Mount Mercy大学 was built during difficult times by strong women who met challenges 和 carried their mission of Mercy forward. 今天, our university community chooses to meet the challenges of our difficult times with the same resolve 和 determination that our founders showed.
Mount Mercy is a Catholic university that provides student-focused 教育 in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy 和 welcomes people of all beliefs to join our community in pursuit of baccalaureate 和 graduate 教育 和 compassionate 服务 to those in need. We strive for excellence in accomplishing our mission through four interdependent goals: using reflective judgment, 参与战略沟通, 服务大众利益, 提倡有目的的生活.
We believe that 教育 is a lifelong experience where learning empowers the whole person—intellectually, 精神上, 在情感上, 和身体上.
追求真理和尊严我们在富有同情心的文化中培养自由探究，我们对信仰的奉献, 真理, 慈悲支持人类社会中每个人的尊严.
对学生的承诺We acknowledge 和 affirm that our students' needs are central to decisions that affect community life.
正义We advocate for equality by actively creating just 和 healthy relationships in our learning community 和 our global society.
感激之情We celebrate with humility all gifts 和 talents bestowed by God 和 faithfully share these blessings with the wider community.
热情好客We accomplish our work in the spirit of Catherine McAuley's graciousness 和 inclusion that welcomes all people 和 perspectives.
服务我们灌输一种责任感和爱心，号召我们为共同利益服务.
慈悲山的核心使命是教育. Mount Mercy将提供独特的教育体验, intentionally designed with 1) a liberal arts 教育 that encompasses Catholic Mercy values 和 2) the development of the abilities that modern employers require. 为了解决这个问题, 我们将确保天主教慈悲价值观融入所有学科, 同时也增加了体验式学习和其他高影响力的实践. 我们将分析和修订我们的核心课程. 我们将确保我们的学生在进入他们的职业生涯时看到成功.
与我们的使命一致，仁慈山一直对时代的需求做出反应. 在这个时候，我们的社会最需要的是受过价值教育的医护人员. Mount Mercy将会增加我们传统的 BSN程序, RN-BSN程序, MSN程序, DNP程序. We will work with community health partners to provide our students practical 教育 和 employment in the workforce. 工作场所需要改变, our curriculum will adapt so our nursing students always will be prepared to be outst和ing nurses on day one. 我们将增加参与健康项目的人数，这些项目涉及身体健康、精神健康和社会健康. 我们还将加强这些项目与社区雇主的联系. 此外，我们将努力与其他学科进行配对，例如 数据科学-通过我们的医疗保健计划来满足医疗雇主面临的不断变化的需求.
我们的 业务 和 教育 项目, Mount Mercy has grown 和 will continue to offer a range of graduate 和 undergraduate degrees across multiple modalities. 我们将强调我们的研究生和成人课程的增长和实力. Mount Mercy will help students map a distinctive path to graduation through innovative academic programming, 动态体验式学习, 以及沉浸式的服务文化. 我们将在所有学生群体中开发领导力课程和领导力举措. Mount Mercy will work to ensure our students are able to realize their individual potential 和 excel in their chosen careers. 慈悲山将在发展和批准学术变革的各个层面变得灵活. 特别是在我们的商科专业和项目中, we will respond quickly to changing needs in order to maintain 和 build upon our reputation in the community.
The majority of undergraduate students who attend Mount Mercy earn their degree while continuing a passion. We want students to fall in love with Mount Mercy through exposure to well-resourced 和 supported co-curricular programming that fuels their passions. 我们将确保我们的学生参与领导, 服务, 通过为这些重要经历提供有意义的资金和支持来获得旅行机会. 我们的 表演艺术 和 运动项目 会得到支持和加强吗. 我们也会通过其他的课外活动创造有意义的机会.
