FOREVER FORESTERS

Building on more than a century of success and looking toward a future of growth

For 125 years, Huntington University has offered men and women an education built upon the foundation of Christ, scholarship and service.

Throughout the decades, the University has established new programs, added new faculty and staff positions and imagined creative spaces for new buildings with unique features. The University has grown from a single building (now known as Becker Hall) to 18 buildings on the Indiana campus, a 30,000-square-foot building in Arizona and a multi-level facility in Fort Wayne. Students can now pursue bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs, mix and match online and face-to-face modalities, study programs in different locations and participate in 17 different athletic sports. Clearly, Huntington University has flourished.

In 1 Corinthians 3:10, Paul writes, “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.”

Since 1897, each generation of Foresters has laid a foundation of excellence on which the next generation can flourish. Often, that process has included a refining of academic majors, researching of new teaching methods and innovative technologies and adding of new labs and equipment to better prepare students for emerging careers and exciting new ministry fields.

Forever Foresters, the strategic plan that will be our guide from 2022 through 2032, rests on five pillars: strengthening student engagement and belonging; enhancing a culture of academic excellence; sustaining spiritual significance and faithful service; promoting enrollment growth, strategic programs and visibility; and increasing student economic value and institutional financial strength. These pillars center on foundational strengths of Huntington University — ones that continue to be refined for the glory of God. In Isaiah 28:16, God reminds us of the importance of honoring foundation: “Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am the one