The 本笃会的 College 任务

本笃会的 College is an academic community sponsored by the monks of St. 本尼迪克特’s Abbey and the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery. Heir to the 1500 years of 本笃会的 dedication to learning, 本笃会的 College in its own time is ordered to the goal of wisdom lived out in responsible awareness of oneself, God and nature, family and society. Its mission as a Catholic, 本笃会的, 文科, residential college is the education of men and women within a community of faith and scholarship.

As a Catholic college, 本笃会的 College is committed to those beliefs and natural principles that form the framework of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and it is committed further to those specific matters of faith of the Roman Catholic tradition, as revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and handed down in the teachings of the Church. The college embraces students and faculty from all faiths who accept its goals, seeking in its members a personal commitment to the ideals and principles of a spiritual life and the expression of these in worship and action. 本笃会的 College promotes the growing involvement of religious and laity in the Church’s ministries.

As a college founded on the 本笃会的 tradition, 本笃会的 College inherits the themes handed on to us by the 本笃会的 family: peace, the balance of activity and contemplation, and the glorification of God in all undertakings. With the ideal of a common life vitalized by the spirit of St. 本尼迪克特, the members of the 本笃会的 College community can share work and prayer in common, faithful participation in the life of the community, attentive openness to the Word of God, deep concern for issues of justice and peace, and the pursuit of moderation, hospitality and care for the gifts of creation.

As a 文科 college, 本笃会的 College is dedicated to providing a 文科 education by means of academic programs based on a core of studies in the arts and sciences. Through these programs, the college guides students to refine their capacity for the pursuit and acquisition of truth, to appreciate the major achievements in thought and culture, and to understand the principles that sound theoretical and practical judgment require. 除了, the college provides education for careers through both professional courses of study and major programs in the 文科 and sciences. As an essential element in its educational mission, 本笃会的 College fosters scholarship, independent research and performance in its students and faculty as a means of participating in and contributing to the broader world of learning.

As a residential college, 本笃会的 College supports and encourages the full development of its students through a community life that expresses and proclaims the worth and dignity of each individual. In a caring and supportive atmosphere, students are helped to develop a sense of meaningful purpose in life and encouraged to participate in programs which promote sound bodies, emotional balance and dedication to the welfare of others.