Fund-raising and investments major opportunities 5. Program differentiation in its markets 7. Retention improvement opportunities 8. Relationship with the United Methodist Church which connects well with the University's core values and mission 11. Competition increasing in all Hamline markets 2.
Demographics changes give units major recruitment, retention, and curriculum challenges.
Emerging technology opens up new distant and campus learning possibilities and others may get there first. Information technology and human learning research will alter what and how people learn, forcing us to keep up or be l left behind. Knowledge importance life long learning is bringing new competitors into the market. Rapid change in the market may leave Hamline behind because of procrastination or avoiding decisions. Market Assumptions 1.