The Waynesburg University

PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.

INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTSWAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY EDUCATES STUDENTS BASED UPON: - A COMMITMENT TO THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH IN GOD'S WORLD THROUGH RIGOROUS SCHOLARSHIP, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS, FOUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES. - A COMMITMENT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE SCRIPTURES AS THE ESSENTIAL REFERENCE FOR FAITH AND LIFE. THE SCRIPTURES INFORM AND DEFINE OUR PERSPECTIVES IN SERVICE OF CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. - A COMMITMENT TO THE INTEGRATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH WITHIN THE VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. - A COMMITMENT TO EMPLOY FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO EMBODY THE VALUES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THEIR TEACHING, PERSONAL LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS. - A COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE OTHERS LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD, THROUGH THE USE OF OUR EDUCATION AND TALENTS IN SERVICE OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. - A COMMITMENT TO STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION WHERE THE INTERESTS, ASPIRATIONS AND NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT ARE VALUED AND ENCOURAGED. - A COMMITMENT TO WELCOME STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS CULTURES, BACKGROUNDS, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND AGES TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEARNING COMMUNITY. - A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP STUDENTS WHO WILL EXHIBIT INTEGRITY, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, BASED UPON THE SCRIPTURAL CALLING OF JESUS CHRIST FOR ALL OF LIFE.INSTITUTIONAL GOALSWAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO:FOR STUDENTS - PREPARE STUDENTS AT BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND VALUES NECESSARY FOR THE VOCATIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE CALLED BY GOD. - CULTIVATE THE ABILITY OF STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND TO APPLY THESE SKILLS IN LIFELONG SCHOLARSHIP AND ETHICAL DECISION MAKING. - DEVELOP STUDENTS WHO PRACTICE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN BOTH THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD IN MANY DIFFERENT CONTEXTS. - EDUCATE STUDENTS TO APPLY PROCESSES OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING SKILLS IN EXAMINING BOTH INFORMATION AND THEORETICAL MODELS. - PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE LIFESTYLES, TRADITIONS AND RITUALS OF DIVERSE CULTURES. - EQUIP STUDENTS TO EXAMINE AND EMPLOY INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES WITH WISDOM AND FAITHFULNESS. - NURTURE STUDENTS' USE OF THEIR CREATIVE ABILITIES AND THEIR APPRECIATION OF AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS OF OTHERS. - CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC INQUIRY WITHIN THE BROAD CONTEXT OF THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION. - EDUCATE STUDENTS WITH DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN ONE OF THE ACADEMIC AND APPLIED DISCIPLINES THROUGH INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH AT EITHER THE UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE LEVEL. - ENGAGE STUDENTS TO BE SERVANTS AND CITIZENS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE WORLD IN WHICH THEY LIVE.WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO:FOR THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY - FOSTER A CHRISTIAN LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED AND ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP AS PEOPLE THROUGH A VARIETY OF CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS. - NURTURE A CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF IS AFFIRMED THROUGH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. - MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE AS EXPRESSED THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. - MAKE AVAILABLE CRITICAL AND EMERGING INFORMATIONAL, PHYSICAL AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY. - PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES THAT WILL ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. - ADDRESS THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE LOCAL REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL DEGREES, INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, UTILIZATION OF CAMPUS AND GRADUATE CENTER RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. - EFFECTIVELY MANAGE FISCAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION. - EXHIBIT RESPONSIBLE CARE FOR THE CREATION THROUGH THE INSTITUTION'S POLICIES AND PRACTICES.