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4The senior class of 2011 exceeded their Senior Class Gift Campaign fund raising goal and provided new signs atthe entrances to campus. The Class of 2011 also had more donors than any other alumni class.4Many events were celebrated, including:• Dr. Nancy B. Moody was inaugurated as the College’s 27th president, becoming the College’s first-everfemale president;• alumni enjoyed an event at the historic Tusculum House in Princeton, New Jersey;• more than 500 alumni and friends participated in Homecoming 2010 activities, and• the College hosted the Ambassador of Malta Mark Miceli, who opened an international photographyexhibit from Malta and met with students and community members.4The Tusculum College Pioneer Pep Band made its debut in the Fall of 2010 and by spring, was joined by thecreation of a full band program; the hiring of David A. Price, director of music and special events, and the additionof a jazz band, a concert band and a handbell choir.Information Systems4Tusculum College partnered with the Greeneville City School System as an external evaluator to assessresources and departmental effectiveness in the summer of 2010. In addition, a Technology Task Force wasappointed to look at existing needs, to work on prioritization and to assess funding routes for investing in acampus wide technology plan spanning the next five years to be linked with the College’s overall Strategic Plan.These two exercises led to plans for hiring a new Vice President and Chief Technology Officer to lead the campusin its technology programming.4 Dr. Blair Ferrell Henley was named vice president for information systems andchief technology officer at Tusculum College in late June. He brings to Tusculumnearly 14 years of computer and systems experience as career and technical educationsupervisor at the Bristol Tennessee City School System. He serves as the director oftechnology for the Niswonger Foundation’s Northeast Tennessee College and CareerReady Consortium (NETCO) Through his work with NETCO, Dr. Henley directedthe implementation of the technology infrastructure required in 29 high schools acrossNortheast Tennessee to support the goals of the Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant. Inaddition, he designed the online course interface and learning management systems usedto produce the web-based curriculum used in the 29 high schools. In his new position atTusculum College, Dr. Henley is responsible for the planning and oversight of installation and maintenance of allinformation systems including support of faculty, staff, students and administration at all sites and the campusesof Tusculum in both academic and non-academic functions.