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FORWARD TO FLOURISHING

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2024

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Forward

TO FLOURISHING “The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.”

—Psalms 92:12 You may not know that when walking through Bison Square at the heart of campus, you are actually walking past some of the original trees that grew on David Lipscomb’s farm.

Even before students at the Nashville Bible School relocated in 1903 to the farm property that became the Lipscomb University campus of today, these ancient trees were spreading their limbs over those who nurtured a dream of Christian education for all.

Today these trees are continuing to grow tall and vibrant despite the ever-changing world around them as buildings come and go, generations of students rush by them late for class, storms blow through the city and today’s students hang lights from their limbs.

Much like the palm trees and cedars mentioned in the Bible, these trees continue to thrive in the midst of change and frequent headwinds. These trees have become a metaphor for what we strive to achieve for students at Lipscomb: a long flourishing life full of wisdom, strength and purpose.

This year, we have been intentionally focused on how we can be a thriving institution that instills values and foundations that support a flourishing life for our students. In fact, we have realized that we can learn a great deal from the lives of trees when it comes to charting a path for future growth.

Oak trees, as mighty immovable objects, became the chosen spot for many of the judges of Israel to meet with the people, connecting their wise judgment to the stability of the tree.

Palm trees are unusually adaptable to their environment and are able to persevere through harsh weather conditions.

Cedar trees have so much strength and durability they were used to build the Israelite Temple.

These are many of the same characteristics we at Lipscomb desire to instill within our students and within our community: depth, adaptability, perseverance and strength.

In the following pages you will see many of the ways we worked towards that goal in 2024 and ways we are strategically planning to do even more so in the future.

Whether it’s developing new academic programs, re-focusing administrative offices, rejuvenating fun student activities or even warming up my pitching arm for a night with alumni at the Nashville Sounds baseball stadium, we are delivering our best every day to cultivate deep roots of wisdom and faith within the Lipscomb Bison Herd.

It means developing the ability to adapt under challenging conditions, exhibiting grit to persevere and the resilience to thrive, and embodying a depth of character that withstands whatever the world brings.

At Lipscomb, we are passionate about more than just preparing our students for careers—we are devoted to guiding them toward a flourishing life, where our Bisons will find fulfillment for a lifetime. Lipscomb University is the place where the journey to a purposeful and flourishing life begins.

DR. CANDICE McQUEEN

Lipscomb University President

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LIPSCOMB 2024 Flourishing through

Growth

Just as Jesus grew in wisdom, in stature and in favor with God and man as a young man, so also Lipscomb strives to help its students—as well as the institution itself—to grow in crucial ways that lead to flourishing for all. In 2024, through proactive programs and initiatives anchored in its Christ-centered mission, Lipscomb has grown in numbers, grown in influence and grown in impact.

The fall semester brought a record

Conference in May 2025. “TN VET

professors one night a week to earn

number of incoming new freshmen for

Reconnect Conference: A Decade

college credit.

the second consecutive year. First-

of Growth” will focus on creating

Lipscomb’s impact was also felt in

time freshman students numbered

and enhancing military-connected

the lives of Tennessee’s National Guard

718, and 886 total new students joined

student support programming at all

members. The first 13 members of this

the Bison Herd, contributing to a total

types of higher education institutions

specialized cohort of the Master of

university enrollment of more than

across Tennessee.

Arts in Leadership and Public Service

Impact in the Community

program for Guard members only

4,600 students.

The 2024 incoming class was selected from the largest pool of

While impact may most often be

applicants the university has ever

measured by quantity, at Lipscomb we

seen, at a time when institutions across

know the most important impact is on

the country projected to be down in

the quality of any one individual’s life

enrollment due to the impact of the

and soul, and we lived out that truth

changes in the federal financial aid

in 2024 by awarding four Associate

process this year.

of Arts degrees to students in the

years of study.

Aimed at enhancing leadership skills among full- or part-time seasoned professionals in the Tennessee Army or Air National Guard, Lipscomb’s partnership was one of six programs

Lipscomb Initiative for Education

nationally awarded in February with the

Higher Education Leader

(LIFE) Program at Riverbend Maximum

Department of the Army’s 2023 Army

Various organizations looked to

Security Institute (RMSI).

Community Partnership Award.

Lipscomb’s leadership in 2024 to host

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graduated in December 2023 after two

The students were the first four

Lipscomb and Guard officials

their annual gatherings. Most notably,

graduates of the LIFE program

traveled to the Pentagon in Washington,

the Tennessee Higher Education

at Riverbend. The traditional

D.C., to receive the award, and

Commission awarded a $100,000

commencement ceremony held at the

the program continues today with

grant for Lipscomb to host higher

facility culminated nearly a decade

two cohorts studying in Nashville

education institutions from across

of study by the graduates, who were

and Knoxville.

the state at the Veterans Reconnect

taught face-to-face by the Lipscomb

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Growth in..

Contribution For more than a decade, student pharmacists have been using their expert knowledge to contribute to the community by training high school students at John Overton High School’s Health Sciences Academy for the pharmacy technician’s exam. In 2024, this partnership between the College of Pharmacy and the Metro Nashville Public Schools’ was awarded the 2024 Academies of Nashville Award and one of eight regional Innovative Programming Awards at the 2024 national American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition.

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LIPSCOMB 2024

Presidential Signature Series Lipscomb saw the scope of its impact grow exponentially in late 2023 when the “Dolly Parton and the Makers: My Life in Rhinestones” exhibition drew 8,000 visitors from all over the world to campus and local and national media brought the news to more than a billion viewers all over the globe. Dolly Parton herself visited campus to open the exhibit, which included 27 of the global superstar’s outfits from throughout her storied career.

The inaugural year of the Presidential Signature Series also included a pivotal community event honoring the legacies of Marshall Keeble, a premier evangelist in the history of the churches of Christ, and Fred D. Gray, famed civil rights era attorney from Alabama. The Carroll B. Ellis Symposium, held by the College of Bible & Ministry, brought Bible scholars, students and ministers to campus to explore the life and ministry of Keeble. The corresponding Fred Gray Dinner held by the College of Leadership & Public Service featured a special tribute performance of No Small Endeavor focused on Gray’s impact on society.

