Xavier University of Louisiana
President’s Annual Report 2011
A Message from the President
Dear Friends: I am pleased to offer you this President's Report for 2010 highlighting some of the major accomplishments and milestones during the previous year for Xavier University of Louisiana. One major highlight for 2010 was the visit to our campus by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on August 29th to observe the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. President Obama's eloquent speech delivered from the William and Mary McCaffrey Ballroom singled out Xavier's campus recovery after Katrina as an example of what can happen when people are determined, after a disaster to persevere, to rebuild and to move ahead. Xavier is pleased to report full reaccreditation for another ten years by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS) in December 2010. In June of 2009, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) announced the reaffirmation of Xavier’s College of Pharmacy. Likewise, in November of 2010, both the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) approved the reaffirmation of the Department of Music and the Division of Education, respectively. Meanwhile, the campus has been busy on new capital projects. Our stately Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion opened in fall 2010 with dedication ceremonies that brought members of the Qatar government back to campus. Pilings have been driven and the foundation is already poured for the long anticipated Saint Katharine Drexel Chapel to honor our university's founder. In addition, numerous other campus improvement and building projects are in various stages of development. None of these things could happen, of course, without a dedicated team of administrators and faculty to whom we are eternally grateful for their dedication to the Xavier mission. We invite all to browse through the pages of this report to learn more about these important developments of 2010, so that you can develop a better appreciation of why we say in our materials that "It HAPPENS at Xavier!" Sincerely, Norman C. Francis President
MISSION Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. This preparation takes place in a diverse learning and teaching environment that incorporates all relevant educational means, including research and community service.
Xavier University of Louisiana President’s Annual Report 2011 Contents The Year in Review ... 2 Finances and Key Indicators ... 16 Board of Trustees ... 18
The Year in Review HIGHLIGHTS Xavier Earns SACS Reaffirmation Xavier’s regional accreditation has been reaffirmed for another 10 years by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) according to President Dr. Norman C. Francis. The University was found to be fully compliant with all 86 SACS standards and requirements, including its new campus-wide Quality Enhancement Plan "Read Today, Lead Tomorrow" designed to encourage all members of the Xavier community to become more active and engaged readers. Education Receives NCATE Accreditation The Division of Education received national accreditation of its Educator Preparation Program by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The accreditation was also approved by the State of Louisiana. NCATE currently accredits 623 institutions which produce two-thirds of the nation’s new teacher graduates each year. Pharmacy Reaccreditation The College of Pharmacy received official notification of its reaccreditation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Partnership to Deliver Quality Asthma Care A partnership between XU’s Xavier’s Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE), the Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans and the Children’s Health Fund has moved into the second phase of Headoff Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL), a four-year project aimed at improving childhood asthma management in New Orleans in neighborhoods that lack a central source of healthcare. HHMI Science Education Alliance Xavier is one of twelve schools and the only HBCU to be named a 2011 member of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Science Education Alliance. Under the program the University will be able to offer innovative courses from HHMI’s Science Education Alliance (SEA) that will give students hands on research experience in elective biology courses.
First HBCU to be Awarded a Confucius Institute Xavier is the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the nation and the first university in Louisiana to establish a Confucius Institute (CI) following a historic agreement endorsed by Hanban, the Confucius Institute headquarters in Beijing, China. XU has partnered with Hebei University in Baoding, China, and has begun offering Mandarin courses in January concurrent with the campus’ anticipated official opening of the Confucius Institute in the earlier half of 2012. The XU CI will specifically target language instruction (Mandarin and English), Education, Pharmacy and Art. 523 Graduate at 2011 Commencement 523 graduates received their degrees from the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Pharmacy, and graduate programs during Xavier’s 84th annual commencement. National Urban League President/CEO and former New Orleans mayor Marc H. Morial was keynote speaker at the event. The university also awarded honorary degrees to businesswoman and philanthropist Camille Hanks Cosby, BET President/CEO Debra L. Lee, and 1948 Olympic track medalist and businessman Herbert P. Douglas, Jr. during the ceremony. A total of 114 graduated with honors, including 22 earning summa cum laude honors. Educational Partnership with Delgado Xavier and Delgado Community College have signed a formal five-year Memorandum of Understanding to work together to develop academic programs and other collaborations that would be of mutual benefit to both institutions. The agreement calls for both institutions to explore opportunities for future academic and educational collaborations, including, but not limited to: a process for dual admissions, the seamless transfer of DCC students to XU, scholarship opportunities for qualifying DCC students, a reinstatement of an articulation agreement between DCC and XU, transfer credits of DCC online courses
to XU, funding opportunities for academic partnerships, development of joint academic programs, curricular alignment in specific academic disciplines, and exchanges of information. Collaboration with Catholic University in Haiti XU administrators met with officials from Universite NotreDame d’Haiti to flesh out ideas for a proposed collaboration that could involve exchanges of students and professors as well as the creation of a school of pharmacy and an expanded teacher certification program in Haiti. XU President Dr. Norman Francis sits on an ad hoc committee created by the Qatar government that is charged with analyzing proposals for approximately $20 million in grant money that has been
earmarked for recovery projects in Haiti.
