"Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost is a Catholic
university, founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, the
Spiritans, and sustained through a partnership of laity and religious. Duquesne
serves God by serving students – through commitment to excellence in liberal
and professional education, through profound concern for moral and spiritual
values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity,
and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the
world."
Fordham
University
We believe that students from all socio-economic
and ethnic backgrounds should have equal opportunity to obtain a college
degree. We further believe that
students who are otherwise qualified should not be denied access to higher
education due to barriers associated with economic, cultural, academic, or
disabling conditions. Our goal is to
assist first generation & income-qualified students to graduate from the
University.
Loyola University
Chicago is a Jesuit Catholic university dedicated to knowledge in the service
of humanity. It is a comprehensive, independent, urban institution of higher
education and health care. The university endeavors to develop in the lives of
students, faculty, and staff, the spirit of searching for truth and living for
others which characterized Ignatius of Loyola.
This university exists to preserve,
extend, and transmit knowledge and to deepen understanding of the human person,
the universe and God. Loyola values freedom of inquiry, the pursuit of truth,
and care for others, especially the young, the poor, and the sick. The
university strives to develop in its community a capacity for critical and
ethical judgment and a commitment to action in the service of faith and
justice. To perform its educational mission, Loyola stresses excellence in the
complementary endeavors of teaching and research.
The Jesuit character of the university
derives from the presence of Jesuits and others whose work is inspired by the
conviction that learning is a way of seeking and finding God. Loyola, while
believing in the Christ and His Church, welcomes students, faculty, and staff
from many religious and cultural backgrounds, confident that they will find the
university environment congenial, rewarding, and enriching.
Respect for the human person
characterizes Jesuit education, which encourages students to develop all
dimensions of themselves - intellectual, emotional, physical, creative, moral,
and spiritual. To accomplish this end, all undergraduate schools offer a common
core curriculum of liberal arts and sciences.
Loyola's graduate and professional
schools express the university's values through research, rigorous training,
and clinical practice. In addition to developing professional expertise, Loyola
emphasizes ethical behavior and recognition of the dignity of each individual.
As an employer, Loyola practices these same values.
The Loyola University Medical Center
addresses a wide range of education and health needs. Its teaching and research
facilities, faculty, and staff expand scientific knowledge, promote
health-related research, and train the health care professionals of the future,
while its hospital and out-patient center provide services to metropolitan
Chicago.
An urban institution, Loyola benefits
from Chicago's exceptional cultural, economic, and human resources. In turn,
the university affirms its long-standing commitment to urban life - and works
to solve its problems - in Chicago, the nation, and the world.
Aware of its international role in a
world unified by communications technology, and conscious of its emerging
national status, Loyola transmits its own cultural and intellectual heritage
while preparing students to understand and to serve the needs and aspirations
of the world community.
Loyola University Chicago encourages all
members to strive for excellence, to search for truth, to live for others, and
to develop in their lives a spirit of freedom. This is its tradition. This is
its character.
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Marquette University
Marquette
University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving
our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission,
therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the
fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of
faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others.
Excellence
Our
students, whether traditional or non-traditional, undergraduate, graduate or
professional, come to Marquette University to share our commitment to the
pursuit of excellence in all things as a life-long endeavor. They come to join
a community whose members -- faculty, staff, students, trustees, alumni and
friends alike -- believe that education must encompass the whole person:
spiritual and moral as well as intellectual, the heart as well as the mind. And
they come seeking the educational, professional and cultural advantages of a
university located in the heart of the city. We, in turn, take seriously our
responsibility to foster and support excellence in teaching and research, to
keep a Marquette education accessible to a diverse population of students, and
to offer personal attention and care to each member of the Marquette community.
Faith
As a
Catholic university, we are committed to the unfettered pursuit of truth under
the mutually illuminating powers of human intelligence and Christian faith. Our
Catholic identity is expressed in our choices of curricula, our sponsorship of
programs and activities devoted to the cultivation of our religious character,
our ecumenical outlook, and our support of Catholic beliefs and values.
