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Mission:
Newberry College challenges
and nurtures students for lifetimes of service and leadership
through intellectual transformation, social development, a
culture of physical well-being, and spiritual growth by providing
a Christian education in the Lutheran Tradition.
Goal:
Our goal is to produce graduates who:
- Write and speak effectively
- Think critically
- Can use information technology
- Are competitive for graduate and professional
programs
- Appreciate the dignity and worth of all
- Have successful marriages and are effective
parents
- Are valued employees
- Live healthy life-styles
- Are contributing members of their communities
and churches
- Understand the Christian faith and its
ethical implications
Academic
freedom, intellectual dialogue, and diversity of viewpoint
Newberry
College, a coeducational
undergraduate
college of the liberal arts and sciences, is a residential
learning community dedicated to the intellectual, social,
physical, and spiritual development of its students in a caring
and supportive environment. Owned and in part supported by
the South Carolina, Southeastern, Florida/Bahamas and Caribbean
Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),
the College enrolls a small but diverse student body hailing
predominantly from the southeastern United States.
As
a Lutheran College, Newberry College recognizes the value
of academic freedom, intellectual dialogue, and diversity
of viewpoint. The Lutheran tradition also celebrates the concept
of vocation, leading students to prepare for meaningful life
experiences, occupations, and service to the world as well
as to the church.
As
a small residential college, Newberry seeks to create a community
of students concerned with academic excellence, service to
others, and responsible citizenship. The College aims to graduate
students as informed, articulate, and responsible human beings
with an enhanced capacity for continued growth toward personal
excellence and a deepened ability to place issues in a humane
and ethical context. To accomplish these ends, the College
offers a challenging educational program and a rich set of
opportunities for involvement in co-curricular activities.
The formal academic program combines a liberal arts core curriculum
with in-depth study in a variety of traditional disciplines
and selected professional and pre-professional fields. Newberry
students may pursue one of four baccalaureate degrees (Bachelor
of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, and
Bachelor of Science).
Newberry
College seeks to recruit and retain a diverse group of qualified
staff and faculty members committed to the intellectual, social,
physical, and spiritual development of its students. Members
of the faculty take seriously their responsibilities to teach
and advise students, to encourage creativity and innovative
thinking, to maintain scholarly lives, and to provide service
to the community. Both faculty and staff members endeavor
to nurture positive relationships with students and to demonstrate
responsible, ethical conduct in their dealings with the College’s
various constituencies.
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