Here's a questionnaire I got today from the alumni list of one of my alma maters.

1. I personally believe ACU is a national leader in Christian higher education. ___ 1 Strongly Agree ___ 2 Somewhat Agree ___ 3 Somewhat Disagree ___ 4 Strongly Disagree

2. During the past two years, my perception of ACU as a national leader in Christian higher education has: ___ 1 Strengthened ___ 2 Remained the Same ___ 3 Weakened

3. I believe members of Churches of Christ see ACU as a national leader in Christian higher education. ___ 1 Strongly Agree ___ 2 Somewhat Agree ___ 3 Somewhat Disagree ___ 4 Strongly Disagree

4. Please identify the current marketing theme used by the university. ___ 1 Making a Difference ___ 2 People with a Purpose ___ 3 Change the World ___ 4 Where Faith and Learning Intersect

I didn't answer the questionnaire, but I did respond with this:

This whole questionnaire disturbs me. Is it ACU's goal to become a "national leader in Christian higher education"? What do you mean by "national leader"? How do you define "Christian higher education"? Seems to be problematic answering the questions without these definitions. I'm all for excellence in education, but has ACU lost or redefined its mission in such a way as to value sticking its head above other institutions over a commitment to faithfully teach biblical principles to its students? I wonder ...

Am I overly sensitive to these things, or have some of our schools decided their mission is to win contests instead of provide an education at a decent cost based on biblical truth? Do they want to be the next Yale and Harvard? It's the general drift of an institution, and there had better be some strong definitions of what a school is all about, or we'll be losing more of them to secular or denominational influences before we realize it. Or maybe it's already happening.

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