University of La Verne

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Mission Statement

Through its academic and co-curricular programs, the University provides rich educational opportunities that relate to both the academic and personal development of its students. For its undergraduates the University offers a challenging general education program, as well as a strong knowledge base in a particular discipline. Graduate programs at ULV are offered in selected professional disciplines. These programs are aimed at the practicing professional, and seek to integrate theory and practice. Philosophically, the University emphasizes four major concerns that affirm a positive and rewarding life for its students. 1. A Values Orientation The University affirms a philosophy of life that actively supports the health of the planet and its people. The University, therefore, encourages students to become reflective about personal, professional, and societal values in the light of this affirmation. 2. Community and Diversity The University promotes the goal of community within a context of diversity. The University, therefore, encourages students to understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures which exists locally, nationally, and internationally. It also seeks to promote appreciation of biodiversity by helping students understand the impact/dependence of human beings on their environment. 3. Lifelong Learning The University commits itself to an approach to education that is lifelong in nature. Therefore, it teaches students how to learn, how to think critically, how to do responsible research, and how to access and integrate information in order to prepare them for career growth and flexibility and continued personal growth. 4. Community Service The University believes that service is a primary goal of the educated person. The University therefore encourages its students to experience the responsibilities and rewards of serving the human and ecological community.