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Annual Report 2 | Cccu 2017 Annual Report COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2 | CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT CCCU LEADERSHIP Table of Contents Shirley V. Hoogstra, J.D. Shapri D. LoMaglio, J.D. President Vice President for Government 2 & External Relations ABOUT THE Keith Graybill, M.B.A., C.P.A. CCCU Vice President for Finance & Rick Ostrander, Ph.D. Administration Vice President for Academic 7 Affairs & Professional Programs STAFF EXCELLENCE CCCU BOARD OF DIRECTORS* 9 Charles W. Pollard, J.D., Ph.D. Sidney J. Jansma Jr., M.B.A. President, John Brown University Chair of the Board, Wolverine Gas PUBLIC ADVOCACY Chair and Oil Corporation Barry H. Corey, Ph.D. L. Randolph Lowry III, M.P.A., J.D. 12 President, Biola University President, Lipscomb University PROFESSIONAL Vice Chair DEVELOPMENT Shirley A. Mullen, Ph.D. James H. Barnes III, Ed.D. President, Houghton College President, Bethel University Secretary Claude O. Pressnell Jr., Ed.D. 15 President, Tennessee Independent ACADEMIC Kim S. Phipps, Ph.D. Colleges & Universities Association EXCELLENCE President, Messiah College Immediate Past Chair Philip Graham Ryken, M.Div., Ph.D. 19 Robin E. Baker, Ph.D. President, Wheaton College President, George Fox University EXPERIENTIAL Carol Taylor, Ph.D. EDUCATION Andy Crouch, M.Div. President, Evangel University Senior Strategist for Communication, John Templeton Foundation Evans P. Whitaker, Ph.D. 22 President, Anderson University FINANCIAL Lowell Haines, J.D., Ed.D. INFORMATION President, Taylor University David Wright, Ph.D. President, Indiana Wesleyan 24 Derek Halvorson, Ph.D. University President, Covenant College OUR INSTITUTIONS *As of December 2017 CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | 1 A letter from President Shirley V. Hoogstra, J.D. Dear friends, Christian campuses stand at a unique intersection of discussions and movements centered around faith and higher education, as well as po- litical and social change. That is why the CCCU continues to center its mission on being an essential and invaluable partner to you as you live out your God-given assignment specific to your context. We deeply value the unique part each CCCU institution plays in our shared Gospel mission, and it continues to be a privilege to serve you. This report summarizes the CCCU’s work in 2017. Much of this work is ongoing into 2018, and it is apparent that God has given the CCCU several unique roles in this time: “[THE] ROLE • To protect religious liberty in higher education; WE HAVE AND • To cultivate Christian leadership in organizations and in culture THE COURSE through the faculty, staff, and students of our institutions; WE HAVE SET • To expand the academic offerings of our institutions by providing Christ-centered off-campus study programs; and IS AMBITIOUS. • To be the voice for Christian higher education in the halls of WE DO IT FOR Congress and leading news media. YOU, BUT WE This role we have and the course we have set is ambitious. We do it for ALSO DO IT you, our invaluable partners in this work, but we also do it with you. We WITH YOU.” are proud to partner with you and support you as you serve the students and their families who have invested in an educational experience that shapes their view of vocation, their purpose in life, and their engagement in the culture around them. I must acknowledge how grateful I am to the hardworking CCCU board of directors and the dedicated, go-the-extra-mile CCCU colleagues that serve you in D.C. and around the world. And as we go forward in this next year, I covet your continued prayerful support. Navigating the higher education waters takes wisdom, patience, and courage. We do not take you, our partners and friends, for granted. Each of you matter to us. Thank you for your continued investment in the important work of Christ-centered, academically robust, life-changing higher education. In this work together, Shirley ADVANCING FAITH AND INTELLECT FOR THE COMMON GOOD The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) is a higher education association of more than 180 Christian institutions around the world. The CCCU’s mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help our institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth. The institutions of the CCCU share three basic commitments: First, we integrate biblical truth not just into “spiritual” aspects of the institution but throughout the academic enterprise. Our professors pursue academic excellence because they are committed to God as the author of truth, and that truth has implications for every academic discipline. The classroom and the laboratory are just as much arenas of Christian integration as the college chapel. Second, we are committed to the moral and spiritual formation of students. Education that instructs the mind without deepening the soul is not true learning. Our schools seek to develop students who, in the words