BrighamYoungUniversity Mission Statement: The mission of Brigham Young University--founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--is to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. |
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Expected Outcomes of a BYU education are: |
BrighamYoungUniversity Institutional Objectives: |
French and Italian “Our Fourfold Mission” Education; Research; Outreach; Friendship |
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| 1- Spiritually Strengthening, | 1-Educate the minds and spirits of students within a learning environment that: | 1. Education: To sharpen critical thinking, research abilities and communication skills, and to stimulate discovery of culturally specific as well as universal issues (aligned with Aims #1 Educate the minds and spirits of students and Objectives #1 a,b,c,d) |
a) Increases faith in God and the Restored Gospel, b) Is intellectually enlarging, c) Is character building, and d) Leads to a life of learning and service. |
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| 2- Intellectually Enlarging, and | 2-Advance truth and knowledge to: | 2. Research: To deepen knowledge of French and Italian languages, cultures, and literatures—focusing on the analysis of various aspects of literary texts, specific linguistic and cultural issues, and foreign language teaching methodology. (aligned with Aims #2 and Objectives#2 a,b,c) |
a) Enhance the education of students, b) Enrich the quality of life, and c) Contribute to a resolution of world problems. |
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| 3- Character Building , leading to | 3- Extend the blessings of learning to members of the Church in all parts of the world. | 3. Outreach: To extend the blessings of foreign language acquisition and cultural understanding to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide through on-line teaching, service activities and occasional translation services. (aligned with Aims #3 and Objectives #3) |
| 4- Lifelong Learning and Service | 4-Develop friends for the University and Church. | 4. Friendship: To develop friends for the University and Church by serving in professional organizations, inviting renowned scholars to visit our campus and offering internship andn study abroad programs. (aligned with Aims #4 and Objectives #4) |