Mission Statement
Preamble
Regent University is an institution of higher learning that exists to bring glory to God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Mission
Our mission is to serve as a leading center of Christian thought and action providing an excellent education from a biblical perspective and global context in pivotal professions to equip Christian leaders to change the world.
Vision
Our vision, through our graduates and other scholarly activities, is to provide Christian leadership in transforming society by affirming and teaching principles of truth, justice and love as described in the Holy Scriptures, embodied in the person of Jesus Christ and enabled through the power of the Holy Spirit. Soli Deo Gloria.
Foundational Commitments
[From the Regent University Pathways Plan 2006-2011]
Underlying the university's vision, mission and goals are the foundational commitments that must occur if we are to achieve our mission. They are a combination of our accreditation principles and our own cultural distinctives.
High-Quality Programs
The university will develop and maintain high quality programs that prepare students in a timely fashion with marketable skills through innovative residency and distance programs.
Diverse Culture
The university will develop and build strong programs that attract faculty, staff and students from many cultures and ethnic backgrounds, who are committed to our Mission and Statement of Faith, who value a collegial atmosphere and who are tolerant of diverse perspectives as framed by our common core values and Statement of Faith.
Student-Centered Approach
Quality education demands that student learning be the primary emphasis of the university mission. The university will maintain that emphasis by teaching students in the most effective ways and providing education through innovative delivery systems that meet the lifestyle of working adults.
High-Quality Personnel
The university will be committed to employing high quality faculty and staff and will provide ongoing development activities to ensure that these faculty and staff are able to contribute effectively to meeting the university mission.
Library
The library is the heart of graduate education and, as a university, we will maintain a cutting-edge library and access to knowledge in every aspect of its operation.
High-Quality Environment
The university will provide exemplary physical and social environments which promote high morale and increased productivity of faculty, staff and students.
Information Technology
The university recognizes the increased role of technology in education and will provide those resources that are necessary to promote quality in every aspect of the university administration and program delivery.
Strategic Planning and Assessment
The university will have a comprehensive strategic plan that guides the university and all its units in achieving its mission.
Financial Resources
The necessary finances will be obtained through a responsible combination of tuition, interest from endowment, grants, programs and services, and annual and long-term development.
Outreach
The university is committed to serving as a resource center for those individual agencies and/or governments who desire to impact society from informed Christian perspectives. This commitment will be actualized by promotion of and participation in consultative seminars, conferences, and other communication vehicles that build strategic alliances and promote the search for truth, justice and love.
Teaching
University Goal #1 - Developing Student/Graduate Leadership
Prepare students, through innovative campus-based residency and distance educational delivery systems, to assume leadership positions in the fields of communication, education, divinity, law, government, business and counseling, enabling them to influence the thinking, action and policies of their professions and nations from biblical perspectives.
Research and Scholarship
University Goal #2 - Developing Faculty Leadership
Encourage and support faculty both individually and collectively to identify and address critical social issues through research, scholarship and action in a manner that contributes to just and caring societies.
Community Service
University Goal #3 - Building Visible, Credible, Value-Added Partnerships
Become a leading Christian resource center for those people, professions and nations that desire to foster, develop and maintain biblical perspectives in their areas of influence through consulting, white papers, seminars, conferences and other appropriate means.