In 2024, the series continued to build on its success with Illuminate: Living with Purpose in October. The one-day conference hosted by the Center for Vocational Discovery and the College of Business, explored discovering purpose at the intersection of faith and work with three nationally known keynote speakers—authors David Kinnaman, Jordan Raynor and Amy L. Sherman, discipline-specific breakout sessions and a performance of No Small Endeavor which featured former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who also received the inaugural Illuminate Award at the event.

Other 2024 events in the series included talks by other nationally known leaders including Sandra Richter at the McClure Lecture on Faith and Science, Dan Heath at the Don R. Elliott Distinguished Presidential Lecture and New York Times columnist David French (BA ’91) at the Landiss Lecture.

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Fred Gray Dinner

Dolly Parton and the Makers

Illuminate: Living with Purpose

Inaugural Illuminate Award

6,100

Enrollment

3,004 Undergraduate

1,651 1,445 Graduate

Academy

Admissions

4,823

1,270

26.5

50* 44

Fall 2024 Applicants

Average SAT Score

Average ACT Score

States

Employ ees

783

491

292

Full-time Employees

Full-Time Staff

Full-Time Faculty

Nations

S tudents

280+ 98% Areas of Study

Job Placement Rate

Academics

22

8

1,587

36

$7.1m

Accreditations (The latest in Master of Health Administration)

ASUN AllAcademic Trophy wins since 2014

Degrees and Certificates Awarded in 2023-24

Research Degrees Awarded in 2023-24

Grants Received in 2023-24

*For the first time in recent memory, Lipscomb has enrolled students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the two U.S. territories.

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ACADEMICS Flourishing through Engaged Learning

Look at any definition of flourishing, and it will include a component of engagement. In higher education, learning should not be the acquisition of knowledge skills only, but instead should be a process engaging curiosity, excitement, critical thinking and discovery, in community with others, for a lifetime. 2024 was a year of major milestones in reinforcing and enhancing Lipscomb’s focus on that kind of engaged learning, one of college students’ primary entry points to a flourishing life today and tomorrow.

The year 2024 brought the faculty

Commons, a realignment of five key

model, research and creative inquiry

approval of the Lipscomb Core,

academic success support services

are embedded into the course

the university’s new framework to

that kicked off this fall: the Coggin

curriculum, allowing students on a

implement a rigorous Christian liberal

Family Academic Success Center, the

arts education. Superseding the general

Career Development Center, Beaman

broader scale to be introduced to and

education curriculum required for all

Library, the Office for Accessibility and

underclassmen, the Lipscomb Core

Learning Supports, and the Center for

will strive to guide all students to seek,

Teaching and Learning.

The mentor-mentee research model of research education often excludes younger students who lack the

discover, know and flourish through a

Through collaborative goals and

set of common courses and common

initiatives, and convenient adjacent

confidence or awareness to proactively

academic themes.

locations on campus, the Lipscomb

seek out those research opportunities.

Learning Commons is intended to

Entry into a CURE requires only that

first-year seminar called Compass, will

ensure more students take advantage

undergraduate students enroll in the

be implemented in fall 2025.

of its beneficial services such as

course, thus exposing many more

tutors, writing coaches, job interview

students to application of the scientific

Lipscomb Core courses, including a

Enhancing Student Success

seminars, learning supports and written

Focused on enhancing student success

and digital resources, thus enhancing

in life and work, required common

student academic success and

courses in the new curriculum will

professional connections to help them

teach the foundations of philosophy,

establish their career.

scientific practice, artistic intelligence

Focus on Research

and the power of words. Other courses will involve themes targeted to

One of the hallmarks of engaged learning is hands-on research.

method, earlier in their college careers.

At the same time, Lipscomb’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and its partner alumni affinity group the J.S. Ward Society also enhanced the opportunities for students interested in medical school to carry out oneon-one, hands-on research through

students’ individual academic journeys,

Throughout 2024, the Provost’s

such as social inquiry, quantitative

Office worked to promote and expand

reasoning, Christianity and society, and

research at the undergraduate

program, providing 10 summer research

diverse perspectives.

level through Course Based

fellowships at Lipscomb, Vanderbilt

Undergraduate Research

University and Meharry Medical

Experiences (CUREs). In this research

School labs.

The Lipscomb Core will be supported by the Lipscomb Learning 6

to carry out research.

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its expansion of the Ward Fellows

74% 2023 Medical School Acceptance Rate (National Average: 46%)

Growth in..

Critical Thinking A team of six engineering students placed third at the international RoboCup competition, which drew 2,500 participants from more than 40 countries. The teams’ robots compete in playing soccer, work in the home, tasks at work, rescue missions and more. Lipscomb’s team placed third, competing against 18 other teams in the Autonomous Robotics Manipulation (ARM) challenge.

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ACADEMICS

Flourishing through

Relishing Accomplishments Student Honors NBCC Foundation’s 2024 Supplemental Minority Fellowship for Addictions Counselors Virginia Victorio (MS candidate) TVA Investment Competition Natalie Bickensderder (senior) and Henry Wolfe (senior) presented the work of 56 finance students, first place TCU Values and Ventures® Lila Mae Skidmore (junior) and Anna Belle Skidmore (BA ’24), placed in the top 10 nationally American Marketing Association’s International Collegiate Conference Design Marketing Lab Student Team, first place

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International Collegiate Programming Contest Regional Competition Jeremy Allison (junior), Adham Alammuri (junior) and Andre Arriaran (senior), the best of three student teams ranked 30th out of 81 teams American Pharmacists AssociationAcademy of Student Pharmacists Best Chapter Award, first place in the Back the PAC competition and national runner-up for Operation Immunization American Society of Civil Engineers’ Mid-South Student Symposium Concrete Canoe Student Team, first place overall 35th Annual First Night Awards Ten awards in the Most Promising Actor

and Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play categories.