Al Jarreau Headlines Scholarship Benefit Concert Grammy Award winning jazz artist Al Jarreau was the headline entertainer for the fourth annual Dr. Norman C. Francis Scholarship Benefit. BP America, Inc. was the lead sponsor for the event from which all net proceeds are dedicated to supporting an endowed scholarship fund for students. Enrollment Creeps Higher Post-Hurricane Katrina enrollment has hit yet another new high again in fall 2011, thanks to a solid freshman class that met projected levels and a strong influx of new transfer students. 787 new freshmen and 152 new transfers pushed the university’s overall enrollment to 3,401 students – ever so slightly higher than last fall’s figures. It continues a trend that has seen enrollment grow at a slow but steady pace in the six years since Katrina knocked down the student population to around three-quarters of its best pre-storm figures.
Alumni Homecoming The annual Homecoming Gala drew a crowd of nearly 500 attendees to the University Center Ballroom this year. Class agents for the 15 special fiveyear reunion classes presented the University with gifts totaling $298,455, the Class of '61 leading the way with 50 members contributing $61,655. Pharmacy Pass Rate of Licensing Exam Reaches All-time High (to come – Dr. Kennedy) x x AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS Cancer Research Xavier faculty and students continued their ongoing research efforts as a member of the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC), including: Dr. Shuba Ireland (biology), the genetic basis of prostate cancer; Dr. Hector Biliran (biology), the impact of the novel anolikis effort Bit! Protein on cancer cells; Dr. Christopher Williams (pharmacy), potential therapeutic targets in breast cancer; Dr. Kitani Parker-Johnson (pharmacy), novel targets for pharmacological intervention; and Dr. Karen Zhang (computer science), software development for sequence data analysis. Other LCRC members are the LSU Health Sciences Center, Tulane University and the Ochsner Health Care System. XU Ranks High in Diverse Issues Annual Report A special report by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine once again provided documentation of Xavier's success. In its annual "Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers" issue (July 2011), the magazine showed XU ranking 11th in the nation in the number of African American students earning professional doctorate degrees (in Xavier’s case, the Pharm.D. degree). Lincoln Traveling Exhibition The Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War Traveling Grant Exhibition for Libraries – funded by National Endowment for the Humanities and created by the National Constitution Center – was hosted by Xavier Library Resource Center April through to June. Health Disparities Conference The College of Pharmacy hosted the fourth annual Health Disparities Conference, which focused on replicable multidisciplinary collaborative models and approaches from the clinical, research, and
community arenas that integrate all levels of providers to improve health outcomes and eliminate health disparities.. St. Katharine Named to Women’s Hall of Fame Xavier founder St. Katharine Drexel was one of 11 American women inducted into The National Women's Hall of Fame for 2011 in recognition of their “valuable and enduring contributions to our nation”. The Hall is located in Seneca Falls NY, the birthplace of the American Women's Rights Movement. No. 5 on the US News Best Colleges HBCU list Xavier tied with Fisk and Tuskegee for the No. 5 spot among Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 2012 edition of “Best Colleges” by U.S. News Media Group. Topping the HBCU list were Spelman, Howard, Morehouse and Hampton. The 79 HBCUs were compared only with one another for the rankings in the guide. XU Highlighted in Fiske Guide to Colleges Xavier is among the nation’s “best and most interesting colleges and universities” according to the 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. The annual guide, published by Edward Fiske, education editor for the New York Times newspaper for 17 years, features just over 300 of the more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States. XU Gets Nod in Princeton Best Colleges Guide Xavier was singled out as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in its annual college guide publication, "The Best 376 Colleges” guide. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Hank Aaron Scholarship at Xavier Cyrell Roberson, a junior psychology major from Baton Rouge LA, was awarded the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream 4 for 4 Endowed Scholarship at Xavier University of Louisiana. He was selected for the award because of his solid academic performance and his commitment to service. Carnegie Mellon Fellow Kelsey Riley, a senior sociology major and Ronald E. McNair Scholar from Chicago IL, was been named a Carnegie Mellon Fellow and is spent her final collegiate summer in Boston MA with UNCF’s Social Entrepreneurship Program.
