Blue Mountain College Launches Ambitious Growth Plan
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BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS — The Board of Trustees of Blue Mountain College unanimously approved the conceptual framework for a seven-year strategic enrollment plan entitled GROW BMC!
The plan involves three strategic initiatives: a review of all academic programs, expansion of athletic teams, and expansion of extracurricular activities. These goals are designed to expand the College’s size and quality of academic offerings and student activities.
“It is exciting to see the opportunities to grow BMC when most private, faith-based colleges are dealing with declining enrollments,” said Linda Gholston, chair of the BMC Board of Trustees.
“President Barbara McMillin and her leadership team have done intensive work to develop a plan for the growth and expansion of Blue Mountain College,” she said.
Over the next three years BMC will add a variety of new athletic teams including varsity squads in baseball, softball, and women’s basketball, and varsity teams in tennis, bowling, archery, and possibly soccer and track and field.
Extra- and co-curricular activities will include the establishment of a band, a newspaper staff, and a yearbook staff. A host of other options are under consideration.
“We are excited about these new options, which we believe will provide students access to the type of Christ-centered educational experience that Blue Mountain College offers,” said President McMillin.
The plan prioritizes pay raises for faculty and staff, completion of a sports complex and renovations to Tyler Gymnasium.
Other aspects of the plan include the construction of a math/science building, a library annex, a band hall, residential housing, and renovations to existing buildings.
The achievement of the $12 million GROW BMC! plan will coincide with the College’s 150th anniversary in 2023.
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