Universities

Through an engagement with the liberal arts, Transylvania University prepares its students for a humane and fulfilling personal and public life by cultivating independent thinking, open-mindedness, creative expression and commitment to lifelong learning and social responsibility in a diverse world.

The SFASU Foundation, Inc. was established on the premise that excellence is determined by the active involvement of knowledgeable individuals interested in the future of Stephen F. Austin State University. Specifically, it solicits, receives, holds, invests and expends private funds exclusively for the benefit of the university. The SFASU Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) Texas charitable corporation governed by a board of trustees.

To affirm and foster the Christian understanding of the human person which animates the educational mission of the Catholic Church. To create a student-centered educational community whose members support one another with mutual understanding and respect.

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

THE MISSION OF BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IS TO EDUCATE MEN AND WOMEN FOR WORLDWIDE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE BY INTEGRATING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT WITHIN A CARING COMMUNITY.

INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OFFERING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS, ALONG SIDE CO-CURRICULAR, CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT) SHAPES THE FUTURE AND IMPROVES THE WORLD THROUGH CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. AS AN ENGAGED, INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY, RIT LEVERAGES THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY, THE ARTS, AND DESIGN FOR THE GREATER GOOD.

Vanderbilt University falls under the Universities category: Postsecondary educational institutions that offer postgraduate study at masters or doctorate levels in addition to an undergraduate program for people who meet entry level requirements and are interested in an advanced education. Some institutions of university status are known as colleges or institutes.

Brandeis University is a community of scholars and students united by their commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation. As a research university, Brandeis is dedicated to the advancement of the humanities, arts and social, natural and physical sciences. As a liberal arts college, Brandeis affirms the importance of a broad and critical education in enriching the lives of students and preparing them for full participation in a changing society, capable of promoting their own welfare, yet remaining deeply concerned about the welfare of others.

SEE SCHEDULE O

DREXEL UNIVERSITY FULFILLS ITS FOUNDER'S VISION OF PREPARING EACH NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS FOR PRODUCTIVE PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC LIVES WHILE ALSO FOCUSING ITS COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE ON SOLVING SOCIETY'S GREATEST PROBLEMS. DREXEL IS AN ACADEMICALLY COMPREHENSIVE AND GLOBALLY ENGAGED URBAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, DEDICATED TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIETY AND TO PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT WITH A VALUABLE, RIGOROUS, EXPERIENTIAL, TECHNOLOGY-INFUSED EDUCATION, ENRICHED BY THE NATION'S PREMIER CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

BARD COLLEGE SEEKS TO PROVIDE A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS A COLLABORATIVE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL AS AMBITION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, THE JESUIT UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, IS COMMITTED TO THE DISCOVERY OF WISDOM AND THE TRANSMISSION OF LEARNING, THROUGH RESEARCH AND THROUGH EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IS AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDES NINE MAJOR ACADEMIC UNITS: LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FINE ARTS, COMMUNICATION, HONORS, NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES, AND THE ANNE BURNETT MARION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. TCU'S MISSION STATEMENT IS "TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS TO THINK AND ACT AS ETHICAL LEADERS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY." OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS, VALUES-CENTERED UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. OUR CORE VALUES ARE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONAL FREEDOM AND INTEGRITY, THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND A HERITAGE OF INCLUSIVENESS, TOLERANCE, AND SERVICE.

The primary mission of the University is education through research and teaching by creating and imparting knowledge that will shape citizens who contribute to their communities and lead professions in a global society.

TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWER LIVES OF PURPOSE, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP.

THE MISSION OF SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY IS THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD AND FOR THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY. THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS EXCELLENCE IN THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES OF TEACHING, RESEARCH, HEALTH CARE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS DEDICATED TO LEADERSHIP IN THE CONTINUING QUEST FOR UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S CREATION AND FOR THE DISCOVERY, DISSEMINATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO TRANSFORM SOCIETY IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GOSPELS. AS A CATHOLIC, JESUIT UNIVERSITY, THIS PURSUIT IS MOTIVATED BY THE INSPIRATION AND VALUES OF THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND IS GUIDED BY THE SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL IDEALS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS.

TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, AID AND ADVANCE HIGHER AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN ALL BRANCHES OF KNOWLEDGE. AS THE STANDARD BEARER OF EXCELLENCE, THE UNIVERSITY STRIVES TO ENSURE AND FOSTER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN ALL FIELDS, AND TO TRAIN THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL DEMAND AND EXPECT NO LESS OF THEMSELVES AND OF THE UNIVERSITY.

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY IS A CATHOLIC, VINCENTIAN, METROPOLITAN, AND GLOBAL INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).

As a Catholic, Jesuit university our mission is to search for truth, discover share knowledge, foster personal professional excellence, promote a life of faith and develop leadership expressed in service to others. See Schedule O.

Rensselaer educates the leaders of tomorrow for technologically based careers. We celebrate discovery and the responsible application of technology to create knowledge and global prosperity.

TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RESEARCH, AND TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND. CHARTERED IN NEW YORK STATE IN 1863, THE UNIVERSITY BASES ITS EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, STANDARDS, AND PRACTICES ON THE AMERICAN LIBERAL ARTS MODEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE UNIVERSITY BELIEVES DEEPLY IN AND ENCOURAGES FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION AND SEEKS TO FOSTER TOLERANCE AND RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY AND DIALOGUE. GRADUATES WILL BE INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING, LIFE LONG LEARNING, PERSONAL INTEGRITY, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND LEADERSHIP.

The Rockefeller University (the University) is a world renowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics, and physics. The University's 71 laboratories conduct both clinical and basic research and study a diverse range of biological and biomedical problems with the mission of improving the understanding of life for the benefit of humanity. Laboratories are loosely clustered in nine research areas covering a wide spectrum of disciplines in the life sciences, including neuroscience, immunology, genetics, structural biology and bioinformatics. The University does not charge tuition. Its revenues are derived primarily from investment income, government grants and contracts, and private gifts and grants.

SCAD PREPARES TALENTED STUDENTS FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONS THROUGH ENGAGED TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A POSITIVELY ORIENTED UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT.

SEE SCHEDULE O

INSPIRED BY CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION, THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS EDUCATES STUDENTS TO BE MORALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERS WHO THINK CRITICALLY, ACT WISELY AND WORK SKILLFULLY TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD. FOUNDED IN 1885, THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS IS A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY BASED IN THE TWIN CITIES OF ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. THE LARGEST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN MINNESOTA, ST. THOMAS OFFERS BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN OVER 100 MAJOR FIELDS OF STUDY AND MORE THAN 60 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS INCLUDING MASTER'S, EDUCATION SPECIALIST, JURIS DOCTOR AND DOCTORATES. THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS IS KNOWN NATIONALLY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. THROUGH DISCIPLINARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY INQUIRY AND DEEP INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, WE INSPIRE STUDENTS TO LEAD, WORK AND SERVE WITH THE SKILL AND EMPATHY VITAL TO CREATING A BETTER WORLD.

BELMONT UNIVERSITY IS A CHRIST-CENTERED AND STUDENT FOCUSED CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY PROVIDING AN ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS MEN AND WOMEN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO ENGAGE AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD WITH DISCIPLINED INTELLIGENCE, COMPASSION, COURAGE AND FAITH.

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AT SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, WE NOT ONLY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO GIVE THEM A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF WHO THEY ARE AND ALL THEY CAN BE. THROUGH OUR DISTINCTIVE MISSION AND COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP IN CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION, WE HELP STUDENTS HELP OTHERS AND, TOGETHER, WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. THE SHU MISSION: THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH AND KNOWLEDGE AS INTRINSICALLY VALUABLE; COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT WE DO; RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF SOCIETY; RECOGNITION OF THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF EVERY HUMAN BEING; PRESERVATION, TRANSMISSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBERAL ARTS AND CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS. OUR VISION IS TO SHAPE GRADUATES KNOWLEDGEABLE OF SELF, ROOTED IN FAITH, EDUCATED IN MIND, COMPASSIONATE IN HEART, RESPONSIVE TO SOCIAL AND CIVIC OBLIGATIONS AND ABLE TO RESPOND TO AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD.

ELON UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT AND ENCOURAGE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A LIBERAL ARTS UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.

SEE SCHEDULE O.

Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other. Bucknell educates students for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership characterized by continued intellectual exploration, creativity, and imagination. A Bucknell education enables students to interact daily with faculty who exemplify a passion for learning and a dedication to teaching and scholarship. Bucknell fosters a residential, co-curricular environment in which students develop intellectual maturity, personal conviction and strength of character, informed by a deep understanding of different cultures and diverse perspectives. Bucknell seeks to educate our students to serve the common good and to promote justice in ways sensitive to the moral and ethical dimensions of life.Bucknells rich history and heritage will influence its planning for the future. Bucknells potential as an institution of higher learning extends beyond that of a traditional liberal arts c

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NYIT) OFFERS VARIOUS DEGREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, IN MORE THAN 50 FIELDS OF STUDY, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN; ARTS AND SCIENCES; (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

THE MISSION OF JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (JWU) IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS AND LIFELONG PERSONAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.

XAVIER IS A JESUIT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY ROOTED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION. OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE EACH STUDENT INTELLECTUALLY, MORALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. WE CREATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS INTEGRATED WITH CO-CURRICULAR ENGAGEMENT. IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF OPEN AND FREE INQUIRY, WE PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A WORLD THAT IS INCREASINGLY DIVERSE, COMPLEX AND INTERDEPENDENT. DRIVEN BY OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD AND TO THE EDUCATION OF THE WHOLE PERSON, THE XAVIER COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AND SUPPORTS STUDENTS AS THEY CULTIVATE LIVES OF REFLECTION, COMPASSION AND INFORMED ACTION.

THE MISSION OF PRATT INSTITUTE IS TO EDUCATE ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS TO BE RESPONSIBLE CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY IS A CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE DEDICATED TO THE PREPARATION OF WORLD CITIZENS THROUGH GLOBAL EDUCATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O.

DEDICATED TO LEARNING, PERSONAL GROWTH, KNOWLEDGE CREATION, AND THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY. THE UNIVERSITY ENGAGES STUDENTS IN AQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND VALUES NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO A PLURALISTIC, COMPLEX WORLD.

The University of New England prepares students to thrive in a rapidly-changing world and, in so doing, to improve the health of people, communities, and our planet.

APU is an evangelical Christian community of disciples and scholars who seek to advance the work of God through academic excellence in liberal arts and professional programs of higher education that encourage development of a Christian perspective of truth and life.

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY WHOSE FACULTY OF TEACHER-SCHOLARS ASPIRES TO OFFER SUPERIOR INSTRUCTION AND ENGAGE IN HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LIBERAL ARTS.OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO EDUCATE TALENTED AND MOTIVATED MEN AND WOMEN TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH QUALITY PRE-COLLEGIATE, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE. OUR COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS SETTINGS ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF STUDENT LIFE AND AFFORD STUDENTS ACCESS TO, AND INTERACTION WITH, THEIR FACULTY. WE VALUE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, AND WE STRIVE TO ATTUNE OURSELVES AND OUR PROGRAMS TO OUR GLOBAL, PLURALISTIC SOCIETY. WE SHARE THE BELIEF THAT HUMANE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DERIVE FROM THE EXPANSION, DIFFUSION, AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE.

SEE SCHEDULE O.DRAKE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR MEANINGFUL PERSONAL LIVES, PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. THE DRAKE EXPERIENCE IS DISTINGUISHED BY COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF AND BY THE INTEGRATION OF THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES WITH PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION.

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.

SEE SCHEDULE O

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY EMPOWERS STUDENTS FOR IMMEDIATE AND SUSTAINED SUCCESS IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS BY COMBINING PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION, LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCES. ALONGSIDE OUR DEDICATION TO STUDENTS, WE EMBRACE THE GENERATION, APPLICATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF KNOWLEDGE.

TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING THAT LINKS PASSION AND LIFELONG PURPOSE.

TO GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH EXEMPLARY ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WHO ARE PREPARED FOR PURPOSEFUL LIVES AND MEANINGFUL SERVICE. THE UNIVERSITY IS INFORMED AND INSPIRED BY ITS BAPTIST HERITAGE AND THREE BASIC THEOLOGICAL AND BIBLICAL PRESUPPOSITIONS: LEARNING IS APPOINTED AND CONSERVED BY GOD AS ESSENTIAL TO THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMAN DESTINY; IN CHRIST ALL THINGS CONSIST AND FIND ULTIMATE UNITY; AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE WORLD IS ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. THE UNIVERSITY EMBRACES THE CONVICTION THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT BETWEEN THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE LIFE OF INQUIRY.

See Schedule O.