Concordia University, Nebraska Strategic Plan 2023-2028
The 2023-2028 Strategic Plan for Concordia University, Nebraska focuses on five key areas: enrollment growth, strengthening the Christian higher education philosophy, expanding outreach initiatives, fostering lifelong faith formation, and achieving financial strength. Enrollment goals include increasing undergraduate enrollment to 1,300+ students with a 45% or higher student academic/performance population and achieving a first-year retention rate of 85% by 2027. Graduate program goals include serving at least 825 students annually by 2027 with a 90% term-to-term retention rate and a 65% graduation rate. The plan also emphasizes clarifying and communicating the university's educational philosophy, expanding the impact of university institutes, building new partnerships, and supporting faculty and student scholarship. Lifelong faith formation initiatives include providing ongoing learning opportunities for faculty, staff, and students, cultivating a Christian workplace culture, and implementing a holistic professional development model. Financial goals include achieving financial sustainability by 2027 and implementing a fully funded work-study initiative to remove financial barriers for students.