The Millsaps Purpose
Millsaps College is a community founded
on trust in disciplined learning as a key to a rewarding life.
In keeping with its character as a
liberal arts college and its historic role in the mission of the
United Methodist Church, Millsaps seeks to provide a learning environment
which increases knowledge, deepens understanding of faith, and inspires
the development of mature citizens with the intellectual capacities,
ethical principles, and sense of responsibility that are needed
for leadership in all sectors of society.
The programs of the College are designed
to promote independent and critical thinking; individual and collaborative
problem solving; creativity, sensitivity, and tolerance; the power
to inform and challenge others; and an expanded appreciation of
humanity and the universe.
Pursuant of this purpose, Millsaps
College is committed to the following objectives through its academic
program, support services, and outreach to the wider community:
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Academic Program
to select well-prepared students of
diverse social, ethnic, geographical, and age backgrounds
to provide an integrated core curriculum
in the liberal arts and sciences for all undergraduates
to help students understand themselves
and others and become responsible and effective citizens through
their studies
to provide opportunities for study
in depth and the development of disciplinary competencies in undergraduate
programs
to provide a graduate program in business
that develops future leaders and expands the body of knowledge in
the practice of management
to provide a curriculum which fosters
student development in clear thinking, in oral and written communication,
in quantitative reasoning, in aesthetic perception, and in the exercise
of good judgment
to promote the cognitive growth and
ethical development of students through pedagogies that acknowledge
different learning styles
to foster a caring community that nurtures
open inquiry and independent critical thinking
to structure opportunities for students
to become competent in self-assessment of their academic progress
to enable undergraduate students to
be successful in graduate and professional degree programs
to prepare graduate students with a
general management outlook toward organizations and the changing
environment of business
to recruit and retain a faculty well-qualified
to support the academic program
to provide faculty with resources for
professional development in teaching, scholarship, and research.
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College Support
Services
to provide physical and financial resources
sufficient to support the College mission
to support the personal development
of students through a program of counseling, student organizations,
and social activities
to provide activities and facilities
for the enhancement of student physical well-being
to provide opportunities for student
development in self- governance and in community governance
to provide for the aesthetic enrichment
of students through a program of cultural events
to foster the religious development
of students through a program of campus ministry
to provide library and computer resources
for student learning and research that adequately support the academic
program
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College Outreach
to a Wider Community
to foster a safe and secure campus
environment
to maintain an organizational structure
that supports participation in college governance by students, faculty,
staff, alumni, and administration, subject to procedures and policies
approved by the Board of Trustees
to assess as needed the ongoing activities
and programs of the College and to use those continuing assessments
in planning and implementing college policies and activities.
to foster a mutually supportive relationship
between the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church
and the College
to provide educational services to
alumni and others in the Jackson area
to maintain mutually beneficial cooperative
relationships with local communities, schools, colleges, organizations,
and agencies
to involve alumni and other constituents
of the College in college affairs
to participate regionally, nationally,
and internationally in cooperative programs with other colleges
and universities as well as academic and professional associations.
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