Precisely because Catholicism at its best seeks to be inclusive, we are open to
all who share our mission and seek the truth about God and the world, and we
are firmly committed to academic freedom as the necessary precondition for that
search. We welcome and benefit enormously from the diversity of seekers within
our ranks, even as we freely choose and celebrate our own Catholic identity.
Leadership
As a
Jesuit university, Marquette embodies the intellectual and religious traditions
of the Society of Jesus. Through an academically-rigorous, values-centered
curriculum, our students receive a firm grounding in the liberal arts,
preparation for work in a world of increasing complexity and diversity, and
formation for life as ethical and informed leaders in their religious,
cultural, professional and civic communities. They work with and learn from
faculty who are true teacher scholars, whose research not only advances the sum
of human knowledge, but also informs their teaching, and whose commitment to
students is fundamental to their intellectual and professional lives.
Service
Through
both our academic and co-curricular programs, Marquette strives to develop men
and women who will dedicate their lives to the service of others, actively
entering into the struggle for a more just society. We expect all members of
the Marquette community, whatever their faith tradition, to give concrete
expression to their beliefs by giving of themselves in service to those in
need.
All this
we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human
community.
University of San Diego
The
University of San Diego is a community of scholars committed to the pursuit of
truth, academic excellence, and advancement of knowledge in liberal arts and
professional programs. Independent and comprehensive, the University of San
Diego is dedicated to providing a value-based education to all students in its
College and Schools.
A Roman
Catholic institution, the University is committed to belief in God, to the
recognition of the dignity of each individual and to the development of an
active faith community. It is Catholic because it witnesses to and probes the
Christian message as proclaimed by the Catholic Church.
The
University welcomes and respects those whose lives are formed by different
traditions, recognizing their important contributions to our pluralistic
society and to an atmosphere of open discussion essential to liberal education.
As a community the University is committed to collegiality, shared
decision-making and academic freedom.
Education
at the University is holistic, offering opportunities for intellectual,
physical, spiritual, emotional, social, and cultural development. Students are
challenged to develop knowledge, values and skills to enrich their lives and to
prepare them for careers which will provide service to their global, civic, and
faith communities.
University of San Francisco
The core mission of the University is to promote
learning in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. The University offers undergraduate,
graduate and professional students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed
as persons and professionals, and the values and sensitivity necessary to be
men and women for others.
The University will distinguish itself as a diverse, socially responsible
learning community of high quality scholarship and academic rigor sustained by
a faith that does justice. The University will draw from the cultural,
intellectual and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area and its
location on the Pacific Rim to enrich and strengthen its educational programs
Note: Their mission statement, adopted by the
board of trustees on 9-11-01, also includes statements on vision, core values
and strategic initiatives
Seton Hall
Seton Hall University is a major Catholic
university. In a diverse and collaborative environment it focuses on academic
and ethical development. Seton Hall students are prepared to be leaders in
their professional and community lives in a global society and are challenged
by outstanding faculty, an evolving technologically advanced setting and
values-centered curricula.
St. Louis University
The Mission of Saint Louis University is the pursuit of
truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity. The
University seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of
teaching, research and community service. It is dedicated to leadership in the
continuing quest for understanding of God’s creation, and for the discovery,
dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to
transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a Catholic, Jesuit
university, the pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the
Judaeo-Christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual
ideals of the Society of Jesus.
In support of this mission the University:
University of St. Thomas
Mission
and Values
The University of St. Thomas is a comprehensive,
co-educational, Catholic university. It seeks to develop morally responsible
individuals who combine career competency with cultural awareness and
intellectual curiosity.
In its undergraduate program, the university is committed to the development of
the student through a liberal arts education within the living Catholic
tradition and through a high degree of personal attention in a spiritually and
intellectually stimulating campus environment.
Graduate programs emphasize the integration of theory with practice, enhance
the professional competence and ethical judgment of their students, and foster
personal growth and an appreciation of lifelong learning.
In all of its academic programs and other educational enterprises, the
university is committed to meeting the diverse, changing needs of the
community. Throughout, the university fosters in the student a tradition of
service to the public welfare and an energetic, thoughtful approach to the
challenges of contemporary life.
Note: Does not include convictions and vision
statements