It is the vision of MMI to continually transform itself through initiatives that will create comprehensive excellence, innovative leadership and strategic alliances. MMI will broaden the range of rigorous and relevant academic programs; recruit quality cadets, faculty and staff; increase enrollment; and expand its commitment to superior infrastructure, including modern technology. This transformative process will enhance MMI’s nationally recognized position as a unique, premier two-year college preminent in military training and dedicated to the success of all cadets.
MMI is preparing to attain brilliance in the basics and posture itself to achieve its bold future. Strategic goals have been laid out for MMI, including:
Goal I: Academic Programs – MMI will grow its academic programs to include pre-professional degree concentrations; increase its enrollment in both quality and size; and expand its total full-time faculty by 20 percent.
Goal II: Leadership – MMI will implement intentional strategies so that 100 percent of faculty and staff engage in one or more professional development activities each academic year; increase leadership opportunities for cadet ranks; and provide at least four formal leadership programs.
Goal III: Quality of Life of Cadets – MMI will increase cadet satisfaction with residential life, extra-curricular opportunities and general cadet welfare.
Goal IV: Infrastructure – MMI will secure funding and complete construction on a math, natural science and military science building; plan and secure funding for additional residential space; and improve existing facilities to provide a safe, aesthetically pleasing and cost-effective environment.
Goal V: Resources – MMI will expand and diversify its resource base by launching a capital campaign; increasing annual fund giving by ten percent each year; securing at least one significant federal allocation; obtaining additional state funding for new academic programs and additional faculty; and increasing strategic partnerships, grants and contracts, while maintaining sound financial management.
Goal II: Leadership – MMI will implement intentional strategies so that 100 percent of faculty and staff engage in one or more professional development activities each academic year; increase leadership opportunities for cadet ranks; and provide at least four formal leadership programs.
Goal III: Quality of Life of Cadets – MMI will increase cadet satisfaction with residential life, extra-curricular opportunities and general cadet welfare.
Goal IV: Infrastructure – MMI will secure funding and complete construction on a math, natural science and military science building; plan and secure funding for additional residential space; and improve existing facilities to provide a safe, aesthetically pleasing and cost-effective environment.
Goal V: Resources – MMI will expand and diversify its resource base by launching a capital campaign; increasing annual fund giving by ten percent each year; securing at least one significant federal allocation; obtaining additional state funding for new academic programs and additional faculty; and increasing strategic partnerships, grants and contracts, while maintaining sound financial management.
MMI has a significant presence across the state of Alabama, specifically in the “Black Belt” region of the state. However, MMI not only has a strong impact on its local county, surrounding region and state, but also impacts the country as a whole by producing cadets of highest quality who serve as officers for the United States armed forces. Further, by producing graduating classes educated with a military emphasis on discipline, a strong work ethic and leadership, other MMI graduates go on to become mainstay leaders of communities across the country.
Unfortunately MMI, like all institutions of higher education, has faced consistent trends of decreasing state funding. Since 2008 MMI has had to absorb three straight years of budget proration and cuts that have totaled more than 20 percent reduction in allocated state appropriations, and MMI is facing the prospect of additional future budget cuts. MMI has made every effort to adjust to these reductions in state appropriations through a variety of cost saving efforts and improved budget management, however, additional resources are required in order to advance and achieve MMI’s vision of becoming a premier 21st century institution of higher learning.
Thus, the MMI leadership has launched a capital campaign with a goal of $6,575,000. The investment opportunities reveal to potential donors and constituents MMI’s bold vision for its future, fittingly named “Brilliance in the Basics to Achieve the Bold: A Capital Campaign for Marion Military Institute.”
To Give: Donate online and designate amount in the "Capital Campaign" field.
Thanks to your support, we have already reached 50% of our working goal of $6.575 Million. We are proud to note that the Capital Campaign has a participation rate of 100% among the MMI faculty, staff and Board of Trustees & Advisors.
For more information on gifts or pledges to the MMI Capital Campaign, contact Suzanne McKee, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, at 334-683-2347 or smckee@marionmilitary.edu
