WAU Board Chair Dave Weigley and WAU President Weymouth Spence at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY 2 OUR VISION THANK YOU For your continued support! MESSAGE FROM WAU BOARD CHAIRMAN DAVE WEIGLEY Blessed to be a Blessing In 1904 Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders established service days in the community. a training college in Takoma Park, Md., just outside We continue to promote academic excellence, seek the United States capital, to prepare young men and internships and secure opportunities that will prepare women for service to God and the community. At the first students to land a job and achieve success in today’s commencement, held May 22, 1915, five students received competitive work environment. Bachelor of Arts degrees. We continue to seek partnerships —locally and abroad— Last May that school, now Washington Adventist that expand and enhance our ability to grow the University (WAU), celebrated its 100th commencement university, revitalize our campus with new facilities and with 289 graduates who walked under the famed Gateway make Adventist education accessible on a global scale. to Service arch. They joined the ranks of some 12,000 alumni who have matriculated at our Columbia Union As we continue to deliver and pursue excellence at WAU, Conference’s flagship university and accepted the call to a my prayer is that we will also continue to “be blessed … to life of service. What a blessing! be a blessing” (see Gen. 12:2). During a century of ministry, WAU has experienced Courage, growth, change and many, many blessings from the Lord. Today we operate a fully accredited institution of higher Dave Weigley, education offering 41 undergraduate and eight graduate degrees. More than 1,000 students are enrolled from Chairman across the Columbia Union and around the world. We have been recognized for diversity, music, athletics and service. And in four of the past five years, US News & World Report ranked the university among the best schools in the northern region. I’m thankful for the leadership and ministry of Dr. Weymouth Spence and his dedicated team of administrators, faculty, staff, and for our stalwart WAU Board of Trustees. Despite the economic climate and some difficult times during the last five years, we’ve worked hard and our university has been blessed. We continue to foster a strong spiritual environment with ongoing opportunities for students to grow in their walk with Jesus, publicly commit their lives to Him through baptism and experience the mission of sharing our faith with others through mission trips, evangelism efforts and 3 STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees Dave Weigley CHAIR Rob Vandeman VICE-CHAIR Weymouth Spence SECRETARY Seth Bardu Ray Hartwell Hanna Blake Deborah Hill Larry Boggess Sandra Loughlin Bruce Boyer Margaret McFarland Hamlet Canosa Donald Melnick Vijayan Charles Bill Miller José Cortés Lois Peters William Cox Albert Reece Duane Dorch Rick Remmers Phyllis Edmonds Carol Stewart Terry Forde Charles Tapp Henry Fordham, III Aaron Wilson Joan Francis Erik Wangsness Ron Halvorsen WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY 4 Thank You for Your Service RAJ ATTIKEN HAMLET CANOSA CHARLES L. CHEATHAM JOAN FRANCIS MARGARET MCFARLAND WILLIAM G. ROBERTSON 5 STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN GROUNDED ON GREAT LEADERSHIP. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND SUPPORT OUR FORMER Thank You for Your Service BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS HAVE PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS. FREDRICK RUSSELL MARK YOUNG AARON WILSON SCOTT MCCLURE NANCY BAILEY VIOLET COX WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY 6 State of the University During this period we received the maximum accreditation possible from our regional accrediting agency, Middle States Commission on Higher Education. We experienced the highest enrollment ever. One hundred and seventy students were involved with 19 national and international mission trips, resulting in 1469 individuals being baptized. Ninety-six students accepted Jesus as their personal savior and were baptized. We supported the project to translate the Bible from its original language into modern Russian. We helped Bugema University in Uganda develop a program in metro ministry. During this period 1589 students graduated from WAU. We also introduced an academic realignment Washington Adventist University has strategically that leverages the strength of our undergraduate, transformed education and learning since its founding in graduate and professional programs to attract 1904. In our 112th year, we continue on the pathway of and retain the best and brightest students, making growing with excellence on the solid foundation that was way for the creation of new academic programs. established by our founders, who acted on their vision to I am happy to report that many of our academic establish an institution of higher education in the nation’s programs received external recognitions of capital. We are still committed to the original mission of excellence. We are actively building partnerships challenging students to seize the opportunities for learning with Adventist academies, local K-12 