Value: Quality Liberal Arts Education

Goals:

  1. To provide a broad liberal arts education as a means of fostering a pursuit of a life of purpose and freedom, truth and wisdom, tolerance for different ideas, and a spirit of generosity toward others.

  2. To assist students in acquiring an understanding of the various modes of inquiry and expression in the broad areas of knowledge and experience -- humanities, social sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, history, religion, and fine arts.

  3. To provide opportunities for students to achieve competence in the skills of oral and written communications, mathematics, critical thinking, problem solving, and the use of computer technology.

  4. To recruit qualified Christian faculty and staff committed to the challenge of integrating faith and discipline and to meeting the individual and collective needs of students, support their personal and professional growth, and reward excellence in performance and service.