Father Wild, you mentioned that we failed to reach our goal of 1,800 freshmen this fall and ultimately we enrolled fewer transfer students than we expected. Marquette can't expect to be regarded as one of the top three or four Catholic universities in America based solely on the quality of our teaching.
Strength is measured nationally by research productivity and research reputations.
The number of faculty is kept constant and non-faculty lines are being cut to save money, meanwhile the number of vice presidents keeps increasing. The new vision statement stresses a transformational experience, it's a term with strong emotional impact when you first hear it.