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Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts. The university is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, creative endeavors, and service. The university strives to instill the strength, skill, and character essential for lifelong learning, personal responsibility, and sustained achievement within a community that fosters free inquiry.

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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ASPIRES TO BE A PREMIER RESEARCH UNIVERSITY AND IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING ITS ROLE AND WORKS TO AMPLIFY THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION OF TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE. LEHIGH LOOKS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE GREATER SUCCESS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE WORLD.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IS A PRIVATE JESUIT UNIVERSITY THAT PROVIDES HIGHER EDUCATION WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE TO EDUCATE LEADERS WHO WILL FASHION A MORE HUMANE AND JUST WORLD THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES HOUSING AND OTHER AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR ITS FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, AND THESE SERVICES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF the University.

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SEE SCHEDULE OOHIO WESLEYAN'S CHARTER PROVIDES THAT "THE UNIVERSITY IS FOREVER TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE MOST LIBERAL PRINCIPLES, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS, AND DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITIZENS IN GENERAL." IN THE SPIRIT OF ITS HERITAGE, THE UNIVERSITY DEFINES ITSELF AS A COMMUNITY OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DEVOTED TO THE FREE PURSUIT OF TRUTH. IT DEVELOPS IN ITS STUDENTS QUALITIES OF INTELLECT AND CHARACTER THAT WILL BE USEFUL NO MATTER WHAT THEY CHOOSE TO DO IN LATER LIFE. OWU JUDGES ITSELF SUCCESSFUL WHEN IT HAS ACCOMPLISHED THREE OBJECTIVES IN ITS WORK WITH STUDENTS: TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE. TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE CERTAIN IMPORTANT CAPABILITIES OF STUDENTS. TO PLACE EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF VALUES.

St. Olaf, a four-year college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, provides an education committed to the liberal arts, rooted in the Christian gospel, and incorporating a global perspective. In the conviction that life is more than a livelihood, it focuses on what is ultimately worthwhile and fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit. Now in its second century, St. Olaf College remains dedicated to the high standards set by its Norwegian immigrant founders. In the spirit of free inquiry and free expression, it offers a distinctive environment that integrates teaching, scholarship , creative activity, and opportunities for encounter with the Christian Gospel and God?s call to faith. The college intends that its graduates combine academic excellence and theological literacy with a commitment to lifelong learning. St. Olaf College strives to be an inclusive community, respecting those of differing backgrounds and beliefs. Through its curriculum, campus life, and off-campus programs, it stimulates students' critical thinking and heightens their moral sensitivity; it encourages them to be seekers of truth, leading lives of unselfish service to others; and it challenges them to be responsible and knowledgeable citizens of the world.

The University of Portland, an independently governed Catholic university guided by the Congregation of Holy Cross, addresses significant questions of human concern through interdisciplinary studies of the arts, sciences, and humanities and through studies in majors and professional programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a diverse community of scholars dedicated to excellence and innovation, we pursue teaching and learning, faith and formation, leadership and service in the classrooms, residence halls, and all activities of campus life. Because we value the development of the entire person, the university honors faith and reason as ways of knowing, promotes ethical reflection, and prepares people who respond to the needs of the world and its human family.

Wake Forest University, an institution of higher education, was organized exclusively for educational purposes, and is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: two undergraduate institutions, a graduate school and four professional schools.

Montreat College is an independent, Christ-centered, liberal arts institution that educates students through intellectual inquiry, spiritual formation, and preparation for calling and career, all to impact the world for Jesus Christ.

On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors after six years of planning and building. In the early morning hours, construction workers were still preparing the Inner Quadrangle for the opening ceremonies. The great arch at the western end had been backed with panels of red and white cloth to form an alcove where the dignitaries would sit. Behind the stage was a life-size portrait of Leland Stanford, Jr., in whose memory the university was founded. About 2,000 seats, many of them sturdy classroom chairs, were set up in the 3-acre Quad, and they soon proved insufficient for the growing crowd. By midmorning, people were streaming across the brown fields on foot. Riding horses, carriages and farm wagons were hitched to every fence and at half past ten the special train from San Francisco came puffing almost to the university buildings on the temporary spur that had been used during construction. Just before 11 a.m., Leland and Jane Stanford mounted to the stage. As Mr. Stanford unfolded his manuscript and laid it on the large Bible that was open on the stand, Mrs. Stanford linked her left arm in his right and held her parasol to shelter him from the rays of the midday sun. He began in measured phrases: "In the few remarks I am about to make, I speak for Mrs. Stanford, as well as myself, for she has been my active and sympathetic coadjutor and is co-grantor with me in the endowment and establishment of this University..." What manner of people were this man and this woman, who had the intelligence, the means, the faith and the daring to plan a major university in Pacific soil, far from the nation's center of culture ? a university that broke from the classical tradition of higher learning?