1. Belmont’s continued rise to national prominence will be driven by emphasizing our traditional and emerging strengths of innovative teaching, student-teacher relationships, and entrepreneurial thinking and action.
2. The curriculum will connect the learning process to meet community needs through student, faculty, and staff service to the community and the world.
3. The Christian character of the university will be increasingly evident in all that we do as our actions speak of our love for God. Our hope is that every student will see and believe that the love of Jesus Christ compels us to lead lives of disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage, and faith.
4. The qualifications of incoming undergraduates will continue to rise, reaching an average of 26 on the ACT entrance exam.
5. Belmont University will continue to grow its enrollment to reach a total of 5,000 students, with 4,200-4,400 undergraduates and 600-800 graduate students.
6. Success in retention, graduation, and alumni giving rates will drive Belmont’s entry into the Top Ten outstanding universities in the south.
7. The composition of Belmont's students, faculty, staff, and trustees will become more diverse and broadly reflective of the world. Our students will experience the global interactions that are shaping the future.
8. The university will continue to aggressively upgrade facilities. Driven by the institutional master-plan, new construction will include Phase II of the Health Sciences Center (with parking), an additional residence hall (with parking), a theater, a new academic building (with parking), athletic fields, renovated dining hall, mansion and tower restoration, outdoor plaza, as well as possible renovations that would add floors to existing space and remodel church property. We will continue to take every opportunity to attempt to acquire property in our growth area.
9. The annual budget will create a 10% contribution to reserves each year. Operating efficiency and cost control will become a major strength. The endowment will reach $100 million and the overall financial status will be such that Moody’s will assign an A3 rating to Belmont Bonds.
10. Belmont people will share in the financial success of the university as salaries continue to increase at a rate that exceeds our peers.
We will, in continuous thanksgiving, point to our God as the source of all that is good.
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