2019 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
OUR COMMUNITY
“ I’ve come to learn that I’m happiest when I am
teaching, mentoring students and serving the
GGC community. Here is where I’m supposed to be.
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- Dr. Marquita Jackson-Bradley Associate professor of curriculum and instruction
“ You can have A+ in class but an F- in life.
GGC helps you learn how to succeed in both.
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- Natan Mallory, ’20 Cinema and media arts production
Whether your dream is to succeed in science, “ business, teaching, sports or other field, we at GGC are
committed to helping each one of you achieve it. ”
- Jose R. Perez Member, University System of Georgia Board of Regents Trustee, GGC Foundation
“ GGC is like a family working together to
give students all the opportunities and resources to achieve their goals.
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- Joy Brindle Coordinator, Honors Program
“ GGC provides opportunity, community, a high-quality education
and faculty who not only mentor you through school, but in life. A GGC education opens doors that may not open otherwise.
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- Tim Foster, ’11 Business Chair, GGC Alumni Association Board
OUR LEADERS
2018-19:
AN AFFIRMATION OF WHO WE ARE
Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has experienced a lot of change in its first 14 years – establishing a new college, growing from zero to nearly 13,000 students, building a fully operational, residential campus from the ground up, fostering community relationships necessary to support a large college, and so much more.
Dr. Jann L. Joseph President, Georgia Gwinnett College
The GGC Foundation grew and changed in tandem with the college. Having successfully helped develop the campus as it exists today, the foundation has refocused on positioning to secure the private funding needed to sustain the college and to support the funding of critical initiatives for the long-term success of GGC and its students, beyond what the state can provide. The 2018-19 fiscal year saw changes in both college and foundation leadership. Dr. Staś Preczewski, GGC’s second president, retired and Tommy Hughes, trustee, passed the baton after six years of service as Foundation board chair. Even in advance of assuming our new responsibilities July 1, the college and the foundation were going about the work of affirming GGC’s groundbreaking mission and vision … and of who we are. Georgia Gwinnett College was founded on the daring idea that higher education can become a better version of itself – from the quality of the educational experience, to its cost effectiveness, to its accessibility, to a caring commitment to student success, to innovation and continuous improvement, and to mutually beneficial connections with the communities we serve.
Bartow Morgan Renasant Bank Chair, GGC Board of Trustees
With the support of the University System of Georgia, legislators and community leaders, we turned these bold aspirations into realities … into who we are. It is an identity that is expressed in everything we do. When we say GGC is a special place, we mean it. As we enthusiastically welcome tomorrow’s opportunities and challenges, we do so with the confident affirmation that even greater achievements await the college, the foundation, our students and our communities. We honor those who came before us and we will continue to make them proud. We endeavor to remain relentlessly dedicated to student success and to becoming even better versions of ourselves, because as Grizzlies, that is who we are.
OUR STUDENTS
OUR STATS
ENROLLMENT
12,508 80% 75% 90%
Students receive financial aid
Students are from Gwinnett County
Bachelor’s degree programs with 40+ concentrations
Average class size
Students stay in the Atlanta area
Student:faculty ratio
RACE/ETHNICITY 32% Black or African American 31% White 21% Hispanic 11% Asian 4% Two or More Races 1% Other
#1
Most ethnically diverse Southern regional college for 2019*
#10
OUR CAMPUS
Top public school in Southern region for 2019*
Nearly 7,000 alumni
Local economic impact for FY 2019
Community and campus jobs created by GGC’s presence
18 21 18:1 7,000 515M
$
4,429
*U.S. News & World Report
261 60% 768
Acres in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the heart of Gwinnett County
New buildings on campus, including eight built since 2010
Students living on campus in our residence halls All data as of Fall 2018
OUR HIGHLIGHTS
GGC’s students again scored the college among the nation’s top schools in several areas of student engagement, a critical predictor of student success, according to the National Survey of Student Engagement.
The 1,600-square foot Stephens Family Executive Forum seats 59 and includes a 20-foot LCD video wall. Unlike typical, modest college seminar spaces, the forum features furnishings and finishes found in signature corporate facilities. It hosts executive speakers, teleconferences and other interactive presentations. Shown above are (seated) Beverly Stephens, John D. Stephens, (standing) Brian Lay, Priscilla Esquivel, Mark Stephens, Carol Stephens, Mike Stephens, Mitch Stephens, Jennifer Stephens, Ashley David and Drew David.
The men’s tennis program won its sixth consecutive national NAIA title and the women’s team won its fifth national title. All six intercollegiate teams advanced to compete at NAIA national championship sites – a GGC first.
The Nursing Program was nationally accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
The final phase of Building W added 54,000 square feet for instructional, office and gathering/study space, the Stephens Family Executive Forum, the School of Transitional Studies, an expanded office, activity and classroom suite for the GGC Honors Program, and an experimental classroom designed for project-based, experiential- and service-learning activities.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION For the year ended June 30, 2019 Assets Total assets ....................................$189,880,702
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Summary of private support provided. Graph reflects expenditures.
