I have just completed five years of tenure as president, and I would like to provide a retrospective look at these past years and to offer a glimpse at what might lie ahead. Perhaps our greatest accomplishment has been the turn-around in enrollment and thus in budget. Our problem may soon be overenrollment, as we have about 800 new students more than we are budgeted for. The WASC team was very impressed with our self-study and complimentary of our Strategic Plan.
Academic programs continue to be equally successful each time they undergo accreditation.
The relationship between the university and the community is at an all-time high. The members of the revitalized University Advisory Board have proven to be great ambassadors. We have been successful in development efforts. The number of alumni donors has increased by 56 percent in the last five years. We celebrated our baseball team's NCAA Division II national championship last year, the only non-scholarship team to win this championship.