Southern Literary Festival Kearra Weiting (BA ’24), first place in creative nonfiction, and Abigail McQueen (senior), first place in formal essay International Trumpet Guild Competition Vincent Reed (BA ’24), one of 11 musicians selected out of 90 performances worldwide Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards The Herd Media staff, winner in Best All-Around Television News Magazine

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University Honors In the top

Years on the

Phi Beta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll

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Character Development and Student Satisfaction in the Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. survey

Program Honors

In the top

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50

Years

Recognized as one of the most effective teacher preparation programs in Tennessee by the 2023 Teacher Preparation Report Card.

Poets&Quants for Undergrads Best Undergrad Business Schools 2024 (8th consecutive year)

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#13

Niche.com Best Christian Colleges in America

#13

2024 Animation Career Review Top Bachelor of Arts in Animation Programs in the U.S.

Niche.com Top 5 in the State • Business • Biology • Accounting & Finance • Athletics • Education • English • Psychology • Political Science

$1.95m Research Expenditures 2023-24

• • • • • • • • •

U.S. News and World Reports rankings in:

Best National Universities Business Undergraduate Engineering Nursing Top Performer on Social Mobility Business Graduate Education Graduate Part-time MBA Pharmacy

Academic Excellence

90.91%

96%

Pharmacy Residency Placement Rate (National Average: 81.17%)

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ACADEMICS

Flourishing through

Discovery

Research brings undeniable global benefits to humankind, but it also molds those carrying out the research in ways enhancing their own lives and careers. Conducting research not only teaches strategic thinking and critical analysis, but it builds confidence and independence in the next generation as they move through the process of seeking, discovering and knowing, forward to flourishing.

Thanks to a partnership with a

These graduate- and undergraduate-

The three new professorships are:

nationwide contract research

level programs were constructed to fill

The Bill and Crissy Haslam

organization called Inotiv, Lipscomb’s

the knowledge and skills gaps in market

Endowed Distinguished Visiting

College of Pharmacy students now have

areas in demand today: a Master

Professor of Faith and Reason,

broader career pathways open to them.

of Science in Applied Artificial

established to foster a deeper

Inotiv, which provides products

Intelligence, Master of Science in

understanding and integration of

and services focused on bringing new

Sport Analytics, stackable graduate

faith and reason in academic and

drugs and medical devices through the

certificates in Entertainment, Design

public life. A search is ongoing to fill

and Creative Enterprise, and an

this position.

discovery and preclinical phases of development, now operates its Nashville location out of 3,000 renovated square feet in Lipscomb’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center.

Through a five-year partnership established in December 2023, Lipscomb draws on the expertise of Inotiv’s research scientists to provide one-on-one, real-world industry research experience for students in the university’s new Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree, designed to prepare students to continue on to a Ph.D. in

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

The Turner Family Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public

In addition to creating new paths of

Policy, established to attract

discovery, the university also celebrated

the nation’s top thought leaders

the Master of Health Administration’s

and experts to advance civic

initial accreditation by the Commission

education and engage students

on Accreditation of Healthcare

and the community in thoughtful

Management Education, making it the

discourse at the intersection of

first and only program in Nashville to

faith, citizenship and public life. This

receive this prestigious recognition.

role is filled by David French in Lipscomb’s College of Leadership

Distinguished Professorships

& Public Service.

The Dr. Kenneth Terry Koonce

In 2024, the Lipscomb University

Distinguished Professor of

contributors have established three

Bible and Ministry, established

new distinguished professorships, fully

to promote high quality theological

funded faculty positions that enable

research and training and enhance

New Academic Programs

the university to expand its academic

the preparation of students with an

In 2024, Lipscomb launched four new

offerings, enhance student engagement

interest in ministering to the needs

degree programs, all intentionally

in critical societal issues and serve

of all kinds of people. This role is

designed to meet specific needs in

as a national leader in civil education

filled by Alden Bass, formerly of

today’s ever-evolving marketplace.

and discourse.

Oklahoma Christian University.

pharmacology or to go directly into the pharmaceutical industry workforce as research scientists.

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Growth in..

Curiosity

A research collaboration between Beaman Library and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry to chemically test Victorian-era books in Lipscomb’s collections for potentially harmful toxins in the cover dyes made headlines around the world in August, when Assistant Professor of Chemistry Joseph Weinstein-Webb and three students and alumni presented their work at the American Chemistry Society.

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SPIRITUAL FORMATION Flourishing through Spiritual Growth

At Lipscomb, the meaning of a flourishing life is fueled by a healthy spiritual life. Students are offered a myriad of ways to grow in their relationship with God, in conviction and confidence, in vocation and purpose and to learn ways to meet the needs of the world around them. It’s an educational experience that is about more than information upload, but about whole person formation.

The 2024-25 school year dawned with

dean’s level this year. Brent Roe-Hall,

Lipscomb’s leaders more informed

formerly assistant dean of vocation

than ever before in regards to students’

and spiritual formation was named

spiritual needs, expectations and

Lipscomb’s first dean of spiritual

desires thanks to a spiritual formation

formation.

survey administered to freshmen and seniors in the spring.

Designed to measure factors that contribute to students’ spiritual growth and improvements they would see as valuable, the survey will be administered each year to provide

As part of a strategic framework to enhance student flourishing, the spiritual formation staff will focus intentional investment over the next

research-based insight for future

four years on providing both deep and

development of Lipscomb’s spiritual

wide opportunities for students, said

formation programs.

Roe-Hall.

The 2024 survey reinforced the

First the university will work to

importance of Lipscomb’s Christ-

develop a wide variety of ways to

centered mission as the vast majority

expose students to spiritual life, such

of freshmen surveyed said that the

as The Gathering, frequent worship

opportunity to grow spiritually was

opportunities, service projects and

a factor in their decision to attend at

breakout chapels offering a bevy of

Lipscomb. In addition, a majority of the

focus areas, among other programs.

seniors reported that their faith has grown since coming to the university.

