Cabinet Conversations - Philip Ryken and Chad Rynbrandt
March 2021 Update
Watch the entire video, or hover your cursor on the orange dot bookmarks and click to view a particular topic or question. Timestamps are also indicated below.
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 00:53 - What budget cuts were made due to the pandemic?
- 3:03 - What areas were cut/limited to be more strategic?
- 4:23 - More on budget restrictions and strategic investment
- 6:25 - Impact to the College from lost revenue
- 8:25 - Impact of budget reductions to faculty/tenure
- 10:14 - State of endowment and financial sustainability
- 12:19 - Update on proposed capital campaign
- 14:00 - How we balance capital projects
- 17:00 - How WC prepares to teach students from varying pedagogical backgrounds
- 19:31 - How young families can prepare for an affordable Wheaton education
- 20:51 - Environmental sustainability at Wheaton
- 23:04 - Impact of COVID on students/staff/faculty
- 27:02 - Update on vaccine availability
- 27:56 - Update on admissions
- 30:00 - Impact and response to Jan 6 statements
- 32:37 - Does Wheaton have an official position on CRT
- 35:24 - Update on Chapel Services
- 36:37 - Unseen pockets of daily operations on campus alumni should know about
About Cabinet Conversations
Cabinet Conversations is a new channel of dialogue between the Wheaton College family of alumni, parents, and friends and the College's senior leadership. Through a series of recorded personal conversations, we discuss various trends and issues facing our community, listen to and learn from your insights, answer your questions, and share some of our contexts and strategies for leading Wheaton forward.