2030 Strategic Plan

Our 2030 Strategic Plan embarks on a bold journey toward enhanced educational quality, stronger community ties, and sustainable growth. Dedicated to fostering an environment of achievement and well-being, this plan ensures Schreiner University continues as a beacon of innovation and excellence.

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MISSION: WHAT WE DO

Schreiner University provides students with a personalized, integrated, and holistic educational experience that prepares them for meaningful work and purposeful lives in a changing global society.

Personalized

Tailoring education to meet each student’s individual goals and needs.

Holistic

Integrating academic, personal, and social growth for a well-rounded education.

Purposeful

Preparing students for impactful and meaningful lives.

VALUES: WHY WE DO IT

Because Schreiner always has been a place of opportunity, all students are recognized as uniquely valuable and capable of excellence;

This diversity of people and thought will thrive only in a setting of open, civil discourse;

In the undergraduate program, every student should have the opportunity to develop intellectually, physically, spiritually, and socially;

In the undergraduate and graduate programs, every student should have the opportunity to develop the capacity for life-long learning and service to society in order to participate successfully in the global world; and

Across all our educational programs, we should develop thoughtful, productive, and ethical citizens.

Opportunity

Valuing and nurturing each student’s individual excellence and potential.

Diversity

Fostering a vibrant community enriched by diverse individuals and ideas.

Development

Supporting comprehensive development across intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social dimensions.

Lifelong Learning

Preparing students for ongoing personal and professional growth, enhancing their global impact.

Ethical Citizenship

Committing to cultivate ethical, thoughtful, and productive citizens.

VISION: WHERE WE ARE GOING

By 2030, Schreiner University will continue to preserve, challenge, and expand the story of Texas as its 2,030 students participate in the most unique curricular and co-curricular set of offerings in the State, including opportunities in talent and workforce development, undergraduate degrees, and graduate programs.

Having earned recognition as a university that promotes social and economic mobility, Schreiner alumni will identify their time at the school as key to their personal and professional development.

Expand

Expanding the educational narrative of Texas with unique and diverse programs.

Opportunity

Offering extensive opportunities in talent and workforce development, as well as advanced degree programs.

Recognition

Earning recognition for advancing social and economic mobility through education.

Development

Enabling profound personal and professional growth for students and alumni.

2030 CORE GOALS

Core Goal 1

Core Goal 1

TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

We will provide our students with transformative learning experiences that support their personal growth, promote excellence in their professional lives, and prepare them to serve as effective leaders in their communities.

Objective 1: Utilizing the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) data clearinghouse, we will achieve at least 75% of Schreiner seniors who participate in two or more High Impact Practices prior to graduation in order to amplify their experiential learning.

Objective 2: Schreiner students will identify a statistically significant higher satisfaction rating in Campus Climate and Campus Life on the RNL Student Satisfaction Inventory when compared to national four-year private institutions in order to measure what matters to students outside the classroom.

Objective 3: Schreiner students will identify a statistically significant higher satisfaction rating in Instructional Effectiveness on the RNL Student Satisfaction Inventory when compared to national four-year private institutions in order to measure what matters to students inside the classroom.

Objective 4: Schreiner senior students will achieve an overall mean score that falls within the 75th percentile of the ETS Proficiency Profile demonstrating higher than expected outcomes of core skills—reading, writing, critical thinking, and mathematics — when compared to other senior students nationally in order to successfully navigate future opportunities.

Objective 5: The Collegiate Learning Assessment – used to measure students’ achievement of critical thinking, problem solving, and writing skills – will identify Schreiner University as a value-added institution.

Objective 6: Achieve 100% adherence to minimum technological integration standards that address learning management system usage for all courses-specific to each academic department.

Objective 7: Integrate structured, universal, and comprehensive Schreiner Experience co- curricular programming across four years of academic study so that 50% of incoming full- time freshman will earn the Schreiner Experience Challenge Coin by the time they graduate.

Core Goal 2

Core Goal 2

THE HILL COUNTRY’S UNIVERSITY

We will be known as the Hill Country’s university whose students pursue purpose and embody the best values of Texas.

Objective 1: Schreiner will promote its brand so that the aggregate of its unique social media followers on Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and other platforms surpass 60K.

Objective 2: Employ schreiner.edu as an innovative website that serves as the primary resource for university information, news, events, and updates and where its overall engagement increases by 50% from 2023-2024.

Objective 3: Embrace the University’s Presbyterian values and heritage through an institutionalized pursuit of purpose by integrating two new traditions for the university community.

Objective 4: Secure the operational future of The Texas Center at Schreiner University by completing its $6 million endowment campaign.

