Renewal

Strengthening Our Capacity for Cultivating
Christ-Centered Scholars and Leaders

Renewal, the Strategic Plan of Azusa Pacific University 2020-27.

As you navigate the details of our renewed vision, you will see how we seek to leverage a century-long academic legacy uniquely positioning Azusa Pacific University with aspirations to be the premier Christian university of choice for our culture and times.

Led by Azusa Pacific University’s 18th President, Adam J. Morris, PhD, this renewed vision motivates APU to provide stellar academic and professional opportunities, but more importantly, model how a major national university can live out its Christian mission in a “post-Christian” society.

As designed and implemented, Renewal advances APU as a university of impactful Christian scholars and leaders characterized by best practices of the highest quality. By cultivating a more innovative institution and promoting the Kingdom and Common Good, Azusa Pacific University strives to become the nation’s premier Christian university at which students, faculty, and staff are known as community leaders of character and virtue, and thoughtful scholars and leaders in their disciplines, sharing the truth and love of Christ.

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The Strategic Plan of Azusa Pacific University (2020-2027) Renewal: Strengthening Our Capacity for Cultivating Christ-Centered Scholars and Leaders sets out a bold seven-year strategic plan for how Azusa Pacific University will flourish within the higher education landscape. As designed and implemented, Renewal will advance APU as a University of impactful Christian scholars and leaders characterized by the best practices of the highest quality.

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Renewal Annual Report (2020-21)

The Annual Report of Progress for Renewal features the significant strides that have been made in the strategic plan’s first year of implementation. The fact that this success was achieved largely in a virtual environment, given the Pandemic, is remarkable. Despite these restrictions, meaningful engagement by the APU Community around Renewal evolved, with tangible evidence that the community has embraced the purpose and strategies of the plan.

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