Goldman Sachs Business Leadership Award Brianna Bell, a junior business-marketing major from New Orleans, was named recipient of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Business Leadership Award Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarship, awarded through the UNCF, covers tuition, fees, and room and board. MLK Service Award Kaitlyn Gaddis, a junior speech pathology major from New Orleans, was honored for her community service during the 25th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Week for Peace Celebration. MHIRT Summer Research in Ghana Three Xavier students – Blake Gray, a sophomore biology/pre-med major from DeSoto, TX (DeSoto High School); Janay Tyler, a junior psychology/pre-med major from New Orleans (Slidell High); and Shavonn Whiten, a senior biology/ pre-med major from Baton Rouge LA (Baton Rouge Magnet) – were selected to participate in the Minority Health Disparity International Research Training (MHIRT) summer program through San Diego State University. The students traveled to Ghana (Africa) to participate in ethnobotany research for 10 weeks on plants used to treat diabetes. Multimedia Scholars Program Maya Jones, a junior mass communication major from New Orleans, was accepted into the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute Multimedia Scholars Program at the John Sigenthaler Center in Nashville TN, where she attended a rigorous 11-day multimedia intensive summer program followed by eight weeks as a paid intern at a newspaper associated with the institute. Kemper Scholar Adia Wallace, a freshman philosophy major from Jackson MS, was named to the Kemper Scholars Program’s Class of 2013. Designed to prepare students for leadership and service, the prestigious program promotes education in the liberal arts while providing opportunities for career exploration and practical
experience through internships. It has been sponsored by the James S. Kemper Foundation of Chicago IL. Miss Universe British Virgin Islands Senior Abigail F. Hyndman won the 2011 Miss Universe British Virgin Islands pageant. In addition to a full four-year scholarship and other prizes, she will represent her territory in the worldwide 2012 Miss Universe Pageant. Although she temporarily withdrew from the University to fulfill her contractual agreements with the Virgin Island’s Ministry of Education and Culture, she is determined to come back to finish her degree. Student Named Schweitzer Fellow Derrick Bradley, a second-year pharmacy student from Ringhold LA, was awarded an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. He joined the 260 other members of the Schweitzer Fellows Class of 2011-12 from around the country in conceptualizing and carrying out service projects that address the unmet health needs of underserved individuals and communities. Campus Leaders Make Annual Who's Who List One hundred and fifty student scholars will appear in the 2012 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, an annual chronicle of the nation’s outstanding campus leaders. The students – chosen by XU department chairs and faculty and approved by the editors of the directory – were selected based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continue. Students Bring Clean Water to Liberia Four students – Derrick Bradley, a third year pharmacy student from Ringgold LA;, Venus Black, a senior sociology/business major from Bloomington IL; Herstyn Jones, a senior marketing senior from Shreveport LA; and Derek Williams, a senior biology major from Bangor MI – created a business and feasibility plan for an innovative product (known as “AquaTherm”) designed to provide clean drinking water with a focus on the African country of Liberia. The group – classmates in the Division of Business’ Entrepreneurship Institute “Sales for Social Impact” – presented the final plan to 3M executives in
December. Student Volunteerism (to come – Typhanie Jasper) x x x x x x x ATHLETICS Runners Win 6th Straight Conference Titles Freshman siblings Kwame and Zahri Jackson of Kingwood TX won individual championships to lead the XU men’s and women’s teams to their respective sixth consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference cross country titles at the conference meet held in Clinton MS. In winning the team titles – the women by 34 points, the men by 41 – both earned automatic bids to the NAIA National Championships for the third time in four years. Coach Joseph Moses was selected GCAC Coach of the Year by his peers for the fifth time on the women's side and the sixth time on the men's. XU Wins GCAC All-Sports Trophy Xavier earned the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's All-Sports Award for 2010-2011. It's the first time that the university has won the Thomas Howell Cup after finishing in the top three the past six seasons. The Cup, named for the GCAC's longtime commissioner, is awarded annually to the school with the most points based on order of finish in various sports. XU, boosted by repeat championships in men's cross country, women's cross country and women's basketball, finished the year with 31 points, followed by Edward Waters (23), and Dillard and SUNO (20). The GCAC added two new schools in 2011 – Philander Smith and Talladega – increasing league membership to eight. XU Named Champions of Character Xavier was in the top 10 for the second straight year on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character Scorecard. XU climbed three places and four points from the previous year, scoring 91 points in 2010-11 to tie for fourth nationally with Biola University CA. The scorecard process is based on the NAIA's flagship program Champions of Character, which emphasizes the five core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
PSB Streams XU Basketball Live Panhandle Sports Broadcasting (PSB) of Pensacola FL has begun broadcasting live internet broadcasts of men's and women’s basketball games. During the 2012-2012 season PSB will broadcast 10 XU doubleheaders. Volleyball Wins Conference The women’s volleyball team put together an extremely successful season, winning both the regular season and tournament Gulf Coast Athletic Conference titles. The Nuggets finished 23-7 overall (10-0 in conference play). Moira Kirk, a freshman biology/pre-med major from Dallas TX, was named the conference Freshman of the Year and first-year head coach Christabell Hamilton was named conference Co-Coach of the Year. Basketball Squads Make National Tournament The men’s and women’s basketball teams both finished ranked in the NAIA Top 20 and advanced to their respective National Tournaments. The Gold Rush posted a 27-6 record on the season, while the Nuggets finished at 27-7 (winning both the regular season and tournament conference titles).
FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT Pharmacy Associate Dean Honored Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr., associate dean for research in XU’s College of Pharmacy and director of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education, was presented the Society for Public Health Education’s (SOPHE) highest honor, the Distinguished Fellow Award, in recognition of “decades of groundbreaking contributions to public health scholarship and practice.” Music Professor Earns Big Easy Award “Embarrassing Position,” an original opera written by XU music professor and composer Dr. Dan Shore, was selected to receive the Big Easy Entertainment Award’s 2011 Creative Achievement in Opera award. Faculty Receive AACP Lyman Award A team of XU faculty members were awarded the 2011 AACP Rufus A. Lyman Award honoring the best paper published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (AJPE) by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). “Nine Constructs of Cultural Competence for
Curriculum Development” was authored by College of Pharmacy dean Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, pharmacy faculty member Dr. Margarita Echeverri, and Dr. Cecile Brookover of the Office of Planning, Institutional Research and Assessment. The paper examines the self-administered Clinical Cultural Competency Questionnaire (CCCQ), which assesses the perceived level of cultural competence of students in the College of Pharmacy to guide curriculum development within the 4-year academic program. Invited Presenter at EPS International Gene Conference Dr. Mack Crayton (biology) was an invited presenter at the EPS International Gene Conference in Montreal, Canada, where he presented his research article published in the BMC Evolutionary Biology journal, "Tracking the Evolution of alternatively spliced exons within the Dscam Family,” which challenges the standard notion that all of the structural units that compose a gene evolve as a single unit. More than 100 scientists from 30 countries presented at three concurrently-run conferences. Xavier was the only HBCU represented. OUTREACH BP America Grant Supports Summer Programs BP America awarded Xavier a $750,000 grant to establish the BP STEM Summer Institute, to include the following programs: MathStar, BioStar, ChemStar, Louisiana Engineering Advancement Program (LEAP), and Computer Science. The grant, distributed over a three-year period, will allow the existing “Star” and LEAP programs to sustain and enhance offerings and support the development of a new summer program in the Computer Science Department, while also funding ongoing recruitment and retention efforts. Intercultural/International Programs In an effort to strengthen its international programs, the University named Torian Lee as the University’s new director of The Center for Intercultural and International Programs (CIIP). The Office is pursuing a wide array of services and programs, including high level of advising for students interested in study abroad, efforts to internationalize the curriculum, faculty international development; the staging campus intercultural and international activities, and advising
multicultural student organizations. CUR Awards The Center for Undergraduate Research (CUR) awarded $307,622 in support of faculty-student research this year. Many of those research projects were on public display during the bi-annual, two-day Festival of Scholars. In addition, the University’s online journal (XULAneXUS), published by and for students, produced two issues this year. Summer Programs, Sessions Still Popular You’ve got to applaud teenagers and young adults who will give up their free summers to go to school, but then that’s a regular occurrence at Xavier. The 17 pre-college student programs attracted nearly 700 students to the campus between them. XU’s regular summer school sessions also reported a brisk 1,258 enrollment. Cancer Awareness The Xavier campus went pink in November when the Susan G. Komen On the Go cancer awareness van visited the campus. A day of music, games and prizes, and cancer awareness activities culminated with the evening’s XUUNO “pink” volleyball game. Jazz Festival The Department of Music hosted its third annual Jazz Festival, a three-day event offering clinics/workshops and an evening concert series, focusing on the multiple genres of the jazz art form. The clinics/workshops featured well-established jazz artists presenting various topics of their choice and expertise, while the evening concerts featured guest artists in performance. CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS Renovated Art Village Dedicated The newly renovated Xavier Art Village was dedicated in the fall. En-
