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The Concordia University System

* Over 20,000 students
* Over 1,500 full-time and part-time faculty
¢ Over 130 majors and academic programs

Degrees Awarded

¢ Associate Degree
¢ Bachelor Degree

¢ Master Degree

¢ Doctoral Degree

¢ Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

SYNOD REPORTS

Major Achievements: Concordia University System

¢ Elected Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich President of Concordia Univer-
sity Nebraska .

* Elected Rev. Dr. John F. Johnson President of Concordia Univer-
sity Chicago

¢ Elected Dr. Elmer Gooding Chairman of the Board for Univer-
sity Education

¢ Elected Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer President of Concordia
University Ann Arbor

Enrollment Trends ¢ Recognized the faithful service and celebrated the retirement of
Rev. Dr. William Meyer as Executive Director of the BUE and
Enrollment Headcount President of the CUS
25.000 ¢ Elected Dr. Kurt Krueger Executive Director of the BUE and
18,569 20,091 President of the CUS
20,000 16,079 16,433 17,606 ; ¢ Appointed Dr. Gayle Grotjan Associate Director of University
15,000 Education
* Approved in principle the sale and relocation of Concordia Uni-
10,000 versity Austin (relocation targeted for fall of 2008)
5,000 ¢ Approved revised campus master plans and capital construction
projects for Concordia Ann Arbor, Bronxville, Irvine, Mequon,
0 Nebraska, and St. Paul
Fall 02 Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 * Approved purchase of a facility for CUEnet operations in Bend,
Oregon
Lutheran Students (self-reported) * Increased For the Sake of the Church endowment fund contribu-
tions and pledges from $110M to $151M
7,000 +g 988 6,134 6.444 “6;172 6,139 a
, _ , ¢ Adopted Quality Standards for CUS colleges and universities
6,000 1_—— 8 . . ; ; .
: ¢ Initiated a program to identify and recruit Lutheran faculty for
5.000 -| prog y y
° ; CUS colleges and universities
4,000 . _ .
¢ Sponsored a leadership training workshop to help train the next
3,000 +- generation of leaders for the CUS
2,000 ¢ Sponsored an instructional design workshop for CUS faculty to
1,000 strengthen and improve effective face-to-face and online teach-
0 ing and learning
Fall 02 Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 ¢ Brought together CUS campus pastors to share ways to enhance
their on-campus and community evangelism programs and to link
those efforts to the Ablaze! movement
Preparing to Enter Church Vocations ¢ Through the Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry ap-
2,884 2,805 proved the Director of Family Life Ministry Colloquy Program
3,0007- S 2,729 “2613
2 1
2.500 ae 206 CUS Budgets and Fiscal Matters
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2,000 Annual Operating Budgets by Institution
1,500 For the Five Years Ending June 30, 2006
1,000 | Institution 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
, ‘| Ann Arbor $11,053,671 $11,250,000 $10,617,412 $11,508,511 $14,594,797
500 Austin 11,007,237 11,702,987 12,299,804 13,859,297 14,851,804
Bronxville 11,878,646 12,120,198 + —12,630,133 13,054,063 14,039,000
6 Irvine 22,467,042 25,500,000 26,681,911 —-28,439,395 31,246,233
7 , r , ’ Mequon 33,415,540 35,945,480 38,232,124 36,411,362 39,920,942
Fall 02 Fall 03 Fall 04 Fali 05 Fall 06 Portland 14,513,674 14,615,721 16,219,476 16,581,773 18,243,783
River
Forest 27,322,735 29,000,000 «27,183,137 29,071,409 35,095,380
Placement of Commissioned Ministers 2004—2006 St. Paul 25,093,279 26,480,265 28,890,578 30,183,358 30,822,029
Category 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Selma 4,565,048 5,197,887 5,256,694 6,401,949 6,146,833
Teacher 328 287 293 Seward 18,259,049 18,260,108 18,921,657 20,089,695 21,290,504
DCE 8 “ | Total $179,575,921 _$190,072,646 _$196,932,926 $205,600,812 _$226,260,305
Lay Minister 8 12 3 LK
Dco 3 2 4
Deaconess 6 4 15
Parish Music 6 8 6
Family Life i 3 4
Totals 395 380 376

2007 Convention Workbook