of the Old Testament prophet, “act justly and love mercy and walk humbly with their God” (Micah 6:8). This requires not simply professional competence but wisdom, which is a sense of things in their proper relationship and a love for the right things. Our purpose is to form students of moral commitment who live out Christian virtues such as love, courage, and humility. This task gives meaning and coherence to every part of the academy, from the classroom to the fine arts studio, from the internship placement to the residence hall and the athletic field. Third, we are committed to graduating students who make a difference for the common good as redemptive voices in the world. Our schools offer a wide variety of academic programs because we believe that Christians are called to use their vocations as vehicles to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to a fallen world. Our graduates are “hopeful realists” who recognize the brokenness of the world but believe that God has called them to work for its healing. As such, they play a redemptive and restorative role in the world as doctors, teachers, marketers, engineers, parents, soccer coaches, and in a host of other ways. In other words, we are private religious institutions that exist for the public good and contribute to human flourishing. CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 THE CCCU’S PROGRAMMING IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS OF STRATEGIC FOCUS AND TWO FOUNDATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. PUBLIC ADVOCACY The CCCU provides a unified voice to highlight the contributions of our institu- tions for the common good and advocates for the right of each member institution PROFESSIONAL to practice its sincerely held DEVELOPMENT religious beliefs. The CCCU hosts numerous conferences for administrators and faculty to develop their skills and build connections with peers to equip them in their work to provide a holistic, Christ-centered educational experience for their students. EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION The CCCU has nine unique off-campus, faith-integrated study programs that expand students’ academic educational experience, provide unique internship opportunities, and develop and deepen their spiritual lives. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CHRISTIAN MISSION CCCU 4 | CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Photo Courtesy of Wheaton College. CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 CCCU INSTITUTIONS AT A GLANCE 520,000+ 445,000 Students enrolled globally annually Students enrolled in the U.S. annually 3,500,000+ 72,000 Alumni around the world Faculty and staff employed in the U.S. annually 350+ 185+ Undergraduate majors Graduate majors Located in 20 countries THE YEAR IN REVIEW CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 STAFF EXCELLENCE The CCCU’s staff not only provides key support for members, professional development for faculty and administrators on CCCU campuses, and life-changing educational experiences for students, but they also are leaders and scholars, publishing and speaking regularly to share their expertise with others. Some of the many accomplishments of CCCU staff in 2017 include: Awards Doctor of Public Service, Honoris Causa, Gordon College: Shirley V. Hoogstra, President Nina Griggs Gunter Servant Leadership Award: Shirley V. Hoogstra This award, given by Trevecca Nazarene University, recognizes prom- inent Christian women who have served as role models of servant leadership. Faith & Education Coalition (National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference) Lifetime Education Impact Award: Shirley V. Hoogstra Media Appearances “Quick to Listen” (Christianity Today, Aug. 24): Shirley V. Hoogstra spoke on the unique role Christian colleges can play in helping Americans talk through differences “Up for Debate” (Moody Radio Network, Aug. 26): Rick Ostrander, vice president for academic affairs & professional programs, spoke on the value of Christian colleges “The Midday Briefing with Robert Traynham” (SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. Channel, Dec. 1): Shapri D. LoMaglio, vice president of government & external relations, spoke on the impact of DACA on Christ-centered higher education. Publications How to Live a Good Death (Cambridge: Grove, 2017), written by Matthew Kirkpatrick, tutor for visiting students at Wycliffe Hall at University of Oxford and a lecturer for BestSemester’s two Oxford programs Storytelling for Virtual Reality: Methods and Principles for Crafting Immersive Narratives (Routledge/Focal Press, 2017), written by John Bucher, faculty member at BestSemester’s Los Angeles Film Studies Program 8 | CCCU 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science (Vol. 52, no. 3): “Assessing the field of science and religion: advice from the next generation,” written by Michael Burdett, director of studies in religion,
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