institutions in the nation’s capital in order to become moral leaders in and with potential employers of our graduates. communities throughout the world. I extend a special welcome and appreciation to the members This past period also marked a watershed of our constituency. With significant contributions from moment in WAU philanthropy history, with our amazing faculty, staff and students, this document will several transformational gifts that are helping provide you with a synopsis of our outstanding growth and the university fulfill Vision 2020, providing much- accomplishments over the past five years. The Board of needed scholarships and infrastructure support. Trustees was diligent in setting the measurable goals and I am proud to report that we were beneficiaries standards for a thriving institution of higher education. I am of gifts that were each $1 million, dedicated to proud to report that with divine support and a hard working two new buildings. The strength of our financial faculty and staff we were able to exceed many of these status, based on the enclosed audited statements, standards and move the institution forward from surviving allowed us to offer annually over $6 million in to thriving. scholarships to need and/or merit based students. We have used the six pillars of excellence — Quality, People, Our location, diversity, dedicated faculty, Finance, Growth, Service, and Community — to create a and staff continue to be our strength. With strategic plan that guides us on the journey to create a these advancements currently under way, our learning community of excellence that produces outstanding commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist graduates to serve the world. Christian vision of excellence and service, and our 7 STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY IS A LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN VISION OF EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE. THIS COSMOPOLITAN INSTITUTION CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL IN ORDER TO BECOME MORAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD plans for continued growth with excellence, WAU is poised Members of the Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, to play a pivotal role in educating professionals equipped and students thank you for making these past five years a to be transformative moral leaders in the 21st century and transformative period for Washington Adventist University. for eternity. WAU is on track to become a learning community of the highest caliber and to be recognized nationally and We have always been acknowledged as a teaching, internationally for its academic excellence in many fields service, and learning institution that is now reclassified as and in preparing students for service to humanity. To God a private not-for-profit Master’s University by the Carnegie be the glory! Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. We are moving forward with a single shared vision – Vision 2020 – This is Washington Adventist University! that will bring recognition to the institution by accrediting agencies, the academic community and the general public Weymouth Spence as a premier university of quality and distinction. President WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY 8 Balanced Scorecard In measuring our performance and guiding our strategic plan, we have focused on the six pillars of excellence -- Quality, People, Finance, Growth, Service and Community. Over the past five years, these principles have helped pave the path for increased performance and outcomes, and our learning community remains dedicated to these standards of excellence. We strive to produce outstanding graduates who are committed to service and excellence. Vision People Service Growth Quality Finance Community Mission - Core Values 9 STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY WAU President Weymouth Spence with students in front of Morrison Hall. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY 10 Balanced Scorecard KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - BALANCED SCORECARD APRIL 2016 – FINAL Key Performance 5-year Target Pillar 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Goal Leader Indicator (KPI) Trend Date Student Retention1 72% 70% 60% 68% Avg 75% 2017 Provost Graduation Rate2 36% 40% 36% 34% Avg 55% 2020 Provost Program Placement3 80%iv 74%iii 80% 2020 Provost Quality Employment in Field 82%iv 68% Avg 80% Grad School Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes4 67%iv 69%iv 76%i 90% Licensure/Certification5 72%i 51%iv 96% 100% Employee Engagement6 3.9i 3.8 3.6 3.8 Avg 4 Annual AVPHR Performance Appraisal Score7 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 Avg 4 Annual AVPHR People Staff Appraisals 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 Avg 4 AVPHR Faculty Appraisals 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 Avg 4 Provost Employee Retention8 85.0% 95.0% 92.0% 90.8% Avg >90% Annual AVPHR Student Satisfaction9 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7 Avg 4 2020 VPSL Service Customer Satisfaction10 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 Avg 4 Annual President Composite Financial Index11 3.0i 2.2 2.3 3.8 Avg 4.5 2020 EVPF Dept.