# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S92
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92 SYNODICAL REPORTS

groups who have stepped forward in support of twin goals: (a) to
double the number of LCMS students on the 10 Concordia cam-
puses; and (b) to build a $400 million endowment to make that a re-
ality.

In the fifth year of the initiative (2003), 700 more LCMS stu-
dents are enrolled than when the program began, and the number of
church-worker students has increased dramatically. This has oc-
curred in the face of a declining pool of confirmation-age youth in
our congregations. The graph below highlights this blessing.

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Teams on each of the 10 campuses and a national team have an-
nually led endowment-building programs and have succeeded in
adding $108 million in gifts, pledges, and estate-designated gifts
in the five years 1999 through 2003, as follows:

For the Sake of the Church
Endowment Dollar Totals as of December 31, 2003

Ann Arbor $ 11,025,461.50
Austin $ 4,668,612.31
Bronxville $ 2,989,914.82
Irvine $ 12,608,218.06

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Portland $ 6,613,332.00
River Forest $ 13,253,302.00
St. Paul $ 14,280,670.83
Selma $ 1,938,500.00
Seward $ 18,511,329.00
CUS $ 10,893,832.92
TOTAL $108,031,224.44

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Date: December 31, 2003

The convention is invited to thank the members of the National
Cabinet for their faithful service and encourage them to continue
the initiative to its conclusion through the year 2010. Similarly, the
convention is invited to thank the development teams and campus
administrators for their tireless efforts and encourage all members,
congregations, and groups to continue their generous support of the
For the Sake of the Church initiative.

Significant Achievements: Individual Campuses

Concordia University, Ann Arbor—Thomas Ahlersmeyer, Interim
President

¢ CUAA assembled a new leadership team during the second half
of 2003. The team blends rich parish experience with distin-
guished service at higher, secondary, and elementary educational
levels in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

* CUAA received visionary gifts of $1.9 million for growth of the
Haab School of Business and $1 million for a Visiting Artists Pro-
gram that brings nationally renowned artists to interact with the
CUAA community, providing opportunities to extend knowledge
and understanding of the arts.

* CUAA awarded its first master of arts degrees for Organizational
Leadership during the spring 2002 commencement. Additional
masters programs are being developed in education, including a
way for students to receive graduate credit while becoming col-
loquized on the LCMS professional church-worker roster.

¢ CUAA continues to develop a Family Life degree program that
has been approved by the National Council on Family Relations,
offering graduates national certification as Certified Family Life
Educators. Family Life graduates serve parishes, community so-
cial agencies, and continue on for graduate degrees.

¢ CUAA reached in excess of $18 million in deferred gifts, includ-
ing $11 million through For the Sake of the Church, toward se-
curing its future viability.

Concordia University, Austin—Thomas Cedel, President

¢ A presidential search process was completed in the spring of
2002. Dr. Thomas E. Cedel, chief academic officer at Concordia
University, Ann Arbor, accepted the position in June 2002. He
took office on Aug. 1, 2002.

¢ Enrollment reached record levels with more than 1,000 students
for the 2002-03 school year and 1,100 students for the 2003-04
school year. The accelerated adult degree and masters of educa-
tion programs are growing, and traditional student enrollment has
been stable.

* Concordia added approximately 100,000 square feet of new class-
room and dormitory space to its campus beginning in 2001.
Harms Hall was completed for the spring 2001 semester provid-
ing housing for nearly 300 students. The new Dr. George J. Beto
Academic Center was dedicated in January 2003. This building
provides state-of-the-art science, math, computer, and general