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.