Strategic plan update

Lynn's mission is to provide an innovative, global and personalized education that enables students to realize their potential.

Engage

Engage with our constituents to further foster our culture of pride, loyalty and support.

  • Enrollment
    • Welcomed our largest class ever in Fall 2021 with an estimated 1,246 new students and 2,127 returning students for a total enrollment of 3,373.
  • Virtual services
    • Celebrated the classes of 2020 and 2021 with a personalized virtual commencement.
    • Developed a new resource hub for incoming students.
    • Hosted 767 new incoming students during virtual Lynn Launch sessions designed to preview the campus experience with educational sessions and social connections.
  • Student support
    • Launched a financial literacy program to help graduating seniors make effective and informed money management decisions.
    • Launched a co-curricular transcript platform for students to demonstrate the skills they gain from participating in educational experiences outside of the classroom, such as leadership in student organizations or community service hours.
    • Increased summer participation in CliftonStrengths assessments, which help students identify their natural talents. This year, 57% of new students completed their assessments prior to arriving on campus for Welcome Weekend (compared to 37% last year).

Connect

2021-22 Peer Leaders take a selfie

Personalize

Graduate blowing confetti

Elevate

Elevate the Lynn experience, building on our strong foundations to continually improve and adapt.

  • Enhanced residential facilities
  • Flexible academic model
    • Reimagined the 2021–22 academic calendar and continued block scheduling to provide students with options that fit their learning styles and personal circumstances.
  • Signature programs
    • Delivered and expanded the Resilience Toolkit to help first-year students and sophomores cope with stressful situations and adapt positively to change.
  • Resources for faculty and staff
    • Implemented new Workday features including self-service analytics for the finance and employee services teams.
  • Academic leaders and difference-makers

Adapt

Student splashes in the rain.

Enhance

Future residence hall interior rendering

Expand

Expand our programs, services, opportunities and capabilities.

  • Active supporters
    • Received funding from the Holloway Family Foundation for an outdoor fitness area for the future Snyder Center for Health and Wellness.
    • Reappointed John Langan '81, Chief Industry Officer at CliftonLarsonAllen, to the Lynn University Board of Trustees.
  • New opportunities
    • Introduced a new M.S. in biological sciences with two specializations: a one-year curriculum focused on health science and a two-year, research-intensive bioscience track.
  • Impactful partnerships
    • Partnered with Kaplan to expand online programs and reach more adult learners.
    • Collaborated with the Kannico Agency and Scholar Career Coaching to provide students with real-world experience on social impact projects.

Serve

A rendering of the Snyder Health and Wellness Center.

Lead

Professor works with psychology student in a classroom