Friends University, a Christian University of Quaker heritage, equips students to honor God and serve others by integrating their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.
Engage
Thriving Community
Fostering a unique Christian community of inclusion and love and as a leader in Christian Spiritual Formation. Developing spaces for us to engage in community.
Enhance Campus Culture and Customer Service Around the Student Experience
Provide personalized support and facilitate a seamless journey from campus visits to graduation, enriching the student experience throughout.
Grow Employment Satisfaction
We commit to creating intentional partnerships and utilizing resources to provide competitive compensation, benefits and support ongoing professional development opportunities.
Strengthen and Expand our Christian Mission/Identity
Working toward the goal of becoming the preferred Christian University in the region, we will define ways to foster vibrant spiritual communities across campus.
Strive
Dynamic Learning
Striving for excellence and innovation by preparing learners to be ethical and creative producers. Advancing pathways to professions.
Refine the Academic Portfolio
Identify program development and expansion opportunities that are likely to attract new student groups and expand under-enrolled student groups, including core undergraduate students
and graduate students.
Become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
Work with internal and external constituencies, and specialist
organizations to continue to increase enrollment of Hispanic students, develop a culture of “servingness” on campus, and remove barriers to enrollment and success.
Develop Value-Added Learning Opportunities
Expand options for dynamic learning experiences such as service learning, faith integration, research opportunities, cross-cultural engagement experiences and experiential learning possibilities.
Achieve
Robust Enrollment
Achieving strategic marketing, enrollment, and retention targets with new curricular and co-curricular program and scholarship opportunities.
Implement plan for Demographic Cliff
Implement strategies to connect, engage, and attract students for overall enrollment growth, including international recruiting and new and/or expanding programs at all academic levels.
Grow to 1000 Undergraduate Students
Identify potential student populations and develop systems to recruit and maintain an enrollment of 1000 undergraduate students.
Enhance the Campus Visit Experience
Identify ways in which we can improve our campus visit, making it a more impactful experience for every student.
Advance
Stewardship & Partnerships
Advancing toward the future with financial resources and community partnerships for mutual benefit and to further our mission.
Build Intentional Relationships with Businesses, Churches and Non-Profit Communities
Develop meaningful partnerships with businesses, churches, and non-profit organizations to create mutually beneficial opportunities that advance our mission and extend our impact within the community.
Grow the Endowment to $100M
Increase the University’s endowment to $100M by endowing essential academic programs and Campus Ministry initiatives, securing new cash and estate gifts, and leveraging potential market growth.
Pursue Additional Grant and Outside Funding Strategies
The Advancement Office, in
collaboration with other campus departments, will actively seek grants and explore additional external funding opportunities.