“Look at the field. They are ripe for harvest.” “ Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” - John 4:35 - Washington UBF 10 th Anniversary

Overview Objectives East Coast Campuses Current UBF chapters on East Coast Vision for East Coast Mid-Atlantic Southeast Northeast

Objectives To see what campuses on East Coast should be pioneered in the near future How to envision this task and how to prepare

East Coast Campuses New Hampshire:23 Connecticut:43 Massachusetts:103 Maine:30 Vermont:21 Rhode Island:11 Washington DC:12 New Jersey:56 Delaware:8 Maryland:55 New York:270 Pennsylvania:217 West Virginia:30 Virginia:89 North Carolina:118 Florida:143 South Carolina:58 Georgia:99 Total: 1,386 4 year schools: year public: 219

Current UBF Chapters on EC Washington area – UMCP, Towson, John Hopkins, UMAB, UMBC, George Mason, George Town Pennsylvania – Penn State, Lehigh, Shippensburg, Pittsburgh, Temple New Jersey – University of New Jersey, Princeton Southeast – NCU, UK Northeast – Queens College, Columbia, St. John’s, Boston College

Vision for East Coast Mid-Atlantic – WV, PA, DE, VA Southeast – NC, SC, GA, FL Northeast – NY, CT, MA, etc Considerations in choosing schools: Size of school Approaching students Retaining students Job market Location

Vision For Mid-Atlantic Philadelphia, PAMorgantown, WVNewark, DE Blacksburg, VA Richmond, VA

Vision for Mid-Atlantic (WV) West Virginia University (Morgantown) 16, % are from in-state 4% African American 2% Asian American 1% Hispanic American 2% international Retention: 76% 541 acres, small town Average high school GPA: 3.18

Vision for Mid-Atlantic (PA) Temple University (Philadelphia) 20, % are from in-state 26% African American 8% Asian American 3% Hispanic American 4% international 187 acres, urban Retention: 78% AHSG: 3.05 West Chester – 10,000+ Indiana – 11,000 St. Joseph’s, UPENN

Vision for Mid-Atlantic (DE) University of Delaware (Newark, DE) 17, % are from in-state 6% African American 3% Asian American 3% Hispanic American 1% international 1000 acres, small town Retention: 88% AHSG: 3.45

Vision for Mid-Atlantic (VA) Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond) 17, % are from in-state 126 acres, urban Retention: 77% AHSG: 3.07 The College of William and Mary (Williamsburg) 5, % from in-state Retention: 90% AHSG: 4.0

Vision for Mid-Atlantic (VA) University of Virginia (Charlottesville) 13, % are from in-state 1133 acres Retention: 96% AHSG: 3.97 Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) 22,000 73% are from in-state 2,600 acre Retention: 90% AHSG: 3.56

Vision for Mid-Atlantic (TN) The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) - 20,000 + University of Memphis - 16,000+

Vision for Southeast The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 15,000+ University of South Carolina (Columbia) – 15,000+ Georgia State University (Atlanta) – 18,000+ Georgia Tech (Atlanta) – 10,000+

Vision for Southeast (FL) Florida State University (Tallahassee) – 28,000+ University of Florida (Gainesville) – 32,000+ University of Central Florida (Orlando) – 30,000+ University of South Florida (Tampa) – 37,000+ Florida International University (Miami) – 25,000+

Vision for Northeast University of Southern Maine (Portland): 8,800+ University of Vermont (Burlington): 8,500+ University of New Hampshire (Durham): 11,000+ University of Massachusetts (Amherst): 19,000+ University of Massachusetts (Boston): 10,500+

Vision For Northeast (Cont.) University of Rhode Island (Kingston): 10,500+ Central Connecticut State University (New Britain): 9,500+ University of Connecticut (Storrs): 14,000+ State University of New York at Albany: 11,700+ University at Buffalo, The State University of New York: 17,000+

10-Year Vision & Strategy Target Mid-Atlantic first Philadelphia area, Richmond area, Chapel Hill area And then, Central FL and MA Find a home base candidate in the region Investigation on campuses targeted Level, Culture, Behavior Locality, Extendibility Visit and fish on a regular basis Establish the vision-10 committee Prayer

“Open your eyes and look at the field.” “Where do you want to go?”

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