Cornell College Mission
Cornell College offers an innovative and rigorous learning community where faculty and staff collaborate with students to develop the intellectual curiosity, creativity, and moral courage necessary for a lifetime of learning and engaged citizenship.
Cornell College Core Values
- A liberal education that celebrates discovery and embraces the integration and application of knowledge
- Intellectual, moral, and personal growth
- Civic and social responsibility
- The dignity and worth of each individual in a diverse community
Educational Priorities and their Outcomes
Knowledge
Students will integrate and apply knowledge from a focused area of study as well as a broad general education which includes disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Inquiry
Students will respond to the complexities of contemporary and enduring problems using information literacy tools, research skills, creative thinking, and analysis.
Reasoning
Students will evaluate evidence; interpret data; and use logical, mathematical, and statistical problem-solving tools.
Communication
Students will speak and write clearly, listen and read actively, and engage with others in productive dialogue.
Intercultural Literacy
Students will connect with diverse ideas and with people whose experiences differ from their own and that may be separated from them by time, space, or culture.
Ethical behavior
Students will recognize personal, academic, and professional standards and act with integrity.
Citizenship
Students will collaborate with others and contribute in their communities and the larger world.
Vocation
Students will discover and prepare for the range of opportunities and challenges that await them beyond their college experience.
Well-being
Students will respect the ways physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual well-being may contribute to a balanced life.