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Deep and Wide Opportunities

At the same time, spiritual formation staff will work to develop ways for

As an affirmation of the importance

students to deepen their faith beyond

of spiritual life to the Lipscomb campus,

simply attending such events and to

responsibility for carrying out spiritual

develop a rooted faith through spiritual

formation programs was elevated to the

disciplines such as Bible study with

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Christian role models and others with similar interests, one-on-one mentoring, enhancing their prayer life and nurturing relationships with Bible faculty.

Throughout this year, the office developed a framework for guiding the development of spiritual formation programs in the future. The framework is based on Mark 12: 30-31: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Over the next few years, the university will work to spiritually form students’ through their relationships with God (heart), spiritual formation (soul), faith development (mind), vocation and purpose (strength), and service and community (love for their neighbor).

87% of freshmen feel a sense of belonging at Lipscomb.

Freshmen and seniors say..

Impactful Spiritual Programming The top five most impactful spiritual life opportunities are:

• Bible classes • Chapel • Worship events • Spiritual relationships with students and faculty • Bible studies and small groups

Growth in..

Knowing

Fall 2024 brought a new tradition to the Bison Herd. During QuestWeek, the university’s one-week orientation program, following the annual family worship service where traditionally students say goodbye to their parents and embark on their journey at Lipscomb, each new freshman student received a purple Lipscomb Bible, funded through a generous anonymous donor.

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Spiritual Life Programming The spiritual formation survey revealed that this is a time when students are looking to attend and are excited about the programming in The Gathering, Lipscomb’s weekly undergraduate chapel service.

Themes for the year were The Beatitudes and The Parables of Jesus.

Guest speakers included New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury; Darwin Mason Jr. from Hillsboro Church of Christ in Nashville; Emily Chapman Richards, former executive director of Show Hope and daughter of Stephen Curtis Chapman; and Eric Gentry from Highland Church of Christ Memphis. Musical inspiration came from Grammy-winning duo For King & Country, and renowned worship leaders Christy and Nathan Nockels. Some of the most special moments came from student speakers, worship leaders and musical groups.

Thursdays offer more than 50 breakout chapel opportunities focused specifically on academic disciplines, student organizations or topics. In 2024 two new breakout chapels were developed: a student-led breakout that offered an opportunity to conduct or learn about service each week and a second breakout exploring the intersection of faith and scientific inquiry for science majors.

Other opportunities to develop spiritually on campus included worship nights led by students, prayer gatherings for significant local and global events, Holy Week activities, a campus-wide Good Friday service, a 40-hour silent retreat, a library of resources on spiritual practices and various service opportunities.

Center for Vocational Discovery The Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) awarded Lipscomb a $12,000 grant to assist in expanding the programming of the Center for Vocational Discovery (CVD) by developing a senior capstone course called Virtue, Flourishing and Vocation.

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SPIRITUAL FORMATION

80%

95%

of seniors said the chance to grow spiritually played a role in their decision to attend Lipscomb.

of freshmen said they are actively pursuing faith.

This course is intended to serve as a capstone for the Lipscomb Core general education curriculum to debut in fall 2025 (see page 6). Virtue, Flourishing and Vocation, through discipline-specific sections, will consider how one’s career can be rooted in and informed by Christian virtue and human flourishing with a focus on vocation and ethics.

The funding from NetVUE, supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., will provide training to equip the teaching faculty for these courses in vocational exploration and development of the common curriculum.

Christian Scholars’ Conference In June, Lipscomb served as the primary host for the Christian Scholars’ Conference, an annual interdisciplinary gathering intended to facilitate interaction and discussion of theological issues amongst all academic disciplines.

Featuring sessions in the arts, the sciences, business, sociology and the humanities, as well as theological areas, the conference was attended by hundreds of scholars to explore the theme “Hope Amidst Crises: Challenges, Opportunities and Collaborations.”

The conference addressed contemporary societal concerns through a slate of nationally recognized experts and scholars as keynote speakers and featured lecturers including N.T. Wright, Jonathan Brant and Charlie Styles, all from the University of Oxford; Mark Lanier (BA ’81), founder of the Lanier Theological Library; and David French (BA ’91), New York Times columnist, former litigator, author.

These speakers, and more then 80 other speakers, conveners and coordinators, explored questions surrounding trust of America’s institutions and division in church and academia as a symptom of today’s culture.

Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Science Dr. Josh A. Owens (BS ’16), assistant professor and undergraduate research coordinator in the biology department, was awarded a Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities grant in 2023 to lead a three-university initiative to address the perception among GenZ students that Christianity is inherently at odds with scientific principles.

The grant supports the efforts of Owens, Dr. John Lewis (A ’00), the Lipscomb McClure Professor of Faith and Science, and Josh Reeves, director of the Samford Center for Science and Religion, to create a survey for Lipscomb, Samford and Belmont University students analyzing their views on faith and science.

In the 2024-25 school year, the survey results will inform the design of curriculum models to aid the universities’ courses to better discuss the relationship of science, Christian faith and Biblical truth. This academic effort is one of the few such studies to be conducted in the Southeast region of the U.S.

Growth in..

Purpose

The Center for Vocational Discovery launched the inaugural cohort of its Pathfinder Program, an opportunity for freshmen and new transfer students who desire to more deeply explore, with a community of students, the themes and experiences offered by the center. Twentythree freshmen and transfer students were selected for the program.

These students will engage with the program requirements and serve as CVD ambassadors. They will also be providing feedback and sharing ideas in reflection sessions and regular meetings.

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STUDENTS Flourishing through

Relationships At Lipscomb, we are passionate about preparing our students not just for careers but for a life filled with growth, engagement, contribution and fulfillment. Time and again, research shows that building strong relationships is a core piece of developing and living out a flourishing life. This past year brought significant strides in ensuring that from the moment new Bisons set foot on campus, they will be nurtured through close, caring relationships with everyone in the campus community.

Key advancements in 2024 have

strengthening collaborative student

laid the groundwork for a four-year

care programs and support, such

relational aspect of academic advising,

framework to bolster and enhance

as retention activities; the Campus

the 2024 incoming freshmen are

student flourishing at Lipscomb.

