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Institute Leadership Group 9.21.23

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Agenda

  • Advancement Update, Allie Ladio
  • Wiley Contract, Hannah Ross
  • General Updates, All

Advancement Update (Allie Ladio)

  • This is an exciting year for Advancement as we kick off the public-facing chapter of the campaign. We have been in the silent phase of the campaign for the last two years.
  • Last week the full Advancement team (60-70 members) was in Vermont for a summit to support the campaign kick-off.
  • Out of the $600M overall campaign goal, we are at $330M as of just a few days ago, an exciting 55% towards goal. 
  • This year we are launching the campaign publicly with an official launch event at Bread Loaf on October 28th. There will be many more sources of communication and public-facing information and engagement as we move into this phase, and at the end of March Advancement will be hosting a launch event at the SalesForce tower in San Francisco.
  • Advancement is putting together campaign materials and collecting examples that support the theme of “a life of impact” to feature stories across Middlebury. If you have examples of MIIS alumni, faculty, or staff that could be featured please reach out to Allie.
  • Allie’s key role is working with individual donors that support the Institute. This year our goal is to raise $4M across Midd to support the Institute, and Allie will be working closely with Advancement colleagues to make sure events are also able to represent opportunities at the Institute.
  • Allie has also been supporting the creation of specific fundraising plans. Last year she worked with the Center for Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism and the Center for the Blue Economy. This year she is working on fundraising plans with the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, scholarships and financial aid, and immersive learning experiences at MIIS. While these plans feature specific areas, they are added to a full menu of opportunities to support the Institute. 
  • Throughout the semester and year we will likely be hosting more of our Advancement colleagues from Vermont for visits to the Institute campus. This is a great opportunity for fundraisers to become even more familiar with the Institute and our programs.
  • Advancement is in the process of developing MIIS alumni engagement goals for the campaign. Meg Storey-Groves is the primary point of contact for interest in supporting alumni gatherings. Allie can be a liaison for this work, and would welcome ideas for alumni engagement opportunities.
  • We are digging a little deeper this year to make sure we are able to engage with our community and support the campaign. 

Wiley Contract (Hannah Ross)

  • Wiley is an online program manager (OPM), and their University Services design works with colleges and universities to support marketing, recruitment, enrollment, and student services.
  • As many of you are aware, we initially worked with Wiley to create a fee for service contract to support the online MPA in sustainability. We are now working on a longer and more in-depth contract with Wiley to invest in online programs that fit with MIIS’ areas of distinction, while also responding to needs and opportunities in the market.
  • Prospective students will experience these as Middlebury Institute programs across the board. Course content will be developed and managed by the Institute with Wiley providing support across the student life-cycle. We would work with Wiley to determine the types of questions and support their employees can provide, and which questions (career advising, academic accommodations, etc.) to direct to Institute colleagues.
  • In the case of a program offered in multiple modalities, we do not intend to have two carbon copy programs in each modality. Online and onsite offerings will be designed to be complementary, which will contribute to the expansion and differentiation of our offerings. The vision is that our online programs will follow a typical structure of 30 credits, offered in a calendar of 7-week courses, and designed for primarily part-time learners.
  • We are planning to engage an initial suite of 6 programs that we will launch over the next 4-5 years. We also expect to enter into an amendment for additional programs in the next few years.
  • Our online and on-ground strategies are of equal importance – we need to strengthen and revitalize our on-ground programs, and make sure we have the right mix of opportunities and support structures. We want to think about all of our programs and find ways to thrive both on-ground and through the development of top-notch online programs to meet the needs of students who are not in a position to be a full-time student in Monterey.

Other Updates (All)

  • The Senior Leadership Group (SLG) is in the process of discussing the next steps for land acknowledgement. We will bring an update to a future ILG meeting.
  • Volunteer to help with the mural on the MIIS campus
    • Volunteer sign-up (also found at top of the mural page)
    • Also looking for a student who can help with designing an accompanying webpage, please reach out to Sierra Abukins if you know of someone who might be interested in this work.