A. Introduction As of the Fall 2022 census, Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor (CUWAA) serves 6,184 students at its two campuses and online. The university’s six schools offer 102 undergraduate majors and programs, 48 graduate/master’s degrees and programs, 9 doctoral/professional programs, and 4 associate degrees. The university’s largest programs include business, education, computer science, nursing, and rehabilitation science programs. CUWAA is strongly committed to preparing professional church workers and currently serves 279 students across its professional church work programs.
E. Pedagogical Innovation CUWAA has continued to provide students with a variety of high-quality choices in the delivery of academic material. We have expanded our virtual, online, and blended course offerings, while continuing to provide innovative instruction in our face-toface traditional undergraduate programs and graduate programs. The university has also made the decision to move away from a “center” approach to serving post-traditional students. As a result, the remaining Concordia centers closed in late 2022. Students formerly served at those centers are now engaged in online and virtual learning.
F. Mission and Identity CUWAA is in the process of hiring a new Vice President for Mission and Identity. This executive position will be responsible for developing and implementing a program for forming faculty and staff in the Christian faith and helping colleagues align their work with the university’s mission al commitments.
G. Strategic Planning
The university is undertaking a new strategic planning process that will guide its work for the next three to four years. The planning process will include the development of a new campus master plan for both campuses that will guide the development of several proposed and planned building projects.
H. Celebrations CUWAA is a thriving educational community that the Lord has richly blessed, and the university has many reasons to celebrate this year. We are currently recognizing the 10th anniversary of the merger of the Mequon and Ann Arbor campuses. We are also
remembering the 40th anniversary of the move from downtown Milwaukee to the Mequon campus. Finally, we are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Ann Arbor campus. We praise God for His goodness and faithfulness as we reflect on these special events.
I. New President Finally, 2023 has brought a new president to CUWAA. Dr. Ankerberg began this role in January of this year, and he is currently undertaking a university-wide presidential transition process, in which he is conducting a series of almost 30 listening sessions with various university constituents.
records that not only chronicle the history of the Synod (its congregations, institutions, leaders, and events) but document the history of a 175-year-old church body that, under the mercy and grace of Christ and His Word, has not only survived crises but grown and flourished even through difficult and unsettling times. CHI actively manages the following: • Over 15,500 linear feet (3 miles) of archival material in temperature- and humidity-controlled rooms
- An increasingly large archival collection of historical photographs, motion-picture film, audio and video tapes, artifacts from the mission field, and fine art connected with the Reformation and the Lutheran Church in North America
- Professional archival and research services that organize, catalog, and provide access to the millions of archived items in the CHI collection
- Two high-quality museums (a permanent exhibit on the Reformation and history of the Synod at the LCMS headquarters in Kirkwood, Missouri, and a museum with changing exhibits at CHI, located on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis)
- The newly updated and expanded Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly (the longest-running journal of Lutheran history in North America, now in its 96th year of publication)
- A recently redesigned smartphone-friendly concordia historical institute.org
- An annual awards program, now in its 48th year, that recognizes excellence in published books and articles on the history of Lutheranism in North America
- An annual Walther Roundtable, now in its 34th year, featuring presentations on current research into the history of the LCMS during the life of C.F.W. Walther
- Hill of Peace Lutheran Memorial in Friedenberg, Missouri, a historic site spotlighting the life and faith of the first Lutheran settlers in Perry County, Missouri, where church services are conducted three times a year
J. Conclusion
While CUWAA faces the same challenges as any other university in the nation, the university is financially healthy, strong in its mission al commitments, and, most importantly, faithful to the truths of Holy Scripture. What will never change is that we, as a Lutheran university community, prioritize the Christian tradition, foster a culture of innovation, and nurture our students in thought, in word, and in action to make them—and the world—whole.