Objective 5: Using the Texas Center as a catalyst, Schreiner will promote its Texan identity – diverse, resilient, eager, bold, confident, and self-reliant – by implementing or enhancing 5 on-campus initiatives and by serving as a collaborative partner with 5 regional and state organizations who promote information on the Texas experience.

Objective 6: Devise a renewed focus of service learning and social responsibility on campus where the overall annual participation of volunteers from Schreiner increases by 25% from 2023-2024 further promoting service to society.

Objective 7: Permeate the Schreiner University brand throughout the Texas Hill Country (Kerr and surrounding counties) by identifying 100 new opportunities that allow Schreiner University and Schreiner students to be known.

Objective 8: Design and launch at least 5 new programs that develop Hill Country economic and cultural opportunities by partnering and/or collaborating with local organizations.

Objective 9: Identify and create three new Schreiner University events that bring the community to campus and can be institutionalized beyond 2030.

Core Goal 3

Core Goal 3

ENROLL, RETAIN, GRADUATE

We will enroll, retain, and graduate students with the capacity to thrive and contribute to their community and the world.

Objective 1: Enroll at least 2,030 students by Fall 2030 census who have the best chance to succeed at Schreiner University (2,030 by 2030).

Objective 2: Demonstrate enrollment sustainability by enrolling at least 2,500 students (unduplicated headcount) throughout a 12-month period.

Objective 3: Schreiner will develop and launch five structured and scaffolded academic programs that align with the Texas economy and wider economic trends.

Objective 4: Retain at least 80% of incoming full-time freshmen (cohort 2029) their first year at Schreiner University by Fall of 2030.

Objective 5: Demonstrate freshmen retention sustainability by reaching at least five first year freshmen retention rates at 70% or higher.

Objective 6: Recognize a 4-year graduation rate of 50% by Fall of 2030.

Objective 7: Assess whether Schreiner alumni are “thriving” (as defined by the alumnus) and achieve 75% satisfaction of Schreiner University among alumni surveyed.

Objective 8: Schreiner alumni’s median earnings will surpass the Texas four-year midpoint of comparator schools’ median earnings as documented by the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Objective 9: Schreiner alumni’s median total debt will be below the median average of comparator schools in Texas as documented by the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Objective 10: Expand young alumni (graduates within the past 20 years) engagement through the Schreiner Former Student Association so that recent graduates represent at least 20% of annual participants in giving and/or in involvement at events.

Objective 11: Achieve top ten status within ranking sector of Carnegie’s new universal Social and Economic Mobility Classification.

Core Goal 4

Core Goal 4

FINANCIAL FOUNDATION

We will achieve a prosperous financial position through operational excellence.

Objective 1: Create a surplus of $1.5M in operating funds annually (outstanding balance at end of fiscal year) that can be used to re-invest in Schreiner University’s ability to grow, thrive, and compete.

Objective 2: Achieve 20% of Schreiner University’s institutional scholarships as fully funded.

Objective 3: Successfully complete the Centennial Endowment Campaign to increase the University’s Endowment to $100M and work to then increase the endowment value to $150M.

Objective 4: Maintain a multi-year financial strategy that supports the university’s strategic priorities and provides 100% of budgeted revenue to cover the university’s depreciation expense to address critical infrastructure need.

Objective 5: Secure at least three multi-million-dollar federal government grant funding opportunities that support university operations, strategic priorities, or capital investments.

Objective 6: Successfully monetize 100% of the existing non-liquid, land asset classification of the university in order to provide revenue stream opportunities.

Objective 7: Conduct annual reviews of the university’s investment portfolio ensuring its active investment strategy surpasses the anticipated forecast of 3% gain above annual benchmark.

Objective 8: Achieve operational excellence throughout the university’s enterprise by consistently adhering to 100% of the accreditation standards set forth by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: Commission on Colleges.

Core Goal 5

Core Goal 5

Campus Experiences

We will continue to invest in the delight of the Campus to further enhance the elevated experience at Schreiner.

Objective 1: Strengthen the presence of Schreiner University’s campus community by developing or revitalizing seven spaces for students to congregate.

Objective 2: Evaluate and assess the needs of 100% of classroom, laboratory, and non-instructional facilities to determine if the teaching or office space meets the modern pedagogical or customer service demands of higher education.

Objective 3: Realize the completion of the campus master plan in athletics in accordance with the Phase 1 established timeline.

Objective 4: Achieve 20% of established goals from a newly developed sustainability master plan that addresses technology and software demands, building modifications, human resources capabilities, and other university infrastructure enhancements.

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