Mission and Values

Mission

Marian University is a Catholic applied liberal arts community that welcomes diverse spiritual traditions. Sponsored by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, Marian University engages students in the education of the whole person. We embrace justice and compassion and transform lives for professional service and leadership in the global community.

Courage, Determination, and Fortitude

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Core Values

Marian University is a community committed to learning, dedicated to service and social justice, and joined together by spiritual traditions. Our five core values inspire everything we do.

Community
Respecting our diversity as individuals, we encourage, challenge, and nurture one another, joining together to accomplish our shared mission and vision.
Learning
We engage in a collaborative lifelong process of seeking truth and appropriating knowledge and values to transform the individual, our communities, and the world.`
Service
Through active service and ministry, we support one another and seek to meet the needs of the larger community.
Social Justice
We work to create individual and societal change which supports the value, dignity, and opportunity of every person.
Spiritual Traditions
Valuing Marian's Catholic religious heritage, we respect each individual's freedom to explore a diversity of spiritual beliefs.

Vision

Marian University: Transforming lives and improving our world through compassionate, innovative, and exemplary education.

Vision in Action Statement

Marian University, a Catholic liberal arts university grounded in the charism of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, is a vibrant and values-centered teaching and learning community.Providing a higher education experience for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, Marian University nurtures the capacity to thrive in all areas of life: spirituality, education, career, and service to others.

Marian University supports students as they engage in a rigorous education that fosters research and scholarship for the sake of learning and career development.Marian University preserves mission-driven financial security while enhancing a reputation for providing affordable education, even for persons of modest means.

This work takes place in classrooms, online, and in ways and places yet unknown.