Assessment Response and Evaluation

now being advised by a team of

Through collaboration of the Office

Team (C.A.R.E.); the Mental Health

seven centralized academic success

of Student Life, the Provost’s Office,

Task Force; and student leader

coaches, who not only guide students

the Academic Success Center,

training. This office is striving to better

through their initial academic course

ensure that students are engaged with

choices but also stick with the

the information and resources they

students throughout their college

need at the right time with the right

careers and connect them to

resources to ensure holistic wellbeing

academic supports and student life

and success.

options when needed.

Spiritual Formation and the Center for Vocational Discovery (CVD), a robust student success model has been developed, built on a few foundational programs.

Focus on Wellbeing

In a move to maximize the

Moving the degree-planning

Emphasizing Relationships

function to the professional advisers,

A major component of student

opens up faculty’s time to act as true

success on a college campus is fun,

career development mentors to

and Lipscomb brought the cheer in

students, building a solid relationship

2024 with several new and revived

where they can discuss professional

shared student experiences on

connections, internships, shadowing or

Year Experience for our first-

campus. Athletic events in 2024 were

additional mentor options.

time freshmen students. Relevant

spurred on by the truly fanatic Lippy

Mentorship is a proven way to

departments are working to connect

Lunatics student fan organization and

build a sense of belonging in today’s

various freshman experiences

The Bison Pep Band, led by Ronda

students. Therefore, in addition to

through consistent language and

DePriest. Other rejuvenated student

boosting the mentorship capacity

aligned themes, with the goal that

activities this year included the

of faculty, the Office of Student

all new Lipscomb Bisons should

Brickyard Basketball tournament and

Life is working to support and uplift

receive consistent messaging and

pre-ballgame tailgate events. Landon

the ongoing mentoring dispersed

encouragement throughout their first

Parrish (LA ’07, BS ’11, MBA ’20), was

throughout campus by developing

year of college.

appointed to a new position, assistant

a centralized Mentoring Resource

dean of student engagement, to keep

Center to provide resources and

the momentum going.

nurture new mentoring relationships.

By establishing and bolstering new partnerships and alignments, the Office of Student Success and Wellbeing began the 2024-25 school year with an initial launch of a holistic, comprehensive First-

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718 Record first-time freshmen in fall 2024

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Life Passions The inaugural Wild Bison Festival, produced by alumni musical artists The Arcadian Wild and the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts, was a day filled with concerts, film screenings, fashion exhibitions and arts activities in Bison Square.

The artistic work of students in music, visual art, film and business were enjoyed alongside local headlining musical artists.

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STUDENTS

Student Engagement

population, a new role was created for

student success and wellbeing, focused

In continual efforts to elevate the

commuter student services, filled by

on promoting the holistic development

Lipscomb student experience, a

Heleena Kabtimar (BBA ’22). In fall

of students from the first moment they

major goal of the Impact 360 strategic

2024, Lipscomb’s student population

step on campus throughout their entire

includes more commuter students

Lipscomb experience.

plan, the Office of Student Life was restructured in 2024 to better focus the talents and expertise of the student life staff on crucial aspects of student engagement and health.

In January, the university’s student community-building roles were rebranded as Student Engagement with Candace Williams (MA ’20), previously director of community life, appointed

than non-commuter students for the

In addition, Laura Thorson (MS

first time, making this role of

’20), was promoted to the new position

particular importance.

of director of student care, the point

The coordinator role supports commuter students with customized opportunities, resources and events, and advises the Commuter Council, a group of seven students who represent commuter voices on campus.

person for all C.A.R.E. team referrals.

A new position was created to focus on the First Year Experience, working to promote cohesion and alignment within various programs such as summer’s New Student Orientation, the

as dean of student engagement. A

A Holistic Approach

onboarding period for new students

new role of assistant dean of student

As wellbeing is a crucial part of student

called QuestWeek, the Lipscomb

engagement was created in February

flourishing on campus, the role of dean

Experience freshman seminar courses,

and filled by Parrish.

of student wellbeing, filled by Dannie

freshman chapel, CVD offerings and

In recognition of the growth

Woods (BS ’10) for the last six years,

more, to ensure the transition process

of Lipscomb’s commuter student

was expanded to become dean of

is coordinated towards promoting the

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holistic success and wellbeing of students.

Hannah Gill now serves in that position as the assistant director of first year programs.

Finally, a new director of Intercultural Development and International Student Services was hired. Betania Torres brings great experience in administrative leadership as former director of international services and enrollment at Southeastern University in Florida for almost eight years in addition to roles in Southeastern’s Hispanic Leadership Center and admissions since 2009.

New Pavilion Lipscomb students are no strangers to the outdoors as they can often be found listening to a class, studying, practicing, playing or just hanging out (literally) under the trees on Bison Square. By this spring, they will have a new outdoors locale, an open-air pavilion located in the area between Fanning Residence Hall and Collins Alumni Auditorium. With its own seating and a fireplace, the pavilion, provided through the generosity of Board of Trustees Chair Dick Cowart and his wife Becky, is the perfect spot for student club gatherings, study groups or simply relaxing and roasting marshmallows.

Growth in..

Unity

Janeyah Anderson, senior from Hendersonville, became the first female African American student body president in 2023 and continued in the role for the 2024-25 school year. Anderson is a law, justice and society major who is also one of Lipscomb’s Fred D. Gray Scholars.

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Flourishing through

Fulfillment

Lipscomb’s student athletes fulfilled expectations and more this past year as they lived up to their motto: Highest level. Higher Calling. With a Christ-focused vision that stretches far beyond the field, Lipscomb’s Bisons not only achieved new heights within ASUN conference competition this year but also continued their sustained excellence in academics and spiritual growth as well.

