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MSU Mission Statement The following statement was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 18, 2008.Michigan State University, a member of the Association of American Universities and one of the top 100 research universities in the world, was founded in 1855. We are an inclusive, academic community known for our traditionally strong academic disciplines and professional programs, and our liberal arts foundation. Our cross- and interdisciplinary enterprises connect the sciences , humanities, and professions in practical, sustainable, and innovative ways to address society’s rapidly changing needs.As a public, research-intensive, land-grant university funded in part by the state of Michigan, our mission is to advance knowledge and transform lives by:• providing outstanding undergraduat

Augustana's Mission StatementInspired by Lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, Augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.The Shared Core Values of AugustanaCentral to the Augustana experience are five core values. The community lives them and honors them, and they infuse the academic curriculum as well as student life. These five values are identified below, followed by a phrase that sums up the essence of the word as it informs the College's mission. These phrases are, in turn, followed by how the value is expressed in the daily life of the College and its people.Christian"By being a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America"Centering on worshipWelcoming all faithsNurturing the search for a mature religious faithRelating Christian faith and ethics to learning and serviceLiberal Arts"By providing an education of enduring worth"Affirming teaching and learning as central and lifelongFostering a broad understanding of humans and their interactionsEnriching lives by exposure to enduring forms of aesthetic and creative expressionsDeveloping broad knowledge and skills crucial in a changing worldCreating awareness of one's own religious and ethical beliefs and those of othersCultivating health and wellnessExcellence"By committing to high standards and integrity"Practicing faithfulness in teaching, learning, supporting, administeringNurturing potentialChallenging the intellectActing ethicallyRecognizing achievementCommunity"By caring for one another and our environments"Responding to needsRespecting human differencesEmpowering one anotherTending to the ecology of placeService"By affirming that wholeness includes reaching out to others"Accepting the call to servanthoodPromoting justiceIntegrating career and serviceServing church and societyVisionAugustana University aspires to become one of America's premier church-related colleges.

Rooted in its Catholic heritage and continuing the 450-year old Jesuit tradition of educational excellence, Spring Hill College prepares students to become responsible leaders in service to others.We offer our students a thorough preparation for professional excellence. More importantly, we strive to awaken mind and spirit to the pursuit of truth and to an ever-deepening appreciation of the beauty of creation, the dignity of life, the demands of justice, and the mystery of God's love. In our community of living and learning, we are committed to the Jesuit tradition of 'cura personalis',that is, a care for the spiritual, social and intellectual growth of each individual. Through informed dialogue with the world' cultures, religions and peoples, we promote solidarity with the entire human family. And true to the Catholic and biblical tradition, we nurture both the personal and social dimensions of faith, seeking to draw students into a deeper and more vital relationship with God

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE CHALLENGES ITS STUDENTS TO A LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP THEIR INTELLECTUAL, ETHICAL, SPIRITUAL, AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND TO SET AND UPHOLD STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION AND CLOSELY RELATED TO THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, THE COLLEGE IS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING BASED ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES FORMED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIBERAL EDUCATION: INTELLECTUAL RIGOR, SELF-DISCOVERY, HUMAN DIGNITY, MUTUAL SUPPORT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SELF-DISCIPLINE, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS, THE APPRECIATION OF DIVERSITY AND THE NATURAL WORLD, AND THE JUDICIOUS USE OF RESOURCES. THE COLLEGE RECOGNIZES AND AFFIRMS ITS INTERDEPENDENCE WITH THE EXTERNAL COMMUNITIES-LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL-AND ITS COVENANT WITH THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA TO SHARE ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE PREPARES ITS STUDENTS THROUGH ITS CURRICULUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, PREPROFESSIONAL, PROF

On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors after six years of planning and building. In the early morning hours, construction workers were still preparing the Inner Quadrangle for the opening ceremonies. The great arch at the western end had been backed with panels of red and white cloth to form an alcove where the dignitaries would sit. Behind the stage was a life-size portrait of Leland Stanford, Jr., in whose memory the university was founded. About 2,000 seats, many of them sturdy classroom chairs, were set up in the 3-acre Quad, and they soon proved insufficient for the growing crowd. By midmorning, people were streaming across the brown fields on foot. Riding horses, carriages and farm wagons were hitched to every fence and at half past ten the special train from San Francisco came puffing almost to the university buildings on the temporary spur that had been used during construction. Just before 11 a.m., Leland and Jane Stanford mounted to the stage. As Mr. Stanford unfolded his manuscript and laid it on the large Bible that was open on the stand, Mrs. Stanford linked her left arm in his right and held her parasol to shelter him from the rays of the midday sun. He began in measured phrases: "In the few remarks I am about to make, I speak for Mrs. Stanford, as well as myself, for she has been my active and sympathetic coadjutor and is co-grantor with me in the endowment and establishment of this University..." What manner of people were this man and this woman, who had the intelligence, the means, the faith and the daring to plan a major university in Pacific soil, far from the nation's center of culture ? a university that broke from the classical tradition of higher learning?