# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S112
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OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS
3.

Enhance the recruitment and development of LCMS
faulty by at least 10 percent throughout the system
in all program areas and encourage all nonrostered
faculty to participate in the colloquy program and
thereby increase the number of rostered workers
while promoting the training of students through the
various graduate programs, especially in education
and in other ministry areas.

4.

Recommend to all students—whatever religious
background—the Reformation truths of sola gratia,
sola fidei, sola Scriptura while challenging materialism, pluralism, rationalism, and other worldviews
that contradict the scriptural portrait of man and
woman as the apex of God’s creation and the object
of His love and mercy in sending His Son, Jesus
Christ, as Savior.

5.

Present and promote the sanctity of life by underscoring the fact that men and women are created in
the image of God and merit care and protection from
conception to natural death by their very nature as
His creatures.

6.

Present and promote the beauty and goodness of
marriage between a man and a woman as God’s sacred order to be lived out in love and lifelong fidelity
while also affirming the nobility and virtue of the vocation to a single life in service to God and neighbor.

7.

Accent the quality of instruction in the liberal arts
and professional programs as an expression of gratitude for God’s gift of wisdom and knowledge in a life
that is spent in service to God and our neighbor.

8.

Increase communication and collaboration between
the colleges and universities, especially in the areas
of distance education and recruitment, while reaching out to collaborate with other ministries of the
church—Urban Ministry, Rural Ministry, Partners
Abroad, etc.

Soli Deo Gloria!
Dean O. Wenthe, President

R16.1

Concordia College New York
Founded in 1881, Concordia College New York (CCNY) is
an affiliate of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)
and member of the Concordia University System (CUS). Beginning in 2016, faculty and staff collaborated on a restatement of Concordia’s Mission and Values. Released in 2017, the
new mission statement reads: Concordia College New York is a
Christian higher education community of learning where mutual
respect flourishes, responsibility is developed, and reverence for
God is cultivated so that students can pursue lives of passion, purpose, and service. The College’s values are defined as Identity,
Quality, Diversity, Innovation, and Vocation; expanded wording around each value can be found at https://www.concordia-ny
.edu/about/mission-and-values. It is no accident that Identity is
our first value; we define it as: We are anchored in a living Lutheran heritage as we strive to follow Jesus Christ. We express this
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identity with an ethics-infused curriculum and a faith-informed
community life.
Concordia College New York continues to be recognized
as a Best College in the U.S. News rankings. The College’s 2016
ranking of 40th in Best Regional Colleges in the North jumped
to 22nd in 2017 and has remained at or above that number in
subsequent rankings. Our students’ scores on professional licensure tests continue to be a testament to the strength of our
programs: first-time NCLEX pass rates reveal our Nursing program to be among the top in New York State, and our Radiologic Technology classes regularly achieve 100 percent first-time
pass rates on the AART.
I.

Goals: New Strategic Plan

a.

New Strategic Plan. In 2016, the College formed a
Strategy Team for Educational Priorities (STEP),
charged with developing a new strategic plan. A living document informed by continual assessment and
analysis, the new Strategic Plan identifies six priorities, each linked to the College’s Dashboard Report,
a key assessment metric established as a means of
evaluating areas of institutional effectiveness across
the College:
1.

Offer high quality academic programs, building
on the College’s strong faith-based liberal arts
foundation with greater emphasis on programs
that provide a career pathway, particularly in
health services, business, and education, using
innovative delivery formats to meet market
demands.

2.

Diversify recruitment and enrollment channels to foster sustainable growth, reduce risk,
and to significantly increase net enrollment
revenue, while building on the College’s market
positioning: “Small School. BIG IMPACT.”

3.

Promote academic excellence by investing in
faculty training and professional development,
and enhancing program and institutional assessment processes.

4.

Enhance student support services by providing a distinctive high-touch experience, and
thereby promote student academic success,
and personal and spiritual development, as
well as advancement in careers, vocation, and
education.

5.

Invest in our resources—people, facilities, and
technology—to strengthen and support the
College’s mission, academic programs, services,
and operations. With this, the College has
taken a very focused approach to fostering a
mutually respectful workplace.

6.

Engage our key constituents and increase
fundraising revenue for the College to support
programs, faculty, facilities, and most importantly, our students.