The mission of McKendree University is to provide a high-quality educational experience to outstanding students. We guide our students to pursue academic excellence, which will prepare them for leadership roles in our society. To achieve this, we encourage broader vision, enriched purpose, engagement with the community, commitment to responsible citizenship, openness to new ideas, and dedication to lifelong learning. In keeping with our history and traditions, we provide our students with a rigorous, broadly based liberal arts curricula joined with specialization in a specific discipline. We cherish our historical relationship with the United Methodist Church and its tradition of Judeo-Christian ideals. Therefore, we encourage an atmosphere of open dialogue, free inquiry, and mutual respect, conducted among students from diverse backgrounds.
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