Mission | College of Arts & Sciences | University of Portland

College of Arts & Sciences
Buckley Center 201
5000 N Willamette Blvd.
Portland OR 97203
503-943-7760
cas@up.edu

College of Arts & Sciences: Mission

The College of Arts and Sciences serves the academic mission of the University of Portland by providing the University’s Core Curriculum and by offering excellent undergraduate majors and minors in 14 departments and in select graduate programs. At the heart of a Catholic university, guided by the Congregation of Holy Cross, the College’s faculty are committed to the model of reflective teaching and scholarship that promotes excellence in teaching and learning, value-centered instruction, and personal advising and attention to the student. The aim is to educate the whole person: heart and hands, intellect and skills, faith and values, ethics and a capacity for service and leadership.

Students of the College of Arts and Sciences are a community of learners, who are engaged in active learning both inside and outside the classroom, faculty-guided student research, international study, and interdisciplinary inquiry. They learn to pursue high standards of academic and professional excellence, while preparing for a variety of careers or advanced study and becoming lifelong learners who are also caring and responsible community leaders.

As a careful steward, the College engages in ongoing planning, which includes regular assessment of its programs, fundraising to support its faculty, students, and programs, and communication with local, regional, and national communities.

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