Widen our circle of learners to establish Malone University in the education marketplace as the institution which provides students with a Christian, service-oriented, liberal arts curriculum aligned with the needs of the workforce.
1 Chronicles 4:9-10 NLT
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
Success Measures:
We must focus our efforts strategically on the kinds of students we attract and the kinds of people we send out to serve communities, the Church, and the world.
- As a Christian university affiliated with the EFC-ER, we need to enhance the mission-fit of new students by increasing the proportion of students with church backgrounds as well as from Evangelical Friends churches in particular.
- In alignment with our Pendle Hill Program, we also want to attract students who have a sense of calling so that we can help them to develop a clearer and stronger sense of calling over time.
- Our efforts to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of our student body reflects a conviction that diversity is an intrinsic part of what it means to be a Christian university and a service-oriented university aligned with the needs of the workforce.
- Our ultimate measure of success is how students are living after graduation. Students ought to be living out their callings through additional education, through service to their churches and communities, and through careers that are meaningfully connected to their education and formation during their time at Malone.
Success Outcomes:
By the end of FY 2025, we commit to the following targets for each of the success measures.
- Home Church Identification
- 1 year: Track and benchmark home church identification on recent GPS student applications
- 3 year: Incoming traditional undergraduate student body of 70%+ faith-aligned students by identification of a home church on application
- EFC-ER and Strategic Partner Churches/Ministries
- 3 year: Consistently enroll more students per year from EFC-ER and Strategic Partner Churches and Ministries
- Christian High Schools
- 3 year: Consistently enroll more students per year from Christian high school partners (could include overlap with 2.)
- Transfer Students
- 3 year: Increase annual new transfer students
- Increase overall number and percentage of students of color
- 3 year: Increase percentage of students of color by 5%
- Pendle Hill Pathway U Purpose Scores
- Measure scores for all new students in the following PUP areas:
- Seeking Purpose
- Presence of Purpose
- Living Purpose
- 3 year: Scores for Seeking Purpose, Presence of Purpose, and Living Purpose reflect growth from first year and match/supersede CCCU institution scores
- Measure scores for all new students in the following PUP areas:
- Post-Graduation Outcomes Survey
- 1 year: Revise post-graduation outcomes survey and increase response rate
- 3 year: Increase of scores being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” related to the Malone experience regarding career preparation, spiritual growth, intellectual experience, and the overall Malone experience