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Community by Design 2.0

麦克弗森Hga010皇冠软件下载被纳入2024-2034年战略计划中的四个战略举措: Academic Program Growth Mindset, East McPherson, Wellness and Inclusion, and $1B Endowment.

Read more about these initiatives on the Strategic Plan page.

“How do we give liberal arts value? We’re going to lift it up through the entrepreneurial mindset, because we want our graduates to be enterprising and perceptive.” – President Michael Schneider

麦克弗森学院认为，文科的经典概念与现代创业理念密切相关，并努力将创业理念贯穿于课程和学生生活中, regardless of a student’s chosen major.

This idea transcends any one department, 给学生一个实验和探索的空间——同时他们还能站稳脚跟. 麦克弗森学院的学生发现，唯一的失败就是没有学习.

迈克尔·施耐德在7岁时开始了他的第一个事业——在他的卧室里建一个博物馆. The museum ultimately closed its doors to the public. But years later, one of the collections on display – namely, (36) 1984年Topps马克·麦奎尔奥运会新秀卡——资助迈克尔在麦克弗森学院的教育, where he graduated with honors in 1996.

当Summit Publishing的合伙人邀请Michael管理公司时，Michael的职业生涯得到了早期的突破. 在20多岁的时候，他发现自己正在带领一家公司进入电子商务时代. 他的人生经历包括从丹佛大学(University of Denver)获得MBA学位, a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, 支持从信息技术到绿色能源等各个领域的初创企业.

In 2002, Michael answered the call to return to his alma mater. Advancing quickly through several key administrative positions, 在他的帮助下，慈善捐赠和入学人数都达到了历史最高水平. 麦克弗森学院还拥有堪萨斯州所有私立学院中最大的捐赠基金之一. When Michael was named president in 2009, he was one of the youngest college presidents in the United States.

迈克尔通过创业思维提升文科的热情愿景激发了整个校园的想象力. 麦克弗森对无债务教育和毕业后就业率的承诺是学生体验的重要组成部分. During his tenure, job and graduate school placement rates have led the nation, 而毕业时每个学生的平均债务是堪萨斯州所有四年制大学中最低的. 有专门的学位课程，如汽车修复和农村医疗管理, 麦克弗森正在重塑自己，成为高等教育的重要贡献者. 麦克弗森学院(McPherson College)最近因一辆学生修复的1953年奔驰(Mercedes Benz)进入卵石滩优雅大会(Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance)而声名狼藉, the most prestigious car show in the world, and for securing a $500 million endowment commitment, which is the largest commitment to a small, private college in the United States. 迈克尔最喜欢的成就之一是麦克弗森学院被命名为 Chronicle of Higher Education as a “Great College to Work For,在荣誉名单上获得的奖项比全国任何一所大学都多.

Since becoming president, 迈克尔曾担任堪萨斯中部联合学院的董事会主席，为高等教育界服务, Kansas Campus Compact, and Kansas Independent College Association; as executive committee member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; and as national advisory board member for Future Business Leaders of America and Distributive Education Clubs of America.

Michael and his wife Kandee have two daughters, Hayden and Perrin, and a blue 1966 Pontiac named Ruth.