Emory & Henry Former President Receives Surprise Honor in new School of Business Building | ehc.edu/
Emory & Henry Former President Receives Surprise Honor in new School of Business Building | ehc.edu/
Emory & Henry Trustees Vote to Approve Transition From College to University Status
Members of the Board of Trustees at Emory & Henry College reviewed and approved the new 2023-2026 strategic plan “Elevate in Excellence”, at its March 25, 2023, meeting that included a status change to move from a college to a private regional comprehensive university to be fully implemented as Emory & Henry University by Fall 2024.
Over the past decade, Emory & Henry (E&H) has added new master’s and doctoral programs in health sciences, education and now business, to its liberal arts bachelor’s degree offerings. Comprehensive universities are defined by Carnegie Classification, for those offering degrees at the master’s level and a few at the doctoral level. Just this year, E&H was categorized in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in Best Regional Universities (South) and ranked #20 with peers like Rollins, The Citadel, Berry, Stetson, Christopher Newport, Appalachian State, Tuskegee, Florida Southern, Charleston, Queens, Savannah College of Art & Design and Milligan.“This transition is a huge milestone for Emory & Henry and all that it has accomplished for almost two centuries with its visionary leaders, talented faculty and staff, and a purpose to support the region and world with its resilient and well-rounded graduates,” said Dr. Michael Puglisi, Provost and Executive Vice President for the College. Puglisi led a steering committee composed of faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees, to review and contribute to the strategic plan that also outlines five areas of focused growth over the next three years.Throughout its 186-year history as Southwest Virginia’s first institution of higher education, Emory & Henry has been an education leader. During that time, E&H has continued to evolve to meet the changing needs of students and the region. E&H was founded in Emory, Va., which continues to serve as the idyllic main campus location, and has since expanded to Marion, Va., home of the School of Health Sciences campus and Bristol, Va., home of the Intermont Emory & Henry Equestrian program. According to Puglisi, “Today’s world calls for the kind of forward-looking approach to higher education that Emory & Henry has always embraced, educating citizens to make an impact in our communities. Emory & Henry is taking the transformational step of announcing its status as a private regional comprehensive university while continuing its commitment to serve the Appalachian Highlands with a diverse curriculum, service learning and professional preparedness.”“The new strategic plan ‘Elevate in Excellence’, takes E&H to a new level of delivering on the historic mission of the institution,” said 22nd President Dr. John W. Wells. “The plan recognizes the evolution of E&H to its current role as a university, reflected by its multiple campuses that deliver more than 90 academic majors, minors and tracks, nine master’s and two doctoral degrees, across diverse academic offerings. The new school structure remains rooted in the liberal arts while broadening its appeal to wider student audiences, and its expanding role as an economic driver in the region.”
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