Strategic Plan: Foundations for the Future

Academic accomplishment is the heart of this university, so high achievement, quality, and student success are central to this pillar. We will build upon the solid foundation of Campbellsville's legacy to raise standards and expectations in academics. Plans for establishing academic distinction include: 

• Launching advanced programs at the Master's and Doctoral levels 
• Implementing curricula that embed workforce training in undergraduate degrees 
• Creating new facilities for Business, the Arts, and general teaching spaces 
• Establishing Faculty Learning Communities where iron sharpens iron 
• Restructuring, Reorganizing, and Realigning academic colleges and schools 

As a University that celebrates every individual as created in God's image, we will elevate community and respect to a university-wide priority. We will create a community that fosters student, faculty, and staff well-being and success by integrating training and resources across the University system. Plans for establishing community and respect include: 

• Cultivate a culture to improve internal, external, and global Community Building 
• Create a culture of community and civility through a strategic leadership structure 
• Equip faculty and staff with community, respect, and intercultural training and resources across the university system 

With shifting demographics and a challenging horizon for higher education, Campbellsville University will need to leverage every strength to increase financial stability. A five-year campaign, practices for operational discipline, and a bold target for endowment will bolster financial integrity and preserve capacity for innovation. Plans to increase financial stability include: 

• Create Opportunities to Enhance Awareness and Transparency  
• Growing the endowment 
• Increasing the competitiveness of employee compensation packages against benchmark institutions 
• Implementing a deferred maintenance plan inside of the operational budget 
• Creating new spaces and improving spaces for Academics, unmet needs in Athletics, and quality instruction 
• Refining Process Reviews for New and Existing Programs 
• Increase annual, employee, alumni, trustee, and grant giving 

Seizing opportunities around us with welcoming communities, new industry, and emerging enterprise, Campbellsville University will integrate experiential learning into every student pathway. We will advance championship-level athletics, employee environment, and servant leadership to strengthen community and extend our Christian mission. Plans to amplify community engagement include: 

• Establishing a CU Service Excellence Institute to encourage, facilitate, and recognize engagement 
• Developing championship-level athletics that extend the University's Christian mission and image 
• Creating opportunities for enrichment of employee health, professional growth, and university care 
• Designing meaningful experiential learning into each academic program 
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Continuing our effort to reach every deserving student with exceptional education, preparing them to be salt and light, we will grow quality enrollment through effective enrollment and retention. We will foster engagement and enhance graduation rates as we deepen opportunities to integrate living and learning communities. Plans to increase quality enrollment include: 

• Improving our ability to meet student needs in counseling, academic success, and connections to athletes 
• Addressing persistent, non-academic causes of low graduation rates 
• Establishing living learning communities that deepen engagement with community and academics 
• Enhancing space for student life and activities 
• Focus on enhancing Enrollment in high-generating programs