About Us
Mission Statement
Lewis
University, guided by its Catholic and Lasallian
heritage, provides
to a diverse student population programs for a liberal and professional
education grounded in the interaction of knowledge and fidelity
in the search for truth.
Lewis
promotes the development of the complete person through the pursuit
of wisdom and justice. Fundamental to its mission is a spirit
of association which fosters community in all teaching, learning
and service. These distinctive values guide the University in
fulfilling its mission:
Knowledge
The result of a lifelong pursuit of learning fostered through creative and critical interaction in a community of learners.
- Fidelity
The spirit which recognizes God as ultimate reality, unifying the diverse forms of knowledge in the pursuit of fullness of truth, while recognizing the diversity of human experience.
- Wisdom
The result of the integration of reflection and action developed through higher learning throughout all of life.
- Justice
The affirmation of the equal dignity of every person and the promotion of personal and social responsibility.
- Association
The process of forming a community of mutual respect, collegiality, collaboration and service.
Download and read an expanded version of the Lewis
University Mission Statement (PDF format).
The
word “Lasallian” in our Mission statement is
a reference to Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the
Christian Brothers, a religious teaching order of men. The Sign
of Faith (Signum Fidei) is part of the seal of the Christian
Brothers. Learn more
about Saint De La Salle.
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