Mission & Philosophy

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The Simpson College mission and vision define who we are and what we strive to be—for our students, for the region and for an increasingly connected community of global citizens. 有效地达到这些目标, 有TG反波胆app最新版下载的良心和性格, our strategic plan establishes current challenges and a direction for carrying opportunities to their fullest potential.

In the Spring of 2018, Simpson College began a campus-wide process to review and update the college's mission, 愿景和价值陈述. To facilitate this important work, feedback from students, staff, faculty and alumni was sought. This process resulted in the development of themes from the community about who Simpson College is and why the vital work we do matters to our community, state, region and world. The following statements went through multiple rounds of community feedback and were approved by the Board of Trustees at their February 2020 meeting.

Our Mission

Through innovative 学习的机会, individual 学生的关注,以及坚定不移的承诺 inclusive educational access, Simpson College cultivates a diverse community of learners to lead lives of meaning and purpose. 

Our Vision Statement

To be nationally recognized as the quintessential liberal arts college of the Greater Des Moines area, 通过热情的社区改造学生, exceptional programs, 和独特的机会.

Our Core Values

Grounded in the liberal arts tradition and drawing from our Methodist heritage, Simpson College affirms these values as guiding principles that create our cultural foundation.

Discovery - We design learning opportunities in which curiosity and creativity flourish, where students venture outside their comfort zone to explore their identity and place in the world.

Access - We extend higher education opportunities to all types of learners, 赋予学生追求知识的能力, personal, 专业成长.

Citizenship - We prepare students for global and local leadership through broad liberal arts education, 体验和服务学习, and civic engagement.

Belonging - We engender communities of radical hospitality where all are welcome and unique identities are embraced. 

Justice - 我们捍卫所有人类固有的尊严和价值, creating an atmosphere where equity and inclusion are hallmarks of our community.

Integrity - We recognize a moral responsibility to respond to ethical challenges through our religious, secular, 精神身份.

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我们的多元化和包容性声明

We, TG反波胆app最新版下载社区的成员, recognize as an essential component of its mission and history that Simpson College is committed to creating and maintaining a creative, diverse, just and inclusive community in which all develop their abilities to live and thrive in a complex and interconnected world. 符合我们的教育使命, we recognize ourselves as a community that respects individual identities linked to varying socio-cultural characteristics including, 但不限于:种族, ethnicity, 性别认同与表达, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, first language, 宗教或精神传统, age, functional ability, socioeconomic status, 身体特征或家庭地位. 

Further, we recognize that diversity of identities exists in a context of differential power and privilege that we as a community must critically evaluate and engage. 

At Simpson College, we strive to create a socially just world that honors the dignity and worth of each, 我们寻求建立一个以平等为中心的社区, mutual respect, and openness to ideas - one in which individuals value cultural and intellectual diversity and share the responsibility for creating an affirming safe and inclusive environment. We recognize that our community is most inclusive when all participate to their full capacity in the spirited, 有时很有挑战性, conversations that are at the center of the College's educational mission to develop personal integrity, moral responsibility, social justice, 全球公民. 

 机构学习成果  

Graduates of Simpson College’s undergraduate programs will be able to: 

  • Apply skills and insights gained in curricular and co-curricular engagement toward attainment of their goals
  • 展示自我效能,发展健康的人际关系
  • Actively engage and integrate their Simpson education and values wherever and however they interact with the world
  • Utilize interculturally appropriate communications with people of diverse world views and social identities
  • Demonstrate a commitment to meaningful activity for the benefit of themselves and others

Our Strategic Plan

We’re committed to making our mission and vision actionable through tangible goals that, when achieved, will ensure Simpson College’s ability to extend these values far into the future.

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认证信息

Since 1913, Simpson College has been fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is preparing for a site visit as part of the commission's reaffirmation of the accreditation process.

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公平、包容和多元化

Simpson celebrates diversity on campus and is committed to providing a supportive campus environment for all.