任务
Wittenberg University provides a liberal arts education dedicated to intellectual inquiry and wholeness of person within a diverse residential community. Reflecting its Lutheran heritage, Wittenberg challenges students to become responsible global citizens, 去发现他们的使命, 领导个人, 专业, 以及创造性的公民生活, 服务, 同情, 和完整性.
我们的价值观
文科
170多年来, Wittenberg's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, 读, and communicate with precision, 理解, 和想象力. We are dedicated to education in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-专业 education grounded in the liberal arts.
知识探究
Wittenberg embraces the life of the mind. We promote high standards of artistic, 学术, and scientific inquiry among our students and faculty. Teaching and research at Wittenberg emphasize the discovery of new knowledge as well as the 学习 of received wisdom. Intellectual inquiry is enhanced by the thoughtful participation of diverse peoples with diverse perspectives. We are committed to bringing to the lives of our students an enduring passion for 学习, 这需要冒险, 持久性, 反射, 道德标准高.
人的整体性
Members of the Wittenberg community support each other in the personal search for balance that characterizes wholeness of person. 提升领导力, 信心, 社区参与, we help every student develop in harmony intellectual capabilities, 美感, 身体健康, 精神上的身份, 以及社会关系.
学习者社区
A purposeful and intentionally diverse community, centered on a residential campus, sustains education in the liberal arts and the exploration of complex and competing ideas within an ethos of accountability and support. 来自这个社区, we serve and engage our urban home of Springfield and the broader communities around the globe. By affirming the dignity of every person and fostering a spirit of respect, we create and expand opportunities to pursue knowledge in and out of the classroom.
路德教会的传统
Wittenberg expresses its Lutheran heritage through its continuing relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its welcome to people of all beliefs and backgrounds, its commitment to academic freedom and excellence, its exploration of the relationship between faith and 学习, its promotion of campus worship life, its encouragement of 反射 upon religious views and values, and its commitment to 服务 to the community and the world.
全球公民
A Wittenberg education prepares students for the challenge and responsibility of global citizenship. 通过我们的课程, 留学的机会, and the enriching presence of international students, we engage the complexity of the human experience, 学习 about and from cultures around the world. We are committed to providing opportunities for students to interact with others of widely different backgrounds, seeking common solutions to problems facing our world.
调用
Wittenberg values the unique contributions each individual can make in responding to the needs of neighbors both near and far. We encourage all students to discern their vocations and to understand the meaningful connection between self-fulfillment and 服务 to the world.
创造力
创造力 is central to the study of the arts and sciences and to problem solving in all areas of inquiry. 创造力 requires the free and 开放 exchange of ideas, the ability to value and imagine different perspectives, and the intellectual tools necessary to make personal contributions in any area of study. We are committed to providing opportunities for students to explore new areas of knowledge and to form the intellectual associations supportive of the creative life.
服务
服务 provides an intentional opportunity to give back to the world and to promote social justice. 服务 requires us to learn about community needs, 关于我们是谁, and about what we can contribute. 我们是一名敬业的教师, 工作人员, and students to advancing the common good as local citizens and as members of the global community.
同情
同情 requires a broad knowledge of ourselves and of others, and of all our joys and ills. It combines an awareness of suffering with a desire to respond. At Wittenberg, we educate the mind to understand and we educate the heart to care.
完整性
完整性 means honesty and fidelity to the highest ethical standards, which are fundamental to teaching, 学习, 个人成长. We encourage our students to pursue knowledge and truth with moral courage and 反射, 过他们的生活.
