Mission and Values
WWU Honors College Vision
To foster excellence and achievement through the creation of a scholarly community that honors the needs of students from diverse institutional and cultural backgrounds, a community that meets those needs by providing tools and sustained individualized support for students who choose to take up the challenge.
WWU Honors College Mission:
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To recruit and foster a diverse scholarly community by providing an inspiring liberal arts experience that builds on the excellence of Western's undergraduate programs and draws on the expertise of Western’s faculty.
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To promote personal and intellectual growth through a seminar-based curriculum and independent inquiry in a community that strives to understand why and how we pursue truth, liberty, and happiness.
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To instill in our students the desire to extend the values of the Honors College into the communities they join upon their graduation: intellectually rigorous inquiry, honesty, compassion, and equitable access to opportunities.