2014-15
Liabilities Total liabilities.................................$172,701,732
2015-16
Net Assets Total net assets................................ $17,178,970 Total liabilities and net assets ..........$189,880,702
2016-17
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES For the year ended June 30, 2019 Support and revenue Total support and revenue................. $11,150,965 Operating expenses Total operating expenses .................... $1,356,130 Occupancy expenses Total occupancy expenses .................. $6,491,328 Total expenses ................................... $7,847,458 Change in net assets .......................... $3,303,507 Net assets, June 30, 2018 ................. $13,875,463 Net assets, June 30, 2019 ................. $17,178,970
THE ENDOWMENT FOR PAST FIVE YEARS FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
$385,723 $511,971 $740,422
2017-18 2018-19
$1,046,136 $629,076
ENDOWED SUPPORT Andersen Family Scholarship Lee Boutwell Book Fund The Lee and Marshall Boutwell Veterans Scholarship Gwinnett County Bar Association Scholarship Carter Hardin Scholarship in Business Administration and Economics Taylor Hardin Scholarship in Business Administration and Finance Lonnie Harvel Memorial Scholarship
Hughes Endowed Scholarship Fund Daniel J. Kaufman Scholarship Lawrenceville Police Scholarship Elridge W. McMillan Regents Scholarship Milton M. Ratner Foundation Scholarship Linda Shumate Endowed Scholarship Stephens Aspirational Scholarship Fund Stephens Top Honors Scholarship Fund Carl D. White, Sr. Scholarship
ANNUAL SUPPORT
$901,853 $1,121,874 $1,538,157 $1,774,151 $3,176,198
Another Chance Foundation Georgia Gwinnett College Nursing Scholarship Georgia Gwinnett College Scholarship Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Scholarship Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Nursing Scholarship Pamela Kramer Nurse Leader Scholarship Dr. Laurence M. Lesser Nursing Scholarship Cathy Moore Scholarship
The Dr. Cathy Moore Scholarship Dr. Tom Mundie Scholarship Peach State Federal Credit Union Scholarship President’s Choice Scholarship Clyde and Sandra Strickland Business Scholarship Clyde and Sandra Strickland Health Sciences Scholarship University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarships Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia Scholarship
OUR FOUNDATION TRUSTEES July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
OFFICERS
TRUSTEES
Chair Mr. Thomas P. Hughes Hughes Investment Properties LLC
Mr. Thomas J. Andersen Andersen, Tate & Carr PC
Vice Chair Dr. Mary Beth Walker Georgia Gwinnett College President Ms. Lori M. Buckheister Georgia Gwinnett College Secretary Mr. Bartow Morgan, Jr. Renasant Bank Treasurer Mr. Glenn S. White Retired, United Community Bank, Inc.
Mr. Don Balfour II Waffle House, Inc. Mrs. Marsha Anderson Bomar MARTA Mr. David J. Bowen Real estate investor Dr. K. Carlton Buchanan, Jr. Envision Physician Services Mr. Madison F. Cole, Jr. Retired, Wesleyan School Mr. C. Norwood Davis 12Stone Church Mr. Timothy J. Foster Masters Capital Management Mr. Ronald H. Garrard Garrard Group Mr. Gregory W. Hayes Moore Stephens Tiller LLC
Mr. Wayne H. Mason Mason Family Management Company LLC Mr. José R. Pérez Target Market Trends Dr. William E. Russell Russell Landscape Group, Inc. Mr. Greg Shumate BrandMortgage Group LLC Mr. David E. Snell E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc. Mr. John D. Stephens JDS Holdings LLC Dr. W. Gordon Tanner, Jr. Gastroenterology Specialists of Gwinnett Mr. Richard L. Tucker Arlington Capital LLC Mr. Philip R. Wolfe Retired, Gwinnett Medical Center
Ms. Terri E. Jondahl CAB Incorporated
Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) provides access to targeted bachelor- and associate-level degrees that meet the economic development needs of the growing and diverse population of Gwinnett County and the northeast Atlanta metropolitan region. GGC opened in August 2006 as the nation’s first four-year, public college of the 21st century. GGC’s innovative approach to higher education changes lives for students from all walks of life, producing contributing citizens and future leaders for Georgia and the nation. The Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation builds relationships with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to raise, manage, invest and administer funds from private resources to further academic excellence at GGC. These funds support the college’s mission for student success and innovation in teaching through scholarships, research grants, training and campus improvements. An independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the foundation is committed to effective and efficient use of resources and maintains high ethical standards for the stewardship of gifts.
Office of Advancement 1000 University Center Lane Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 www.ggc.edu