Lipscomb’s 20th year since it began

Trophy, the Jesse C. Fletcher Men’s

indoor track and field, and men’s and

competing in NCAA D1 was a year of

All-Sports Trophy and the Sherman Day

women’s basketball.

stellar athletic performance, with six

Women’s All-Sports Trophy.

team or individual appearances in

These trophies are awarded to the

Programs that competed in 2023-24 NCAA regionals or nationals were:

NCAA tournaments, a one-of-a-kind

ASUN institution with the top overall

Women’s cross country, which

performance in the 2024 Major League

performance in 18 of the league’s 22

capped off a historic season in

Soccer (MLS) Super Draft and the

championships within the current

November 2023 by finishing 11th

2024 Paralympic Games, and a clean

academic year.

out of 31 teams at the NCAA

sweep of the ASUN conference All-

Lipscomb Athletics earned the three

D1 Women’ Cross Country

All-Sports trophies through outstanding

Championships. The team made

For the first time in its history,

performances in these programs:

ASUN history with the best

Lipscomb Athletics swept all three of

men’s and women’s golf, women’s

finish and the lowest score by a

the 2023-24 ASUN Conference All-

cross country, women’s and men’s

women’s cross country team at

Sports Awards: the Bill Bibb All-Sports

soccer, volleyball, women’s and men’s

the nationals.

Sports trophies.

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Aislinn McElhaney

The men’s soccer team earned its third consecutive ASUN regular season title and ASUN Championship title, which took the team to the NCAA national tournament, where they ended their season 10-4-4.

Women’s soccer won its 2023-24 ASUN championship after setting a new program record high for wins in the regular season with 14.

For the first time in program history, the men’s golf team won the 2024 ASUN Championship in April, proceeding to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional in May, where they finished in 10th place.

Senior Lauren Thompson earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Auburn

Tyrese Spicer

Regional as an individual medalist in women’s golf.

Ending the 2023-24 athletic season, men’s and women’s track and field sent a record 11 student athletes to the 2024 NCAA East Preliminary in May. In addition, Lipscomb also was honored with five ASUN Coach of the Year Awards in the 2023-24 season: Jamie Aid, women’s tennis; Will Brewer (BS ’77), men’s golf; Charles Morrow (BS ’97), men’s soccer; Kevin O’Brien, women’s soccer; and Nick Polk (MBA ’23), women’s cross country.

Aislinn McElhaney (MBA ’24), who finished 18th in the field in the long jump at the NCAA Nationals, also qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June.

McElhaney was also honored as the ASUN Women’s Most Outstanding Field Athlete in indoor track and field this past spring.

Bisons in the MLS In a first for not only Lipscomb, but also for the ASUN Conference, two student athletes were selected within the first 10 picks for the 2024 MLS Super Draft.

Forward Tyrese Spicer, junior, was tapped

by Toronto FC as the first overall draft pick, and forward Malachi Jones, junior, was taken at No. 8 overall by New York FC. Lipscomb made history as the only school with two top-10 selections in the 2024 draft, and Spicer’s pick was the ASUN conference’s first No. 1 draft pick and Lipscomb’s first-ever MLS selection.

Growth in..

Perseverance For senior Liza Corso, running isn’t just a sport—it’s a journey of self-discovery. The 1,500-meter runner with a visual impairment is a two-time medalist at the Paralympic Games, having won a silver medal in the 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan immediately upon joining Lipscomb’s cross country and track and field teams, and now having won a bronze at the 2024 games in Paris. For the Lipscomb Bisons, she has qualified to compete at the NCAA nationals in track or cross country for three consecutive years.

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COMMUNITY Flourishing through

Connection

Flourishing takes place best within a community, with roots intertwined and each individual full of a sense of belonging. From nurturing a close-knit on-campus community to building enhanced connections among our alumni scattered across the nation, Lipscomb has worked this year to build an engaged community, one excited to invest in the future and motivated to influence our surrounding neighborhood and city for the better.

Lipscomb’s very being is defined by the members of its community—students, faculty, staff, alumni, contributors and community partners. Each and every one brings value to Lipscomb, and this year the university has invested in each and every member.

As part of the Impact 360 strategic plan, several initiatives designed to enhance faculty and staff welfare, professional development and spiritual ties took root this year.

Many such effort have already found some success, as the 2024 Great Colleges to Work For® survey showed improved scores in all its categories and Lipscomb was selected to be highlighted in two categories: mission and pride and supervisor/department chair effectiveness.

Building a Community of Faith A new employee orientation titled, Spiritual Heritage and Christcentered Mission, was held in August, a first-time initiative to discuss Lipscomb University’s Church of

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Christ heritage, its history and how that impacts each new employee’s vocational journey at the university.

Participants also had a chance to explore how we keep to our mission, how they can participate fully and how their work contributes to God’s work in the world.

In addition, a Faith and Learning Program for faculty was developed by the Center for Teaching and Learning that focuses on teaching as an expression of faith. A fall orientation, monthly sessions and a year-end retreat, all focusing on faith and learning integration, were developed for all new faculty. In 2023-24, the program was expanded to include an additional seminar series for all existing faculty.

A Healthy Work Environment For all employees, a new leadership development program was launched: Gaining Responsibility Opens Opportunities for Wisdom (GROW).

The GROW program acknowledges that for the Lipscomb community to flourish, leaders must be constantly

growing, identifying and developing their leadership mindsets and skills.

GROW provides training and coaching opportunities in in-person and online options throughout the year within a specified set of learning categories: knowing self, improving self and leading others.

Students were not left out of leadership opportunities on campus in 2024. This August the new Scholars Program was launched for incoming freshmen, offering them unique learning opportunities with a focus on professional development, mentorship opportunities with university deans and administrators and faith-centered, academic programming.

Three competitive scholars programs are now offering the programs’ blend of academic rigor, real-world experience and tools to fuel personal growth: seven students were selected for the Leadership Scholars Program, seven were selected for the College of Business’ Swang Scholars Program and 10 were selected for the Raymond B. Jones Engineering Scholars Program.

20.9% Increase in Bisons Weekend attendance in 2023

Growth in..

