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我们的使命
Massachusetts College of Liberal 艺术s (MCLA) is the Commonwealth's public liberal arts college and a campus of the Massachusetts state university system. MCLA促进 excellence in learning and teaching, innovative scholarship, intellectual creativity, public service, applied knowledge, and active and responsible 公民hip. MCLA准备 its graduates to be practical problem solvers and engaged, resilient global 公民.
Our mission guides the strategic goals that advance MCLA: Excellence in Teaching and Learning; 支持ive and Inclusive Community; Responsive and Intentional Stewardship; 公共目标与参与. These goals reflect the interplay of the shared values that shape our commitment to students, faculty, staff, and 我们的社区:
访问: We believe a high quality liberal arts education should be available and affordable
to all who aspire to it and are prepared for its challenges. MCLA致力于
提供这样的机会.
批判性思维: Through MCLA's role as leader, convener, and partner, we cultivate critical thinking and analysis in our learning and teaching. We promote a spirit of informed and open-ended 调查. Our community members demonstrate consideration, deliberation, and planning in addressing challenges and opportunities in our 社会.
发现和理解: We understand intellectual disciplines and specific courses of study interact dynamically in academic and co-curricular experiences. We believe in strengthening student, faculty, and community interaction through engaging coursework, shared re搜索, and service.
全球意识: We know that a liberal arts education affords students an appreciation of the wider world, both as a subject of intellectual discovery and through engagement with our 社会. We work to create and sustain the breadth of curriculum, experiences, and opportunities that lead us all to understand our active roles as knowledgeable global 公民.
包容的社区: MCLA致力于 creating a campus climate and culture of mutual respect that
represents and honors diversity in our 社会. We celebrate this diversity and affirm
所有人的尊严和价值. We intentionally integrate topics of social,
cultural, and physical diversity in the curricular, co-curricular, and work life of
我们的社区.
创新, Experimentation and Creativity: We promote creativity and 调查, and the role of a liberal arts institution to provide students with the freedom and means to explore ideas and take intellectual 创造性风险.
领导: We believe that leadership is a shared responsibility, and encourage all members of the MCLA community to develop their affinity for leadership through formal coursework, professional development, co-curricular training, and practical application. 我们培养 leadership opportunities and development programs to further these goals.
终身学习: We empower learners to develop habits of learning that have integrity and engender
尊重传统. 我们部署了21个st century tools for learning in our academic and co-curricular programs that prepare
students to be informed, engaged, and capable learners.
实用性与立博中文版官网: We believe that the disciplines of arts, sciences, and professional studies empower individuals with broad knowledge and transferable skills, and a strong sense of values 和道德. In its programs and initiatives MCLA forges the connection among academic study, experiential learning, civic engagement, and future success.
管理: We manage our resources responsibly and sustainably, and offer a variety of educational, cultural, and recreational experiences for the campus and local communities. 我们提供 unique resources for the greater Berkshire region. 我们鼓励服务精神 among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees, and to serve as stewards of 未来.
