LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2007, Page 81

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Institution
Ann
Arbor
Austin
Bronxville
irvine
Mequon
Portland
River
Forest

St. Peul
Selma
Seward
Total

Scholarships and Financial Aid by Institution
For Five Years Ending FY 2006

FY 02 FY 03
$2,377,717 $2,187,587
3,306,753 3,762,021
3,443,210 3,792,463
6,752,691 7,442,214
10,483,176 10,633,879
4,484,551 4,854,161
6,685,649 7,712,761
5,338,484 5,433,077
2,402,377 2,532,167
7,368,126 7,847,134

FY 04

$2,126,516
4,174,121
4,078,681
8,631,240
11,205,425
5,490,822

6,710,568
5,756,713
2,840,000
7,275,556

$52,642,734 $56,197,464 $58,289,642 _ $59,109,060 .

FY 05

$2,765,975
4,058,316
4,327,000
8,911,822
11,309,381
§,901,470

6,287,936
5,706,401
2,747,791 .
7,092,968

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Fy 06

$3,541,287
5,083,962
4,439,193
9,604,241
11,584,899
6,309,442

6,930,699
6,677,581
2,595,340
7,651,414
$64,418,058

Church Worker Financtal Aid by Institution
For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2006

2004-05 FY 2005-06 FY 2005-06 FY 2005-06 FY
Church Church # of
Work Work Church

institution Ald Total Aid Total Workers Avg. Aid
Ann Arbor $1,209,437 $1,330,381 159 $8,367
Austin 1,221,247 1,395,281 138 $10,111
Bronxville 547,373 427,120 42 $10,170
Irvine 2,187,247 2,030,126 218 $9,313
Mequon 4,629,578 4,569,306 525 $8,703
Portland 631,397 536,697 51 $10,523
River Forest 3,627,910 3,586,204 431 $8,321
St. Paul 1,631,988 1,695,329 183 $9,264
Selma 125,681 78,715 32 $2,460
Seward 4,301,247 4,342,256 634 6,849
Total 20,113,105 $19,991,415 2,413 8,403

For the Sake of the Church
Endowment Report
As of December 31, 2006

Institution Amount

Ann Arbor $12,473,336
Austin $6,769,538
Bronxville $4,413,667
Irvine $16,611,668
Mequon $14,157,999
Portland $7,594,719
River Forest $14,321,323
Selma $2,984,545
St. Paul $25,074,346
Seward $32,774,089
Cus $14,360,342
Total $151,535,572

Institutional Operations Summary

Since its inception three years ago at the 2004 Synod conven-
tion, the Board for University Education has focused its attention
on the ten colleges and universities of the Concordia University
System. That attention is centered in four Quality Standards
adopted by the BUE that define the ways that CUS institutions con-
tinue to fulfil! their mission as academic institutions and entities of
the LCMS. The Quality Standards provide guidelines to ensure that
the Concordias remain Christ centered and Lutheran, that they con-
tinue to offer and support church vocation programs, that they
strive constantly for academic quality, and that they achieve and
maintain financial strength.

In addition to changes in board structure through the creation
of the BUE, these three years have seen significant changes in CUS
leadership with the election of three new Concordia presidents, a
new BUE chairman, and a new executive director of the BUE.

During the last three years, enrollment rose substantially sys-
tem-wide, with seven of our ten schools showing solid gains, es-
pecially in graduate and adult programs. Due to CUS enrollment
growth, the BUE approved significant building projects for over
half of our colleges and universities and also approved in principle
of the sale and relocation of Concordia University Austin.

While overall enrollment growth was up in the last three years,
the number of students preparing for professional church work de-
clined. Building on the What a Way initiative, a collaborative effort
with the Board for Pastoral Education, the Board for Congregational
Services, and the Commission for Ministerial Growth and Support is
underway to recruit, retain, and nurture church-work professionals
for our schools, congregations, and agencies of the church.

Believing that much can be achieved by working together, the
BUE office initiated several efforts to foster collaboration among
the ten Concordias. The institutions are currently working together
to recruit additional Lutheran faculty members and to identify and
train new top-level leaders for the CUS. To enhance campus evan-
gelism programs and to strengthen CUS ties to the Ablaze! move-
ment, the BUE secured a grant from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans to host a meeting of campus pastors and to provide fi-
nancial resources for inreach and outreach evangelism programs
throughout the CUS. The BUE office also sponsored a semester-
long instructional design workshop to prepare faculty members on
each campus to share with their colleagues strategies and tech-
niques for more effective teaching and learning in traditional, hy-
brid, and online teaching environments.

Because higher education in the U.S. is so competitive, CUS in-
stitutions have had to increase their efforts to raise scholarship dol-
lars, increase their endowments, invest their endowment dollars
wisely, offer programs that appeal to traditional and nontraditional
students, and position themselves strategically in local and regional
markets. To remain competitive and to continue to produce out-
standing graduates, CUS institutions must be led by talented, ded-
icated administrators and regents who understand the complexities
of higher education and who are able to lend their expertise and
support to the colleges and universities of the LCMS.

Progress Report on 2004 Convention Resolutions

Resolution 5-01, To Emphasize Mission Leadership Focus in
Professional Church Worker and Lay Person Preparation

CUS colleges and universities have been encouraged to con-
tinue to offer effective mission-focused courses for all students, not
just church-work students. CUS representatives (students, faculty,
and staff) met with representatives of the Board for Mission Ser-
vices and the Board for Pastoral Education to discuss the mission of
the Church and to share ways that CUS students and graduates can
live out the Great Commission.

Resolution 5-02A, To Restructure Higher Education Governance

Separate governing boards for the ten colleges and universities
and for the two seminaries have been established and are function-
ing effectively as the Board for University Education and the Board
for Pastoral Education, respectively, and organizational directives
and assigned responsibilities named in Resolution 5-02A have been
followed and implemented.

Resolution 5-24, To Equip Teachers Ineligible for Teacher Col-
loquy

Using the resources of the Concordia University Network
(CUEnet), a Lutheran Seminar Program has been developed and
made available to non-rosterable teachers in Lutheran early child-
hood centers, elementary schools, and high schools.

Resolution 8-01A, To Amend Bylaws on Ecclesiastical Super-
vision and Dispute Resolution

In consultation with the CCM, a Standard Operating Procedures
Manual to serve as a procedures manual for Bylaw 3.8.3.8.9 has been
written.

2007 Convention Workbook