Mission:
Newberry College prepares students in the Lutheran liberal arts tradition through its supportive academic community for lifelong intellectual and personal development, meaningful vocation, and engaged citizenship in a global society.
Goals:
Intellectual Development
Students will acquire, develop, and demonstrate:
- knowledge of the arts, sciences, and humanities as ways of understanding the world and our place in it
- effective oral and written communication skills
- critical thinking and quantitative analytical skills necessary for interpreting information and solving problems in a 21st-century global society
- proficiency in information literacy
Personal Development
Students will acquire, develop, and demonstrate:
- the ability to work with others as leaders or as members of a team to accomplish common goals in a diverse society
- an understanding of the heritage of the Christian faith and its contribution to humane problem-solving in the evolving global community
- moral reasoning skills essential for making life choices that balance personal freedoms and societal responsibilities
- the knowledge, attitudes, and habits that contribute to a healthy lifestyle
Meaningful Vocation
Students will acquire, develop, and demonstrate:
- knowledge of the history, methods of inquiry, and current intellectual claims of a chosen specific discipline or interdisciplinary area of study
- knowledge and skills that foster life-long personal growth and professional development in their vocational pursuits
Engaged Citizenship in a Global Society
Students will acquire, develop, and demonstrate:
- the values necessary for effective citizenship
- the skills and historical knowledge to think critically about complex national and global issues
- the qualities of personal and social responsibility necessary to sustain and deepen democracy