VISION-MISSION STATEMENT OF SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY

•  VISION:  Saint Mary’s University is a premier CICM Catholic educational institution inspired by Christ’s mission, dedicated to the integral formation of persons exemplifying communion, excellence, innovation, and social responsibility.

•  MISSION AND OBJECTIVES:  SMU carries on the mission of integral human development by:
  
    1. Joyfully witnessing  to Christ’s mission.

           a. To gather the members of the SMU community in meaningful celebrations of life and faith church            liturgies, sacraments, Marin devotions and other prayer activities. (Faith Celebration)

b. To joyfully witness to the Christian faith by reaching out to the needy and marginalized members of the immediate communities through works of charity and development. (Faith Action)

c. To deepen faith understanding of the members of the SMU community through the Christian Faith Education, retreats, and recollections. (Faith Formation)

d. To animate the members of the SMU community to participate in the Mission of the Church through vocation responses, as missionaries, priests, consecrated persons, or lay ministers, and through material or financial contributions. (Faith Response)

e. To build the SMU community as a strong participative Catholic community by forming and strengthening small religious organizations under the direction of the Office of the Vice President for Mission & Identity and Center for Christian Formation. (Faith Community)

1. 2. Responsibly taking the lead and participating in community-building.

      a. To provide opportunities for leading and being actively involved in building vibrant Christian communities. (Community Extension Service)

      b. To provide occasions for initiating and taking part in promoting CICM and social advocacies. (CICM and Social Advocacies)

      c. To instill in the individual, faith and pride in the national culture and respect for other cultures

      d. To develop in the individual, responsible citizenship and leadership skills. (Responsible Citizenship and Leadership)

3. 3. Relentlessly manifesting academic, personal and professional excellence. (Excellence)

      a. To develop and support the faculty and staff in their pursuit of holistic    growth as persons, learners, and scholars in their field of specialization. (Faculty and Staff Development)

      b. To provide opportunities for the continuous development in all student’s desirable values and character traits by providing avenues for learning, relearning, and unlearning experiences aimed at facilitating and ensuring the formation of good character. (Good Character Formation)

      c. To provide opportunities that enhances the students’ well-being. (Students’ Development Program and Students’ Welfare Program)

   4. Conscientiously strengthening communion

      a. To help managers develop their full potential and capacity and to exercise leadership responsibilities, as well as train and prepare other employees to assume higher levels of responsibility at a later stage. (Executive Management Development)

      b. To create an environment of increased openness of    communications, increased level of trust and support among organization members, and increased personnel enthusiasm and satisfaction. (Organizational Development)
      

      c. To ensure a culture of transparency, accountability, self and group responsibility in planning and implementing, and responsiveness through policies and procedures and other mechanisms. (Good Governance)

      d. To ensure that managers assigned to lead the units can generate high levels of commitment from followers through the exercise of fair, just and equitable treatment of employees and students, and a management style focused on policies that work for the good of the organization. (Stewardship and Shepherding)

1. 5. Steadfastly nurturing creativity and physical prowess.
      a. To provide opportunities for the enhancement of creativity in the literary,    visual, performing arts and sports. (Students’ Development Program)