1. NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION USA/CANADA Eleven Exceptional Campuses One Common Purpose

2. NAZARENE ENROLLMENT OFFICERS NETWORK - NEON  Stacey Berggren  Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing  Northwest Nazarene University  NEON President  14 years in Nazarene Higher Ed  16 years involved in NYI ministry, served on NW Region NYI Council 04-present  BS from Troy University and Master’s from NNU

3. NAZARENE ENROLLMENT OFFICERS NETWORK - NEON  James Smith  Director of Undergraduate Admissions  Adjunct Professor of Youth Ministry  Mount Vernon Nazarene University  NEON Vice President  9 years in Youth Ministry  7 years as Regional Trainer  BA from MVNU, Master’s from Huntington

4. SMALL GROUPS  Summarize your perception of Nazarene Higher Education

5. SMALL GROUPS  What are the barriers to your students attending Nazarene Colleges?

6. HISTORY  Church of the Nazarene – founded in 1895 by Phineas F. Bresee  Colleges Founded:  1899 – SNU  1900 – ENC  1901 – TNU  1902 – PLNU  1907 – ONU  1913 – NNU  1921 – Ambrose  1945 - NTS  1964 - NBC  1966 – MNU  1968 - MVNU

7. WE NEED EACH OTHER  General Church / NYI FEEDS  Local Church FEEDS  College/University FEEDS  General Church / NYI

8. RICH VASQUEZ  Former Youth Pastor on the Intermountain District  NW Region NYI President  Intermountain District President  ISP Chaplain  Now employed at NNU as the first ever – Admissions Counselor / Youth Ministry Liaison  Strategic planning for youth ministry relations across the NW Region  Initiate, develop and maintain relationships with local, district and NYI leaders  Counsel youth pastors and workers on the value of an NNU education and ways to partner in recruitment efforts  Welcome new youth pastors and workers across the region and educate them on resources NNU offers to support them in their ministry  Attendance at District, Regional, USA/Canada and Global NYI events, including NNU Board of Trustees is encouraged.

9. THE 9 MYTHS OF PRIVATE EDUCATION  Myth 1 – Private colleges are not affordable  Myth 2 – Federal student aid drives up college costs  Myth 3 – Private colleges enroll only white, wealthy students  Myth 4 – Graduates leave school with more than $100K in debt  Myth 5 – A college degree is no longer a good investment  Myth 6 – Fewer students are choosing to attend private colleges  Myth 7 – All private colleges have billion dollar endowments  Myth 8 – Private colleges are not innovative or flexible  Myth 9 – Private colleges are not transparent or accountable

10. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO EARN A DEGREE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF ENTRY Source: ACT 2010 Retention Completion Summary Tables

11. PROJECTED CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, 2010-11 TO 2020-21 Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education © Copyright 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education. Reprinted with permission. This material may not be posted, published, or distributed without permission from The Chronicle.

12. RISING COSTS Trends in College Pricing, 2011. © 2011. The College Board. Reproduced with permission. www.collegeboard.com.www.collegeboard.com

13. TRENDS IN NAZARENE HIGHER ED  Rising Costs  Changing demographics in our Regions and Churches  Aggressive state systems of higher education  Increasing competition including for-profit  Decreasing 18-22 year old market  Uncertain Economy  Rapid technological advances White Paper, Dr. Dan Martin

14. TRENDS IN NAZARENE HIGHER ED  Safety and security pressures  Calls for increased demonstration of value  Tightening student financial aid availability  Declining membership of the Nazarene Church  Lack of loyalty to the Nazarene Higher Education system  The need to recruit students of other denominations White Paper Dr. Dan Martin

15. OVERALL ENROLLMENT

16. NAZARENE STUDENT ENROLLMENT

17. TOGETHER

18. NYI MEMBERS USA/CANADA

19. TRUE COSTS

20. NAZARENE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS $10,827,974

21. PROJECT ON STUDENT DEBT  www.projectonstudentdebt.org www.projectonstudentdebt.org  University of Washington - $20, 608 NNU - $26,500  Seattle Pacific University - $26,829PLNU - $32,487  Biola University - $32,091MVNU - $29,046  Boise State University - $24,095  Florida State University - $22,139  University of Illinois - $22,975  Tennessee State University - $22,984  University of Michigan – $27,644

22. NEON COLLABORATION EFFORTS  Nazarene Higher Education Campaign  Talking to all Nazarene sophomore and junior students about their options for Nazarene schools  Direct Mail, E-mail and Phone  Third party company hired to manage the campaign  Reducing barriers to college fair attendance  Proposed to the President’s - Not yet approved

23. SMALL GROUPS  What are creative ways you’ve seen where a church or district has set the Regional College up for success?