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Many students describe coming to Davis & Elkins College as coming home. Community life at D&E, like academic life, aims high. A D&E education extends from the classroom into the library, dining room, recreational spaces, campus organizations, and the West Virginia outdoors. At D&E, not only do you shape your education, but you also shape the community in which you live. That is what makes it home. Our mission is to prepare and inspire students for success and thoughtful engagement in the world. In a nurturing environment, students are challenged to: Communicate effectively. Think critically, creatively, and independently. Prepare to live lives of perspective and meaning. Act responsibly as citizens of multiple communities. We value the richness of place, the natural world's beauty, and the importance of other countries, cultures, and regions. D&E challenges students to participate in a vibrant and diverse campus while cultivating the real world's intellectual, creative, ethical, physical, and leadership skills. As an affiliate of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and covenant partner with the Presbytery of West Virginia, the College affirms unique values: human dignity, social responsibility, participatory governance, and the unity of the intellectual, social, and spiritual dimensions of life. A private college of liberal arts and professional studies, Davis & Elkins, values curiosity and thoughtfulness while fostering social, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. Toward those ends, the College provides a friendly and supportive environment for curious, engaged, and freethinking students of diverse backgrounds. We emphasize "hands-on," experiential learning through internships, practica, service projects, field research, travel and study abroad programs, and classes that explore experimental subjects in unexpected locales. Some of our finest students arrive without direction only to find their path at D&E, thanks to intellectual growth opportunities that abound on our campus. These opportunities extend beyond the classroom. As one of the East'sEast's premier mountain colleges, D&E offers unparalleled access to winter sports centers and other forms of extracurricular recreation: camping, biking, canoeing, hiking, skiing, and snowboarding. Safe and supportive, stimulating, and friendly, Davis & Elkins College encourages students to approach their adventure in education as a self-discovery journey. To provide services and programs that engage students in active learning, build a supportive and inclusive community, support students' emotional growth and personal development, and make a positive contribution to the quality of student life. There are various campus services available to assist you in adjusting to and thriving at Davis & Elkins College. Employment, safety and security, food, health and wellness, academic support, etc. - whatever your area of interest or need, where we are here to help. At Davis & Elkins College, we feel strongly that diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are integral parts of a liberal arts education. That is why we welcome international students, who infuse our campus with a lively mix of cultures, ethnicities, and languages. Roughly ten percent of D&E'sD&E's campus comprises international students: qualified, motivated, inquisitive individuals who thrive in the small, creative, close-knit community Davis & Elkins College provides. A D&E education is at the heart of our mission to prepare and inspire students for success and thoughtful engagement in the world. Davis & Elkins prides itself on preparing students to succeed on campus as well as after graduation. We appreciate that success takes many forms: financial security, professional prestige, and recognition, rewarding relationships using foundational academic skills to master new fields, a personal sense of satisfaction, and accomplishment. We also anticipate that students will find their experience at D&E inspiring. Sources of inspiration abound: nurturing relationships with faculty and staff leadership opportunities, community service, and teamwork experiences, to name just a few. As always, Davis & Elkins also intends for our graduates to enter the world as thoughtful citizens and participants in society. This means that D&E is concerned not only with the academic growth of students, but also with their social, psychological, and spiritual growth as well. As such, the College works intentionally to create environments across campus where growth can be fostered. Online learning has fast become a staple in the educational world. This growth has been spurred, in large part, by adult learners returning to school seeking training to advance their careers. Davis & Elkins provides adult learners with an opportunity to promptly complete a degree while continuing to work and honor other vital commitments in their lives. With Davis & Elkins'Elkins' 100% online campus, adult learners can pursue their Bachelor of Science degree from their own home's comfort, with schedules that work for their lives. Because students can tend to their class obligations when it is most convenient for them, conflicts with work and family are kept.Through D&E'sD&E's online programming, adult learners can master the latest knowledge in their field, achieve increased competence in core skill areas, and earn a degree that will assist with career advancement. 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