Mission Statements

Andrews University

Andrews University educates its students for generous service to the church and society in keeping with a faithful witness to Christ and to the worldwide mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Accordingly, students are challenged

• to be inquisitive
• to think clearly and communicate effectively
• to explore the arts, letters, and sciences within the context of a Christian point of view
• to develop competencies in their chosen fields of study
• to prepare for a meaningful position in the work place
• to respect ethnic and cultural diversity
• to embrace a wholesome way of life
• to heed God's call to personal and moral integrity
• to nurture life in the Spirit, and
• to affirm their faith commitment

The College of New Jersey

The College of New Jersey, founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, is primarily an undergraduate and residential college with targeted graduate programs. TCNJ's exceptional students, teacher-scholars, staff, alumni, and board members constitute a diverse community of learners, dedicated to free inquiry and open exchange, to excellence in teaching, creativity, scholarship, and citizenship, and to the transformative power of education in a highly competitive institution. The College prepares students to excel in their chosen fields and to create, preserve and transmit knowledge, arts and wisdom. Proud of its public service mandate to educate leaders of New Jersey and the nation, The College will be a national exemplar in the education of those who seek to sustain and advance the communities in which they live.

Drake University

Drake's mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff, and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.

Drexel University

To serve our students and society through comprehensive integrated academic offerings enhanced by technology, co-operative education, and clinical practice in an urban setting, with global outreach embracing research, scholarly activities, and community initiatives.

FLET University

The mission of FLET University is to provide a theological and biblical education primarily for the Spanish-speaking world by means of distance learning.

Indiana Wesleyan University

Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community committed to changing the world by developing students in character, scholarship and leadership.

Marygrove College

Marygrove College, an independent Catholic liberal arts college sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is committed to fostering Christian values, to educating students from diverse backgrounds, and to serving the people of Metropolitan Detroit and beyond. The fundamental purpose of Marygrove College is to educate each student toward intellectual and professional competence; toward career flexibility through grounding in the liberal arts; and toward active compassion and commitment. To this end, Marygrove provides a personalized learning environment which, through excellent teaching in its undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs, sets for its students these goals:

• Competence, the ability to understand and participate effectively in the promise of our evolving world.
• Compassion, the capacity to care about and respect the worth and dignity of people.
• Commitment, the will to act responsibly based upon one’s beliefs and to contribute to the building of a more just and humane world.
  

McDaniel College

Our mission is you—your education and your future. Students are the focus at McDaniel, and providing the ideal learning environment for you is our goal. Centered in the liberal arts and sciences, a McDaniel education teaches you to think and act critically, creatively, and humanely. Combined with leadership and knowledge in your field, these are the skills that you’ll need to surmount the challenges of your future.

Rockford College

Our mission is to educate men and women to lead responsible productive lives by means of a curriculum grounded in liberal arts learning and complemented and extended by professional and practical experiences. Through the total academic and co-curricular experience, Rockford College strives to prepare students for fulfilling lives, careers, and participation in a modern and changing global society.

Saint Mary's University

In the Lasallian spirit of faith and zeal, Saint Mary’s University — a global and diverse learning community — serves students through relevant and innovative educational programs, experiences, and enterprises. The university is nourished by its Catholic intellectual, moral, and cultural traditions and is inspired by excellence in teaching as modeled by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The hallmark of the university is its commitment to serve the needs of individual learners and promote life-long learning in a variety of contexts:

• The College integrates undergraduate education in the liberal arts with a residential experience to challenge and support students in their intellectual, spiritual, personal, and professional development.
• The School of Graduate and Professional Programs provides relevant and rigorous academic experiences for adult learners through an integration of practical, professional, and ethical education offered in dynamic and caring environments.
• Enterprising outreach and consulting programs provide a wide range of services that promote individual growth and organizational development.

The Saint Mary’s University community, together and by association, is dedicated to quality, diversity, accessibility, social justice, and sound stewardship in all its endeavors.

Silver Lake College

Silver Lake College is a dynamic learning community that empowers students through a quality liberal arts education integrated with professional preparation offered in an environment of mutual respect and concern for persons, based on the principles and truths of Franciscan Catholic tradition.

Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene University educates students for responsible Christian living within the contexts of the liberal arts, selected professional and graduate studies, a Wesleyan holiness theological perspective, and a cross-cultural community life. Through its primary relationship to the Church of the Nazarene in the South Central Region of the USA, SNU is the church at work in higher education integrating faith, learning, and life.

University of St. Francis

The mission of the College of Education at the University of St. Francis is to prepare competent and caring educators who understand students, serve the community and develop professionally to become ethical decision-makers and leaders.

Western Oregon University

The mission of the Oregon University System is to:

• Provide affordable access to high-quality postsecondary education for all qualified Oregonians;
• Improve and enrich continuously the lives of the people in the state, the nation, and the world through the pursuit and application of ever-deeper understandings in the sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, the arts, and the professions;
• Infuse learning with the vigorous pursuit of free and open inquiry to assure that Oregon has the capacity to respond effectively to social, economic, and environmental challenges and opportunities.

Wilkes University

To educate our students for lifelong learning and success in a constantly evolving and multicultural world through a commitment to individualized attention, exceptional teaching, and academic excellence.