Our MissionIowa Wesleyan University is a transformational learning community whose passion is to educate, empower and inspire students to lead meaningful lives and careers.Our VisionIowa Wesleyan will be the preeminent educational leader and resource for Southeast Iowa as its regional, comprehensive university offering an engaging student experience in relevant undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts and professions.Our SettingIowa Wesleyan University is a historic, faith-inspired, four-year university situated in the rolling rural hills and agricultural economy of Southeast Iowa. Established in 1842, it is the first and oldest co-educational institution in Iowa. Iowa Wesleyan is committed to the liberal arts and to the professions. It is grounded in practical and adaptive learning so that real world challenges can be met with real world solutions. The University today provides undergraduate, adult, online and graduate education and promotes endeavors thatadvance Southeast Iowa and beyond.Our ValuesLearning & Community: We value a love of learning, a desire for civility, and the release of human potential for the sake of the common good.Faith & Service: We honor spiritual values, social justice, and the welfare of the human community through civic engagement and service to one another.Discovery & Action: We value the discovery of the self, the other, the broader world, and responsible action in response to those discoveries.Courage & Passion: We value learning in community and appreciate that these endeavors require bold risktaking; and we value and celebrate that these endeavors are fueled by the passions, desires and aspirations of our members.

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