Mission Statement
The College of Arts and Sciences creates and sustains a community of lifelong learners in a nurturing environment that emphasizes literacy, critical thinking and humanistic and scientific inquiry across diverse fields of disciplinary and interdisciplinary study. The College promotes the free and rigorous pursuit of knowledge, respect for differing points of view and global cultures, appreciation for personal expression in all its artistic forms and challenges and rewards of community involvement.
CORE VALUES
Preamble
The College of Arts and Sciences is at the center of NKU's efforts to become a preeminent metropolitan university dedicated to strengthening the region's and the Commonwealth's intellectual, social, cultural, and civic vitality. We support these efforts by offering both disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs in the liberal arts and sciences that equip all learners with an understanding and appreciation of the fine arts, humanities, social and natural sciences and mathematics. Accordingly, we embrace the University's eight core values and augment them with the following:
Critical Inquiry
We are committed to stimulating students' abilities to think critically about their course of study, themselves and global issues, and to familiarizing them with methods of inquiry and means of expression across disciplines.
Engaged Citizenship
We are committed to providing an educational environment that encourages all learners to explore new avenues of learning and that provides them with academic, technological and practical skills as well as with insights into the human experience that are necessary for meaningful and satisfying personal and professional lives. By preparing students for a lifetime of learning, we will help them to adapt to and participate fully in a complex, ever-changing global society.