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Documents >> Institutional Goals
Lincoln Memorial University is a private, independent, non-sectarian University with a clearly defined
mission that distinguishes
it from other educational institutions. While the University cherishes its heritage and rich traditions,
it recognizes that dynamic growth and change are required to meet the needs of today’s students.
The University has identified the following goals, which are derived from its mission and reflect its
vision for the future:
1. Secure and maintain fiscal integrity in all its activities, programs, and operations through
concerted efforts to continuously increase its endowment and financial standing.
2. Provide quality educational experiences that have their foundation in the liberal arts and
professional studies, that promote high personal standards, and that produce graduates with relevant
career skills to compete in an ever-changing, increasingly global market.
3. Make educational opportunities available to all persons without reference to social status. The
University seeks to stabilize undergraduate enrollment by strengthening recruitment efforts and
increasing student retention through the creation of an academic and social environment that facilitates
success and rewards achievement.
4. Advance the Cumberland Gap and tri-state region through community service programs in continuing
education, leadership development, recreation, and the fine and performing arts.
5. Continue as a critical educational, cultural, and recreational center for the area, and to develop and
maintain facilities, which are safe, accessible, and conducive to the development of body, mind, and
spirit.
6. Attract and retain a highly qualified faculty and staff, committed to teaching, research, and service,
by providing the best compensation program possible.
7. Commit resources to support the teaching, research, and service role of the institution and the faculty.
8. Continue to strengthen the faculty and staff development program with priority for allocation of
resources determined by institutional needs.
9. Increase technology for all educational sites. Specifically, the University seeks to continuously
improve its computer and other technological resources for faculty and students.
10. Develop and implement academic programs in response to anticipated or demonstrated educational
need, and to continuously evaluate and improve the effectiveness of current programs.
11. Continue the tradition of providing a caring and nurturing environment where students, faculty, and
staff with varied talents, experiences, and aspirations come together to form a community where
diversity and growth in the pursuit of academic and career goals are encouraged. The University seeks to
develop students' potential in a supportive environment while challenging them to grow intellectually and personally.
12. Provide high quality educational opportunities through selected undergraduate and graduate degree
programs for students who live or work a significant distance from the Lincoln Memorial main campus, and
for whom other options are not as accessible or satisfactory.
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