Abstract Having just been constituted, the first meeting of the Executive Council was held in President Stephenson's office on February 20, 1989. At Berea College the Executive Council is charged to oversee campus governance; to identify what issues need governance attention; to prioritize policy and governance issues; to charge standing Committees and to form and charge ad hoc teams as necessary; to set agendas for College Faculty Assembly and General Faculty Assembly meetings; and to perform other...

Abstract Larry Shinn (born January 16, 1942) served as president of Berea College from 1994 to 2012. Prior to this appointment he was Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Dean of Humanities and Head of the Religious Studies Department at Bucknell University.  Shinn also taught at Oberlin College for fourteen years prior to his work at Bucknell. He earned his B.A Degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, his Masters of Divinity from Drew Theological School, and his PhD in the History of Religions from...

Abstract Since its adoption in 1996, the College's strategic plan Being and Becoming: Berea College in the 21st Century sought to further Berea's mission through college-wide initiatives that enhanced the core programs already in place. The strategic plan also guided additional programmatic, budgetary, and fund-raising priorities. The Strategic Planning Committee continued to work towards revision of the original plan as well as to develop additional initiatives...