TWC ARCHES Spring 2013

O
n campus, online and on time, 1,116 Tennessee
Wesleyan students showed up this past fall semester to
help the 155 year-old private liberal arts college reach a record
enrollment number.
“It’s exciting that in what many perceive to be a down economy,
we can set a new record enrollment,” said Stan Harrison, TWC
vice president of enrollment services.
With key strategic initiatives identified under the leadership of
Dr. Knowles and the Board of Trustees, Tennessee Wesleyan is
moving forward with plans for improvements and additions to
both facilities and academic offerings. This semester’s record
enrollment number follows a year in which the college was strong
financially and neared an all-time high in fundraising.
“After all of Tennessee Wesleyan’s recent accomplishments,
having a record enrollment number this semester can be attributed
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Tennessee Wesleyan
ACHIEVES
record enrollment
to the college as a whole,” Scott Mashburn, TWC vice president
of student life. “You don’t get to a record headcount with just a
small admissions staff, it’s all the staff in all of the departments on
campus that promote the college and work behind the scenes in
order to make that happen.”
As Tennessee Wesleyan looks toward the future, Dr. Knowles
hopes the college will continue to make its students the priority,
inspiring and preparing them to become servant leaders in their
community and the world.
“Students and their families are seeing this college as a good value
during these tough economic times,” said Dr. Harley Knowles,
TWC president. “We’re using the latest technology to serve new
and diverse students. It is critical that we continue evolving as
a leader in higher education. We want to continue to be worth
the investment our students make when they choose TWC to be
their higher education experience.”
Master of Science
in Curriculum Leadership
Tennessee Wesleyan College is now a graduate degree granting
institution. Within the coming months and years, the college will
begin to add new master’s programs to its graduate curriculum. The
college currently offers a Master of Science in Curriculum Leadership,
a program that trains future academic leaders, producing teachers
and leaders who will be competent professionals, service-oriented
individuals and reflective practitioners. For more information visit
our website at twcnet.edu.