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President's Report 2007 - Benedict College

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Strategic Direction 3<br />

BENEDICT<br />

COLLEGE<br />

Student Support Service<br />

As the proverbial foundation supports the greatest of structures, so too does a strong<br />

student affairs component helps to underpin a college’s mission, vision and objectives.<br />

<strong>Benedict</strong> is no exception.<br />

A DECADE OF STRONG SUPPORT<br />

The ability to enable our students outside the classroom is vital both to their<br />

academic and personal wellbeing, knowledge that led <strong>Benedict</strong> <strong>College</strong> to complete a<br />

comprehensive, 10-year assessment of its student affairs programs.<br />

The results of this study produced very definitive and favorable results. As <strong>Benedict</strong> has<br />

grown, so, too, have the student affairs mechanisms to support this expansion.<br />

With student enrollment increasing exponentially, the <strong>College</strong> expects the need for<br />

housing to grow in tandem. Aggressive renovations and upgrades to existing facilities<br />

and simultaneous location of new residential options occur on a daily basis.<br />

Two-dozen Community Life staff guide these initiatives, providing 24-hour coverage<br />

for all <strong>Benedict</strong> <strong>College</strong> dormitories and the 65 percent of <strong>Benedict</strong> students who call<br />

campus housing their home away from home during the school year.<br />

“<br />

The service learning<br />

initiative is unparalleled<br />

anywhere in the<br />

country. For our<br />

students, this is not<br />

simply a graduation<br />

requirement. It becomes<br />

part of their <strong>Benedict</strong><br />

identity.”<br />

– Dr. David H. Swinton<br />

The <strong>Benedict</strong> <strong>College</strong> Campus Police Department supplements these efforts,<br />

continuously ensuring the safety of all <strong>Benedict</strong> <strong>College</strong> students, faculty and staff.<br />

Community-oriented policing, mandatory dormitory inspections and a state-of-the-art<br />

security monitoring system are all recent initiatives to keep our campus a safe, enjoyable<br />

place to learn and live.<br />

A COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND SELF<br />

Through the school’s award-winning service learning initiative, <strong>Benedict</strong> students<br />

are extending their campus experiences to South Carolina and beyond. Now in its<br />

twelfth year, a record-breaking amount of service learning hours are completed every<br />

semester by <strong>Benedict</strong> undergraduates. The <strong>College</strong> has responded as well, appropriating<br />

approximately $1.4 million each year to support service learning projects.<br />

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