The Central Planning Committee's Foundational Document
Mission Statement
Doane College, a comprehensive college in the liberal arts tradition, offers an academic curriculum to stimulate inquiry, enhance knowledge, and promote examination and development of values and perspectives through majors and the liberal arts. The college prepares students by offering academic and co-curricular opportunities to develop abilities and skills needed in and out of the workplace. Doane also provides opportunities for students, faculty and staff to develop and practice leadership skills.
Doane College is a private, independent, coeducational college serving both traditional and nontraditional students. The college continues its historical relationship with the United Church of Christ and its tradition of promoting free inquiry. The college offers instruction in the liberal arts and related professional and pre-professional areas leading to the bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master's degrees. At both the undergraduate and graduate levels, Doane is committed to student-centered education characterized by close student-teacher relationships. The college serves students through residential campus programs, off-campus programs, and graduate programs. Doane seeks to attract students, faculty, and staff with diverse geographic, racial, ethnic, religious, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
As the college pursues its mission, students will demonstrate the ability:
I. To read, listen, write, and speak effectively.
II. To think critically.
III. To integrate theories with practice.
IV. To collect and process information by selecting methods to improve understanding and solve problems.
V. To use problem-solving skills effectively.
VI. To work with others.
VII. To act ethically and to lead responsibly.
Here are elements of the Central Planning Committee's Foundational Document: