IIn 20 Charles Ripley Residence Halln 39 Buffalo Barn Student Unionn 46 Kiddie Kollege

n PENDING CONSTRUCTIONn 19 Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship and

Community Developmentn 19 Roots Java Café

n FUTURE CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTn 2 Office Spacen 4 Renovate Existing J.C. Oliver Libraryn 11 Repair Fine Arts Center Foundationn 18 Kids First Facilityn 21 Women’s Residence Halln 22 Entrepreneurial Studies: Business Laboratory/

Yancey’s Cafeterian 22 Entrepreneurial Studies: Business Laboratory/

Community Produce Marketn 23 Entrepreneurial Studies:

Business Development Centern 24 Administrative Offices

n 26 Educational Facilities and Gymnasium Expansionn 27 Student and Public Housingn 28 Business Officen 29 Future Business Developmentn 30 College Housingn 31 Center for Performing Arts and

New Life Dream Center Headquartersn 32 Drive-Through Car Wash, Oil and Lube Servicesn 33 Upward Bound Housen 34 Student Housingn 35 Physical Plant/Maintenance Buildingn 37 Media and Technology Centern 40 Cohort Residential Unitn 45 Campus Fencen 47 Community Health and Wellness Centern 49 Welcome Center and Alumni Affairsn 50 General Studies Building III

n FUTURE PEDSTRIAN DEVELOPMENTn 7 Campus Plazan 43 Pedestrian Walk/Pedestrian Bridgen 44 Pedestrian Plaza

l ENTRY GATEWAYS TO ABCl Campus and Community Gateway – 15th Streetl Campus and Community Gateway – 17th Streetl Campus and Community Gateway – Wright Avenue

LEGEND/COLOR KEY:l ENTRY GATEWAYS TO ABCn EXISTING BUILDINGSn PENDING CONSTRUCTIONn FUTURE CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTn PROPERTY ABC OWNSn SURFACE PARKINGn FUTURE PEDESTRIAN DEVELOPMENT

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Campus Master Plan : Campus Map(updated 11/04/2011)

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Dorris R. Robinson-Gardner, Ed.D. – Ridgeland, MSBoard Chair

Dean, Division of Graduate Studies, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi

Rev. C. Dennis Edwards – Little Rock, ARBoard Vice Chair

Senior Pastor, St. John Missionary Baptist Church

Logan Hampton, Ed.D. – Conway, ARBoard Secretary

Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Regina H. Favors – North Little Rock, ARBoard Treasurer

Retired. Former President and CEO, Pinnacle Business Solutions

Ed Choate – North Little Rock, ARPresident and CEO, Delta Dental of Arkansas

Beth Gladden Coulson, J.D. – Little Rock, ARAttorney, independent fundraising consultant and former Judge, Arkansas Court of Appeals

Drew Harper – Little Rock, ARSenior Vice President/Director of Marketing and Retail, Summit Bank

Kenneth G. Harris, Jr., Ed.D. – Arkadelphia, ARRetired. Former Chairman of Curriculum and Instruction, Henderson State University

Rev. James Hart – Searcy, ARModerator, C.R.W. District Association, Consolidated Missionary Baptist State Convention of Arkansas (CMBSC);

Pastor, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Westpoint, Arkansas

Richard Mays, P.A. – Little Rock, ARAttorney at Law, Mays Byrd & Associates, P.A.

arkansas baptist college : board of trustees

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ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGEMISSION STATEMENT

“Arkansas Baptist College prepares students for a life of service grounded inacademic scholarship, the liberal arts tradition, social responsibility, Christian

development and preparation for employment in a global community. ”

1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive • Little Rock, Arkansas 72202Telephone: 501-370-4000 • Fax: 501-372-7992

www.ArkansasBaptist.edu

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