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.