The St. Andrews Mission Statement

Mission Statement

The University’s mission is to offer students an array of pre-professional and liberal arts and sciences programs of study that create a life transforming educational opportunity which is practical in its application, global in its scope, and multi-disciplinary in its general education core. Students will acquire depth of knowledge and expertise in their chosen field of study, balanced by breadth of knowledge across various disciplines. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing oral and written communication, and critical thinking skills.

The University awards degrees at the associate, bachelor and master levels, and offers students educational opportunities at locations in Florida and North Carolina. Traditional classroom, online, and hybrid learning environments are available. Opportunities exist for students to draw on the courses and programs of study at both locations through online courses and/or periods of residence at either campus. Webber’s programs in Florida focus on the worldwide business environment, and emphasize development of skills in administration and strategic planning, applied modern business practices, and entrepreneurship. The St. Andrews locations offer an array of traditional undergraduate liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional programs of study.

Administrative approval: November 17, 2011
Approved by the Webber and St. Andrews Boards of Trustees: December 19, 2011

St. Andrews Community of Learning

St. Andrews University is a four-year, church-related, co-educational liberal arts and sciences institution, serving traditional and non-traditional students from diverse national, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The College offers residential and nonresidential undergraduate degree programs, certification programs, and special training programs. One of the first campuses designed to be accessible, St. Andrews takes particular pride in its historical commitment to accommodating students with physical disabilities.

St. Andrews works to break down intellectual and interpersonal barriers. In its academic programming, the University builds bridges across disciplines, developing students’ abilities to understand the multiple perspectives necessary for addressing complex problems. Members of the faculty work cooperatively as teachers and advisors while maintaining a commitment to scholarship and professional development in their disciplines. Through its integrated core curriculum, the College seeks to graduate informed, articulate individuals, able to live and work productively in an expanding global community. Major programs further provide students with a depth of knowledge and with proficiency in the tools and techniques of at least one academic field, supplemented by an awareness of the questions of value implicit in all vocations.

As a College of the Church, St. Andrews embraces values deeply rooted in the Christian tradition: respect for the dignity of all persons, responsibility toward our natural and social environments; openness toward dialogue with other spiritual traditions. True to the historical Presbyterian commitment to intellectual inquiry, St. Andrews views critical exploration in all disciplines as compatible with faithful living, insisting that faith without knowledge risks fanaticism, and knowledge without faith risks cynicism.

St. Andrews understands genuinely successful academic communities to be inclusive and student-centered. Responding to the needs of diverse learning constituencies, the College offers educational and residential environments which enhance the academic enterprise through an array of career, technological, and other support services. Due regard for healthy life-styles and physical well-being is encouraged through athletic programs and the core curriculum. The University builds bridges to communities and the world of work beyond the campus, promoting experiential and service learning through internships, community service activities, and international travel/study opportunities.

Finally, St. Andrews builds bridges to the future, believing that both institutions and individuals require openness and flexibility to adapt to rapid change. The University therefore engages in systematic self-evaluation in order to maintain dynamic and relevant programs. It further encourages all members of its community to practice habits of lifelong learning and personal growth.

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