Mission Statement, Statement of Purpose, and Catholic Identity Statement can be found on the Notre Dame College website in the Student Handbook (www.notredamecollege.edu/campus_life/studentHandbook/) and the Catalog (www.notredamecollege.edu/catalog/).

Mission Statement

Notre Dame College, a Catholic institution in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, educates a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility.

Statement of Purpose

Notre Dame College engages students, staff, and the wider community in the educational experience. Those who choose a Notre Dame education are encouraged to develop these values and skills:

  • Thinking logically, analytically, and creatively
  • Communicating effectively in speech and in writing
  • Demonstrating mastery of an academic discipline
  • Choosing wisely for health and well-being
  • Appreciating the fine arts
  • Integrating Judaeo-Christian values into their lives
  • Pursuing their personal spiritual development
  • Sharing talents and gifts in the spirit of friendship and compassion
  • Engaging in the lifelong search for truth, beauty, and justice.

Catholic Identity Statement

A Catholic college finds its identity not only in ethos, ministry, and worship, but also in its presentation of the broad history and diverse areas of theology:

  • the Gospel made appealing, interesting and intelligible within an educated Church
  • the traditions of centuries of reflection upon faith
  • the principles of the Catholic interpretation of Christianity
  • the Good News of Christ as beacon and bridge between the Church and the world.

Notre Dame College, fulfilling the ministry of the Catholic Church and the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame, realizes that true learning orients the human person

  • to the divine, that we may know what it is to be fully human, created in time and destined for eternity
  • to the wisdom of our ancestors, respecting the traditions of every people and every age, relying upon revelation and authority
  • to the self and the environment, preparing with concern and generosity for the future.

As a Catholic college, we therefore seek to develop

  • minds through which Christ thinks
  • hearts through which Christ loves
  • voices through which Christ speaks
  • hands through which Christ serves.