Think. Communicate. Collaborate.
Create. 鈥or meaningful lives.
鈥淭o think, communicate, collaborate and create鈥� is not only what we strive to teach students, it鈥檚 the environment we seek to provide for faculty and staff so that they may do their best work.
鈥�Think鈥� refers to analytical and creative thinking, to reflecting, to connecting ideas. 鈥�Communicate鈥� encapsulates written, oral, visual and digital fluencies. 鈥�Collaborate鈥� recognizes that most research and learning experiences require the ability to work cooperatively toward a shared goal. 鈥�Create鈥� means producing knowledge as well as inventing techniques or materials; it embraces performance, composition and art.
鈥�鈥or meaningful lives鈥� refers to the empowering effects of education and self-knowledge. It recognizes that a broad and deep liberal arts education provides perspective, context and understanding. It recognizes that today鈥檚 students will likely have multiple careers 鈥� and our job is to provide the foundation that permits them to adapt, to excel, to explore the unexpected path.