Belonging Thanks to a three-year, $300,000 Tennessee Believes Grant from the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Lipscomb’s IDEAL program (Igniting the Dream of Education and Access at Lipscomb) launched in 2024 a new advanced four-year experience for students with intellectual disabilities. The Advanced Certificate program, allows students who have completed the twoyear Certificate of Career Exploration to continue classes while living on or off campus and working a paid job.

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COMMUNITY

Strengthening Connections Nationwide

and a record attendance of 560 showed

are involved in the program’s annual

up for the annual Nashville Sounds night

events including the Summer Send-Offs

2024 was a banner year for

at First Horizon Park in July. Lipscomb

and hosting snack and refreshment

the Office of Alumni and Parent

alumni also attended a Huntsville City

tents on move-in days in the heat of

Engagement which boosted personal

FC match in Huntsville, Alabama, in

August. Parents also gather online each

connections within the Bison Herd to

July, and social club get-togethers

month for the Parent Prayer Zoom to

levels not seen in recent memory and in

were held in the Allen Arena President’s

pray together while Lipscomb’s students

locations across the nation.

Suite during Bison basketball games

are worshiping at The Gathering.

Throughout the 2023-24 school

throughout the year.

year and into summer 2024, the office

Parent Relationships

hosted 70 engagement events with an

The parent engagement program also

attendance of 3,123.

enhanced relationships among students’

Alumni breakfasts held at high

parents, alumni and students through

schools in Tennessee were increased

additional Summer Send-Off events for

from 12 to 16, and a second Lipscomb

incoming freshmen held in new locations

Legacy event was added, with 103

in Chicago, Memphis and Atlanta, and

guests attending the on-campus

attendance among all eight such events

luncheon held in April.

increased in 2024.

The Lipscomb fans turned out in

The Parent Leadership Council,

Singarama 2024 in March boasted two alumni events. As the performance included an homage to the Delta NaNaNa ’50s-style rock concerts of the 1970s, the Delta Nu social club hosted a dinner for the original members of the Delta NaNaNa band. The parent program also hosted a dinner featuring behind-the-scenes information and history of Singarama for parents of the current generation.

droves to February’s Nashville Predators

launched in 2023, now includes 10

Strengthening The Herd

rivalry night, besting Belmont University

couples and is continuing to grow. The

Bisons Weekend, Lipscomb’s premier

by 157 fans at the Bridgestone Arena,

council meets twice a year, and parents

event for alumni and students’ families,

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celebrated a 20.9% increase in attendance at the November 2023 event. The Bisons Weekend men’s basketball game enjoyed the highest fan attendance yet, with 446 registered attendees in the stands. The Bison Square Fair, with a myriad of club and involvement buttons available to collect and student performances on the steps of Collins Alumni Auditorium, as well as the annual student parade, with a new format using golf carts, have become go-to events for Lipscomb alumni and fans.

In other firsts for the Office of Alumni Relations, the Lipscomb Black Alumni Council enjoyed its first year under a new chair, April Terry (BA ’15, MM ’16), installed in November 2023. The group hosted its traditional event during Bisons Weekend 2024 and have added four new members to the board this year.

Finally, graduating seniors from the Class of 2024 enjoyed the annual Senior Send-Off celebration in May that featured food, fun and free alumni T-shirts, and multiple alumni listening sessions were held with President Candice McQueen (BS ’96) to discuss student flourishing, the Lipscomb Core academic curriculum and the alumni magazine Lipscomb Now.

Growth in..

Empowerment Alumnus Shawna Mann (BA ’23), a native of Deltona, Florida, and the communications coordinator and video content creator for the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, was selected as the second recipient of Lipscomb’s Next Generation Faculty Fellowship, a program to foster a more robust representation of faculty and administration from underrepresented groups at Lipscomb.

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COMMUNITY

A Devoted Community of Investors

a long-time champion of the Associated

be awarded annually to undergraduate

Women for Lipscomb chapter in

students in the College of Bible

The Lipscomb community of supporters

Rutherford County.

& Ministry.

and contributors came together in a

Randy and Carolyn Wright made

In the College of Business, the Ray

big way in 2024, growing Lipscomb’s

generous gifts to sustain and enhance

Eldridge Business Encouragement

endowment by $16.8 million by the end

rigorous academics in the university’s

Scholarship, established in honor of

of fiscal year 2024 and contributing

biology department and in Lipscomb

the COB dean from the past decade,

in a myriad of ways that support the

Academy’s fine arts department. Such

achieved endowment status thanks to

university’s overall strategic goals:

gifts targeted to specific academic

gifts from Jody Venkatesan and his

supporting academic programs, student

programs ensure learning experiences

wife, Louise and other members of the

scholarships, world-class teachers and

that imbue students with character

College of Business Dean’s Board. This

scholars, and state-of-the-art facilities.

and competence.

scholarship provides financial assistance

The employees themselves set the standard for active involvement in the 2023-24 school year with an unparalleled

Supporting Our Students One of the primary goals of the Impact

to undergraduate students pursuing degrees within the College of Business.

360 strategic plan is to boost the number

Investing in Academics

of endowed student scholarships, funds

Faculty are the primary keepers of our

that not only provide students with the

rigorous academic standards and the

opportunity to become the best version

high-touch transformative experiences

of contributors stepped up in 2024

of themselves, but also allow contributors

for which Lipscomb is known. Our goal

to support important academic

to honor their own families and legacy of

is to heavily invest in the academic

improvements. In May, the university

Christian generosity.

community, in a way that allows us to

96% participation rate in the Employee Impact Campaign that raised $622,000.

Both individual donors and groups

opened the Coggin Family Academic

Among the endowed student

attract and retain the top-quality faculty

Success Center, a crucial component

scholarships established or implemented

needed to both achieve top-tier status

in the university’s enhanced student

in 2024 was the Kelley Family endowed

and serve our students better. Great

success model. The center was funded

scholarship, established by the

headway was made on this goal in

by the Coggin Family Foundation, which

Kelley Family Christian Charitable

2024 with three new distinguished

has deep roots at Lipscomb.

Foundation, honoring a commitment to

faculty positions.

