opment of a personal philosophy
of life.”
When the mission was revised
in 1997, Catholic identity was
added back into the statement: “The
mission of Siena Heights, a Catholic university founded and
sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to assist people to
become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching
and learning environment which respects the dignity of all.”
“The general aims of the College are: to
develop to the fullest extent the intellectual powers of the young women committed
to its care..., to permeate this intellectual
training with Catholic principles..., to
awaken and develop in the individual student a realization of her dignity as a
woman..., to impress upon the students their
obligation to assume responsible leadership
in our democracy and to assist in solving
the social, economic and political problems
of our day.”
By the mid-1960s, an updated statement
of the philosophy began: “Siena Heights
is a Catholic, Dominican college committed to the development of the intellect for
the understanding, preservation and application of truth to a changing world. It is
charged with the study of all things in relation to God.”
An institutional mission statement,
adopted in 1975-76, introduced the triad
of values familiar to ѽ