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THE VISION
Bellarmine is a bright, young, vigorous and growing institution, with a demonstrable recent record of success. It is perfectly poised for a dramatic transformation – for the great benefit of the region, nation and world we serve.
All of our leaders know that higher education is critical to successful economic development and quality of life. We need more people with higher levels of education – not just for jobs, but for good jobs in the new economy. And not just for the money, but for civility, culture and quality of life.
Public universities cannot do this work by themselves.
Private universities cannot do it by themselves, either.
It takes both public and private universities – in a mutually support-ive, mutually beneficial, non-threatening relationship of collaboration and positive competition.
This relationship exists in other states and competing regions – but it has been absent here.
Bellarmine University is now on a course to complete that equation.
Our vision is that, by the year 2020, in stages of 5-10-15 years, Bellarmine University will become…
The Premier Independent Catholic University in the South – and thereby the leading private university in the Commonwealth and region – educating with excellence each Bellarmine student in the knowledge, skills and values for successful living, work, leadership and service, to help create a sustainable future for our regional, national and international communities.
This Vision is firmly rooted in the University’s mission. It is difficult to imagine truly fulfilling our mission without realizing Vision 2020.
Our mission statement says that “Bellarmine University is an independent Catholic university serving the region, nation and world by educating talented, diverse students of many faiths, ages, nations, and cultures, and with respect for each individual’s intrinsic value and dignity. We educate our students through undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts and professional studies, within which students develop the intellectual, moral, ethical and professional competencies for successful living, work, leadership and service to others. We achieve these goals in an educational environment committed to excellence, academic freedom, and authentic conversations that are not dominated by particular political or other narrow perspectives. Here we seek to foster a thoughtful, informed consideration of serious ideas, values and issues – time-honored and contemporary – across a broad range of compelling concerns that are regional, national and international. By these means, Bellarmine seeks to benefit the public interest, to help create the future, and to improve the human condition. Thus we strive to be worthy of our foundational motto: In Veritatis Amore, In the Love of Truth.”
Vision 2020 is ambitious and achievable.
The rewards will be breathtaking.
Historic.
Transformational.
A legacy for generations to come in our community,state and region.
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