- Value [1] Christianity
- "By being a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America" * Centering on worship * Welcoming all faiths * Nurturing
the search for a mature religious faith * Relating Christian faith and ethics to learning and service
- Value [2] Liberal Arts
- "By providing an education of enduring worth" * Affirming teaching and learning as central and lifelong * Fostering a broad
understanding of humans and their interactions * Enriching lives by exposure to enduring forms of aesthetic and creative expressions
* Developing broad knowledge and skills crucial in a changing world * Creating awareness of one's own religious and ethical
beliefs and those of others * Cultivating health and wellness
- Value [3] Excellence
- "By committing to high standards and integrity" * Practicing faithfulness in teaching, learning, supporting, administering
* Nurturing potential * Challenging the intellect * Acting ethically * Recognizing achievement
- Value [4] Community
- "By caring for one another and our environments" * Responding to needs * Respecting human differences * Empowering one another
* Tending to the ecology of place
- Value [5] Service
- "By affirming that wholeness includes reaching out to others" * Accepting the call to servanthood * Promoting justice * Integrating
career and service * Serving church and society
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