Report - Washington Adventist University

WAU Board Chair Dave Weigley and WAU President Weymouth Spence at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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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 a training college in Takoma Park, Md., just outside the United States capital, to prepare young men and women for service to God and the community. At the first commencement, held May 22, 1915, five students received Bachelor of Arts degrees. Last May that school, now Washington Adventist University (WAU), celebrated its 100th commencement with 289 graduates who walked under the famed Gateway to Service arch. They joined the ranks of some 12,000 alumni who have matriculated at our Columbia Union Conference’s flagship university and accepted the call to a life of service. What a blessing! During a century of ministry, WAU has experienced growth, change and many, many blessings from the Lord. Today we operate a fully accredited institution of higher education offering 41 undergraduate and eight graduate degrees. More than 1,000 students are enrolled from 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

service days in the community. We continue to promote academic excellence, seek internships and secure opportunities that will prepare students to land a job and achieve success in today’s competitive work environment. We continue to seek partnerships —locally and abroad— that expand and enhance our ability to grow the university, revitalize our campus with new facilities and make Adventist education accessible on a global scale. As we continue to deliver and pursue excellence at WAU, my prayer is that we will also continue to “be blessed … to be a blessing” (see Gen. 12:2). Courage, Dave Weigley, Chairman

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees Dave Weigley CHAIR Rob Vandeman VICE-CHAIR Weymouth Spence SECRETARY

Seth Bardu Hanna Blake Larry Boggess Bruce Boyer Hamlet Canosa Vijayan Charles José Cortés William Cox Duane Dorch Phyllis Edmonds Terry Forde Henry Fordham, III Joan Francis Ron Halvorsen

Ray Hartwell Deborah Hill Sandra Loughlin Margaret McFarland Donald Melnick Bill Miller Lois Peters Albert Reece Rick Remmers Carol Stewart Charles Tapp Aaron Wilson Erik Wangsness

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Thank You for Your Service

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RAJ ATTIKEN

HAMLET CANOSA

CHARLES L. CHEATHAM

JOAN FRANCIS

MARGARET MCFARLAND

WILLIAM G. ROBERTSON

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN GROUNDED ON GREAT LEADERSHIP. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND SUPPORT OUR FORMER BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS HAVE PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS.

FREDRICK RUSSELL

SCOTT MCCLURE

MARK YOUNG

AARON WILSON

NANCY BAILEY

VIOLET COX

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State of the University

Washington Adventist University has strategically transformed education and learning since its founding in 1904. In our 112th year, we continue on the pathway of growing with excellence on the solid foundation that was established by our founders, who acted on their vision to establish an institution of higher education in the nation’s capital. We are still committed to the original mission of challenging students to seize the opportunities for learning in the nation’s capital in order to become moral leaders in communities throughout the world.

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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 that leverages the strength of our undergraduate, graduate and professional programs to attract and retain the best and brightest students, making way for the creation of new academic programs. I am happy to report that many of our academic programs received external recognitions of excellence. We are actively building partnerships with Adventist academies, local K-12 institutions and with potential employers of our graduates.

I extend a special welcome and appreciation to the members of our constituency. With significant contributions from our amazing faculty, staff and students, this document will provide you with a synopsis of our outstanding growth and accomplishments over the past five years. The Board of Trustees was diligent in setting the measurable goals and standards for a thriving institution of higher education. I am proud to report that with divine support and a hard working faculty and staff we were able to exceed many of these standards and move the institution forward from surviving to thriving.

This past period also marked a watershed moment in WAU philanthropy history, with several transformational gifts that are helping the university fulfill Vision 2020, providing muchneeded scholarships and infrastructure support. I am proud to report that we were beneficiaries of gifts that were each $1 million, dedicated to two new buildings. The strength of our financial status, based on the enclosed audited statements, allowed us to offer annually over $6 million in scholarships to need and/or merit based students.

We have used the six pillars of excellence — Quality, People, Finance, Growth, Service, and Community — to create a strategic plan that guides us on the journey to create a learning community of excellence that produces outstanding graduates to serve the world.

Our location, diversity, dedicated faculty, and staff continue to be our strength. With these advancements currently under way, our commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service, and our

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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 to play a pivotal role in educating professionals equipped to be transformative moral leaders in the 21st century and for eternity. We have always been acknowledged as a teaching, service, and learning institution that is now reclassified as a private not-for-profit Master’s University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. We are moving forward with a single shared vision – Vision 2020 – that will bring recognition to the institution by accrediting agencies, the academic community and the general public as a premier university of quality and distinction.

Members of the Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, and students thank you for making these past five years a transformative period for Washington Adventist University. WAU is on track to become a learning community of the highest caliber and to be recognized nationally and internationally for its academic excellence in many fields and in preparing students for service to humanity. To God be the glory! This is Washington Adventist University! Weymouth Spence President

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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.

Mission - Core Values

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Community

Service

Growth

Finance

People

Quality

Vision

WAU President Weymouth Spence with students in front of Morrison Hall.

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Balanced Scorecard KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - BALANCED SCORECARD APRIL 2016 – FINAL Pillar

Quality

People

Service

Finance

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

2014/15

5-year Trend

Target Date

Goal

Leader

72%

70%

60%

68% Avg

75%

2017

Provost

Graduation Rate2

36%

40%

36%

34% Avg

55%

2020

Provost

80%iv 82%iv

74%iii 68% Avg

80% 80%

2020

Provost

Program Placement3

Employment in Field Grad School Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes4 Licensure/Certification5

67%iv 72%i

69%iv 51%iv

76%i 96%

Employee Engagement6

3.9i

3.8

3.6

3.8 Avg

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Annual

AVPHR

Performance Appraisal Score7

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1 Avg

4

Annual

AVPHR

Staff Appraisals Faculty Appraisals

3.9 4.2

3.9 4.3

3.8 4.4

3.9 Avg 4.3 Avg

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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

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. of Education Financial Responsibility12

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 Avg

2.0 to 3.0

2020

EVPF

118%

102%

88%

Up 877%

100%

2020

EVPF

$11.2M

$10.8M

$12.5M

$14M

2020

VPA

Institutional Grants Private Donations

1.1M

1.0M

2.9M

$12.3M Avg N/A Up 93%

Fundraising Cost to Private Donations15

48%

35%

10%

30% Avg

90%

Student Satisfaction

3.9

3.729

4

Customer Satisfaction

4.3

3.730

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Composite Financial Index31,40

2.2

2.5

2.032

2.833

Dept. of Education Financial Responsibility35,40

3.0

2.3

2.4

2.7

$10.8M

$6.1M37

$4.4M

$5.0M

Development Cost to Private Donations

35%

20%38

Enrollment Headcount24 Undergraduate Graduate

1185 1011 174

183439 1739 95

Graduation Rate24

Gifts and Grants24,36

4.234

4.5

2.7

2.9

2.0 to 3.0

$4.9M

$17.4M

$14M