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OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS

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Talented and faithful faculty and staff

B. Church Work

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Strong board of regents and executive leadership team

As the numbers above indicate, CUWAA continues to promote
and prioritize its church work programs. In order to support the
students enrolled in those programs, the university is continually evaluating and enhancing its commitment to our church work
scholarship program and seeking new ways to partner with the
church broadly.

D.2. Weaknesses
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Student persistence to graduation

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Reliant primarily on tuition revenue

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Historic lack of philanthropic support

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Landlocked campus in St. Paul

D.3. Opportunities
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Demand for workers in healthcare, business, and technology

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Expansion of Pell Grants and state of Minnesota financial
aid programs

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Preparation of a new generation of church work students in
the urban context

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Dynamic location of physical campus and real-world opportunities for students

D.4. Threats

C. Health Professions
Overall, our various healthcare studies programs remain a
strength of the university. Since 2019, we have added graduate
healthcare programs to our offerings on the CUAA campus to attract highly qualified students and strengthen their academic reputation and financial position. We have acquired the North Building, approximately 1.5 miles from the main campus, to house our
healthcare education programs, including Nursing, Athletic Training, Physician Assistant Studies, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy. In Fall 2022, the CUW campus opened a new pro
bono on-campus clinic that allows hands-on learning opportunities
for students and provides treatment services to members of the local community at no cost.

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Cultural headwinds

D. Plaster Building

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Public policy and legislation

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Student demographic challenges

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Economic conditions

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Increased higher education competition

Since 2019, the Mequon campus has made good use of the new
Plaster Building, which houses the Batterman School of Business.
The Plaster Building also houses the university’s Free Enterprise
Center and the CU Ventures program, two efforts to encourage
CUWAA students and others to explore and gain experience with
innovation opportunities.

As we look forward to our goals for the coming triennium, we
continue our work to fulfill each of our five strategic goals. In addition, our executive leadership team is in the process of developing
our next strategic plan with our Board of Regents to commence
following the completion of Vision 2024.
Concordia University, St. Paul, thanks and praises God for all
those who support through their prayers, philanthropic gifts, time,
and referral of students. As we walk together in our common mission and confession, may we continue to point to Jesus Christ, crucified and risen to bring forgiveness, life, and salvation to all who
believe.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian L. Friedrich, President
R14.5

Concordia University Wisconsin
and Ann Arbor
A. Introduction
As of the Fall 2022 census, Concordia University Wisconsin
and Ann Arbor (CUWAA) serves 6,184 students at its two campuses and online. The university’s six schools offer 102 undergraduate
majors and programs, 48 graduate/master’s degrees and programs,
9 doctoral/professional programs, and 4 associate degrees. The university’s largest programs include business, education, computer
science, nursing, and rehabilitation science programs. CUWAA is
strongly committed to preparing professional church workers and
currently serves 279 students across its professional church work
programs.

E. Pedagogical Innovation
CUWAA has continued to provide students with a variety of
high-quality choices in the delivery of academic material. We
have expanded our virtual, online, and blended course offerings,
while continuing to provide innovative instruction in our face-toface traditional undergraduate programs and graduate programs.
The university has also made the decision to move away from a
“center” approach to serving post-traditional students. As a result,
the remaining Concordia centers closed in late 2022. Students formerly served at those centers are now engaged in online and virtual
learning.

F. Mission and Identity
CUWAA is in the process of hiring a new Vice President for
Mission and Identity. This executive position will be responsible
for developing and implementing a program for forming faculty
and staff in the Christian faith and helping colleagues align their
work with the university’s missional commitments.

G. Strategic Planning
The university is undertaking a new strategic planning process
that will guide its work for the next three to four years. The planning process will include the development of a new campus master
plan for both campuses that will guide the development of several
proposed and planned building projects.

H. Celebrations
CUWAA is a thriving educational community that the Lord has
richly blessed, and the university has many reasons to celebrate
this year. We are currently recognizing the 10th anniversary of
the merger of the Mequon and Ann Arbor campuses. We are also
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