In addition to the Vision and Core Values of BGSU, as a learning community we advance these shared ideals to help create and affirm a culture that encourages personal development, academic and professional integrity, and social action.

We believe that. . .

• Effective learning respects how the forces of the past have shaped our current context, which will help us envision future challenges and opportunities.
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• The cultural legacy of every person should be appreciated, for it contributes to the human fabric of a global community.
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• Human dignity is honored through collaboration in the pursuit of educational goals and in practices that show our fundamental respect for others.
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• The quest for knowledge should be a lifelong process as we seek to fulfill our potential for human development.
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• Scholars learn best when they are willing to teach and teach best when they are willing to learn.
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• Our effectiveness is enhanced when theory guides practice and practice informs theory.
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• Higher education is best served when different approaches to learning are embraced and high expectations of learning are held.
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• Leadership in a community of scholars respects individuals' own motivations, including the desire to set their own goals.
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• Human understanding is fostered through the sharing of reflective thought in an atmosphere of appreciation and deliberation.
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• Human progress is best achieved when we balance the pragmatism of what we can do with the wisdom of what we should do.