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Jan 1, 2022·StrategicPlan
Board
Friends University Strategic Plan 2022-2025
The strategic plan for Friends University aims to equip students to honor God and serve others through the integration of intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. Key areas of focus include fostering a thriving Christian community, enhancing the student experience through personalized support and improved campus culture, growing employment satisfaction, and strengthening the university's Christian mission and identity. The plan also emphasizes dynamic learning, refining the academic portfolio, becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution, developing value-added learning opportunities, achieving robust enrollment, and advancing stewardship and partnerships through building relationships with businesses, churches, and non-profit communities, growing the endowment, and pursuing additional grant funding.
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Friends University announces significant achievements over the past five years and outlines key future initiatives. Accomplishments include achieving financial stability, expanding academic programs, and securing over $21 million in fundraising, leading to the largest endowment among private universities in Kansas. Future strategic plans involve major facility improvements, starting with the renovation of the Garvey Athletic Center to enhance athletic and student experiences, followed by the Rhine Fine Arts Facility. These initiatives are part of a grander vision to ensure the university thrives, delivers transformational education, and extends its Christian mission.
Oct 5, 2018·StrategicPlan
Board
Friends University Strategic Plan
This strategic plan outlines Friends University's approach to navigating the evolving landscape of higher education. It is built upon four core areas: robust enrollment, university-wide stewardship, a thriving community, and dynamic learning. The plan focuses on increasing enrollment through new and innovative programs, cultivating partnerships, generating new revenue streams, and establishing a strong financial model. Additionally, it aims to foster community engagement, invest in programs and facilities that promote academic excellence and student retention, and ultimately uplift each person's potential through Christian spiritual formation, education, and training for future generations.
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