Gerald Coggin (BA ’73) has served

higher education and dedication to faith

A generous gift from the Bill and

on Lipscomb’s board for 21 years and his

that continues through three generations

Crissy Haslam Foundation established

wife, Joanne Adams Coggin (BS ’73) is

of the Kelley family. The scholarships will

the distinguished visiting professor of

Giving in 2023-24*

$117m

470

220

40

Endowment FY 2023

New Gifts to Endowment

Gifts for Endowed Scholarships

New Scholarships

*(Sept. 1, 2023 to Sept. 1, 2024)

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faith and reason, as a testament to the legacy of former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy, recognizing their influential leadership shaped by faith and reason. The purpose of the endowed professorship is to attract the nation’s top thought leaders and scholars to Lipscomb, engaging students, the city of Nashville and the state of Tennessee at the intersection of faith and reason through a Christ-centered worldview.

The James Stephen Turner Family Foundation established the distinguished professorship in public policy for the purpose of attracting the nation’s top thought leaders and experts, thus enabling Lipscomb to expand its academic offerings, enhance student engagement in critical societal issues and serve as a national leader in civil education and discourse. This gift will help Lipscomb prepare students who are informed and engaged citizens, moving forward equipped to contribute to society through respectful and meaningful participation in the democratic process.

Lipscomb Board of Trustee member Dr. Terry Koonce funded in perpetuity the distinguished professor of Bible and ministry, a full-time faculty member in the College of Bible & Ministry who will teach undergraduate and graduate courses among other scholarly activities.

Koonce, who had a distinguished career of more than 40 years in various leadership positions with ExxonMobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Production Company, has supported biblical and theological scholarship in various ways for many decades.

Enhancing our Living Community Well-maintained and modern facilities allows Lipscomb to not only attract top-tier students, but to also establish a positive campus culture and sense of pride and community. Sue Nokes, who serves on the Board of Trustees and the College of Business Dean’s Board, funded the purchase of four new video scoreboards for Allen Arena in honor of her mother, Vivian Nokes, who played basketball in high school.

Growth in..

Investment

Giving Day 2024 $2.8 million Raised

4,320 Donors Participated

3rd

Record-breaking year

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A GENERATION THAT GROWS IN WISDOM, STATURE AND IN FAVOR WITH GOD AND MAN Before occupying the president’s office at Lipscomb, I spent my days in many a classroom, teaching children of all ages and then later serving on the faculty at Lipscomb, so I know well the crucial role college faculty have in the lives of young adults.

Students absolutely need the intellectual capacity, instruction and skills that faculty offer them as they work to build out their talents to be strong professionals in whatever field they plan to pursue.

The faculty-student relationship reminds me of another young man who sought out conversation with scholars so that He “could be about His Father’s business.” I’m speaking of course of Jesus, who sat among the scholars in the Temple fervently asking questions and listening, drinking in the intellectual interaction that resulted in His growing in wisdom as He matured.

The Bible says that He also grew in stature and in favor with God and man, and that verse in Luke strikes me as a good formula for what Lipscomb strives to provide within the hearts and minds of our students every day.

We are working to help students grow in a way that allows them to ultimately have standing as a professional in their particular field, within a family and a community. Certainly, what matters most is that they have a relationship with God, that they know where they are in God’s story. And finally, we want them to leave Lipscomb knowing how to have community with others in a humble and gracious way.

This Christ-centered goal for all our students, and honestly for all potential students, is one that can only be achieved through the power of God and through the power of a godly community. We count you among that godly community

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and we pray that you also will become a part of helping each Lipscomb student have the opportunity to grow in wisdom, stature and in favor with God and man.

In 2022 we set a goal to double the amount of Lipscomb’s endowed scholarship dollars to $100 million, to not only provide future stability for the institution, but to also help build the foundations of a flourishing life for students today and for more future students than ever before.

Endowed scholarships for students is a primary strategic funding priority precisely because we want to invite as many young people as possible into the kind of growth that the young Jesus modeled for us all.

Securing more funding for scholarships and financial aid ensures that more talented, searching students— regardless of their financial circumstances—can access the transformative Christian education Lipscomb offers.

Providing more endowed scholarships allows us to rise in the eyes of the most gifted students as a top-choice destination, so that we can be crafting the next generation’s top leaders and faithful professionals.

By joining efforts with Lipscomb’s campus community, you can be a part of something bigger than awarding degrees.

You can be a factor in growing young people into a lifelong journey of learning, adapting and seeking truth. You can be a part of shaping generations of adults who flourish, both during their college days and into their future.

Blessings, Dr. Candice McQueen (BS ’96)

Lipscomb University President lipscomb.edu/give

VISION Anchored in our Christ-centered mission, Lipscomb University will lead as a top-tier, nationally recognized institution. We will excel in teaching, learning and research; be ambitious in our service to others; and be driven by continuous improvement.

MISSION We are a Christ-centered community preparing learners for purposeful lives through rigorous academics and transformative experiences.

OUR CORE TENETS We are a community engaged with the life and teachings of Jesus. We are committed to an ongoing search for truth. We provide excellent, whole-person learning experiences to shape lives of character, leadership, service and faith.

We equip people to succeed in their vocation and contribute to the common good by living out their faith in action.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Candice McQueen (BS ’96) President Lindsay Bales Chief of Staff Jeff Baughn Senior Vice President of Finance and Technology Kim Chaudoin (BA ’90) Vice President of Communications and Marketing

Brian Mast (BS ’94) Interim Executive Vice President

Brent Culberson (BA ’05, MA ’10) Vice President of Government, Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships Keith Hinkle (BS ’90) Senior Vice President of Advancement Byron Lewis Vice President of Enrollment Management

Jennifer Shewmaker Provost Brad Schultz Lipscomb Academy Head of School William Turner Special Counsel to the President for Equity, Diversity and Belonging

Hope Nordstrom Special Counsel to the President for Strategy

David Wilson General Counsel

Learn more about Impact 360 at lipscomb.edu/mission.

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