Lincoln Memorial University

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY IS A VALUES-BASED LEARNING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES.

UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE PROGRAMS THE UNIVERSITY STRIVES TO GIVE STUDENTS A FOUNDATION FOR A MORE PRODUCTIVE LIFE BY UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S LIFE: A DEDICATION TO INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND IMPROVEMENT; A RESPECT FOR CITIZENSHIP; RECOGNITION OF THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF HIGH MORAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS; AND A BELIEF IN A PERSONAL GOD. THE UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE. THE UNIVERSITY'S CURRICULUM AND COMMITMENT TO QUALITY INSTRUCTION AT EVERY LEVEL ARE BASED ON THE BELIEFS THAT GRADUATES MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN AN ERA OF RAPIDLY AND CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDING COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, MUST HAVE AN APPRECIABLE DEPTH OF LEARNING IN A FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE, MUST APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS WAYS BY WHICH WE COME TO KNOW OURSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US, AND MUST BE ABLE TO EXERCISE INFORMED JUDGEMENTS. THE UNIVERSITY BELIEVES THAT ONE OF THE MAJOR CORNERSTONES OF MEANINGFUL EXISTENCE IS SERVICE TO HUMANITY. BY MAKING EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WHERE THEY LIVE AND THROUGH VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO ADVANCE LIFE IN THE CUMBERLAND GAP AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH ITS TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE MISSION.

DEBUSK COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (DCOM) STATEMENT COMMITTED TO THE PREMISE THAT THE CORNERSTONE OF MEANINGFUL EXISTENCE IS SERVICE TO HUMANITY. THE MISSION OF LMU-DCOM IS ACHIEVED BY: TEACHING, RESEARCH, SERVICE, INCLUDING OSTEOPATHIC CLINICAL SERVICE AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE APPALACHIAN REGION AND BEYOND; RURAL COMMUNITIES SUPPORTED BY SUPERIOR FACULTY AND TECHNOLOGY; CARE, DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE AS AN ENDURING COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBILITY AND HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS.

THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY-DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW BUILDS UPON A FOUNDATION THAT UPHOLDS THE PRINCIPLES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLNS LIFE: A DEDICATION TO INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND IMPROVEMENT; A RESPECT FOR CITIZENSHIP; RECOGNITION OF THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF HIGH MORAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS; AND A BELIEF IN A PERSONAL GOD. THROUGH TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE, THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY-DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW WILL PREPARE GRADUATES: 1. WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE PREMISE THAT THE CORNERSTONE OF MEANINGFUL EXISTENCE IS SERVICE TO HUMANITY; 2. WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS REPRESENTATIVES OF CLIENTS, OFFICERS OF THE COURTS, AND PUBLIC CITIZENS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW; AND 3. WHO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE, BASIS AND ROLE OF THE LAW AND ITS INSTITUTIONS, AND THE SKILLS OF LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING, ISSUE RECOGNITION, REASONING, PROBLEM SOLVING, ORGANIZATION, AND ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.