OA-FALL 2023 MAG-LINKS 1

December 2013 Shovels entered the ground on December 3, 2013, as a decade-long vision of the new sports and recreation center finally came to fruition. King announced that the new facility would be named after the late Jeanne Knoerle, SP,’49, Ph.D., and former SMWC president.

L to R: Ralph Wagle (Garmong Construction); Lisa Stallings, SP, ‘74; Norm Lowery, (First Financial Corporation); Mike Ciolli (Vigo Co. Commissioner); Marcia Reder Schmidt ‘72 and Jerry Schmidt (Co-Chairs of the Pomeroy Pride Campaign); Dottie King; Duke Bennett (Terre Haute Mayor); Ken Brengle (Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce) and Steve Robinson (URS)

December 2013 Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded SMWC a $1 million grant through its Initiative to Promote Opportunities through Educational Collaborations. The Woods used grant funds to build upon the success of its academic programs and develop a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program to meet the critical demand for nurses, healthcare professionals and leaders in the healthcare industry in the state. Grant funds supported startup costs for curriculum development, faculty, science labs and the development of a RN to BSN completion program.

May 2015 The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to become fully coeducational at its May 1, 2015, meeting. SMWC began accepting applications from men immediately as commuter students for the fall of 2015. The College welcomed residential male students in the fall of 2016. Taking this step was a means to educate more women and men than the College had seen in recent years. To attract new students, the College leveraged its strengths – academic integrity, leadership development, intimate learning environment and spiritual growth opportunities.

16TH PRESIDENT DOTTIE L. KING, 2010-2023

A S P I R E H I G H E R September 2015 SMWC officially launched its 2015 Strategic Plan titled Aspire Higher. The strategic plan expressed the vision and strategy to set a clear direction for the College. The plan, the result of more than four years of college-wide discussions and analysis initiated by King outlined the ambitions and aspirations for the institution.

July 2015 As the 2014-2015 fiscal year came to an end, Saint Mary of-the-Woods College proudly announced that the Woods Fund goal had been met for the first time since 2007-2008. The College surpassed its goal of $950,000 and raised $980,177.