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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only UC campus in the 10-campus system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.
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.
Howard University, a culturally diverse, comprehensive, research-intensive and historically Black private university, provides an educational experience of exceptional quality at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels to students of high academic standing and potential, with particular emphasis upon educational opportunities for Black students. Moreover, the University is dedicated to attracting and sustaining a cadre of faculty who are, through their teaching, research and service, committed to the development of distinguished, historically aware, and compassionate graduates and to the discovery of solutions to human problems in the United States and throughout the world. With an abiding interest in both domestic and international affairs, the University is committed to continuing to produce leaders for America and the global community.
Clarkson University is an independent, nationally recognized technological university whose faculty of teacher-scholars aspires to offer superior instruction and engage in high-quality research and scholarship in engineering, business, science, health, and liberal arts
Maryville University Is One Of The Outstanding Private Universities In The Midwest Offering An Innovative Liberal Arts Education Leading To Excellent Academic And Professional Programs In The Arts And Sciences, Health Professions, Education And Business That Prepare Students For A Life Of Engagement And Achievement In Multiple Fields Of Endeavor.
CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY IS A COMPREHENSIVE, COEDUCATIONAL, INSTITUTION OFFERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LEADING TO ASSOCIATE, BACCALAUREATE, MASTERS AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES PROVIDED THROUGH ITS THREE COLLEGES: COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES, AND THE RUTH S. COLEMAN COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES.
The University of Pikeville is a private, regionally focused higher‑education institution serving Central Appalachia. It prepares students for professional and civic life through undergraduate and graduate programs (including health professions), while promoting intellectual, cultural, and economic opportunity in the region and upholding its stated Christian heritage and community commitments.
St. Olaf, a four-year college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, provides an education committed to the liberal arts, rooted in the Christian gospel, and incorporating a global perspective. In the conviction that life is more than a livelihood, it focuses on what is ultimately worthwhile and fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit. Now in its second century, St. Olaf College remains dedicated to the high standards set by its Norwegian immigrant founders. In the spirit of free inquiry and free expression, it offers a distinctive environment that integrates teaching, scholarship , creative activity, and opportunities for encounter with the Christian Gospel and God?s call to faith. The college intends that its graduates combine academic excellence and theological literacy with a commitment to lifelong learning. St. Olaf College strives to be an inclusive community, respecting those of differing backgrounds and beliefs. Through its curriculum, campus life, and off-campus programs, it stimulates students' critical thinking and heightens their moral sensitivity; it encourages them to be seekers of truth, leading lives of unselfish service to others; and it challenges them to be responsible and knowledgeable citizens of the world.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF GEORGIA TECH THROUGH STUDENT BODY PARTICIPATION IN "HEALTHFUL EXERCISES, RECREATIONS, ATHLETIC GAMES AND CONTESTS". THE ASSOCIATION "DEVELOPS THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL CHANGE THE WORLD". ITS MISSION IS TO "INSPIRE AND EMPOWER STUDENT-ATHLETES TO BE CHAMPIONS IN ACADEMICS, COMPETITION, AND LIFE" WHILE EMPHASIZING FOUR CORE VALUES EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, AND CHARACTER.
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
Penn State is a multicampus public research university that educates students from Pennsylvania, the nation and the world, and improves the well being and health of individuals and communities through integrated programs of teaching, research, and service. Their instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education offered through both resident instruction and online delivery. Their educational programs are enriched by the cutting edge knowledge, diversity, and creativity of our faculty, students, and staff. Their research, scholarship, and creative activity promote human and economic development, global understanding, and progress in professional practice through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and the professions. As Pennsylvania's land-grant university, they provide unparalleled access and public service to support the citizens of the Commonwealth. They engage in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners here and abroad to generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge that is valuable to society.