compassing an entire city block in the Gert Town neighborhood (across the Washington Avenue canal from the main campus), the complex of consists of three buildings housing classrooms, and graphic design, painting, ceramics and sculpture studios. The upgrades include both interior and exterior improvements, improved lighting, and technological classrooms as well as an art gallery and outreach center. SKD Chapel Campaign The new St. Katharine Drexel Chapel is expected to be open in time for the feast day of Xavier’s founder May 3, 2012. The campaign to fund the $8 million construction continues. New Convocation Center Under Construction Construction of the University’s new, highly-anticipated Convocation Academic Center is well underway. Designed to replace the 74-year old, stormdamaged gymnasium (“The Barn”) and provide the University with its first spacious assembly area, upon its completion the new structure will feature a 4,500 seat arena suitable for basketball and other large-scale events. The Barn seats just 1,200 for athletic events. In addition, an annex to the building will house classrooms, meeting spaces, and offices. Academic & Health Resource Center The aging St. Joseph’s Residence Hall – unused since Hurricane Katrina – was transformed into a new energy efficient St. Joseph Academic & Health Resource Center. The three-story building houses the Student Health Center and the Counseling Center, as well as the reading and writing labs and various other student-oriented offices. It replaces the Old Student Center – yet another victim of Hurricane Katrina. New Emergency Message System Xavier has instituted the Connect-ED® for Higher ED communication service from Blackboard Connect Inc. to deliver emergency messages and other time-sensitive notifications to all students, faculty and staff employees. The service enables the University to schedule, send, and track via email, voice messaging and text messaging.
Financials
FINANCES Bar Chart Market Value of Endowment Investments Year* Value 2002 $33,277,082 2003 $39,814,263 2004 $48,471,788 2005 $57,332,085 2006# $49,800,386 2007 $80,586,836 2008 $89,618,754 2009 $92,693,948 2010 $117,339,551 Current $133,880,157 *Yearly totals are as of June 30 of each respective year except Current, which is as of Dec. 31, 2010. #During Fiscal Year 2006, the university borrowed $16.5 million from the Endowment for restoration after Hurricane Katrina rendered all campus buildings uninhabitable. That amount was repaid by Fiscal Year 2007
Key Indicators - 2011 Market Value of University Endowment Funds (as of 12/31/2010): $133,880,157 Budget: $79.2 million Tuition: $16,100 (Arts & Sciences); $22,800 (College of Pharmacy) Students Receiving Financial Aid: 93% Student Enrollment (Fall 2010): 3,391 Male/Female Distribution: 28.4% / 71.6% African Americans: 74.9% Average ACT Score for Entering Freshmen: 21.0 Percentage of Students Who Were High School Valedictorians: 3.0% High School Rankings: - Top 10%: 26% - Top 25%: 52% - Top 50%: 76% Average Freshmen Retention Rate (1 Year): 66.1% Average Graduation Rate: (6 Years): 42.2% Degrees Conferred (2010): 504 Largest Academic Departments: Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Psychology, Business Student/Faculty Ratio: 12.7 to 1 Number of Full-Time Faculty: 242 Percentage of Tenured Faculty: 37% Athletic Affiliations: - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) - Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) Sports Offered: Basketball, Tennis and Cross Country (Men/Women); Volleyball (Women) Number of Living Alumni: 21,000
Board of Trustees Xavier University of Louisiana Board of Trustees 2011 (as of 12/31/2011) Mary K. Zervigon (CHAIR) New Orleans, La. Sister Patricia Suchalski, S.B.S. (VICE CHAIR) Bensalem, Pa. Mark Romig (SECRETARY) New Orleans Sister Doris Blum, S.B.S. Atoka, Tenn. Dwight L. Bush, Sr. Washington DC Dr. Dale Mason Cochran Los Angeles, Calif. Carla A. Harris New York, N.Y. Sister Stephanie Henry, S.B.S. Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Toni Hoover Groton, Conn. James Mitchell, Jr. Washington DC Sister Jane Norton, S.B.S. New York, N.Y. Sonia A. Perez New Orleans, La. Sister Marianne Poole. S.B.S. Nashville, Tenn. Sister Rita Radloff, S.B.S. Birmingham, Ala.
Michael Rue Anaheim, Calif. Leo P. Sam, Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. Sister Barbara Specker, S.B.S. Philadelphia, Pa. Phyllis M. Taylor New Orleans, La. David Voelker New Orleans, La. Janice F. Wilkins Woodside, Calif. Dr. Norman C. Francis (ex-officio member) New Orleans, La.