我们的 Catholic Mercy identity provides us the framework to ensure every student feels that they belong to the Mount Mercy community. 我们的 community is richer 和 our 教育 more robust when all have the opportunity to freely engage. 我们将确保所有的教职员工, 工作人员, 学生们有机会了解和实践多样性, 股本, 和包容性. 我们将确保广泛的观点得到考虑和考虑, 讨论, 理性是受欢迎的. 在天主教慈悲的传统中，我们将为学生的精神生活提供帮助. 我们将营造一个促进健康的环境, 心理健康, 可访问性, 以及学生的归属感. Regardless of whether a student lives in a residence hall on campus or attends classes on a screen in another city, 我们将确保所有人都感受到与仁慈山的联系.
为我们的学生提供我们所期望的大学的经验, 我们必须确保我们的基础设施满足我们的需要. We will fully 和 efficiently use our current resources so we can properly plan for the necessary additions. 我们将更新我们的教室和生活空间. 完善和增加演艺、体育设施. 我们将确保我们的技术和支持继续适应各种形式的需求.
当Mount Mercy建立合作关系时，它所做的不仅仅是加强大学的实力. 它加强了社区. 我们将继续寻找方法，使我们的工作能够造福社会. 我们将与工商界领袖共同发展互利共赢的伙伴关系和努力. 我们将与K-12学校合作，提高学生升入大学的比例. We will actively team with community 和 political leaders to improve the neighborhoods around our campus. We will pursue collaborative opportunities with other colleges that enable our mission to move forward.
我们独特的天主教慈悲身份是这所大学建立的基础. 我们将透过属灵和圣礼的生活，把我们的使命和价值观付诸行动, 关于信仰和意义的探索, 以及对社区的服务. 我们被赋予了非凡的天赋, 我们将通过天主教K-12教育来分享这些天赋, 当地的教区, 以及更广泛的天主教社区. We will also demonstrate why the ethical formation of our students is so valuable—to each of them 和 to our community.
来支持锡达拉皮兹的持续发展, 仁慈山必须满足雇主和居民的需求. We will provide ethically-grounded graduates who improve the 业务es 和 organizations for whom they work. We will convene 讨论s 和 meetings that allow for critical issues to be debated 和 deliberated. We will more fully utilize our relationships with alumni so we continue to provide value to them even after they graduate. 我们将使我们的校园可以举办活动，为社区带来丰富.
勇敢的妇女们建立了慈悲山，以满足社区的需要. 继续这项雄心勃勃的工作, Mount Mercy will ensure the long-term fiscal health of the institution through prudent financial management 和 aligning resources to build on strengths. 我们将通过增加资金来源和可预测来实施长期可持续发展战略, 其他收入来源. 扩大各级招生规模, 从识别开始, 阐明, 营销我们的价值主张. Mount Mercy will develop 和 maximize the use of a fully-developed br和ing campaign that best promotes the university. 我们将通过使用我们的设施来创造收入. 我们将制定并执行一项计划，以更好地利用夏季作为创收机会. We will also investigate opportunities for partnerships that could result in shared costs 和 usage of facilities.
Mount Mercy的成功取决于我们的教职员工. 为了给我们的学生提供最好的教育和经验, 我们必须确保Mount Mercy吸引并留住最优秀、最聪明的员工. 为了做到这一点，我们将创造一种在Mount Mercy工作的自豪感. We will develop better support for employee growth 和 will accept new models for employment 和 modality. 制定广泛的薪酬战略，促进劳动与薪酬的平衡. Mount Mercy will work to increase the number of diverse c和idates for faculty 和 upper-level administrative positions.
Mount Mercy’s success is also dependent upon the generosity of alumni 和 those in the community who value the mission of the university. Mount Mercy will create 和 execute a comprehensive campus master plan that considers 和 prioritizes academic, 休闲, 以及居住需求. 我们将与校友和大学的朋友建立更牢固的慈善关系. We will initiate a successful capital campaign that provides the means necessary for the established capital, 编程, 捐赠目标.