Institutional Outcomes
Clarke University has several institutional outcomes that are tied to the mission and goals of the university. Clarke University graduates are persons who believe in and demonstrate the following:
- Intellectual rigor and curiosity
- Critical analysis and informed decision making
- Spiritual depth and values
- Aesthetic sensitivity and cultural appreciation
- Active community involvement
- Contemporary professional skills in a field of choice
- Personal and social responsibility
- Acceptance of diversity in people and ideas
- Self-knowledge, self-confidence, and self-motivation
Institutional Goals
TO FOSTER OUR MISSION:
WE ENCOURAGE personal and intellectual growth by:
- Challenging ourselves to grow, experiment, and explore
- Fostering critical thinking and informed decision-making
- Requiring articulate communication of thoughts and ideas
- Setting high standards for quality
- Utilizing the best tools available for learning
- Providing skills for success in the contemporary world
- Developing creativity, aesthetic awareness, and appreciation
- Encouraging personal initiatives and leadership
- Promoting physical well-being
- Instilling a passion for life-long learning.
WE PROMOTE global awareness and social responsibility by:
- Supporting and caring for one another
- Recognizing the responsibility and necessity to serve others
- Reaching out actively to serve the community
- Respecting individual rights, privacy, and diversity
- Raising consciousness regarding contemporary issues
- Emphasizing peaceful resolutions to conflict
- Modeling collaboration in leadership
- Bringing about positive changes as responsible members of a world community.
WE DEEPEN spiritual values by:
- Supporting the Catholic tradition
- Enhancing one’s own search for the Sacred
- Applying spiritual values in our lives
- Challenging ourselves to understand other traditions
- Experiencing community celebrations of faith